Frankie vs. the Rowdy Romans by Frank Lampard

Author:Frank Lampard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2014-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Brutus had righted himself and was now swinging his club wildly, getting closer still. Frankie booted the ball hard and this time it hit the club, sending it flying out of the gladiator’s hand.

The crowd didn’t say anything, which surprised Frankie. Then he turned and saw why.

Captain Lasher was in her chariot again. And she was thundering straight toward him.

Captain Lasher twirled her whip over her head, her eyes gleaming with anger. The horse snorted wildly. The ground shook under Frankie’s feet.

“Run!” yelled Louise.

But Frankie knew that if he turned and ran, the chariot would catch him easily. He held his ground.

“Crush him like a grape!” cried Snatcher. Frankie saw him hopping up and down gleefully.

Sand sprayed up from under the horse’s hooves and from the churning wheels of the chariot.

“Grind his bones!” growled Brutus.

When Frankie was close enough to see the patterns on Captain Lasher’s armor, he bent his legs and dove sideways. He felt the hot breath of the horse and a rush of air as the chariot shot past.

Frankie rolled over and found his feet again as he coughed and blinked in a huge cloud of dust. Squinting, he tried desperately to see out of it.

“Did I get him?” Captain Lasher was shouting. “Did I squash the boy?”

“Where’s Frankie?” yelled Charlie. “Frankie!”

“I’m here!” called Frankie, glancing around. “Where’s the ball?”

“I see it!” barked Max. The little dog dashed into a patch of swirling sand, just as Snatcher rushed in from the other side.

“Grrrr!”

“Ouch!”

“That’s mine!”

“Get off me, you little —”

“Foul!”

“That’s my leg!”

Max scampered out from the dust cloud, poking the ball with his nose. As the dust settled, Frankie saw Snatcher squirming on the ground, tangled in his own net.

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