7 Far-away Lands

CHAPTER 7 FAR-AWAY LANDS Drake felt weird. He couldn't feel the ground under his feet. But he could still feel his hand on Worm. His stomach did a flip-flop. Then the green light faded. Drake blinked. His feet landed on sand, and he could feel cool air on his face.

Worm, Kepri, and the Dragon Masters were standing on a pathway. A white stone wall lined one side of the path. On the other side of them was a tall, strangely shaped building. Griffith was not with them. Worm, why did you bring us here? Drake wondered.

Drake looked up at the big building. Each of the building's four sides was shaped like a triangle. The pointy top was capped with shining gold. Ana's eyes got wide. "A pyramid!" she cried. "Drake, what have you done? Where are we?" Rori asked. She sounded scared. Ana turned to her. "I think we are in my homeland." "But how...?" Drake started to say. Then he looked at Worm. The dragon's green eyes were shining. "Worm must have used his mind powers to bring us here!"

"That's impossible!" said Rori. "Dragons can't travel halfway across the world using their minds." "Look around you, Rori," Bo said. "It must be possible. We are no longer in the Kingdom of Bracken." "But why didn't Worm bring Vulcan and Shu with us?" Rori asked. Drake thought back to Kepri's cave. "We were all touching Worm. And I was touching Kepri. But the other dragons were still in their caves."

"And now we are here, in the land where Kepri and I were born," said Ana. "Wait! Remember what I read in Griffith's book—about Sun Dragon twins?" Rori asked, her voice getting excited. "It said that every Sun Dragon has a Moon Dragon twin that can heal it." "So Kepri's twin might be here!" said Bo. "Do you think that's why Worm brought us here?" asked Drake.

Suddenly, they heard loud voices. The voices came from the other side of the stone wall. Drake didn't understand the language. But Ana did. "Oh, no! Robbers! They often come to the pyramids to steal things. That must be why they are here! We cannot let anyone see us—or our dragons!" "But there's nowhere to hide!" said Bo. Just then, a boy stepped out from the shadows. He had golden-brown skin and black hair, like Ana. "Follow me!" he said.