Jazzberry and Fidget by Chris Mason

Author:Chris Mason [Mason, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, fairy, dragon, children adventure, child hero, world annihilation
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7: The Hollow Hill

Jazzberry flew out to the edge of the mushroom fence and began singing in a voice so beautiful and lyrical that it took Annie a moment to realize that she couldn’t follow the words.

“Speak in English so your friends can understand you,” the red-haired fairy said.

“You’ve been debating this problem for over a year,” Jazzberry said boldly. “Talk has gotten us nowhere because what we needed was action. Now we have less than a month before the big machines come to destroy our home, and millions of human lives are at risk. Fidget and I realized that your problem was that you were concentrating on the adults.”

“They put us on this path,” the blue-haired fairy said. “They are the only ones who can change their course.”

“But you haven’t even tried to convince them.”

“We can’t just show ourselves and frighten them as we did centuries ago,” he said. “Humans have become too jaded; we can destroy them, but they would never believe it until they were actually dying. If we reveal ourselves, they’ll either try to wipe us out or try to catch us for a zoo or a TV program.”

“Some humans cannot be trusted,” Jazzberry said. “But it never occurred to you to contact the children.”

The dragons in the trees rustled their wings. It sounded like autumn wind blowing through dead leaves.

“Children can still believe without fear or hate,” she said. “And they can identify the adults who can be trusted.”

Fidget jumped out to stand beside Jazzberry. “I have watched the human children for many years,” he said. “Some are cruel, some have been twisted by pain or ignorance or hate. But most are good. When Annie met us, she didn’t try to catch us and put us in a box. She asked us to adopt her.”

The wings rustled again.

“The problem with children,” Jazzberry continued, “is that they are good but powerless. For several weeks, Annie and her friends have been trying to find a way to stop this on their own. But they don’t know enough, they don’t have enough experience, and no adult will take them seriously. So Annie brought her uncle, one of the men who is planning the development, to meet us and decide for himself.”

Uncle Dennis stood up suddenly. “And it worked,” he said. There was a hissing noise coming from the trees, but he ignored it. “Jazzberry was right to do what she did. I had no idea that our plans would harm anyone; I had no idea I was putting you all in danger. I’ll do everything I can to stop the project now, but I don’t have the final say. I can’t dissolve the partnership unilaterally. I’ll have to figure out how to convince my partners to give up the profits they would have earned by building those houses.”

“Not by bringing them to meet us,” the red-haired fairy said.

“No,” Dennis said. “I don’t think that would work. I’m afraid my partners are exactly the kind of people who would try to trap you and put you on TV.

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