Sink or Swim, Fly or Fall
Disclaimer: All disclaimers apply. Robyn is my own character ad Crazytown and Lazytown are mine also.
Part six of the Robyn series.
Robyn sat alone in the airship; she was extremely bored and didn't know what to do. She'd cleaned out Sportacus' sports equipment cupboard and rearranged things and had also swept the floor, cleaned the surfaces, tuned up the piloting system and adjusted everything that needed adjusting. Robyn knew know what being grounded felt like; she'd never done anything before to give Sportacus cause to discipline her until three hours ago.
Sportacus had been at the Mayor's house doing necessary jobs, and maintenance. Despite being sixty five years of age the Mayor was still perfectly capable of doing these jobs but had relented to Bessie's urgings for him to relax and take things easy. Sportacus had offered to do most of the jobs for him and now helped out on a regular basis.
Robyn wasn't permitted to help with the jobs or go on the road trip as she'd been recovering from a virus for the last two weeks and no one wanted to risk a relapse. She'd been stuck for things to do and didn't feel as ill as she had done for weeks and an idea came into her head. She'd seen Sportacus call for the sky chaser and run off of the platform and land on it a hundred times and was tempted to try it herself. Surely if Sportacus could do it she could do it too? The airship had been programmed to respond to her vocal commands too so the whole thing would be easy.
"Door!" Robyn commanded and the door opened. She stepped out and looked down at the town below not for a moment having second thoughts about what she was going to do. Preparing herself for her small stunt Robyn shouted, "Sky chaser!"
The sky chaser released itself from its holding bay and opened itself up in readiness for its passenger. Robyn walked back a few steps then ran and jumped off the end of the door. Robyn knew she was in trouble when she missed the sky chaser.
Sportacus' crystal blared and he looked up to see where the source of the trouble was. It was with horror that he saw Robyn falling through the air. He ran with all the speed he could muster and caught Robyn before she hit the ground. The force of catching Robyn after she'd fallen from such a height sent them both sprawling on the ground and the Mayor and Bessie soon came to their aid but stopped short when they saw the expression on Sportacus' face.
Sportacus got up effortlessly and walked the short distance to where Robyn was still lying on the ground. Robyn could see the pair of extremely familiar feet through the tangle of her dishevelled hair and inwardly grimaced, she was in BIG trouble. She lifted her hair from her face and looked up sheepishly at Sportacus when she saw the look on his face. Sportacus extended an arm for Robyn to help herself up with and she did so.
Robyn gasped when the hand that held her arm changed its gentle hold to a vice like grip and she was dragged over to the underneath of the airship.
"Ladder!" Sportacus called. Anger was clearly visible in his voice.
The ladder obediently fell and Sportacus sharply pointed upwards with his spare arm in a gesture that told Robyn to climb up and quickly. Once her arm was released Robyn did as she was bid and swallowed hard at what she knew was coming. She heard Sportacus call for the sky chaser and seconds later heard him call for the platform to lower itself. Robyn didn't need to watch the sky chaser fly effortlessly into its holding bay as she'd seen it do it hundreds of times. Robyn got to the top of the ladder and saw Sportacus standing at the far end of the airship with his arms folded and looking extremely displeased. Robyn smiled sheepishly and was surprised when Sportacus rounded on her.
"What do you think you doing!" Sportacus shouted. He was still shocked at seeing Robyn falling through the air and it had amplified his anger.
"I was trying to do what you do." Robyn stated.
"How many times do I have to tell you not to do what I do? You should know better than that, especially when you're unwell!"
"I'm not a child!" Robyn shouted back, her indignation sparked by Sportacus' last comment. "I'm nearly eighteen years old and I can do what I like!" Robyn continued.
"Not when it puts your life in danger and especially not when you're living with me!"
"And what if I didn't live with you?"
"Until you are eighteen you have no choice! You are still a child and are under my care and supervision. I have never had to say this before and always hoped it would never come to this, you're grounded! You will not leave this airship for four days under any circumstances."
Robyn opened her eyes and moth wide in utter outrage. She sputtered numerous words and protests against this unjust punishment and being treated like a child but Sportacus left the airship, ignoring her.