A/N: Sorry this took so long! Hope you like it. :)
Chapter 25
Stephanie awoke to find Bessie, Trixie, and Robbie asleep in chairs around her bed. She did a double take upon seeing the criminal.
"What the…?" she started.
"Pinky!" Trixie was up in a flash. Apparently the girl was only lightly napping.
"What is he doing here?" Stephanie wanted to know.
"What's going on?" Bessie slowly came to.
"I was asking the same thing," the pink one said.
"Why is someone trying to interrupt my sleep?" Robbie mumbled.
"What are you doing here? What happened to Sportacus?" Stephanie demanded.
"Whoa whoa let me explain," the purple wearing villain then went onto explain what he walked into the night before.
"How is he? What about my Uncle?" She asked.
"Your Uncle is out of the ICU but they are watching him very closely. Sportacus is safe, they have security watching over him," Bessie explained.
"I need to see them," Stephanie said.
"Not sure that's such a good idea. Doctor said that until the police clear up who this guy was and what he was doing, that everyone in the accident is to remain in their room with rotating security in case he isn't the only whack-job," Trixie told her.
"But…" she tried to interject.
"Listen to them. It's for your own good," Robbie stood and put a hand on her shoulder. She gave him a look like she couldn't believe him.
"Don't worry about this Pinky. I've got it under control," he said.
"Somehow that doesn't comfort me," she told him.
"Can we get the room for a couple of minutes?" Robbie asked the two other women. Bessie and Trixie gave him a look like he was crazy but Stephanie said,
"It's ok."
"We'll be right outside," Trixie promised as they exited the room. Robbie leaned down and whispered,
"It's true isn't it?"
"What are you talking about?" Stephanie asked.
"He lost his legs didn't he?" The purple wearing villain wanted to know. The pink one tried to lead him astray with a brave front but it failed as tears slipped down her cheeks. Robbie nodded and said,
"You focus on him and I'll get him some new legs."
"How can I trust you after all we've been through?" She looked at him unsure of his offer.
"You can't but what villain would I be without Sportacus?" he smirked and patted her shoulder before he took off leaving her to think and Trixie and Bessie to talk to her.
Meanwhile at the police station, Chief Dooright stood across from the seated suspect in the interrogation room.
"Why did you try to kill Sportacus? Did you tamper with the brakes on the Mayor's car? You're looking at one count murder, two counts attempted murder, and three counts of assault. Talk to me now and maybe, just maybe, you don't get the needle," the Chief said.
"God told me to do it. He is a blasphemer," the man told him.
"Get him out of my sight," Dooright shook his head and the officers removed the man to the holding cells.
To Be Continued…