The Moon Dragon by Tony Abbott

Author:Tony Abbott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

The veil was nearly closed when — whoosh! — the two friends ran through, only to find thousands of people gathering with the king, queen, Neal, Julie, Khan, and Max at the school.

“Let’s drive our cars around the school!” shouted Julie’s father. “We’ll form a wall!”

“Rakes!” yelled Neal’s mother. “We can fight them with rakes. Brooms, too!”

“Our army,” whispered Eric, seeing his mother and father among the crowd. He wanted to go to them, to make sure they were okay. But his mind still reeled with a vision he didn’t understand.

“They’re all getting ready,” said Keeah.

“And we’ll help,” said Eric. “But first I need you to come with me. Hurry, before my mom sees me and asks me about the wizard thing.”

“I’m right with you!” Keeah said, running down Main Street next to him. “Do you know yet what the Pearl Sea is?”

Gripping both swords firmly as he ran, Eric shook his head. “Every minute I think I remember more, the vision begins to fade. Sorry, I just don’t know.”

Eric passed into his yard, looking along the left side of the house. Yes, the tallest tree was the same one he saw in Calibaz. Inside, his house was eerily empty. Wandering through the kitchen, living room, dining room, even bathroom, he found himself again and again at the base of the steps leading to the second floor.

“Eric?” said Keeah, searching his face.

He raised his eyes to the top step. “It’s up there,” he said. Sliding both swords into his belt and taking a deep breath, he climbed the stairs steadily. Turning right, he stood in the doorway of his bedroom. Dresser, bed, desk. His clothes were strewn across the rug.

“Your mom was right,” said Keeah.

“I know it’s a mess,” he said. “But what we’re looking for isn’t in here.”

Over the sound of his own heart beating, he heard the townspeople outside preparing for the coming battle. Soon the dark army would be there. Soon the terrible fight would begin.

“Keeah, this is nuts,” he said, turning back to the stairs. “They need us —”

“No!” she said. “Eric, this is important. If the Pearl Sea is here, you need to find it.”

He shut his eyes again but opened them just as quickly. “I can’t concentrate.”

Keeah looked at him. “Maybe you need … I mean … I could put you into a trance —”

“Yes!” said Eric. “Yes, do it! Just don’t make me do anything dumb. I don’t want to jump around like a monkey or anything.”

Keeah smiled. “Oh, no. I’m saving that spell for another time.”

“What?”

“Eric, just close your eyes. This won’t hurt.”

“I hope not,” he said with a laugh. When he closed his eyes, Keeah began to murmur under her breath. “Mai-no … pareeth-lah … chaylee-sol …”

At once, the sounds from outside began to drift away from Eric. The clattering of sticks, the yelling, the sound of cars surrounding the school — all grew quiet.

And there in the darkness behind his eyelids shone a pale silvery light. Was it the sun in his eyes? No.

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