I COULDN’T MOVE. I realized after a few seconds that it wasn’t coming from me. The Dragonian had made it impossible for me to come any closer. The hoody of my blazer had fallen over my head from the instant stop, and I heard a horrible screeching. At first, I thought it was Sammy transforming out of fear, but the sound didn’t come from her direction. His Sun-Blast swept low over our heads, and the Dragonian tossed the sword up to him. Brian was the closest to the path that led to the volcano, and he morphed immediately. Everything happened so fast. When I looked again, Brian wasn’t in his spot anymore. Arianna recited a spell, but the Dragonian shouted something that sounded like a counter spell, and she fell motionless. Lucian grunted next to me. I couldn’t see him, and when I tried to

