Red Dragon was sleeping in Deren Gard when he suddenly heard a female voice in his head:

"Great Red Dragon, can you hear me?"

"Who are you?" Red Dragon said half-awake.

"Queen Mim."

"MIM?" Red Dragon shot up awake with surprise. "What…how…?

"I came from heaven to talk with you. If it wasn't for your friends Master Fone Bone and Queen Thorn I'd still be trapped with the Lord of Locust's and I want to repay them."

"I don't know if that's a good idea, Fone's cousin Phoney might get jealous." Red Dragon chuckled.

"I didn't mean with gold or anything. In a way they saved my life and I wanted to do something as equal. You're the only dragon who's close friends with them so I thought I'd ask you."

"I'm surprised you're friendly with me at all considering I helped the other dragons turn you to stone." Red Dragon sounded remorseful.

"Oh don't feel guilty about that, I'm actually grateful."

"You are?"

"There are worse things than death. I prefer being dead without the Lord of Locusts as opposed to being alive with him controlling me. That's what I meant when I said that Queen Thorn and Master Fone Bone saved my life in a way. Do you know of a good way to properly repay them?"

"Not that I can think of…oh wait, Fone and Thorn were pretty close for different species. Maybe you can think of a way for them to see each other without leaving their homes for too long?"

"Ah yes, while in heaven I sensed the love between Queen Thorn and Master Fone Bone – though Queen Thorn doesn't know how strong it is yet. I'll work it out from there. Thank you Great Red Dragon."

"You're welcome…wait, are Thorn and Fone meant to be together?"

"That's for Queen Thorn and Master Fone Bone to find out on their own…but for you I'll answer. Yes, they are meant to be together. True love is the only thing that can pass the species barrier."

"I had a feeling, just wanted to be sure. Boy wait until they find out. Luckily Queen Thorn is fond of Master Fone Bone so it shouldn't be a problem for her."

"I'm fond of him too, so I hope it works out."

"Speaking of 'working out' how are you going to make it possible for Thorn and Fone to meet?"

"Unlike most dragons I know a little magic. The simplest answer for this is a couple of portal platforms."

"You mean one can walk on the platform and appear somewhere else on a different platform?"

"Exactly. Thank you again."

"No problem, I wasn't fond of Fone leaving either."

"I know. The portals will arrive tomorrow sometime in the afternoon, so you'd better warn Queen Thorn and Queen Ben in the morning. I'll warn Master Fone Bone tonight in his sleep."

"Alright, goodbye Queen Mim and thank you for helping Thorn and Fone."

"Goodbye Great Red Dragon, and there's no need for thanks, it's my pleasure."

Back in Boneville….

"Master Fone Bone."

"Whosat?" Fone said groggily.

"Queen Mim of the Dragons."

"Oh…WHAT?" Fone jolted awake; fortunately he didn't wake up his cousins.

"Shh, don't worry there's no trouble anywhere. I just wanted to let you know to be in back of your house tomorrow morning, I have a surprise for you."

"A surprise?" Fone whispered, confused.

"It's something to thank you and Queen Thorn for freeing me from the Lord of Locusts."

"Hey it was no big, I'm just glad the war's over."

"Me too, but trust me you'll be glad I rewarded you and Queen Thorn."

"What is it?"

"You'll find out tomorrow Master Fone Bone."

"Aw you can skip with the formalities, Fone is fine."

"Oh…er…alright…Mas – Fone."

"Not used to being casual?"

"It's customary for royalty to use formal names, but if you insist then I can make an exception."

"Hey, friends can be casual all the time."

"Friends?"

"Well, aren't we?"

"I guess we are. Goodnight Fone."

"Goodnight Mim."