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“I’ve seen inside the forest. In my visions, I’ve been there. I know where to go,” I say quietly.
All heads snap my way.
“How do you know this?” Stella asks.
“I did research and found a map. And, in my visions, I’ve seen that the potion is in a cave near a large swamp. The Dark Magic Witch is there, too, but she can’t seem to get the potion. It’s like she doesn’t have the strength to pull her magic. That’s why she is calling the students to her. She is stealing their powers to gain strength to perform her magic,” I explain.
“Are the missing students still alive?” Candi asks, tears pooling in her eyes.
“I can’t be sure, but in my vision, I saw them. They were in a zombie-like trance. Just like the students who were moving toward the treeline the night of the Unveiling Ceremony,” I explain.
Stella almost jumps across the table, her hand grabbing mine and forcing me to look at her. “You aren’t joking? You really saw them?” she asks, desperation dripping from her words.
“I would never joke about something like this. I want to help,” I tell her, hoping they hear the sincerity in my voice.
“We need to get started and I know just how to start,” Stella says, squeezing my hand.
***
“You have got to be kidding me,” I yell, as I stare at the massive dragon before me.
“We need to get a better glimpse of the land while it’s still light out,” Kindle says, staring at Stella in her dragon form.
When the group had led me outside, I didn’t expect Stella to automatically shift into her dragon. At first, I had been startled and ran straight into Ason’s arms. Then when she told me her plan, I thought that I was being punked. This had to be a joke. Right?
“I think it’s a good idea,” Candi chimes in.
Stella snorts and I watch as a big cloud of white smoke spills from her nostrils. She is clearly annoyed by my hesitation. Can she really blame me?
Ason stands next to me, his presence calming my growing nerves. “Just let her fly you over the forest. This way, you can determine if the map and your vision truly matches inside the forest. Once we get confirmation, we can move on to find the Galah,” Ason states.
“You think this is a good idea?” I ask him.
I can see the tension building in his features, but I also know that we are limited in our choices right now. I need to be brave. I begged to be part of this plan and now that I am, I need to remember to fight all of my fears.
“I don’t like any of this; you know that, Farrah. This was why I didn’t want you involved. Everything we do is dangerous, but I think this may be the least dangerous part. At this point, Stella wants to save her friend; she won’t hurt you in the process,” he explains.
I believe him.
“Ok, I will do it,” I say to the group.
Stella nods her head– I mean her dragon head. I slowly move closer to her.
Her dragon’s breathing carries an echo of a cracking campfire, its deep inhales a vortex of wind that causes my hair to fly all around my face.
Ason and Candi help me onto the dragon, and I wrapmy legs around her thick, leathery scales. When she unfurls her wings, I am sure I will fall off a huge frame. Suddenly, there was a whoosh of air filled with the scent of sulfur as we headed toward the heavens.
She begins to sail over the large trees of the cursed forest. Part of me wants to close my eyes and just wait for this flight to end, but I know that I need to be vigilant and keep my eyes wide open. She turns, cutting through the air like a knife, and I hold onto her sharp scales with all my might.
Right now, I’m not just riding a dragon or searching for a missing potion. No, I am fighting my own inner demons and fears so that I can save the academy. I never once dreamed that when I first stepped foot inside of Shadow Legacy Academy that I would embark on a journey to save myself and my new friends.
She dips down closer to the large trees that reach up to the sky that gnarl and twist around each other in an attempt to avoid sunlight. Each one extends its branches, casting long shadows all over the forest floor.
My eyes scan the landscape. I spotted the large body of water that I saw in the map and my vision. The water cascades and twists toward a narrow creek then turns into a marsh area with swamps. A strange urgency comes over me. I’ve been here before. Not just through textbooks, but in my dreams. If I am able to get inside, I will know exactly how to reach the potion.
Stella shifts her body and we turn away from the forest and make our way back toward the ground. When we finally land, everyone runs over to us.
“What did you see?” Candi asks.
