Grubby looked down at the crystal ball, bewildered as to why it was no longer working. He shook it relentlessly, then threw it to the floor in angered impatience. He was just about to tell his master about the plan to retake the North Pole, in detail. At least his master knew that there was an impending attack at all, but still ... why had their communication been severed?
Hiding behind a cabinet, Jon sighed with relief. Fortunately, he had noticed some of the imps listening in on his conversation with Santa, and had then quietly followed one of them to a strange glowing crystal ball. He then used the stone to cut the communication to the North Pole, once he realized what was happening. But all was not lost. The Evil Santa knew they were coming, but he didn't have any of the details of the plan. Still ... he knew they were coming, so taking him by surprise was now out of the question.
