Back to Life, Back to Reality

Disclaimers: I do not own Lazytown or the characters in it. Robyn, Kit, Doctor Cole, Ché and Greta are my own characters.

Part ten of the 'Robyn' series.

"Energy at critical levels! Energy at critical levels! Explosion imminent! Explosion imminent!" The computer in Pixel's new lab exclaimed over the sirens that had started wailing.

Pixel hit his desk in frustration, "damn it!" he yelled before running for the stairs.

Pixel made it out onto the surface before a huge fire ball ripped through the lab and funnelled out of the open entrance. Sportacus was quickly on the scene and was relieved to see Pixel was unharmed. He'd seen the fire ball and had feared the worst.

"What happened?" Sportacus shouted over the din the computer was making, it had grown louder after the fireball struck.

Pixel shrugged, "I'm not sure. Everything with my experiment was going fine and then something made it go crazy. One thing's for sure, the lab's toast. I have to go back in to turn off the noise."

Sportacus shook his head, "Go home. Stephanie is worried. Tell me what button to press and I'll switch it off,"

"It's the red button on the main computer panel. Press it in for three seconds and the sound will stop. Be careful down there." Pixel watched Sportacus enter his lab which had once been Robbie's old lair and when Sportacus vanished from sight he headed for home.

Sportacus covered his ears against the racket that the computer was making and then quickly changing his mind covered his mouth. Smoke filled the room and the noise was nowhere near as dangerous as smoke inhalation. Looking around Sportacus agreed with Pixel's observation that the lab was toast. Wires hung everywhere and sparks flew off gutted pieces of equipment. Small fires burned in different locations around the room. Finding the main computer panel quickly Sportacus pressed the right button and was glad when the noise ceased. It had been so loud it had made his ears ring.

Assessing the small fires that were burning Sportacus reckoned they were small enough to be smothered out and grabbing the thankfully undamaged fire blanket from it's container on the wall put each one out. He was about to leave when he heard a sound which made him jump. It was the sound of someone coughing.

Kit added the finishing touches to living room wall. He and Robyn had moved into to Robbie's old house which had served for some four years as Robyn's childhood home. It had been difficult for Robyn to return as the place held many memories and nothing had been moved from the day that Robbie had died. Kit had commented that it was if time had stood still in the house since Robbie left it and no one disagreed.

Since their becoming engaged Kit and Robyn had decided that they needed to move in somewhere together and the house was it. It had taken some time for Robyn to come round to the idea completely even though it had been her that had suggested it but eventually she pulled through. For the last three weeks Robyn and Kit had been redecorating the house and had all but changed it completely. All of the old furniture had been removed and new furniture put in and all of the rooms were being given a fresh coat of paint.

"How many times are you going to repaint that wall? We must have gone through four colours already." A voice said from behind Kit.

Turning round Kit smiled when he saw Robyn, "Let me think," he began putting a hand to his chin in a thoughtful gesture. "Twenty times, actually, I think this is the last one." Kit took his hand away from his chin and Robyn laughed.

Kit looked at his hand and realised that it was covered in paint. Going over to a mirror he saw that he had a massive print of hand on his chin. He rolled his eyes at his own stupidity and then turned pointing a threatening finger at Robyn who was still laughing.

"You should have told me I had paint on my hand." Kit said in mock anger.

"It was funnier to watch you make an idiot of yourself." Robyn replied still laughing.

Kit opened his eyes and mouth wide in melodramatic shock and then narrowing his eyes evilly shouted, "Come here!"

Robyn laughed at him again and ran away. Kit playfully chased her around the house. 'At least I have my hands back now,' Kit thought to himself after narrowly running into wall and stopping himself with his hands.

Sportacus looked around all of his instincts tuned to their tightest. He couldn't see where the sound was coming from but it sounded close. Spotting something under Pixel's desk Sportacus crouched down and was surprised to see someone under it. It was too dark to see who but whoever they were they were coughing very badly. Gently grabbing the person's leg he pulled them out from under the desk and taking off his cap pressed it to the person's mouth instructing them to breathe through it. He picked them up once the person had done as instructed and he carried them out of the lab.

A small crowd had gathered outside of the entrance to Pixel's lab and everyone gasped when they saw who it was that Sportacus had rescued. Sportacus looked down and nearly dropped the person in shock when he recognised them. It couldn't be possible.

Robyn opened the door when a furious knocking shook it. She was surprised to see Ziggy standing outside looking exhausted.

"Robyn. You have to come quickly! There's something you should see! It's urgent!" Ziggy gasped getting his breath back.

Robyn looked to Kit and then back to Ziggy. Without another word Ziggy ran back the way he had come and was followed by Robyn and Kit. There was something all too familiar with the route they were running and Robyn could sense there was something happening up ahead.

Everyone turned round when they saw Robyn and Kit coming and unreadable emotions crossed their faces. The two seemed extremely confused and everyone knew their confusion would be amplified when they saw who Sportacus had saved. They were all dealing with their own surprise.

Seeing the small crowd and their faces Kit stopped running and asked impatiently, "What's going on then?"

No one answered him and looking at each other made a silent decision and parted down the middle to give the two access to what they'd previously been hiding. Kit stepped up and gasped when he saw the form lying on the ground. He tried to stop Robyn from seeing but it was too late. She'd seen him.

Robyn took in a sharp, startled intake of breath. Her head began to swim and she took a few stiff steps backwards. 'This isn't possible.' She thought through the gathering haze that filled her mind. The people around her shouldn't have been able to see the person lying on the ground but they could and she'd seen him breathing. Blood roared in Robyn's ears as the haze intensified and she started to sink slowly to the ground.

Kit caught Robyn before her fall could propel her all the way to the ground and he laid her down gently. Everyone had taken a step towards him in concern for Robyn and confusion as to what was happening.

"She's fainted," Kit stated out loud.

It was hardly surprising that Robyn had fainted. The person on the ground was none other than Robbie Rotten.