13 One Last Good-bye

CHAPTER 13 ONE LAST GOOD-BYE Wait!" Drake yelled. He saw something: the Dragon Stone on Ana's neck. It was glowing! Drake pointed to it. Bo, Rori, and Heru all turned to look. "Ana, your stone!" they cried. Ana gazed down at the glowing stone. She got a strange look in her eyes. "Ana, what is it?" Rori asked.

"I think I can hear Kepri's voice... inside my head!" Ana said. Everyone was quiet as Ana listened. She got a smile on her face. She looked up at Kepri flying in the sky. "Kepri wants to come back to be with her brother one day," Ana said. "Just like I want to come back to my family. But until then, she wants to stay with me in the kingdom of Bracken." "I'm so happy for you," said Drake. "Yes. We would all miss Kepri as much as you," added Rori. The sun was higher in the sky now. "Ana, we must go," said Bo softly. "Everyone, including our king, will be waking up soon."

Ana nodded. "Come, Kepri," she called out. Kepri and Wati circled the pyramid one last time. Then both dragons swooped down. They landed next to Worm and the Dragon Masters. Drake smiled at Heru. "Thank you for helping us," he said. Heru smiled. "No problem. Perhaps we will meet again." "That would be nice," Drake said. He turned to his friends. "Okay, everyone. Just like last time. Place one hand on Worm."

Ana hugged Wati. Her cheeks were shiny with tears as she broke away. Then she put one hand on Kepri and one hand on Worm. "Okay, Worm," Drake said. "Home, please." fclnef. Worm's body started to glow green once more...