Sportacus was distracted from staring at Robbie by a letter shooting through the floor. He grabbed the canister and opened it. Reading the first few lines of the letter he handed it to Robbie.

"It's for you," Sportacus said holding out the letter for Robbie to take.

Robbie got up from the floor and took the letter from Sportacus without saying thanks. Robbie read the letter and wanted to jump up and down with glee. It said that people were coming in a day to fix the pipe and drain the lair of all the water that had flooded it. Robbie's face fell when he read the part that said the whole process would take four days. Losing his patience Robbie screwed up the letter and tossed it into a corner. He couldn't stay with Sportacus another four days, it was impossible!

Sportacus didn't have to ask Robbie what the letter said when he saw Robbie's reaction to it. Sportacus could feel a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, another four nights sharing a bed with Robbie Rotten the cover snatcher. Sportacus didn't know how he'd get around this little eventuality but decided he'd just have to put up with it. What was another four days anyhow?

Two days later Robbie and Sportacus stormed into the town hall. Both were arguing about something and managed to have a long enough break in their argument to say hello to Bessie and the Mayor. The Mayor watched this scene with great amusement and also some surprise. He'd never known Sportacus to openly argue with anyone, especially Robbie Rotten.

"Can we help you two?" Bessie butted into the argument.

Robbie turned and faced Bessie with a level stare, "You can't help anyone. Go away."

"Don't tell Bessie to go away! She just asked you a question and a helpful one too." Sportacus objected and then turned to Bessie, "Yes, you can help me." Sportacus stated calmly and then shouted, "Get him out of my airship!"

Bessie and the Mayor were both taken aback by this. They'd never known Sportacus to be like this, it seemed that Robbie had far outstayed his welcome and had been grating on Sportacus nerves.

"I'd be all too happy to leave your airship, Sportakook. There's only the only problem of my having nowhere else to go." Robbie shouted at Sportacus in response and then turned to face the Mayor, "What do you suggest we do?"

"You're not staying with me again. Not after the last time." Bessie interrupted the Mayor before he could say anything.

Robbie yet again levelled a stare at Bessie, "I wasn't asking you, go away!"

With Robbie telling Bessie to go away again another argument broke out between Sportacus and Robbie and it was a long while before the Mayor could get a word in edge ways.

"I don't know how to resolve this situation and can only suggest doing what we did before, pulling straws. This time it would be with the exception of you, Sportacus, and Bessie." The Mayor decided.

"No, no, no, no, no. I'm not going to stay with any of the kids. There is no way I'm agreeing with the straws again." Robbie objected.

"I'm afraid that you have no choice Mr Rotten. Unless you'd like to go back to your lair while the repair work is being done you have to accept what we can offer you."

Robbie snorted and said sarcastically, "I have a better idea. Why don't I stay with you for the two days there is left until my lair is fixed?"

"If that's what it takes Mr Rotten. It is after all going to be for two days and I think I can cope with that." The Mayor replied not sounding as confident as he would have liked.

With the current dilemma resolved Robbie stormed off. Sportacus stayed behind and stared at the Mayor in surprise with Bessie. He wasn't sure that Robbie staying at the Mayor's house was such a good idea.

Stephanie was sitting in her room writing in her diary when she heard someone knock on the door. Thinking it was her friends she ran to the door eagerly and opened it just the same way. Her face fell when she saw Robbie standing in front of her.

"Can I come in?" Robbie asked impatiently with his arms folded.

"Why?"

"Because your uncle said I could stay here until my lair is fixed. Now get out of the way little girl so I can come in."

Stephanie didn't quite know what to do. She didn't know if Robbie was telling the truth or not and didn't know whether it was wise to let him in until her uncle came home. Her questions were soon answered when she saw her uncle walking over and he told her to let Robbie pass.

As Robbie entered the house he stuck his tongue out at the little pink girl. He didn't expect her to stick her tongue right back out at him in response but she did. Instead of falling into a pointless game with her he just snarled and sat himself down in a chair.