Night Venture

This is the first contest entry for .

The challenge is to draw your dragon OC with Zolt. The red dragon is Lazarus. It's coming up to Halloween, so here's a little story relating to this screenshot.

Zolt came all the way from the USA to visit Lazarus in the UK. She felt tired from the long distance flying and decided to have a rest at his home. Meanwhile, Lazarus read on the internet about the ghost of Caterham Bypass. Curiousity got the better of him and he felt the need to go and see it for himself. But he knew he wasn't brave enough to venture there alone. Luckily for him, Zolt was there.

When she woke up, he asked her if she'd like to go exploring during the night. She agreed to it. So, in the very early hours of the morning, they headed off to Caterham. The sky was moonlit and the road was eerily empty. Lazarus wielded a torch, swiftly shining the torch through the dark crevices of the woods. His heart began to race when suddenly a loud screech occurred.

YIKES!

He dropped the torch. Zolt looked around and saw that it was an owl. Lazarus took in a huge breath of air, as he tried to calm himself down. He picked up the torch and they walked slowly up the road. It was deadly silent and his nerves began to get worse. Was this a wise idea? They approached the steps, where he read the ghost would appear. He shone the torch up the steps. No one was there. They looked down the paths. Still nothing. Mixed thoughts filled his mind. He felt disappointed that they hadn't seen it. But at the same time, he was glad it hadn't come out to scare them.

Zolt was feeling tired and knowing that she hadn't fully recovered, he decided that it was wise to return home. They descended back down the stairs and crossed the road. But suddenly, Lazarus got a chill up his spine and came to a complete halt. Zolt looked at him and wondered why he stopped. But she soon realised when she glanced back towards the stairs.

Someone had been watching them.

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