They gazed at the glass cube with its holographic lizard. “But,” said Josh, after a while, “there’s no such thing as a dragon. We know you can do spiders. But they’re real. Dragons are just make-believe.” Josh knew a lot about wildlife. For an eight-year-old he was really quite an expert. He was quite certain dragons did not exist. “Well, what about the Komodo dragon?” said Petty. “OK—there is a Komodo dragon,” admitted Josh. “And a water dragon,” added Petty. “Well, yes—all right! But they’re just types of lizards,” said Josh. “They can’t fly or breathe fire.” “But don’t you see, Josh?” said Petty. “I can make humans turn into spiders! Why not go a step further? Mix up a bird formula with the reptile formula? Maybe I could create a DRAGOSWITCH Spray too? Wouldn’t you like to find out?” Josh and Danny started to bite their lips and tap their fingers against the tabletop. It was an amazing idea. “Oh come on!” urged Petty, putting the cube back into its box.
