Chapter 2
June 14, 2026 at 9:00 am
Joshua and Stephanie sat with Bessie while they waited for the doctor. Samantha sat with her parents and Sportacus had rounded up Trixie, Stingy, Pixel, and Ziggy. Everyone sat still and silent waiting for news on the ex-Mayor.
"Mrs. Meanswell?" Doctor Rottenstein approached the elderly woman.
"How is my husband?" Bessie asked.
"Can I talk to you in private?" The doctor wondered.
"We'll be over there." Stephanie said. She and Joshua got up and walked over to the others.
A few minutes later, Dr. Rottenstein walked away and Stephanie rushed back over to the woman.
"He's had a heart attack." Bessie spoke the words slowly as if she were trying to understand them.
"Will he be ok?" Stephanie asked.
"The doctor says he has seventy-five percent blockage in two of his arteries. They're going to have to go in and perform a double bypass. The only reason they caught the blockage was because he had a clot form in one of the blocked arteries. Being that he is almost ninety, his chances are not as good if he was younger." Bessie told her as tears formed in her eyes. Stephanie wrapped her arms around the distraught woman and the two just sat together. Both of them were worried and they hoped that Milford could beat the odds.
Some time later, everyone decided to take shifts being with the ex-Mayor. He was out of surgery but still not out of the woods. The others would return home to LazyTown and try to get some rest.
"We'll stay, Bessie. Why don't you let Amanda and Robbie take you home?" Sportacus offered.
"I can't leave him. I have to stay." She said. The above average hero nodded and sat down next to her. Amanda and Robbie promised to come back later. Samantha stayed behind with Joshua.
"You should go. Try to…" Joshua started but she cut him off.
"I'm staying. Besides we can try to think of a name for you while we're waiting for him to wake up. I'm sure that he'll be excited to know what you've picked." Samantha took his hand. The new hero smiled weakly. Focusing on something else wasn't going to be easy but he had to try.
Suddenly, Joshua's crystal went off. He looked down at his chest and saw the bright light and immediately knew he had to return to LazyTown.
"Someone's in trouble. I have to go." Was all he said and before Samantha could say anything the twenty year old was off like a shot.
Joshua ran at top speed all the way back to LazyTown. He hadn't taken the airship the first time and now he hoped that he could get back in time. The new hero ordered his legs to run faster as they screamed for some relief.
Sportacus saw his son run off. He wanted to go with him but Joshua told him to stay put. Don't worry, Dad. I'll be back as soon as I can. The words ran through his head. Quickly, the above average hero responded. Be careful. Focus only on who you have to save, not on what's going on here. When Sportacus didn't get a response he got nervous. Joshua! He screamed in his head. Joshua!
To Be Continued…
A/N: I'm going camping this weekend. The next chapter probably won't come until Wednesday the 21st of June.
