Power Play by Titania Woods

Author:Titania Woods
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2010-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Twink swooped over to where her own team was gathered. Poor Jacki looked terrified! Summer seemed nervous, too, though she managed a shaky smile as Twink flew up.

‘Right, everyone,’ said Twink. ‘They’ve got a new Flea, so they’re not really used to him yet. Keep your eye on that Flea! Don’t let him out of your sight for a moment.’

The new players were watching Twink intently, nodding as she spoke. Vera and Zayna just looked amused. ‘Oh, Twink, we know how to play!’ said Vera with a confident laugh.

Twink bit back her response. ‘They’ve got a new fairy playing Guard as well,’ she continued. ‘That girl with the short blue hair. Summer, I want you and Cassi to keep an eye on her especially.’

‘Ooh, and what are the rest of us meant to do?’ giggled Zayna.

Taking it seriously would be nice! thought Twink crossly. But before she could say anything, the school magpie gave his call, signalling that the game was about to begin.

Twink took a deep breath. ‘Come on, everyone. Let’s show them what we’ve got!’

She took off with her team in a rush of wings. The two opposing sides gathered on the field, the Sparklelight Guards taking up their positions around the centre pole. Their Flea sat atop it, poised to spring.

Twink hovered with the other Stealers. To her relief, Vera and Zayna looked ready for action now. They were both good players, she reminded herself. Perhaps she’d been unreasonable to expect them to pay more attention during practice.

The magpie shrieked again, starting the game. Instantly, the Flea bounded off the centre pole, right over the Guards’ heads. They jetted after him, but he was practically a blur as he leapt about the field.

Twink motioned quickly to Summer, who whizzed around a pole to block the Flea’s path. The insect promptly bounded off again, straight towards Vera – but Vera hadn’t noticed Summer’s move, and was slow to react. The Flea soared past her.

Twink grimaced. That should have been easy!

The same thing kept happening again and again as the game went on. Vera and Zayna were trying their best, but they were both rusty, and not used to playing with the new team members. Soon the crowd was groaning in frustration at a series of near misses.

Even so, the Sparklelight team was coming off worse – their Flea was like a mad thing! The Guards had to spend their time desperately chasing after him, rather than tagging Stealers. As a result, Glitterwings managed to catch the Flea three times, winning the first match almost despite themselves.

But when the teams switched sides, Sparklelight suddenly had the advantage. Twink’s cheeks burned as she watched her three Guards – Vera, Zayna and Jacki – lose the Flea time and again. The Sparklelight Stealers moved together like dancers. It took them no time at all to capture the Flea three times and win the second match.

The final game was like a repeat of the first – except that Sparklelight was getting better

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