Author's notes: Okeeday…I don't own LJ Smith characters, I'm just
borrowing. I don't know if
the dragons were suppose to be put to sleep in Hellewise's time or not,
but in my story, they are. Sorry about
the prehistoric names, couldn't come up with anything better. Thank you Kayla, Hazel, debra,
Persephone and myst for the reviews. Thanks myst for Ahedzha's name that sounds about right. Enjoy all!
Chapter Four: The Dream
Phil went home that night with so many thoughts in his head
he almost drove past the driveway. His mom was waiting for him when he came in. "Phil, I was starting to get worried. Did you have supper
already?" Phil nodded at his
mom and walked on towards his room. 'Phil sure has been out of touch lately, I hope he is doing okay
with Poppy's death and the move,' his mom silently thought as her
son walked towards his room in thought. Phil sat on his bed and thought over all that had just happened that night. He was going to join the
Nightworld! Who would have thought
it. Well, Phil amended, I'm
joining Circle Daybreak and he was going to learn how to use his powers.
'I wonder if I can make those balls of light that Iliana and Winnie
did?' He might like being a
witch after all. Phil went to
sleep with thoughts of powers, Poppy, and two witches with blond and red hair
on his mind. That's when the
dream came, the one that Phil had been having since Poppy left, only this time
it was slightly different…
*
Phil was there, but he wasn't there. He was seeing all that happened as if
it were on a television. But he
knew that he was dreaming. It was
the same dream he had been having since Poppy left. He saw what looked to be himself standing in a primitive setting. Phil laughed at seeing himself wearing
only a loincloth. 'I look
like Tarzan. I wonder where Jane
is?' Other people in similar
attire were walking around the grounds. Phil knew this was prehistoric times, and he was a part of this time. Usually, his dream would have ended by
now, but something was different. Phil was no longer seeing things as if it were a TV, now he was there.
*
Phlip looked around the caves trying to find his younger
sister. 'Everyone else is
preparing to battle the dragons and I'm stuck watching the kids. Life's not fair.' He had only left the cave for a moment
just to see the preparations, but that had been enough time for his troublesome
sister to slip away. He was almost
fourteen seasons old; he shouldn't be dealing with this. Phlip set off to find his sister. After searching with the hot, summer
sun beating down on him, Phlip found her. She was hiding behind a bush watching a group of elders. Phlip came up behind Poppet and watched
the elders with her. One person in
the group was their father, Janas. Phlip recognized a few of the others as the chief elders, even Hellewise
was there. Poppet looked at her
older brother getting ready to talk, but Phlip motioned for her to be
silent. They both watched and
listened as the downfall of the dragons was planned.
*
Hellewise looked at the few members of the tribe that had
gathered around. This group would
be the undoing of the dragons. "I have gathered all of you here to give your assistance, if you
are willing, in working a powerful spell. The dragons have long plagued our tribes and the tribes of humans who
live along side us. I feel it is
past time that we end the dragon world." Everyone continued listening and no one backed away. This gave Hellewise the needed courage
to continue. "After years of
work, and the help of my sister before she became forsaken, a spell has been
devised that will place the dragons into a sleep. This sleep will begin with our spell and never end unless a
witch of relation to me ends it. We will bury them in the deepest places on earth. We will make no record of the places
they are buried and with time they shall be forgotten and never walk the earth
again. Also, I feel that we should
keep the youngest dragon princess alive. The shapeshifters will need some rule over them eventually and her
lineage could be that rule. We
will raise her and should have no worry because she is the weakest of all the
dragons. Does everyone agree to
this solution?" Hellewise
watched as all gathered around her nodded in agreement. She also glanced over and noticed the
two faces peeking from behind a bush. 'Good, all is falling into place as
it should.' "Then let
us proceed."
*
Phil woke up. He was drenched in sweat. He wouldn't have been shocked had he had a sunburn. 'What just happened?' Phil had a major headache. It felt as if a whole lifetime of
memories had been crammed into his head. What does all this mean?
*
Poppy sat straight up. Who was Phlip and Poppet? She must have had too much pizza and root beer before bed. She laid back down, rubbing her hand
through the hair of the sleeping boy in the sleeping bag next to her. Then she fell back to sleep.
