Chapter 3

Ra's al Ghul sat in meditation. Killing the boss of the banamaður Skuggi had been premature but he couldn't stand failure and men who made excuses. It would be easy to replace the man he killed and forty-nine other men that had been captured.

Calling his best pupil, Vincent Gerbacht, to his side Ra's asked him who he thought was best to take over the Killer Shadows.

"That job should go to a man who is willing to kill and possibly be killed for the cause. I'm afraid the previous leader and his men weren't strong enough." Vincent answered.

"Do you think I chose poorly?" Ra's asked him.

"No, sir. I feel that they betrayed you by not doing as they had promised." The pupil remarked.

"You have always been a good man, Vincent. True, honest, brave, and loyal. I trust your decision. Pick three men to accompany your choice and sent them out immediately. I have other things to worry about than an insignificant 'hero'." Ra's told him.

"I shall do as you command." Vincent said as he bowed and left the room. Ra's thought to himself that maybe Vincent would be his successor.

Back in LazyTown, Stephanie was just waking up. Suddenly she ran into the bathroom and threw up. Her head spun, as she slumped down next to the toilet. What was going on?

Sportacus rolled over and realized that Stephanie wasn't beside him. Getting out of bed, he heard the shower start up. Walking down the hall into the kitchen he started to make some breakfast.

Stephanie emerged from the bathroom dressed in her terry-cloth bathrobe. Rubbing her shoulder-length pink hair, she walked into the kitchen.

"You're up early." Her husband smiled.

"Oh well I just felt like getting up and moving." She lied. She didn't want him to know what was going on until she could figure it out for herself.

"So Amanda and Robbie invited us to go out later. Are you ok with that?" Sportacus asked. Stephanie nodded and sat down at the kitchen table. Bringing over his famous mushroom and cheese omelets, Sportacus sat down across from her. The two enjoyed their breakfast.

Amanda and Robbie sat outside on the swing in the Mayor's backyard. The two held hands and gently swung back and forth.

"Your parents were absolutely amazing. They just seemed so happy to see you happy." Robbie said.

"I told you they would be. I finally found someone who cares for me and I think that is what made them so happy. Besides I think they were impressed with your manners. Convincing them to let me move to LazyTown was probably the hardest part. I just wish I could find a good engineering job and an apartment. I feel like I'm mooching off of Uncle Milford and Bessie." Amanda said.

"Well if you hadn't taught me how to behave I don't think things would've gone so smoothly. As for the Mayor and Bessie I may have a solution to that." Robbie said.

"Really and what is that?" Amanda asked.

"I know that we've only been together for a little while but why don't you move in with me? That way there's no rush to find an apartment and you can let the Mayor and Bessie have their house back." Robbie wondered.

"I don't know." She said in a singsong kind of way.

"Come on. Just cause we're living together doesn't mean we have to sleep with each other." He reminded her. Amanda hemmed and hawed about the decision. It would be a big step for both of them. Was she willing to take it?

To Be Continued…