Fake a smile

                                    

                                          
It was the next morning of December 26, 2015 as Athena continued to again, the Ones did not train her in her sleep. The traffic was horrible in New York and by this time, they were only in the middle of Pennsylvania. Rae, Kanan, and Athena all took turns driving as Athena constantly had to get out of the car to fight whatever demon came out to fight her.
                          
This as one of those times.
                          
"Ok, how many things are there going to come after us?!" Ezra questioned as he gripped his seat with Athena taking evasive action with the car.
                          
"A lot!" Athena shouted. "Someone better take the wheel!"
                          
"I got it!" Rae told as she unbuckled and came forward to the driver's seat. Athena soon opened the car door and stood on the edge of the inside as she looked to the sky.
                          
The road they were on was fairly rural and was surrounded by dormant trees and green pine-trees. The sky was grey and there was a slight breeze in the wind. Temperature was barely fluctuating above freezing as the December temperature began to take toll.
                          
Athena locked her eyes on a winged creature as it zoomed across the sky. Its silhouette looking as if it were a large bat. Athena activated her saberstaff and held it in her left hand as she climbed onto the roof of the car.
                          
"Ok, Rae, I have a plan! I'm going to grab onto the thing and it's going to fly with me on it into the air. I want you to hit the gas as hard as you can to go in front of it. I'm going to kill it in midair and it's going to drop. When it drops, I want you to stop right under it so I can land on the car! Got it?!"
                          
"Wait! You'll kill yourself if you drop from too high!" Onthant pointed out.
                          
"That's why I want you guys to catch me! Kanan! Ezra! Use the Force to slow my fall!" Athena shouted over the wind. "Ready?!"
                          
"Wait! This really isn't safe!" Kanan warned. "Can't you just use the Force to drag it to the ground?!"
                          
"No! It's moving too fast! I couldn't catch it with the Force!" Athena called.
                          
"Are you sure about this plan, kid?!" Onthant questioned with worry in his voice.
                          
"Don't worry, I've survived worse!" Athena assured.
                          
Athena eyed the bat-like demon as it started to circle around the car as if it were prey. Athena deactivated her lightsaber and got ready to grab on. With each circle, the demon got lower and lower.
                          
Soon, the creature swooped down at Athena with incredible speed. It made her tumble off of the moving car's roof and over top of the road. She quickly gripped onto the winged creature and it let out a screech that could deafen a person.
                          
The creature was about the size of a small child. It's wingspan was only three or four feet as it had the wings of a bat. The color of it's fur ranged from rusty brown to coal black as it was sparsely patched onto the thing. It had the head of what seemed to be a hog or maybe a pig and it's eyes were pitch black. It's legs were that of what also seemed to be a pig with talons instead of hooves. It's teeth were razor sharp and could easily kill a man, let alone a teenage girl.
                          
Athena gripped with all her might onto the feet of the creature as it flew higher into the air, still over the road as planned.
                          
Shaking his head, Onthant sighed, "She sure has her mother's crazy..."
                          
"Alright, I'm going to go under them. Onthant, no offense, but you'd dent the roof if you stood on it. Just stand on the edge of the door, we'll catch her that way," told Rae.
                          
"Don't worry, I'm a 6'4" guy. Of course I'd dent this car if I stood on it .The car isn't exactly iron."
                          
Rae stepped on the gas and the car accelerated down the road. Rae kept her eyes locked on the creature and Athena to line the car up so it was right underneath so Onthant could catch her. She was in the middle of the road as there were no cars to be seen and it was safe...for the most part. Onthant opened his door and hung onto the roof of the car.