Chapter 4

Amanda had been secretly teaching Robbie how to bowl and he was pretty good at it. Stephanie had told her husband to try not to win all the time. Sportacus had promised.

The first game the girls won on account of Robbie only bowling a 60. Sportacus was obviously frustrated but smiled at Robbie as the next game started. Stephanie went up and knocked down nine pins. Luckily, she was able to pick up the spare. Her husband however managed to get a strike. Amanda put her feet on the arrows and lined up her shot. As soon as the fourteen-pound ball left her fingers it made a popping noise. The girl grabbed her fingers.

"Ow!" she exclaimed. Robbie ran up to her and looked at her fingers.

"You all right?" he asked. She winked at him. Behind them the ball nailed the head pin and all ten pins fell. "You go get him." she whispered. Robbie smiled and helped her to her seat.

"Are you ok?" Stephanie asked.

"Oh, yeah. I'll be fine. My finger just stuck in the hole is all." Amanda grabbed her finger and gave it a good crack.

"There all better." She said. Sportacus shivered and watched as Robbie prepared for his shot. Slowly Robbie went into his stance, walked and fired the ball down the lane. Spartacus and Stephanie watched in awe as the sixteen pound ball smashed into the pins knocking them all down.

The rest of the game became very competitive. Even though it was guys versus the girls it soon became Sportacus versus Robbie, both trying to outdo the other. Sportacus, of course, won out but that was because Robbie got tired.

"Men and their need to always be on top." Amanda sighed.

"Indeed. Well I know one man who isn't going to be tonight." Stephanie said. That comment was so out of the ordinary, Amanda just sat there her eyes wide and mouth agape. Sportacus and Robbie hadn't heard that and Amanda decided to let it go.

Later as the group walked home, Amanda noticed that Stephanie kept looking over her shoulder. Sportacus noticed too, but said nothing.

"Good game tonight Robbie. Someone must have taught you." Sportacus said.

"Well then, Amanda deserves all the credit." Robbie smiled.

"Not exactly. He took to it like a duck to water." Amanda laughed. The group arrived at the Mayor's house.

"Good night, guys. We had fun." Robbie said.

"See ya tomorrow." Sportacus smiled. As soon as the couple went inside, he turned to Stephanie.

"All right tell me what's going on." He confronted his wife. She just stared into his piercing Icelandic baby blues. Then she whispered, "I think someone is following us."

Stephanie was right, only she didn't know it. A man had been following the group since he arrived in LazyTown. As part of the new banamaður Skuggi, it was his job to monitor who Sportacus hung around with and who would be a good target. He watched as the couple took a walk around. Then the couple split up.

Sportacus told her to go home the short way and he would go the long way. If there was someone following them, then whoever it was would have to make a quick decision. Stephanie didn't kiss him goodbye and just headed off. There is definitely something else bothering her. Why won't she tell me? He wondered and began the long walk home.

The man, whose name was Henri, kept his eyes on Sportacus. Ignoring the pink haired girl, he followed the hero all over LazyTown. Finally, Sportacus entered an apartment building. Henri turned and ran back to the Inn.

To Be Continued…