I hope Chapter 8 wasn't too heavy for you guys. Hopefully this won't be that way.

Chapter 9

Robbie went to the first tube and saw his pirate costume. "Too shippey" he said. The next tube had his cowboy costume. "Too horsey" he said. The third tube held his baseball uniform. "Too batty" he said. Finally in the fourth tube he found what he wanted.

Robbie opened the hatch to get out of his house. He was struggling but finally he got it open. "Whew!" He exclaimed wiping the sweat off his brow. Then he grabbed the ladder and climbed down. Well he sort of climbed down. Robbie slipped on the second step, made a high-pitched little girl scream, and fell down. Looking around to make sure no one saw he said, "I meant to do that." The sun was setting as Robbie started toward the center of town.

Stephanie didn't realize the sun was setting. She was too busy crying. Confused about Sportacus' reaction she didn't know what to do or say. Stephanie also didn't see the strange figure creeping up behind her.

Robbie, dressed in his dinosaur costume, jumped from behind the park bench. Stephanie was scared out of her wits. She tried to run away but she was tired as it was and didn't make it away from Robbie in time. Robbie grabbed her. She tried to kick and scream but Robbie covered her mouth up and flung her over his shoulder. Boy, she is heavy. How does Sportastupid carry her all the time? He thought to himself.

Robbie carried her to the nearest mailbox and dumped her in it. Quickly he hit a button on the back of the mailbox and Stephanie was sucked out of the mailbox. Then Robbie went back to his hideout.

Sportacus was back in his airship when his crystal went off but he ignored it. He was working out and trying to sort everything out that had happened in the past couple of days. The crystal went off again. Frustrated Sportacus took it off and threw it on the floor. But that didn't stop it from making a racket. Finally he picked it up and stared into it. He saw nothing and went out on his viewing platform. Using his telescope he looked around but he saw nothing.

Stephanie looked around her surroundings. She didn't recognize where she was. Her body was screaming for a break but she couldn't give up just yet. Stephanie hoped that Sportacus would come save her. But would he after what she told him?

Seeing nothing just made Sportacus angrier. But his crystal wouldn't stop beeping. He put it back into its holder and left his airship.

Robbie smirked as he looked at Stephanie from behind the glass. He had installed some of that two way mirror that they have in police interrogation rooms. Robbie could see her but she couldn't see him. Then looking at his clock, Robbie went to his orange fuzzy chair and went to sleep.

Sportacus moved all around LazyTown. The crystal continued to beep but he couldn't pinpoint who was in trouble. Trixie, Stingy, Ziggy, and Pixel were at home. Mayor Meanswell was over at Bessie's. He was talking to Bessie about Stephanie. Then it dawned on him that Stephanie was missing.

Stephanie couldn't figure out what to do. Captured by a dinosaur, trapped in a strange place, and completely drained, Stephanie fell asleep. She didn't hear Sportacus shouting her name above her.

Sportacus was running around shouting her name. When he got no response, he didn't know what to do. Then he noticed something strange. He stood near the mailbox and his crystal was going crazy. However when he moved away from the mailbox, his crystal quieted down. Sportacus quickly checked inside the mailbox and found nothing. Looking all around the mailbox he noticed a little button. He poked the button and there was a loud WHOOSH. When Sportacus heard that he moved the mailbox and found a hole in the ground. Without thinking he jumped down the hole.

Sportacus came flying out of the tube and landed on Stephanie. She let out a cry of pain. Quickly he got off of her.

"Stephanie! Are you ok?" Sportacus said. Stephanie grabbed her side. He could see the look of pain on her face as she answered him.

"I don't think so." She said, wincing. Quickly Sportacus looked for a way out. Seeing only the glass, Sportacus kicked at the glass with his powerful legs.

To Be Continued…