Chapter 2

Stephanie walked to Pixel's house. When she got there she knocked on the door and Pixel opened it.

"Stephanie!" Pixel said, completely shocked by the fifteen-year-old in front of him.

"Pixel, how are you?" Stephanie asked as she hugged him.

"I'm good and you?" Pixel asked.

"Not bad myself. Sportacus said that he was helping you with something and I came over to see if I could pitch in." Stephanie said.

"Well I hate to tell you this but I don't know what you're talking about. I don't need help with anything and I haven't seen Sportacus all day. To tell you the truth, he seems to be mopey a lot lately. Things have certainly changed since last summer." Pixel explained. Stephanie didn't know what to say and Pixel saw a hurt look cross her face.

"Stephanie are you ok?" Pixel asked, a little worried.

"Oh yeah, I'm fine. I guess I'll see you at the town meeting later?" Stephanie asked, absentmindedly.

"I'll be there. Goodbye Stephanie." Pixel said and he shut the door. Stephanie turned and walked away from Pixel's house. Why would Sportacus lie to me? She wondered. Stephanie was so busy thinking about what was going on that she didn't see Ziggy running straight at her. The two collided and Stephanie was knocked onto her backside.

"Ow!" She cried out.

"Oh I'm so sorry miss. I didn't see you there. Are you ok?" Ziggy asked, not realizing whom he was talking to.

"I'm fine." Stephanie said as Ziggy helped her to her feet. Looking closely at him Stephanie asked, "Ziggy is that you?"

"Stephanie?" Ziggy asked, confused.

"Wow! Look at how you've grown!" Stephanie exclaimed.

"That is really you? I can't believe it! How are you?" Ziggy said.

"Other than a little bruised, I'm fine." Stephanie teased.

"Sorry about that. I was looking for Sportacus and didn't look where I was going. You haven't seen him have you?" Ziggy asked, hopefully.

"Well I'm looking for him too. I haven't seen him since he picked me up from the train station. That was about an hour and a half ago." Stephanie explained. She left out the part about Sportacus lying to her.

"Maybe we should sent him a letter." Ziggy suggested.

"That's a good idea. I'll be right back with the mail tube." Stephanie said. She turned and ran to Uncle Milford's house. Quickly she grabbed the mail tube from its place on the kitchen counter and ran back to Ziggy.

"Got it! Now what should we say in the note?" Stephanie asked. Ziggy decided to say that both he and Stephanie wanted to talk to him and that it wasn't an emergency. Stephanie thought that was good and the two of them walked to the nearest mailbox. Ziggy put the tube into the shooter and Stephanie pulled the lever. The tube shot into the air towards Sportacus' airship.

While they waited Ziggy and Stephanie caught up. After fifteen minutes went by and no one answered their letter, they decided to go see the Mayor. The two ran over to Mayor Meanswell's.

"Uncle Milford, have you seen Sportacus?" Stephanie asked.

"No, why?" He answered.

"Because both Stephanie are looking for him and we sent him a letter but he didn't answer it." Ziggy explained.

"That's strange. He wasn't over at Pixel's?" Mayor Meanswell asked. Stephanie said no. The Mayor said that he would call the LazyTown Police to see if they have seen him. Picking up the phone, Mayor Meanswell dialed the number. Stephanie and Ziggy waited patiently until he was off the phone.

"The police haven't seen him but they will let us know as soon as they do. I wouldn't worry too much. He is an above average hero, he can take care of himself." Uncle Milford smiled trying to reassure the kids.

Stephanie and Ziggy decided to spilt up and look for him themselves. One went to Stingy's and the other went to Trixie's. Neither one had any luck and the four of them met in the town square. No one knew what to do. Sportacus didn't just disappear. His airship was still above LazyTown so he had to be somewhere in LazyTown. Pixel came jogging up to his friends and said that he hadn't seen or heard from Sportacus after talking with Stephanie.

"Where is he?" Stephanie wondered aloud.

To Be Continued…