Fireball

The Dangers of Daydreaming

Wanting to get back and be with Kaida, Fireball decided it would be best to go get Amos immediately. He gave both Kaida and his mother a hug. Kaida tried to hold on, not wanting him to leave. She finally had Fireball and he loved her. She was very happy.

Fireball flew quickly back to the prince's island home. He was excited and looking forward to returning home to spend time with Kaida. Fireball remembered his father talking about him one day working with wizards. He had done that and he was sure his father would have been proud of him, but now he just wanted to be far away from wizards and magic, except maybe for Amos. He did hope Amos would visit him.

So many thoughts were spinning through Fireball's head, completely distracting him from watching where he was going. The young dragon snapped back to reality when he was suddenly engulfed in a flame. Fireball flew through the flame but continued to be blasted with spells. The fire and spells did not affect the dragon, but it did distract him and the fire made it difficult to maneuver.

'Swoosh!' Right in the middle of the flames, the dragon was scooped up in a steel cage. The spells and fire blasts stopped and the air cleared. Fireball was trapped and surrounded by a dozen dragons with wizards on their backs. Fireball took in a deep breath and blew out a tremendous flame. The cage was unaffected but two dragons and the wizards on their backs, just disintegrated.

The remaining dragons retreated back a few hundred feet, but they readied themselves to all blast a flame at Fireball. The wizards also had their wands up, ready to attack. Fireball was unsure how he was going to escape when suddenly everything went dark. Even with his keen night vision Fireball could see nothing. He also could not hear anything. What had happened he wondered.

"How are you doing?" a voice called out to Fireball. "You looked like maybe you needed a little help. You realize if you had killed all the wizards your cage would have plummeted to the ground."

Fireball smiled. Though he saw nothing, he recognized the voice. Slowly his vision came back and he could see where he was. He focussed in on his friend, Amos. He wasn't sure how Amos got him from the cage high in the sky, to the patio of the prince's palace.

"Thank you, Amos. I wasn't paying attention. I guess that was friends of Marcello's?"

"Yes, they are all evil. They were hoping to attack us but thought better of it. So, what brings you back so quickly and why were you not paying attention?"

"I was daydreaming." said Fireball. "I came back so quickly because I think I found Marcello's wand. A wand flew into our community, but nobody could pick it up or move it. I thought maybe you could use a spell to release it. We need it gone from our home. The elder dragons want no trace of wizards in our community."