The Dragon Rider Saves The Day
The Dragon Rider was kicking back, about to snore.
He was thinking of his first date the day before.
He was awakened by a panicked mental alert.
His dragon was flying in for all she was worth.
‘Quick, get my big kit of medical supplies.’
‘We have got to hurry’ tears in her eyes.
‘Wendy’s dragon has been hurt. I heard his cries.’
“What? “Is Wendy o.k.? What happened?”
‘It was all due to a plan to trap them.’
He grabbed the medical supplies and climbed on.
His dragon took off. In no time they were gone.
His dragon was flying like a bat out of hell.
She just kept thinking: ‘I hope he will be well.’
In time, they headed for a narrow canyon.
He thought: ‘Is this where they landed then?’
‘Yes, he was hurt badly, but flew safely away.’
‘Is Wendy o.k.? Does she know were on the way?’
‘Yes, and yes.’ ‘ I have relayed to him we are near.’
‘If we don’t hurry, death will be near.’
They zoomed down and landed safely.
Wendy came running, tearful and pasty.
They all rushed to her dragon’s side.
There was a large gash in his hide.
Gale explained that his dragon is a healer.
“Like a doctor to us”, as his dragon kneeled near.
He could hear his dragon’s thoughts.
Wendy could hear her dragon’s thoughts.
But they couldn’t hear each others.
Gale said: “I will help her, though, I have my druthers.”
“She will work through me through mind control.”
“We have done it before, so this I know.”
He worked like in a trance, over the wound.
Reaching in, sprinkling herbs, etc. Soon,
he started suturing with a thin thread.
There was lots of blood from where he bled.
Gradually, the wound started to close.
A heavier suture got this done, unopposed.
Finally, Gale came out of his trance.
He was exhausted. He held a piece of lance.
“This is what has caused this wound.’
“Yes.” Wendy said. “It was thrown by a goon.”
“They were near where I live.”
“They ambushed us.” She was livid.
“We will take care of them later.”
“First, we have to tend to your dragon’s fate here.”
For two days they guarded and nursed her dragon.
Then, they slowly flew to Gale’s cave, or tried then.
They had to stop often to rest.
Finally, they made it at sunset.
“We will be safe here.”
“You will have to stay till he is healthy, I fear.”
“I will be more than happy to stay.”
“I will help all I can, o.k.?”
It took a month for the wound to totally heal.
About then he took flight . ‘How does it feel?’
He told Wendy he felt great.
Did an ariel summersault and a little shake.
“Well, I guess it’s time for us to go.”
“Stay. We have a certain place to go.”
“Where is that?” Wendy asked.
“To destroy the ones who made this gash.”
He pointed to the scar on her dragon.
“Your dragon is no longer lagging.”
They made plans over the next few days.
But, that’s another story to display.
——————————————R.W. Johnson—–(2017)