As Mikey emerged with his axe, he was hit with a horrific smell, and he could feel the immediate, visceral rejection of wrong at the creatures approaching them.
He warred briefly with whether to transform or not -- he wanted to see if he could keep Cian or Abby from getting close enough to those things to get bitten, and he figured he could always shift if he lost his axe.
"We can bring the extra gas canisters along with us," he shouted to Rhiannon as he grabbed Abby's hand and ran towards Gabe, "...and there's a butane torch in the shed, once we clear out this mess," he added, as they dodged one of the creatures lunging their way.