Chapter 14
Sportacus looked around and noticed the hole was not deep enough to hold him. He was just about to jump out when something floated down into the hole. It was too dark down there to read it so he put it in his pocket and jumped out of the hole.
Robbie saw Sportacus jump out of the hole and read the note. He smirked as Sportacus' color turned white. The hole had served it purpose. It wasn't meant to hold him for long, just long enough to move the plan along.
Stephanie awoke in a strange place. There was tape over her mouth and wrists. Suddenly a noise came from behind her. She tried to turn around only to realize that she couldn't turn around.
Robbie made an evil smile as he turned the cage Stephanie was in. "Mmmie Mommen!" Stephanie tried to scream through the tape.
"So you do remember me. I needed that tape so you wouldn't sing and give away our hiding place. Right about now Sportacus is beginning to realize the situation is hopeless. He will no doubt try to do everything to save you but this time I have outsmarted him. I will be back later. Enjoy your new home." Robbie laughed maniacally and left the room. Tears began to stream down Stephanie's face. What was she going to do?
Sportacus looked down at the note and read it again.
"Sportacus,
If you want to ensure Stephanie's safety you must leave LazyTown FOREVER! You have 2 hours to leave or…"
That was all the note said. It didn't give him much time to decide what to do. Sportacus had to act quickly.
Stephanie realized the only chance for Robbie's plan to fail was if she escaped. She had to get free of the tape and the cage. But how could she do that? The cage was so small she could barely move as it was. Then she had an idea.
Sportacus knew that Robbie wrote the note and he knew that Robbie would be watching the skies above LazyTown. So he climbed the ladder and moved the airship out of LazyTown. Robbie smiled as he saw the airship leave LazyTown. He jumped around and decided to break the good news to Stephanie. Robbie turned to go to Stephanie's hiding place.
Stephanie knew that if she could get Robbie to let her out of the cage she could escape and run to Sportacus. It wasn't going to be easy but she had to try. Then a noise came from the other side of the room.
"Stephanie, you'll be glad to hear that Sportacus has left LazyTown forever and that you will be here forever." Robbie expected her to cry but instead he saw her wiggling around inside her tiny prison. He saw a pleading look on her face. Curious, he removed the tape from her mouth. Stephanie wet her lips and tried to get them to function normally. Then she said,
"I have to use the bathroom." It was a weak excuse but she figured Robbie wouldn't want anything to do with that. She was right. Robbie made a face.
"You had better not try anything." He said, removing the tape off her hands.
"I promise." Stephanie said. Robbie seemed to trust her and he escorted her to the bathroom. She went in and closed the door. Then she peered through the key hole and saw that Robbie was sitting down near the door. Stephanie then turned her attention to getting out of there.
There was a rectangular window above her head. It was far off the ground but she figured if she could climb up on the sink and open it she could creep out quietly. Climbing up on the sink, she found out she was right. Stephanie didn't know how far the drop was once she was out of the window but she had to try to escape. Quietly she popped the screen out and placed it near the toilet. Then she started to squirm out the window.
To Be Continued…
