Dragon Keepers 2 - The Dragon in the Driveway by Kate Klimo

Author:Kate Klimo
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2010-08-15T07:00:00+00:00

"Maybe Emmy will come back with the magic shovel and dig us out," Jesse said.

"Then shouldn't we stick around?" Daisy asked.

"I'm worried that the mine might keep collapsing. I think we need to get away from this spot for now," Jesse said. "Besides, if my hunch is right, this tunnel winds up beneath the Deep Woods clearing."

Daisy didn't want to say that if Jesse's hunch was right, then St. George had them trapped either way. So she shut her mouth and turned to lead the way into the tunnel. Jesse followed, unraveling string from the big ball as he went. Daisy was a little surprised that she wasn't more terrified. Maybe she was too thankful to be afraid; thankful that St. George hadn't squished them flat with the earth-mover, that Emmy had made it safely to the laurel

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bushes, that Jesse was with her and she wasn't alone.

As she walked, she shone the flashlight all around even though there really wasn't very much to see. The tunnel was framed with wood that looked very old and alarmingly rotten in places. Long, hairy tree roots reached down through the ceiling. Daisy and Jesse had to duck to avoid getting tangled in them.

"We're under the Deep Woods now," Jesse said with certainty.

"At least we're going in the right direction," Daisy said brightly.

"Yep," said Jesse.

Every so often, other tunnels branched out to either side, but the cousins stuck to what felt like the main tunnel. Without a compass, there was no real telling if they were going in the right direction or not.

Daisy was the first to break a long silence. "Sure is dark down here," she said.

"Sure is," said Jesse.

"I don't know about you, but I don't think I've ever been in darkness quite this ... deep."

"It's pretty deep, all right."

Then they lapsed back into silence. Daisy did not want to say aloud the other thoughts that were

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streaming through her brain. What if St. George had captured Emmy? What if this mine didn't connect to the one St. George was working in? This area was honeycombed with old mines, but they didn't necessarily all link up into one big network. What if the one way out of this place was now completely sealed?

They plodded on, their mouths dry, but neither wanting to stop and drink, not with the darkness swarming just beyond the flashlight's feeble beam like something alive.

After a while, Daisy let out a yelp. There was a small thud, two bright flashes, and then a darkness that was so complete, it was as if they had both suddenly gone blind.

"Daisy!" Jesse crept forward. "Where are you? What happened? Are you okay?"

"I'm okay," she said after a beat. Her voice came from farther away than he expected. "My hair got snagged in one of those tree roots and I ... oh, Jess, I needed both hands to get my hair loose and I--I dropped the flashlight."

"Where?" Jesse asked.

"Over here, I think," she said.

"Keep talking so I can find you," Jesse said.

Daisy prattled, "I hate my hair.

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