Chapter 6

Stephanie called to Sportacus. When he didn't respond, she got out of bed. She walked over to the closet and peered inside. Sportacus was just standing there staring into something. She stood beside him and grabbed his hand. This made him jump.

"What is it?" she asked.

"I have no idea." Sportacus replied. The two of them stood there and stared into the little cubby that Sportacus found. Bravely, Stephanie stuck her head inside and looked around. Two of the walls were painted pink like Stephanie's hair and the other two were painted blue like Sportacus' outfit. A look of confusion came across Stephanie's face. Sportacus pulled her out of the cubby and said, "Stephanie stay here. I'm going in." Stephanie was about to object but Sportacus disappeared. He, too, was shocked by the different colored walls. He looked around for something to make sense. Why have a cubby in there with the walls that way and nothing else in there? Then he realized that the blue wall had a bump in it. He looked at the bump and put his hand on it. The bump sunk into the wall and Sportacus was sucked down a long tube.

Stephanie heard a big WHOOSH and decided to investigate. She entered the cubby again to find it empty.

"Sportacus!" She shouted and her words echoed off the walls. Then she noticed the bump on the pink wall. She put her hand on it and the bump sunk in and she too was sucked down a long tube.

Sportacus looked around his strange surroundings. He was stuck in the tube at the bottom. Now what? He thought. Then he heard a noise and saw something pink land in the tube next to him.

"Stephanie, are you all right?" Sportacus shouted. Stephanie nodded and tried to figure out how to get out. Sportacus was a little too big in the shoulders and was jammed into the tube. He could only move his head and his legs. Stephanie's tube on the other hand was too big. She turned around and around in it trying to find a way out. For what seemed like hours the two tried to figure a way out. Then Stephanie heard footsteps and pointed to the door on the other side of the room.

Mayor Meanswell called the house and "Sportacus" picked up the phone. They had a brief conversation in which the Mayor said he wouldn't be home until around six o'clock. The fake Sportacus told him that he would tell "Stephanie". After he hung up the Mayor thought about their conversation. Sportacus didn't sound right. Of course, the Mayor had been meaning to fix that lousy phone in the kitchen.

The footsteps grew louder and Sportacus could see the look of worry on Stephanie's face grow as well. He wanted to hold her in his arms and make everything better but he couldn't.

"Stephanie!" He called out. "Don't be afraid. Everything will be alright." Stephanie wanted to believe him but she just wasn't so sure. She desperately wanted to be in his arms. Stephanie felt tears starting to well up in her eyes. No! Don't cry! She scolded herself. You have to be strong. Sportacus wouldn't cry at a time like this. Finally, the footsteps stopped and out of the shadows, stepped Robbie Rotten.

To Be Continued…