Red Gold Necklace

By Patricia Misisco

Gary Paul O’Brien travels to Peru with his family and their friends. He happens upon Red Gold, the dragon and his family. A set of twin girls lose their pet ferret and they also get involved with Gary, in keeping the secret of these unique creatures, the dragons. Gary rescues some dragon eggs and gains the trust of these extraordinary creatures. Mr. Taylor wants to cage the dragons, but his plans are spoiled by the dragon called Lightly Shine. Some people are hurt in this exciting event. Gary’s dad reveals to everyone, an unknown past. Some of the other humans react badly to the discovery of these unusual creatures but despite this, new plans are made for the future.
Fun, excitement, drama and new hope are but a few feelings you will experience reading Gary’s story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Patricia Misisco
• Release date: Mar 27, 2012

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Red Gold Necklace

Author: Patty T. Misisco

Published by Patricia T. Misisco at Smashwords

Copyright (c) 2011 Patricia T. Misisco. All rights reserved.

Library of Congress: Reg. # 1-766-890

The One Crystal Starlight Publishing House

For their greatly appreciated support and inspiration, I dedicate this book to my four children and eight grandchildren.

Illustrations by: P.T.M

Edited by: Robert Stirber

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Short summary: While on a vacation in Peru, a young boy meets an unusual creature, a dragon, which stimulates Gary’s imagination. The boy rescues the creatures’ eggs, which earns their trust. To the surprise of the humans, a mysterious past is revealed but in spite of this, new plans are made for the future.

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Chapters:

1. Gary's Adventure

2. Arrived

3. An Accident

4. Panning

5. Missed Tea

6. Red-gold Flakes

7. Escape

8. A Scare

9. Photri

10. The Quarrel

11. Night Intruder

12. Allies

13. Jasmen

14. Opals

15. Rescued

16. Ruined

17. Missing Opals

18. Black Opals

19. A New Hiding Place

20. A Dragon's Fury

21. Good-bye

22. Gems

23. The Glowing Crystal

24. The Second Ceremony

CHAPTER ONE

Gary's Adventure

Gary Paul O'Brien was an eleven-year-old boy, who had reddish blonde hair and hazel eyes. His skin tone was beautifully even, except on his face, where he had some freckles.

Gary was going on another vacation with his parents, somewhere very far away from

England, where he lived. Gary was born in Ireland but he loved his home in England. He also loved these vacations, because they brought him all over the world. They were interesting, awesome and always exciting. Gary loved to explore places almost as much as his parents did. His parents were gemologists, who would study and collect gems and special stones. Gary would write about his vacations in his journal.

They lived in a big blue and white house with very big front and back yards, the biggest in their neighborhood.

Gary was in his room packing, when his mother came in, a tall slim woman with blonde hair, hazel eyes, and a warm smile.

Well! Have you packed your camera, compass, and panning things? asked his mother, Shelly.

Oh yes! Are we going to need extra batteries on this trip? asked Gary.

I'm not sure. Best pack them as well, advised his mum.

Okay. I'll be done in just a little while. So, where are we going mum? asked Gary.

We're going to an isolated and somewhat mysterious area of Peru, which is on the South American continent. Very few people have ventured into this mountainous region. Even the native people refuse to go into this bewitched mountain forest...something to do with a local superstition. Your father thinks it might be on the dangerous side...so we'll have to be extra careful, explained his mum.

We won't be going alone then? asked Gary.

No, we won’t be going alone. Some of our colleagues will be going as well. Mr. Walker, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hampton of course and the Williams family are all going as well. You do remember them, right? asked his mum.

Yes! How could I forget them? Will I be able to bring Saucer? asked Gary.

I don't know, you'd better ask your father that question, his mum advised.

Guess I came in just in time...ask me what? asked Gary's father, Steve, a six foot two inch tall man, with red hair and green eyes. He usually wore a large white rimmed hat on these vacations.

If we could bring Saucer with us, he would be useful dad, don't you think? asked Gary, with a wistful look.

Okay! Since he was training went so well at the professional dog training class over the last six months, he can stay in your tent with you, and he just may turn out to be a good watchdog. We well see! Where is he by the way? asked Gary's dad.

Out in the backyard, replied Gary.

Just then, a yellow lab came in the room, wagging his tail and holding a rat in his mouth, looking so proud of himself.

Oh Saucer…why did you bring that in here? Gary you bring that thing and Saucer outside right now, demanded his mum, with a husky voice.

Yes mum, said Gary, who could not stop snickering. He glanced over his shoulder to find his dad was chuckling as well.

Very early the next morning Gary was on a big truck on the way to the airport. All kinds of equipment and things were in the truck for the adventure. Gary always thought of the vacations as adventures, but his parents thought of them as business trips.

By this time tomorrow, he would be in Peru, riding through remote, hilly and mountainous roads. He was so excited that his stomach was queasy.

Saucer was sitting next to Gary in the truck. He was worried that Saucer would not understand just why he was not allowed to sit with Gary on the airplane. Saucer would have to be in the back of the airplane in a cage, with any other animals that were also going. This made Gary somewhat sad.

Do you think Saucer's going to be okay in the back of the airplane dad? He'll be all alone. I mean he’ll be with out me. What if he starts to whine? asked Gary.

Gary, Saucer's going to be fine. Just remember, he trained for this sort of thing. Don't worry so much, his dad said, comfortingly.

Okay! I'll try! Gary sighed.

Gary's dad put his arm around Gary's shoulder, and Gary put his arm around Saucer.

CHAPTER TWO

Arrived

Peru's airport was not as busy as some of the airports Gary had been through on previous trips. It was airy and very pleasant. They had a big breakfast at one of the airport restaurants. Gary's mother reminded him how this was one of the last of these kinds of meals for a while.

Last year camping in the wild, the food was mostly out of cans, although some of them were heated up. And though they did bring some fresh fruits and vegetables that they ate cold, these did not last long. In addition, there were cereal bars, which ran out rather quickly as well. But this year, in Gary's personal backpack, he put a good two dozen dark chocolate bars with peanuts. This was Gary's favorite afternoon snack. He thought he might eat only half a bar each day, so they would last longer. But he knew they still wouldn't last the whole adventure, so he also put a whole bag of his favorite nuts, 'pecans' in as well.

They rode in another truck, up hills and through narrow passageways. Gary was used to seeing lots of trees, shrubs and bushes on these adventures. He always enjoyed the traveling and the excitement of new surroundings. There were also some areas that had no trees, just plenty of rocks. These locations usually had the bumpiest roads. The two other canvas covered trucks carried the rest of the colleagues in them. These two groups of people were singing up a storm, which put a small on Gary’s face.

After many hours, they came to a clearing near a stream. Gary hoped this was where they would camp, and sure enough, the trucks in front stopped. He was surprised it was not more than a day's journey. The landscape was filled with greens, blues and bountiful multi-colored flowers, a beautiful area with lots of space.

The sun was setting in the horizon, which meant they would have to move fast, because setting up camp was not an easy job. There were eight tents to put up, the biggest being the kitchen tent. This one had not only a pop-up stove and supplies, but also tables and chairs for their meals. Therefore, everyone helped unload the trucks.

Besides Gary and his parents, there was also Mr. Tom Taylor. He had long black hair, worn in a ponytail on the back of his neck. He was tall, but not as tall as Gary's father. Mr. Taylor was a zoologist. He studied and wrote about unique animals. He was always saying that somewhere, there were animal species that we zoologists have not yet discovered, but he wanted and needed to be the one to find them. Mr. Taylor did much more traveling than Gary's parents did. He also did more reading and writing than anyone Gary had ever met.

Mr. James Walker was a short man, round in the middle. He had dark hair, a pale complexion and two different colored eyes; one blue and one hazel. The grownups called him Jim. Gary thought Mr. Walker was always a happy and cheerful fellow. Mr. Walker was a lover of birds. Gary was a big fan of his. Mr. Walker had a sizeable collection of books on birds, and he would let Gary look at the pictures as much as he desired.

Mr. Bill Hampton was a big man with a very soft voice. He had black hair, black mustache and a black hat with a big blue rim around it. People would often ask him ‘what did you say?’ He looked for gems and stones, just like Gary's parents. Since he was so big, he did a lot of the heavy work around the campsite.

Mr. Ken Williams helped a lot with the tents and the kitchen. He was tall, slim, with dark brown hair and had a very nice smile. Mr. Williams was into entomology, which is the study of insects. Gary thought Mr. Williams must know the name of every bug on the planet. He was always naming them.

Mrs. Jenny Williams was a heavyset woman with red hair. She worked in the kitchen preparing food for everyone. The Williams had a set of twin girls with red hair, seven years old and always screaming about something. Gary hoped they would be calmer this year.

The girls brought an animal as well, a ferret named Shadow. She was a