Chapter 18
It seemed to be an eternity before Amanda, Mayor Meanswell, and Dr. Feels Good arrived at the airship. The doctor rushed over to Sportacus and checked him out. Mayor Meanswell pulled his niece close to him and hugged her. Amanda quietly picked a piece of pink paper off the floor and slipped it into her pocket.
Dr. Feels Good seemed absolutely at a loss. Sportacus' entire body was different than any other he had dealt with before. His pulse seemed to be racing yet Sportacus didn't have a temperature and wasn't thrashing around. In fact the only thing that seemed wrong was that Sportacus was in a comatose state. It was then that Stephanie spoke up.
"He had a sugar apple. I found it on the floor." The doctor had a look of surprise on his face.
"Let me see the apple." Stephanie handed it to him. Dr. Feels Good examined the sticky, sugary substance inside the apple.
"The only way I can cure Sportacus is by counteracting the sugar content. I need to talk to the pharmacist. Mayor, I'll need you to come with me. Girls, stay with Sportacus. In fact, let's get him on his bed." The doctor instructed. So the two girls, Mayor Meanswell, and Dr. Feels Good lifted the above-average hero and placed him in bed. Then the two men went down to see the pharmacist.
Stephanie sat down on the floor and stared off into space. Amanda turned away from her and pulled the pink piece of paper out of her pocket. She read the note and her jaw dropped.
The pharmacist was astounded by the sugar content in the apple. Dr. Feels Good asked her if she could create something to neutralize the sugar. Stacie answered she could try but it would take a while.
"We need something as soon as possible. Sportacus has to get the sugar out of his system." Mayor Meanswell said.
"What got him out of his sugar meltdown last time?" Stacie asked.
"Biting an apple did it last time but because of the larger amount of sugar I don't know what will help him this time." Dr. Feels Good replied.
"Well, it's possible I could create a vitamin injection and that could bring Sportacus out of his comatose state. I'm going to need your assistance, doctor." Stacie told the two men. Dr. Feels Good agreed that that would speed the process up. The Mayor told them he would help any way he could.
Amanda didn't know what to do with the damaging note she held in her hand. She knew that there was no way Stephanie had actually written that. So she went over to Stephanie and shook her from her reverie. Stephanie had a confused look on her face as Amanda showed her the note. She couldn't believe what she was reading.
"I… I…" Stephanie stuttered.
"Exactly what I was thinking. Someone set you up. Good thing I found it. Who would do this?" Amanda asked. Stephanie's face twisted into a scowl.
"Robbie Rotten."
To Be Continued…