Hearing the sound of Sussanna squeezing herself through the front door, Erick emerged to investigate.
As fate would have it, his room was right next to where the giant croc woman was standing. He screamed at the sight of her, but before he could flee, she knocked his legs from under him with one swipe of her tail. Before he could get up she planted her huge clawed flipper on his body, pinning him down. The foot was so big it covered his whole chest.
"Now, what shall I do with you?" she pondered, looking down at the scared teenager. "I haven't tasted fresh human blood for 50 years. On the other hand, I could use some help locating and controlling the rupture. Oh, what shall I do? I'll have to think long and hard..."