This is Algii’s favorites story. Algii loved adventures and he told us of this story every time we were together. When he was young, Algii realized that he had superpowers and to harness them, he needed to run away from home as his parents would not allow him to use his powers. For him however, he knew that he could use his powers for good. One day, while his parents were away, he ran away from home, into the bushes never to be seen again.
No matter how much the town looked for him, they were never able to locate him; and they finally gave up. All along, Algii lived by the nearby bushes, practicing his powers and looking out for the town.
About one year later, a dragon invaded the town blowing hot air and terrorizing everyone in its path. Stories had been told of how the dragon had travelled from town to town killing everyone in the towns it ravaged leaving behind deserted towns. All towns in the country except Algii’s town had been invaded and to prepare themselves, the people had put up an electric fence surrounding the town to keep away the dragon in case it invaded – but this unfortunately did not work on the dragon. It somehow still managed to get through to the town. Algii had secretly switched off the power to the electric fence as he wanted to show off his super powers to the town. He wanted the town to be invaded so that he could show himself off.
As soon as the dragon started attacking the town, Algii appeared from the bushes and started zapping it with his laser eyes. He was confident that his combination of powers would destroy the dragon, but unfortunately, this was not to be. The dragon ate him whole.
Turns out, this was his plan all along. As soon as he got to the dragon’s stomach, Algii released his full powers blowing ice air and bursting out of the dragon’s stomach. The town was happy to have Algii save them that they lifted him up, carrying him all over the town and singing of his praises.
Algii told this story from his bed in the mental hospital.
Moral: Sometimes crazy and imagination go together.
