Once he'd finished his lunch Sportacus went in search of Robyn whilst Ché dealt with Kit. Sportacus found Robyn where she'd been sitting when Kit had left her and she was still sulking. He was saddened to see that yet again the lover's tempers had come between them and was determined to see their relationship survive. Sportacus sat down next to Robyn and sighed.

"What's up with you?" Robyn asked with a slight hint of irritation in her voice.

"I don't know. Maybe I just wanted to sigh." Sportacus replied ignoring Robyn's irritation. "You weren't at the picnic," Sportacus continued.

Robyn shrugged, "I didn't want to sit with that unfeeling, uncaring, thoughtless boar."

Sportacus was a little taken aback by this but didn't let it show, "You can't talk about Ché like that. It's not fair." Sportacus commented knowing exactly who Robyn was talking about.

"I wasn't talking about him. I was talking about Kit. He laughed at me when I ran into the tree."

"You'd laugh at him if he did the same wouldn't you?" Sportacus asked with both eyebrows raised.

Robyn looked at him for the first time since they'd been speaking with a look that said, 'do you really believe that?'

Sportacus just shrugged in response. It was Robyn that sighed this time.

Kit's mood had been greatly lifted by Ché. The man had a lot of experience of romance and the various problems associated with it. He had been married for some thirty five years and had sixteen children, twenty grandchildren and six great grandchildren and had had a lot of practice in the art of making relationships work. Kit was sincerely sorry about laughing at Robyn and wanted to make things right between them but wasn't sure how.

Estimating that Robyn was of a similar temper to Kit, Ché suggested that Kit woo her with simple romance. He agreed with the young man that he'd let him spend the night alone with Robyn in his airship. What the two lovers needed most the was chance to have some time alone away from the prying eyes of their friends and Sportacus, that way they could feel free and talk personally.

Convincing Sportacus that this was a good idea and that the two youngsters would behave themselves would be a tricky task but Ché was sure he could work round him. Getting Robyn to go into the airship would also be a hard task; Ché gathered that she was as stubborn as her uncle could sometimes be which was unfortunate in a situation like this.

Kit and Ché devised a plan as to how they would work around both Robyn and Sportacus. Kit volunteered to take on Sportacus and Ché, Robyn. Finalising arrangements each man went off to accomplish their set tasks.

Sportacus had managed to bring Robyn out of her sulk with some difficulty and was now chatting and walking with Robyn through her flourishing flower garden. He was proud of her talents and was impressed with how well her flowers grew and the attention she paid to them. It was easy to see why Robyn would spend so much time there when she was feeling down, it was extremely peaceful in her little corner of the town and one could easily imagine being in another place entirely. Robyn had recently dug some new beds for the seeds she'd gotten for her birthday when her plans to rearrange the garden didn't work out.

The peacefulness in the garden was shattered when Sportacus' crystal flared into life signalling trouble. Nodding a farewell to Robyn he ran and flipped towards the trouble. It only took a matter of seconds for Sportacus to reach the scene of the trouble and when he got there he saw Kit stuck in a tree.

"What are you doing up there?" Sportacus asked looking up into the tree and quickly assessing how he'd get Kit down.

Kit smiled sheepishly, "I was just trying to enjoy the view."

Sportacus shook his head and jumped up into the tree and effectually carried Kit back down.

Once Kit had been placed back on his feet he smiled at Sportacus and putting his hands behind his back asked, "Can I spend the evening with the fair maiden Robyn in Ché's airship? Before you say anything I was kind of thinking, alone."

Sportacus knew exactly what Kit was asking and shook his head, "no, no, no, no, and no. I won't allow it."

In response Kit gave Sportacus his biggest and best puppy dog look which was guaranteed to melt the heart of the coldest person.

Sportacus resolutely looked away from Kit; he wouldn't be dragged into the same old trick Robyn used frequently when she wanted something. Kit's puppy dog look was better than Robyn's but Sportacus wouldn't falter.

'Tough guy, huh?' Kit thought to himself when he noticed he was being ignored and went on to plan B.

Throwing himself on both knees Kit begged Sportacus to say yes. He kissed Sportacus' boots and wailed incessantly in a gesture to bring Sportacus round to the idea. All Sportacus did was stare at him blankly.

All the noise Kit was making created a lot of attention and everyone looked out of their windows to see what was going on. Several of them laughed at Kit's antics and the look on Sportacus' face that showed he had no idea what to do.

Realising that the begging, grovelling and wailing was getting him nowhere Kit latched himself firmly onto Sportacus leg. Sportacus tried to shake him off but Kit wouldn't budge and before he knew it he could feel something hard and cold around the lower portion of his leg. Looking down in horror Sportacus saw one end of a pair of handcuffs attached to his ankle and the other end attached to Kit's wrist. Kit just smiled up at him innocently and waggled his eyebrows.

Ché had convinced to Robyn to meet Kit in his airship and was on his way to tell him with Robyn when they heard the commotion Kit was making. They looked at one another and then ran to see what was going on.

When Ché and Robyn saw what was happening they both burst out laughing. Kit had only just handcuffed himself to Sportacus when they arrived and Sportacus looked extremely unhappy about it.

"That is a man with no shame," Ché stated shaking his head.

Robyn nodded in agreement, "no pride either,"

Ché chuckled in answer and nodded. "I think we ought to do something before someone gets hurt."

"Leave it. Sportacus won't hold out much longer."

It seemed that Robyn was right. A thought had struck Sportacus that he could spend the rest of his life with Kit hanging onto his ankle and it was all he needed to change his mind. Besides he was also starting to need the toilet and couldn't see himself taking Kit with him. With the utmost exasperation he shook his head and looked down in annoyance at Kit.

"Ok! Fine!" Sportacus exclaimed, "You can spend the night with Robyn alone. Now will you get these things off?" Sportacus asked pointing to the handcuffs.

Kit smiled triumphantly and then his smile faded and he fumbled in his pocket with his spare hand, "I can't find the key."

Sportacus opened his eyes and mouth wide in total shock and then almost deliberately hit his head on a tree in exasperation when Kit undid his end of the handcuffs with a flick of his wrist and said, "just kidding,"

Kit then deftly undid the handcuffs round Sportacus' ankle and ran off before Sportacus could do anything to retaliate. Kit's laughter could be heard on the other side of town.

All Sportacus could do in reaction to Kit's laughter was shake his head. 'Clowns,' he thought to himself and rolled his eyes before making his way back to his airship.