Chapter 312: Flyover
Elmo wasn't sure what to expect. He'd barely noticed Kim and Sonya leaving earlier, then when he saw Heather and Elin moving away to follow, he weighed his options briefly of continuing to listen to the endless discussion about how to deal with the stellar bear and seeing what Kim and Sonya were up to. Naturally, his indecision didn't last long.
He moved quickly to catch up to Elin and Heather, but slowed his pace when he managed to catch with them. Neither said anything about his presence, though Elmo didn't give it much thought. After all, he didn't think that they wanted Kim or Sonya to know that they were following them and if they had a problem with him joining in, then they might only not be saying anything simply because it could very easily alert Kim and Sonya to their presence.
Fortunately, when they saw Sonya move ahead past some bushes with Kim staying behind, Heather insisted that they should approach then. Though, Elmo felt rather hesitant about that, since he really couldn't say he understood what was going on, he still approached Kim with the others.
Maybe it was because he'd been woken up so early and his mind still hadn't started to function properly, but he just couldn't think why Kim and Sonya would be out here in the first place. As such, he wasn't sure if it really was a good idea for them to approach Kim at this time.
Yet, what little exchange of banter or discussion happened, Elmo didn't really pay attention to. He was starting to wonder if he should have waited to try and get something to eat first. Maybe then his brain would finally wake up. Though, without it functioning properly at the moment, he really couldn't be sure. Still, he climbed on Sonya's back with the others, half wondering what he might have gotten himself into.
Regardless of what it was, either the cool air suddenly moving so much around him or the feeling he had only ever gotten before when riding a roller coaster, but he felt like he'd been splashed with cold water and was fully awake. Or at least for the moment.
He was towards Sonya's tail, well behind the others. Enough so that he didn't expect his voice to reach them if he did try saying anything. Though, from what he had spoken to the others the night before, he suspected that the closer to Sonya's wings they sat, the harder it was to stay in place. Or at least the less comfortable it would be with all the muscles that seemed to be used in order to get Sonya's wings to work.
Elmo briefly started to wonder about the anatomy of dragons, particularly their musculature, when he suddenly noticed that they were heading straight for the stellar bear.
When he realized that, he first felt a stab of panic. First thinking that they were heading to fight against it right then. Yet, a moment later his rationality returned and he realized that they had some other purpose in regards to doing this. As while they were heading in the direction of the bear, Sonya was actually continuing to climb higher into the air. Which would make it less likely for them to try anything against the bear.