Chapter 5

Stephanie and Amanda returned from their shopping trip to find the apartment quite a mess. The two just stood there staring for a moment when Stephanie felt somebody move.

"Oh someone is unhappy." She said. Amanda helped her to sit down.

"I'm sure that Dr. Feels Good would have your head for keeping me on my feet." Her friend continued.

"Yeah well, you rode around in that scooter. Besides you needed to get out and move. I'm sure you were developing some kind of cabin fever." Amanda smiled.

"What do you suppose my husband is up to?" Stephanie asked.

"You're guess is as good as mine. Where is he anyway?" Her friend responded. As if on cue, Sportacus and another man neither girl recognized, came down the hall into the kitchen. The stranger was taller than Sportacus at about six feet two inches by Stephanie's reckoning. He had short brown hair and by the looks of things he definitely had muscles (though not as big as her husband's).

"This is Mr. Wayne from Gotham. He's here to help us with a few things." Sportacus told the girls. Their friend took the cue.

"I hate to meet and run but Robbie needs me back home. Its nice to meet you sir." Amanda said, shaking his hand. To Stephanie she said,

"I'll call you later." Then she was out the door in a flash.

"Can she be trusted?" Bruce asked. Sportacus nodded.

"Amanda is very trustworthy. We don't have to worry about her." He replied.

"Good then we must get down to business." Bruce responded. Sitting down next to Stephanie he said,

"Its very nice to meet you ma'am. I wish it was under better circumstances."

"What's going on?" She asked looking from him to her husband. Sportacus sat on the ottoman and pulled close to the couch. Taking her hands in his, he explained everything to her.

Stephanie tried to absorb the story as it was coming to her. Bruce saw that she understood what was happening but that it was just a lot to think about. That's when Stephanie cut Sportacus off.

"Let me get this straight. This Ra's Al Ghul character is out to get my husband and possibly our baby because his men couldn't do their job right the first few times. On the other hand, Mr. Wayne thought that he got rid of him for good only now you're talking about a Lazarus Pit. My first question is: Why were they after Sportacus in the first place? Which brings me to me next question: Do you know where there is one of these pits? Another one is: Can't we destroy the pits so he can't return to normal? And finally: You're Batman?" Stephanie finished looking at Bruce. He nodded and replied,

"The banamaður Skuggi were after your husband because it was their duty to clear the path for the League of Shadows. Ra's Al Ghul has bigger plans than just destroying Gotham. But first he would need to stop anyone who would get in his way. The only reason that he didn't send them to get rid of me was because he wanted one last chance to get me to join him. It is my belief that once he got rid of all the heroes, like me and your husband, that it would be easier to topple the greatest power in the world." Bruce sat up straight. What he had just said could prove to be the truth. No one spoke for a few minutes. The three just sat there and contemplated what was said.

Ra's walked down to the nearest mailbox. He had written a new letter telling Vincent that an old student had arrived in LazyTown and that the men should be readied in case he needed them. One hero he could handle on his own but two was a different story. Bruce Wayne had been a good student and it saddened Ra's that he had taken a stand against the League of Shadows. But those feelings were gone. They had been replaced by the driving need to accomplish the mission. Nothing was more important.

To Be Continued…