Flying Fergus 9 by Sir Chris Hoy

Author:Sir Chris Hoy [Chris Hoy with Joanna Nadin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
Published: 2018-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

“Orf with their heads!” shrieked the queen, somewhat predictably.

“Oh,” said Duke Dastardly, uttering his first words of the afternoon. “You didn’t think it was fair to just use your little dragons, did you?”

“He has a point,” admitted King Woebegot.

“Orf with your head,” snapped the queen at her husband.

But the king didn’t even flinch. He had been threatened with head-orfing several times a day for ten years and barely even heard it any more.

Fergus and his dad did, though, as well as Beryl’s terrible roar. “I’m not sure,” Hector said to the king. “I really don’t think –”

“Objection overruled,” barked King Woebegot. “Come along, everyone. Let’s get this started. Cook’s making my favourite for lunch and I’m getting awfully peckish.”

“You’re not the only one, mate,” said Chimp, eyeing Beryl, who in turn was eyeing Unlucky Luke a little hungrily.

As the riders lined up for the starting whistle, Fergus felt shaky for the second time that day. Losing Daisy to a house move was one thing, but she’d still only be 156 miles away. Losing Lily to a dragon … He tried to push the horrible thought from his mind. “Stay focused on the good stuff,” he heard a voice inside his head say. Wasn’t that what Grandpa was always telling him?

“They’ll be just dandy,” came another voice. But this voice was definitely Dad. “The team have been practicing hard, they’re ready for it.”

“Thanks, Dad.”

“Don’t worry, Fergus. Everyone just needs to do their best,” Hector said.

Fergus nodded. He would do his best. Just like he knew Lily and the gang would. He still felt a bit worried about those dragons, though.

“On your marks …” came the call.

Fergus crossed his fingers.

“Get set …”

Chimp crossed his paws.

“Go!”

The pair of them crossed their hearts, closed their eyes, and hoped that dragons were vegetarian after all.

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