Chapter 12
Pixel quickly ran downstairs to open the door after he heard someone banging on it. He surprised to see Sportacus and let him in.
"Where is Stephanie?" The Gizmo Guy asked.
"She's at Doctor Melior's office. She'll be fine; her cold caught up with her." Sportacus told him. Pixel just nodded and then asked,
"Did you find the machine that was being used?"
"Yes but it's big about ten feet across if I figured right. With the snow and wind I think our best bet would be to bring it here and then you can get it to stop." The above average hero said.
"You can't lift it and bring it over here?" Pixel wondered.
"The snow is up to my waist and with the wind gusting at almost thirty miles an hour, it wouldn't be safe." Sportacus told him, leaving out the part about his ribs being sore.
"Hmmm sounds like a perfect opportunity to try out my new Pick-Up-O-Matic 3000. How heavy is the object?" The Gizmo Guy asked.
"Roughly five hundred pounds, I think." Sportacus said. Pixel nodded and rushed down the stairs that led to his basement. The above average hero followed.
"If I just set the dials to the correct weight range, coordinates, and then press this button." The Gizmo Guy said. Sportacus watched as the large flying contraption came to life. Pixel's roof opened slowly, the weight of the snow causing some difficulty but eventually it opened all the way. Then the basement ceiling opened and the fifteen year old released the Pick-Up-O-Matic 3000 from its holdings. It flew straight up and out if the house. Then the roof closed so no more snow could enter the house.
"All right on the monitor I can watch the progress and open the roof again for when it has brought the machine here." Pixel said.
"Excellent. Here are the walkie-talkies. You might have to take a look at them. In the meantime, I have to go take care of Robbie." Sportacus smiled and handed the radios over. Then he left the basement and headed for his airship.
Robbie struggled against the restraints in the command seat. Despite all his struggling nothing loosened the metal clamps. All of a sudden he heard a loud noise and the command seat detached from the airship.
The cold air and wind was a nasty shock as the command seat brought itself closer to the ground. Robbie then saw the man he'd wanted to avoid but had little chance of doing that now. The command seat came to a halt right in front of the above average hero.
"Disable security measures." Sportacus told the command seat. The restraints released Robbie and the villain quickly tried to climb out of the seat and get away from the blue sports elf. However Sportacus wasn't about to let that happen. He grabbed the villain's collar and pulled him within inches of his face.
"I'm only going to say this once so pay attention." Robbie only nodded as he didn't know what to expect from the above average hero's anger. No one had ever seen it surface and now was probably not the best time to find out.
"If you ever hit Stephanie again, I swear that I'll not be so forgiving." With that said, Sportacus dropped Robbie into the nearest snow bank, hopped back into the command seat, and flew away towards Pixel's house. The villain did the best he could pulling himself out of the snow and hurried back to his lair.
To Be Continued…
