And just as suddenly, the world snapped back to normality, the magical attack ceased, and the world brightened. Jacques stumbled forward on his knees, dropping his sword, panting in exhaustion. Thunder had been hit in the side by the antlers of Whirlwind who was now proceeding to dance, for Handy did not know what else to call it, around the earth pony with speed and grace, lashing out with his antlers and hooves at the stallion who responded in kind with kicks of his own. Handy didn't waste the opportunity and waded in, almost getting another blow in before his hammer rebounded off of air as it hit another shield Thunder had summoned just in time, in turn shattered by the magic of Whirlwind. Thunder rebuked both of them with blasts of magic the blew the stag away but only served to make Handy flash like a strobe light as he laid into the pony with his shield and hammer. It frustratingly did little in the way of damage because that damn spell he was protecting himself with. The only thing preventing him from getting to Handy's weak points in his armour like before was because he was too distracted to focus on it.