Riding to the Rescue (aren't we supposed to have white horses for this?)

[cityship]

The rescue team stopped just inside the doors of the Vatican for a quick last-second pow-wow, and to make sure that everyone knew their jobs and places on this team. A note was also made that if anyone was going to be f*$%#ing stupid, they should let everyone else know so they could be tied up and left behind as bug-bait. This was not the time to be pulling shit, not with over a half-dozen people captured and (hopefully just) one dead.

The general plan was that they'd all follow Jaime, since his scarab could track down Paco and Robin, and hope like hell the others were with them and that they didn't run into too many bugs on the way. There was wiggle room in the plan for as much running and screaming and shooting as necessary, but the end result was dead bugs and rescued crew members so they could all go back to trying to figure out how to get home.

Last chance to stay behind and fight the good fight in an enclosed space.

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[halfa-hero.livejournal.com]

Happy fun-time mocking Danny Phantom might've made note of Ax's advice.

But this was not happy fun-time mocking Danny Phantom.

This wasn't even slightly irritated but still relatively calm Danny Phantom.

This was "I am going to BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF YOU!" Danny Phantom, and he proceeded to illustrate said fact by punching straight through one the the bugs heads.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate was slightly more calm and rational, but just so. She continued plying the nearest bugs with well placed arrows.

"Working on the disabling part. If we can pin enough of them we can get going."

She added to Jaime, "Good job, but that just reduced our numbers, and he's got to be carried along. What can be done with him?"

[halfa-hero.livejournal.com]

Danny's current anger induced strategy of punching the bugs was getting him nowhere fast, and in fact was getting him quickly overwhelmed by the bugs. The halfa was pushed to the ground, a cockroach attempting to bite his face off while the ghost boy struggled to keep it away.

"Let...me...GO!" Suddenly, a beam of cryogenic power shot from Danny's eyes, freezing the bug that had him pinned. He chuckled, and began firing icy blasts of energy at the insectoids, freezing every one that he hit in place.

[mynameisax.livejournal.com]

Ax would say that he was used to this kind of fight, except that he wasn't. Usually the enemy was shooting at him in addition to trying to take off his head or eat him.

Not that he was complaining.

< I am not entirely certain how effective your weapon is against them, > he noted to Kate as he waded through the fight, limbs littering in his wake. < It might be prudent for you to fall back at this time. >

[cityship]

The roaches fell back, away from the rescue crew, scurrying away in all directions, even straight up along the walls of buildings.

They probably didn't scurry far, though.

Jaime stooped and picked up Murphy, throwing him over his shoulder in a fireman's carry.

"Robin and Paco are on the move. That's good, right? This way!"

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Where is he?" Kate was on the alert when she heard Paco's name, and ran faster, shooting roaches in passing.