Puffing hard as he climbed the stairs to heaven, the magician thought hard about the question he was about to ask. Twelve times Merlin had returned to planet earth, each time he had used his powers to slow the rise of evil. But chaos was still enveloping humanity.

Sir, may I return with the power of the dragon. The earthlings are facing their biggest challenge. They face extinction. So I find myself wanting to help again. To help Storm and her friends and fight the chaos that is evil. Sir, I believe that without help the Force Organisation will totally destroy the beautiful world you created. The Force has learnt how to combat gravity, they are intent on constructing huge floating platforms, which they will populate with intelligent machines. When they have blocked most of the light reaching earth, they intend to deny the remaining humans from reproducing young. They have designed a chemical to hide within the food chain. A chemical that will block the development of female eggs. It will drift into the oceans and destroy many other innocent organisms.

Sir, may I use the power of the dragon to aid Storm and her friends …

Footnotes: The world in which Storm and her companions live is slowly developing in my imagination. Whether I can pull all the threads together, only time will tell.

The placing of Solar panels over productive farm land seems counterproductive to me. Perhaps the Force is already at work. As for the moguls of industry …