STEPHANIE

Stephanie woke up shivering and sneezing. Her throat hurt and her head was swimming. She felt something licking her hand. She looked down and saw the kitten. Smiling she slowly got up and whoa the room was spinning. Holding on to the chair Stephanie tried to walk over to get the kitten some milk. But she started coughing really bad and her chest hurt. "Sportacus" Stephanie cried out, before she fell to her knees.

As Sportacus was walking around in the area he found Robbie in, he noticed that it was snowing again. Old man winter wasnt about to give up on Lazytown yet. Feeling the need to find her quickly Sportacus hastened his pace. He wasnt sure where he was going but he felt she was near. Then it happened, his crystal went off and he could see Stephanie laying on the floor coughing in Robbie's lair? He started running just as he was going passed the light company he spotted an open door. He stopped and stared for a second. He had never seen that door before. As he walked closer to it. His crystal started to glow brighter. "Stephanie?" Sportacus called as he walked thru the door. He was only a little ways down the hallway when the door blew shut. Sportacus paid no attention to the wind or door. He knew he was close to Stephanie. It was dark but the glow of his crystal lighted his way. Soon he saw a yellow glow and it got brighter. He was in Robbie's lair. As he eyes were getting adjusted to the light. He heard Stephanie coughing. "Stephanie? Where are you?" Sportacus said as he was flipping around the place. Suddenly he saw her. Laying on the ground in front of Robbie's chair. Shivering and coughing. "Sportacus?" Stephanie said as she saw him kneeling beside her. Sportacus gave her a quick once over to make sure she wasnt hurt as he went to scoop her up in his arms she started to cough. It was a deep cough and it hurt, Sportacus knew Stephanie was a very sick young lady. In one swift motion he placed her in the orange chair. He kissed her forehead and her head was very hot to the touch. "Oh Stephanie" Sportacus sighed as he brushed her hair out of her eyes. He covered her with the blanket and went to see if he could find a way out of there.

Back at City Hall everyone was fussing over Robbie. He was still out cold and talking in his sleep about the beast and Stephanie. No one could figure out what he was trying to tell them. They covered him with a blanket and decided it was best to let him sleep and hopefully he would wake up soon. As everyone gathered around the radio they all waited with bated breath to hear from Sportacus. No one noticed that the skies were getting darker and snow was beginning to fly.

No matter how hard Sportacus pushed and kicked, the door was not going to budge. Kicking and cursing in Icelandic Sportacus slammed his fist into the door. Leaning his head on the cold door Sportacus for the first time felt hopeless. He felt a slight touch on his arm. He looked down and saw Stephanie. She looked so small standing there holding on to his arm. She took his hand which was bruised and bleeding and kissed it. He looked down in those sick filled eyes and held her close. Suddenly he felt Stephanie go limp in his embrace. He scooped her up and carried her back to the chair. Her tempature was going up and he had to get it down. He knew this was important. Once she was in the chair he kissed her forehead and started to look around for something cool. What was it that his mother use to do when he was a boy, Sportacus thought to himself. Snow, thats it. He went into his knapsack and pulled out a large blue blanket. "Stephanie, sweetie Im going to get some snow and pack you in it to bring your temp down". Sportacus said as he was laying out the blanket on the floor." Stephanie nodded and fell back to sleep.

Grabbing the snow that had seeped thru the cracks of Robbie's lair. Sportacus filled the blanket quickly. He once again scooped up Stephanie and laid her gently into the snow and wrapped her tightly in the blanket. He sat beside his precious bundle and lifted her head into his lap. Stroking her hair and talking to her he wanted her to feel him. To know that she wasnt alone. Slowly her eyes opened and she smiled a week smile. "Sportacus, sing to me." Stephanie said as she shivered in the ice. Sportacus was a little shocked she would ask. He wasnt that good of a singer. He had the voice of a thousand frogs but Stephanie voice was like a thousand angels. He looked into those dark brown eyes and sighed. For her he would fly to the moon and back. Very softly and quietly he began to sing.

You were in my dreams always in my dreams
That was long before I ever saw you standing there
When I felt afraid of the choice I made I just close my eyes and hope my dreams would comfort me but now I'm free
Who needs to dream when there is you
Who needs a heaven to look forward to for my whole life through who needs to dream
you're my dream come true.

He finished the song and looked down at Stephanie she was smiling and her breathing seemed to be getting better. He lightly touched her forehead. Sportacus smiled her temp was coming down. "Sofa minn bleikur angel,let the vænghaf af ást bera þú yfir the norður- úthaf." he whispered as he gentley kissed her forehead and nodded off to sleep. (Okay lets see how many people can get this translation! LOL!).