how can I start a fight scene and how long should it last?
for example: very late in the chapter of my story, 3 acquaintances were going to their new home (the 3 consisting of a vampire, the phantom of the opera and a wolf pony) when suddenly 3 vampire hunters attacked.
I was thinking the wolfpony smelled garlic, I was thinking the 3 vampires hunters pop out of the bushes.
what would trigger them to show themselves and attack?