I'm going for a few shorter chapters as I set up the story and it also makes for interesting cliffhangers. Bwa ha ha.


"Loquia?" Sportacus repeated.

"I love the way my name rolls off your lips and...I'm a vampire." As soon as she showed her teeth he jumped back as far as he could.

"You won't be afraid of me for too much longer. You are something different and I can't wait to taste you. A pleasure talking to you, Sportacus. We shall see each other again soon." She stepped into the shadows and was gone.

He stood there for a moment. 'A vampire.' He thought. This really complicates things. He ran back to his house.

Lily and Elena found a couple of the children snooping about and got them home as soon as possible and scolded them about the dangers of being out after the sun sets. They got back home and sat talking about how much they hated being afraid.

The door opened startling them. It was Sportacus. Elena ran into his arms and he held her tight.

"We have a lot to discuss." He threw his rackets on the chair. Elena looked at him questioningly. "I'm gonna need more than rackets to beat this enemy." And he explained what happened.

"A vampire?! She turned my Robbie into a...vampire?" Her eyes filled with tears.

Elena sat in silence and looked at him. He looked worried.

"My love," he sat in front of her and looked into her eyes. "I want you to be safe."

"I want us to be safe. Let's just get everyone in LazyTown on your airship and go." She begged with pleading eyes. He placed his hand on the side of her face and she put hers over his and leaned into it. "It's a vampire. How can we fight this? I want us to start a family and we can't do it living in fear and having curfews. Look at it like this, doing it this way we save everyone in LazyTown." She looked at him again.

His face softened. "I never could say no to those eyes." He smiled and kissed her. "We will get everyone together tomorrow. At least we're safe for the night. They can't enter unless invited in."

"We're really going to leave?" Lily asked.

"What would you do?"

"...I would leave. Now that I know my Robbie is one." She looked down. Elena rubbed her back.

"I'm sorry."

"I need to be alone." She left and went to the guest room.

He sat next to Elena and pulled her close. "I know running is not what you're used to and I hate just as much, but it's the best way I know to save everyone."

"I know. And I agree. And I'm going to make sure you and everyone in LazyTown is safe. I love you so much. And once we settle, we are going to start that family."

She smiled. "Well, we could get a little practice in before we go." He stood up and put her over his shoulder.

"Sporty" she laughed. As he went into the bedroom and threw her on the bed and looked in her eyes.

"I love you and I don't know what I'd do without you."

"I'm not going anywhere." and they had a love filled evening then drifted off to sleep. They were going to get up as soon as dawn broke and evacuate the town.


Bang!

Thunk!

Sportacus awoke with a start.

Bang!

He sat up and Elena woke up. "What is it?"

"Stay here." He threw on his clothes and slowly opened the door. She got up and put her robe on. As he entered the hall, Lily opened her door.

"Did you hear that?" She whispered.

He nodded and put his finger to his lips for her to be quiet. He went to the living room and looked around. He looked at his rackets but they were going to be little use against vampires.

Thunk! Thunk!

Elena came out and stood near Lily as Sportacus looked around.

Bang! Thunk!

They turned around. Elena saw the kitchen window curtains moving. She slowly walked towards it. Sportacus stopped her and went first. He got a knife from the drawer. He approached the window and slowly moved the curtain with the edge of the knife. Lily looked from the doorway and Elena was behind Sportacus. There was nothing. They all exhaled with relief As he closed the window.

Rattle. Rattle.

Elena pointed to the cupboard. She got on one side and he the other. She slipped her fingers around the handle and looked at Sportacus. He nodded and she quickly opened it.

She jumped back as there was a raccoon peering its head out. "How in the world-?"

She went by the back door as Sportacus got it to jump down to the floor. Elena opened the door and he guided it in the direction as it ran out. "I will feel so much better when we are all out of here."

BEEP BEEP BEEP

"NO!"

As she closed the door, a hand grabbed her and pulled her out. Elena screamed.

Sportacus and Lily ran outside. They heard Elena struggling and looked up. Loquia, the vampire he met earlier, was on the roof and she had her by the throat.

"Elena!"

"Now what's this I hear about you leaving? I simply can not have her putting ideas like that in your head."

"NO! Please don't hurt her!"

Loquia squeezed her throat harder. Elena had tears in her eyes. "What do you see in this? I can offer you so much more."

"Just give her back to me. Please." His eyes watered.

"Mm, ok." And she ripped into her neck and threw her on the ground at his feet. "Oh I'm sorry. You didn't say you wanted her alive. My bad. I'll see you soon." And she vanished.

Sportacus fell to his knees and looked in horror at his blood soaked wife. She was dead. "NOOOO!"