OK, here's a synopsis of our story idea, which will be, according to Caleb, of the youth/fantasy genre. The story starts in past, 1006 A.D. [even though the poem itself probably dates from more like 706 A.D.], with a flashback to the death of Beowulf at the fangs of a dragon. During another flashback, we see the so-called "hunting accident" in which Herbald, the oldest brother in Beowulf's adopted family (Hrethel) is shot by his younger brother, Hathcyn, with an arrow.

Flash forward to 2006: a ten year-old kid named Grendel (his parents were Medievalists—gets teased and bullied because of his name. So he gets one of their books that theorizes that Hathcyn intended to kill his older brother in order to steal his crown and using magic wakes (from a Temple below old English ruins) the sleeping Hathcyn from his slumber to wreak his bloodlust on the world once more. Unbeknownst to Grendel, the magic actually works, and the zombie-like Hathcyn is resurrected. Fortunately, the magic is powerful and Beowulf is resurrected too.

After he realizes he is alive, Hathcyn uses magic to resurrect the long-dormant dragon--very dragon that killed Beowulf--and casts a spell on it so he will have total control of the monster. It turns out that Hathcyn was the one who had originally summonded the dragon to protect his ill-gotten crown and hoard his fratricidal loot. On the back of the dragon, Hathcyn flies to New York to terrorize the city and to take over.

One problem we are having is how do Beowulf and Grendel meet. We'll have to figure that out one we start writing. But one thing is for sure: when they do,the two friends must stop the vengeful monarch from taking over the world.

Grendel reads fantasy books about dragons, but the book turns out to be real. He uses it to help defeat the King and restore the dragon to Beowulf.