"Just hold it out towards the damned thing!"Amos called out.
The Tartok snarled and reached out to grab Haley.
Quick on his feet, Amos rushed forward, though nearly stumbling, he gripped his rifle with both hands and slammed his rifle into the creatures face and sent it hurtling backwards.

The Tartok reached out and caught itself on the railing on the wall before it fell down the stairs.
[i]Chik-chik.[/i]
Amos snapped the bolt on his rifle and ejected the jammed bullet which dinged down onto the step he stood on.
He raised his rifle and took aim as the growling Tartok came rushing back up towards the trio.
He took aim and pulled the trigger.
[i]POW![/i]
The closed quarters they were in magnified the sound of the heavy calibre rifle to an extreme amount and lit up the dark staircase.
The Tartok's head snapped backwards and it fell downward and went tumbling down the stairs into the darkness below.
Amos turned and swung the door open, ignoring the solitary ringing noise in his ear.
He shouldered his rifle and grabbed both girls and pulled them through the door with him, and slammed it closed when they all were through.
He then turned the lock on the handle and pushed both girls out of the way and grabbed a nearby wall table and pulled it over against the door and tilted it at an angle, wedging it and blocking the door.

Everyone else was gathered around, chattering away.
"What were you shooting at?"James asked.
"Was it that Tartok thing?"Demanded Courtney.
"Are you guys all alright?"Terrence asked concerned.
"Oh my God, is that thing still down there?"Courtney asked frightfully.

Amos stared blankly at them and putted to his ears with both hands.
They were still ringing, it would take a minute for the ringing to subside.