"What happened? Why isn't he waking up?" Ziggy asked in a shaky voice.

Stephanie looked at him not knowing what to say. She looked back at her best friend next to her on the floor. 'He couldn't be gone. He just couldn't.'

She bowed her head as tears welled in her eyes.

Robbie softly spoke. "He'll snap out of thththis." he studdered. "He will. He's...strong. He's strong." He whispered. This couldn't be the end of the Blue elf. "Look!" He excitedly pointed to Sportacus's crystal.

Stephanie pulled her head up and looked. She was filled with hope. It started glowing very red.

Sportacus was alive!

"Sports candy!" Stephanie shrilled. "He'll need sports candy!"

Pixel went and grabbed a few apples and handed them to Stephanie.

Robbie moved to his side between him and the Elven warrior. He leaned him against the couch. "Sportacus?" He tapped his face. "Come on. Wakey, wakey."

A weak moan passed his lips.

"Sportacus!" Robbie tapped his face a bit harder. Stephanie handed him the apple.

"Look! It s a nice juicy ap- um, maybe you should give it to him. I don't exactly have a good track record with apples."

Stephanie took it back and held it near his mouth. "Sportacus, it's an apple. Can you bite it?"

He moaned again. "Wha-?" Stephanie put the apple to his mouth and he took a small bite. He chewed slowly and as soon as he swallowed his crystal became a little less red. He could feel his strength returning with each bite until his crystal returned to normal.

"Are you...ok?" Robbie asked.

He was still a bit weak. "Yes, Robbie. I'm ok."

Robbie gave Sportacus a great big hug. "Oh, thank goodness! I mean, um," twitching his nose. "It's about time you woke up."

The kids looked at each other shocked. Sportacus wondered how long he was out. Robbie was being nice. As he thought about it, he knew Robbie did care deep down for all of them, in his own way. Sportacus smiled.

"What happened?" He asked taking another bite of the apple.

"You were struck by lightning." Pixel answered.

"I think your crystal helped you." Robbie said.

"Sportacus saw Elven princess on the floor next to Robbie. "I'd better get her on the couch."

Robbie stepped over on the other side of her giving Sportacus room when suddenly her hands reached out grabbing Sportacus and Robbie's arms. She arched her back and gasped for air, breathing it in for the first time. Robbie made a painful face as she squeezed his arm tight.

"Breathe!" Sportacus looked in her face. He managed to sit her up. "Come on breathe." He repeated and showed her what to do. Breathing in and out. She looked at him and started doing what he was. She loosened the grip on Robbie's arm. He gave a look of relief and started rubbing his arm when she let it go. "That's it. Breathe in, and out." She released Sportacus's arm and grabbed her chest.

Pixel and Stingy looked at each other and back at Elena the elf. "She's...alive?"

"So it would seem. It's going to make it hard to make her mine now." Stingy commented.

"That's good. You're doing fine. Just relax. You're safe." He calmed her looking in her emerald green eyes. He gave a friendly smile.

She looked at him then at Robbie. Slowly she shifted her gaze around the room and saw five children dressed in many colors and a room filled with strange objects she had never seen before.

The lights flickered. She nervously jerked. Sportacus put a hand on her shoulder. "It's ok. It's just lights." He waved his hand around at the various lights. He looked and she was very jittery. "Can you talk?" He asked gently.

She still continued to simply look at him. Thunder sounded again and she jumped to her feet and gracefully over the arm of the the couch. Her back against the door. Her breathing was more regular.

"I don't think she can understand me. Pixel?"

"I don't know. It must be the programming. I'd have to study her to find out anything."

"Um, Sportakook."

Sportacus whipped his head around and looked at Robbie.

"If you're going to do something I'd do it fast." He said softly nodding his head to the elf by the door. Her eyes were moving wildly around the room.

"I know that look and she's getting ready to run."

Robbie was right. He had to do something fast. She was just about to make a move. "Elena!" He yelled taking a step forward.

She stopped. "Elena." He said pointing to her. "Sportacus." He said pointing to himself. "Elena. Sportacus." He repeated using a gentle tone.

She looked at him suspiciously. He slowly took another step forward slowly extending his hand and offered a gentle smile. She looked at his hand then his face.

He nodded.

At that second all of Pixels monitors came to life and the main lights came on, startling everyone. Sportacus looked at the monitors quickly and out of the corner of his eye he saw the door fly open and the woodland elf disappeared into the stormy night.

Sportacus went into his signature move and sprang for the door when someone hooked his arm spinning him back in. He turned to face Robbie who unlocked his arm.

"Are you crazy? It's still storming out there! Am I crazy?" He shook his head.

"I have to get her back!"

"There is no way you're going to be able to find her in this."

"I have to try!" He started towards the door and Robbie jumped in front of him.

"If you go out there, you're putting yourself in danger and you might not be around to save anyone else."

"He's right, Sportacus." Stephanie chimed in. "I know you want to, but it's too dangerous until the storm passes. And we don't want to lose you again."

"I can't believe I'm going to say this but, Pinky's right!"

"But-"

"Look at like this. Your crystals not beeping so she's not in trouble."

Sportacus looked around. He submitted. "Ok. But if my crystal goes off, I'm going."

"Fair enough. Now," he said moving to the couch and laying down propping his feet over the side. "I'd like it if you kept the noise down. I need to finish my beauty sleep."

"I don't think so." Trixie said pushing his feet to the floor. She moved and sat at the other end.

Robbie sprang up and glared at her. Ziggy took the middle, sucking on his lollypop. Robbie growled, folded his arms and sat back indignantly.

Sportacus walked over to Pixel. "Pixel, what can you tell me about her?

"Well, the back story is she was captured and kept in the dungeon. The players have to rescue her and make their way back to her people going on all kind of adventures. Fighting orcs and trolls and lots of beasts along the way."

"Fighting?"

"Well, yeah. She is a warrior."

"And a princess." Stingy added as he sat on Pixels bed.

"See if there is a way we can communicate with her as soon as it's ok to turn your computer back on. I don't like the fact she's out there and might hurt someone or herself."

He looked at his crystal expecting it to beep. Then he began to pace like a nervous father back and forth in front of the TV.

Robbie rolled his eyes watching him. So, he leaned back, closed his eyes and began snoring.

"You're kidding, right?" Ziggy just looked at Robbie amazed he could fall asleep so fast.

As Sportacus paced, he knew he had to get to her fast. A warrior loose, scared and alone, it was a recipe for trouble.