((We're going to get Sam
dellamified and Chii wherever she needs to go here, but if anyone else would have a reason to need an angel following the assault on the park, feel free to chime in))
Following
Ellie's arrival, Aziraphale stepped out the door of Club 33, somewhat relieved to turn Crowley and his miserable mood over to someone who might
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Walking on four legs, Sam learned, wasn't that difficult as long as you didn't think too hard about the fact that... well, you were walking on four legs. With hooves. As soon as he did stop and think about it, then his still-human brain got confused about the rearranged limbs and threatened to ruin his balance. It didn't help that Starbuck was staring at him. And trying not to. But who could blame her, really?
So he was walking and concentrating pretty hard on not concentrating too hard so that he could make it all the way to Club 33 and hopefully find Aziraphale. Not that there was any guarantee that the angel would be there. In fact, when he stopped to consider it was probably pretty likely that Aziraphale would be out doing something important instead of sitting around in Disney's private cigar lounge. It was a rather disheartening thought, but at almost the same moment he had it, he looked up and caught sight of the very person he was worried about not being able to find.
"Oh thank God," he said aloud. Literally.
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Besides, Sam did make an awfully fluffy animal. Sador was very confused about it. She stayed obediently at Sam's heels, though, looking about as worried as a dog could get.
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"It's me, Mr. Fell," he said dolefully. "I got turned into a llama by some sort of Aztec witch-lady when Una and I went to blow up Sleeping Beauty's Castle."
Of all the strange stories he'd ever told, he was pretty sure that was the strangest.
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He turned his long neck to follow Aziraphale's circle. "It isn't. I was... uh, looking for you, actually. Can you... help?"
He tried not to look too pathetic just then, but big llama eyes and a fuzzy face weren't conducive to looking nonchalant, especially when he was feeling as miserable and tired as he was. "I don't want to go home as a llama."
Assuming they were on their way to achieving that. He was trying to sound more positive than he felt.
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"Of course I can," he said, smiling kindly, and laid a hand on the llama's shaggy withers, willing him back to his proper form.
((Unfortunately, distracted as he is by the goings-on in the park and the problem of Chii, the matter of clothes probably won't occur to him right away. ;) ))
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"Sancte Angele," he whispered, "adiutor meus, ora pro nobis. Sancte Angele, praeses meus, ora pro nobis. Sancte Angele, illuminator meus, ora pro nobis.*"
The change from llama to human was rather more tangible to Sam than it had been the other way; maybe because he knew to expect it, or maybe just because Aziraphale's powers worked differently than Yzma's potions. Either way, he knew without looking that it had worked.
"Thanks," he said, tone heartfelt, and opened his eyes again to find that yes, he was human now, but there was still one key element of human verses llama that was decidedly missing. He flushed pink with a muttered, "Oh jeeze."
((*Holy Angel, my helper, pray for us. Holy Angel, my protector, pray for us. Holy Angel, my enlightener, pray for us.))
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Her head tilted, Chii pointed at Sam and asked Aziraphale, "Why is this man naked? Being naked is bad. You are supposed to cover up."
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Starbuck reflected that now was a pretty crap time to have the full gravity of their actions hit home. "Shit," she murmured under her breath, casting a look in Sam's direction that was likely more emotional than it should be, particularly given the comical state he was still in.
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Then he blinked at Chii's question, and blushed slightly himself as he realized his error. "Er. Quite right, Chii, so it is. Terribly sorry, dear boy, I, um..." Waving his hand, he manifested Sam's usual ensemble around him (more or less. The cheerful tartan socks currently concealed by the trouser legs would be a nice surprise for later.) Then he extended a hand to help Sam up.
"I certainly will," he added soberly. "Always. But you know it pleases Him best when it's addressed to Him directly."
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"Yeah, I know." he agreed, nodding at the angel. "Funny place to have your faith reaffirmed, really. But I guess stranger things have happened." He smiled a little awkwardly at the girl standing beside Aziraphale.
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