The Tale of the Toymaker and the Dragon

by Alfoals Trottenbauer

VII - Accident

Stuffy woke as the sun rose. She didn't even know she had fallen asleep.

When was the last time she had slept?

She noticed she was still in the empty field.

Her dragon was still asleep.

She got up from the grassy ground.

As soon as she did, Snap awoke.

He made a happy sound as he looked toward her, a familiar pinpoint on the ground to him.

His eyes still glowed a blue.

His tail of wood boards moved from side to side, excited to take flight again.

Snap lowered his arm to the ground.

Stuffy climbed it to Snap's back.

He rose again, spread his wings of canvas, then jumped into the air, flying.

Snap flew past pegasi, their shocked faces rushed behind them.

Snap flew increasingly faster.

Stuffy could barely hold on.

"Snap! Wait!" She called, though unheard.

Snap kept flying faster.

Stuffy started to lose her grip.

"Stop!" She yelled again.

Snap went even faster.

She lost her grip.

She fell out of the sky.