LA Suka: Maybe she will be. :)
Chapter 15
Robbie watched Pixel's house to see if Sportacus was leaving. He could still punch in the self-destruct code but the chances of just hurting the above average hero were slim. The kids were annoying and noisy but hurting them would only get him kicked out of LazyTown.
"What to do? What to do?" Robbie muttered as he pulled his eyes away from the periscope. After rubbing his eyes, he glued them back to the scope.
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Pixel continued to tinker and read the scans off the computer. Sportacus paced back and forth while Stephanie watched Pixel.
"How much longer is this going to take?" She asked.
"Give me five more minutes." Pixel answered. Sportacus, who was now on the floor doing push-ups, stood up. He saw the look on Stephanie's face. She was either extremely bored or unhappy. The above average hero wanted to ask her if she was ok but Pixel interrupted.
"All right. The diagnostic finished. Sportacus, could you grab the printout?" The Gizmo Guy asked. Sportacus nodded and walked over to the printer. He looked at the sheet but it appeared to be nothing but gibberish so he handed it to Pixel. The nine year old grabbed the printout and read it.
"Hmmm…" he muttered.
"What is it?" Stephanie asked.
"Well according to the data, all of the software was completely destroyed but the hardware remains intact. I might be able to retrieve its protocols but that will take some time." Pixel explained. Sportacus' eyes went wide and Stephanie said,
"My brain hurts. Can you just do what you have to, so we can get what we need?"
"Of course. I'll call when I'm done." Pixel smiled.
"Can you give us a guess as to how long it will take?" Sportacus wondered.
"I'd say one or two days tops." The Gizmo Guy said.
"Ok, thanks Pixel." The above average hero smiled. Then he and Stephanie walked outside, leaving Pixel to his work.
Once they were alone, Sportacus turned to the pink haired nine year old. She seemed to be happier out in the sun.
"Well I guess we have to wait. Why don't we find the others? Maybe we could play catch." He suggested.
"Yeah, sure." Stephanie just shrugged her shoulders. She looked up at the above average hero's face. There seemed to be something in them that begged her to tell him the truth about the strange feelings she was having. Stephanie could feel blood rushing to her cheeks as they had earlier when he pulled her to safety and she wanted to turn away from him.
"Stephanie are you ok? Your cheeks are all red." Sportacus asked.
"I'm fine. Let's find the kids." She answered in a rush. Running towards the sports field she challenged the above average hero to keep up. At first, he pretended to fall behind but eventually he sped up and caught up to her. The two continued to laugh and tease each other until they reached the sports field where Trixie, Stingy, and Ziggy were playing.
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Robbie watched in disgust as the kids and the above average hero played catch in the waning afternoon sun. He turned from the periscope for the third time in ten minutes. There still had to be something he could do. The self-destruct mechanism was still an option. One he would have to take.
To Be Continued...