Three massive dragons circled the Draco Town, looking for a good place for all three of them to land. There wasn't much space to land without hurting anyone.

Drake looked down at the town; the people looked like ants as they rushed around, pointing at them and screaming. "I guess this wasn't such a good idea," Drake yelled to his friends. He didn't think they heard him.

Gliding down, Drake was the first to land. He immediately leaped off of Jewel, who transformed into her smallest form, and jumped up onto Drake's arm, then up his shoulder to sit with Renn and Ruby.

"It's just us!" Drake called out, hoping the people wouldn't be mad that they landed in the center of town. It was the largest spot, so it was the only area large enough. Drake moved back toward the shop, giving his friends some room. "Move back so they can land!"

Chad waited for the town square to empty of people before he glided down next, doing the same thing Drake did. He immediately got off Althea. She then transformed into her smallest form and leaped onto his shoulder.

He calmly walked to Drake and stood next to him, looking up at Mike.

Seeing that the area was once again clear of people, Thor glided down to the ground, landing smoothly. Mike jumped off, and Thor immediately transformed himself into his smallest form, then rushed up Mike's arm to sit on his shoulder.

The townsfolk looked at the three boys in shock. It was only Gavin who smiled widely. There was the same strange glint in his eyes. He seemed to know everything that was going on. He hadn't done anything yet to hinder their progress, so Drake chose to ignore it for now.

Out of the tavern, Drake Sr., Chad Sr., and Mike Sr. exited. They hadn't seen the boys arrive on dragons. They only heard the commotion that was going on outside. Stopping at the bottom of the stairs, "What's going on?" Drake Sr. asked.

No one wanted to answer.

Drake led his friends to their fathers. "We kind of scared them," Drake admitted. "When we arrived here, we were on dragons. We should have teleported here instead, but it was my fault. I was the one who chose to fly here rather than to teleport us. "

"Fly?" Mike's father asked.

Drake scanned the people milling around the town square. "I'm going to let Jewel transform so my dad can see her," Drake called. "She won't hurt you."

Jewel then leaped onto the ground and transformed herself into her largest form. Gasps were heard all around the town square as Jewel preened.

"We each have a dragon now. We wanted to fly here instead," Drake explained.

Drake Sr. narrowed his eyes at Drake. "Shouldn't you be on your quest? This one is long. You can't be done already. There hasn't even been time for you to reach the Runestone yet."

Drake smiled, petting Jewel. "We did a side quest that gave us each a dragon. This one is Jewel. Mike's is Thor, and Chad's is Althea. We flew to the Runestone. It only took twenty minutes to get there. He had a fight with a guy trying to steal our powers, but Renn dragged him off the clearing and did whatever she did to kill him. Anyway, the quest is complete. We plan to stay in town until the festival is over. After that, we'll start our next quest."

Drake Sr. rubbed a hand over his face. "Dragons? How did you get dragons? That's not part of any quest. I've never even seen a real one."

Mike and Chad walked toward Drake. "It was a side quest. We found dragon eggs and helped them hatch. Now we have dragons," Mike gloated. He had a big smile on his face, proud of the fact that he had a dragon that he could ride.

Chad nodded. "They have saddles and everything. Mine can heal. Mike's dragon can use electricity, and I'm not sure what Drake's dragon can do; I haven't seen her skill yet. All of them can make themselves smaller."

Jewel swung her enormous head toward the three men. "We talk!" she chirped.

All three men looked at Jewel in shock. They weren't expecting the dragon to speak.

Drake laughed. "Yeah. All three of our dragons can talk." Then he turned to Jewel. "Change into your mid-form so Thor and Althea can transform into their mid-forms too."

Jewel chuckled, which sounded funny coming from a dragon. She immediately transformed into her mid-form, giving the others room to do the same.

Althea was first. She leaped off of Chad's shoulder and transformed into her mid-form, then looked around at the people watching. "Hello!" Althea called out, sounding similar to Jewel. Everyone gasped at hearing her speak.

After Althea moved toward Chad, Thor jumped off Mike's shoulder and transformed into his mid-form. He shook his head, then grinned. Rows of sharp teeth could be seen, making the people step back. A grinning dragon was scary. He bowed his head. "Hello!" he called. He spoke more deeply than the others. It was clear he was a boy, and the other two were girls. You could tell by the sounds they made when they spoke.

Renn and Ruby decided to join the dragons. They leaped off Drake's shoulder and transformed. Their forms are much larger than the three dragons.

"I have one simple question," Drake started. "We were on a strange side quest. We couldn't tell how long we were inside the dungeon. How long have we been gone since we left?"

Drake's father finally sat on the bottom step of the tavern's entrance. "You've been gone three days," he said deadpan. "It takes several weeks just to get to the clearing."

Drake looked between his friends. "I guess we can see if Bren is ready with his letters?" he suggested.

Chad shook his head. "I don't think three days is enough for him to read all those letters and write back to everyone. I think we should give him a little more time."

Mike nodded in agreement. "I agree. I don't want him to feel rushed. He should be able to take his time with them."

"You're right. That was a lot of letters to go through," he agreed. Drake looked at the mayor, who was staring at the dragons. "Do you need help to get ready for the festival? We can help with that if you want," Drake offered.

{Quest detected: Help prepare for the annual festival.}

{Quest rewards will be given after the festival is complete.}

Drake smiled at the quest. "Scratch that… We will do everything we can to help you prepare for the festival. Just tell us what to do," he said, smiling widely. "I insist you let us help prepare."

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