Gabriel was already throwing himself back, but the extra force helped, even if it did make his boots slip in the sand. With another, Enochian, curse the archangel hit the ground, deliberately yanking the Doctor down with him.

The cat overshot them but landed with envious grace and turned on its own length. Gabriel rolled over and braced his arms on the ground, and this time the cat went down from a charge fired at point-blank range.

Of course, that diverted his attention from the rest of the cats now behind him ...