Chapter 2
Sportacus dropped what he was carrying and ran after her leaving Milford to explain. With his above average speed, he easily caught up to her.
"Stephanie, stop. What's wrong?" He asked putting his hands on her shoulders. Tears still trickled down her cheeks and onto her pink sundress. She opened her mouth but no words came out. Sportacus knew that whatever had happened had been serious and he felt bad. Crouching down, so he was at eye level with her, he looked into her chocolate brown eyes. They were red, puffy, and full of sadness.
"Please tell me what happened." The above average hero asked.
"They're gone." Were the only words that quietly slipped from Stephanie's mouth. A look of confusion crossed Sportacus' face.
"Who's gone?" He asked.
"My parents." The words hit the air and hung there like the summer's high humidity. More tears began to fall down Stephanie's face and Sportacus stood up straight and pulled her close. He could feel her sobbing into his chest and he tried to calm her down.
"It'll be ok. We can get through this." The above average hero promised. Carefully he moved his hands and scooped her up in his arms. Sportacus then headed back toward the Mayor's house.
When they arrived, Bessie came out and ushered them in. The kids had been sent home and Milford sat on the couch in the living room. Sportacus walked over and set Stephanie next to her uncle. Bessie then pulled him aside into the kitchen.
"Milford hasn't said much. How about Stephanie?" She asked.
"All she said was that her parents were gone." He replied.
"The only extra bit of news I got was that Stephanie was going to live in LazyTown now." Bessie told him.
"So, the reason the Mayor went to visit his sister, was that…" Sportacus couldn't finish the sentence.
"His sister and her husband are dead." Bessie kept her voice low.
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Trixie, Stingy, Ziggy, and Pixel sat in the tree house trying to figure out what they had done wrong.
"I thought she'd love to have a party." The Gizmo Guy said.
"Well maybe she realized it was my party and she couldn't handle it." Stingy told them. At this, Trixie elbowed him in the ribs.
"What should we do?" Ziggy asked, sticking his favorite lollipop into his mouth. The four friends sat around in silence. No one knew what to do.
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Robbie Rotten moved away from his periscope. He had seen the whole incident and walked over in front of his disguise tubes. Something inside him hurt.
"What is wrong with me?" He asked no one in particular. The evil villain of LazyTown wasn't paying attention and tripped down the stairs.
"I meant to do that." He muttered. Quickly, he stood up, brushed himself off, and straightened his vest. Robbie plunked himself down in his big fuzzy orange chair. He shook any strange feelings of sympathy for the pink-haired girl immediately.
"She thinks things are bad now. Wait until Sportacus is forced to leave LazyTown FOREVER!" The evil villain shouted. The last word echoed off the high vaulted walls of his underground lair.
To Be Continued…