5 White Dragon - A Stroke Of Hope

They walked until it turned dark. Luckily, though, they stopped at three logs and fallen palm trees. They could build a place to spend the night. And best of all, there was a stream of pure water nearby, and a tree full of fruit only a few metres away from the logs. 'Perfect,' thought Alex, and for a split second, thought Stu was thinking the same way...

After 40 minutes it was pitch black, but they had finished their little hut just in time. The leaves from the palm trees were crammed together to make a roof and quilts, and the logs were hacked at and stuck together to make walls. They had drank from the stream and eaten an apple each, and ten minutes later, they dozed off...

When they woke up, they were away to get a drink of water when they found a bottle with a lid. How did that get there? Maybe just luck. He gathered water into it, which should be enough to last them a few days, and picked 2 apples each and stuffed raspberries into their pockets, the odd one getting squashed.

They countinued along the path, this time stopping every 15 minutes to burn a bush or evil rose. They stopped at a junction which led in 5 different directions.

"Which way, Alex?"

"Dunno..."

Now there was no hope, they would have to take a lucky guess. Just as Alex had made up his mind, a chill wind picked up. The noise picked up and a shadow grew around them. They looked up and were amazed at what they saw. A white dragon was descending slowly above them. They moved out the way and it landed. It turned its head towards them, and blinked its big, black eyes.

"I am Zornyu, Zicco's younger brother. I have come to help you reach the Mystic's hut."

They both stood open mouthed, gazing at the dragon that just spoke to them. It outstretched its wings and gestured them to hop on them. They did so and climbed onto its back. It took off while saying "hang on tight!" They had the ride of their lives. Laughing all the way, Alex and Stu had done it. They were finally going to get to the hut, probably about 10 days early.

As the dragon landed softly outside the hut, it sat and told them it would wait for them. They nodded, moved forwards towards the hut, and were away to knock when the door swung open.