Aldo's Fantastical Movie Palace by Jonathan Friesen

Author:Jonathan Friesen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780310401315
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 2012-10-19T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

17

COME, CHILD.”

Chloe left her dream and hurtled through the sky. Flit’s talon drew her deeper into his feathers, and she pressed against his warm body. Flit circled high above Medahon, finally alighting on the edge of another nest. Chloe swept large feathers from her face and strained her neck forward to see through the thick mass of fluff.

“Get up, Yizash.” Flit slapped the sleeping dragon across the face.

The creature slowly cracked an eyelid. “Away with you, feathered one.”

Flit hopped to the other side of the nest, balancing on one talon. “You stole my human. I want the girl back. You already have your prize.”

“All I have is the lame boy.” Yizash closed her eye. “I caught him fair, at considerable pain to me.”

“And it clearly wasn’t enough for you.” Flit slapped her again. This time Yizash rose.

“If you strike me again …”

Flit bent over the smaller dragon. “I’ll do more than that, sister, if you don’t hand her over.”

Yizash’s great eyes narrowed. She drew her body up, slowly beat her wings, and lifted into the night sky. There she hovered, her eyes fixed on Flit. “The human has been anguish to me all night.”

In the bottom of the nest lay Scout, curled up with eyes open wide.

“As you see. Just the boy.”

Flit stretched forward and his body tensed. Chloe’s did too. “Yes,” Flit whispered, “just the boy.”

Flit launched, ducked beneath Yizash, snatched Scout, and dived toward the city, all in one smooth stroke. Behind him, Yizash gave a hideous shriek, and within moments more shrieks filled the air. Flit missled straight down, gaining speed. Chloe braced and watched Medahon’s lights fast approach, but she felt no fear. She sensed what was coming.

Whoosh! Flit skimmed the street and wove between buildings at tremendous speed before spinning to the right, where he released her and Scout an arm’s length from the inside of the wall.

“Into the crack!” With that Flit and his words quickly disappeared.

Scout grabbed Chloe’s hand and yanked her into a crumbled gap between loose wall stones. She landed on her backside and tucked in her legs, rolling forward as four dragons screeched by. She and Scout lay motionless, side by side, until the sound of dragons vanished in the distance. Chloe’s breathing slowed, and she propped herself up on an elbow.

“What just happened? Oh, Scout, I didn’t think I’d ever find you. I mean, there were thirty Nicks and I ran for the tents and then a Quint — have you ever seen a Quint? — saved me from —”

“Stop,” he said. “Are you sure it’s me?”

Chloe squinted hard. “Well, yeah, I think — Oh. I don’t know anything.”

Scout smiled and sat up. “Ask me something only I would know. Something you told me in private.”

She frowned. “When I first met you, you told me something —”

Scout thought a minute. “Don’t stray to the left or to the right. The ground is evil.” He winked. “At least most of it.”

Chloe hugged him. She couldn’t help it. But Scout pried her loose.

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