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They came.

Like a wave of anger, these demons threaded through the trees and slammed into the bubble surrounding the clearing, Ianto turned slowly to watch them slather and snarl. Jack stood close but not touching as he was not sure if Ianto was still… er… live. Ya know?

"It won't hold much longer" Owen called out as he stood closer to the outer edge of the shield watching the slathering things slamming and slathering. Some like dogs, some like something of your worst nightmares. He was not sure which one to aim for first.

"Owen… come here." Ianto said calmly "Come away from that place."

Owen turned to look at him, then remembered the reason for his weird feeling "Oi. What the hell did you do?"

"I am a Djinn." Ianto said then rolled his eyes as Owen shrugged sarcastically "I hate being galled a Genie"

Owen stood staring at him as Jack added "Ianto is an ancient, an immortal being like a god. He just saved our bacon by closing the door to the otherworld and now the ones that already got through are pissed."

"It's OK" Ianto said calmly, "But… the shield around us here is fading. They are eating the energy from it, soon they will get through. We must defend Owen."

"Me?" Owen squeaked "What's so special about me?"

"Why… I love you little one" Ianto said with surprise "Of course you are special."

Owen stood with undisguised shock as another noise started to filter through the trees and the first roar sounded. Owen turned to watch with surprise as a large angry lion came from nowhere, slamming into one of the demons followed by a tiger. Owen shakily laughed with shock "All we need is a bear, oh my"

OK.

There was a bear too.

Myfanwy slammed into the clearing from above as Owen yelped, leaping behind Jack as the shield finally fell and the demons started to surge forward. The Mara now entered the fray as they dropped from the trees onto the back of the demons, biting and slashing. The air popped as some disappeared from reality, Owen blinking as he was not sure if any of this was real.

Yowling as alley cats came, Lulu in the lead as she screamed for loyalty from her brethren, racing past a tiger locked in a battle like it was not there, only ending the run to stand with one foot possessively on Ianto's bare foot.

Myfanwy leaned down to pluck up a demon, smashing it into a tree then throwing it into the fray of limbs, squeals and fur flying.

Dogs.

It seemed like every dog in Wales was there… maybe England coming in a wave as Owen clutched the back of Jack's coat and looked around, then he felt Bertha slap against his thigh and he decided to earn his keep.

Owen stepped up to flank Ianto and Jack. Settling behind them as the surge moved forward letting Bertha bark and the large canon shot forth an energy bolt that caught four all in one steam. "Boo YAHHHH!"

Gaining some coincidence Owen stepped further away and swung the stream as the Mara leapt out of the way, devouring demons left and right. Jack swung and grabbed Owen pulling him back as he felt the space grow between them and Owen grunted, still firing at will.

Ianto crouched and let loose a volley of lightning bolts as Jack unholstered the Webley and joined in too. There became a contingent of animals surrounding the men in the clearing as Mara continued to battle in the woods, the occasional Demon rushing out into the clearing with a look of horror, I suspect in the end to escape the horrors of the woods and finding those waiting for them did not help.

Owen was starting to enjoy himself and he then saw a demon racing out with a cat on it's shoulder. A little black and white queen too busy chewing on its ear like she was a little demon herself to care. Owen dared not fire lest he hit the cat, something telling him this one might be special somehow so instead he dropped Bertha and stepped up to place hand gun to the demon's head, then fired.

It dropped like a stone.

The little cat leapt off and Ianto called out after her "Lulu, stop messing about!"

She did not answer, too intent on catching another HUGE mouse.

Myfanwy had gathered a few and leapt into the air to throw them into the nearby bay as Ianto laughed softly, starting to relax as he saw that they were wining this fight.

Ianto decided enough was enough … there were more than enough for what he needed to do and he took a deep breath, said something guttural and clapped his hands together, the shockwave forcing all around them to fall.

Owen stumbled as well, his ears not just popping but sort of… crackling. He spun to see Ianto looking around as the demons started to smoke, like… weird man. Implode? Folding into themselves smaller, smaller and then simply fading into the grass.

Gone.

"OK. That was cool" Owen finally said, his voice tinny as their ears adjusted.

"Let's hope those still rampaging out there are not too many" Jack said as he holstered the Webley and turned to Ianto "this was not all of them, right? Some mop up needed?"

"Yes and if UNIT do it they will only cause more damage. These thing need… a certain level of violence" Ianto nodded.

One walked over to pick up Bertha "Cool. Let's go."

Ianto smiled lovingly at the man as Owen started to stride purposefully from the clearing only to turn back to them both, "Well? Come on."

Jack shrugged at Ianto "You heard the man."