RESCUE QUEST
Chapter 1 'Paul! Paul, there's smoke coming from yer mum's bottom!' Paul Jackson paused the TV and twisted in his chair as Derek clattered into the living room, his claws grating on the bare floor boards. 'What did you just say?' gasped Paul. 'Ya gotta come quick,' Derek said and pumped his leathery wings in and out like he always did when he was over excited or frightened. The loose sheets of Paul's English project went flying from the sofa. 'I think she's gonna explode or somethin!' DING DONG. 'Oh and there's a little girl at the door.' 'What! Someone's at the door!' Paul jumped up and shot a glance at the closed curtains. Thank god there wasn't a gap that anyone could look through and see Derek. 'Yeah, her hair is all red and curly,' said Derek as Paul crossed the room and carefully opened a crack in the curtains. 'Oh, no it's Kelly Tremaine,' he said. He should have met her in the library after school to work with her on their English project. He'd completely forgotten. 'Oooh, look at that,' said Derek and hooked a stray piece of popcorn out of his grey chest hair with his wing-claw and flicked it into his mouth. 'Lubberly.' DING DONG. 'I'll get it,' Paul's mum called from the kitchen. |