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quickly, if others were to remain safe.
    ‘I can’t stand waiting,’ mumbled Sam, kicking his feet on the ground. ‘What good are we doing wasting our time here while that beast is still inside the house?’
    ‘Relax, kid. We need to know what we’re up against before we can do anything,’ replied Bear.
    ‘I bet I could find what killed him!’ boasted the young man.
    ‘This isn’t a game, Sam. We sit and wait for our orders.’
    ‘Wait? I can’t wait!’ Sam raised his eyebrows and grinned mischievously. ‘Hey, Bear. Let’s go in together.’ He reached for the door handle.
    Bear gripped his hand firmly. ‘No. I’m telling you to stop, kid, before you get hurt.’
    ‘Hurt? You sound like my mother. I thought you had guts!’
    ‘I do and I intend to keep them, thank you very much,’ smiled Bear.
    ‘I’m going in whether you follow me or not.’ Sam tried the door – it was locked.
    ‘It’s telling you something. Don’t go in there!’
    ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again,’ sang Sam, aiming his gun and firing at the lock. A bright spark accompanied a loud bang. He dashed through the door before Bear could grab him. Bear quickly retrieved his radio from his pocket.
    ‘I’ve got a situation here. Sam has entered the house through the back door. I want to go in after him.’
    ‘The stupid fool! No, don’t go in. Wait for back-up!’ The communication ended abruptly.
    ‘Come back!’ shouted Bear, muttering, ‘Stupid kid! He’s got more brawn than brain!’ Bear was prepared to wait until he heard a scream inside the mansion. It was a chilling sound. Sam was hurt and needed his help. Bear rushed in without giving a thought to his safety.
    He couldn’t desert the boy, however much he might want to. ‘Stupid kid,’ he muttered again. What if something bad had happened to him? It would be the boy’s fault, thought Bear, hoping it wasn’t too late to persuade Sam to leave with him.
    He entered a dark room and removed his gun from its holster. He aimed it before him, whilst retrieving his pocket torch. He shone the light around an old-fashioned, spacious kitchen. He heard nothing. He stepped further into the house. Still, there was nothing but silence.
    ‘Sam!’ he whispered. No reply. He tried again ‘Sam!’
    As he was about to step through the door, there came a deep growl from within the room. He dived to one side as something huge flung itself against the door, ripping it from its hinges.
    Bear turned and shone his torch towards the commotion. Huge black eyes returned his gaze and a powerful alligator like mouth snapped its jaws towards him. A thick, long body and a powerful tail swept behind it, breaking the legs of a table. With blood dripping from its jaw, the beast approached Bear, who stood frozen to the spot. Although it resembled an alligator, he knew that was not what it could be. It was something else entirely. Something devilish. Voices outside, approaching the room, broke the terrible silence and the creature turned sharply, it’s long thick tail knocking the gun from Bear’s hand, breaking his wrist.
    He cried in agony as he collapsed to the ground.
    With lightning speed, the beast scuttled across the room and into the night. Shots echoed outside, and voices called in the kitchen.
    ‘I’m over here!’ shouted Bear, slowly getting to his feet. ‘I don’t know where Sam is. I haven’t found him yet.’
    ‘I told you to wait,’ said an angry voice, belonging to the sergeant. ‘Didn’t I tell you to wait?’
    ‘I heard Sam scream. I couldn’t leave him,’ insisted Bear.
    ‘We saw something leaving the building. What was it? You must have seen it.’
    ‘Some kind of alligator, but not like one I’ve ever seen before. It’s as if it were an entirely new species.’
    ‘Men, check the hallway for Sam. He must have gone through there. I’m calling for back-up. This is too big for us. If the Professor is still here then that beast might have killed