(W/A) Aliza Layne. Hidden behind the clouds* giant dragons guard the most powerful magic in the world from prying eyes. On one magical night* once every ten years* these leviathans reveal themselves to a fanfare of costumes* music* and parades in the Chimera Carnival! But this time* something's wrong. When Beetle* Penny* and Kat decide to check out the empty carnival site one night* they discover an injured dragon screaming for help. And the more Beetle uncovers about the Chimera Carnival* the more sinister it gets. Dragons who arrive for the early festivities disappear without a trace. Beetle's magic begins to go haywire. And Kat's parents come back to town* worrying both girls about whether they have a future together. And in the catacombs beneath the demolished 'Allowstown mall* something hungers for dragon magic. And Beetle and her friends are already more entwined with it than they could possibly imagine.