8. The Bronze Giant

CHAPTER Eight The Bronze Giant Keeah leaped over and pushed Eric out of the way just in time. Thoom! Zor's other foot slammed down. Then he stretched his giant arms toward Keeah. "No!" Keeah slid down the hill toward Zor. Suddenly, another cry filled the air. It echoed down from the hills above. "Hrooooo!" "The blue dragon!" Neal shouted. The dragon swooped toward Zor, but the giant was swift. He pulled a huge ledge off the side of the hill, broke it in half, and heaved the chunks of rock at the dragon. "Begone, you beast!" Zor boomed.

The dragon clawed at him, crying out noisily. "Hrooooo—ooo!" Then it swooped down and clamped its jaws tightly on the giant's shoulder. "ARRGH!" Zor howled, flailing his arms and losing his balance. Wham! He fell back against the hills, sending a pile of rocks crashing into the valley below. Eric leaped out of the way, tumbling to the ground next to Neal. "Did you say something about Panjibarrh being boring?" Eric asked. "Not me!" Neal said, scrambling away just before Zor's huge foot slammed down near him. Sparr's laughter turned to shouting. "Galen, you have bothered me once too often. Prepare to meet your doom!" His fingertips sizzled with red flame. The wizard scoffed. "You haven't seen the last of me, Sparr." He sent a bolt of blue light shooting across the valley at the sorcerer. Ka-boom! It exploded at Sparr's feet, knocking him into the dust. "It's two against one, Sparr!" Keeah cried. She followed the wizard's bolt with one of her own. Ka-boom-oom! Sparr fell once again.

Together, the two wizards pushed Sparr deep into the remains of Zor's dark tomb. They followed him down into it, their blue light flashing up from the depths. The dragon kept up its fierce attack on Zor.

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"Arrgh!" the giant bellowed. He swatted the dragon. When it pulled back, he tried to stomp Neal and Julie, but they scurried out of the way. "Can't catch us!" Julie yelled. "We're special!" "Hrooooo!" The dragon circled the giant. It opened its jaws wide and breathed a blast of fiery blue flame. Zor shielded his face and stomped away from the children. Another blast of blue fire sent Zor reeling back even farther. "The dragon is winning!" Eric shouted. Then the sky above the valley burned red. Sparr flew up from the depths of the tomb to a high rock. He shot bolt after bolt of red light back down into the tomb. And from the tomb's darkness came a scream. "It's Keeah!" Max cried. "She's in trouble!" The dragon turned in midflight. Its deep green eyes pierced the dusty air. "Hrooooo!" Eric stared at the large blue beast. Its eyes showed—what? Fear. And something else, too. "The dragon needs to help Keeah!" Eric called out. "Come on, guys. Let's keep Zor busy!" Neal and Julie heaved rocks at the giant. Eric grabbed a Ninn shovel and began whacking Zor's huge feet. Bing! Bang! Bong!

"Hey!" Neal shouted. "Your dream, Eric. Hitting a garbage can. That's just what Zor is!" Eric laughed as he kept on banging. "I did dream of Droon after all! Hey, I'm special, too!" While the dragon flew at Sparr, the sorcerer began uttering strange ancient words. "Zor—katoo—selam—teeka—meth!" A red cloud swirled up from Sparr and shot across to Zor. The cloud was sucked into the amulet. The amulet's crystal glowed red-hot. "RRRR!" the giant roared. "Destroy the village! Destroy the village!" Zor heaved his arms high in the air. He turned to the dust hills and began to climb. "No!" Batamogi cried. "Oh, my poor people!" Thomp! Thomp! The earth quaked with each step. A thick cloud of dust poured over the kids. Eric shielded his eyes, but the dust stung him. "I can't see anything," he said, stumbling. Julie rushed to him. "Rub your eyes, Eric." He balled up his fists and rubbed his eyes to clear them. "Thanks. Now let's get out of here." Julie stared at Eric. She gasped. She whirled to her feet. "That's it! Come on, everybody! We can stop this nasty metal-brained giant."