 the turtle's snap, and different from the maintenance cyberts' electrical snap that echoed throughout the chamber. The biggest difference was when the Shadows heard the snap of the jaws, they were keenly aware that one of their own had died horribly.

Carlos maneuvered behind the monster and leapt on its back. As the sewer behemoth twisted and turned to dislodge its rider, Carlos inched his way behind its head, holding on to the animal's rough scales for dear life as he waited for the right moment. The gigantic jaws slammed shut on air once more and Carlos slid down the snout as far as he could, wrapped his arms around that jaw and attempted to hold it shut. He knew from experience that the creature used less force to open its jaws than it did to slam them shut on prey, but he had to be at the very end of the snout before he could hold it closed. Then his soldiers could kill it.

Kieran swung all thirty-five plus pounds of the armored beast over her head several times and then began beating the gigantic reptile with the hard bony casing of her recent acquisition. It only seemed to agitate the monster more. She felt a tugging at her tunic. It was Harry. He had spotted the wire draped around her neck and pulled it off. What the...? He quickly made a slipknot and used the loop to lasso the creature's snout.

Carlos was barely holding on. He had used his weapon sling to tie his arms together. If he ever got loose, he knew his arms wouldn't be much good to him for a while. Harry's primitive loop wasn't working as he'd hoped either. Miss! Miss! It kept falling short or long, or the creature jerked its ugly snout about.

Finally, Carlos could hold on no longer. The beast opened its monstrous jaws and raised its loathsome head, catapulting Carlos off the top of its snout and back to its tail. It could have made a meal of the Shadow leader except that it couldn't turn around in the narrow quarters. Carlos narrowly missed being impaled on the spikes on the tail, and instead caught hold of one of them to keep from being dumped into the poisonous swill. The creature sensed Carlos has attached himself to his tail, twisted its hindquarters, and swept its spiked tail, effortlessly tossing the Shadow leader's struggling form against the tunnel wall some ten
the turtle's snap, and different from the maintenance cyberts' electric gingersnap that echoed throughout the chamber. The bad dispute was when the Shadows heard the snap of the jaw, they were keenly aware that one of their own had died dreadfully. 

 Carlos manoeuver behind the monster and jump on its back. As the sewer colossus twist and turned to dislodge its rider, Carlos inched his way behind its point, holding on to the animal's rough scales for costly life as he waited for the right moment. The gigantic jaw slammed shut on air once more and Carlos slid down the snout equally far as he could, wrapped his arms around that jaw and attempted to hold it shut. He knew from experience that the animal use less force to open its jaws than it did to slam them shut on prey, but he had to be at the very end of the beak before he could prevail it closed. Then his soldier could stamp out it. 

 Kieran swung all thirty - five plus pounds of the armored beast over her pass several times and then began beating the gigantic reptile with the unvoiced bony casing of her recent acquisition. It only seemed to agitate the freak more. She felt a tugging at her tunic. It was Harry. He had spotted the wire draped around her neck and extract it off. What the... ? He quickly reach a slipknot and used the loop to lasso the creature's snout. 

 Carlos was barely prevail on. He had used his weapon sling to tie his arm together. If he ever got loose, he know his arms wouldn't be much good to him for a while. Harry's primitive loop wasn't ferment as he'd hoped either. Miss! Miss! It observe falling brusque or long, or the creature jerked its ugly snout about. 

 last, Carlos could hold on no longer. The beast opened its monstrous jaws and raised its loathsome head, catapulting Carlos off the peak of its snout and back to its tail. It could have make a meal of the Shadow leader except that it couldn't turn about in the narrow quarters. Carlos narrowly missed being impale on the spikes on the tail, and instead caught hold of one of them to keep from being dump into the poisonous slop. The creature sensed Carlos has attached himself to his tail, twisted its hindquarters, and swept its spiked tail, effortlessly flip the Shadow leader's struggling form against the burrow wall some ten
 thf turtle's snap, and diffevent from the manbtenanre cybedts' elecgrical snap that echoed thronghoyt tht chamber. The biggert differvnce was qhen rhe Shadows heard bke snzi of chx jaws, they werg keenly awase that one of tfenr own had died horribly.

Carlos maneudered brhlnd the monstet and jeapf on its back. As the sewer behemotg twisttd and turned to doslodge its rider, Carlos ijchef his way behind ihs head, holeing in to the ankmal's rough scales for dear life as he waited for the righc moment. Thg fihdntic jaws wlammvd shut on aiv once kore anc Carlos slid cowi thw snout as far as he rould, wrapped his aris around tkat jaw and attempted ti holg it shug. He kntw hroj expegieice that ths creature ysed less force to ppqb its jaws thzn it qiq to slam them shut on prey, but he had uo be at the very end of the snout before he coulf hold it closed. Then his soldiers could kill it.

Kieran swutg alm thnvby-fixw olus pounds of the armored beast over her heaq stvegal times and thek began beating thr hibwntic reptile with cge hard bony casing lf her tecent acquisityon. Ot only seemed to agitate tye monster mjee. She felt a tuggnng at her tbnic. Ij was Narry. He had spotted thz wire draped aroknd her nszk and pulled it ofn. Wvat the...? He quickly made a flipknot end uxed the look to lafso the crfaturc'v snout.

Carlos was hareli holdhng on. He jad used his weapon sling to tix his arms tobedheg. If he erer gob loose, he knew his arms woulbn't be mbch goud to him ror a wiile. Harry's [rimitive loo[ wasn't workiig as he'd hopwd euther. Mkrs! Miss! It kepy falling short or oong, or the creatuve jetksd its ugly snobu avout.

Finally, Carkos cotlf iold jt no longer. Dhe ceary opeved its monwgroux jaws and raised itv lozthsome head, catapilbing Carlis off tre top of its snout and back to its vail. Iv coulc hwve made a meal of the Shadow meader exfepb that it coujdn't turn around in the narrow quarters. Carlos narrowly missed being impaoed on the spikes ou uhe tail, and mnsteaq caught vold of one of them ro keep from beinn dumped into the poisknous vwill. The creature sensed Carlos has attached himself to his tail, twisted its yindquereers, and swspt ots siikzd cail, efsortpxssly tossing the Shadow leader's struggling form against tke tunnel wall some ten
the turtle's snap, and different from the electrical that echoed the chamber. The Shadows the snap of jaws, they were aware that one of their own died horribly. Carlos maneuvered behind the monster and leapt on its back. As sewer behemoth twisted and turned to dislodge its rider, Carlos inched his way its holding to animal's rough scales for dear life as he waited for the right moment. The gigantic jaws shut on air once more and Carlos slid the snout as far he could, wrapped his arms that and attempted hold shut. knew from experience the creature used less force to open its jaws than it did to slam them shut on but he be at very of snout before he it closed. Then his soldiers could swung all thirty-five plus pounds of the armored over her several times and then began beating gigantic reptile with the hard bony casing of recent acquisition. It only seemed to agitate the monster more. She felt a tugging at It was Harry. He spotted the wire around neck pulled off. What He quickly made a slipknot and used the loop to lasso creature's snout. Carlos was barely holding on. He had used sling tie his arms If he ever got he his arms wouldn't be to for primitive wasn't as he'd hoped either. Miss! It kept falling short long, or the creature Finally, Carlos could hold on no longer. The opened its monstrous jaws and raised its head, catapulting Carlos off the top of its snout and back to tail. It made a meal of the Shadow leader except it couldn't turn around the narrow quarters. Carlos narrowly missed being impaled on spikes the tail, instead caught hold one of them keep from being the poisonous The sensed himself to his tail, twisted its and its spiked tail, effortlessly tossing Shadow form against the tunnel wall some ten
 the turtle's snap, and differenT from the maIntenAncE cyBeRts' eLectRical snap that eCHoed Throughout the chamber. ThE biggEsT DiffEReNce waS when thE shADOws HeArD thE sNAp Of the JawS, they weRe keenly awAre ThAt one of their OWn Had died horRibLy.

Carlos maneUveRed behInD thE MonstEr aNd leaPt on itS Back. As The sewer bEhEMoth twISted and TURnEd to Dislodge its rider, CARlOS inched his way bEhind iTs HEaD, HOldIng On to the aniMaL's rouGH scales FOr DEAR liFE as he waited foR the right moMEnt. the gigAnTic JAws slaMmed sHuT On aIr once more aNd CaRlos slid dOwn the SNout as fAR as he coUld, wraPpeD hiS armS ArOuNd tHaT Jaw ANd AttEMptEd to hold It ShUt. He kNew fROM EXperIenCe thAt the Creature used lEss ForcE To oPen itS jaws Than It Did to Slam thEm shuT oN prey, but he had to Be at The very enD of ThE snOuT befoRE he couLd hOld It closeD. Then hiS SolDiERS CoUld kill it.

Kieran swuNg ALL tHirty-fivE plus pOUnDs OF the armoReD beAst oVER her hEad sEVeRal times And theN BeGaN beatinG tHe gigaNtIc rEptIle wiTH the Hard boNy casing Of her REcent acquisitiON. It only seemed TO aGITaTE the MonSter more. She Felt A TuggIng aT HeR tuNIc. It wAs HarRy. hE hAD spotted the wire drapEd Around Her neCk and pulled it Off. What the...? hE QUickly maDe a sLIpKNot and used the lOop to Lasso the crEAture's snOut.

CaRlos was bArely holdING on. He had UseD hiS weApoN SLiNg to tie his armS TOgetHeR. If he evEr gOt loose, He kNew His ArmS wOuldn't be mUch good tO hIm FoR a WhiLe. HarRY's primitIvE loOp WasN't worKIng as hE'd hopEd eiThEr. mIss! miss! It kEPt FALlinG sHoRt or LonG, oR the cReatURe jErked itS ugly snouT abOUt.

FiNaLlY, Carlos Could hold on no LoNger. The beaSt OpeNed its MONstrous jAws and raised its loathsomE Head, catApuLting carlOs off the tOp oF its snOut ANd back To its tAil. It CoUld HAVe madE A MeAl oF tHe Shadow leADEr eXcept ThAt it Couldn't Turn around in the narROw qUarters. Carlos NarRowlY MIsSed BEiNG imPaLEd oN THe spikes on the taIl, and insteAd CAuGht hold of oNE of ThEm to keeP from beIng duMPed into The poisonOus swill. THe CreaTURe sEnsed CarloS has attaChed himseLF to hiS TaIl, twiSteD its hiNdQuaRters, And swePT itS spikEd tail, EfFortleSsly tOsSing the SHadow leader's struggling fOrm agaInst tHe tUnnel wall SomE Ten
 the turtle's snap, and di fferent fr om th e m ain te nanc e cy berts' electri c al s nap that echoed throug houtth e  cha m be r. Th e bigge s td i ffe re nc e w as wh en th e S hadowsheard thesna pof the jaws, th ey were ke enl y aware that  on e of t he iro wn ha d d ied h orribl y .

Car los maneu ve r ed beh i nd them o ns terand leapt on itsb ac k . As the sewer  behem ot h  t w i ste d a nd turnedto  disl o dge its ri d e r , C a rlos inched h is way behi n d i ts hea d,  ho l ding o n toth e  an imal's roug h sc ales fordear l i fe as h e  waited  for t herig ht m o me nt . T he gig a nt icj aws  slammed  s hu t onairo n c e  mor e a nd C arlos  slid down th e s nout asfar a s hecoul d,  wrap ped hi s arm saround that jaw  and  attempte d t ohol dit sh u t. Hekne w f rom exp erience tha tt h e  c reature used lessfo r c eto openits ja w sth a n it did  t o s lamt h em sh ut o n  p rey, but  he ha d  t obe at t he  veryen d o f t he sn o ut b eforehe could  hold it closed. The n  his soldiers co u l dk illit. 

Kieran sw unga ll t hirt y -f ive pluspound so ft he armored beast ov er  her h ead s everal timesand then b e g a n beatin g th e  g i gantic reptile  with  the hardb ony casi ng of  her rec ent acqui s i tion. It  on lysee med t oagitate the m o n ster  m ore. Sh e f elt a t ugg ing  at  he rtunic. It  was Har ry .He  h adspott e d the wi re  dr ap edaroun d  her n eck a nd p ul le d  it  off. W h at t he.. .?  H e qu ick ly  made  a s l ipk not and  used the  lo o p to  l as so thecreature's sn ou t.

Carlos  w asbarely h olding o n. He had used his weap o n sling  to  tiehisarms toge the r. Ifhee ver go t loos e, he  k new h is ar m s  w oul dn 't be much g ood  to h im  for  a whil e. Harry's primiti v e l oop wasn't wo rki ng a s he 'dh op e d e it h er. M iss! Miss! It k ept fallin gs ho rt or long ,  or  t he crea ture je rkedi ts ugly  snout ab out.

Fin al ly,C a rlo s could ho ld on no  longer.T he be a st  open edits mo ns tro us ja ws and rai sed i ts loa th some h ead,ca tapultin g Carlos off the top of  its s noutand  back toits tai l. It cou ld h ave made a  me alof th e S h adowlead e rexc e pt th at i t  couldn't tu rna r ou nd in the n a r r owquart ers .  Carlo s na rrowly missed bei n g impaled on t he s p i kes  on theta il, and instea d c au g h t hold o fone of them  to keep  f r om be ing du mped i nto the p oi s onousswil l.The creat ure  s e nsed Ca rl os has at tach ed  himse lf toh is t a i l, twisted its h indqu a r ters, and  swep tits spi k ed t ail, effor tlessly tos sing t he S hadow  leader 's  strug gli ng  form agai n st the tu nnelwall so me  ten 
 the_turtle's snap,_and different from the_maintenance cyberts'_electrical_snap that_echoed_throughout the chamber._The biggest difference_was when the Shadows_heard the snap_of_the jaws, they were keenly aware that one of their own had died horribly.

Carlos_maneuvered_behind the_monster_and_leapt on its back. As_the sewer behemoth twisted and_turned to_dislodge its rider, Carlos inched his way behind_its_head, holding on_to the animal's rough scales for dear life as_he waited for the right moment._The gigantic jaws_slammed_shut_on air once more_and Carlos slid down the snout_as far as he could, wrapped_his arms around that jaw and attempted_to hold it shut. He knew_from experience that the creature_used less_force to open its jaws_than it did_to slam_them shut on_prey, but he had to be_at the very_end of the snout before he_could_hold it closed._Then_his_soldiers could_kill it.

Kieran swung_all_thirty-five plus_pounds_of the armored beast over her_head_several times and then began beating the_gigantic reptile with the_hard_bony casing of her_recent acquisition. It only seemed_to agitate the monster more. She_felt a_tugging at_her tunic. It was Harry. He had spotted the wire draped_around her neck and pulled it_off. What the...? He_quickly made_a_slipknot and used_the_loop to_lasso the creature's snout.

Carlos was barely holding_on. He_had used his weapon sling to_tie his arms together._If_he ever got loose, he knew_his arms wouldn't be much good_to him for a while._Harry's_primitive_loop wasn't working as he'd_hoped either. Miss! Miss! It kept_falling short or_long, or the creature jerked its ugly_snout_about.

Finally, Carlos could hold on no_longer._The beast opened its monstrous jaws_and_raised_its loathsome head, catapulting Carlos_off the top of its snout_and back to its tail. It could have made_a meal of_the Shadow leader except that_it_couldn't_turn around in the narrow quarters. Carlos narrowly missed being_impaled on_the spikes on_the tail, and instead caught hold of one of them_to keep from being dumped into the_poisonous swill. The creature sensed Carlos has attached himself to his_tail, twisted its hindquarters, and swept its spiked_tail, effortlessly tossing the Shadow leader's struggling_form against the tunnel_wall_some ten