Bella nodded with satisfaction at the actions of JaceCorso because anyone who fucked with her family deserved absolutely nothing less!  "You keep this up Jace and you're really going to be someone in this thing of ours someday!"

She looked to the whole group, "We need to find the rest of Philly's leadership folks, let's keep it moving and watch out for that army of yellow minions coming at us from the direction of the Pier.  Has anyone seen Ilaria_Santoro or Heston?"

Rebecca was running towards the gym, but out of the corner of her eye she saw something that makes her put the brakes on.  In the back of a delivery truck is a large wooden forked stick.  Grabbing _BearHugs she loaded him into the band that stretch between the to branches, pulled it back, took aim and then screamed, "DIEEEEEEEEEEE YOU TURKEY SCUM!," as she let loose.

The door connecting Dante's to Purgatory burst open as a stern faced man in a kimono flew through the air, followed closely by a sword which plunged into the concrete floor. William Bowden walked forward and pointed his shotgun down at the groaning figure and shouted.

"For the last time I don't know a goddamn thing about anybody called Aku!"

One more loud report and the man was spread over half the gym. Will looked up at the group assembled at the door.

"What the absolute FUCK is going on! I've got miners, pirates, samurai, and even a damn miner trying to break in and kill me!"

He paused for a few moments as the building seemed to rattle and an ominous silence hung over them for a moment.

GOBBLE GOBBLE

Will, still in shock, stared at the people in front of him. If he'd had his wits about him he would have been glad to see them all intact but the noise was all he could think about.

"Was that a turkey? I swear to God if that's a turkey I'm gonna lose my fucking mind."

He pushed past them and looked out the door. He slammed the door shut, pressed himself to it and looked at the rest with a manic grin and an unsettled laugh.

"We're gonna need a bigger shotgun."

Jace ran in dragging Isabella with Aurora to keep them safe. "Yes, Yes will that is a giant fucking turkey followed by these freaks who clearly had too much far time on their hands. But if they mess with the bull they'll get the horns!" 

Jace reloaded his gun and tossed ammo to the others to help them prepare for the next wave before looking at Will. "Will if I didn't know better I'd say we're not in Philly anymore....... we need to keep Bella and aurora safe and find GavinandTaraByrne

"Will have you seen GavinAndTaraByrne?  We're looking everywhere for them!  What about JackMezzo?  We're so worried that those beasties got them!  Please... please you have to help me find them."

Will takes hold of Bella's shoulders, he looks into her eyes meaningful and says, "As you wish."

Joe wraps an arm around Rebecca and pulls her tight against him.  "Rebecca, darling I love you.   I will die for you."  With that he kissed her deeply and dipped her back.  After what seemed liked an eternity he pulls her back up to stand upright.  Leaving her breathless he charges out the door.

Rebecca, stood stunned as she watch him leave.  Quietly she whispers, "Men speak conveniently of love when it servers their purpose and it doesn't, tis a burden."

Jace seeing the intimate romantic moment between Rebecca and Joe does what any kid in a the dream of their mentor would do and....... "EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW NOW JOE HAS COOOOTIES GROSS!!!" 

Glimmer gave JaceCorso a withering glare and holstered her gun for a moment. 

"This coming from the man that tried to use a turkey meat popsicle to try to defeat another turkey. I mean, all it really did was get turkey guts all over the place. I mean, sure it was spectacular but not terribly effective."

She frowned and looked around the gym, trying to get her bearings. There were quite a few things they could use to their advantage if they wanted to barricade themselves in but as she was taking stock, a loud bark sounded from the outside. The pounding on the door hadn't ceased, the door slowly giving way under the swarming throng of bodies trying to get inside. As the door gave way and the sea of costumed zombies and turkeys flooded into the gym, another loud bark came from the crowd as Rubix jumped on Gary, sinking his teeth into the turkey's neck. The turkey gave a warbled gobble and fell to the floor in a heap of feathers, fur, and blood. Rubix jumped up and proudly barked a loud "WOOF!" and Glimmer could swear he was smiling as he stood on top of the bird. Everyone called Rubix a good boy and patted his head before taking turns on all of the costumed freaks who were still milling about. 

As Joe heroically sprinted out the door, a nutcase dressed like the statue of liberty charged through, tackling Will and sending him and his shotgun skidding along the floor. A brief struggle ensued and for a moment Bowden thought it was all over. He threw punches and elbows everywhere but he couldn't seem to throw them off. The malevolent statue growled and spoke in a raspy voice.

"Stop struggling. You found me beautiful once."

Finally, Will's fingers found purchase on the stock of his gun and he swung for the fences, knocking the crazy off of him. He rolled to the side and pointed his gun with a smile.

"Honey, you got reeeal ugly!"

BANG

"HEY!!! Jesus The Gangster risked his life and meat popsicle for that!! plus did you see it exploded all over Gary The Cock Gobblers face? that was amazing and worth it and you know it!!" Jace pet his Wild Turkey and adjusted his sun glasses (Dream Jace is strange and we all need to wonder what the fuck goes on in Isabella's mind)

A dawning realization hit Jace. "Wait guys has anyone seen or head from Spaceman!??!? Is our Godfather okay?!"

Bella screamed at the sight of all the undead flooding Purgatory.   She ran with the baby in her arms towards Dante's bar, a blast of guts and feathers covered her as several angry birds were bludgeoned to death just outside the bar.

"ANGRY!  ANGRY!  ANGRY!"  The birds screamed flying at her.  

As she got inside she noticed a santa sitting at the bar as if he was in the middle of a pub crawl - only half of the santa's face was melted away.  He rose up from the barstool and came at her with arms outstretched.

"SOMEONE!  HELP!"  Bella screamed

Distracted by Bella's screaming and the waves coming in he ran and drop kicked one pushing them back before hand-springing back to his feet and doing a butterfly kick on two more and running with his gun and the other to protect Aurora.

"Bella keep running there's more still coming!!!" Jace wondered was there no end to these it was just wave after wave of these horrid things and the turkeys kept coming back Jesus The Gangster could only fight his brethren for so long!!

Gavin sighed as he tried to focus on the financial report from the dockyards. If one factored in the exchange rate of this new Irish connection then it would be even more profitable to-

"BURP!"

Shaking his head, Gavin folded his reading classes and tucked them into the pocket of his British imported bespoke suit.

"Really, Tara. As if regaling me with the tales of your amorous liaisons isn't distracting enough, now we're moving on to bodily eruptions?"

Tara, who'd passed out on the couch in her brother's office several hours ago, had just awoken- and been hit with a thoroughly implacable hangover. Groaning, she stood up, pulled her skirt down to her knees, and began rummaging through her brother's well stocked desk drawers for medication. She blinked at the lights as she did so. Gavin couldn't help but sigh again.

"No, the middle drawer. The other middle. There- yes."

"Thank ya, brother."

"If you truly feel indebted to me you'd let me schedule you an appointment with my tailor. Something more professional might-"

"You're the fancy Right Hand Man, Don Byrne. I'm content to eat, drink, screw, and kill people when you or Jack need me to."

"I would never question your..."

Gavin paused tactfully.

"... life choices, dear sister. I just... don't you ever wonder if things could be different? Imagine you sitting behind that desk instead of me."

They both laughed immediately, but froze as they heard a strange noise outside. 

"What the fuck?"

"Quiet, Tara... was that a... gobble?" 

Tara's Colt was in her hands in an instant and Gavin reached for his umbrella. They both emerged outside to see the streets filled with chaos. Children and turkeys were running everywhere. And in the distance, someone yelling for help.

"Tara! With haste!"

The twins sprinted away, Tara easily outpacing her brother. Eventually they saw Bella Byrne running in their direction fighting turkeys. Tara skidded to a halt and calmly dropped a half dozen with her pistol. Catching up, Gavin batted at another with his umbrella as his sister reloaded.

Romana stares at the door of her hold out. "I can do this, I can do this!" she says as she stares at the giant clawed feet standing outside her door. She thinks to herself, "Considering this is a giant turkey, and zombie to boot, I should probably aim for the head." She thinks for a moment as she runs up the stairs to the roof.

Taking a deep breath, she charges out the door firing up into the turkey. Feathers fly from where the bullets penetrate. The turkey with a final croak (?) starts tilting. Romana realizes that she should probably not stand underneath the turkey as it's falling. "Get of the roof, get off the roof!" She screams at herself diving away from the monstrous beard slices into the stairwell roof above her head. 

When the dust settles, she takes a minute to breathe. I hope Bowden and the rest are alright! She starts down the fire escape, what's left of it, to the busy streets below. Frantic people running and screaming all around, Romana heads for Purgatory, the one safe place she can think of.  

Bella watched as a giant Turkey outside the window fell to the ground burning 'alive' - it was then she saw them, the Byrne twins.  Bella breathed a sigh of relief but the look of them, something wasn't ... right?

That was Gavin and Tara but...  Bella blinked and for a moment the world wavered.  Her brain called her nightmare's nature into question, rejecting the oddness of this situation. 

"Gavin?"  She said, walking towards him, confused and afraid.  "Gavin thank God you're here..."

Tara's voice was half-joking, half-offended.

"Gavin? Ha! What the fuck?"

As she finished reloading, Tara leaned forward and kissed Bella. Slamming the cylinder shut, Tara smacked Bella's ass as she walked past her.

"Come on, babe. Let's kill some fucking turkeys."

Gavin rolled his eyes as he leaned on his umbrella.

"Thanks for your concern, Bella. Particularly for me; it's certainly appreciated... but of course we're here. What's the current situation and how serious? I have several contingencies planned for emergencies... but turkeys were hardly first in my list of potential threats."

The Byrnes? Gavin was here? Will turned and rushed to the door, his heart leaping in his chest and finally singing of hope amidst all this chaos.

"Oh Gavin I was so worried about you! You've got to stop taking risks with that pain in the ass sister of yours."

With those words, Will rushed to Gavin and wrapped his arms tenderly around the other man. If the turkeys had gotten him, then Will wouldn't have known what to do. His heart had been broken too many times.

"Stay close to me and I'll keep you safe. I won't let them get to you."

Will ran a hand through Gavin Byrne's hair and pressed his lips to the most beautiful man in the world. With him here, there was nothing that could stop them. The feel of his crisp suit and perfect hair drove Will wild and he couldn't help but start to push him to a wall.

"We might not have another chance..."

Gavin accepted the kiss gladly, but tapped his foot impatiently after the first two seconds and eventually pulled away.

"William, please. Context. I'm glad to see you as well, but this is no time for sentimentality. I suggest forming a defensive perimeter... there's a police station nearby that would be easily defended... not that I usually suggest breaking into jail. But considering the chaos out here..."

Gavin shrugged as Tara blasted another two turkeys into sprays of feathers.

It was at this moment when Jace finally lost it seeing the sight in front of him was too much!! "REALLY WILL!??!?! WHAT HAPPENED TO US?! YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD WAIT TILL MY 18TH BIRTHDAY SO WE COULD BE TOGETHER!!!!! Were all those whispers you said during our sparring sessions just lies to string me along this path of love?"

Bella's brain seemed to snap back into deep REM sleep as she suddenly had the baby on her back in a pappose of sorts.  Pulling her father's guns she winked at Tara.

"Wait for me, Sexy, I get to shoot the ugly one!"