Off to Dreamland (ONC 2022)

Nine-year-old Sarah and seven-year-old Xavier were siblings who loves adventures but also were always into different kinds of trouble. That's why the people in their street decided to call them, The Menacing Duo.

There was only one thing the siblings ever wished for, and that was to have a feline pet of their own.

On Easter Sunday, during the egg hunting adventure in their neighborhood, they found something more than the eggs.

It was a furry animal named Mr. Cuddles.

Because of this, they were sent off to stay with their grandma for the whole summer. Grandma Norma used to tell a story about a train that goes to Dreamland. The siblings never believed this until one night they heard a whistle and they could not resist hopping on a new adventure.

And on that ride was Mr. Cuddles, too, their new furry companion.

*An Entry to Open Novella Contest 2022. Based on prompts #8 and #9.