public void movement()
    {
        if (( gotDirection == false) && (getWorld() != null))
        {
            direction = getWorld().getObjects(Dragon.class).get(0).direction();
            gotDirection = true;
    }    
            move(direction * 5);
}  

//Dragon creates fireball
Fireball f = new Fireball();
getWorld().addObject(f, getX(), getY());
f.setDirection(direction);

//in Fireball
private int direction;

//in act:
move(direction*5);

//method to set the direction when creating
public void setDirection(int d)
{
    direction = d;
}