Chapter 4
April 10, 2022 at 5:15 pm
Trixie and Stingy were trying to get out of their storm cellar to no avail. Something blocked the door. The two began to shout for help when they heard a familiar voice.
"Hang on guys!" Sportacus shouted. He put his hands on the tree trunk that blocked the couple's only means of escape. Pushing, the above average hero easily discarded the fallen tree like it was a branch. Throwing open the door, Sportacus asked,
"Are you guys ok?"
"Yes, thanks Sportacus." Trixie said.
"MIIINE!" Stingy exclaimed pointing at the tree that the above average hero had moved. Sportacus shook his head. Some things never change. Just then his crystal went off again. He told Trixie and Stingy to go to the Town Hall before running in the direction he was needed.
Samantha held Joshua's hand as they walked toward Town Hall. Stephanie decided that they should see if they could set up some kind of command center there. Amanda and Robbie said that was a good idea. However when they passed Uncle Milford and Bessie's house their plans changed.
The roof was completely gone off the house and the backyard swing had been tossed through the back of the house. Without thinking Stephanie raced behind the house. There was a huge pile of rubble over the storm cellar. She began to dig through it looking for the door. The others came over to help her.
Sportacus stopped outside Pixel's. The huge satellite dishes were strewn on the ground but surprisingly the rest of the roof seemed intact. Some of the windows were broken and he raced inside the house. Pixel didn't have a storm cellar so he would have gone to his basement.
When the above average hero opened the front door, he realized that the house wasn't as stable as it looked. The satellite dishes had been anchored to the framework of the house and giant cracks had formed on the walls. He had to find Pixel fast before the weight of the house forced it to collapse on itself.
Stephanie's hands were covered in cuts and scrapes but she didn't care. They had finally uncovered the storm cellar door. Robbie opened it and went down inside. He was confused at the scene before him. Coming back up, Robbie said,
"They're not here."
"What do you mean 'not here'?" Stephanie asked confused. "Why aren't they in the storm cellar?" She asked. A horrible thought crossed her mind. Again she didn't think and raced toward the house. Joshua felt what was going to happen and grabbed his mother.
"Don't go in there. I'll do it." He said. Stephanie looked into her son's eyes. She could see his father in him whether he wanted to admit it or not.
"Ok?" Joshua asked. His mother nodded. So the sixteen year old headed into his great Uncle's home.
Sportacus reached the basement and immediately went for the pantry. It was the only room that didn't have a window. A loud cracking noise stopped him. He had less time than he thought.
"Pixel, come on." The above average hero urged as the Gizmo Guy climbed out of his hiding place. Quickly, the two began to make their way upstairs as the house continued to make horrible noises.
Joshua climbed through the hole created by the swing. He carefully picked his way through the house.
"Uncle Milford! Aunt Bessie! Where are you?" He shouted. There was a muffled reply and he followed it to the basement door. Clearing a path, Joshua opened the door and found the octogenarians standing at the top of the stairs.
"Thank you Joshua." Milford said.
"No problem. Lets get outside. I don't feel…" He didn't get a chance to finish when there was a loud noise.
To Be Continued…