Chapter 8

At first, Þórir objected to the two girls coming. Trixie said she would go, too. Still he wasn't sure. But when Stephanie got in his face he decided it was better to let her go. The four split up. Trixie and Number Nine went to FunTown while Stephanie and Amanda went over to Robbie's.

"You know you probably shouldn't have got in Þórir's face like that." Amanda told Stephanie.

"I know but I have to help Sportacus. He's my husband." The girl answered.

"And Number Nine is his father. He's probably been in situations like this before." Amanda reasoned. Stephanie nodded. She felt bad about it but now was not the time. They had to find her husband.

Hăkon had left Robbie alone with Sportacus. This time when Robbie kneeled down, he whispered,

"I have your wedding band. Don't worry. Everything will be fine." Sportacus gave him a confused look. At that moment, Hăkon walked back in.

"If they don't respond in an hour, we will send them proof that we aren't playing around." He said.

"Yes, I agree." Robbie nodded. Sportacus didn't like the sound of that. He tried to move but his body refused. Pain was still shooting through his entire body and it was a great effort to stay conscious. Robbie was acting funny and he didn't know if he could trust him. After all it had been Robbie, who lured him into the trap. But then again maybe Hăkon was forcing him to help. Either way Sportacus hoped that someone would find him before they wanted to send proof of what was going on.

Stephanie and Amanda reached Robbie's hideout. Both girls remained silent as they opened the lid of the tube. Carefully, Amanda slid down first. Then Stephanie followed. She hoped that they weren't too late.

Amanda was able to land quietly and she looked around. The place seemed deserted which struck her as being odd. She didn't see someone coming up behind her.

Robbie whacked the girl over the head. She slumped to the ground. Quietly he dragged her over to the corner of the room and bound her with duct tape. Then he covered her mouth and waited.

Stephanie came down the tube. When she landed and didn't see Amanda anywhere she spun around. Robbie remained hidden and watched the girl walk toward the light in the other room. He noticed the wedding ring on her finger. His suspicions confirmed; he silently followed her into the other room.

In the center of the room, there was a cage. Stephanie ran toward it and that's when she heard a familiar sound. It was the sound of a bullet being moved into the chamber of a gun.

"Stephanie, it's so good to see you again." Hăkon said. Stephanie whirled around. She once again stood with a gun pointed at her head.

Over in FunTown, Trixie and Þórir had made a sweep of Hăkon's old hideout. It was empty and Trixie was getting upset. Number Nine knew that he had sent Amanda and Stephanie into the lion's den. If they didn't get back to LazyTown fast… Þórir wiped that thought from his mind.

Both ran as fast as they could back to LazyTown. Trixie wasn't able to keep up and she fell behind. Number Nine didn't stop. He had to get to Robbie's before it was too late. Would he make it there on time or will something bad happen?

To Be Continued…