Once Sophie was finished unpacking she decided to go for a walk. 12 years really was a long time and she wanted to see what had changed in the quaint little town she loved. Strolling out of the house she glanced around, First of all there were more buildings than she remembered, instead of just the grocery store, town hall, school and houses that there used to be, there now stood a row of shops including a clothes shop, toy shop , stationary Palace and a small bank. On the other side of the park, she could see a small community hall, a theatre, a swimming pool and a gym. She leant against a wall and watched Stephanie and the others,Sportacus had returned and was playing with them again. Steph was dancing and singing, laughing and playing, it felt great to see her so happy, but Sophie couldn't help but feel like she had missed out in the 4 years since she had left for college and Stephanie had been taken in by their uncle. stop it, shes happy and shes thriving, thats all youve ever wanted. She continued walking until she found somebody she never thought she would see again.
'ROBERT!' She couldnt help but shout, but he jumped and fell into a toy wagon which started rolling down the hill. Within seconds Sportacus had withdrew a yoyo from his bag and cast it towards the wagons wheels. At first it looked as if it would miss, but then it curled round the wheels and brought the wagon to a stop with a sharp tug from Sportacus. He flipped towards Robbie Rotten, self proclaimed Town Villian and held out a hand to help. which Robbie naturally batted away.
'ROBERT ROTTEN!' The man in question winced, and tried to sneak away but he was tackled to the ground by a blonde manace.
'Really Sparkle, must you shout at me?'he asked tiredly but patted her back awkwardly all the same. Sophie looked up with tears in her eyes and Robbie felt his heart soften slightly. She took Sportacus's offered hand and pulled Robbie up with her, putting her hands on her hips and ignoring the crowd of children gathered.
'12 years! 12 years youve ignored me and thats all you can say!'
'Me! I ignored you for 12 years? youre the one who left Lazy Town and never came back!' Robbie was angry, no he was more than angry, he was pissed off.
How dare she! shes the one who ran off, i waited for years for her to return and she threw me to the wolves!He looked up at her, nostrils flaring but faltered when he saw tears dribbling down her cheeks. She seemed to lose all fight in her and said quietly
' You know why i didnt come back, why i couldnt come back.' She glanced at Sephanie and it clicked in Robbies brain.
'Wait! Wait a minute, SHES your sister? the PINK CHEELEADER' is the baby girl you dropped everything for to look after?! i thought she was a cousin or something!'Robbie shouted, pointing at a belweildered Stephanie and swiveling his head back and forth between the two.
Sophie stood frozen to the spot, she couldnt believe it, 12 years of not seeing this man and this was their reunion. She turned on her heel and marched back to the house, Robbie swore he heard her mutter 'im sorry' as she left but couldnt bring himself to run after her. His heart was breaking when he realised that the little girl he had actively been trying to get rid of for the last 4 years was practically family. His heart broke even more when he looked at said girl to see tears of anger and sorrow falling freely to the ground, he opened his mouth to appologise but she beat him to it.
'Robbie Rotten your'e horrid! you have no idea what weve been through!' and with that she spun around and raced after her Sissi.
The children were silent, you could hear a pin drop and all Robbie could do was stare after the two girls. Sportacus opened his mouth to say something but Robbie silenced him with a glare. He turned and stalked back to his lair. He would seek Sparkle out in a few days and appologise.
