Max and the Millions by Ross Montgomery

Author:Ross Montgomery
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00

“Like it?” said Ivy. “I wanted to put more decoration round the capitals, really make the letters pop, but I didn’t have enough time.”

Luke squirmed. “No—you have to let me go! I need to find the Red Queen!”

Ivy smiled. “Don’t worry, you’ll see her—right after the first wave of punters. I’ve already sold a hundred tickets!”

She strode out the door. Luke sat up—he had one chance to get the girl’s attention.

“The Greens are going to attack!” he cried. “And when they do, the Reds are done for!”

Ivy stopped and turned round.

“I’m sorry?”

“They defeated the Blue army in seconds,” Luke said. “You don’t stand a chance!”

Ivy snorted. “We Reds are made of stronger stuff than you think. If it comes to war—”

“It might not even come to that,” said Luke. “The Greens attacked the Blues with three dozen warflies and won—there are hundreds more where those came from! There’s only one way to stop the Bin King, and that’s me. Keep me tied up here and the Reds are doomed!”

Ivy looked at him for a moment. She stepped back into the hut, pulled up a box and sat down.

“Tell me everything,” she said.

Luke puffed out his chest. “I won’t tell you a thing until you untie me!”

Ivy picked up her club.

“Tell me everything,” she repeated.

“Of course,” Luke squeaked.

He told her the whole story—how Giant and his friend had first appeared, how Luke had fled and the Greens had attacked, how Giant had offered to help him save the Blues. Ivy listened carefully.

“Everything that fly rider told you was a lie,” Luke explained. “The Giant isn’t Demon, and I don’t control him with magic—the Bin King’s just saying whatever he can to frighten the Reds into surrendering. I swear on my life, Ivy, I’m not lying to you!”

Ivy nodded. “I believe you.”

Luke sighed with relief. “Thank you.”

“You’re not clever enough to lie,” she said. “What I really want to know is this—if the Bin King’s going to attack again, then what difference will it make for you to talk to the Red Queen?”

“We have to reunite the tribes,” said Luke. “Like we were in the beginning, before everyone spread across the desert! It’s the only way to stop the fighting. It won’t be easy, but if the Red Queen and I can meet with the Bin King, then maybe we can both…”

He stopped. Ivy was cackling with laughter.

“What’s so funny?”

“Reunite the tribes?” said Ivy. “Luke, the Bin King’s not going to listen to peace now! And even if you had a whole week, you’d never persuade the Reds to forgive the Blues for what they’ve done to us!”

Luke’s face fell. “What have the Blues ever done to you?”

Ivy stared at him, shocked.

“Luke—look around. The Reds live in complete poverty. We give everything we have to the Greens in exchange for a morsel of rancid food. Did King Adam step in to help us when the Reds were starving to death? No, he just built walls around Blue Castle to keep us out.

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