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* ''Series/TheGoodies'': Graeme does this in "Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms", sneaking off to register the clotted cream claim while the other two are asleep. Tim and Bill spend some time talking to the CardboardPal he left in his place before they realise anything is wrong.

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* ''Series/TheGoodies'': Graeme does this in "Bunfight at the O.K. Tea Rooms", sneaking off to register the clotted cream claim while the other two are asleep. Tim and Bill catch him, so take turns trying to guard him only for Graeme to convince the guard to walk out on the other. Eventually they all fall asleep trying to keep an eye on each other. Unfortunately Tim and Bill wake up late and spend some time talking to the CardboardPal he Graeme left in his place before they realise anything is wrong.

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* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': "Brave Sir Robin" sneaks away while the heads of the three-headed knight are bickering about whether to have biscuits with their tea after they have killed Sir Robin.

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* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': "Brave Sir Robin" sneaks away while the heads of the three-headed knight are bickering about whether to have biscuits with their tea after they have killed Sir Robin. (It's worth pointing out that rather than slip past them, he goes back the way he came, highlighting his cowardice.)


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* The finale of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' brings the end of the Dominion War. During the celebrations, Odo discretely departs and returns to his homeworld to cure his people of their disease. (This is not because his actions are illegal or unsanctioned; he just hates good-byes.)
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* ''Film/CarryOnConstable'':
** Inspector Mills goes into a rant about how soft the modern police force is compared to when he was a young constable, while gazing out of the window. Sergeant Wilkins has heard all this before, and sneaks out of the office. It is a while before Mills turns round, and sees that Wilkins has gone.
** When Charlie Constable is on patrol with his love interest Gloria Passworthy, he goes into a trance while expressing his love for her as they walk along. Gloria climbs the steps of a footbridge, while Charlie continues to walk along the pavement. He is so dazed, that he does not notice she is missing until he bumps into a woman with a pram, and sees Gloria smiling at him from the footbridge.


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** ''Five Go Off In A Caravan'': When the Five are being kept prisoner by Lou and Dan in their underground hideout, Pongo the chimpanzee turns up and attacks Lou and Dan. Dick seizes the opportunity to sneak past them, and escape to fetch help.


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* ''Series/TheOfficeUK'': Tim builds a wall of box files between his desk and Gareth's, so that he does not have to look at Gareth. When Gareth tries to speak to him from the other side of this wall, Tim creeps away from his desk, unseen by Gareth. Gareth eventually realises he is alone.
--> '''Gareth:''' Right, I know you're not there, and obviously you can't hear that, but I'm not staying here talking to myself... because they're filming.
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* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': "Brave Sir Robin" sneaks away while the heads of the three-headed knight are bickering about whether to have biscuits with their tea after they have killed Sir Robin.
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** ''Five Go To Smuggler's Top'': George sneaks away from the other children to embark on a reckless plan of invading Mr Lenoir's study to try to rescue Timmy. The others realise she is missing after a few minutes. Also, Block regularly sneaks away from the house by pretending to be ill, and leaving a SleepingDummy in his bed.

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** ''Five Go To Smuggler's Top'': George sneaks away from the other children to embark on a reckless plan of invading Mr Lenoir's study to try to rescue Timmy. The others realise she is missing after a few minutes. [[spoiler: Also, Block regularly sneaks away from the house by pretending to be ill, and leaving a SleepingDummy in his bed.]]

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* ''Literature/TheFamousFive'': In ''Five Go To Smuggler's Top'', George sneaks away from the other children to embark on a reckless plan to try to rescue Timmy.

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* ''Literature/TheFamousFive'': In This happens in many of the books, most often by George.
** ''Five on a Treasure Island'': At the very beginning, George has sneaked away when her cousins are due to arrive, so they do not see her until the following morning.
** ''Five Go Adventuring Again'': When the Five plan to explore the Secret Way, they tell the adults that they plan to do lessons by themselves (as their tutor is ill in bed), and wait until Uncle Quentin is busy digging away snow, and Aunt Fanny is talking to Joanna in the kitchen, before they make their escape.
** ''Five Run Away Together'': George plans to sneak away to Kirrin Island, in case the Sticks poison Timmy. She refuses to tell the others about her "secret, private plan" in case they try to stop her (she even says so). When she does sneak out, Julian intercepts her, and persuades her that it would be best if they all went.
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''Five Go To Smuggler's Top'', Top'': George sneaks away from the other children to embark on a reckless plan of invading Mr Lenoir's study to try to rescue Timmy.Timmy. The others realise she is missing after a few minutes. Also, Block regularly sneaks away from the house by pretending to be ill, and leaving a SleepingDummy in his bed.
** ''Five On Kirrin Island Again'': George rows to Kirrin Island in the middle of the night, to try to rescue Timmy, when he does not appear in her father's tower, after he had agreed to take Timmy there.
** ''Five Go Off to Camp'': Julian and Dick sneak out of their tent at night. George suspects they might do this, and sets a trap for them of string across the entrance to their tent, tied to her big toe; but they sneak out of the sides of the tent.
** ''Five Get Into Trouble'': With the help of the other children, Richard escapes from Owl's Dene by hiding in the boot of the villains' car. The adults only notice that he is missing when Rooky suddenly demands Richard, so that he can "learn him a few lessons".
** ''Five Fall Into Adventure'': Played with, in that when George is abducted at night, Jo sets things up to make the others believe George sneaked out early in the morning, so they would not miss her for a while. The Five and Joan often suspect that Jo might sneak away at any moment, with her habit of suddenly appearing and disappearing.
** ''Five go to Demon's Rocks'': [[spoiler: After the villains Ebby and Jacob have locked the Five in the lighthouse, the Five alert the village to their plight by sounding the lighthouse bell, and lighting the lamp. Ebby and Jacob sneak away in the night, because they are afraid of the people of the village.]]
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%* ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' has Edmund, who sneaks away from the beavers' house to join the White Witch.

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* ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' has Edmund, who sneaks away from the beavers' house to join the White Witch.

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* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'': This happens in several of the stories.
** In ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'', Edmund sneaks out of the Beavers' home, to find the Witch's House.
** In the same book, Aslan makes a sneaky departure, to his own sacrifice, about which he has told nobody. When Susan and Lucy discover he is missing, they go to find him, and he allows them to befriend him on his sad journey.
** In ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'': On one of the islands, Eustace sneaks away from the group to avoid doing any work, leading to his adventure of becoming a dragon.
** In ''The Silver Chair'', the heroes decide that the best way to escape from Harfang is to sneak away by daylight, appearing to be taking a casual stroll. It is even lampshaded in the text that this can be much more successful than trying to escape by night.
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* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982''. Conan sneaks off on his mission of revenge rather than stay with Valaria.

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* ''Webcomic/FindingYourRoots'':
** Both times when Wesen is offered to tag along with Cedar, he says he'll sleep on it, and sneaks away in the night.
** Cedar and Nauki are prone to suddenly splitting off from the group to go meet more earthen Pokémon, without telling the rest of the team.
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad''. At one point, some of the heroes sneak out early in the morning and leave a note. Most of those they left behind are not impressed.

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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad''. At one point, some of the heroes In ''Literature/TheBelgariad'', Garion, Belgarath, and Silk sneak out early in away from Riva, leaving the morning and leave a note. Most rest of those they left behind are not impressed.their group behind. Polgara is ''not'' happy when she finds out.
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* ''VideoGame/DeathRoadToCanada'': If a team member's {{morale|Mechanic}} is low enough, it's possible that they'll just leave in the night once the group stops to camp and rest. [[TokenEvilTeammate Members with low Loyalty]] may steal supplies when they do so.
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* In ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'', Morgan has to leave the yacht before it pulls back into port so she won’t get arrested for stealing a jet ski to make it onboard.
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* In ''VisualNovel/DaughterForDessert'', [[spoiler:Amanda leaves her father's apartment without telling him - and just too late for him to tell her the whole truth about Lainie. Subverted, as the protagonist previously witnessed Amanda making preparations to leave, including setting a plan for the diner and packing her stuff into boxes (he even helped her move the boxes).]]
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* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' the [=DigiDestined=] set out to bring down the Digimon Emperor. T.K. and Cody abandon their camp before the others wake up, so they can search for the Emperor's base by themselves and save oxygen for the rest of the team, cutting the wires around the door to make sure no alarm sounds.

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* In ''Webcomic/WeakHero'', when Gray gets a lead as to where his previously comatose best friend may be, Ben offers to go along with him. Gray, while appreciating the offer, doesn't want to burden him and so arrives at the train station early. {{Subverted}} in that Ben thought Gray would do that, arrives at the same time as him, and tags along anyway.
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* ''Literature/TheFamousFive'': In ''Five Go To Smuggler's Top'', George sneaks away from the other children to embark on a reckless plan to try to rescue Timmy.


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* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'': When Harry believes that his presence at Grimmauld Place will put the others at risk, he decides to sneak away; but he is intercepted by Phineas Nigellus, appearing to him in a picture.
--> '''Phineas''': Going somewhere? I have a message for you from your friend Dumbledore: stay where you are.
--> '''Harry''': I haven't moved! So what is the message?
--> '''Phineas''': I've just given it to you, dolt. The message is: stay where you are.

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* ''Series/FawltyTowers'': At the end of ''The Kipper and the Corpse'', the episode ends in chaos with Basil telling all the guests in the lobby that Sybil will give them an explanation. While they crowd round the reception desk complaining noisily, he hides in a large laundry basket, which is taken away and loaded into a van.
--> '''Basil''': Ladies and gentlemen, there have been a lot of cock-ups this morning. You all deserve an explanation, and I'm happy to say that my wife will give it to you.

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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad''. At one point, some of the heroes sneak out early in the morning and leave a note. Most of those they left behind are not impressed.



* ''Literature/TheBelgariad''. At one point, some of the heroes sneak out early in the morning and leave a note. Most of those they left behind are not impressed.



* ''Literature/MrsSmithsSpySchoolForGirls'': [[TheProtagonist Abigail]] does this no less than three times. The first two times were to get out of the Smith School for Girls, and the third time was to escape [[spoiler:Suzie and Tom]].
* In ''Literature/OlliesOdyssey'', Billy sneaks out after bedtime to find Ollie.



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* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' the [=DigiDestined=] set out to bring down the Digimon Emperor. T.K. and Cody abandon their camp before the others wake up, so they can search for the Emperor's base by themselves.to save oxygen for the rest of the team]], cutting the wires around the door to make sure no alarm sounds.

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* In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' Season 2, Episode 5, Raina meets with Coulson and tries to blackmail him into sending Skye to a certain address, [[spoiler:where Skye's father is waiting.]] Coulson had already planned for it, and neutralizes her threat against him, but Skye sneaks away anyway and goes to the address Raina gaves.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'' comic "Explorers on the Moon" has Frank Wolff sneak out and [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice himself]] to save oxygen for the rest of the team]], cutting the wires around the door to make sure no alarm sounds.

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* In the first installment of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', Harry attempts to make one from the Burrow, deciding (as usual) that he doesn't want to put anyone else in harm's way. Fortunately, Ron stops him and talks some sense into him.
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* In ''Literature/OlliesOdyssey'', Billy sneaks out after bedtime to find Ollie.
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* In the first ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' book, Glory appears to do this...but it turns out to be a trick she and Tsunami made up to show Clay that his InnocentlyInsensitive nature can be hurtful sometimes.
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* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian''. Conan sneaks off on his mission of revenge rather than stay with Valaria.

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Contrast NeverSplitTheParty. Not to be confused with StealthHiBye.

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Contrast NeverSplitTheParty. Sometimes combined with NotStayingForBreakfast. Not to be confused with StealthHiBye.




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* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian''. Conan sneaks off on his mission of revenge rather than stay with Valaria.




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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. After a night with Spike (apparently non-sexual), Buffy sneaks off to confront Caleb, leaving a letter in case she doesn't come back.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode "The Awakening", Aang feels he needs to regain his honor by fighting the firelord alone, and so he sneaks off the ship that the gang is currently hiding out on - though they find him and join him, leaving the ship behind, by the end of the episode.

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* ''RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'': Rudolph feels he's endangering the others because his nose attracts the [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Abominable Snowmonster]], so he leaves them in the middle of the night.

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