Lock seemed satisfied enough to have taken out two bats with one stone, and was already righting himself before his older sister could recover. Before he could stand, Carver grabbed his arm. Shock managed to sit up and grabbed his waist. Only due to that was Lock able to manage to stay on top of Carver, though with his body pulled more between the pumpkin creature and his older sister.

A shadow loomed over the three of them, then [i]FWOOMP[/i]! Barrel dove for them, and belly-flopped over the group. Lock found himself pinned under Barrel's stomach, with Shock caught under his hips and Carver under his chest. Barrel stretched out his arms and legs and let the brunt of his weight pin his siblings and their friend.

Lock tried to squirm his arms free from under Barrel's flabby stomach. His legs helplessly kicked at the air.

"B-Barrel!" he cried.

Shock was pinned on her stomach, with one arm free and the other still partially around Lock. She turned her fingers to grab at some of Barrel's fat and dug in.

"Get...off!"

Barrel either didn't notice or didn't care. Shock kicked the heels of her feet into his side to no avail.

"Thought you could take all three of us?" Barrel asked calmly.

Lock burst out laughing, before he tried to twist free again. Shock curled her free hand into a fist and punched at Barrel's legs.

"I will when I get out of this!"

Barrel rested his head in one hand and grinned, content to keep his siblings contained for a moment.