2 The Dragon Temple

CHAPTER 2 THE DRAGON TEMPLE Excellent!" Griffith said. "You are off to the Land of Pyramids!" "My parents will be waiting for us when we arrive," said Heru. "It sounds like a very long trip," said Petra. She twisted a blond curl around her finger. "Are we going to fly there?"

"No. We will have to use Worm's power to get us there quickly," explained Heru. Ana's dark eyes shone with excitement. "Worm can get us there in the blink of an eye!" she said. "Can Worm take all of us — and our dragons?" Petra asked. Drake nodded. "First I'll tell him where to go. Then if everyone touches their dragon, and then touches Worm, he'll get us there." "Everyone, please get your dragons ready," Griffith said.

The Dragon Masters moved quickly. Rori brought out Vulcan, who was calmer now. Ana led out her shimmering white Sun Dragon, Kepri. Heru took out Wati, a black Moon Dragon who was Kepri's twin. Bo's blue Water Dragon, Shu, followed him out of the cave. Petra stepped out with Zera, her hydra — a four-headed Poison Dragon.

Drake talked to Worm. "Worm, can you take us to Heru's temple in the Land of Pyramids?" he asked. Worm nodded, and Drake led him out of the cave. "I will join you as soon as I can," Griffith told them all. "I trust that you will find the stone. And I hope that the key to saving it is somewhere in my books." "All right, everybody!" Drake called out. "Touch your dragon, and then touch Worm." The Dragon Masters obeyed. Worm closed his eyes. His body started to glow. Then

Whoosh! Green light exploded in the caves. When it faded, they weren't in the caves anymore. They were outside. A bright moon shone on a stone temple. There were two dragon statues, one on each side of the door. A man and a woman ran out of the temple. "Heru! You are back!" said the woman. "And you have brought help," said the man. "Very good. Welcome to the Land of Pyramids, Dragon Masters!"

"Everybody, this is Tarek, my dad, and Sarah, my mom," Heru said, introducing the Dragon Masters to his parents. Then, six men wearing white tunics and pants rushed out of the temple. "These workers will take your dragons inside," Tarek said. "We don't want curious villagers coming here. We have important work to do." Sarah clapped her hands. "Come!" she said. "We must go to the temple's secret chamber!"