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Authors note: When I was= a little kid growing up in Scran= ton, Pennsylvania I was enchante= d by the few mountains burning with an eerie blue glow that illuminated the nigh= t. And, although it was explained to me by those older and wiser than I that w= hat I was witnessing was the result of methane gas explosions deep in the coal mines, you couldn’t fool me. I knew bette= r. I knew that a dragon lived down there...Ari Dane<= /st1:PersonName>

DRAGON is my original science fiction/fantasy screenplay and I envision it with live actors and special effects, however, I suppose that f= ull animation is also a possibility. If I were on the ratings board I would rat= e it as a G or GP film. In this climate of “family values” I emphatically claim it to be thoroughly entertaining and the material non-objectional on any level. But, then again, that’s only my opinion. Suffice it to say, if you’re a fan of Star Wars, E.T. and TolkeinR= 17;s Lord Of the Rings trilogy, then by all means ple= ase do us both a favor and read on...

A brief summary:

Fade in...the year is 1908. The setting is a small coal-mining town in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Today is the birthday of our heroine, Teddy, who= is as cute as the proverbial button and the perfect Spielberg child (freckles optional). Teddy is exceptionally bright for her age, quick of reflex, and a whiz with a sling shot. Her dad’s = name is Thomas. He’s a coal miner and fiercely devoted to his family.

En route home, the fathe= r and daughter pause by the mine to pick up her birthday present when a violent explosion emanating from the bowels of the mine shakes the immediate world. When the smoke and dust settle an enormous fire breathing dragon emerges fr= om a whirling vortex. The dragon takes to the sky, pauses in mid-flight and swoo= ps down in pursuit of Teddy, who, with no alternative, leaps into the vortex w= hich closes behind her.

Cut to...a space ship in= earth orbit newly arrived from 200 years in the future. On board is a twelve year= old boy named George playing with a virtual reality video game.

We come to learn that George’s father’s ship has passed through a magnetar storm which ripped the game’s environment, forming the vortex and thus allowing t= he dragon to escape into Teddy’s world and her into the game.

After consulting with Murray (the ship’s on board computer and quite a character) = it is decided that the only way to set things straight is for George and Teddy to play the game. Their goal is to find the means to destroy the dragon. To th= is end they must enlist the aid of the wizard Sargon, but first they must resc= ue him from the clutches of Catlash the pirate and Hartog the warlord who is in service of the evil sorcerer, Morag.

Sargon and our young fri= ends, with the help of a magical Pegasus, return to Sargon’s island and con= struct protective armor from the scales of the dragon. Then it’s off to Morag’s dark castle to find the one weapon that might destroy the dra= gon; but first they must survive stone that turns to quicksand, lethal skulls, a= nd an army of stone gargoyles.

With the discovery that = the dragon and Morag are actually one and the same, it’s back through the vortex and the stunning conclusion of this high speed, roller coaster adven= ture pausing only long enough to set up...the sequel.

This is a quest on a gra= nd scale. Jump into the screenplay, root for our young friends and above all...enjoy DRAGON!