I added a little more to this chapter, so it's longer than the last time.
FADE . MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, CAR. DERYN and NEWKIRK are sitting in a half dose as the car rumbles and bounces over the pot-hole ridden dirt road. The car if full of sleeping soldiers. The only wakeful one is keeping a watching stare on the two prisoners. DERYN's head slips off of where she had accidentally positioned it on NEWKIRK's shoulder. She wakes with a start and drowsily looks ta her pillow. She lazily reaches over and wipes the drool off of NEWKIRK's jacket. This movement woke NEWKIRK.
NEWKIRK (blinking the sleep out of his eyes)
Where are we?
DERYN (still wiping moisture off of NEWKIRK)
Still driving.
NEWKIRK notices that DERYN has her hand on his shoulder.
NEWKIRK (pointedly looking at DERYN's hand placement)
Uh.
DERYN (rubs her slobbery hand on the top of her pants)
Oh, sorry, I used you as a pillow.
NEWKIRK
You seem to do that to a lot of people
DERYN (small laugh)
Not really… just Alek. And he really didn't seem to mind all
the much
They both fall into an awkward silence as the car goes over a few more pot-holes. DERYN finds a small tear in the tarp wall of the car. She entertains herself for a while be looking at the darkened, passing scenery.
DERYN
I think we're close to a small city. There are lights just over
that pass.
NEWKIRK
Shove over and let me see.
DERYN scoots over on the seat and NEWKIRK peeks though the hole. The car slows down to a complete stop. The soldier that captured DERYN and NEWKIRK gets out on the back of the truck after a while and a conversation in rushed German ensues outside.
DERYN
There seems to be a road blockage up ahead.
NEWKIRK (whispering almost inaudible)
Do you think we could make a run for it and make it to the
town?
DERYN
I think it's worth a shot.
NEWKIRK
On three?
DERYN braces her feet, preparing to spring up. NEWKIRK does the same.
DERYN
One.
She spies one of the sleeping guard's exposed pistol.
DERYN
Two.
She reaches out and quickly removes the gun form the man's hand. He stirs and she delivers a quick bowl to the side of his head with the butt of the gun, sending him back into unconsciousness.
DREYN
Three.
They both hurl themselves at the back tarp wall/door and tumble out onto the dirt road. The two men who were having the conversation run back to see what is going on, only to be greeted by the sight of two figures running towards the direction of the town. ( A/N: ha. funny mental image)
CUT TO MOUNTAIN ROAD. Snow is falling and ALEK is walking along the path stopping ever so often to wait for the young dragon, which is playfully romping in the freshly fallen snow, chasing after falling flakes. It has gotten considerably bigger overnight and now reaches up to the height of ALEK's mid-thigh on all fours. The dragon hasn't noticed that ALEK stopped, and runs into him with a supervised roar, knocking them both over. The dragon digs his nose into ALEK's back, searching for food that wasn't there. When it doesn't find anything, it begins to chew on the hood of ALEK's coat. With much struggling, ALEK manages to push the dragon off of him and stand up.
ALEK
We would be able to move faster if you would stop playing
The dragon, logically, doesn't understand what ALEK says and just romps off down the road again. It doesn't notice the road ending and falling away down into the ravine, and tumbles off the edge with a startled yelp. ALEK, knowing the ravine wasn't very deep, runs to the edge to see if the dragon is unharmed. He starts when he finds the dragon staring back at him when he looks over. The dragon sloppily flaps its wings and lands back on the snow covered road.
ALEK(laughs)
Doctor Barlow did say you could fly
The dragon twists its neck to look at its back with curiosity, experimentally flapping the wings. It turned around, took a running start, flapping its wings, and lifted its front legs off the ground before it fell back into a snow drift and skids for a bit. ALEK runs to catch up with it. It squawks at him and leaps out of the pile of snow it had embedded itself in. A chorus of voices sound from up ahead. ALEK stops moving and listens. The exact words are unclear, but whoever it is, is speaking German, and getting closer. ALEK quickly grabs the dragon and dives off the path, realizing too late that he has left foot prints behind. Soldiers round the path and stop talking. They follow the trail of dislodged snow to the edge of the road to see ALEK with the dragon shoved down his jacket front climbing up the mountain face.
FADE OUT.