a/n: Let the record show: I am beyond obsessed with my little OC love. Having two little OCs to fluff around with is so much fun. For this additon to the collection, I bring you a memory from my own past. Yes, this little moment happened between me and a old friend of mine back when we were 5 (I think). I hope you all enjoy reading this! It really is quite adorable, if I do say so myself! As always, I want to thank my A-MAZING beta cotedepablo911. I owe her so much, its crazy. She's a life saver. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this oneshot. Thanks so much for reading and please review. Thanks, everyone!

Disclaimer: I don't own Covert Affairs. I do, however, own my three very wonderful OCs, so at least I own something, right?

In the Land of Make Believe

Ari Wilcox walked slowly and oh so carefully, making sure to be especially quiet as he crept through the towering trees. He could see his destination up ahead—the dark, shadowed opening of a massive cave set into the side of the mountain. And through the shadows, Ari could just make out the glowing red eyes of his enemy as he waited for the brave knight to arrive. Taking a deep breath, Ari drew his sword and held his shield high before him, and stepped out into the clearing before the cave.

A deep rumbling sound echoed from the cave as Ari moved into the open. The black-haired knight realized after a moment that it was murderous, rumbling laughter.

"Who dares to challenge me?" a deep voice boomed from inside the dark cavern.

"I do!" Ari called out loudly in response, scraping together all of his courage and raising his sword towards the dark voice, "I've come to save Princess Ally!"

The evil laughter returned, louder this time as it echoed from inside the cave, "I will eat you before you can set foot in my cave!" the voice shouted.

"I know your secret!" Ari shouted back, a small smirk appearing on his face as he raised his sword and boldly continued, "You are blind, beast! You cannot defeat me if you can't see me!"

This statement was immediately followed by a loud, ground-shaking roar, as Ari's words had clearly angered the beast within the cave.

"Do not underestimate me, Young Knight!" the deep voice shouted in rage.

It was followed by a giant, scaly black beast emerging from the cave. It was dragon, at least three times bigger than any Ari had seen before. He took an instinctive step back, raising his sword defensively against the massive beast. It only continued to laugh, and then blindly lunged towards the brave knight, his mouth wide open, showing off his gleaming white, razor-sharp teeth.

Ari quickly rolled out of the way just in time, resulting in the dragon's fangs burying in the dirt rather than Ari's armor. Roaring loudly with rage, the dragon tore his head free of the ground, and lunged after Ari again. This time, Ari used his shield to block the monster's attack, and then stabbed at him with his weapon. The dragon laughed, dodging away quickly.

"You will not beat me so easily," the huge dragon roared as he continued to leap blindly at Ari. But each time the dragon attacked, Ari was able to dodge him or block him, and each time he took a swing at the beast he was able to get a little bit closer.

Roaring angrily at the realization that Ari was about to beat him, the dragon made one final lunge at the knight. Fire burst from his jaws as he threw himself at Ari, trying to burn him to a crisp and swallow him up.

But no matter how strong the dragon was, Ari was still faster, and he ducked under the beast's maw just in time. Then, while the dragon struggled to redirect his flames, Ari thrust his sword forward, its blade sliding under one of the creature's legs and up into his heart.

"No!" the monster wailed, stumbling away from the knight, "I cannot be defeated!"

The dragon stood a moment longer, wings spread wide in disbelief, and then it tumbled forward to lie in a large heap on the hard ground, finally slain at last.

"Sir Ari!" a soft voice shouted from inside the cave. Ari turned around just in time to see Princess Ally running towards him, her faithful unicorn companion right behind her.

"Princess Ally!" Ari called as the curly brown haired maiden approached, "I'm so very glad you're safe."

"Thanks to you," Princess Ally grinned happily, "How could I ever repay you for such a deed?"

"I don't need repaying, Princess," Ari quickly assured her with a wide grin of his own as a blush creeped over his tanned cheeks, "I'm only doing my knightly duty."

"Well then, at least take this…," Princess Ally declared. She reached around her neck and lifted off the pendent she was wearing, a heart carved from a gem that glittered every color of the rainbow and hung from a thin silver chain, "…as a token of my gratitude, Sir Ari."

"Thank you very much," Ari smiled, taking the glimmering rainbow necklace and slipping it over his head, "I will wear it close to my heart forever."

Both Princess and Knight blushed deeply at this.

"If you would like, we can ride back to the castle together," Ally said, motioning to her trusty unicorn. Ari smiled softly, extending his arm towards his princess.

"I would be honored to ride with you, Princess Ally," he responded, his dark eyes sparkling with true happiness.

And so the pair climbed onto the white unicorn and Ally wrapping her arms snuggly around her savior's waist as they rode off into the woods and towards the safe kingdom beyond.

With a long, happy sigh, August Anderson sat up from where he was laying sprawled across his kitchen's tiled floor, paper towel roll sword stuck under his arm and blanket and kitchen chair cave behind him. He smiled as he listened to the sounds of Ari and Ally galloping off on the girl's unicorn hobby horse; the soft, steady thump of Ally's plastic, rainbow-striped heart necklace bouncing rhythmically against Ari's chest as they ventured through the living room woods.

Sighing in contentment, Auggie settled down to listen as his daughter and her friend played, lost in the land of make believe, where simply slaying a dragon brought you together with your love, a unicorn could sweep you both off your feet, and all it took was a rainbow heart to unite true lovers in a happily ever after.