A. J. Butcher - Spy High 02 by The Chaos Connection # aka Chaos Rising

Author:The Chaos Connection # aka Chaos Rising
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

TWO

‘M ll right, Macey, who was it?’ Ben burst into the ■■virtual reality chamber.

Ben, wait!’ With Lori and the rest of Bond Team in pursuit.

The hiss of cybercradles opening was still in the air. Simon Macey hadn’t even sat up yet, was still wired to the mechanisms that transferred the students between realities. He didn’t look like he’d be able to sit up, either. Not with Ben practically on top of him, seizing his collar and shouting.

‘Who was it, you cheating scumbag? Who sold us out?’

But Simon Macey was laughing, in a spluttering, half-strangled sort of way. Laughing in Ben’s face. ‘Second best hard to take, is it, Stanton? Well, get used to it.’

Ben, let him up. Please.’ Lori at one arm, pulling.

Jake at the other. ‘Can’t you see this is what he wants? You’re playing his game.’

‘I’d take a step back if I were you, Bond Team.’ Sonia Dark and the others were out of their cybercradles. They’d brought the instinct for violence from the Spyscape into the virtual reality chamber with them. Shaping up for a fight.

‘Or what? A step back or what?’ Jennifer for one seemed more than ready to oblige. You going to make us?’

‘It’ll be our pleasure,’ said Sonia Dark.

‘What-—’ with a voice like a thunderbolt, Corporal Keene asserted his authority -—- ‘is going on here?’

‘I think you could call it a healthy debate, Corporal,’ said Eddie.

‘Stanton, let go of Macey before I can say Disciplinary Procedures and you find out what they are.’ Ben, of course, obeyed, but he didn’t like it. ‘That’s better. Now somebody answer my question. What is going on here?’

Stanton tried to kill me, sir,’ Simon Macey moaned, detaching himself from the cybercradle. He’s a lunatic. Just because we beat them on the Spyscape.’

‘You didn’t beat us,’ Ben raged. ‘You cheated. They cheated, Corporal.’

‘Is that true, Macey?’

No, sir. Of course not, sir.’ Simon was the definition of the shocked innocent. ‘We just did our best like we always do. Stanton’s just a bad loser.’

‘And do you have any evidence of malpractice on Solo Team’s part, Stanton?’

Ben hated to say it but there was no alternative. ‘No, sir.’

‘Then there’s nothing more to be said, is there? Accept the outcome of the competition with the good grace we expect at Deveraux.’ Keene stabbed a less than graceful finger at Ben and Simon. ‘Now shake hands before I put you both on report.’

‘But, sir …’ Ben was feeling he’d rather cut off his hand than use it to touch Simon Macey.

‘Shake.’ Keene was unmoved. ‘Hands.’

Ben did. He clenched Macey’s hand like he wanted to crush it into powder. Simon’s grip was just as unforgiving. ‘No hard feelings, hey, Stanton?’ Simon sneered, though the eyes of both boys reflected plenty of them.

But I’d calm down a bit if I were you. Be more like Lori. She’s the only decent thing about Bond Team.’

And that’s when Jake saw everything. He saw Lori’s eyes flit to Macey at the mention of her name. He saw the colour rise to her cheeks.

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