Chapter 11

I woke up to see Drakov smiling at me. It felt a place that didn't belong so I faced the dragon to seek an answer. I asked him what was wrong. He chuckled, "I heard the conversation you had with the one you call the menace" I growled, "Mickey" He laughed nodding his head, "This was a memory from when you were children. You said that you dream of world where dragon exist. He said that they are a myth. You reminded him of the gift of imagination. His answer to the existence of dragons was that the place we call home would certainly be unliveable for the humans. According to him we live in caves like savages. The walls will be charred black because we can't agree on anything so the only thing we would be doing is spitting fire at one another. Or as he calls us flame throwing brutes. There will be rivers and lakes made of molten larva. The place is gonna be so hot that the air conditioning bill in that place will be seriously insane. You countered him by saying that it is actually lush green forest with a huge palace made from marble. The dragons were flying freely over mountains and rivers. They slept on mounds of gold or silver." My face turned red as he continued casually, "You said places where magic exist don't need electricity. Magic can make the place feel cool without electricity. He snorted and you walked away from him disgusted."

I blushed red as he escorted me out. I realized that I was not inside the skeleton of a dead dragon. I was in fact inside a huge palace. I saw from the window the army of dragons flying in the sky and glide on the turquoise colored river. Some basked in the sun as they rest on the grass. The palace was surrounded by a dense dark green forest. The garden was filled with multi-colored flowers. They smelled amazing even from the high window. There was an actual maze where the kids were playing. Drakov asked me if I liked how he has fashioned my Dreamworld based on the conversation I had with Mickey. He asked me if this looks better than the dream that James pulled. I asked him how he had done this. Drakov said that this is a dragon style mind maze. They had learnt how to do this based on the moments I had with Drake. They made a few adjustments based on the mermaid rescue. So if anyone tried anything they will fall into the mind of a dragon. Most likely they will go insane or get killed. I was asked very nicely to stay in this mind maze and if I felt lonely just wave at one of the dragons. Whatever the future may hold I should not have any contact with anyone without permission from Drakov. He asked me to enjoy my evening as he had other business to attend. He kissed my forehead and vanished into thin air.

A huge fog surrounded me before the air cleared. When it did I was actually outside by the swimming pool with baby dragons chasing each other. They happily giggled and raced towards me. I was pushed back till I was lying on the grass. They giggled as they jumped on me. I rocked back and forth with happiness. Their laughing is infectious so I joined them. Soon they grabbed my finger and I had to show them my memories specifically the memory of a mountain hotel run by dwarves. The Lazarus Pit. They wanted to see the entire memory and laughed about the lessons the dwarves had. Mine 101. Mineral identification basic, intermediate and advanced. The scene froze as I felt someone force my mouth to open. Suddenly I felt someone pour blood into my mouth. It was pouring too fast for me to swallow.

The mind maze shattered quickly. I started to fall at lightening speed. I saw the wall show my memories like it was shown from a movie projector. Then the tunnel started to spin really fast. I wanted to vomit. Then all of a sudden I saw a dragon open it's mouth. It shot out a string of flames. Then the next I knew the floor ripped to pieces. I saw myself on a table like in Alice in wonderland. I was dangling from the ceiling for a moment and suddenly I was falling very fast. I fell on granite really hard. I thought that it smashed to pieces. I felt a jolt of electricity coursing through my body. I felt pain like no other as my eyes popped open to see a man dangling from the ceiling. His throat was slit and he was scared. He was writhing in agony. According to his blood memories he was a serial killer.

When the blood stopped flowing the corpse was pushed aside and an angry Drakov took me to the Amazon jungle where one of his allies was waiting in the lobby. She was an Animorph. A teenager with elbow length wavy blue hair. She looked like someone who learning to be a goth but not quite there. She kept tugging her t-shirt as though it would calm her down. She was stammering as she asked for sanctuary so I gave it to her. The girl thanked me profusely as I walked up to my office to fix the paperwork. I spent a few hours setting things right and went back with Drakov till I was told that she has immunity as long as I was here in this hotel. Since I am the one with the authority for sanctuary. If I leave then she loses her immunity. This infuriated Drakov but he had no choice. People are not allowed on dragon property. The penalty is death unless the person is like me someone with special abilities. She had none so it would be a death sentence for her. So Drakov allowed me to stay till the matter was resolved.

A woman in her seventies came asking for her but she was told of the immunity deal. She haughtily brushed him off and grabbed the young girl. It was a huge mistake. The water from the pool of death gushed like a tsunami pushing forward and engulfed the woman. She screamed in agony as she was dissolved. She refused to let go of the other till she became a skeleton. The finger bones fell off piece by piece till the grip on the girl was relinquished. The pool went back to it's original position. The gypsy was shaking in fear. Anatoli made it clear to her that if she betrays me. She better pray that she meets that pool. The dragons are going to have a field day when they meet her. She was shaking her head violently. Promising eternal obedience. The others were making bets wondering when she would show up so they can burn her to briquettes.