Next Gen- For my Family

continued from Trust, And Betrayal


Veronica Newman gulped as she looked down the dark alleyway. She imagined the kind of monsters that would like a dark, creepy place like this, just itching to eat someone foolish enough to go down the alley. She took a deep breath. For my family! She thought, and went down the alley. She found what she was looking for. The silhouette of a man leaning against wall. In the dark alley, she couldn't see his face, but she knew who he was, Derick DeeCeve.

She curtsied. "Greetings, your Highness, how is the liberation of the Sporemon coming?" She asked.

"It goes very well. I'm glad you made your decision, Miss Newman. Our attacks on your friends and family will cease, once you bring the Savers into our clutches."

Derick handed Veronica a rolled up paper. Veronica curtsied again and left. It felt good to be in the sunlight again. She hated the secrecy and the lying to her friends, and her mother, but it was for a good cause. Now her mother and new friends would be safe from the threat of the Troop. Switching sides worked for Mom when she was my age. Why wouldn't it work for me? Veronica thought, racing up the hill to her house.   

***

Maralay and Alissa had just finished the dishes when Veronica came in. Veronica put on the most excited face she could. "Guess what?" she asked the team.

"Ok. What?" asked Cody shrugging.

"Another tournament, and this time, it's sponsored by the Liberation Troop." Veronica unfolded the piece of paper Derick had given her. It was a poster for the tournament.  "Why not hit them where they live?" asked Veronica with a smile.

She didn't like the plan, but for her mother's sake, the attacks had to stop.  She prayed that the Lord would work this out for good somehow.

To be continued.......