Chapter 12

Stephanie awoke some time later. At first she didn't realize where she was. Then it hit her. Everything that had happened crept its way back into her head.

Dr. Rottenstein entered the room. He saw Stephanie crying and came over to her. There was just no easy way to say what he had to say.

"Stephanie, I have something to tell you. Sportacus is in surgery right now. We're doing the best we can." Dr. Rottenstein swallowed hard.

"How bad is it?" She asked him trying to stop crying.

"One of the bullets pierced his lung and the other hit his stomach. He's lost a lot of blood but we're hopeful that he'll pull through, he's strong." He tried to comfort her. She nodded holding back more tears.

"Amanda is out in the waiting room. Now that you're awake, you can join her." The doctor said.

"What about my baby?" She murmured.

"The baby is ok." Dr. Rottenstein said. Then he helped her up and out to the waiting room.

Amanda sat there staring at the wall. She still couldn't believe this was happening. Robbie had been luckier than Sportacus, in a way. He had only taken one bullet but that bullet had nicked his femoral artery. If the ambulance hadn't gotten there when it did, Robbie would've bled to death.

Stephanie saw her friend and came over to her. The two embraced. Amanda started to speak but no words came out.

"I'm so sorry." Stephanie said.

"For what?" Amanda looked at her.

"It's my fault your arm is broken." Her friend whispered.

"No, it's not. I didn't want the situation to get worse. Unfortunately, it didn't matter. What happened to your face?" Amanda asked.

"Froderick sent one of his men to… and I shouted out. He hit me with his gun." Stephanie said. Amanda was about to ask what she meant by sending the man to her but then she figured it out.

"Are you ok?" She looked at Stephanie. The girl nodded.

"What am I going to do if I never get the chance to tell him?" She asked.

"Don't talk like that. You'll be able to tell him." Amanda told her. The two sat down and waited. About two hours later, Dr. Rottenstein walked into the waiting room.

"Robbie is out of surgery and in the intensive care unit. We hope that he'll be conscious soon. He lost quite a bit of blood and it will take his body awhile to recover." He explained.

"What about my husband?" Stephanie asked.

"He's still in surgery." The doctor said.

"Can I see Robbie?" Amanda asked.

"I'll have a nurse come and get you when you can see him. As soon as Sportacus is out of surgery I'll let you know." Dr. Rottenstein promised. He left the girls and headed back to the operating room.

Trixie walked in to the room and came over to her two best friends. The three hugged and sat down.

"How are they?" She asked. Amanda explained everything. Trixie explained that Pixel, Stingy, and Ziggy were at the Mayor's house. They were helping to get things ready for Stephanie's parents. Apparently Bessie had called them and they promised to get to LazyTown as quickly as possible. The Mayor and Captain Dogooder were questioning the other two men about the whole incident.

While the friends were talking, the doctors were furiously trying to save Sportacus' life. They had managed to find the bullet that pierced his lung and the one that hit his stomach but controlling the bleeding was another matter. That's when the heart monitor's steady beeping became a steady single loud BBBEEEEEEEEEPP!

To Be Continued…