Rock'em, Sock'em Recruits

[morethanmyth]

Reading, Berkshire, was one of the larger towns in Britain, but this was also because of the myth population living quietly alongside the humans. There were very few that believed in fairies anymore, but some old superstitions had still endured the passing of time, and that was enough for the hobs to get by.

They were used to a quiet life there, and were usually untroubled by the outside world - or even the world of humans they lived side by side with.

At least until all this nonsense with the fearlings started. Everyone in the myth world knew that change was happening and it was a change for the worse rather than the better. When word eventually came that most of the Guardians had been captured by this evil force, by this Kuk, they knew the world was in trouble.

If the Guardians couldn't stand against them, then who could?

This was why, when the sky crack with lightning and opened him and a strange...thing fell down through it, cracking the asphalt where it landed, in the middle of their community's market, their first reaction was fear.

"What is it?"

"I don't know."

"Looks a bit like them human contraptions, it does."

"It can't be human, it fell out of the sky. And it's covered in slime."

"Don't touch it! Everyone stay back!"

The strange metal thing, whatever it was, suddenly sat up, staring at them all with an empty void of a face, before turning in one direction, running forward and smashing the facade of a building like it was nothing more than tissue paper.

"Everyone, clear out, take shelter! Blin, see if you can get find one of the tooth fairies to take a message to the Guardians! There are usually a few about."

"On it!"

The strange metal creature seemed to try to speak to them but the words were in a language alien to them and it sounded hostile.



Then it turned and went back to its rampage. Oddly, it didn't seem to be attacking any of them and all the damage to the buildings was more cosmetic than anything, but there was no telling if that would hold true for long - or if the creature would limit itself to just their settlement. If it laid into the town, with all its crowds of humans and larger buildings...

*"You're all in danger! You need to take shelter immediately!"

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[grimbiker]

Sirius had transformed back into a human after enduring that high pitched whine for only a few seconds. He rubbed at his ear as if that would stop it from hurting. There were some drawbacks to being a dog.

He held his wand to his throat. "QUIETUS. Ah, that's better." He cleared his throat, not because he needed to but simply for good measure. "Alright, Remus." Of course, Remus could take care of himself but it was a nice excuse to get close to him when they'd spent so long apart.

Then again, given this was all a hallucination, did he really need an excuse?

"Help me out?" He asked before casting the counterspell on each of the others in turn.

But for that comment about irritating magic, Brainy was going to have to wait.

[thewholeofthemoon]

At least Remus could sympathize. There were some sounds that made the full moon a lot more difficult than it usually was. Any sort of high pitched sound was definitely at the top of the list.

He glanced at Sirius, then nodded. "Of course, Sirius." He started casting the counterspell on the others as well. Starting with the green one because that sort of irritation couldn't be good for...well, any of them.

On the other hand, neither was nearly getting a scanner up the nose. "Do you mind?" he asked finally, raising an eyebrow at Brainy. "You could simply ask us to stand still."

[googledox]

"Movement or lack of movement has no impact on my readings," Brainy said, still scanning.

The fact it might have impact on their comfort levels wasn't something that he appeared to be considering.

[justadigger]

The hooded man nods his head at the wizards in thanks bringing his voice back down to a dull roar, though he is giving the front of his neck a light rub. A couple of experimental throat-clears merits a frown. "Guess I'm a little out-of-practice," he mumbles.

Brainy's lack of personal space respect, however, prompts him to step back. "D'you have to get that close, though?"

[googledox]

"No," said Brainy, but he only retreated just slightly.

[thewholeofthemoon]

Remus sighed, patting around in his robes until he found what he was looking for: a bar of Cadbury's finest. Even the wizarding world hadn't found a way to improve on it. "While he's doing his...thing." Whatever it was. "Chocolate is good for soothing the nerves, I've found. And after all that, I believe we deserve some. Just a piece, then we can parcel out what's left to the small ones. Hopefully, it'll go far enough."

[justleftovers]

Mellie stands politely still during the scanning, although she does drop her hands in front of her underwear region almost self-consciously.

"Chocolate is good for just about anything, let's be real." Still, she doesn't reach for it. Instead she waves a hand, indicating she'll wait to make sure everyone else has a chance at it, including the little ones.

"Should we, ah. Should we do names? I mean, I'm all for 'hey you', but I'm worried if I call this one 'hey you, green guy' it'll be some kind of racist."