Tom's Wish / The Ink Well Fiction Prompt #118

In the middle of the sea, far away from everything, was the island of Alibaba, there lived Tom, a dreamer boy, with a lot of imagination, he saw himself rescuing princesses, fighting with giants and dragons, he had a lot of time for this, since being the youngest of his brothers, he always stayed at home guarded by his mother, while his brothers went fishing with his father.

One day while admiring the beautiful sky, a huge shadow overshadowed the sun, the first thing that came to his mind, was that a dragon was flying over the sky, he immediately got up and began to search the sky, -A cloud was not-, he thought, because the sky was clear; A little disappointed, the boy got up and directed his steps towards home, he took one last look at the sky before leaving, he could not believe his eyes, it was the silhouette of a dragon, -Would my wish finally be fulfilled?-, Tom thought.

He did not lose sight of that silhouette in the sky, it was huge, so he could easily see where he was going, he clearly saw that he stopped in the mountains; Tom went home, secretly took out his bike and pedaled at full speed towards the mountains, his heart was pounding, he reached the first mountain, left his bike there and set out to walk up, before reaching the top, he slipped and fell to the ground, he went rolling down the slope, until he hit something corrugated; There was his wish come true, a huge dragon.

Tom got up abruptly, he was afraid, but at the same time he was happy.

Hello," he heard him say, "Who's there," he asked.

I am Aladdin, he heard.

Tom was astonished to realize that it was the dragon who answered him.

You are Tom," said the Dragon.

This caused even more astonishment in the boy, "Why do you know who I am," he asked.
Then, the dragon told him that the fairy of dreams had told him and that she had appointed him to fulfill his wish to meet a dragon, but that's not all, she would carry him on her back to the lost land of imagination.

Tom immediately mounted the dragon and it took flight, what a beautiful scenery he could enjoy from above, a few minutes later they landed at their destination, Tom got off the dragon and was greeted by a woman with white hair, green eyes and stunning dress, "Welcome," said that woman, the fairy of dreams.

That place was spectacularly beautiful, something he could never have imagined in his wildest dreams, all the land covered with grass, surrounded by crystal clear springs of water, beautiful huts floated in clouds, rainbows adorned the sky, colorful fairies flitted everywhere, elves rode, snow white pegasus and flowers decorated the surroundings.

Tom did not understand what he was doing there and asked the Dream Fairy, she subtly explained that night after night, she saw how he wished to meet a dragon, so she decided to grant him this wish and that is why she had sent for him with Aladdin, here you can stay as long as you want, I must go to my chores, but when you need to see me, just rub a lilac rose button and I'll be here.

Tom excitedly toured that magical place, fed on rich fruits he had never eaten before, bathed in crystal clear waters, played with the elves and other magical creatures that lived there, met other dragons, which he was also able to ride and fly beyond the boundaries of Hidden Land, There he could see birds with the face of fish, trees whose branches exceeded the clouds, flying squirrels, a wonderful experience for Tom, but he remembered his home with nostalgia, he missed his mother's scolding and food, so he decided it was time to leave that place.

He remembered what the dream fairy had told him, he went in search of the lilac roses, these were on the banks of the largest fountain of lost land, he looked for a button and rubbed it, in just a few seconds, there she was in front of him, the beautiful woman with her stunning dress, then he told her his desire to return home.

She took a whistle, blew it and Aladdin appeared, the woman ordered him to take Tom back home, he climbed on the dragon, who flew through the clouds of a beautiful blue sky, quickly reached the island of Alibaba, left the boy among the mountains, he took his bike and whistling back home, his wish was fulfilled and now he no longer dreams, he only remembers the experience.

The cover image de Steve Bidmead at Pixabay

The translation of the text was done with DeepL Traductor