Chapter 1

12 year old Riley Andersen walked quickly into the locker room at the ice skating rink, so she could change into her hockey uniform. She was running about 5 minutes late, and she only had 10 minutes until she had to be on the rink. She ran out of the locker room with her skates in her hand, and sat down on the bench to put them on. Once she finished putting on her skates, she looked up to see three people looking down at her. She looked at their uniforms, "They're on the other team," she thought.

"Can I help you?" Riley asked.

"Are you Riley Andersen?" The tallest girl asked.

"Yes... Why?" Riley asked.

"We heard you're the star player on this team... You know, way better than everyone else," the tallest girl informed her as if she didn't know what that was.

"So?" Riley asked impatiently.

"Our team is only 1 win from going to the championships, and this is our last chance," the shortest girl explained with an attitude, "We have to beat your team. But our star player twisted her ankle last week."

"So what do you want from me?" Riley asked again impatiently.

"Let's just say... If your team wins, you're going to lose," the tallest girl sneered.

Riley gulped, "What do you mean by 'I'm going to lose?'" Riley asked nervously.

"It's a surprise. We wouldn't want you to worry, would we?" The shortest girl said unsympathetically.

"Come on girls," the tallest girl said, and the three of them walked away laughing.

Riley sat on the bench staring off into space, leaving her to think about what the girls had said to her. Little did she know, the little voices in her head were also trying to decide what to do about this situation.