1 Chapter 3-Tobias



"Guys, he is for real," Cassie said in shock.

"No way," Rachel countered angrily. "This guy's just a Controller who knows too much. We have to get rid of him, now."

"If I'm a Controller," Santa cut in smoothly, "we'd be surrounded by Visser Three's troops this very minute."

After a few more minutes of arguing, we decided to give the guy the benefit of the doubt.

"It doesn't really matter anyway," Santa said sadly. "I'm not doing the job anymore. Nobody believes. I'm gonna start going on vacation to Florida."

"But-" Cassie tried to reason.

Santa suddenly cut in, a twinkle in his eye. "If you children can deliver the presents for me, show me that you care enough to do it, I'll reconsider."

Us? He wanted us to drive a sleigh through the sky? Deliver presents to every child in one night?

"See you on Christmas Eve," he said.