Chapter 2 – The Meeting

Don took it rather well that Eva couldn't make it to the championship. He understood about Mr Thomson. Too many times had Eva come home with a report card with the same mean comments from Mr Thomson.

Eva turned around and was about to go when Don grabbed her arm.

'Don't forget this champ,' he smiled.

He handed Eva her project. The swirling cover of green and dark blue made Eva think how much effort she had put into the work. She grinned at Don.

'Thanks dad,' she told him.

'I'm going to wait out here for a bit. If the project lets him cancel the detention, I'll be here at least,' Don looked at Eva.

Eva nodded and ran back inside. When she went into Mr Thomson's room, she slapped the project on his desk.

'I'm sorry it wasn't in this morning. Could you look at it though?' Eva asked

Mr Thomson sighed, but opened the project and began to read. After five minutes, his face looked amazed.

'Eva, this is astounding!' he said.

He shook his head quickly and closed the project. He stood up in front of Eva.

'I'm going to let you off detention this once,' he said.

Eva nearly let out a cry of joy but she knew better.

'But if you do forget your project again, this won't work twice!' Mr Thomson yelled at her.

Eva nodded. She took the project and ran to the door. She stopped at the door and turned to Mr Thomson.

'Thank you,' she smiled.

She then ran back to Don and jumped into the hover car.

'What did I tell you?' Don greeted Eva.

He then drove off to the championships quite nearby.

'Now, I haven't been checking this championship too much, but our team is one of the best. I have forgotten to tell you recently but this is an interplanetary race. I thought that is why you might enjoy it,' Don gazed at Eva through the small mirror.

'You mean, a lot of different planets have entered teams?' Eva asked.

'Yes and I heard this is the final. There are four teams racing to the very end. One is the Earth team of course. I thought you may be interested in another team that will be there,' Don flashed a secret smile.

Eva begged Don to tell her his little secret but he refused.

'Please?' she begged for the one millionth time.

Don shook his head. They were nearly there anyway, and Eva would soon see why she was going to enjoy this race so much. If he could only get the two to bump into each other, that would make both of their days.

He had heard about who was racing in the team. He had tried to find out ever since he heard the planet was competing.

They had finally made it to the place. Eva got out of the hover car first, eager to find out what the surprise was. Don got out next and looked at Eva's excited face. He couldn't wait for the meeting either.

Don first went to the Earth pit. Stan and Koji were there fixing things up especially for the race. Eva smiled and said hi but she was distracted.

'Seems like Molly doesn't know yet,' Stan whispered to Koji.

'Yeah, Don told us to not tell her. It's a big surprise for her and for you-know-who and it is going to be strange,' Koji said.

'Do the other team know?'

'Yes and as long as it is out of the Crogs and their line of vision, they say it is fine with them.'

Stan smiled at Molly. She is in for one brilliant meeting.

Eva looked at Stan and saw he was smiling at her. She saw Koji was doing the same and she got confused. They quickly pretended they hadn't been looking her way. She grinned to herself. They knew what was going on.

Still, she shrugged and turned around. Don quickly grabbed her by the arm and started dragging her somewhere.

'What are you doing?' she asked.

'Taking you to the other person,' he replied.

Eva decided that this person better be worth it. After all, it was the whole reason Don had asked her here.

Don stopped at a dark passageway after a while. It went off in four directions and Don ran off in the one to his left.

'Stay here,' he told Eva.

Eva stood waiting. Some surprise this was. It was cold and damp in here and she wanted to leave. It was too dark. She suddenly heard a voice. It was familiar from somewhere, but she couldn't remember.

'Stay here,' the voice said.

It looked as though someone else was getting a nasty surprise. Eva felt sorry for them and almost went to them. Instead she decided finding a way out was her safest option.

She went the way her father went. However, the other person must have heard her, or seen her. She felt a knife touch her back. Eva froze with fear and couldn't say anything at all.

What sort of a meeting was this?