(Macedonia) Greece, 1940.
Salonika, North Vardar River, Nicos Residence.
[Thu
Mar 18 19:24:20 CST 1999]
Janice is sleeping next to Melinda
Trent is NOT sleeping next to Steel.
Janice fingers are twitching
Melinda is sleeping peacefully.
Janice is dreaming
Helena is in her room
[Narrator]: Our Heroes have found a safe haven for the night at the home of their friend Capt.Steel
Janice mumbles
Trent groans and rolls over, "Get your hand off my rear, Steel..."
Janice mumbles something louder
Steel *snoring*
[Melinda]: "Zzz...Zzz"
Janice turns over, "..don't.."
Melinda mutters something "Zzz...Zzz"
Janice turns her head, "...please don't..."
Melinda rolls over
Janice twitches her arm "...please just go..."
Melinda hears something and thinks she's dreaming
Janice turns over "...no ...no ...no!!!!"
Melinda knows she's not dreaming now and opens her eyes, "What the.."
Janice bolts up "PERRY!!!!!!!!"
Melinda looks over, "What's wrong?"
Janice opens her eyes breathing heavily, and wipes her tears, ignoring her. "DAMNIT! Let me sleep!"
Melinda looks a bit shocked, "What's wrong, Janice?"
Janice turns to Melinda, crying "Nothing go back to sleep." She sits back against the headboard.
Melinda raises an eyebrow at her "What..."
Janice buries her head in her hands.
[Melinda]: "Are you ok? and sits up "What's wrong?"
[Janice]: "No Mel, I can't... I can't... I cant..."
[Melinda]: "Can't what?" and looks at her with concern
Janice wipes her tears, "I can't take it anymore Mel."
[Melinda]: "What is it? Is it your knee?" and look down at her knee
[Janice]: "I haven't even slept for a month Mel, it's too much."
Melinda looks back up at Janice.
Janice shakes her head.
[Melinda]: "Well you have to try to sleep. What were you yelling about?"
Janice cries harder leaning on her good knee, "What am I going to do?"
Melinda puts her hand on Janice's shoulder "Do about what?"
Janice looks at Melinda, "How can I live like this Mel?
Melinda rubs her eyes trying to wake up, "Janice I don't understand what you're talkin bout."
Janice smiles, "Melinda, ever hear the story about how everyone has two souls?"
Melinda nods her head yes, "What about it?"
[Janice]: "Melinda I lost my other half a month ago. I can't take it."
Janice curses something, "Damn Germans"
[Melinda]: "Who was he?"
[Janice]: "My husband." a few tears fall before she can wipe up the rest
[Melinda]: "Oh Janice.... I'm sorry."
[Janice]: "It was our wedding night.."
Melinda looks around the room not knowing what to say, "Oh my." and puts her hands to her bosoms.
Janice she pauses, "We got drunk. Thought it would be funny to finally get hitched." she giggles at the thought.
[Melinda]: "You don't have to go on, if it's going to hurt too much to talk about."
[Janice]: "See Mel we grew up together, he had this damn motorcycle, and we couldn't remember where we parked it..." Janice smiles, "No it feels good to talk."
Melinda tries to smile
[Janice]: "There was this little chapel, and we had been drinking for hours. He fell on one knee and said.." Janice giggles at the thought, the tears stop for a moment, "Dr. Covington, if I have to ask you again I'll do it naked."
Melinda smiles
Janice laughs, "I nearly took him up on it."
[Melinda]: "And...you said yes..."
[Janice]: "I looked down at him and said 'what the hell' and he and I walked in."
Melinda smiles
Janice smiles, "Romantic huh?"
[Melinda]: "Oh Janice, well yes it was."
Janice eyes start to tear up, "We couldn't remember where we parked the bike, even though we were in no condition to drive it, we had to find it."
Melinda listens quietly to Janice
[Janice]: "We ran into a Nazi patrol, well even though his eyes are.. I mean... " she takes a breath, "...were brown, we both could speak fluent German.." Janice takes another breath wiping her tears, "Well someone somewhere must have tipped them off." she looks away
[Melinda]: "Janice... really, you don't have to go on."
Janice looks up to the ceiling, "They shot him Mel, they just shot him." She cries and leans on Melinda.
Melinda covers her mouth with her hand "Oh dear god." she wraps her arm around Janice
[Janice]: "I, I, I got away.."
Melinda rubs Janice's back "There, there Janice."
Janice cries and buries her head in her hands
[Melinda]: "Janice it'll be ok."
Janice looks up and smiles, "I never found that damn bike."
Melinda looks down at her "And you've been having dreams about him?"
Janice turns and starts to get up from the bed and looks back, "Yeah, it all starts off good..." she smiles, "Ever make love on a moving motorcycle?"
Melinda shakes her head "Um... no."
Janice smiles at the thought, "It's the best Mel you should try it sometime." Janice turns and lets a few more tears fall before stopping them and stands up hobbling to her rucksack.
Melinda giggles "I... I.. if you say so." she leans back and watches Janice get up. "Where are you going? Not going to try to sleep?"
Janice digs through the pack and pulls out a wooden box and bounces back to the bed and slides under the covers. She held it out to Melinda, "This is all I have left of him until I get back to new York."
Melinda takes the box and looks at it
[Janice]: "He had bad eyesight, like you."
Melinda raises an brow at Janice "I see..."
Janice glances at Melinda's glasses on the table and smiles before she breaks down again, "Damn it Mel I haven't cried since that night."
Melinda hands it back to Janice.
Janice moves it to the nightstand
[Melinda]: "Guess you were dreaming of him, huh?"
Janice glances at Mel, "Every waking moment. I have never slept alone Mel, It's weird."
[Melinda]: "What were you yellin bout?"
Janice looks up at Mel, "when?"
[Melinda]: "That's why I woke up. You were yellin somethin. I don't remember what it was ya'll were yellin, but you were."
Janice cries, "That night Mel, I pleaded with them... nothing worked they just shot him." She turns away from Mel, "I didn't realize I was yelling, I am sorry I woke you."
Melinda shakes her head "That doesn't matter. I was just worried bout you."
Janice leans against the headboard and lets the tears flow, unable to stop them now.
Melinda looks at Janice and pats the bed "Come on."
Janice wipes her tear stained lashes and leans on her good knee again
[Melinda]: "Janice, I can't bring him back for ya. But I'll listen anytime you wanna talk bout him."
Janice tries to smile into her arm, "Mel get some sleep, I'll be fine I hope."
[Melinda]: "Are ya sure you will be ok?" and looks at Janice. Melinda lays back down still looking at Janice
Janice still crying
Melinda rolls over and gives Janice a hug
Janice hugs her back
[Melinda]: "It'll be ok, Janice. I promise ya that."
[Janice]: "How Mel, everyone I have ever loved has died."
[Melinda]: "Wake me up if need to talk again. Ok? I'm sure that's not true, Janice."
Janice lays her head against the crook of Mel's neck , "You are my only friend Mel."
[Melinda]: "Aww Janice. You have Big Rod. He's been a friend of your for a while now, right?"
Janice closes her eyes. "No he is a business partner, nothing more Mel."
[Melinda]: "Oh." and rubs her back again "You're be ok, hon."
Janice drifts off to sleep from Mel's ministrations.
Melinda looks down at Janice, "Well now... that was fast." Melinda lays Janice down on the bed and covers her with the blankets. Melinda turns over
Helena bangs on the wall for them to be quiet
Melinda looks up at the wall "Steel must be in there with her." She mumbles before falling asleep.
Janice snuggles next to Melinda, she puts her arm around Mel's waist and her head on her shoulder.
Melinda opens her eye, look down at Janice then puts her arm around her waist and falls back to sleep
Janice smiles
[Narrator]: The night passes on slowly till the wee hours of the morning. As Mel turns to the side...she doesn't feel Janice slowly remove her delicate arm from around her. Janice cautiously gets up from the bed and looks down upon her friend and breaths a deep sigh. Looking about the room she spots a small writing desk and goes over to it searching its contents quietly. Then she finds what she's looking for...an old fashioned fountain pen and some paper.
Melinda mutters something in her sleep
[Narrator]: She quickly jots down a letter, and places it on a chest and rushes to get dressed quickly. Janice then puts the scroll bag next to the letter and starts to turn then stops...she removes her gun belt and adds that to the pile. Still holding onto her whip...she reaches into the other bag and rummages around. Her hand grasps the wine bottle from earlier in the day and she smiles vaguely.
Melinda rolls over taking all the covers with her
[Narrator]: She creeps towards the door softly and takes one last look at Mel, peacefully sleeping not knowing the worries of the world.
Janice blows her a kiss, "Goodbye Melinda."
[Narrator]: Janice looks sadly down and closes the door slowly to etch the view of Mel into her mind.
[Melinda]: "Zzz... Zzz."
Camera Two scans the peaceful Greek morning.
[Narrator]: As the rest of our heroes sleep ...they are awakened to sounds of some one moving things around in the kitchen.
Trent is awakened by the sound of someone moving things in the kitchen.
Steel stands up from the floor
Camera Two focuses on Trent, then Steel then Trent again as soft noises are heard from Helena's room
Trent grumbles and slowly sits up, gasping softly as he remembers the hole in is shoulder.
[Steel]: "Morning Trent..."
Helena is sitting on her bed, yawning
Trent nods slightly to Steel and sits, holding his arm...
Steel walks over to Trent "How is it?"
[Trent]: "It feels like someone shot me in the arm..."
Steel looks at it, "I'll get Helena..."
Trent nods to Steel, and lays back against the couch.
Steel looks at Trent again "We'll get you to a doctor soon....I'll wake Helena and get her to take a look" Steel heads for the stairs
Helena goes back to bed
[Trent]: "I don't think that's necessary..." Trent hears Steel say good morning to Nicos in the kitchen, "Let her sleep, I'll sit and suffer..."
Steel heads up the stairs and knocks on Helena's door "Helena! Time to get moving!"
Melinda is dreaming of someone named Zhemoira who can't kill anything with her bow.
Helena drags herself out of bed, "Urmmmm..... ok ok ok...."
Steel reaches over and knocks on Mel's door..."Miss. Pappas...morning! Time to get up!"
Helena opens the door a few minutes later
Melinda rolls over "10 more minutes mommy...." and goes back to sleep, she rolls over again "Umm? What?" and opens her eyes. She looks over at the empty bed "Where did she go?" Melinda rubs her eyes and grabs her glasses
Helena stumbles down the stairs
Melinda stands up, pulling her hair out of her face, she looks around and spots the note on the desk
Helena almost walks into steel on the stairs, "Ah, hello.." quickly runs her fingers though her hair
Steel looks at Helena..and grins "Morning"
Helena grins back
Trent is looking out the window sleepily.
Melinda picks up the note and starts to read it
Melinda pushes her glasses up her nose and reads on,
I can't stay here any longer, take the scrolls you earned them. I will only get you killed, and damnit Mel you mean to much to me, and you are a good person, I don't want you to end up like my Perry.
Melinda brows begin to knit together
Get the scrolls back to a safe place and prove to the world that my father was right.
The gun is for Trent or Helena, you'll need to the protection to get out of Greece.
And make sure that Perry's glasses get back to his mother, I wrote the address below.
Goodbye Mel,
Love
Janice
[Melinda]: "She didn't? She couldn't have...." looks around the room and bolts to the door, opening it and rushes down the stairs two at a time. "Janice!!! Janice!!!"
Trent looks back at the stares at the noise.
[Helena]: "Had a good nightsl.. AHHHHHH, watch out Mel!!!"
[Melinda]: "Has anyone seen Janice?" panting.
Helena makes a wild grab for the railing
Steel looks at Helena then back up the stairs
Trent looks about, "Not since last night, Mel..."
Steel grabs a hold of Helena
Melinda shows them the note "She's gone.. she's left."
[Helena]: "Thanks..." she grins
Trent stands slowly.
[Helena]: "I haven't." she scowls at Mel
[Melinda]: "Do you hear me?!?!! She's gone!!" and looks at all of them
Steel grins then nods in agreement, "Gone??"
Melinda hold up the note, "Yes! Gone!!"
[Helena]: "Gone? Gone where? " hurries down the rest of the way
Steel follows
[Melinda]: "I don't know. I woke up and found that note."
The old man Nicos is startled by all the sudden shouting
Trent walks over and looks at the note.
[Melinda]: "She left everything... it's all upstairs. The scrolls, her gun..." and holds her hand up to her bosoms to try and catch her breath.
Helena looks over her shoulder at the letter, "Why?"
Steel paces a bit
Trent holds up the note so Helena can read it at the same time.
Helena blinks "Who's Perry?"
[Steel]: "What is she thinking?"
Melinda starts to pace "What was she thinkin? Where could she have gone? I mean... her knee and all."
Trent finishes the letter and hands it to Helena, thinking.
Melinda pace pace pace....
Helena reads it over
Steel looks out the window "I don't have a clue where she'd go."
[Helena]: "She left the scrolls?!"
[Melinda]: "No one heard her leave?!?!" and looks at everyone. Melinda looks at Helena "Yes she did. She wanted me to take them to somewhere safe."
Trent hums softly, "Well, she couldn't have gotten far on her knee, perhaps we could catch up with her."
Helena blinks
Melinda nods at Trent
[Steel]: "Maybe..."
[Melinda]: "I'm gonna go get the pack and her gun..." turns and bolts up the stairs again
Trent walks to the back door and looks out, scanning for signs of where she's gone.
Steel looks up at the sky through the window
Helena puts down the letter, thinking
[Steel]: "It may rain too"
[Trent]: "Then we'll have to move quickly..."
Melinda gets in the room and grabs everything, turns around and heads for downstairs again, dropping everything on the table, "See? She left everything." Melinda sits down in a chair trying to catch her breath.
Trent sighs, "Well, I don't think I can see any evidence she went through the back, though that's logical."
Helena eyes widen
Melinda has her hand on her head "What are we going to do?"
[Steel]: "Well we should start soon then"
[Trent]: "We are going to look for her, Mel..."
[Melinda]: "Where could she have gone? We have to...."
[Helena]: "Me no know.... oohhh, pretty fire stick." picks up gun and coughs
[Trent]: "Can any of you think of anyplace she might have gone?"
Helena shakes her head... "I don't know her well"... she looks at Mel
Melinda looks up at Trent
[Melinda]: "Um... well...." and is thinking
[Narrator]: As our group considers their plan of action the camera switches scenes.
Janice wobbles on her feet and slumps to the ground taking a swig from the bottle while uniting her boots and looking out at the river. Janice falls upon Smithers wandering in the woods, then startled by a sound to his left
[Melinda]: "She was talk bout her husband last night. She couldn't sleep. I..."
Helena blinks "Husband?"
[Melinda]: "She was pretty upset." she looks up at Helena "Yes, she was married and he got killed."
Janice turns around, "Come out I can hear you!"
Smithers to Janice "Hey.... where's everyone else?"
Janice eyes open widely "I thought you were dead?"
[Smithers]: "Just slightly..." poking a finger through a hole in his bowler...
Janice looks at Smithers and fingers her whip. "So then, what happened to you?" she rolls up her pants leg
[Smithers]: "So... like I said... where is everyone?"
[Janice]: "Back in town."
[Smithers]: "Oh... Well... Giles goons showed up, I lead them off so Jack could hide and the try to catch up with you.... did he?"
[Melinda]: "Well? We have to go look for her. But where?"
Janice giggles "Um no."
Melinda stands back up and goes to the door
Janice pulls out one of her last cigars and lights it, "Why don't ya go into town its the first house on the left, they will be happy to see ya."
Melinda looks out of it and all around "Where?"
[Smithers]: "That knee looks bad... we should go into town and get the others..."
Janice looks at her remarkably healing knee, "Nah its just a bruise.. I fell on it!"
Melinda turns back around to the others "Ya'll come on now. We have to find her. Lord only knows what she'll do."
Smithers trying to help Janice to her feet... "Let's go... You said first house on the right... right?"
[Helena]: "Yes... yes alright..."
[Melinda]: "She was pretty shook up last night."
Janice pushes Smithers away, "Go on, I'm gonna soak this."
Melinda sighs and starts to pace again
Helena gets her coat
Trent hmms, "Well, I guess one place is as good as another."
Melinda stops dead in her tracks and looks through the pack
Helena opens the door and looks out....
[Melinda]: "Where's the bottle of wine we had last night? It's not here. Oh good grief.... she's drunk somewhere."
Janice takes a swig from her bottle
[Helena]: "Great.." she mutters
Smithers looking skyward... "It looks like it is going to rain.... besides it with be easier to soak it in a nice warm house."
Melinda picks up the pack
Melinda grabs the gun "Here Trent. She said it was for ya'll and I'm not gonna carry it. I might shoot myself."
[Trent]: "I can't shoot that thing with my arm, better give it to Helena."
Janice curses and looks at Smithers, "Look. I have no idea who or what you really are. All I know is that I am busy and you are interrupting me. If ya wanna go be happy go lucky, do it somewhere else... GOT THAT!"
Helena blinks "I'd prefer a shot gun.."
Melinda hands it over to Helena and sighs
Helena takes it reluctantly
Steel looks at Helena..."A shot gun? Well have mine. I'll take the pistol."
[Smithers]: "Jezz... What ever toots..." and starts to walk to the town...
[Janice]: "Hey that's Doctor Toots to you Mister!"
Helena grins and trades with Steel "Thanks.."
Smithers calling back to her.... "Dr. Toots then..."
Janice plunges her legs into the river and leans back on the conveniently placed log.
Melinda looks at Helena and Steel "Was it you two last night that was...." shakes her head "Nevermind."
Helena looks confused
Smithers heads off into the woods...
Melinda grabs the pack, putting it on her shoulder.
Janice looks back and curses, "Damnit now I gotta find a better spot"
Melinda looks at Trent "Are ya gonna be alright to look for her? Or do ya want to stay here just in case she heads back here?"
[Helena]: "He should stay.."
[Trent]: "No, he shouldn't..." He grabs his stuff.
[Melinda]: "Are ya sure, Trent?"
Steel buckles the holster onto his waist
Janice finds a really nice walking stick
[Trent]: "I'm fine, let's go."
Helena loads the shotgun
Melinda turns around and head out the door
[Steel]: "Ok...lets all be careful though?"
Helena follows
[Melinda]: "Where in heavens could she have gone?"
Steel turns to the old man "Nicos. we'll be back!"
Trent follow, "Actually, my plan was to run through the streets naked with 'Damn Nazis' painted on my butt...."
[Steel]: The old man just smiles and nods
Janice giggles somewhere off in the woods
Steel looks at Trent..."Uh yeah...ok"
Melinda looks on the ground for any sighs of where Janice headed to, "Where to?"
Steel looks about..."I'm not sure...and I don't want us to split up"
Trent opens his mouth to say something, but decides not to. He instead opts for the old standard question, "Uh, well, where around here could she have gone?"
[Steel]: "What Trent? That's just it....I'm not sure"
Helena looks around
Trent looks around for signs over her passing.
Janice whistles walking down the path, carefully concealing any tracks she might be leaving... and smiles to herself.
[Steel]: Everyone looks to the ground for tracks...but it being so close to a village its hard to tell
Janice thinks about it, "Isn't he dead?"
Steel squints at the ground in thought
Janice is getting bored, and gives up on the concealing and finishes the rest of the bottle.
[Melinda]: "Well she has to be here somewhere."
[Steel]: "I cant tell...but there's a few going off that way"
Janice throws the bottle as hard as she can into the river and smiles at the distance.
Melinda starts to follow the tracks
Steel points to a small path
Janice looks at the spot she finds and smiles, "Looks good enough."
Helena looks over
Melinda follows the path.
Trent follows along.
Helena follows the others
[Steel]: "Its a start..." and heads down along it
Janice is still thirsty
Melinda starts yellin "Janice!! Janice, where are ya?!!"
Steel eyes the ground ahead..."Still cant believe she wandered off."
[Melinda]: "She was so upset last night, Steel."
Helena looks about from side to side
[Steel]: "Was she?"
Janice slicks her legs into the river and sighs, laying down flat on the rivers edge, putting her hat over her eyes and falling asleep
Melinda sighs "Yes very upset. She was yellin something but I didn't catch what it was."
Trent listens while walking...
[Steel]: "I wonder what it was..."
Melinda thinks to herself "Same here."
Helena blinks and looks ahead
Steel stares at the ground "Well I hope she's ok"
Melinda walks on still searching
[Helena]: "Someone's ahead there.."
[Trent]: I find it hard to believe that she's not."
Steel looks to Helena "Huh?"
Trent stops and peers ahead.
Melinda stops
[Helena]: "I doubt it's her, unless she's taken up carpentry."
Melinda stares ahead of her, "Who is? Where?"
[Narrator]: Ahead in the woods, through the trees men can be seen cutting trees with a saw
Steel peers through the trees at the men
Helena stops, watching them
Trent watches, trying not to move much.
[Steel]: "Maybe we should see if they saw anything?"
Melinda runs up the man "Excuse me....Excuse me..."
[Trent]: "Not a bad idea..."
[Melinda]: "Have seen a gal about this high?" and holds up her hand, "Red hair.... bad temper."
[Narrator]: The Greek man just stares at Mel not understanding a word
Helena stays behind
Melinda sighs "Well damn it."
[Steel]: He then looks at his comrades and shrugs
Trent walks up behind, <Excuse me, sir?>
[Melinda]: "Ya know.... a wo.... man....?"
The gentleman looks at Trent<Yes?
Janice smiles in her sleep recalling a time Melinda cussed.
[Trent]: "Hush, Mel..."
[Steel]: <What's her problem?> referring to Mel
[Trent]: <Have you seen a woman, medium height, well built, dressed kind of like me come through here?>
[Trent]: <Oh, uh, nothing, she doesn't know the language...>
Melinda is staring at Trent "Has he seen her?"
[Greek woodcutter]: <Well ...yes we did...she seemed in a mood though...>
[Trent]: "Hush Mel..."
Janice cant recall woodcutters
Melinda sighs again
[Trent]: <Really? Can you tell me where she ran off to?>
[Greek woodcutter]: <Well she was trudging off the path through the woods towards the river way>
[Trent]: (Don't distract me...;)
Steel stands around by Helena...looking for tracks
Trent nods, <Thank you, very much.> He turns to the rest of the group, "Toward the river..."
Greek woodcutter points behind Trent, <Good Luck!>
Melinda looks behind her where he is pointing
Trent nods again in thanks, and walks back.
Helena blinks
[Melinda]: "What did he say? Has he seen her? Which way did she go?"
[Trent]: "Toward the river, Mel, which is what I said..."
[Melinda]: "Sorry I didn't hear ya." and smiles
[Trent]: "It's alright..."
Janice Is dozing and relaxing in the nice cold river.
Trent moves toward the river.
Janice cocks her head up and looks about moving her hat
Melinda follows Trent to the river
Janice lays back down only hearing a bird
[Melinda]: "Oh my god!! She's dead!"
Janice looks up again
Melinda makes her way to the river
Janice lays back down
Trent trudges onward...
Helena follows behind
Steel watches the path for tracks again..
[Melinda]: "Was she by herself, Trent? Did that guy say if she was alone?"
[Trent]: "Not really, but I got the impression she was..." Trent examines the ground, "The tracks seem to lead off this way..."
Melinda follows Trent
Trent heads further into the woods.
Steel looks up ahead at Trent..."So you found something?"
[Trent]: "Yeah, there's been a single set of tracks, that I can see, heading off this way. Either she was followed, or they're hers..."
[Melinda]: "Which way?" and looks up to Trent
Steel nods to Trent
Trent nods in the direction and starts walking...
[Steel]: "Lead the way...we'll follow"
Melinda heads in that direction as well
Janice sits up and pulls her legs out of the water
Helena hikes along
Janice examines her knee, the colouring is bad, but the swelling has gone down.
[Steel]: "How you making out there Helena?"
Janice puts it back in the river and lays back down and watches the sky
[Helena]: "I'm hanging on... any sign?"
Janice ignores it and lays back down
Trent stops and peers, then smirks, and whispers, "There she is..."
Steel shrugs at Helena. "Have to ask Trent"
Melinda looks over
Helena turns her head...
Janice has her hat over her face and her hands behind her head
[Narrator]: There by the side of the river is Janice legs floating in the water
Melinda head for where Janice is laying
Janice appears not to notice you all
Helena shakes her head and walks over, she scowls
Trent follows, a little slower than the rest.
Steel just looks on at the scene
[Melinda]: "Janice.... Janice Covington what has gotten into ya? Are ya ok?" and looks down at her. "Janice..." and bents down. Melinda checking to see if she's breathing. "Well she's alive at least."
Janice jumps up "Jesus Mel!"
Melinda almost falls backwards
Janice grabs her hat
Steel jumps
[Melinda]: "What are ya goin here?"
Janice pulls her legs out of the river
[Melinda]: "My lord you had me worried sick."
[Janice]: "Soaking my knee"
[Helena]: "And leaving all your worldly possession behind?"
Janice looks at her whip "What do you mean?" she shakes the cobwebs from her head and looks at Mel, "Why did you come out here?"
Melinda tapping her foot in the sand "Couldn't have ya done that back at the house? And explain this letter."
Steel walks up to the group
Melinda takes out the letter and holds it out
Janice looks at the letter, "Well I think its self explanatory Mel."
[Melinda]: "What is this all about?"
Steel looks to Helena. "This could be interesting"
Melinda shakes her head, "Fer cryin out loud Janice..."
Trent sighs and leans against a tree, listening.
Helena shrugs
[Janice]: "What Mel?"
Melinda takes the pack off her shoulder "Here... these are yours. Don't ya ever leave 'em again."
[Janice]: "No Mel you keep them."
Steel takes off the belt "And this is yours too"
Janice looks at Mel
Melinda walks over to a log, she sits down and looks over at Janice
Steel hands Janice her gun belt "This is yours I believe?"
Helena leans against a tree, setting the shot gun against it
[Melinda]: "Why did ya do that Janice?"
[Janice]: "What Mel? Protect you?"
[Melinda]: "Protect me? What on heaven are ya talkin bout? I mean why did ya leave?"
Steel turns and walks over to Helena and leans against the tree too
[Melinda]: "I told ya... ya don't have to protect me."
[Janice]: "Mel I am trouble always have been, you can find someone better than me to be a partner with."
[Melinda]: "Janice Covington! I came here to see you... no one else. You are my partner now. Get use to it. "
[Janice]: "Why would you do that? ad Why me? Thought it was the scrolls you wanted"
Steel looks too Trent and Helena..."Well cant wait to get back to Nicos' place...he makes a great stew"
[Helena]: "I'm starving..."
Trent smirks...
[Janice]: "Why would you do that? And Why me? Thought it was the scrolls you wanted"
Melinda looks shocked, "What? The scrolls? Well that's why I first came here yes. But not now.." she is upset.
Janice looks at Mel and smirks, "So why now Mel? Adventure? What if I screw up so bad and get you or me killed, what then Mel? Not so fun anymore is it?"
Steel sighs..."Cant they just shake hands and say sorry?"
Helena watches the clouds
Trent shushes Steel softly.
[Melinda]: "Well then Janice Covington... if I'm dead then I guess it don't matter what... what then, huh?"
[Janice]: "Mel you need to get away from me..." stops and looks at her, "Mel I couldn't live if you were dead."
[Melinda]: "What? Janice.. I'm not going to die anytime so." and thinks "I hope."
Steel glances at Trent..."Well we need to get you to a Doctor sometime. Helena...could you take a look at him again?"
[Melinda]: "So you stop worrying bout that."
[Janice]: "Yeah Mel, that's what I used to think, till My dad killed himself and then Perry, you are all I got left."
Helena looks over at Trent
Melinda stands up "Janice I don't want to hear anymore of that. Ya hear me?"
Trent slumps down alongside the tree, a little weary.
[Melinda]: "Let's get ya back to the house, shall we?" she turns to look at Janice "Ok?" Melinda is calming down a bit
[Janice]: "Mel go ahead, I'll soak my leg some more, join ya later."
[Helena]: "Why don't you sit down..."
Trent slumps down alongside the tree, a little weary.
Melinda sits back down again
Helena kneels next to him and takes a peek under the bandages
Janice looks up at Mel and sighs
Melinda seems to be thinking to herself
[Janice]: "Penny for your thoughts Mel?"
Steel kneels beside Helena and Trent "We better change those some time soon"
Melinda sighs
Trent winces a bit as she lifts the bandages, and rests against the tree.
Janice puts a hand on Melinda, "Hello, earth to Mel."
[Melinda]: "Don't ever do that again Janice. Ya hear me?"
Janice eyes widen, "Okay Mel, why?"
[Helena]: "Well, I don't have any banages on me.."
[Steel]: "They're at the house in the bag"
[Melinda]: "Janice you scared the.... the... hell outta me. There I said it."
Helena frowns
Janice giggles, "Oh Melinda what am I gonna do with you huh?"
Melinda shrugs
[Janice]: "Melinda I should never of let ya come with me in the first place you know that?"
Steel holds a hand out to Trent and Helena to help them up
Trent takes the hand and stands slowly.
[Steel]: "Slowly buddy"
[Melinda]: "Ummm.. well... that doesn't matter now, Janice. I'm here now and I'm staying."
Helena stands
[Janice]: "Until I can convince ya otherwise, eh Mel?"
Melinda shakes her head to Janice "My word.." and stands up
[Janice]: "Mel you don't get it? You could die around me! What the hell is wrong with you Melinda, is South Carolina THAT boring!" Janice is getting a bit angry here.
Melinda sighs "Well then I guess I don't understand ya Janice. " and turns to leave
Janice stand up and grabs her stick and walk to Mel, Grabbing a tight hold on it, "Oh no Mel I want you to tell me WHY right NOW!"
Steel looks to Janice
Melinda keeps walking "I told ya Janice Covington.... I wasn't gonna have ya yell at me."
[Janice]: "ARRRRGH!!!!!!!!" and throws the stick in the river
Melinda walks over to everyone.
[Steel]: "Dr. Covington? Lets go back to the house...get some food and talk"
Janice walks up with the others , "Melinda I... I ... I... ARGH!"
Melinda looks down at her
[Janice]: "Melinda, don't you GET IT! Have you seen the world??"
Melinda sighs "Well not really... but what does that have ta do with anythin?"
Janice follows the others, "Melinda why in the WORLD would you want to hang around me?"
[Melinda]: "Does there really have ta be a reason? I mean, Janice everyone dies. And it's NOT because of YOU." Melinda is following the others back to the house
[Janice]: "Melinda do you have a death wish?" she asks following everyone back to the house
Steel leads the way through the woods ahead of everyone
Helena picks up the shotgun and walks back
[Melinda]: "Well maybe I do Janice."
Janice looks at Mel, "Why?"
Trent walks back slowly.
Janice walks on her own accord
[Melinda]: "But I want to be here. I want to be here with ya. I want to help ya find the scrolls.... to translate them."
[Janice]: "But Mel we found them, mission accomplished... you can go home with them." she shifts the pack on her back and looks at Mel, "Well?"
Steel looks back at Janice "Well that water soak helped your leg somewhat!"
[Melinda]: "Janice... I just want to be here. No really reason." and frowns
Janice humph's and turns to Steel, "Actually it was the first good nights sleep I've had in a month."
Steel chuckles "Good! And wait till you have some of Nicos' cooking!"
Janice shakes her head at Melinda and wonders what's going on in that head of hers, and walks to the house
Steel plods on through the brush "We're almost there People"
Melinda follows Steel
Helena looks hungry
Janice follows Mel, on her remarkable healed Knee
Trent plods along, taking each step carefully...
[Steel]: "His stew his great, and the bread he makes! Mmmm"
Janice perks up, "Please tell me it's nutbread!"
[Steel]: "He makes all kinds Doctor, has to since his wife died"
Melinda rubs her neck
Steel walks on "Just a few more steps..."
Janice looks up at Mel, "That still bothering you?"
Melinda looks for her hanky, finding it... wipes her forehead, her neck, then her bosoms and sighs, "Um.. yeah a little bit."
Janice reaches up and rubs Mel's neck, "Better?"
Melinda rolls her neck "Yeah a little."
Janice puts more pressure with her strong hands.
[Melinda]: "Oh yeah... that's it. Right there."
Janice smiles at Mel
Helena looks up "God, what's that about?!"
Janice stops her ministrations and looks up, "Well that's not good"
[Helena]: "Something's happening at the village.."
Janice wonders if its wise to go look
Steel peers at ahead
Trent looks ahead.
Janice looks at Mel and takes her hands from her shoulders, "Stay here I'll be right back
[Narrator]: From Ahead in the village a commotion seems to be breaking loose..
Janice walks to the village
[Janice]: tot eh
Steel walks along with Janice
Helena walks behind the others a ways
Trent moves ahead, but keeps back.
Janice peeks through the bushes and finds.
[Narrator]: As you near the village you see what the problem is...it looks like a column of German infantry has entered the town. Soldiers walk around herding villagers into the center and many have entered houses
Helena ducks behind the nearest cover
Trent hides quickly.
Janice darts back to the others
[Narrator]: You then see poor Nicos...being forced marched into a group...and another trooper behind him holding a bag...looking puzzled inside it.
Melinda hides behind a tree
[Janice]: "Damn it Mel, Germans! See I am gonna get you killed!"
Steel kneels down at the edge...and curses softly
Melinda just stares at her
Janice shoulders her pack and goes behind the tree Mel is at, "Geeze we never get a breather do we?"
Steel laughs at Janice. "A gag a minute with you Doc."
[Melinda]: "Doesn't look like it Janice." she whispers
[Janice]: "Oh thanks Steel."
[Narrator]: Soldiers swarm about the town..and one breaks from the group walking along the tree line
Trent looks worriedly at the town.
Janice sighs, "Oh Mel, I can see you sitting on a porch drinking lemonade, not running around in a jungle."
Trent ducks down, as tightly as he can.
Janice looks for her gun
Steel waves off Janice
Janice curses to herself - although Mel heard it
[Melinda]: "Well now Janice, that does sound good right about now, but.."
Steel whispers "Don't fire at him! Be like shaking a bees nest...get em a angry."
Janice pulls out her whip and winks at him
Steel grins and nods
Helena grips her shotgun
[Narrator]: The soldier is slowly coming to you peeking about looking in the woods
Janice pulls her arm back giving the whip enough room.
Melinda hides as well as she can behind the tree
[Narrator]: Everyone hunkers down...except Trent who stumbles in a bush...drawing attention to himself
Janice curses
[Steel]: The soldier turns at the noise and peers into the woods
[Melinda]: "Oh god." and watches Trent
Trent stops moving instantly...
Helena pales
Janice flicks her wrist and....
[German]: <Who's there?!>
Melinda ducks down lower to the ground
[Narrator]: The Soldier's response is a lasso of leather wrapping around his neck..
Janice yanks hard and pulls him straight to her
[Narrator]: Cutting off his oxygen he drops his rifle. The soldier flies to Janice trying to loosen his neck
Steel rushes to the German and puts him in a bear hug
Melinda thinks to herself "What is Helena doing?"
Steel whispers hoarsely "Anyone gonna knock him out??"
Melinda pulls back her arm and tries to punch him
Janice stands up and punches the bloody German sod!
[Melinda]: "I'm in a bad mood."
Janice glances at Mel as she swings her fist with the Southerners
Mel tosses a punch and hits...Steel straight in the face
[Janice]: "Well I'm not in a bad mood, but I don't like Germans."
[Melinda]: "Oh Steel... Oh... I'm so sorry."
[Steel]: "Son of a ...!" Steel drops the German and holds his nose
Trent struggles to keep from snickering...
Janice looks at Mel then Steel and points at the German, "This is bad guy.." points at Steel, "This is good guy! MELINDA!"
[Steel]: "Ouch!"
Melinda shakes her fist "Oh god that hurt."
[Steel]: "Yeah...I'm on your side"
[Janice]: "Mel what the HELL is getting into you these days?"
[Melinda]: "I'm so sorry..." and ducks back behind the tree holding her fist. Melinda muttering to herself "Now that didn't work."
Janice turns to Mel and takes her injured hand and attempts to check it out, "You could have broken a knuckle"
[Melinda]: "I... ouch.. I'm ok." and takes her hand back.
[Steel]: "Her KNUCKLE???" still holding his nose
Helena wakes up
Melinda looks around from behind the tree. "I said I was sorry. I was just trying to help."
Steel laughs "Its ok...but hit them next time."
Janice sighs and looks at Mel, "No wonder you fell for Jack."
Melinda raises her eyebrow "And just what is wrong with Jack?"
Steel squints through tearing eyes..."It look broken Helena?"
Helena examines it
[Janice]: "Well Mel he's a bit of a fu... er... foul up."
Helena pokes it "Does this hurt?"
[Melinda]: "Oh never mind.... do somethin bout them."
[Steel]: "Oww! Yes!"
[Helena]: "Nope, not broken... hehe, sorry."
[Janice]: "What do ya want me to do? Punch him again, Mel?"
[Steel]: "Oww...No prob..." grins
Trent shakes his head, and watched the Germans...
[Melinda]: "Well... um... YES."
Janice stops and looks at Mel, "You want me to hit Steel?"
Steel looks at the German..."Hmmm.. now what do we do with him?"
Helena looks over... and searches him
Melinda looks at the German.
Janice looks at Mel and wonders
[Helena]: "Hmm, think that uniform will fit anyone?.." Helena rifles through the Germans wallet
[Narrator]: The group watches as they rifle through the Germans Uniform trying to figure out what to do with him
Melinda watches them, still holding on to her hand
Trent is keeping an eye on the Germans.
Helena tries to judge the uniforms size
Janice glances at Melinda, "You need to get ice on that thing, it's gonna swell like my knee.
Steel holds his nose and looks at everyone.
Melinda holding her hand "I hope it doesn't."
Janice looks back at the river, "Come on Mel, we need to get away from here anyway." she grabs the scrolls and tugs on Mel
Helena swipes the Germans wallet
[Melinda]: "Where.... where are we goin?"
Trent moves away, and goes to follow.
[Janice]: "Gonna soak your hand and get away from this.'
Helena looks up
[Melinda]: "Um well... ok."
Helena grabs the grenade and runs, "Shoot, wait for me!"
(Macedonia) Greece, 1940. Salonika, North Vardar River, Woods.
[Sun Mar 21 18:33:01 CST 1999]
[Narrator]: Our
heroes had just returned to the same village they had spent the night in
to find German infantry had taken the town. Reluctantly they decided to
return to the river and find a way back there
[Janice]: "Mel this
thing is gonna swell."
Trent stumbles along,
his arm not getting any better.
Melinda looks over
to Janice's knee "Yeah it looks like it. Soak it again." she finds a place
to sit down
[Janice]: "Give me
that hanky you carry around with you."
[Melinda]: "Now what
are we gonna do?"
[Narrator]: Helena
follows along with her shotgun, Steel watching for signs of being followed
Janice looks around,
"Survive I hope."
Trent accepts the
rest gratefully and finds somewhere to lean up against a tree.
Melinda looks at
Janice then pulls out her hanky from her bosoms and smiles before handing
it over to Janice
Janice notices its
still warm, and then dunks it in the cool river and soaks it thoroughly
and then wraps it around Mel's hand "Keep this damp, it might help."
Melinda looks down
at what Janice is doing "Oh my I forgot all about that."
[Narrator]: You
all see a woman dart out of the woods into your group, towards the river
with fear in her eyes
Melinda turns around
and sees this woman running towards them
[Janice]: "That's
surprising, it should hurt like the dickens Mel."
Janice turns swiftly.
Helena turns about
Melinda sighs "What
on heavens...."
Janice darts to the
frightened woman.
Steel looks at her
and then right behind her
Wanda looks a mess
"oh ..ze Germans...I must... I must Flee"
Melinda holding the
hanky tight around her hand and stands up
Trent looks up, moving
as little as possible.
[Melinda]: "Germans?"
looks around "Oh my."
Janice grabs her
before she can run off...
Steel moves up behind
the woman and stares into the woods
[Wanda]: "No... please..."
[Janice]: "Hang on,
calm down I got you."
[Steel]: "You weren't
followed were you?"
[Wanda]: "Zay are
all over...I need to get out of here!"
Janice holds her
tighter, "It's okay you are safe here if you just hush, we need to be quiet."
Wanda begins to mumble
in French
Janice looks at what
she said, <"It's alright I wont let them get you."> she replies in perfect
French
Trent slowly stands
up to look around, and make sure the newcomer wasn't followed...
Melinda walks over
to Trent "Ya'll need any help there?" and puts her hand on his good shoulder
[Wanda]: "Ze're everywhere...
what could you do?"
Janice looks back
at Helena and the others, <"These are my friends, they wont hurt you,">
[Melinda]: "Trent?
Ya gonna be ok?"
Trent blinks at Mel,
"For a little while, hopefully long enough to get to a doctor..."
Helena is rummaging
through the Germans wallet
[Narrator]: Helena
finds some ID papers, money and a few pictures
Helena pockets the
money
[Wanda]: "Zay took
le village!!"
Janice helps the
women back to the group, "I am Dr. Janice Covington, I know they
did. Who are you?"
Steel grimaces at
Wanda
[Melinda]: "We'll
get ya to one soon, Trent."
[Wanda]: "I'm Wanda...they
call me le fishy."
Melinda raises a
brow to Wanda
Steel grumbles..."That's
right...I recall your name.."
Helena looks at the
pictures
[Wanda]: "Ze soldiers
want me for nothing...so I ran."
Janice leads her
to the others, "This is Trent Worthington, Mel Pappas, Steel and Helena."
Wanda nods
Helena nods when
Janice says her name
Melinda smiles warmly
to Wanda
Steel looks back
towards village
Wanda holds on to
Janice for dear life
[Janice]: "Okay if
we follow the river we should be able to get far enough away to camp out."
Wanda still doesn't
let go
Steel nods...then
looks at Trent.. "He still needs a Dr."
[Janice]: "Well Steel
I don't know what to tell you, it wasn't my idea to burn the boat..." she
saunters over to him, "Was it?"
[Steel]: "No...but...Damn!...can
this get any worse!"
Helena reads the
Germans ID papers
Janice rolls her
eyes, "You know when people say that it usually does... great just great!"
she throws up her hands
Wanda is looking
into the woods for an German soldiers
Melinda scans the
woods for Germans
Wanda begins to cry
Janice heads out
down the trail, putting an arm around Wanda, "Come on Mel!"
[Melinda]: "Wanda,
ya'll gonna be fine now. You're with us."
Helena picks up the
shotgun and stuff
Steel fingers his
rifle
Melinda follows Janice
and Wanda
Wanda enjoys Janice's
strong arm around her "You're Janice..."
Janice smiles and
looks at her, "Yes."
Steel walks to Helena
and Trent
Wanda looks down
at Janice "ze said ze knew you"
Janice looks back
at Wanda, "Who did?"
[Steel]: "listen...I'll
go see if I can go find some river transport...stay here."
Helena follows behind
Janice and Wanda
[Wanda]: "You ze
woman with ze gun no?"
Janice looks confused,
"I am armed yes."
[Wanda]: "Ze asked
me if I knew such a woman"
[Janice]: "Who did
Wanda, who was talking about me?"
[Wanda]: "Ze German
bastards!"
Melinda thinks to
herself "Such language."
Janice smiles, "So
I'm famous eh?"
Wanda looks to Mel
"Now zou are a pretty thing aren't you?"
Melinda smirks
Steel shoots off
ahead in search of some way down river
Melinda feels a blush
rise to her face "Um.. if ya say so."
Janice rolls her
eyes, and whispers to Wanda <"Yes, and she KNOWS she is too.">
[Wanda]: "Ah we!"
Melinda is wondering
what Janice just whispered to Wanda.
[Wanda]: "She likes
to have ze fun no?"
Janice shakes her
head no.
Melinda doesn't hear
what the two ladies are saying. "Um, Janice. Where are we headin?"
Wanda looks over
and winks to Mel
Janice giggles at
Wanda
Trent plods along,
kind of staring at the ground.
Melinda thinks "Oh
my" and turns her head
Helena pulls out
the ID papers and read them again, while walking
Melinda turning back
to Wanda and Janice. "Where are we headin?"
Helena shakes her
head and stuffs them away
Janice stops giggling
with Wanda and looks at Mel, "North up the river, maybe we can find a boat
or transport to make it to Yugoslavia."
Wanda looks really
happy "Ze boat. That is wonderful"
Melinda nods "I hope
we don't bump into anymore Germans along the way." She scans the woods
again.
[Trent]: "I'll second
that..."
[Wanda]: "Ze're every
where I tell you"
Janice rolls her
eyes, "Mel you know I plan that. I get my German secret decoder ring
out and plan where the Germans will meet us."
[Melinda]: "Janice
Covington... please don't start with me. My hand is killin me and
I'm not in the mood."
Janice smiles, "Oh
Mel, you know me I'm a smart ass when I am worried."
Melinda rolls her
eyes and sighs
Janice grumbles to
herself, "Gee thanks for explaining yourself Janice, thanks for apologizing
Janice..."
Melinda is keeping
her hand up on her bosom, hoping it won't start to swell.
Janice and Helena
hear movement rushing at them before the others do. Janice ducks Wanda
and Mel back to the tree-line and beyond
Melinda follows Janice
into the woods
Helena grabs and
aims her shotgun
Steel bursts out
and stops short...staring at a shotgun Barrel
[Helena]: "Oh...
whoops." she grins
Trent blinks and
stops, looking ahead at Steel.
Steel looks like
he was about to wet himself
Helena lowers the
gun
Janice relaxes and
sighs, leading the women back tot he pathway.
Helena is biting
her lip to keep from laughing
Steel squeaks "Oh
boy..."
[Helena]: "Hehe..
ahem.. sorry.."
Trent snickers softly
to himself, then winces as he moves his shoulder.
Steel tries to look
calm "Haha no problem.."
Helena puts her hand
to her mouth
[Steel]: "But well
that was a lie. I saw how the Germans got across"
[Janice]: "How?"
[Steel]: "Pontoon
bridge up river"
[Janice]: "Great
Which means they have a fort up there."
[Trent]: "Or at least
a bridge.."
[Steel]: "Its up
river though...not where we want to go."
[Janice]: "Guarded
at least. We can't go south, that's where the rest of them are."
[Trent]: "Is there
some way we can make it across the river?
Janice looks around
and bites her lip
[Steel]: "Can you
walk on water my friend?"
Melinda looks over
at the river.
[Janice]: "Okay that
settles it... we are going west into the woods."
Steel sighs and sits
down
Wanda looks at Mel
and Janice and thinks to herself "Ziz may not be so bad no?"
[Trent]: "No, but
I might be willing to try if it'll get my shoulder healed faster."
[Helena]: "We've
got to get those bandages changed."
[Trent]: "And I take
it that palm branches won't work?"
Janice digs through
her pack and pulls out a shirt, "Here use this, I never did like it much
anyway." bids her favourite shirt goodbye
[Helena]: "Ummmm...
no"
[Steel]: "What if
we stayed along the river and snuck past them?"
[Trent]: "I'm not
in a condition for sneaking, frankly, and I don't think Janice is either..."
Janice giggles, "Snuck?"
she starts laughing, "Look at who you are talking about Steel.
Janice bounces on
her knee, "I'm fine Trent."
Steel grins, "Ok
I see your point."
Helena reaches for
Janice's shirt
Janice hands it to
Helena
Melinda is looking
a bit pale "Well I just hope we get to where we're goin and fast."
Wanda looks at Janice
while playing with her hair "Can I go vith you for now... ze woods scare
me"
Helena tears it into
long strips
Trent finds someplace
to sit down.
Janice holds Wand's
hand, "I'm not exactly the safest person to be around." she looks at Melinda's
colouring and is concerned, "Mel you okay?" while wincing as her tan shirt
is no more.
Helena walks over
and slowly removes the old bandages
Melinda looks up
"Ummm, yeah I think I'll make it."
[Helena]: "Hold still."
[Steel]: "Well guys...I'll
follow any plan you come up with"
Wanda smiles at Janice's
hand
Melinda raises another
eyebrow up at Wanda
Janice lets go of
Wanda and walks over to Helena, "Need help?"
Trent winces a bit
but holds still.
Helena takes a look
at the wound
Wanda looks down
at the flowers while still smiling
Melinda turns away
from looking at the wound
Helena ties the strips
onto Trent's shoulder
Melinda finds a place
to sit, and turns around "So, what's the plan?"
[Janice]: "Well you'll
be fine!" she slaps Trent's other shoulder and pulls out a cigar walking
back to Wanda. "So how did you get in Greece?"
Melinda is still
looking pale
Wanda picks a big
yellow flower and looks at Mel "You look down here. Zis will look nice
in your hair no?"
Trent nods, smiling
slightly, "Yeah, hopefully..."
[Melinda]: "Umm...
no thank ya Wanda. It won't go with these boots."
Janice smiles at
Wanda and Mel and lights the cigar."
[Steel]: "Any
ideas Doc?"
Melinda smells Janice
cigar and looks over at her and shakes her head
[Janice]: "Yeah Steel.
I said after everyone is rested to head straight through the woods."
Steel nods
Helena sits down
against a log
Janice looks at Mel,
"I do not understand why you want to be my partner and yet everything I
do annoys you Mel."
Wanda wonders where
she will sleep
Steel looks to Helena
"So where did you learn to use a shotgun?" he asks and grins
Melinda smile to
Janice "That's just how I am, Janice. And they don't annoy me that much."
Helena smirks "I
just picked it up somewhere.."
Steel laughs
Janice smiles at
Melinda, "Good, cause I have been smoking em since I can remember, I'd
hate to give them up for you."
Melinda thinks "We'll
just see about that Janice Covington." and smiles to herself
Trent smirks and
leans his head back up against the tree..
Helena tries to get
comfortable
Wanda looks at Mel
and Janice "You friends zor...." and smiles
Melinda rest her
back on the log
[Helena]: "Gah, I
wish I was still at that hotel..."
Janice looks at Wanda,
"Business partners."
Melinda nods her
head
Wanda smiles
"Oh. I see."
Janice takes a puff
of her cigar, "I don't have any friends, Wanda."
[Melinda]: "Ya'll
ain't the only one Helena."
Melinda looks over
to Janice
[Trent]: "I wish
I was in any hotel, right about now..."
[Wanda]: "Neither
do I..."
[Helena]: "Hot food,
a soft bed.." she eyes Steel
Janice smiles remembering
all they left at the hotel... she stands up, "Mel oh no!"
[Melinda]: "Oh ya'll
please stop talkin about a hotel room." and looks down at her dirty clothes.
Steel looks to Helena
and winks
Helena smirks at
him
[Melinda]: "What
I would do for a nice hot bubble bath right now."
Trent sighs and closes
his eyes,, whispering softly to himself.
Steel glamces at
Mel "Haha the earthy look is you Miss Pappas!"
[Melinda]: "And my
heels.... and my perfume..."
Janice smiles at
Mel, "I thought you were the bubble bath type."
Melinda doesn't hear
anyone. She's still thinkin bout her hotel room.
Janice eyes the woods
thinking about what is in the hotel room, "We need to get moving, this
won't be easy, you up to it Trent?"
[Trent]: "No, but
I don't have much of a choice, do I?"
[Steel]: "No"
Melinda shakes herself
out of it and frowns when she sees her boots
Trent stands slowly,
and picks up his pack...
Janice is getting
frustrated, "Okay gang, you wanna sit here and get caught, FINE then do
that. I'm out of here!"
Melinda stands up
and dusts herself off "Yep.... my clothes."
Helena stands up
Janice storms off
into the woods.
Steel stands up
[Helena]: "Sheesh.."
she mutters
[Steel]: "She always
like this?"
Melinda watches Janice
walk off and starts walk, and sighs "Yep, it seems like it."
Wanda walks after
Janice "I like a woman with a mind of her own."
[Steel]: "Shall we?"
Trent follows, walking
to work the aches from his legs.
[Helena]: "Need help?"
to Trent
Wanda looks back
at Trent and smiles
[Trent]: "I'm fine
for right now..."
Melinda unwraps the
hanky from her hand and looks at her hand
Helena nods and hurries
after Janice
[Steel]: "We better
follow her"
Steel moves along
Trent plods along
at a pretty good pace...
Janice is moving
through the brush a tad too quickly
Melinda wraps it
back up, thinking "Steel has to hard a head. Don't do that again."
trying to follow Janice
Janice is mumbling
something rushing through the forest
Melinda wondering
what is wrong with Janice now
Trent sighs heavily,
and continues moving...
Helena tries to keep
up
Wanda runs along
to Mel's side "I just wanted to zay that I think you.. er.. thank you for
letting me.. uh.. tag along!"
Melinda smiles at
Wanda "Well now ya didn't think we were gonna leave ya to those Germans."
Steel glances back
every now and then
[Wanda]: "Vell, I
haven't met many nice people in my line of work."
Melinda shakes her
head
Trent continues moving,
a little slower than the rest, but trying to keep up...
Helena almost trips
over a rock tried to keep up with Janice
Janice sighs and
stops and looks around and cocks her head
Steel taps Trent
on the shoulder from behind
[Melinda]: "Er...
I guess that's on word you could use to describe us."
Trent jumps slightly
and turns, "Oh, Steel..."
[Steel]: "Yeah....better
tell Janice there's a road ahead...We can probably get a lift there"
Helena almost runs
into Janice
[Trent]: "Hey, Janice,
Steel says there's a road ahead..."
Melinda unwraps her
hanky from her hand and wipes her head, neck, and bosoms with it before
wrapping her hand back up with it
Janice looks back
at everyone "There is a road up here, be careful"
Melinda slowly walks
up to where Janice is "Now why'd ya go stomping off like that?"
Trent moves up slowly
behind everyone else and stops, resting a bit.
Janice looks at Melinda,
"I was upset."
Wanda whispers to
steel "She has ze temper, no?"
Steel nods
[Janice]: "It happens."
she looks at Mel's hand, "That is starting to look like my knee did."
Melinda to Janice
"Are ya ok now?"
Janice shrugs, "We
need to get out of Northern Greece."
[Melinda]: sighs.
"I know that Janice."
Steel kneels down
to tie his shoe
Wanda grabs Mel's
hand "What happened to zis?"
[Melinda]: "Owww...."
and looks at Wanda
Helena pushes back
her hair
Wanda lets go of
her hand
Janice looks at Wanda,
"She was fighting the Germans."
[Melinda]: "I...
um... well... I sort of punched Steel by accident."
[Wanda]: "Zorry but
you have ze such strong hands."
Janice smiles, "I
like my versions better Mel."
Melinda giggles
Janice laughs
at Wanda, "Her?"
[Wanda]: "Zat must
hurt no?"
Trent looks around...
[Melinda]: "Sorry
Janice. I wasn't going to lie bout it."
Wanda looks at Janice
and winks
Janice hurmphs, "Who
is lying Mel, you TRIED to hit a German."
[Melinda]: "Yes but...
punched poor Steel in the face." and looks at Steel. "Sorry bout that again
Steel." and tries to smile
Janice smirks, "Who
knows Mel, maybe he had it coming."
Helena rolls her
eyes
[Wanda]: "Tis a shame"
[Melinda]: "Um...
maybe." and smiles
Janice looks at the
road, "Okay single file all!"
Trent moves to the
middle, so he won't fall behind.
Steel stands up
Melinda gets into
line with the others
Wanda runs to be
behind Mel
Janice grabs Wanda's
arm, "You gonna be okay?"
Helena goes behind
Wanda
[Wanda]: "I am now."
[Janice]: "Just checking,
I don't need anyone getting upset right now."
[Wanda]: "With zis
view that's not a problem Janice."
Janice smiles seeing
that Wanda meant Melinda.
Melinda laughs to
herself
Wanda looks up to
Janice "Unless....."
Melinda waits for
Janice to say when
Janice hiding a smirk,
saunters up to Mel runs a finger down her arm and whispers, "When" in her
ear
Melinda giggles "Now
stop that."
Trent raises an eyebrow
[Narrator]: As
you all look onto the road you see across from you...a German Truck pulled
over to the side...
Trent peers out at
the truck.
[Janice]: "Great..
okay stay here." hands Melinda the scroll pack
[Narrator]: A
soldier is leaning against the truck having a smoke and you see another
squatting in some bushes
Wanda grabs a hold
of Mel "Oh no is more of them."
Melinda takes the
pack and puts it on her shoulder
Trent whispers, "We
might be able to take the truck..."
Melinda whispers
"It'll be ok, Wanda. Calm down, hon."
Janice wanders on
the road and up to the Germans, smoking her cigar
Melinda is wondering
what in Samhill Janice