This chapter is longer because it explains lots of small things on my version of Lazytown ... I hope you enjoy ... Happy reading and please review!


Chapter 8: Discovery in Iceland.

Stephanie can't believe it ... She will go in Iceland, Sportacus's homeland. Her heart hurts at the thought of leaving him here alone, but she have to leave in order to save him.

- Meet me at the park in 30 minutes. Said Shapedyan before leaving in a rush.

Stephanie leans over Sportacus. She runs her fingers through his hair. Then she lays a light kiss on his mouth before whispering: I'll save you, my love, as you've done so many times forme. Then she left without a look to the bed or to her friends. She runs to her uncle's house. She reaches quickly her room. She empties her suitcase on her bed. She carefully chooses her clothes that she places in a bag. Then she ran down almost hitting her uncle down the stairs.

"Where are you going so fast?

Stephanie tells him her meeting with Shapedyan, the history of broken crystal, and the only way to save Sportacus.

"I can't let him die. I have to go to Iceland to repair his crystal ...

"I don't know, darling ... but I've been so afraid of losing you.

"I owe him a lot; we all owe him a lot Uncle.

-Ok ... But please be careful... And by the way how are you going to get there?

- ... I have no idea ... Shapedyan must have an idea.

She kisses her uncle on the cheek before running to the park. Ziggy, Pixel, Stingy and Trixie are already there.

-Shapedyan isn't arrived yet?

-No, but she shouldn't be long.

Expecting to see Shapedyan airship's coming, they are surprised to see Sportacus's airship over their heads. The ladder fall and Shapedyan descends it rapidly. She took Stephanie's bag and shows the way to Stephanie. After a brief goodbye to her friends, Stephanie quickly climbed the ladder. This is the first time she will see inside Sportacus's airship. She is surprised to discover it's all white. Foolishly, she was expecting that it's was blue. Shapedyan jumps to her side.

"I've programmed the mainframe of the airship it will go by itself to Iceland. Normally you will be there in a few hours. I wrote you a letter back to Tækni. He will know what to do and will take care of you. Come back soon ...

Stephanie shook her hand, took the crystal and the letter. Shapedyan runs to a wall and at the last moment she turns back and looks at Stephanie.

-Sportacus is right ... You're really someone special and brave. DOOOR!

Stephanie felt her heart sink. Shapedyan went out by the door that had just opened. A few seconds pass and then the door closes. Then the airship began to move. Stephanie approached the front windows to watch the landscape scroll. Her mind began to wander. Then she saw the blue, a blue immensity. She had never seen the ocean. The colors at some places were exactly the same as Sportacus's eyes. She began to cry. Finally after a few hours, she saw the outline of a beautiful island. The airship began to descend. Stephanie couldn't believe her eyes. It was just wonderful. The airship flew over some towns and villages then began to slow. In front of her there was a small village of no more than fifty homes. The airship arises near a house. Stephanie squeezes the crystal in her hand. Then the same door through which came out Shapedyan opens. Stephanie rushes outside. To her surprise, three people run out of the house, an elderly couple and a man about 25 years.

Eda-eru Sportacus? Thu hver ert? Asks the woman.

Sorry, I don't understand ... I only speak English.

The young man came closer and looks at her carefully.

"I'm Tækni. Who are you and what do you do with Sportacus's airship?.

She hands him the letter. Tækni unfolds and reads it. His expression suddenly changes. Then he looks at the couple, he only says one sentence in the language that Stephanie doesn't understand. The lady turned pale and man reflexively supports her.

-Where is the crystal? Request Tækni

Stephanie gives it to him. She is afraid that Tækni tells her that he can't fix it. Tækni looks it from all angles and then rises it in the air so that the last rays of sunshine pass through it. Tækni said something incomprehensible to the couple who began to breathe normally again.

-I can fix it ... It will take me may be the night. You must be hungry ... uh ...

-Stephanie, yes ... now that you mention it I'm hungry.

-Please call me Tækni. Come join us for dinner. I will repair it later. By the way, this is Jìmoilld and saragh… Sportacus's parents.

Sportacus's parents ... She met his parents. The lady smiled and held out her hand. Stephanie pulled herself together and take her hand to shake it. A pleasant smell hangs in the kitchen. Saragh pulls a chair close to her for Stephanie while Tækni serves her a plate. While eating, Stephanie looks carefully Sportacus parents. His father, despite his white hair, seems in shape. His eyes are the same blue eyes as Sportacus, they are lit and lively. Her mother should have be a rare beauty in her younger years, because even with her great age she continued to shine. Stephanie remarks that Sportacus has the same honest smile as her mother. They must have been old enough when they had Sportacus, because if Tækni hadn't said they were his parents, she would have rather thought they were his grandparents. Once the meal is finished, Tækni put the dishes in the dishwasher. Then saragh and Jìmoilld left, not without kissing Stephanie goodbye. Stephanie watches them go hand in hand into the sunset. Suddenly the image of her oldest holding the hand of an older Sportacus, walking in the sunset, she touches her.

-Now go to work! Sportacus count on me.

-Can I watch you while you repair it?

-Be my guess. Come.

They reach a shop located in the basement. Stephanie stood gaping at the series of raw crystal stock in a corner. Tækni begins to repair the crystal.

-It is here that I shaped all the crystals. Once a crystal is shaped we reload it of pure energy.

-Shapedyan told us they were somehow related to their crystal. What does she meant?

-At first, the crystal and the heroes are separated. But the more the hero and the crystal are in contact the link becomes stronger.

-I do not understand ...

-Sorry ... You see the crystal is not only there to warn the hero of a danger. It helps to restore the energy of the hero. When the crystal gives pure energy to the hero, the hero gives him, in exchange, his simple energy. Then the crystal transforms it into pure energy.

"But what is the difference between the pure energy and simple energy?

-The simple energy is the energy that a normal human being has in him. While the pure energy equivalent of 2 times the simple energy but with less inconvenience than the simple energy.

-Because the simple energy has disadvantages?

-Yes, the simple energy active replacement cells and uses the body slowly. While pure energy allows an excess energy in cells affecting their performance and duration.

-Wait ... If I understand you correctly, you're telling me that the pure energy stops aging?

-Yes absolutely. When the hero and the crystal are linked, the hero stop to age.

-But it's terrible! This means that Sportacus will outlive us; he will never die ...

-Not quite. The hero can stop the process of energy exchange. In this case, he will start to grow old like everyone else.

-OK ...is that already happened?

-Yes, several times. Sportacus's father was number 6; he interrupted the relationship between the crystal and him when he met Saragh. Currently there are 6 remaining heroes in service: 5, G, H, 8, 10 and J ... The others are all retires or dead.

-oh ok… Why there are numbers and letters ... Oh sorry I must be annoying with my questions ...

-Not at all.

Tækni stops to watch. She knows that look. Unfortunately for Tækni her heart is already taken. He gives her a charming smile before turning back to his work while he answered:

-The number are male heroes, and the letters are women heroes. Each heros has his ' Þvert ...

"His what?

"His 'Þvert' ... sorry ... I think we might translate that by opposite. But this is not really an opposite. You see every male hero has his hero woman. They are bound by duty. If one is in need the other must be there for him. This is a safety.

-Ok ... So number one had his Þvert letter A is that right?

-Yes... like Sportacus' Þvert is Shapedyan.

-OK, I understand. Thank you… If Sportacus's crystal had been broke in pieces, the energie transfert would have stop… that's all?

-Not quite. He would have died.

-But you said that they can stop the process of energy exchange, like his father did.

-Yes, but there's a way to do it… And it's not by breaking it in pieces. If the crystal had been destroy. The transfert would have stop so radically that all the cells in Sportacus would have been overloaded and he would have die shocked by the energy blast… I've almost finished. You should go to bed a little.

-I will not be able to sleep ... Instead, I'm curious, tell me something else about the hero it's very interesting.

-Hmmm ... what else. Heroes are selected at the age of 5 years old. They goes to the normal school and once their studies are completed, they spend two years in a closed camp that only heroes can go. After their training, they return with their new name to take possession of their crystal.

-Their new name?

-Yes, they goes to the camp with their birth name and come out with their heroes' name, the one under which they will be known worldwide. Their only name will be their hero name until retirement where they can, if they wish, take back their birth name. It's to avoid nasty attack on their families.

-Oh I see ... So Sportacus isn't his real name.

-No, so as Shapedyan is not her real name.

-It is interesting ...

-Here I finished ... now I need to test it to see if it works.

-How?

-Sportacus' airship is linked to his crystal. We'll know if the crystal works by putting them in contact.

-So this is how the airship knew he had to send an emergency message to Shapedyan.

-Yes, probably. The computer is program to scan every hour to locate the crystal. After two unsuccessful attempts, it automatically initiate the alarm signal for Þvert.

They get up and go back to the airship. Stephanie startled when she saw the landscape. She hadn't realized that the night has passed and the sun has begun to rises. The first rays of sun are shining on the grass. Everything is green, the distant glaciers shining in the sky still dark. Stephanie is completely under the charm. Tækni opened the door and said: Control box. The control box got out of a hatch in the floor. He opened it and passes the crystal over. Immediately, a series of light began to turn on and off throughout the airship. Then all the lights go out suddenly, putting the airship in total darkness. An electronic voice said: Recognition crystal activated. Then the lights went on again.

Tækni handed her the crystal, a sheepish smile on his face. She takes the crystal, squeezing it hard to not lose it, and gave a hug to Tækni.

"I would have liked you to stay a bit ... I could show you the beauty of Iceland. But I know that Sportacus needs his crystal. I just hope that I will have the chance to see you again one day.

-I hope so too. I enjoy those few hours in your company.

Tækni claps few buttons control the box.

-I've programmed your return to Lazytown. The airship will go there by itself. Once there, if ever Shapedyan is not there to welcome you, say: ladder, and a door will open for you to get down with the ladder. Say hello to Shapedyan and Sportacus for me.

-Of course. Tækni thank you very much!

Tækni kisses her on the cheek before leaving. Once the door closed, the airship begins to gain altitude. Stephanie looks at the flaming green Iceland as it slowly disappears and says:

-I've discovered so many things here ... I'd really like to come back one day...


Chapter 9: When trouble comes in double.