Trouble With a Capital R?
By 18lzytwner
Chapter 1
Three years after Can't Deny It
A new day dawned in LazyTown. The sun began to show it's bright edges over the top of the buildings of the small town, waking residents who still lay abed at that particular hour. Birds welcomed the sun in their own special way. Most people would have been in a good mood at this lovely start to their day but not everyone. A storm was brewing inside the Meanswell household.
Stephanie could hear the pounding footsteps of her Uncle. He had been in a strange mood lately and she couldn't figure out what it was. Rolling out of bed she realized that it was seven thirty in the morning. Her first college class started at ten, so she quickly went about getting her things together. It took her thirty minutes to walk to LazyTown Community College and she needed to leave by nine-fifteen at least. She would have ridden her bike like normal but a recent rash of items being stolen on campus had left her no choice but to leave her bike at home. With an outfit picked out, she rushed across the hall and locked the bathroom door behind her.
Thirty minutes later, she emerged with her pink dress on and her hair fixed and her teeth brushed. Rushing down the hall, she headed into the living room. She loaded the folders, spiral notebooks, and laptop into a very overstuffed book bag. Last night she had spent twenty minutes, sewing up the seam that had busted near the zipper. The poor pink bag had seen a better day but she promised herself that as soon as the Spring semester was over she'd get another one.
Moving into the kitchen she pulled an apple from the basket on the counter and then grabbed another one for her snack later. She'd probably grab lunch with Trixie later anyway but it wouldn't hurt to have some sports candy for later. Looking at her watch, she saw that it was almost eight-thirty.
"Goodbye Uncle Milford! I'll see you around five!" Stephanie shouted.
"All right!" He shouted back, his mood hadn't improved. Heaving a big sigh, she ducked out the door and headed toward the familiar airship in the distance.
Sportacus stood up from his bed and the piece of furniture pulled itself up into the wall when he pressed a button on the floor. Then he pushed a combination of buttons and the wall opened up. Behind this wall was a bathroom. Stepping inside he closed a door that had appeared with the hidden room.
Fifteen minutes later, the above average hero came out of the bathroom, freshly showered and only wearing his pants. He pushed a button and a wall cabinet opened. There he pulled a fresh razor blade out of that cabinet and then ducked back into the bathroom.
Outside, Stephanie called to the ladder and it came down. She nimbly climbed it, despite the weight of her bulging backpack. In a few minutes, the college student reached the platform and got onto it. She ordered it up and then found herself inside the airship.
Stephanie could hear the water running and knew that Sportacus was in the bathroom. She pulled her backpack off and set it carefully onto the floor. In a minute or two the above average hero emerged from the room.
"Morning babe." He smiled. Stephanie's eyes roamed over his bare torso. She came over to him and wrapped her arms around his broad chest.
"It's nice to see you too." The above average hero told her. He could feel that something was not right but then again it shouldn't be.
"Uncle Milford has been in an awful mood the last few days and we've barely spoken. Whenever I say something he snaps at me, I don't understand what's going on. He won't tell me." Stephanie pulled her face away from him and looked up at his handsome face. Sportacus smiled slightly and brought his hand to her cheek.
"I'll see if I can worm it out of him while you're at school. I'll see you today at three right?" He asked.
"Three? I have class until four-thirty." Stephanie gave him a confused look. He was surprised that she didn't remember but then again she and her Uncle hadn't been speaking.
"Robbie gets out of prison today." Sportacus told her.
To Be Continued…