Stephanie stepped off the train, only to be greeted by two very familiar faces. A grin crept over her lips as she ran to her Uncle Milford to give him a hug. "be careful, Stephanie, I'm getting old," He smiled, showing the deep crows feet embedded in the skin next to his eyes. "I'm so happy to see you Uncle!" Stephanie said with her usual enthusiastic voice. "What about me?" She knew that Icelandic accent anywhere. "I've missed you too Sportacus," she said as she walked over to him, pressing her frame against his muscular one. Sportacus blushed a bit as he gently pushed her away to look the young girl… no, young woman over. "Well, you certainly have grown, Stephanie!"
She smiled at his comment, she had seemed to hit a bit of a growth spurt over the past few years. "Well lets get going to town, I want to see all of my friends." "Alright Stephanie let me get your bags," Milford said in his bumbling voice. He went to pick up the two bags, but was unable to even lift them off the ground. He grunted slightly, but before he could say "I've got it" Sportacus stepped forward and grabbed both bags. "maybe I should get them Mayor" He said, those ice-blue eyes sparkling. Milford chuckled and nodded, "Alright Sportacus."
They were walking past the park on their way to The Mayor's house when Stephanie saw Trixie, Pixel, Ziggy, and Stingy playing kickball in the old field. "Uncle?… would it be alright if I went to see my friends while you and Sportacus take my bags to the house?" Milford nodded with smile and walked on with Sportacus as Stephanie made her way to the field. Her friends were too entranced by the game to notice her walking towards them. Stephanie stopped for a moment as she noticed a familiar figure lurking behind the trees next to the field. "That Robbie, is he ever going to give up?" She rolled her eyes, but just then a thought entered her head. She grinned slyly as she crept over to the trees, making sure her friends couldn't see her. She bit her lip, stifling a laughter as she slithered closer and closer to Robbie, she extended her hands and with a loud, "RARRRGH!" she grabbed his little vest and pulled him close.
Robbie, who was busy trying to be underhanded and deceitful, let out a shrill scream as something grabbed him from behind. He lept forward as the thing tried to pull him in, but in doing so he took whatever had a hold on him with him. He hit the dirt with a loud thud, Stephanie fell on top of him, knocking the breathe out of the already breathless Robbie. Robbie gasped for air, trying his hardest to wriggle away from the "monster" that had attacked him. Stephanie suddenly felt her face grow hot as Robbie's frame heaved underneath hers… was she blushing?
Robbie was still trying to get out from under whatever was on top of him. Suddenly he saw a flash of dark pink hair out of the corner of his eye, "PINKY?" he exclaimed as he jumped up from the ground knocking Stephanie backwards. He scrambled to his feet dusting himself off and giving Stephanie a glare that could kill a kitten. "Know I have cooties! All thanks to you!" he wailed. Stephanie was speechless, she stood up from the ground looking at Robbie… her heart pounding wildly in her chest, she feared it would leap right out then and there. Robbie arched an eyebrow, "Well… what is wrong with you?" He said in a hateful voice. Stephanie opened her mouth to speak, but just as she did Robbie looked over at the field. Trixie, Stingy, Pixel, and Ziggy had heard the commotion and were heading over.
Robbie gave Stephanie one last glare as he took off towards the entrance to his underground lair. Stephanie just stood there as her friends walked up. "Stephanie! When did you get here?" Ziggy asked as he gave the motionless girl a hug. Pixel looked puzzled as he approached her, "Why are you blushing? Where did Robbie go?"
Stephanie looked at him and mumbled, "I-I… I don't know.."