Journey with Dragons
By maggeh;;
CHAPTER FOUR
"Grab my paw!" Fiddlesticks cried desperately against the harsh winds. "I—cant!" Scorn yelled back. "It's- too- far-"Scorn screamed as she found herself tumbling through the winds, releasing her grip on Kazul's tail. "Kazul! We have to save her!" Fiddlesticks cried. "We can't right now, Fiddlesticks. Our own safety is in danger." Kazul couldn't see her path; the sand was clouding her eyes. But Jasper peered ahead, and said, "See that big... thing, up ahead? It looks like a cave! Let's go see!" Kazul groaned and fell to the ground, unable to fly. She tried to walk to the cave, and succeded.
It was a cave. A slimy, dusty, grime covered one. But it provided shelter from the sand, and Kazul assured her fellow travelers that that was good enough. "But..." Fiddlesticks sighed. "What about Scorn? I'm so worried about her. She could be hurt." Kazul put a gentle claw around Fiddlesticks. "She very well may be. But Scorn is strong, Fiddlesticks. She'll pull through. Don't worry." Fiddlesticks sighed. "Alright. Thanks, Kazul. When d'you think the storm will stop?"
"Soon," Kazul assured him. "Though the Forbidden Desert is perilous, it is also easily bored. A new danger will come along soon enough." An hour later, Kazul, Fiddlesticks and Jasper were searching around the desert for Scorn. "Scorrrrrn!" Fiddlesticks called, his voice becoming hoarse. "Scorn, come on, we need you!"
Finally, Kazul stopped. "I think I hear something... Coming from that hole," she said. They descended into the hole and found a whimpering Scorn. "About time," she muttered. "I'm going to take the longest bath ever when we get back. And I don't even like baths!" Fiddlesticks smiled in relief and helped Scorn out of the hole. Then he hugged her. At first Scorn seemed horrified, but then she relaxed. But she didn't hug him back, for that would completely ruin her dignity. She hopped onto Kazul's back and said, "How much furthur, you think, Kazul?" The dragon pondered for a moment. "Well... I honestly don't know. But let's go back to that cave. Maybe there'll be some clue to where the Enchanted Forest is in there." Scorn looked alarmed. "Cave? There aren't any caves in the Forbidden Desert. This is strange. Let's go check it out..."
Author's Note: This is still a shorter one, I know, yet I like this one. It defines a bit of a relationship between Fiddlesticks and Scorn ;) And thank you SO MUCH to my first reviewer. I've read your work, btw, and I love it )