Chapter 9

We should be safe here. At least for the time being, that is. I've set up a Cloth, so they shouldn't be able to find us.

I gotta ask. What happened, Macy?

Nothing, really. You knew I never really enjoyed being a member of the group.

Yeah, I knew.

I'm just tall, and they thought I looked all right in makeup and happened to be a good dancer.

So, they gave me cool clothes and makeup to wear.

But, I never actually felt cool.

I get it. I figured that's why you quit.

No. If that's all it was, I would've quit a long time ago.

But, I couldn't quit...because you were there. And if I quit, I would've become a nobody.

But, then two months ago, I found my little one.

She looked just like the dragons I'd seen in picture books and cartoons.

Apparently, no one else could see her, so I thought I was imagining things or losing my mind.

But, then she started drinking water, so I figured... Yeah, she must be real. I gave her some food, and she ate that, too.

I gave her lots of variety, but she seemed to like fruits and veggies the best.

She didn't go to the bathroom. She just kept getting bigger. She started looking more and more like a dragon.

I suddenly felt like I was special.

I know our songs did really well, and you and the other girls were amazing on stage.

But, I was the only one who wasn't myself up there. I had fame. But outside of that, I had nothing.

Honestly, I'm not sure anyone even noticed me up there.

But, that all changed when I found Elly. It felt like she gave me some kind of power.

I felt like, for the first time, I had the potential to be someone special.

Then he, Bruno, appeared at my place late last night.

He told me he desperately needed me and my dragon.

My time had finally come! I'd be taken somewhere special and be something special!

Nina, I have to say...

Yo! You guys need an extra minute? To say your goodbyes?

Property damage, aggravated assault, unlawful use of Witch Kits.

I could pin a whole bunch of other offenses on you. But, we'll put all that aside for now. I'll get to the point.

Balgo Parks has now been officially designated a punitive dragon!

If you need me to spell it out for you, it means that from this moment on every witch and wizard in Reverse London will be coming for his head.

What? Me?