It was an ordinary day in lazy town. The sun was shining, birds that nobody ever saw were singing, and Sportacus was in the middle of one of his many heroic rescues Due to another one of Robbie's complicated schemes, he and Ziggy had gotten themselves stuck in the treehouse, which meant Sportacus was called to save them. Rescuing Ziggy had been the easy part. Now Sportacus had to convince Robbie to not only come down, but to let the hero help him do it.
"Come on Robbie, it's really not that high, and I'll hold you the entire way down." Sportacus coaxed, in a tone he usually reserved for the kids. He was standing on a ladder, his hand outstretched towards Robbie, who was huddled up in a corner.
"Go away! I don't need your help, I'm perfectly fine on my own! In fact I might just stay here. It's not too bad once you get used to it." Robbie said, trying to convince himself more than the blue elf. Sportacus gave a slight roll of his eyes, and began climbing back down the ladder. As he did so, Robbie gave a slight scream and bolted towards him, gripping on with all his might. Chuckling to himself, Sportacus adjusted his grip on both the ladder and Robbie, and began climbing down again.
Once his feet touched the ground, he turned to Robbie and said with a small smile, "It's okay Robbie, you're safe now." Robbie opened one of his eyes, and after confirming what Sportacus had said, slowly made his way out of the hero's arms and back onto the pathway, whilst everyone who had gathered to watch began to cheer. Before he could say anything more, the music began, and the pink haired girl began her song and dance with Sportacus. Robbie turned and headed back towards his lair, unaware that the hero's eyes were still on him.
After another hard day's work, Sportacus made his way back to his airship. As he did so, he felt a weird sensation in his stomach, similar to the one he felt during the bing bang song. "That's odd, I know I've eaten enough sports candy today, so what could be wrong with me?" Once he had climbed the rope to his airship, Sportacus wasted no time in getting himself checked out.
"Computer, health check!" He said, positioning himself in the correct place. The computer complied almost immediately, proceeding to scan the hero twice over, front and back. "I detect nothing wrong, Sportacus, you are as healthy as ever" the female voice commented, as if she were standing right in front of him.
"But that can't be right, I have this weird feeling in my stomach. Are you sure everything is alright?" The computer performed another scan. "I detect nothing wrong. Maybe you should eat something, or go to bed early."
"Hmm, well I'm not hungry, so sleep it is! Bed!" Sportacus said, before doing a series of flips, and landing on the bed that automatically came down from the wall.
After about an hour of tossing and turning, Sportacus had had enough. "This is ridiculous. I can't eat, I can't sleep, and all I can think of is…" At that moment the hero's eyes grew wide, and everything clicked into place.
Robbie. That's what he was thinking of. Ever since he rescued him from the treehouse, Sportacus could think of no one else, and every time he did, the odd feeling in his stomach grew stronger. But what did it mean? Sportacus got out of bed, and began pacing along the width of his airship. Why couldn't he get Robbie out of his head? Why did he watch him walk away? It's not like today was any different. He had rescued him many times before, so why was this happening now? Why was it happening at all? Maybe some fresh air would help. Sportacus turned around, opened the door, and made his way back down into the town. It was past sunset, which meant all of the kids had gone to bed, and he had the town to himself. Without realising, Sportacus began walking in the direction of Robbie's lair.
Robbie kicked off his fluffy, orange blanket and got out of his fluffy, orange chair. This was ridiculous. He'd had trouble sleeping in the past, who doesn't, but it usually wasn't this bad. He'd have a piece of cake, and halfway through he'd drop off, only to be woken by the sound of cheer and laughter in the morning. This time, however, he'd eaten the whole slice and still nothing.
"Okay this is just silly. Maybe a change of scenery will do the trick. The town should be empty by now, which means it'll be quiet for once." With that he grabbed his pillow and blanket, and stormed out of his lair, not without adding a quick "And what is this feeling in my stomach supposed to be?!"
Wandering through the empty playground, Sportacus tried to get Robbie off his mind by planning what games he would play with the kids tomorrow. But no matter how hard he tried, all his mind wanted to do was think about Robbie and what scheme he would try next. Thinking about that brought a smile to Sportacus's face, and a slight blush to his cheeks. He became so distracted that he didn't notice himself walk into someone, sending the both of them to the ground.
"Ouch! Why don't you look where you're going?" A familiar voice said.
"I'm so sorry, are you hurt?" Another replied.
Both men looked up to face one another, and as they did so Sportacus's cheeks once again turned a bright red.