The Flight Before Christmas Page #2

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It's really just falling,

but slower.

Hey, I'm great at falling.

Good! Now, climb to the top

of that tree and...

Are you crazy?

Reindeer don't climb trees.

That's just dumb.

Wow! Are you really going to do it?

Oh, yeah, and uh,

don't try and stop me.

(Saga laughing)

SPECS:
Not bad.

(grunting uncertainly)

- (timber creaking)

- Uh-huh!

Uhh!

Uhh... aaahhhh!

Now, that's a view.

Breathtaking.

No wonder reindeer

have been so hard to find.

What are you on about, Specs?

They've started living in trees.

Ugh.

What?

(Julius straining)

Don't worry, Niko.

I know you'll fly one day.

Really?

You think so?

Sure.

Wo...! Wo...!

Wolves!

(Smiley laughing)

Run, kids!

Aaahhh!

JULIUS:
Oh, whoa!

Aah aah aah!

Nah nah-nah nah-nah!

Look where you're going, boys.

Ow! Guhh...

They shouldn't be able

to find our tracks now.

(wolves howling)

Come on, Saga.

We've got to warn the herd.

(snarling)

Wolves!

- Hey?

- Wolves! Wolves!

- What's going on?

- Wolves! We saw them!

Niko, I thought I told you to...

Are you sure they didn't follow you?

Yes, Grandpa, we lost 'em.

- Are you absolutely certain?

- (Smiley laughs)

Black Wolf will be pleased.

Come on, Specs, let's eat!

You go ahead. I'm stuffed.

Just had some moss.

Woohoooooo!

Ohhh!

Defensive formation.

Men on the outside, women

and children on the inside. Hurry!

OONA:

Children! Stay together, children.

LEADER:

Kids, stay close to your mothers.

OONA:
Children, together.

LEADER:
Keep it moving!

Come on! Keep it moving!

Keep in! Keep in!

Emergency evacuation!

Run!

(growling)

Dad!

Come on! Hurry up!

(growling)

Dad! Come on!

(muffled straining)

Hey, you let 'em get away.

(muffled grumbling)

Niko! Thank goodness you're okay.

(Saga sobbing)

What's going on?

Everyone, stay calm.

Who left the valley

and led the wolves to us?

l...

I was sure they didn't follow us.

Flying practice again, was it?

Look what your silly dream

has cost us...

our home,

and very nearly our lives.

(sniffles)

That's enough!

He's just a boy. He didn't mean

for any of this to happen.

Hmph.

The wolves will come back,

and when they do,

there will be many.

We must keep moving.

Oona is right.

We have to keep moving.

Where to, I do not know.

(sighs) I don't know

what to do with the boy, Julius.

He just doesn't listen.

He'll grow out of it, Miss Oona.

From now on, there will be

no more mention of his father

or of flying lessons.

(gasps)

He just has to forget all that.

REINDEER:

That boy Niko is a jinx!

GRANDPA:
Unreliable!

How can you trust a boy

who thinks he can fly?

SAGA:
I know.

If only I hadn't gone with Niko,

then we'd still have a home.

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