Chapter 4
Sportacus sat on a stool in the kitchen, next to Milford. Bessie was digging around the fridge for something to eat.
"Stephanie said she woke up in the hospital. Is she physically ok?" The above average hero asked.
"The doctors said she only had some cuts, bruises, and a slight concussion." Milford explained. A silence followed. After a minute or so, the Mayor opened his mouth again.
"I don't understand how that can be! My sister, Ruth, and her husband, Howard, were killed. The police showed me pictures of the car. There was practically nothing left. Howard died on impact; his brains were splattered all over the car. Ruth was thrown up against her door. Her internal organs were bashed against her rib cage and it caused internal bleeding. Stephanie's head was thrown against the window and she only had a slight concussion. I don't understand!" Milford shouted and began to cry. Bessie was over in a flash comforting him. Sportacus understood the man's pain but he was afraid that his shouting would wake Stephanie. Sure enough, the nine year old came down the hall. Quickly, she went over to her uncle and the two hugged. Bessie backed away and let them comfort each other. Quietly, Sportacus got up from his chair and left.
Underground, behind the billboard, Robbie was going over the plan one more time. Tomorrow morning would be perfect to put it into action but he needed to make sure that everything would be in place.
"Sportakook will never see this coming. I'm a genius!" He shouted. That's when the alert on his periscope went off. Robbie raised one eyebrow and walked over to it. He grabbed the handles, stretched his arms out, and pulled his face close to the viewing lens.
"It's Sportadork, but he's not running or jumping or flipping." Robbie pulled back blew on the lens and rubbed it off with his elbow. Looking in it again, he could see that his eyes weren't deceiving him. The overactive blue elf was just walking. It was the weirdest thing but the villain didn't let it bother him. There was a plan to do and an above average hero to get rid of.
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Morning came faster than Sportacus would have liked. It had been way past his eight-oh-eight bedtime when he finally crawled into bed. He'd spent most of the night, tossing and turning; remembering how he had felt when his parents were taken away from him. He wasn't much older than Stephanie when they were killed and the above average hero felt that there had to be something he could do for her. Without the help of his uncle and aunt, Sportacus wasn't so sure he would have become the hero he is today.
Suddenly, his crystal went off and Sportacus quickly shot out of bed and moved towards the side of the airship.
"Door!" He commanded. The door moved down and turned into a platform. Sportacus pulled out his spyglass and took a look around LazyTown. It didn't take long for the above average hero to find the problem. He quickly called out another command.
"Platform down!" The platform lowered and he called again.
"Ladder!" The white rung ladder dropped and Sportacus climbed down it. He raced over to the kids. Trixie, Stingy, Ziggy, and Pixel were tied to a tree.
"Sportacus!" They called out. The above average hero was about to untie them when suddenly the ground underneath him gave way.
To Be Continued...