Chapter Five


Inside the courtyard, Ringo watched many different squires on the field train in hopes to serve as knights.

"There's that Mo guy again." Ringo thought. "I wonder why he never speaks or takes off his helmet.."

Curious about the stranger, Ringo got up and made his way towards Mo, but he ended up slipping on an over polished shield and bashed right into him, tumbling down a flight of stairs. "Oh! I'm terribly sorry.. Ma'am?"

Soon Ringo saw why the mysterious knight always shied away from everyone. "You're a.. A girl?"

"Well.. Lady really. I really wanted to be a knight so I pretended to be a man to join!" She confessed. "My real name is Maureen Cox. Please don't tell the king about me.."

Seeing her nearly in tears, Ringo patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry. I won't say a word about this to him. Heck I barely tell him anything."

"You don't? But you're his advisor! Surely you must inform him about everything that's going on."

"He's a corrupt madman. He will stop at nothing until he gets absolute power, he's also wiping out any creature he sees and selling them as clothes!"

"What?.. But I thought he only slayed dragons so they don't attack us."

"Well it turns out he kills for fun. But if Prince Paul gets the crown, he can make sure everything gets fixed and we can all live peacefully."

"When does he claim the throne?"

"I.. I don't know.. Hmm.. Now that I got a good look at y-"

"Richard!!"

Jumping up, Maureen quickly placed her helmet back on and stood up as they saw King Albert storm towards him. "There has been a breach in the dungeon and one of the prisoners escaped! Send out my best knights to find him!" He barked at Ringo.

"Y-y-yes sir.." Ringo stuttered as he got up. "I'll be sure to let them all know about their mission. Umm.. Why don't you go and rest for a little bit? All that kingy business must be a lot of hard work for you."

"Well I-"

"Good good! You stay up in your room and your son can take care of everything! He is next in line for the throne y'know?" Ringo explained, dragging the king to his bedroom and putting him to sleep in bed.

"What will you do?" Maureen whispered.

"You can come with me to the town square. Prince Paul's having a meeting with everyone about the crisis going on."

"Well after finding out what a horrid monster the king is, I would love to go."


Meanwhile in town, John and Stu donned their companions different disguises in order to have them blend in with everyone else. "Now just stay with us and you'll all be safe." John told them. "Now to go and confront the king."

Unfortunately Corona didn't understand what he meant and was distracted by the smell of sausages cooking over an open fire. "Mmmm.. Smells like boar." He thought as he followed the scent.

He then saw the meats inside a small stable and peeked inside. "Oh! I never seen food like that before, it's like a meat tube!"

"Huh? Oh Harold! Someone must have smelt the cooking."

Looking at the door, Corona saw an elderly couple approach him. "H.. He.. Hello." He stuttered.

"He must be from out of town. Poor boy must be lost. You can come inside and eat if you like." Louise told him as she and Harold lead him inside.

"Hmm.. He does look.. Familiar."

Looking around, Corona suddenly found himself having the feeling that he had been here before. "Me.. Corona." He mumbled. "Me.. Dragon."

"Dragon eh? Well I'm Harold Harrison and this is my wife Louise."

"Ah, see I told you those dragons mean no harm!" Louise chuckled at her husband.

"You were really raised by dragons?"

But Corona didn't respond, he was busy staring at a picture of the couple holding a baby. "M.. M.. Me?" He mumbled before suddenly a memory had come back to him

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"They're coming!" Louise screamed as she saw a group of knights come closer to their stable. "We can't let them take our youngest son!"

"You run! I'll keep those knights busy, you take George to safety!" Harold responded as he kept the front door blocked, allowing his wife to carry their son out back.

Louise ran as fast as she could, making sure George was kept close to her in case any knights looking for boys to train under King Alfred tries to snatch her precious son away from her.

Once she was in the middle of the woods she stopped to take a breather. "We'll be safe here.." She panted, she then saw George open his eyes. "Mama?" He babbled, looking around. "Dada?"

"Mama's keeping you safe little one. Ah! I hear horses!"

Not wanting to risk losing her son, Louise hid him in a patch of berries. "You stay here until they leave.." She told him.

But the sound of galloping horses scared poor George, leading him to crawl away from the noise as fast as his little legs could muster.

It was then after all that crawling he realized that there wasn't anyone around, that is until that fateful day when Gelid found him and raised him alongside his dragon family.

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"M.. Me... George.." He whimpered.

"George.. George! You've come home!" Louise cheered, hugging her long lost son as tightly as she could.

"Oh son! We never stopped thinking that you were alive and well somewhere." Harold exclaimed, nearly in tears.

Smiling widely, George soon broke down crying tears of joy, knowing he had finally reunited with his real family. "Me love you!" He exclaimed, hugging his parents.

"We love you too Georgie. Welcome home Dragon Boy, we should celebrate! Let's all go out to dinner tonight! And show George around the town, he'll remember all the places he been to as a kid for sure!"

Smiling the biggest smile in ages, George quickly nodded his head and nuzzled his parents. "Aww, perhaps we can make a visit to see his dragon parents as well. And thank them for taking care of our dear little boy."


THIS WAS MY FAVORITE CHAPTER TO WRITE!!!!!!! Also from now on Corona is now referred to as George!

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