5 Ch5-Under Attack!

CHAPTER 5 UNDER NTACK! Worm, protect us!" Drake commanded. Worm's body glowed green, and the rocks froze in midair. Then they all harmlessly dropped straight down to the ground. "What should we do?" Bo asked. "Lalo could fly up there and zap the soldiers so they will stop throwing rocks," Carlos suggested.

Bo shook his head. "We don't want to attack the people guarding this castle," he said. "They are just trying to protect the key. We need to let them know we are here to help them." Drake frowned. "There must be a whole army up there!" Then his Dragon Stone glowed green, and he heard Worm's voice in his head. Just one. "Just one?" Drake asked. "One what? One army?" One soldier. "One soldier?" Drake repeated. "That's impossible!" Carlos cried. Another wave of rocks showered down from the tower, and Worm quickly stopped them in midair. "One person couldn't be throwing all of these rocks!" Bo agreed.

"Worm is always right about these things," Drake said. He looked at his dragon. "What should we do, Worm?" Transport to the tower. Drake touched Worm and turned to Carlos and Bo. "Worm wants us all to transport up to the tower," he said. "I trust Worm," Bo said, and he touched Worm's tail. "I do, too," Carlos added, following Bo's lead. Worm transported them in a flash, and they landed on top of the big, round tower.

As the green light faded, Worm saw a soldier marching toward them—a girl who looked to be eight years old, just like Drake and the others. She wore metal armor and carried a sword—a sword pointed right at Drake. "Halt!" she yelled. "You may not enter this castle!"