~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>In the<b><i>Sewers under the old strip</i></b><br/><br/>Something skittered across the surface of the water at the junction ahead and Santa took a shot and nailed it, whatever it was, it was a direct hit and the force of the bullet threw it's body against the corner of the wall. A loud snap was heard, probably breaking it's back. Santa grinned sinisterly for just a moment when he realized that this was likely just a pup made to be a decoy as he heard a quick scattering of clawed feet, five quadrupeds or more behind him, too close, within feet, too late to hit at far range...<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>