Chapter 2

Stephanie and Pixel stood in shock for a few moments and then ran back upstairs. They stopped before reaching the door and quietly discussed their options. The last thing they wanted to do is make Ziggy more upset. However, they had no idea what to do and how to get over to Trixie's house. Then Stephanie had an idea. She rushed into the room and quickly wrote a letter to Sportacus. Pixel grabbed his new gadget called the Super Mailer 6000. Now instead of running to the mailbox all the time they could send a letter from anywhere. They quickly shot a letter to Sportacus. Then they wrote another letter and shot it to Trixie's house.

Trixie and Stingy received their letter and read it. They too, had fled to Trixie's upstairs. Pixel had given everyone a Super Mailer 6000 and they sent a reply to Pixel, Stephanie, and Ziggy.

Back on the other side of town, Robbie had something fall through one of the holes in his roof. He had managed to plug up most of the holes but hadn't been able to get the last one. That thing turned out to be Stephanie's letter to Sportacus. The wind had pushed it off course and it never made it to Sportacus' airship. Robbie read the letter and smirked.

Up in the airship, Sportacus was trying to keep the ship from crashing. The high damaging winds have given him problems keeping it together. Suddenly a bolt of lightening struck one of the fins on the ship and sent shockwaves. Sportacus was knocked down from his post and the ship began to careen out of control.

Stephanie was anxiously waiting for Sportacus' letter when Trixie and Stingy's message came through the window. She read it and gave it to Pixel. Pixel realized that they were all in a dangerous situation. They decided it was best to wait ten more minutes for Sportacus' letter and then if nothing came they would try to rescue their friends.

Sportacus tried to right the ship but was unable. Another bolt of lightening spilt the sky dangerously close to the airship. He had tried everything to keep the airship from careening out of control. Finally, he decided that it was best to move away from LazyTown and drop the anchor somewhere away from the town once he gained control. He hoped the anchor would hold. Sportacus then was able to gain control when there was a sudden lull in the wind and left the LazyTown skies.

Robbie had finally plugged up the last hole in his roof. He then cleaned up the mess with a mop and a bucket. Now with no water and no mess, he could sit back and scheme. He knew that the kids were in danger and that Sportacus hadn't gotten his letter. Why hadn't Sportacus showed up anyway? That blasted crystal always went off when someone was in trouble. Then Robbie had a thought. What if Sportacus had been frightened by the storm and left? On the other hand, maybe his airship went down and he had no way to get to LazyTown? Either way worked for Robbie and he ran over to his periscope. He looked around and only saw water as far as the eye could see. Robbie readied his soccer ball catapult and was prepared to shoot down whatever he saw in the sky. How would anyone know that he brought down Sportacus and not the storm?

It had been ten minutes and Stephanie and Pixel decided that it was time for them to take action. Pixel pulled out his inflatable raft and started to inflate it.

Then Stephanie asked, "Where did you get that?"

Pixel replied, "I have a lot of stuff up here in case of emergencies."

"Is that why your room is always a mess?" Stephanie inquired.

Pixel nodded and continued to check the raft's progress. As soon as it was filled, he and Stephanie put on their raincoats and goulashes. They told Ziggy to attach the boat's rope to Pixel's bed so that they could find their way back Pixel's house. Pixel and Stephanie then went outside, floated by the window, and threw Ziggy the rope. Ziggy grabbed it and tied to the bed. Pixel and Stephanie paddled toward Trixie's house.

Sportacus got the airship out of the storm and anchored it to the ground. Then his crystal went off. Funny, he thought, why hadn't that gone off sooner? As he looked into it, he saw that LazyTown was having big problems. Water was everywhere and Pixel and Stephanie were in a raft. Pixel and Stephanie were in a raft! "I must help them!" he shouted. Sportacus knew he couldn't take the airship and running was out of the question with all that water. He called out to his Sky Chaser and took to the skies.

Robbie continued to scan the LazyTown skies for any sign of Sportacus. Then he caught him out of the corner of his eye. "Perfect!" Robbie cried. He then opened the doors for the catapult and took aim. Within an instant, Robbie caught Sportacus in the crosshairs and fired.

Stephanie and Pixel had finally reached Trixie's house. As Trixie and Stingy pulled them and the raft in, the wind increased and mini-waves started to form in the now two feet of water. Pixel shouted above the howling winds, "We have to get back to my house as soon as possible! No more waiting grab anything that is important and let's get into the raft."

Quickly, the four piled into the raft and began stroking to Pixel's house. While Pixel and Stingy, rowed Stephanie and Trixie pulled on the rope. Back at Pixel's house, Ziggy pulled on the rope as well. They rounded a bend when something splashed near them and swamped the raft.

Robbie had succeeded in shooting Sportacus down but now was in big trouble. When he opened the doors for the catapult, water rushed in and swamped his home. Robbie was up to mid-thigh in water. He closed the doors and began to bail the water out but he realized it was no use as the water continued to rise. The pressure had broken the tubes that he slid down. Robbie did the last thing he could think of and rushed over to his disguise tubes. He shouted his favorite line, "Its disguise time!" and changed into a wet suit and scuba gear and began to swim out of his home.

Stephanie, Pixel, Trixie, and Stingy were thrown into the water. Stingy was the first to pop up. He didn't see anyone else and ducked back under the water. He then resurfaced with Pixel and Trixie behind him. The water was now almost chest deep. "Where is Stephanie?" Pixel screamed over the wind. Trixie shook her head and pointed toward the upside down raft. Trixie and Stingy righted the raft while Pixel searched for Stephanie. All the while, thinking to himself that the water wasn't that deep, how could he have lost her? Then he saw some bubbles popping up. He swam toward them and Sportacus broke the surface of the water.