Everything happened so fast. The Sun-Blast swooped back overhead and the Dragonian tossed him the sword. I was already moving fast to get him into a headlock. Brian leaped into the air after the Sun-Blast. Arianna shouted the spell and the Dragonian said the counter-spell. George, Becky, and Lucian were struck with what whatever paralyzing effect Elena had been. They were all frozen on the spot. As I grabbed him, I was blasted ten paces away. All in a matter of seconds. We were going to die. We were no match for Goran. Sammy turned. Thick roots and branches clawed her in. They pulled her down and I thought that my nightmare was going to come true. I couldn’t see Elena’s face. She was the nearest to me. Sammy, relax, I wanted to tell her, but the pain that racked my body was unre

