Trixie jogged over to the playground, to see Stephanie, Ziggy, Pixel, and Lola playing a small game of tennis. Lola and Pixel were on one team, whereas Stephanie had teamed up with Ziggy. From what Trixie could see, Lola's team seemed to be winning.

"Hi, Trixie," Pixel noticed her. "We're just having a quick game here. Me and Lola are winning. Do you want to join in?"

"Erm … well, it'd be an odd number with me. I think I'll just watch," Trixie sighed, her eyes wandering around, looking for something to do.

"Are you sure? You can switch with me, if you like," Stephanie offered kindly, holding out her racket.

"Nah, it's fine, you enjoy yourselves. I'm just gonna go for a walk, clear my head and everything," she smiled, letting her hair loose from her ponytails. She walked straight over in the direction of her house, just wanting to lie down on her comfortable bed and forget everything that was buzzing around in her head. Sometimes she just hated being a teenager, and having so many things to think about.

Back at the playground, the other teenagers were finding it difficult to focus on the game in hand.

"You know, Trixie was acting really strange," Ziggy put his racket on the floor to tie his shoelaces. "I mean, she loves tennis, doesn't she? What do you think is wrong?"

"I don't know," Pixel shrugged. "Come to think of it, I haven't seen Stingy about."

"Or Sportacus," Stephanie chipped in. "Sportacus is always about, but he's disappeared too."

"Stephanie, I think you should go talk to Trixie. She should speak to you, perhaps," Lola spoke up for once. She was still in the process of settling into LazyTown. Although she did feel at home, she didn't quite feel one hundred percent. Stephanie smiled warmly at her friend.

"Yeah, good idea, Lola. Thanks, I'll talk to her now," Stephanie dropped her pink racket and ran at a relatively slow place towards Trixie's.

"At least we won, though," Pixel turned to Lola in an attempt to make light out of everything. She flashed a small smile back at him.

"Yep," she nodded. "We're just the best." She laughed slightly, giving Pixel a high-five. She had become really good friends with him in such a short space of time. Stephanie was happy to see her friend settling into LazyTown quite fast, and to see her making friends and becoming one of the gang.

"Hey, I've done that CD for you – in fact, I did it not long after you left earlier. Do you and Ziggy want to come over and listen to some music? And you can help me with some games on my webpage, if you like," Pixel's face lit up as he made the suggestion.

"Good idea," Ziggy nodded. "We can't exactly carry on playing with odd teams." He picked up his tennis racket again, and walked around the net to Lola and Pixel's side.

"Sure," Lola agreed. "Should we drop off our rackets at our houses first?"

"Nah, you can just dump them at my place, it's fine," Pixel grinned. "Let's go." He led the way, with Lola and Ziggy not far behind, chatting animatedly to one another.

Pixel and Lola walked side by side through the streets of LazyTown. The sun would be going down soon and the town would be filled with darkness.

"This is nice," Lola muttered to him, and he murmured in agreement. There was nobody else around but them. LazyTown was quiet and peaceful and so was the mood between the two.

"Yeah…" Pixel breathed, sitting down on a yellow wall. Lola sat beside him.

"So … what do you think of LazyTown so far?" he asked her quietly. She nodded.

"I like it. Thanks for helping me settle in," Lola grinned, looking over at him. Pixel just gazed back at her, nervously shifting about on the wall. As he did so, his hand accidentally brushed against Lola's. He drew back as if she was on fire and he was burnt by the slightest touch.

"Sorry," he laughed nervously, as the sun went down…

"Whoa!" Lola sat up, waking with a start. "Oh my God, oh my God!" she felt her face go bright red.

"What's happened?" Stephanie was already out of bed, and she had her pink dress on. "What dream did you have?"

"Erm…" Lola blushed furiously, hiding her face with her pillow. "Can I tell you later, when I don't feel so freaked out by it?"

"Sure," Stephanie smiled, trying to change the subject. "So what's the score with you and Pixel? You've been spending a lot of time together lately. I think it's great."

"Shut up!" Lola threw the pillow at Stephanie, as she felt her face go even redder than before – if that was even possible. "There isn't anything going on. What's the time anyway?"

"Eight," Stephanie checked the clock. "I would have woken you earlier when I was awake, but you were fast asleep and I thought it better to let you have your sleep. But I've figured what we could do today."

"What?" Lola asked warily, tucking a loose strand of her dark hair behind her ear.

"Well, I was thinking about why you came to LazyTown, and well … we haven't done anything about that," she replied. "So, how about we investigate things? I bet you're dying to get it all sorted."

"Mmm," Lola murmured. "I dunno, I feel pretty nervous just thinking about it all. What if my family aren't in LazyTown anymore?"

"They will be. Now hurry up and get dressed – we have to work to do!" Stephanie threw a pair of jeans and a top at her best friend.

"Yeah, yeah," Lola got up and out of her sleeping bag, grabbing the crumpled-up clothes. "I'm on it."