Chapter 2

Stephanie, Sportacus, and Joshua had finished their breakfast and were now getting ready to leave. Dr. Feels Good told the couple to bring the baby over and he would take a look at him. This had put the couple at ease and they promised to be right over.

"Oh shoot!" Stephanie said suddenly. Sportacus came over to her and asked,

"What's wrong?"

"Today is the day I go shopping with Bessie for Christmas. I completely forgot. I'd better call her." She told her husband. He was about to answer when his crystal beeped.

"You'd better see if she can give you a ride to Dr. Feels Good's office. I gotta go." Sportacus said. Quickly, he kissed Stephanie and ran out the door.

Amanda and Robbie were enjoying breakfast at the Pancake Emporium when they saw Sportacus flip by.

"Something must be going on." Robbie remarked. As soon as the words came out of his mouth, a fire truck with its sirens blazing raced by the restaurant. Everyone in the restaurant had seen the above-average hero and the truck. Casually, as if it was an everyday event, they all returned to their meals. Sportacus was on the job, nothing to worry about.

Bessie knocked on the apartment door. Stephanie opened up and she pushed Joshua out in his stroller.

"I really appreciate you helping us. Sportacus' crystal went off and he can't make it to the appointment." She thanked her friend.

"Think nothing of it. After the doctor's we can take Joshua shopping with us." Bessie suggested. Then she picked up the car seat and the two ladies made their way out to the car.

Bessie helped Stephanie put the car seat in properly in her 2000 Chevy Impala. Then they put Joshua in and drove to Dr. Feels Good's office. Both hoped that nothing serious was wrong with the nine-month old. However on the other side of town, things were getting very serious.

Sportacus arrived at the scene of a burning building. As always, he had beaten the firefighters there. The above-average hero's crystal grew louder and that's when he heard someone screaming. Without thinking, Sportacus rushed inside the building.

Dr. Feels Good examined Joshua. Outwardly, nothing seemed to be wrong with him. At first, the doctor thought it might be colic but from what Sportacus had told him over the phone that seemed very unlikely. Checking for tenderness in the baby's stomach and intestines came up with nothing. This little boy was not unlike his father and it was quite obvious that as such he would be as hard to treat as the above-average hero. Dr. Feels Good decided to take a blood sample.

Sportacus dodged the flames that tried to sear his clothing and hair. His crystal beeped louder and louder. A beam from overhead fell down and the above-average hero dodged it. Then he spotted a collapsed form over by the second story window.

Stephanie thanked the doctor. Then she and Bessie headed back out to the car. Neither one knew what to think about Dr. Feels Good's uncertainty.

Putting Joshua in the car seat, the ladies then got in themselves. Firing up the Impala, Bessie directed the car away from the doctor's office. Now out at the intersection, the two waited for the light to change.

Sportacus grabbed the limp form and carried it back the way he came. The beam that crashed earlier had created a huge hole in the floor. Now the above-average hero's crystal blared as loud as the fire around him. What he didn't know was that it wasn't because of his current situation.

To Be Continued…