When Ashley got over to Tim, she tried to help him out of the ice that he was stuck in.
"What happened?" asked Ashley.
"I got attacked by an ice dragon last night. It froze my feet so I couldn't get back. I'm sorry." said Timothy.
"Don't apologize right now. Let's just focus on getting you out of this." said Ashley.
"Ashley, what happened to Tim?" asked Atem.
"He got attacked by an ice dragon." said Ashley.
"An ice dragon. Could it be the same ice dragon that killed Jaden and Cleopatra?" asked Danek.
"I wasn't so sure." said Timothy. Everybody worked hard to carry Tim back to Ashley and Allison C.'s house. But as they were doing that, the ice on Tim's feet grew to the lower part of his ankles.
"Ashley, the ice is growing." said Timothy.
"Well, we better hurry back." said Ashley. Everyone made it back to the house. Meanwhile, Haou was looking up something on his laptop.
"What are you looking up, Uncle Haou?" asked Emily.
"I know I've seen this thing before. Aha! Here it is. Tim, you have the Ice Dragon Curse." said Haou.
"And what is that exactly?" asked Jim.
"The Ice Dragon Curse is a curse that can only be inflicted by an ice dragon. The target gets stuck in unbreakable ice for 1 week unless it is cured, with the ice growing once every hour."
"What happens when 1 week passes?" asked Allison C.
"He dies, obviously. Well, according to this, when 1 week passes, the body will be full covered in ice and the target dies of lack of breath, or suffocation."
"I'm too young to die." said Timothy.
"How do you cure this curse?" asked Atem.
"It says the only way to cure the Ice Dragon Curse is from the fire of the Night Mare horse."
"A Night Mare horse?" asked Ashley.
"Yes. A horse that's as black as night and red as a human's blood. It says here that a Night Mare horse can run as fast as when a candle goes out." said Haou.
"Well, where can you find a Night Mare horse?" asked Emma.
"At the hottest place in the world. In California." said Haou.
"But that's miles away from Indiana." said Emily.
"We'll never make it there in a week." said Valon.
"Wait a minute, guys. We can always use the teleporter." said Slim.
"That's a great idea, Slim. But someone needs to stay here with Tim and keep us up-to-date on his status." said El Tigre.
"Why not Becca and Elise? They can be great help." said Allison C.
"Our cousins? Okay, let's call them." said Ashley. A few minutes later, she came back with a thumbs up.
"They'll be here first thing tomorrow morning." she said.
"Alright!" said Valon.
"Well, what are you waiting on? We're burning daylight. Let's go." said Ethan.
"Now hold on a sec, tiger. We have to prepare for our journey. Like bringing 1 week's worth of food, water, and tools for shelter just in case if it rains." said Ashley.
"Trust me, where we're going, we won't have to worry about shelter and rain." said Haou.
"Why? Where in California are we going?" asked Emma.
"Death Valley." said Haou.
"Death Valley? That does sound like the hottest place on Earth." said Jim.
"Okay, if we're done talking, we got a curse to break here." said Allison C. as she pointing at Timothy.
"She's right. Let's rest up and head out first thing tomorrow morning." said Cleopatra VII.