Everyone Loves the Sleigh

[letskicksomeice]

They'd had a few days to get settled in. In that time, the Yetis and Elves had been nothing but welcoming, making sure the gang had a never-ending supply of treats, cocoa, and eggnog, as well as more wholesome food to nosh on. Even though they had work to do - and seemed to enjoy doing it - the Yetis had been helpful in getting them all settled in, into rooms specially designed to each of their specifications. If anything had a want or need of something, like new clothes, or a new pair of shoes, they'd been quick to provide.

Jack and Bunny had done their part to make the new folks feel welcome, as well, by showing them around and socializing, but they'd been in and out constantly during the last few days. Some of the times they'd come back in, they'd looked a touch on this side of ragged.

True to their word, despite the fact that they'd been busy putting out fires caused by Kuk and Its minions, they had reached out to a few contacts of theirs to see about helping the others get home.

That was why Jack was gathering them all up on the balcony in front of the globe.

"Okay, guys, we have some good news. We managed to get in touch with an ally of ours. We think she can give us more information about what exactly you are. Like...how much you were changed to be like us, how the mechanics of the world have changed to pull you in. It might give us some headway in figuring out how to get you back home. She wants to meet you."

[ooc: Bendytimed to after they negotiate Tony being allowed to stay at the Pole.]

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[letskicksomeice]

It was enough. Using the opening Sam had given him by moving the fearlings away, Jack was able to swing his staff around in a circle, freezing the mass of fearlings as he went and making them dissolve into frozen dust.

The frozen blast zigzagged out through the cloud they'd been attached to, freezing and destroying them all.

After that, Jack dropped down and landed heavily on his feet. His shirt was a bit torn, but most of the damage had seemed center on his face and hands. The protective layer of ice over his skin had thickened in response to the attack, and now it was rutted with claw marks, as if the fearlings had been focusing their efforts on getting contact with his skin rather than killing him. It looked like they hadn't managed to break through.

"Thanks for the save," he gasped out to Sam, and then he was back in the air and fighting again as if it hadn't even happened.

[fromfryingpantofire]

Sam nodded. "You're...welcome." Right. Jack, flying. He wasn't that surprised by that. Really.

Of course, that didn't mean that they were finished. He looked up, doing his best to keep the fearlings back as he brought his gun up to take a few shots of his own.

Only to click on empty.

"Fuck," he shouted, pulling back slightly. "I'm out of bullets!" Which meant he could hold them back, but he no longer had a weapon of his own.

[spellitonce]

Nico overheard that all the way from the sleigh.

"Seriously?!" she shouted back. What had Sam been thinking, not getting into the sleigh to provide cover if he didn't have enough bullets?

Keeping an eye on the building where Molly and Howard had run, Nico pointed her Staff in Sam's direction.

"I-D-F-A!"

Dating gamer geeks did have some side-benefits.

[fromfryingpantofire]

It had been a LONG time since Sam had heard that particular combination of letters. He hadn't been much of a gamer while on the road, but he'd gone through a phase in his first year of college.

It had helped that he'd ended up with friends who were interested in video games. Including one who loved his cheat codes. Which was how Sam had any clue what had just been done.

He wasn't too sure HOW she'd done it, but Sam shot a salute back toward the sleigh before turning back to taking out the fearlings. Still picking his shots, but not as worried now.

After all, that was what the unlimited ammo cheat was for.