Chapter 4

It was now one in the afternoon and Sportacus had pulled Stephanie out of bed. They had showered together and then eaten some lunch. Once they were cleaned up and out of the airship, Stephanie said she had to go see her Uncle. Her husband said he would look for the kids and maybe they could do something together. Stephanie promised to meet up with him later.

After Sportacus left, she walked in the opposite direction of Uncle Milford's house. Stephanie needed to clear her head. The nightmares had to stop but she didn't know how get rid of them. She could tell that her husband had been covering up his true feelings. He was concerned for her and it was hard for him to hide it.

Someone shouting her name interrupted her thoughts. Stephanie whirled around to see Amanda walking up behind her. Quickly she went over to her friend.

"Amanda, I thought you couldn't come until next week." She said as the two friends embraced.

"Oh well, I thought I'd show up a little early. Besides I wanted to see my favorite couple." The girl explained.

"It's great to see you. How was the rest of your semester?" Stephanie asked as she picked up one of Amanda's suitcases.

"Pretty good. That's one thing I love about college, getting out toward the end of May. I had a few weeks to spend with my family and then I just come to visit my friends. So how's married life?" Her friend asked.

"To be honest its not much different than being boyfriend and girlfriend except for…" Stephanie stopped.

"Except for…" Amanda smiled knowing full well what Stephanie meant. "That good huh?" she continued. Stephanie laughed and nodded. The girls made their way to Mayor Meanswell's.

"Are you sure you're Uncle and Bessie don't mind me shacking up there for a few months? I don't want to impose." Amanda asked.

"Oh I'm sure. Besides Sportacus' father is leaving soon and it'll be empty." Stephanie replied knocking on her Uncle's door. Bessie opened it and welcomed the girls in.

"Thanks a lot Bessie for letting me stay here." Amanda said.

"Oh its no trouble at all. Friends of Stephanie are always welcome. Did you have a nice train ride?" Bessie asked as the three went upstairs with the luggage.

"It was good. But I still prefer driving my truck." Amanda said as she set her luggage down. Bessie smiled and said she had to run over to Town Hall to give something to Milford. Stephanie and Amanda said goodbye to her. Turning to her friend, Stephanie asked,

"Can I talk to you a moment about something?"

"Sure what's up?" Amanda told her. Stephanie proceeded to tell her friend about the nightmares.

Robbie stood up and looked around for the pieces to build his trap. Finally he found them and set to work putting them together. Around five o'clock, he had finished. Now all he had to do was find a good place to put them. So Robbie decided to go topside.

Once up top, he slipped on the ladder and fell. "I meant to do that." He muttered as he dusted himself off. Straightening his vest he began to walk around town. He had to find a place that would be perfect for an ambush. Then Robbie found what he was looking for.

The spot was behind a wall. They had been constructing over there when Robbie had been thrown back into prison after violating his parole. Mentally he marked the spot and went back to his lair. About two and a half weeks from now he would start the final steps of part one.

To Be Continued…