A Bedtime Story

Once upon a time, there was a mighty dragon.

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She lived in an old ruined castle in the woods.

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Being a dragon, she partook of such dragony activities as acquiring and stashing treasure.

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Since this treasure she acquired generally belonged pre-acquisition to other people, some of the locals got upset.

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They decided to take firm action.

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And then decided to run away quickly.

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Brave and noble knights were sought to deal with the kleptomaniac beast.

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They met with varying levels of unsuccess.

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Brave Sir Larry decided that he wasn't going to put up with that sort of behaviour from an oversized lizard with wings.

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And so the noble knight ventured forth upon an epic journey to far and distant lands. . .

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. . .fighting off pirates. . .

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. . .confronting fearsome spectres. . .

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. . .engaging in mind-boggling gravity-defying martial arts duels with ninjas. . .

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. . .battling giant robots. . .

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. . .and occasionally even building up the courage to ask for directions. . .

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. . .until at last he arrived at the dreaded Black Castle of Really Dark Blackness!

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Home of Morris the Enchanter!

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Sir Larry beseeched Morris the Enchanter for aid in defeating the dragon.

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"I shall help you," replied Morris, "if you can defeat my champion in single combat!"

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Sir Larry readily agreed, secure in the knowledge that he possessed a mighty magical sword.

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Unfortunately, so did his opponent. And his was much bigger.

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Mortal combat ensued.

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And ensued.

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And ensued.

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Eventually Buttercup the horse, tired of standing around in the sun without any oats, took matters into hand herself. Or into hoof, rather.

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And so Sir Larry and Morris the Enchanter rode off together on their quest.

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Eventually they reached the dragon's lair. Totally uninvited. Late in the day. When the dragon had only just stepped into the shower. Naturally, she was most annoyed.

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Morris faced the dragon and. . .

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. . .in a puff of smoke. . .

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. . .summoned a mighty dragon of his own, to do battle!

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The two beasts squared off against each other.

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The spectators cheered the upcoming battle.

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But then. . .

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. . .something happened. . .

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And both the dragons lived happily ever after.

THE END.


(Originally posted by me here several years ago)