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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[thewholeofthemoon]

"Silencio!" Remus jabbed his wand at Sirius, because he could only GUESS what was coming next.

"Sirius," he finally said, putting his wand away. "We're not going to learn anything if you keep prattling on. Now. Let the good shepherd actually speak and explain so we can find out what in the name of Merlin's baggy Y-fronts is going on."

[letskicksomeice]

"This is a world where - by complete coincidence - people in this world thought up your stories and wrote them as fiction. And now because a horrible being from outside of the universe, called Kuk, is attacking the world and because of the damage he's caused to reality, the people that read and love your stories are imagining you here. They're unconsciously pulling you into our world and turning you into myths - magical beings who thrive on belief - like myself."

Jack kicked off and flipped down to the ground, but didn't approach them.

"The name's Jack Frost annnd you're not the first people to end up pulled here from your homes. We've already picked up a few others and given them a safe place to stay."

[justadigger]

Simon raises an eyebrow, then snorts as Remus effectively silences Sirius. "Now there's a trick I could've used a lot back in my day," he comments, then sighs. "Or people might have wanted to use on me," he finishes, then listens to Jack.

"...fighting big nasty things with the power of belief backing you up?" The tone is slightly disbelieving, but after a moment, the old man smirks rather knowingly. "Makes for a pretty good story. Thought mine was long done, but I guess I've got a few more chapters in me."