He hoped he wouldn’t die. He hoped Noelle wouldn’t be injured. He wasn’t sure what happened if you injured a pregnant dragon, but he was fairly certain it was not good. He felt a nudge against his leg. He glanced down and Scooter was now standing next to him. When he looked up, everything was in motion and his mind was still. He felt the dragon’s power like a heartbeat. All sound disappeared except for the heartbeat. Beat. He raised his hand and the leader of the group flew back against a tall pine. Beat. He moved his fingers back. The leader slapped against the branches as he rose up the tree truck. Beat. Jacob touched his index fingers to his thumbs and flicked the boys away from Noelle. Across the grove, he saw Wanda reach Noelle. The girls moved back to back to fight with the boys nearest them. The boy with Wanda picked up the baseball bat. Erik, Wanda’s father, yelled something at the boy, and he nodded. He hit several boys’ legs with his bat. Erik was attacked by two boys at once.
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