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Option C – Diana calls for help

There was something under the bed, something with eyes and teeth and claws. Diana didn't even have time to scream before it lunged at her. She tumbled back and scrambled for the door, but the monster beat her to it. It was big – even bigger than her Uncle Snow – and it looked like a scarecrow with swords for hands and knives for teeth.

"Help!" Diana shouted, as loud as she could. "Help!"

The monster stepped forward, and she stepped back until there was nowhere else to go. She could hear her parents running down the corridor, but the monster was right there and –

The monster froze. It wasn't looking at her anymore. It was looking at the window behind her. A low, rumbling growl rattled the window. Diana knew that growl! It was Mr Snaggles – the real one! That's right – her mommy and her Aunt Vanille had been doing tests to see how long her mommy could summon Mr Snaggles for.

Diana had played with Bahamut all afternoon, and then the Eidolon had gone to sleep in the backyard. He must have heard her and come to save her!

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The instant that he heard Diana scream, Bahamut was up on his feet. The mighty Eidolon would never allow harm to come to one of Fang's children, especially not his number one fan.

He peered into the window and growled. There was some kind of monster in Diana's bedroom. The monster met his gaze and froze. Good – it should be afraid. With a great roar, Bahamut smashed one claw through the side of the house. He grabbed the monster and then slammed it into the ground.

The monster hissed, and Bahamut lifted up one foot and stomped down – hard. Twice. As the monster lay on the ground twitching, the Eidolon drew back his head and then unleashed a devastating blast of energy. By the time he was done, there was nothing more than a big, smoking crater.

Monsters would think twice now before going after Diana.

"You're the best!" Diana shouted, waving at him through the hole in her wall. "Thank you, Mr Snaggles!"

Bahamut struck a suitably heroic posed and basked in the adulation. He could hold this over Odin for years! Yep, Bahamut thought as Lightning and Fang rushed into the room and threw their arms around Diana, he was the greatest Eidolon ever.

"Thanks," Fang said. "I mean it."

Bahamut nodded at his summoner.

"But did you have to make such a big hole in the side of the –"

Snap.

Bahamut and Fang both twitched. That was the sound of something loadbearing breaking in two. There was a split-second pause, and then half the house came down in a shower of bricks, plaster, and timber.

Safely tucked in her parents' arms, Diana cheered. "Can we do that again? That was fun."

Bahamut eyed the damage and the murderous look on Lightning's face. Hmmm… what to do? Ah, that's right – he had a way out of this. As Lightning got up to start yelling about all the property damage, Bahamut let himself disappear. He'd done his good deed for the day, and if Lightning asked, he could always claim that he'd already stayed as long as he could.

"Bye, Mr Snaggles!" Diana waved as he disappeared. "Thanks for killing my monster!"