Sabotage and the Mystery of Renewal

By Neonila Franko and Halyna Franko

Sabotage and the Mystery of Renewal is a play that touches upon the processes that interfere with the healthy development of civilization and even the world as a whole. What happens when evil worms its way into power? It affects everyone — people become hostages to lawlessness and depravity.The play’s main protagonists are Stephen's family, who find themselves in a constant conflict with the “boss”, a man who represents the powers that be — a godless manipulator.
The boss is a business raider who has taken over Stephen's business and does not even hesitate to use his own daughter to achieve his ends. However, by insisting on doing the right thing, help comes to the family in the person of Elijah, who helps Stephen start a new business and find ways of getting out of many difficult situations with his dignity and honour intact.
Nevertheless, the conflict continues to escalate, will the family be able to preserve and protect their principles? Read on and find out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Neonila Franko
• Release date: Feb 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005096403

Neonila Franko

Neonila is trying to bring her dreams to life. She started writing many years ago and believes good books should bring light to everybody's heart. They transfer you into magical world.Some of her novels can be found online at www.ukrcenter.com.When she isn't writing she loves travelling and spending time with her lovely Ukrainian family to gain new inspiration and inspire others.Neonila's motto is – never betray your soul.

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SABOTAGE AND THE MYSTERY OF RENEWAL

By

Neonila and Halyna Franko

Copyright 2022

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Translated by Simon Geoghegan

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A PLAY IN THREE ACTS

Contents:

Prologue

Act One

Scene 1.1

Scene 1.2

Scene 1.3

Act Two

Scene 2.1

Scene 2.2

Scene 2.3

Act Three

Scene 3.1

Scene 3.2

Scene 3.3

Epilogue

Characters:

Stephen – businessman and head of the household

Elijah – guest of honour, friend and patron of Stephen's family

Anna – Stephen's wife

Alex and Dan – Stephen's sons

Nina – Stephen's mother

Nicholas – Stephen's deputy

Boss - representative of the authorities, a raider who took over Stephen's business

Laura – Boss's daughter

Nestor – Boss's assistant

Andrew – investor, Canadian businessman

Robert – investor, British businessman

Director – director of a mini-performance

Oleg Victorovich – famous Ukrainian conductor

Dima — waiter

PROLOGUE

Amid the tempestuous waters of the ocean, there is a wonderful garden island. The island is rich with a multitude of enchanting trees of different shapes bearing exotic fruit and flowering plants. It's as if the whole land is covered by a multi-coloured carpet overflowing with all the colours of the rainbow and filling the air with an extraordinarily pleasant aroma. The upper branches of the trees reaching skyward give perch to a great number of birds which with the slightest puff of the wind noisily take to the skies and in a dance, they smoothly trace wavy circles in the air as if they are weaving heavenly lace. Standing on a small hill in the midst of this charming paradise of vegetation there is a cosy wooden house with a high roof, transparent externally mirrored walls and a spacious veranda covered in convolvulus with flowers shaped like the trumpet of an old gramophone. Strange trees and plants form labyrinths in such a way that not everyone can find the way to this house. On the terrace lit by the gentle morning sun, two men sitting in comfortable soft armchairs are deep in conversation. One of them - a young man of pleasant appearance with a strong-willed expression on his face — is energetically telling his companion something. The second man is older, apparently the father of the other man with a beard framing his face, and he is listening intently to his son. His blue eyes radiate care and love.

FATHER: Are you going to visit your people?

SON: Yes, father (bows his head as a sign of respect), it is really important! You can see for yourself how the sky over the whole world is turning grey and the air is thick with black smoke! Civilisation on earth is in danger — in a significant number of countries the leading roles are held by people who are full of evil and hatred (with concern in his voice). Look how they are trying to change the process of development!

FATHER (in a restrained manner): The fight between good and evil has been going on throughout the ages. It has to be assumed that the universe's community of dark forces has joined the fight; people on earth would hardly be able to change the world themselves.

SON (explosively): Exactly! All new innovations are aimed at destroying all that has been achieved in all the centuries of our existence! They crush people's souls by finding their weak points, hitting right where it hurts, but the most terrible part of it is that all these changes can in the future lead to undesirable global consequences for all of humanity and, in the end, a complete catastrophe! (Hardening his tone) So, father, I've got to go and right now!

FATHER: You've gone all red (the expression on his face darkens slightly), like the sky, showing how alarmed you are. I did not expect the situation to change so much for the worse. Perhaps people should learn to protect what they have achieved by taking the experience of previous generations into account.

SON (insistently): We've got to intervene right now! Look, father, (pointing to the screen) the line of good and development is going up. I was so glad to see the people's success, how many of them had fought for it so desperately. The territories in light pink mark the extent of our victory! But now even these territories are changing colour. Evil is creeping in slowly but surely, calling our whole civilisation into question!

FATHER: Yes, the programme has to work according to the original design, according to the laws of heavenly development. Examining the life of any living being shows that if there is even the slightest change in the genes, then this will eventually lead to complete deformity.

SON (stands up and paces around the veranda): Agreed this dangerous experiment of the dark forces is like a virus and can lead to complete collapse.

FATHER (approaches his son): You sent out a great number of high-level specialists, what happened?

SON (sadly): You know, father, some of our people died once they had managed to speak and warn of the danger, but the others (goes quiet for a moment) went along with the ones doing the experiment as their helpers, allegedly to study the nature of evil and in so doing their great capability was effectively used against the good of the people — technocracy got ahead of spirituality.

FATHER (with sadness and sympathy): Our enemies are getting better at trying to imitate good, but they still can't win — that's the simple truth! The dark forces live off positive energy and people's abilities and as a result of this; the negative force has managed to reach the top. It's a pity as this throws progress on earth back a few centuries. You know I love you (with concern in his voice) and I wouldn't like you to put yourself at risk once again — after all, your energy is priceless!

SON (takes the hand of his father and presses it to his chest): Father, the raiders are seizing territory and people's souls! I know that you have always been with me and always will be, but now I have to give support to our people, and also to those who have erred in their choice of the way to go. Good and Justice have to win!

FATHER (with hope in his voice): Look, the sky has turned purple that means you are on the right path. I know you and I believe in you. You will restore justice, give people support and save the values of humanity. (Approaches his son, embraces him and