Chapter 21: Night Drivers

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Sprig: All right, Polly, check this out! According to this map, if we drive straight through the night, we'll be home by morning!

She sighs

Polly: Say "home" again.

Sprig: Just think. Home for breakfast.

Polly: Mmm! Pillbug pancakes.

Ivy (fantasy): 'Sup.

Sprig: Not that it's a big deal.

He chuckles

[Loud crash]

Sprig: Huh?

They grunts

Polly: Whoa! Where do you guys think you're going?

Polly: We've got a schedule to keep.

Anne: Guys, we've been driving nonstop for like 20 hours.

Hop Pop: Just a little shut-eye and we'll be back on the road by morning.

Sprig: But we're so close!

Polly: Yeah! Can't you just power through one more night?

Polly: Please, please, please? I wanna sleep in a real bed.

Sub-Zero:  We know how you guys feel, but you're not the ones who have to drive.

Sprig: Hey, I've got an idea. Why don't you three sleep, and we can get us home!

Polly: Yeah! Remember how we owned Quarreler's Pass? 

He chuckles

Hop Pop: Oh, you sweet, sweet, ignorant kids. Amphibia changes at night. And not for the better, let me tell you. The nocturnal leech flies are bad enough, but I've even heard folks tell of evil spirits wandering these parts. Real spookums and such! Haven't seen any myself, of course, but you know, could happen.

Anne: Mm-hmm. 

Sub-Zero: Mm-hmm.

Hop Pop: Plus, neither of you read Bessie's driving manual!

Sprig: But... 

Hop Pop: Forget it. You're not driving, and that's final.

Anne: Now, if you'll excuse us.

Sub-Zero: We need to sleep for minutes.

They groans and snoring

Polly: This is messed up!

Polly: Sure, we're young and made mistakes.

Polly: But we've proven we can handle ourselves!

Sprig: I know, right?

Sprig: What in the world could be so dangerous out there that we haven't lived through already?

Polly: I've been eaten eight times, Sprig. Eight times.

She whispers

Polly: I sort of look forward to it now.

Sprig: Hey, wait a sec. Hop Pop and Anne and Sub-Zero are asleep, right?

Sprig: So asleep they won't even know if we take the reins and drive us home right now!

Sprig: And when they wake up, they'll be so grateful to be home, they'll completely forget to be mad at us!

Polly: Sprig, you creepy little genius!

Polly: You sure they're not gonna wake up though, right?

Sprig: Absolutely! Those three are out cold.

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