A/N: It's a little short but I hope you enjoy it. :)
Chapter 21
"Are you sure about this?" Sportacus asked as Robbie wrapped electrical wire down his body and then moved to the fire company building some five hundred feet away. Once the wire was wrapped around the building he split the end and handed it to the shrunken fire fighters. They had been instructed to wrap the wire around the furniture and equipment inside.
"Sure I'm sure," Robbie retorted from his position next to the vehicle. Although he wasn't exactly being truthful. He had no idea if this would work but he hoped for his sake it did. The rain continued to come down but according to Doctor Wasakowski their window was closing. The storm was winding down and rain wasn't forecasted for another week.
"Ok then I'm sure it'll work," the above average hero nodded. On the outside he was calm and cool as a cucumber but on the inside he was praying to Odin that Robbie was right.
"All righty the fireman have everything hooked up. Into the bucket with you," the villain said. Sportacus nodded and climbed into the bucket attached to the cable company's borrowed cherry picker.
"Lift him up," Robbie ordered the driver. The man nodded and the bucket lifted off the back of the truck. Once the bucket was up as high as it could go, the hero removed his crystal from its secure place and took the extra wire Robbie had given him and wrapped it around his arm and wrist until he reached the crystal in his fingertips. Then he stuck the crystal up in the air and hoped the lightning would find the target.
"Hold real still! One wrong move and it'll fry you instead of travelling down your arm!" Robbie called up.
"That's encouraging," Sportacus muttered. The clouds rumbled and lightning struck nearby.
"My life is in your hands, Thor. Make your lightning bolt true," the hero looked up to the heavens and again thunder rumbled and the lightning struck the crystal. The electrical charge leapt down the wire and headed for its target. At first nothing seemed to happen but then suddenly the building shook and groaned.
"Look!" Robbie shouted. The building began to grow.
"It worked!" The driver of the cherry picker was excited. Shouts went up from inside the building and the two had smiles plastered on their faces.
"Looks like we'll have this town turned around in no time!" The cable man smiled.
"Do you see Sportakook?" The villain called up to him. He got no response and quickly ordered the driver to lower the bucket. They raced to the hero up on the bucket landing on the back of the truck.
"Sportacus!" Robbie called out. He was relieved to see the above average hero stand up slowly.
"That packs a wallop!" The blue suited man shook his head.
"No burns or anything?" The purple wearing man asked.
"I'm a little woozy but otherwise I think I'm ok," he nodded.
"Good! Onto the next building!" Robbie chuckled.
To Be Continued…