Sportadork: Thanks again for the kind words of encouragement. I know you were shocked by it all.
Ceci: Please don't fall off any chairs. I would hate for you to hurt yourself on account of my cliffhangers.
To everyone: Thanks to those who wished me luck at college. The first day and I had to go to work and do Calculus homework. Nasty! I hope Chapter 6 didn't freak too many of you out!
Chapter 7
Sportacus' pajamas were coated in sweat as well as his white comforter. He breathed heavily unsure where he was or what was going on. It took him all of ten minutes to realize it was nighttime and he was up in his airship. He looked at his clock which read twelve midnight. Strangely he couldn't seem to remember what happened after kissing Stephanie earlier that day. It hit him that he didn't even know what day it was. Quickly he got out of bed and went over to his calendar. Tuesday had been crossed off and it was now Wednesday. Completely confused Sportacus said back down on his bed.
A nasty smell came to his nostrils. His airship stunk from all the sweating he had done. Getting up he opened every window and the viewing platform. Then he stripped the comforter off his bed. Throwing that into a pile on the floor, Sportacus then stripped off his stinky pajamas. He threw the pajamas into the same pile as the comforter. Tomorrow I will have to make a stop at the Laundromat, he thought to himself.
Hopping in the shower, Sportacus cleaned himself up. After his cold shower he put on some clean pajamas and found his other comforter. This one was blue and was actually a little heavier than the white one.
Sportacus lay down on top of the comforter and tried to sort out what had just happened. The dream had made him unsure of how to handle himself. The first thought that crossed his mind was that if that had actually happen he'd be in serious trouble. It was illegal and as the above-average hero he couldn't do anything illegal. The next thought was that his beliefs didn't let him to do such things. He had always believed in waiting until marriage to do that sort of thing. It may have been old fashioned but as a hero and a gentleman he couldn't bring himself to do that to Stephanie. The third thing was I'm never eating Cashew Chicken again. That had been the last thing he could remember eating.
It seemed very strange to Sportacus that he couldn't remember anything after kissing Stephanie. They had had lunch together, then he remembered them running inside after they heard the whistling and catcalling, after that nothing came back. He yawned and looked at his clock. It was now one-thirty in the morning. He made the decision to ask Stephanie what they did the rest of the day. Realizing he needed to get some sleep Sportacus ducked beneath the comforter and closed his eyes.
Robbie Rotten sat awake in his big orange fuzzy chair. He had been happy with himself for whistling and catcalling those two disgusting people. Right now he was wondering if his plan had worked. While Sportacus was with Stephanie, Robbie had climbed up into the airship and sprinkled all the fruit and vegetables with a powder of his own design. This powder was designed to make a perfectly normal person have dreams of things they would never do. Hopefully the dreams would drive that person to never want to fall asleep. If Sportacus didn't get any sleep then he couldn't save people or spend time with that pink cheerleader.
Stephanie woke bright and early the next morning. Uncle Milford and Bessie's train would be arriving soon and she hurried and got ready. Sportacus was supposed to swing by and they would go together to get her Uncle and his new wife. When Sportacus didn't show up at eight in the morning Stephanie went out to the mail tube and shot a letter into the air.
The letter shot into the airship and conked Sportacus on the head. He woke up and yawned. Sleep had not come as easily as he had hoped. When he finally fell asleep he had another crazy dream. Picking up his mail, he opened it and read it. Once he read it, he jumped up quickly and got dressed.
Stephanie was wondering what was taking Sportacus so long when she saw her hero descend from the airship. He jumped off the ladder and landed on top of Stephanie knocking her down. Quickly he got up and picked her up.
"Are you ok? I'm sorry." Sportacus apologized, dusting her off.
"I think so. Are you ok? You were late this morning and now you jumped on top of me. Anything going on that I should know about?" Stephanie asked, adjusting her clothing.
Robbie watched the whole thing through his periscope. Obviously part one of his plan was working. It was now time for part two!
To Be Continued…