A small path widened into a multicolored beach with rocks of all sizes. From grains that could get stuck between your toes to big boulders to sit on. Beyond was a wide flat lake. In the middle of the lake was a castle but there was no draw bridge to let them inside. Where was the entrance? It was below the clear water and where an entrance was leading down an underwater hall.
"Okay class, we are going to have our first diving lesson," explained Tomas. "I assume all of you can swim? Am I correct?"
"Tommy, you know I'm scared of being underwater," Kimberly whispered after making sure no one could hear her. "I don't think I can do this lesson."
"Just stick close to me," Tommy whispered back. "I'll make sure that you aren't hurt, and you get to where you need to be."
An orange dragon stood close by listening to Tommy and Kimberly's conversation. It was no other than Hazen the school bully. Learning Kimberly's fear was perfect. He quickly thought of a plan. "Okay, everyone I want you to follow me," Tomas instructed as he got into the water. Hazen watched everyone get into the water noticing that Kimberly was last one in line. He found some vines nearby which prefect for his plan would be. Hazen stuck out his tail causing her to trip next to the bush that he was hiding behind. Before Kimberly was able to get up, Hazen tied a vine around Kimberly's mandible and threw a net over Kimberly which penned her to the ground. Hazen jumped up on Kimberly's back using camouflage ability to make him and Kimberly blind in with the surroundings.
Kimberly watched as Tommy dived in the water with the rest of the group. "You'll be going to do you first diving lesson," Hazen explained as he dragged the net over to the lake. After tying a vine around one of her hind legs and around a rock that was he could lift, Hazen knocked the rock into the lake watching as Kimberly sank to the bottom of the lake. Hazen swam to the bottom of the lake and removed the net off Kimberly. She was struggling to swim up to the surface, but the rock was holding her down. And she couldn't reach the rope. "You're going to get used to being under water."
Tommy could feel the sweat drench his skin, the throbbing of his own eyes, ringing screams vibrating in his ears, and the pounding of his heart against his chest. His claws digging into the ground. He couldn't hear his rapid breathing, but he was able to feel the oxygen flooding in and out of his lungs. His eyes were locked on the lake waiting for Kimberly to come out up out of the water. "Has anyone seen Kim?" he asked in a concerned voice watching a bear in tuxedo luring down a draw bridge to close the gate to prevent anyone from going back through.
"She's still in the lake," Hazen snickered as he passed Tommy. "She's weak and isn't able to swim under water."
"Hazen, I deal with you later," Tommy threatened as he headed back to the gate. The bear in a tuxedo had a bag in his hand. "Excuse, can you lower the draw bridge back up. My friend is still on the other side."
"I need a small fee," answered the bear.
"I don't have any money-"
"-I don't mean money, I mean gems. I am not going to open the draw bridge without a fee."
"I don't have time for this!" Tommy snapped. He opened his mouth to breathe fire. If the bear wasn't going to cooperate with him, he was going to lure the draw bridge himself. Instead of flames, a wind came out of Tommy's mouth. The strong gust of wind sent the bear flying and Tommy quickly opened the draw bridge. Not caring if he got in trouble or not, he dived into the water.
Fear tortured Tommy's guts when he found Kimberly floating several inches from the rock holding her down. This was no accident, someone had deliberately put her there.
"KIMBERLY!" Tommy shouted swimming towards her. "Are you okay?"
"MMMMMPH!" Kimberly cried out when she heard Tommy's voice.
His stomach had tense cramps, fear engulfed his conscience knocking all his other thought to the side. "Who did this to you?" he asked as he started nuzzling her affectionately when he reached her.
"MMMMMPH!" Kimberly answered pointing to her mandible.
"Can you hold still for a minute?" Tommy asked. "I'm going to cut the vine off."
As Kimberly held still, Tommy used his sharp claws to cut the vines off. "Tommy, it was Hazen," she began as they tightly embraced each other. "He threw a net over me while everyone was going to their diving lesson. Then he tied a vine around my foot and the other end to a rock. The rock is what's holding me down. I can't reach it."
Tommy used his sharp claws to cut the vine of Kimberly's leg. Her leg was swollen and had some cuts from the vine being so tight. She stretched out her leg and fell to the sea floor. "Tommy, I think I'm injured," she informed as she struggled to stand.
"Just stand a little longer. I'm going to have you ride on my back. When I get you to the surface, we'll get you some help."
He stood next to her and she climbed up on his back and held on his neck as he swam through the long hall. Tommy swam up to the surface and he swam to the shore line.
"You're going to be in so much trouble!" Hazen teased as he watched Tommy pick Kimberly up by the scuff of the neck. "You blew Mr. Moneybags away-"
"-well you hurt my girlfriend," Tommy argued. "Her back leg is injured. I'm going to make sure everyone knows what you did."
Kimberly opened her mouth to defend Tommy. But, she was stunned when she started breathing bubbles. She didn't have a bubble blower or soapy water. She did it all on her own. Hazen got trapped in one of the bubbles and it began to float in midair. Tommy still had a lot of anger inside of him and he used his new wind breath to blow Hazen's bubble away.
Kimberly and Tommy finally caught up with group when they met a green dragon. "Tommy, I've heard you and blew Mr. Moneybags away," Astor stated with an angry look on his face. "Why did you do it?"
"Hazen had trapped Kimberly at the other side of the lake," Tommy answered honestly. "I was scared she was hurt. I didn't know what else I could have done. You know I wasn't going to leave her there. When I found her, there was a rock was holding her down. He tied a vine around a rock and the other end around her leg. A vine was tied around her mandible and to prevent her from crying out for help. Look at her leg."
Astor looked at Kimberly's leg and he lifted her into his arms. "We'll take her to the hospital wing to get that looked at," Astor assured as they walked to the hospital wing. "Hazen's going to be in a lot trouble."
