Chapter 12

Stephanie's eyes weren't transfixed on Sportacus' six pack, rippling pectorals, or even his massive arms (enough drooling ladies), but his wavy dirty blond hair. She just walked up to him and stuck her hand into his soaking wet hair. Sportacus pulled her hand away and smiled.

"You can play with my hair later. Right now you need to clean up and we need to straighten out what is happening in LazyTown." Sportacus said pushing her into the bathroom.

"Promise?" Stephanie asked.

"I promise." Sportacus acquiesced. Stephanie smiled and closed the bathroom door behind her. Sportacus smirked as he put his dirty clothes in the hamper and pulled out a clean uniform. Quickly he got dressed and rubbed his hair dry before putting on his hat. Sportacus placed his goggles on top of his hat and went out onto his viewing deck. Using his telescope looked down upon LazyTown. No one was playing outside and the town looked deserted. He shook his head in disgust and came back inside.

Sportacus heard the shower still running and some other noises coming from the bathroom. Quietly he opened the door a crack to listen. It was Stephanie. She was singing in the shower.

"Go, go get it together; No ones lazy in LazyTown! Hey, hey sing it together; No ones lazy in LazyTown!"

Sportacus laughed softly and closed the door. Soon he heard the water shut off and Stephanie emerged dressed and ready to go.

"I feel better. Let's go clean up LazyTown!" Stephanie exclaimed.

"All right lets go!" Sportacus yelled.

The two climbed down the ladder and headed toward the Mayor's house. Sportacus knocked on the door. Mayor Meanswell answered it and came outside.

"Mayor we came to…" Sportacus started but the Mayor stopped him.

"Let me explain something. Bessie and I did some thinking last night and have come up with a solution. There is a way to prove who are the real Stephanie and the real Sportacus. But we will need the other two to do this. Meet me and Bessie in the center of town by noon and bring the other two as well." Mayor Meanswell told them. He then stepped back inside and locked the door. Stephanie looked at Sportacus with one of those 'what do we do now?' looks.

Sportacus said, "We had better find those two and fast. It's already ten thirty."

"But how? We don't know where they went after the altercation with Uncle Milford." Stephanie asked. She no sooner got the words out of her mouth when the fake Stephanie rounded the corner. Quickly Sportacus grabbed her and ordered her to tell them where the other Sportacus was. She refused to tell them anything.

"What should we do with her?" The real Stephanie asked.

"Hmm, come on. We'll put her up in the tree house." Sportacus said. Sportacus put the fake Stephanie, who was kicking and screaming, over his shoulder and climbed the tree house ladder. Then he set her inside the tree house and quickly climbed down the ladder. He got rid of the ladder.

"Well now at least all we have to do is find the fake Sportacus and we'll be ready for noon." Stephanie said.

"I think that all we'll have to do is wait. If Robbie made these doubles to be like us then the fake Sportacus' crystal will beep and he will come for the fake Stephanie." Sportacus mused.

"You're sure that will work?" Stephanie asked.

"Well if it does what do we do with him?" Sportacus asked. Stephanie didn't have any answer but she knew they needed to come up with something fast. The fake Stephanie was causing a ruckus up in the tree house. Just as Sportacus predicted the fake Sportacus came flying around the corner. Sportacus grabbed the phony and the two began to fight. Soon Stephanie couldn't tell them apart. Which was her Sportacus?

To Be Continued…