A Long Way To Baby-Lon

Katherine Sue sighed, looking ahead at the road, her best friend, Billy driving. There was nothing interesting outside and she was getting surely bored. The land was just desert, desert, and more desert. It went for miles and miles, the only thing in the desert except for cacti, was the small highway and Katherine Sue's truck. She glanced out the window to at least get some wind and looked up to see something she would never expect to see, for it was a very large red dragon.

“Katherine Sue ya’ll liddle tase, dere aint no draggenon anywhere!” Said Billy as Katherine Sue whispered something in her ear.

“But a’ did, a’m serious, dere is e’ dragon right above our hades!”

Billy stopped the car and she pulled Katherine Sue out of the old, 1970 Ford. Billy pointed at the sky to prove there was no dragon, and Katherine Sue was surprised to see the red dragon had vanished.

“Say, dere aint no draggenon anywhere Kathy Sue!” Billy proved, and she got back in the drivers seat. Then suddenly, Kathy Sue saw the dragon behind a sign nearby saying: Last exit to Babylon. She ran over to her friend and pointed at the sign still in fright.

“Billay, it right dere Billay, you have to come say, it right dere!” Kathy Sue tried, pointing at the sign.

“What’? Dat Baby-lon sign is de draggenon?” She asked.

“No, dat aint no dragon. De dragon is hiden’ behond it, don’ yah say it?”

Billy rolled her eyes and shut the door of the truck.

“Dere aint no draggenon here Kathy Sue, so ya’ better get back in de car before you go too insane.”

Kathy Sue sighed and got back in the truck. She was for certain that she saw a dragon, and a very big one too, but her friend didn't seem to notice it whatsoever, or just tried not to see it. She looked out the rear view mirror by her window, watching the dragon drag behind like a dog following it’s owner.

“Am’ tellin’ ya Kathay Sue, dere aint no draggenon, now stop starin’ out dat win’ow!” Billy said, her eyes still on the road.

“But a’ say it as well as I say you Billay, I don’ un’erstand wha’ you can’ say the dragon, I’s right dere'!”

Billy sighed and decided she was going to have one last look out the window. Instead of seeing the dragon she saw another car wanting go past. She pulled over and as the car passed by a maroon, and a very small, dragon swooped behind the convertible. Once it was above that car as it passed by, Billy nearly screamed in shock.

“Oh my word, deres a draggenon over dat conver’able car, dere’s a draggenon over dat car!!!!” Billy cried, pointing at the dragon and looking at her best friend.

“Now do ya’ believe may?” Kathy sue asked, her arms folded.

“A’m sorra’ I doubted you Kathay Sue, I just di’nt say it. I’ was almos’ like i’ only revealed i’self to some, and it jus’ decided to le’ may say it after it left.”

“Wale, a forgive you Billay, but de dragon is still over our car, dat wa’ a different dragon.”

“So dere’s another one, and i’ righ’ above our hades still?” Billy asked.

“Yep, but now dat you know i’s up dere, i’s now diving down to eat you uup. Because it aint din’t want you to faund out!”

“But you are de one dat told me abou’ it, i’s your fault!”

“Den ge’ drivin’ Billay, or you’ll ge’ eatin’ for good! Ah din't know, ah jus' din't want to bay alone on knowin' wha's up dere.” Kathy Sue explained.

Billy quickly turned the wheel and sped towards the exit towards Babylon, muttering to herself. The dragon suddenly flew off, abandoning them and vanishing behind the exit into Babylon. They don't know why the dragon was following them, they don't know why only Kathy Sue saw it, and they don't know why the dragon left them as soon as they turned off of Babylon exit. It could have been that the dragon was protecting the highway, or it could be that it was a curse just outside of Babylon, but the truth is a mystery. Billy seemed quite frustrated, so Kathy sue leaned over to her and said:

"Yah still thinkin' of shootin' dat cow over dat moon?" she asked.

Billy grinned.

"Oh course Kathay Sue, dat's wha' I've been wantin' to do all day."

"Wale," Kathy Sue leaned back in her chair, "Le's go shoot dat cow dan Billay, it'll be so much fuun."

So they drove into Baby-lon, grinning to shoot dat cow dey have been wantin' to do all day. An' you know wha' happened? Dey never saw dat dragenon ever 'gain.

Day end.