‘What are you doing here you little snoop?’ he roared. ‘I’ll give you a walloping as well.’
Alf charged forward and slashed at the child with the whip. Voomp, voomp, it cut through the stale air.
‘Bonaparte!’ Alice-Miranda yelled. The pony burst out of the stall and charged at Alf, sending the old man flying. Alf didn’t know what hit him as he thudded onto the cobblestone floor.
Alice-Miranda Shows the Way by Jacqueline Harvey
It’s fun to create the villains in stories - those evil characters, whose actions present problems for the heroes and ensure that there are thrills and confrontations. Baddies are often clever and calculated, with great depth and even some admirable qualities – if only they would use their talents for good instead of evil.