"Uh-huh, it's a computer game! My mom's favorite." And his mom was awesome. "An amulet? Is that like a potion too? That's what the Ungle looks like." Toby frowned thoughtfully. "I thought you were supposed to drink it, but mom said she thinks you're supposed to rub it on yourself."

"They're all hard and scaly, aren't they? I bet you'd have to get at their belly and run 'em through, like a dragon!" he declared, then folded his ears back, thinking a moment. "I wonder what's with things wanting to eat our moms? The cheetaur tried to do that. That's why I got so mad. And yeah, that's what I'm gonna be! Then I can protect my momma and Tori, and everybody else too." Toby looked deadly serious - he meant it.