The Wastelands, Saturday evening Fandom Standard Time [NFB]

[demonbelthazor]

With the powers he'd gained from vanquished demons, Bel was able to fight back against the Beast. But even with those powers, he was still tired and once again wondering why he was struggling so hard to survive. He was trapped here for eternity, and he didn't want to spend that time running for his life.


[For them that know who they are. NFB due to distance.]

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders had the baseball bat off his shoulder in a second, still sticking close to Phoebe. "Those are kind of hot gross," he said, looking at them askance. "You guys really don't want to test my slugging average, trust me."

[blessed_twice]

A tongue slithered up to Phoebe, Anders, and Bridge. It wavered between Bridge and Phoebe for a moment, then lunged for Bridge.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge yelps and attempts to scramble out of the way.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Hey, back the frak off, you . . . tongue-thing!" yelled Anders. He brought the bat down in a heavy overhand chop at the tongue.

[blessed_twice]

The tongue recoiled from the blow, then reared up and tried to wrap around Anders's arm.

[sensethevisions]

"No!" Phoebe snarled, bringing her fist down hard on the tongue thing. "Cole, where are you?!"

[demonbelthazor]

Cole heard Phoebe's cry and emerged at the top of a pile of rocks some distance. "Phoebe?" he said.

The tongue switched from Anders to Phoebe and tried to wrap around her waist. Cole disappeared from the rocks and suddenly appeared at her side, grabbing hold of the tongue and wrestling it off of her. It squealed and withered in his grasp.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe didn't care how it happened, only that he was there.

"I told you I wasn't going to give up," she said quietly, wanting to embrace him, but not wanting to touch the tongue thing. "I bought help this time, soulmate."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Holy frak, it's him," Anders said softly, resting a hand on Phoebe's arm for a brief moment -- whether it was an attempt to steady herself or him, he wasn't exactly sure. He was trying really hard not to think too much about how much awkwardness was going to ensue, once they got out of here.

"Guess you talked me into coming after you after all," he said with a shaky chuckle. "And this time we're not leaving without you."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel noticed Anders and . . . had no idea what to say. At all. "Um," he finally said. "How-how did you get here?"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe smiled at Anders a little weakly, before looking back at Cole. "I came back to get you," she explained. "Our friends came to help. I used a spell."

[demonbelthazor]

"Phoebe, you don't belong here, none of you do!" Cole said. "You have to get out of here, now, before the Beast gets you!"

[sensethevisions]

"I am not leaving here without you, Cole," she said stubbornly. "I came to get you ouut of here and bring you home."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Don't worry, dude. We're getting out of here as soon as possible. Only.. *you* don't belong here any more than the rest of us do," Bridge insists to Bel. "So you're coming back with us."

[blessed_twice]

And it was at that point that a tongue circled around Bridge's ankle, yanking him off his feet and dragging him roughly over the sands and rocks.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders saw Bridge get yanked off his feet and winced as he hit his head against a rock.

That was it. No supernatural creepy tongue thing frakked with his best friend.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" yelled Anders. He reached into his pocket and let loose with the heavier of his two yo-yos, hoping to lasso the tentacle with it.

[blessed_twice]

The tongue released Bridge and reared back, pulling at the string so that it yanked Anders toward it. Then it lunged forward, punching into Anders's chest.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

The baseball bat went flying, and Anders yelped at the impact. "Motherfr -- ow!" he groaned, too winded for just this moment to react in any offensive manner.

Actually, his most notable reaction was falling to the ground, hard, doubled up in pain.

[sensethevisions]

"Anders!" Phoebe cried out, then looked around to see where the baseball bat had landed. When she didn't see it close enough, she planted her feet and raised her hands in one of the fighting stances she had learned. She hoped that someone would get Anders on his feet while she was between him and the tongue. She really wanted to just get Cole and get the rest of them out of here.

[demonbelthazor]

Cole grabbed Phoebe's arm. "Dammit, Phoebe, get out of here!" he said. "This place is too dangerous, just look!" He looked around at where the others were getting attacked. "You're all going to die. The Beast won't give up, ever!"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe levelled her gaze on her boyfriend. "We are not leaving here without you, Cole. We all came willingly to get you out of here and bring you home to us." She pulled her arm gently out of his hand. "I'm not losing you again," she said softly. She turned to look at the tongues again. "I can get you out of here."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders struggled to his feet, retrieved his baseball bat, and limped up toward Phoebe and Bel. "Face it, man," he said. "We can be just as frakking stubborn as you sometimes, okay? So shut the frak up and stop arguing, 'cause you're coming back with us."

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe looked at their friends and then she looked at Cole. "Trust me."

She closedher eyes for a moment as she recalled the spell.

" In this night and in this hour
I call upon the ancient power
Cole will follow when we return
Because we are smarter than Brad Kern
So his spirit we no longer mourn
Soul to soul, I bind thee.
Soul to soul, return with me."

[blessed_twice]

Oooh, magic. That really got the tongue's attention. It lunged at Phoebe and wrapped around her, knocking her down.

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe cursed as the tongue wrapped around her. When she felt herself hit the ground, she cried out in pain. This was going to leave such a bad memory.