16. Somebody's gettin' in trouble
The two boys expanded their discovery further than they were allowed to. They climbed up a small hill and were astonished at the landscape.
Suddenly Bobby stopped wide-eyed. "Hey Bobby. What's the matter?" Instead of answering, Bobby pointed to a spot. Danny followed Bobby's arm. And there Danny also could see what had frightened Bobby: a big red five-headed dragon. "Oh! Is that...?" "Tiamat" Bobby answered him on his question. "She really looks dangerous... We rather should go to the others again... and tell them about Tiamat!" "No bad idea. Before she..." Bobby wasn't able to finish his sentence, because just in this moment one of the five heads turned around in their direction and of course caught sight of them. "...discovers us..." Danny finished the sentence for Bobby.
"What are we going to do now?" Danny asked fearful towards Bobby while the two boys watched the dragon suspiciously. The dragon came closer to them slowly. But Bobby didn't give him a reply. "Um. I'm for disappearing from here! Come on!" Danny answered himself and grasped Bobby on his arm. But Bobby didn't move but stared at the dragon with pinched eyes.
"What do you know? The little Barbarian! Where you are, your sister certainly isn't far away. And where she is, the others are closed by! As I see, you came here in this land, too!" Tiamat said to Bobby, while she came even closer to them. "Bobby!" Danny begged already and pulled Bobby by his arm, but this one shook him up furiously. The look already turned stiff to Tiamat, he slowly raised his Club and growled to impress Danny his bravery, "Come on, if you dare!" "Are you crazy? You can't fight against such a big creature all alone!" Danny shouted. And when Tiamat gave a raged snort, Danny yelled. And regardless of Bobby he ran away screaming. Bobby didn't follow him.
"Megan, Megan! Hurry, Tiamat is here and Bobby wants to fight against her!" The others frightened when Danny rushed to them. "Oh no, Bobby!!" Sheila shouted and ran with the other Young Ones, Megan and the ponies to Bobby.
"You can't defeat me with your useless Club!" Tiamat laughed. "We shall see that!" Bobby replied. But when he heard his sister calling after him, he turned around. Tiamat made use of this moment for her attack: she swung one of her paws and hit out at Bobby. He lost his balance and fell down.
"Bobby!" Sheila shouted and ran to her brother. But she had to step back when Tiamat spat fire and separated the siblings by a firewall.
"Leave Bobby alone!" Hank shouted at Tiamat. "Well, I knew it! Where the little one is, the others couldn't be far away!" Tiamat said. But she wouldn't give up. The friends made ready for a fight and also the ponies bravely stood contrary to Tiamat.
A bit dazed by the rough punch Bobby rose, reached for his Club and turned to Tiamat again. "You will regret this!" Bobby shouted angry and ran with a yell and raised Club towards Tiamat. "No, Bobby! Don't!" But he didn't listen to his sister, as usual!
Tiamat lifted one of her paws again and grabbed Bobby, so that he didn't have any chance to hit with his Club. Instead Bobby lost his Club when he was lifted up by one of the enormous claws. "Let me go!" Bobby screamed and tried to free himself from the claw. But like Sundance, he didn't succeed. The Club hit the ground with a dull sound.
"BOBBY!!!!" Sheila shouted again and Hank fired one of his magical arrows. Tiamat avoided this arrow as she spat fire against the arrow, directly towards the Young Ones. Eric put himself protective in front of them and blocked the fire ray with his Shield. Tiamat took advantage of the distraction and rose up in the air and flew away with Bobby. "BOBBY!!" Sheila screamed once more but it was in vain! With tears in the eyes she bent down and picked up the Club. "We must come to the Timanfaya-Mountains right now!" Hank meant and gritted his teeth while they all looked stunned after Tiamat. "Bobby..." Sheila sobbed and held the Club tightly. "We'll rescue him already!" Megan comforted and put one hand on her shoulder. Sheila only nodded and turned away from them.
So they set off to the Timanfaya-Mountains again. On the travel to the mountains Sheila was very quiet. Megan noticed it and glanced at Hank, who looked back at Megan. Hank seemed to like Sheila much more than his other friends and also Sheila seemed to see more in him than only a good buddy like Eric and Presto.