Previously...
"He's going to roast us alive!", squeaked Micky and hid his head behind Mike's shoulder. Peter was too horrified to cry and was staring open-mouthed at the creature. Mike felt completely helpless as he sat crouched down with this monster's' gaze fixed on them and Davy completely oblivious and asleep in his arms.
& now...
"What do you want?!", shouted Mike, as he shifted his sleeping friend and tried to protect his other two friends who were shivering beside him.
The black dragon cocked its head to the side like a dog and Mike suddenly had the sensation that this dragon was not going to hurt them.
Then the dragon coughed and then it put its head down so that it was lying flat on its belly and still looking at them with golden eyes. Mike turned to Micky who was trying to crawl behind Mike. "Micky, Peter. I think he wants us to climb on his back. I have the feeling he's good. Don't ask me how I know but I feel this from him. Come on guys.". With this Mike stood up, still holding his sleeping friend. Micky and Peter leaped up but stayed firmly behind Mike, clutching his shirt like two terrified children.
"What are you doing Mike?! Mike!", squeaked Micky as Mike carefully took a few steps toward the dragon. Micky and Peter followed behind Mike, squealing and jumping all the while.
"Will you two stop and just walk like normal people! It's hard enough holding Davy and having you two tugging on me!", exclaimed Mike.
Micky and Peter stood up straight and attempted bravery but still kept millimeters behind Mike.
Slowly the boys made their way to the dragon who watched them intensely with unblinking golden eyes. Mike smiled weakly at the dragon before climbing onto its back with Davy firmly held in front of him. He gripped the dragons sides with his knees and reached around Davy to securely hold onto the scales jutting out of the dragon's shoulders. Micky and Peter scrambled up behind Mike and with that the dragon jumped into the air with a roar that nearly dislodged the boys.
The first few minutes were terrifying, cold and jarring for the boys who clung to the dragon for all they were worth. Mike was so afraid he was hurting Davy because he had to hold onto him so tightly during the flight. Davy didn't wake up and Mike could feel the heat of fever burning in the boys skin. He hoped Davy would sleep through the dragon ride as waking up to such an activity would surely be detrimental for anyone in such a state as Davy.
Micky held tightly to Mike and Peter's arm that was around his middle and prayed they wouldn't fall off. He could no longer see the ground and the air was getting colder by the minute. It was impossible to talk to each other as the wind was so strong and they suspected that the dragon was moving faster than any plane they had been on.
After what seemed like an eternity the dragon began to descend and before long it landed in the middle of what looked like an old stone ruin with trees surrounding them all around.
The dragon laid its head on the ground and Mike and the others slid off and staggered for a moment trying to get used to being on the ground again. The sun was beginning to rise in the sky and they looked around and saw they were no longer in America as it looked so foreign to them.
Davy shifted and groaned in Mike's arms as they walked a few feet from the dragon and Mike lowered Davy to the ground carefully. Micky came over and felt Davy's head. "He's sick, Mike. We need to take him to a doctor but I have no idea where we are." Micky sat crossed legged on the ground next to his sleeping friend. Peter looked like he was going to cry again and Mike frowned and looked back at the dragon. "We need help for our friend. Can you help us?", asked Mike to the dragon. The dragon lifted its head and blinked but didn't move.
Mike sighed and crouched down near the others to look at Davy. He put his hand on Davy's head and felt how hot it was. He jostled Davy a little bit but carefully so as not to hurt the boys arm. "Davy? Can you open your eyes, buddy?", whispered Mike but got no answer as Davy slept on.
Mike looked up at the others. "This is not looking good. Any idea's where we are?", he said. None of them could recognize or fathom where they were. The ruins didn't even look like anything they'd ever heard about. The trees surrounding them were huge, covered with intense green leaves and vines and very dense in all directions.
"Mike!", squeaked Micky suddenly and pulled Mike forward and nearly on top of Davy. Mike scrambled to avoid hurting his sleeping friend and glared at Micky. "What was that for?!", he snapped but Micky was looking at the approaching dragon who was now looking down on Davy with its golden eyes. As they watched, the dragon brought its head down so that it's snout was inches away from Davy's broken arm. It sniffed and opened its mouth to show rows of very sharp teeth. "Its' going to eat Davy!", shrieked Micky and made to jump forward to pull Davy away from the teeth.