Troy poked Moffitt in the arm as they exited Captain Bogg's office and pointed to the privates who were sound asleep. They were still covered in grime and sand from their latest mission and were leaned against each other looking for all the world like two little boys. Tully had his arm bandaged from a burn he'd received and Hitch's leg was propped up on the dashboard to elevate it.
"Should we wake them?" Whispered Moffitt.
Troy shook his head, "Let's give them a minute, they're exhausted and they can nap while we go get cleaned up." The showers weren't located very far and they left a note should the privates awake. The moonlight shone down giving everything a sense of calm, alas, with our privates nothing is calm for long.
Hitch shifted slightly and knocked the jeep out of park. It slowly started to roll forward picking up speed little by little as it coasted down the hill. By the time it reached the bottom it was going quite fast and barely missed crashing into a pile of crates. This time Tully moved a little and he rubbed the steering wheel causing it to turn just enough to make a turn.
An elderly man slowly crossed the street oblivious to what was coming his way, he looked up and let out a scream as the jeep headed for him. He flung himself on the ground in a straight line as it sped over him and then shakily stood to his feet. He shook his fist at the disappearing jeep and muttered some choice words under his breath.
The jeep managed to make another corner and started up a hill, it slowly lost speed and went back down the hill. Almost as if by a miracle it managed to go backwards all the way back to their original position. Troy and Moffitt were back in a few minutes and Troy grinned at them, "Still sleeping," He said.
Moffitt nodded, "At least they can't get into any trouble when they're asleep."
They gently shook the privates awake, "Come on Sleeping Beauties, no handsome prince is going to wake you up."
Tully and Hitch opened their eyes and blinked sleepily, "Oh, hey Sarge." Hitch said yawning. "Y'know, I had the strangest dream. I dreamed I was driving in the desert and then suddenly I started going backwards, and I had no control over it."
"Hey, me too!" Tully echoed.
"Well, at least it didn't actually happen." Troy said smiling.
"Yeah, I guess the only time we can stay out of trouble is when we're asleep."