"Aaaaooooooohhh"
Barney knew he wasn't dreaming, he knew that noise was real, and that it was getting closer.
Then suddenly, Barney could see who was making the noise.
The noise was a howl!
A wolf, with fur as white as snow and eyes as blue as the ocean, appeared at his window.
Barney stared at the wolf, he wondered if this was the hero he had been wishing for and if the ogres and their pet had heard the wolfs call.
Barney suddenly realised what the wolf was doing. It was starting to dig!
The wold used its great paws, digging up great piles of soil, and Barney finally figured out, the wolf was digging a tunnel to him.
The wolf finally made its way into the room where the ogres kept Barneys cage. The wolf used its great teeth, and bit down on the lock of the cage, snapping it in half, causing the cage door to fall forward and slam on the floor, with an almighty thud.
Barney stopped in bis tracks, and could hear one of the ogres stompong through to his room.
The wolf bowed to Barney, and signalled to him to get onto his back.
Barney did as he was told, and wrapped his arms around the wolfs neck, holding on as tight as he possibly could.
Suddenly the door to the room swung open, to reveal the fattest ogre, named Oaf. He stared angrily at Barney and the wolf and lunged towards them.
"Come here wolf, you can stay for a schnack"
However, the wolf was far too quick for the fat, slow ogre.
The wolf jumped on Oaf, knocking him to the floor. Oaf desperately tried to roll over to catch the wolf, but he was too fat and his arms were to weak to push him over.
"Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh" screamed Oaf.
The wolf darted through its tunnel, with Barney firmly on its back, and started to bound to safety.
Barney looked back, to see Oaf still lying on the floor, and his ogre wife, Soaf standing behind him, yelling at him for losing the magic and losing her key to be accepted into the magic kingdom.
Barney watched as her and the wolf gained distance from the ogres and their layer, and as they turned into mere dots in the distance, Barney shut his eyes, and drifted to sleep, with the stars above him and the warmth of the wolfs fur beneath him.
Barney was awoken by the sun shining down on his face. He opened his eyes to see a figure standing before him. A figure he had recognised, but hadn't seen in a long time.
He heard a soothing Scottish voice say his name, and he realised that the figure was his grandmother.
She knelt down and took Barney from the wolfs back. She bowed her head to the wolf and thanked it.
Barneys eyes filled with tears. He wanted to thank the wolf for saving him. But the wolf merely bowed its head to Barney, and ran into the distance. With a howl travelling over the rolling hills as a final goodbye to Barney.
Barneys grandmother held him close to her. She said "you're safe now little one. I'm so glad you're home. I missed you so much. I love you Barney"
Barney closed his eyes as he snuggled into his grandmother, and as he did, he felt his insides dance.
His sparkles returned, he shone more than ever before. His whole body glowed as he felt the warmth and love from his grandmother and his magic started to come back.
Later that night, after a mountain of food, a hot bath and fresh clothes grandmother to Barney to his bed, in his own room.
There was no cage, no scraps of food, no golden hound and no ogres.
It was all over. He was safe and finally felt loved again.
Grandmother tucked Barney into bed and kissed him on the forehead as she said goodnight.
Barney looked out the window of his room, to the stars again.
As they twinkled in the distance, all Barney could do, through the tears in his eyes, was utter two words.
"Thank you".
Barney closed his eyes, and as he started to fall asleep, he was sure he heard a familiar howl in the distance.
THE END.
