It was exactly 8:08.

He was awake, he wasn't moaning, groaning or screaming at his alarm clock.

Instead of sleeping through his alarm like he usually did, he woke up 40 minutes early before his alarm even went off. He was dressed up in his new outfit he had played out the day before and he was vigorously adjusting his tie.

Why was he doing this all for some girl?

"I can't get this thing straight".

Something however distracted from his slightly crooked tie; there was a clamorous chain of clangs from the various pipes above him. The only time this happened is when Robbie would return and would crash land back into his lair There were several ways of entering the lair. Outside there was a blue circular tube that lead down the lair by a couple of metal rungs that served as a ladder. Many times however he refused to take this ladder, often he would just jump right in without even daring to look where he was going. This tube on the surface was connected to a series of complicated looking pipes beneath the ground. These pipes would twist, turn and curve in all kinds of directions until they finally dropped down to a huge metal pipe below. It was literally a crazy waterless slide.

That huge metal pipe definitely sounded very active today.

There was a strange streak of black that flew across the room, There was the whizz that stung the air like an arrow following the streak. There were a few more unidentified objects that launched themselves about the room. Robbie threw his arms over his head in his defense.

He was eventually able to identify one these fast moving objects.

" A suitcase?! What the heck is a suitcase doing here? Why is it trying to kill me?!"

He noticed the other objects to be of the similar nature. They appeared to be part of some collection, perhaps someone's luggage.

There was a walloping thud that shook the very lair itself. Robbie had his eyes closed at this point and he was crouching down, hiding behind one of his demented microwaves. Curiosity however got the better of him.

He could hear a small muffled cough.

" Who are you and what are you doing here?" Robbie demanded, accusingly questioning a small dark figure on the floor. The figure appeared to be a girl wearing a black very low hooded jacket. The face was rather hard to make out.

" Don't you recognize me?" The hood fell loose and I almost gasped. If there had been any breath in my body, it would have been gone from out my lungs.

A wave of Purple cascades down her shoulders.

Her eyes were two amber incandescent orbs with tiny streaks of silver in them. She had ample lips and a heart shaped face. Her skin reminded me of the moon during a sunset, if indeed such a thing were possible. Robbie was just as taken aback as I was.

" Lucy Goodshoes." Robbie seemed to say in a daze.

"One and the same. You remembered...my nickname that is. I knew you would. I'm sorry for my rude entrance. Could you give me a hand?".

"A- a- a hand with- with what exactly?"

"Well I'm on the floor right now".

" Oh right. Um..Sorry. Where are my manners? Welcome to my secret lair. It may be just a secret lair to you but I like to call it home. I could give you a tour if you like or-or-or-or if you want to take a look around I could show you around. Wait, just out of curiosity how did you get in here?"

"Through the porthole in front of that big billboard sign, you know the one with the cow on the front".

" Yes I know what it looks like but what I meant was how did you know this was the entrance? How did you even know this was a entrance at all?For all you know this could have that porthole could have lead you straight to the sewers. Oh don't tell me. Let me guess that Big mouth Milford told you right?"

" No not exactly. He told me that you had a secret lair, somewhere out of the way. So he didn't give me directions or anything. No exact location

So naturally I looked for a place that fit that description. This particular area seemed to be well enough out of the way, not to mention abandoned. So I thought this would be the perfect place for Robbie's secret lair to be. Then I just figured out the rest on my own and here I am. You were expecting me weren't you?"

" What? Of course. Why would you think otherwise?"

"Oh nothing...its just you seem a bit stunned that's all. You look different. Is this a new Look?"

" What? Oh this old thing um... no not really. Wait, actually yes it is a new look. I'm just experimenting with a few things. Nothing too major, nothing too extreme. Do you like it?"

" Yes i do. It's casual yet intellectual. You look good".

Robbie then gave her his hand so he could help her up.

Robbie then did a unexpected thing ,a thing I'd never thought he'd do. He kept ahold of her hand and drew forward into a embrace with of course incredible enthusiasm.

Why was he hugging her? Robbie wasn't a hugger. This was so unlike him. Robbie didn't give hugs he gave insults.This was

absolutely disgraceful. This could ruin his career. This could destroy everything he worked so hard for. Even she was shocked of his sudden forward affection. I could see her astonishment yet despite her shock and bewilderment she didn't push him away, she only smiled.

Robbie had released her hand by now and he was close enough a utter a few words into her ear.

" I'm glad your here".

Robbie's voice was hushed

and teeming with warmth and contentment.

"I'm glad to be here. I've been meaning to visit you for a while. I'm just sorry that I didn't visit you any sooner.

I take it you've missed me?"

" Are you kidding?!Of course I have! I couldn't stop thinking about you.

Wow. That came out weird. I meant you've been on my mind and I keep having these dreams about you. I don't know, they probably don't mean anything but- you know what I mean don't you?"

"I know what you mean, silly. So have I, I've had dreams about you too, all the time. Lately it's almost every night."

"Me too. Same here. How funny is that?

Not funny as in ha ha ha, just funny as in r

ironic."

" Yes I know what you meant Robbie. Now you said something about a tour?"

"Oh yeah that's right. For a moment there I almost forgot. Did I mention it's free? Most people would pay to see this but since you're old friend I'll make an exception."

"Oh really? That's mighty wight of you."

"Wight? What is that supposed to mean?!"

" It's mean decent or particularly human. It can also be used to describe someone as valiant or unwavering. It's complicated. In other words all I meant to say is that it was rather nice of you to offer me a free tour."

"Right. I knew that. Um...no problem..my pleasure. Afterall what are old friends for?"

He said with a awkward laugh. Why was he acting so foolish?

"Old friends are forever Robbie".

" So you've said. Perhaps you'd like to follow me".

"I'd love to".

So Robbie and Lucy left me alone so they could tour the rest of the lair. He'd never given me a tour. I have been the closest thing he has had to a friend. I've been here the whole time and where was she? What has she been doing with her life? She hasn't been around , I have. If i had a heart it would be breaking. Maybe i do have a heart because i hurt inside. Maybe that's just my pride that's hurt. Don't you have to have a heart in order to have pride?

Maybe I just had to face the facts, maybe i just had to accept the truth, The truth that Robbie wasn't smitten with me, he was smitten with her. I'll never accept it. I'm a real friend to him. I'm his only real friend. Friendship may not be enough for him. I knew where this was going, I knew this wasn't going to be just another friendship. He admitted to having a crush on her. Who was to say he didn't still have one on her? Those big thoughtful amber eyes, that gorgeous face, that perfect hourglass figure and that spectacular purple hair, it was all bound to break his heart. She had good girl written all over her. She was so good she practically radiated goodness. Was it just my imagination or did she actually have a certain peculiar glow about her?

She wasn't just good she was absolutely beautiful. Why I was even calling her beautiful? She was my enemy nevertheless she was a beautiful enemy and she was dangerous. I didn't want to see Robbie hurt by her. If I ever get out of this orange prison, I will strangle her myself. I'm not a dark creature. I'm just overprotective. Robbie will summon me and when he does I come to his aid. Maybe he has the power to make me real. He has the power I know he does. I believe in him. I don't have the heart to actully murder her. I'm growing a heart I must be. When get out of this box I will put her through the Litilizer. I want her to know what it feels like to be so small. I want her to feel what it's like to be so absolutely powerless. She may be Robbie's friend but she most certainly is no friend of mine and she never will be.