Drastic times call desperately for drastic measures. And it was definitely drastic now. So, uh, I guess I charge at him. But then a better idea pops into being. Dragons can't be fireproof on the inside, right? So I get close and take as many swipes of my claw as I can on Angus' right side, where he was hit earlier. Then I muster as much fire inside as I can and let it out on the many cuts I inflicted. The plan works to much extent; he screams (If dragons can scream) and I see black smoke coming from the gashes in his right side. And then Angus falls limp back down into the volcano, where I can see the lava rising up. His body soaks down into the lava, where I assume it will not be seen again. I saved the world. But I can hardly keep aloft in the air with my ruined neck.
When I come to rest on the patio of Kelly's house with Noah and Sara, who is conscious again, examining my painful wounds on my neck. I apparently have many deep holes in my neck, but that is a small price to pay for saving the world. Even so, I find it hard to think any kind of good thought, let alone keep from falling asleep from all the pain. I seem stuck in my dragon form; when I tried to transform into human again it was too painful to continue. Kelly was home, and she came out drowsily, illuminated by the sunset. She screamed when she saw me and stepped back. Sara calmed her somehow, and explained that I wasn't Angus. Then Kelly explained that she had never seen Angus, so she thought I was him.
She got a grip on the situation by calling to her mom, "Mom! Zach defeated Angus and now he's dying on the porch!" Okay... That was not what I'd tell my mom. But she came out nonetheless, and put special herb mixes into my gashes. The pain almost completely left, and I was able to slowly transform into human form once again. When I was human, Kelly's mom put a big bandage over the still visible bloody holes in my neck and Kelly helped me to the couch inside.
Now was the time for celebration! And so Kelly and her mom whipped out streamers and balloons and decorated the place, even adding in "Congrats, Dragon Hero!" on a big banner at Sara's request. And Kelly's dad came home with a pizza and soda, which I had not had for a long time. And we all partied, even Noah, who demanded to see Kelly's dad for a talk about his company's name. And we all lived with Kelly's family until we got enough money to get our own house a few blocks away from Kelly's house. And that's how the story ends. And, of course, I just have to say it because this is the end of a book.
THE END