The Girl and the Clockwork Dragon

In a kingdom high upon a hill

In a land of long ago

Sat a woeful king, waiting for the sting

Of death's impending blow

For a clockwork dragon to the west,

Burned a village all away

Breathing fire and steam, it had now been seen

Heading in the kingdom's way!

Protective of his subjects, this king issued a decree

He stood before his kingdom and cried, "This is what we need!"

Men of valor who will fight the dragon to the death

Warriors to go extinguish fierce and fiery breath

Selfless knights to fight in battle, man against machine

Heroes who will give their lives for king and queen!

The dragon got the King's best men

They were no match for the beast

To the fire they'd run, and yet one by one

Every knight wound up deceased

Now a wee young girl named Valerie

With an artificial heart

To the king did speak and though small and meek,

She was kind and she was smart

She asked the king, "Why don't we try approaching peacefully?"

The king, he laughed and said, "Dear girl, I'll tell you what we need!

Men of valor who will fight the dragon to the death

Warriors to go extinguish fierce and fiery breath

Selfless knights to fight the battle, man against machine

Heroes who will give their lives for king and queen!

But Valerie was strong of heart, and she knew what she must do

Her clockwork heart was guiding her, and she had to follow through

And so she traveled to the fields

And she called the Dragon near

As it flew on down, it could hear a sound

Quite familiar to its ears

The ticking of her clockwork heart,

Sounded so much like its own

And the calming tick had reminded it

Of its maker way back home

The dragon bowed to Valerie, to willingly concede

The humbled king then proudly shouted "She's the one we need!"

We need Valerie to tame the dragon for us all

Who'd have ever thought our hero would have been so small?

She has soothed the savage beast, so sound your horn and drum!

We shall sing her praises now for years to come!

LONG LIVE, LONG LIVE VALERIE!