Thanks for reading. Please remember this is an AU. I wanted to write darker stories as well as the regular universe. It is darker. and rated T remember. I will be finishing my other stories but I hope you enjoy.
Sportacus, jolting Stephanie awake when he burst in the door demanding to know where Secret was then bolted out. His face was so red but not from what Secret had done to him. From pure anger. "Pixel what happened?" Stephanie asked panic stricken. She had never seen Sportacus furious before. She didn't like it.
Pixel folded up his and Secret's computer, took Stephanie's hand led her out of the room. "I don't think we wanna be around for this. Come on."
The door flew open hard and Sportacus looked in the eyes of the man who tormented he and his friends. He bolted over to Secret. The guards grabbed Sportacus's arms as he fought to get closer to Secret. They were doing everything they could to hold him back but Sportacus maneuvered such a way that he managed to push the guards back against the wall and without hesitation he grabbed Secret by the throat. Pure anger ran through his veins. Sebastian struggling still managed to laugh as he gasped for air.
"You think this is funny? Some sort of game?" he said through gritted teeth. "You play with people's lives and you take lives for your sick and twisted pleasure. Well, you will no longer bother anyone again."
Robbie bolted in and grabbed Sportacus. He was no match for the heroes strength. He was going to have to do something else. He continued to struggle with Sportacus to release his fingers from around his neck. Sportacus ignored Robbie.
"You want to know what it was like wearing that collar?!" His nails dug in his throat. "You want to know what to was like taking the air from my body!?" He squeezed hard.
"Sportacus, STOP! You don't want to do this!"
"Oh, I think I do!" He growled.
"Sportacus, don't kill him! Let him go!" He struggled trying to release Sportacus's grip.
Sportacus turned to Robbie. "What are you doing?! Don't you remember what he did you, to me? Do you know what he did to Elena?!"
Robbie got what he needed; his attention. He looked at Sportacus. He could see the pain in his eyes. This man took a lot from all of them and the most precious thing one can ever take from anyone. "Listen to to me, please. You can't do this."
"I can and I will!" His muscles tensed and he looked at Secret. Secrets face was red as he gasped for air.
"Sportacus if you do this you are no better than he is, and you are better than he is." Sportacus looked at Robbie. "Killing him won't undo anything. I know what he did was the worst possible thing anyone could ever do, but if you do this, it will stay with you forever. You can not take back this action. You are the hero. You kill him and you lose yourself and right now Elena needs you. Now more than ever." He said gently putting a hand on his shoulder.
Sportacus loosened his grip and released Secret hard that he almost fell back to the floor. Secret was coughing and wheezing. Sportacus looked at Secret then to Robbie.
"Go to her. Don't worry. He will get what's coming to him."
The guards stood up and just watched. Sportacus just glared at Secret while Robbie made sure he was still secured. Sportacus took a deep breath closed his eyes and refocused then opened them again. He looked at Robbie.
"Go to Elena, Sportacus. She needs you." He again put his hand on Sportacus's shoulder and gave a supportive squeeze. Sportacus nodded and left the room.
Robbie circled Secret then he stopped in front of him and he leaned down putting his face close to Secret's and grinned. "I'll be right back." and he left the room.
Stephanie and Pixel went to another room and Pixel set back up. Stephanie looked at Pixel. "Pixel, what's going on? What happened that made Sportacus so mad?" She asked quietly.
Pixel stopped and looked down. What happened, he knew, was horrible, but this was something that needed an answer. He looked at Stephanie who was waiting for an answer and wasn't going to leave it alone till he told her and after everything she already had been through. He looked at her and took a deep breath. This was a grown up thing but he knew a lot about that had happened. He looked at her then looked down. "When he was running his experiments on Elena... She was pregnant. Twins. He... She's not going to have them any more." He quickly sat back to his computer and didn't move. He looked at Stephanie not knowing what to say other than that and went to work on the computers.
"He took her babies?" She whispered barely audible. She moved back against the wall and slid down. She hugged her knees. What? Why did that man do this? He hurt people. Why? Tears streamed down her face. She looked at Pixel who was on his computer. She didn't know what to think. Were there more people out there like him? Would she ever come across another one like him again?
Her thoughts were numb and racing at the same time as she thought about everything in a whirlwind in her mind. Tears continued down her face. She heard footsteps. She got up, wiped her eyes and looked out the door and saw Sportacus go back in the room where Elena was. She walked over and opened the door a crack and watched. Sportacus sat next to Elena and pulled her to him and just held her. Her head was in his chest. Sportacus had no idea what to say. He just held her tight. Stephanie went back to the other room and sat back down with her head in her knees. She felt so...powerless.
Robbie went into the lab and started looking at jars and serums. And he found a few that seemed to please him. He mixed a few adding them to a syringe and left the room. He found Pixel and whispered something in his ear. Pixel pulled something up on his computer. Robbie read it quickly and left.
He heard Sportacus's voice and looked in the room. He pocketed the syringe in his vest and entered the room. He sat down looking at Sportacus. There was so much pain in his eyes. He looked at Elena and kissed her head. "Sportacus, why don't you get her out of here. Get your airship ready. We can finish up here."
Confused he looked at Robbie. "What are you going to do?"
"Just have a chat with the guards about his future."
Sportacus looked at Robbie, who gave him a reassuring nod. Sportacus sat Elena up. She had a vacant look. Sportacus softly kissed her lips then picked her up and headed to the door. "Take Stephanie with you. Poodles can finish without her." Sportacus passed by the other room and hollered for Stephanie.
She got up and went to the door. "Come with me. We are getting ready to leave." There was a gleam in her eyes but a sadness as well. She quietly followed Sportacus to the air ship.
Robbie went back to Pixel. "How much longer do you have?"
"About five minutes. Why?"
"As soon as you're done, go to the airship and if you hear anything...ignore it."
"What would I hear?"
"Well," he so wanted to reveal his plan, but it was better left unsaid. "It's better you don't know. We are going to have a conversation that he will not find so favorable. So, I suggest you finish and get to the airship ASAP"
Pixel started to think, then after remembering what he put Elena, Sportacus and Stephanie through, he looked Robbie in the eyes and said, "give him hell."
"I intend to." Then he left the room.
Secret was in the room and he looked at the guards. "Come on, you can't be all that mad. You were well paid, you got to travel, and these experiments were to better mankind. It's not like you had a life or anything."
The guard walked over. "I did have a life and a son."
"Your son didn't even know you existed. And you would have enough money that would set you up for his and your life. You can still have that." Secret looked at him giving a suggestive look.
The guard looked at him. "Rot in hell. You threatened his life to make me work with you and now he is safe. So, you will get what's coming to you." The guard raised his arm to backhand him, feeling such contempt, as he made contact with Secrets face. He had a satisfaction that he hadn't felt in a long time. He went to backhand him again when his had was stopped. He looked. He saw Robbie Rotten holding it.
"No use in wasting all that energy on slime like him. There are much better and more efficient ways to deal with him." He pulled the guard aside and whispered something to him. The guard looked at Secret and thought for a moment then backed off. Then the guard motioned to the other guard and they left the room.
Robbie grabbed a chair and sat down in front of Secret and smiled, his overbite showing proudly.
"Oh, come now, Mr Rotten. You expect me to believe that you will be actually be the villain here, do you?"
"No, no, no. I am going to be the hero here. So, you do know a little about me. And, I know a little about you." He smiled evilly, his overbite obvious once more, but his eyes told a different story. He inched his chair forward. "For instance, you have been blackmailing people for your own means. I know, I know, that is obvious." He got up and started walking around Secret. "I also know that you were part of a special scientific team years ago, and you were kicked off that team because you took experiments to such a level that it killed your "subjects"." He said making air quotes.
Secret looked at him glaringly as he tried to figure where he was going with this. Robbie continued circling like a vulture as he talked. "I also know that after you were kicked off your team you went rogue. Yes, yes, yes, again, we all know that." He held his hands up motioning. "But, somewhere along this you got the idea to make super soldiers. Maybe it was because you and your team were testing enhancements on humans rather than rats." He walked in front of Secret and abruptly went in his face when he said the word 'rats'.
"Just get to the point, Rotten." He said through pursed lips.
Robbie still grinning like a Cheshire Cat. "I'm getting there. Or, would you not like me to tell you I know what you did? Well," he said not giving Secret time to answer. "you had your playtime, now I get mine." He stood upright and returned to circling him. "So, you continued your experiments but you didn't have any test subjects." Robbie made a pouty face, mockingly. "You hacked into government files and complied a list of names of people who were ill. Good soldiers, people who wanted a second chance at life; to live a normal life again. And while this was time consuming you needed to continue your experiments to get more data until you were successful. And where you also came across some letters on LazyTowns hero, Sportacus."
Robbie could see Sebastian starting to feel uncomfortable. He slowly looked him in the eyes. "Getting a little hot, Sebastian?" He grinned.
"I know what I did, Rotten. What do you want?"
"I know you know what you did and now you know I know what you did. But, as I said, it's my playtime and I'm going to tell you anyway, just so I can see you...react." Secret started to squirm. So, while you were looking to pray on the weak you found a test subject. Someone who had youth and energy, strength and more character than you."
"I told him what I was going to do, Rotten. He knew what he was getting into. That it was for the greater good."
"And I'm sure your son would so approve now since he also fell victim to your experiments. So, tell me, Sebastian, where is your son now? Oh wait, I know that too." He turned the chair and sat facing him, crossing his legs. "Your son was turned into a vegetable, suffering for several months until he met his resting place. Somehow, I don't think your son would agree with you as he was only seventeen and wanted his fathers approval, since you were never there for him."
"Alright, Rotten, you've made your point." He hissed. "Now, what do you want?"
Robbie sat there sporting a satisfied grin for a moment, making sure Secret knew he had the upper hand. Then he got up and moved the chair aside. He tore Secrets sleeve off. "Oh, I'm sorry. Was this your favorite shirt?" He pulled the syringe out of his vest pocket, looked at it taking the plastic off and he flicked it and made a few drops of liquid exit the needle. Secret started to struggle.
Robbie set the needle on the chair and made sure the restraints were tight. "Now, now, we can't have you wiggling too much. We wouldn't want you to get hurt." He retrieved the needle and bent over in Secrets face again. "See, you wanted to see how far Sportacus would go, but if I had let him, he wouldn't kill you but he would have beat you to a bloody pulp. See, he loves Elena as do I, and I know that if he did kill you, he wouldn't be the same hero, if any hero at all. And I can't have Elena look at him as anything less than what he is so, the question is not how far would he go, but how far I will go.
Something about me you might not know, Mr. Secret. I am quite the chemist. So, I know you were going to inject Sportaloon with this little cocktail to induce fear to see how far he could resist and how for he actually would go to protect his friends. So, I took the liberty of adding my own 'special ingredient'." He grinned injecting Secret who was struggling.
"You do this and I will see you in hell, Rotten."
"Ohh, I'm shaking in my spats." He said wiggling his foot. "I hope you enjoy the ride." He looked at the watch that he wasn't wearing. "Hm, speaking of which, my ride should be about ready." He went to the door and hollered, "Poodles! Are you done?!"
"Yup! Just packing up!" He heard off in the distance.
Robbie grinned. "Now, all we need is one terrifying little thought. Maybe how your son lost his mind. How he only wanted to please you. I wonder what he would say if he were right in front of you? Or what your victims would say."
Secrets eyes went wide and he shook his head fighting the affects of the drug. "No. no! It's.. Not real. He's not here! None of them are." He saw his son. He was part flesh and part decomposed. More of his victims showed up the same way.
Secrets head shook "No, NO NO!" Sweat started to seep from his pores. "It's not my fault!"
Robbie watched as Secret struggled and screamed in terror. He cocked his head in thought. "Hm. I wonder if I made it too strong? Eh, oh well. Live and learn I guess."
Pixel was heading out to the airship and he heard a scream. He stopped for a moment and shook it off. He didn't want to know. He ran out as fast as he could.
"No! Sportacus was different!" Secret pleaded.
Robbie watched as Secret convulsed in terror and his mouth filled with liquid until he gagged in terror. He leaned and whispered. "So, that's how far I will go. And that was for what you did to Elena." He watched for a moment then turned and left closing the door behind him. Two of the guards walked up to him. "You can do whatever you want with him now."
Robbie headed to the airship. He was about to open the doors to the hangar when he heard a single shot. He looked down and closed his eyes for a moment then left.
Inside the airship Pixel had just got on board. Stephanie ran into his arms and she hugged him. Sportacus was sitting on the bed holding Elena close. After a few more minutes Robbie climbed in. Sportacus looked at Robbie and went to her side as well. "What's wrong with her?"
"I don't know." He whispered holding back the tears. "She's withdrawn." He wiped his eyes. "Sit with her. I need to get us back to LazyTown." He got in the pilots seat and peddled hard to lift off.
Robbie took her hand, rubbing it, he spoke. "That man will never harm anyone ever again." He kissed her forehead.
Stephanie walked over to Sportacus. "Will she be alright?" He pressed a button and got out of the seat looking at Stephanie. "I'm sure she will. We just have to give her time. Are you alright?" She nodded and he pulled her into a hug.
She cried in his arms. "Is it really over?"
"Yes. It's really over and we are all going home."
"But what if he comes back"
"He won't." Robbie looked assured. "He-" Sportacus have him a look and shook his head. "...he is... going where he will never be able to harm anyone again." He grunted at the fact he had to sugar coat it, but they were all traumatized enough. And truth be told he really didn't think they would approve of what he did. This was his secret. He did notice Pixel looking at him, undecided of what he should think. He would talk with him later, perhaps. He was a kid, but a smart one.
Sportacus sat back down next to Elena. Her eyes were vacant, almost lifeless. Sportacus looked at Robbie very concerned. "Just give it time." Robbie said.
After about twenty minutes Stephanie looked out the window, breaking the silence and shouted very excitedly. "We're home!" She hugged Pixel and ran to the front of the ship.
Ziggy, riding his bike, looked up and shouted as loud as he could. "It's the airship! They're home! Everybody! Come On!" With Ziggy shouting like the town cryer the mayor looked up. Indeed they came back. He and everyone ran following the airship watching it land in Lazy Park. Everyone ran over in anticipation, wondering who would come out.
The mayor tugged nervously on his tie as he anxiously awaited.
Inside, Robbie lost in a momentary thought wondered if he could live with himself with what he did. He didn't pull the trigger but he did help. He made him suffer. He looked over at Elena and her lifeless expression and decided he would have to put it out of his mind, but if his secret ever got out no one would look at him the same way again.