FANFICTION: The Fire Within/The Last Dragon Chronicles
MY TITLE: Galaxy's Fire
Story based between The Fire Within and Icefire
CHAPTER 1
There was a knock at the door of 42 Wayward Crescent. It echoed down the hall and into the kitchen, just as Gruffen flew in, reporting there was someone at the door. Putting down the potato Liz was peeling; she thanked him and wandered out of the kitchen.
Who could it be? Liz wondered. It couldn't be David, he was in his room doing college work. Besides he wouldn't knock. Nor could it be Mr Bacon, who was out for the weekend. Maybe it was Sophie, David's girlfriend. Or it might be some bothersome sales person. Thinking this, Liz prepared herself for a tiring conversation, where she would have to politely tell the salesmen she didn't want whatever they were selling.
Opening the door Liz got a sweet surprise.
"Lizzie!" The visitor beamed. She had her light brown hair tied up on her head in a messy bun, and wore pale blue jeans, a red shirt and a brown leather jacket with matching boots. Over her shoulder hung a brown messenger bag, much the same colour. And in the lady's hands was a dragon.
"Livvy?" Liz asked. But she didn't need to, the dragon confirmed everything.
"Yes Lizzie it's me! And look who I brought along," She said holding up the dragon.
"Livvy! Come in, come in!" Liz said now smiling back, as she led Liv inside and into the kitchen. "Please take a seat. Would you like to stay for tea? It's roast tonight."
"Oh yes please."
Just at that moment Lucy came inside. Seeing the dragon she wondered straight over.
"Lucy, this is Olivia Quake. Liv and I grew up together," Liz said, explaining.
Lucy didn't make an effort to reply, she was too busy studying the dragon. It was like all the dragons her mother made. Green scales, spikes down its back, oval green eyes and big flat feet. But this one looked remarkably like David's dragon.
"Why have you got Gadzooks?" Lucy asked.
"Gadzooks?" Olivia repeated confused. "Who's Gadzooks?"
"Him, that's Gadzooks!" Lucy said hotly.
"Oh Lucy! No, that's not Gadzooks," Liz said realising. "That's Olivia's dragon, Galaxy."
"Galaxy?" Liz's daughter queried as there came a soft hrrr all around them.
"Who's Gadzooks?" Olivia repeated.
"Lucy, could you go fetch David and Zookie please?" Liz asked as Lucy turned on her heals and disappeared down the hall. "I'm so sorry about this Liv. It's just our lodger, I made him a dragon. And well… you'll see."
David appeared in the hall's doorway, also holding a dragon. He wore jeans and a grey shirt, with his thick brown hair falling into his eyes. He placed the clay statue down onto the table.
"What's going on?" David asked, "Why is there a little girl interrupting my college work? Demanding I bring Zookie? Without any manners?" He said looking sharply at Lucy, who had once again barged in on David.
Lucy looked hurt, but she just said almost in a whisper, "Mum's friend, Olivia has Gadzook's sister."
"Sister?" David said, now quiet confused and yet intrigued.