Chapter 8
Mayor Meanswell waited until they were back on the airship before talking about the note to Sportacus.
"Sportacus tell me, what your real reason for coming to LazyTown was?" the Mayor asked.
"I got a letter from Stephanie…" Sportacus started.
"No, I mean the real reason." the Mayor corrected him. Sportacus had never seen the Mayor this way and decided it was best to answer truthfully.
"I was on my way to find someone." was the answer Sportacus gave.
"Your father, Number 9 is your father isn't he?" the Mayor dug deeper.
"Yes he is. Mother and I hadn't heard or seen him in ten years. He missed a lot of things: my graduation from Hero College, most of my childhood, and mother's illness. I just wanted to see him and tell him everything." Sportacus spilled.
"I think he wants to see you. Why else would he take Stephanie to the same industrial complex as that fateful day ten years ago?" the Mayor surmised.
"I think the note he left was a last minute thought. He must have bailed when Pixel and I showed up." Sportacus said.
"While Stephanie is gone, we must find him and explain that no one blames him for the incident ten years ago." the Mayor explained to Sportacus.
They had now arrived in LazyTown. Everything was up and running. The rescue workers and kids had finished cleaning up. The Mayor then called a town meeting to explain everything.
"Pixel, are you ok?" Stephanie asked when he stopped talking.
"Yes, I just wanted to tell you that from the first time I met you that I love you." Pixel finally blurted out.
Stephanie sat there and said nothing for a few moments. Then she said "What a relief!" A look of confusion crossed Pixel's face.
"Pixel, I must confess from the first day I met you I had the same feelings. I just wasn't strong enough to tell you."
The two embraced and smiled at each other. Now there weren't any awkward silences. Pixel held her hand and explained how guilty he felt for what happened. Stephanie told him it wasn't his fault and squeezed his hand. The two were up most of the night talking, giggling, and holding hands.
The Mayor told everyone what had happened except about Number 9. Sportacus had gone in search of him. Down at the industrial park Sportacus searched each building floor by floor, room by room. He entered the last building and went around the first floor when something moved behind him in the shadows.