A/N: I don't own any Puppet Master characters, they belong to Full Moon Features and Charles Band. I do however own Archer, Elizabeth and Wildcard, Lucy and Mystic and as normal when the puppets speak it will be in italics.
Also thank you Cryptic for letting me use Jinkx and Irya in this story.
Six groaned waking up with a powerful headache
He looked around confused seeing the rocks around him.
He groaned, rubbing his head and frowned noticing he had only two arms.
"Okay that's a first.." He muttered trying to make sure he wasn't dead.
Still had a pulse and heartbeat so he definitely was alive..in some strange way.
Looking around all he could figure out was that he was in some sort of hole, he'd have to climb if he wanted to get out.
"This just gets more and more strange. This definitely isn't a dream, I'd have all six arms if it was." He said quietly to himself.
After a few minutes he attempted to climb up.
He knew he was potentially going into a trap but he needed to know where he was and what was going on.
He cursed feeling the rocks crumble under his weight.
Fuck it.
"Hello! Is anyone out there?" He called.
The fact his shout echoed did not give him much confidence.
"Shooter? Is that you?"
Six recognised the voice and felt relieved that he wasn't alone but also concerned for the same reason.
"Yeah it's me André. What the hell is going on?" He asked.
He went quiet hearing heavy footsteps approaching.
From above Ajax glanced down at Shooter and André.
Both men were terrified seeing Ajax.
Ok both had seen a lot of weird and scary shit over the decades but this was something else.
"Hmm the Spy and the Puppeteer. Was expecting more if I'm honest." He said unimpressed before going to report to his master.
"Well the Spy and Puppeteer have arrived, just waiting on the Hothead and the Doctor to pay a visit." He said.
From the shadows his master chuckled.
"Good. Both should arrive soon enough." He said before watching a light descend to where Shooter and André were being held.
….
Back in America Jinkx had started the return trip home.
The fact Blade had been woken up was bothering her, though she was careful not to let Archer and Jester see that.
She glanced over seeing both Puppets resting for the trip.
She'd noticed how after regaining her memories Archer was slowly acting like the others without question.
It made her wonder.
She knew about them being loyal to another.
But this whole master thing.
If someone took control of Archer and ordered her to harm Jinkx would she do it without question or would she try to protect her?
She glanced at her phone getting a message.
Some of the Puppets have a strange mark on them.
It says in a journal Jester shouldn't but could you check him and Archer?
She automatically knew what markings were being referred to.
When she first got hold of the puppets she remembered seeing strange marks on some of them but hadn't put much thought into what they were considering the amount of parts she had to replace.
She knew for a fact neither Jester or Archer had any unusual markings, some small chips from damage over time but that was it.
Her thoughts were interrupted when a loud bang came from one of the back tiers causing the car to violently swerve.
The car soon stopped, thankfully they were on a private road.
"Are you two ok?" She asked looking over at Archer and Jester who were gripping onto the seats as if their lives depended on it.
"I do not need another near death experience." Archer said slowly letting go of the material.
Jester looked at Jinkx and nodded before making a racing heart motion.
It was clear they were shaken up but not hurt.
"You two wait here, I'm going to check on the damage." Jinkx said, stepping out of the car.
Jester immediately jumped up to look around the area.
He had to do a double take.
Jinkx frowned seeing the claw marks on the tire and hubcap.
It certainly wasn't like any animal claw mark she'd ever seen from the area.
Her attention shifted to Jester urgently tugging on her trouser leg.
"I thought I told you to stay in the car."
He pointed behind her, his expression set on shocked.
Jinkx looked behind and frowned.
"That's impossible."
There a good few hundred meters away was the Bodaga Bay Inn.
"Whatever's going on, it's affecting more than the puppets." She thought grabbing her phone and sending a message.
Going to be delayed coming back. Make sure everyone is kept secure.
She placed Jester back in the car to keep him safe.
"Don't tell me we're going back to the creepy hotel. This is how people in horror movies die." Archer said.
"Something wants us here." Jester said concerned.