Odin Blew Up My TV! by Robert J. Harris

Author:Robert J. Harris [Robert J. Harris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782502715
Publisher: Floris Books
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

13. THAT WAY AND THIS WAY

“Lewis!” Greg cried. He stretched out a hand but his brother was too far away to reach.

As he toppled from the dragon’s spine Lewis bumped against one of the huge ribs and instinctively threw his arms around it. Fearfully he shut his eyes and slid down a short way before coming to a halt. Only when he had stopped moving did he dare to look around.

Greg was directly above him now, but too far off to reach. To his left he spotted Susie darting nimbly back down the spine to join Greg.

Sigurda had turned and was facing the bear, her sword drawn. The creature slashed at her with one claw, but she deflected the blow with her blade. Every time the bear lunged, the whole skeleton shook and Lewis had to cling on for dear life.

Above him Greg swayed but managed to keep his balance as he slipped off his light daypack. He lay down full length, holding one strap, and dangled the pack below him so the other strap was only a short distance above Lewis’ head.

“Here, Lewis, grab on!” he said.

Lewis was terrified that if he let go of the rib with one hand, he would lose his grip and topple into empty space.

Susie lay down on the spine so that the top of her head was almost touching Greg’s. She wriggled out of her daypack and lowered it in the same way, so there were two loops hanging just above Lewis.

“Grab hold of one, Lewis, then the other,” said Susie. “We’ll haul you up.”

Lewis was just mustering the courage to make the attempt when the whole skeleton shook once more. The bear was taking another swipe at Sigurda, but the Valkyrie held her ground.

With all four of them on the dragon bridge, and a bear that probably weighed as much as all of them combined, Lewis was sure the bones would give way.

“Come on, Lewis!” Greg urged. “You can’t hang around there all day.”

“Hang around!” Lewis muttered. “That’s a bad joke, even for you, Greg.”

The risk involved in grabbing for the dangling backpack scared him a lot. But so did the knowledge that eventually he would lose his grip and plunge into the abyss.

“Lewis, I think you’d better move now,” said Susie.

Lewis saw at once what she meant. The rib he was holding onto was breaking loose of the spine.

Lewis sucked in a deep breath. Taking his left hand off the long curved bone, he grabbed hold of the strap of Greg’s pack. His other hand immediately slipped free and he dangled there, his feet kicking the empty air.

Taking a firm grip on the dragon’s vertebrae, Susie slid herself further down so she could lower her pack closer to Lewis.

“Susie, be careful!” Greg exclaimed.

“Come on, Lewis, grab a hold!” Susie called.

His legs swinging in the air, Lewis stretched his right arm until it ached. He just managed to get his fingers over the strap of Susie’s pack.

“Hold on tight, Lewis!” said Greg.

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