Chapter 5
Stephanie had seen the whole thing from her bedroom window and she quickly pulled on her sneakers and rushed out of her Uncle's house. The rain stung as it pelted her skin. She cursed at herself for not grabbing a raincoat but Sportacus was in trouble and there was no time to care about her skin.
The road beneath her feet began to grow slippery, as the temperature had dropped since earlier. Stephanie continued as fast as she dared over the slick surface hoping that she'd make it in time to help her friend.
Sportacus reached for the ladder as he fell away from it but his arms weren't long enough and the ladder was out of reach. He turned quickly to see if there was someway to save himself but there were no trees nearby and it appeared he only option was to brace for impact.
Stephanie saw him hit the ground and immediately picked up speed not caring how slippery it was. Suddenly, her right foot didn't find the solid patch she thought and she lost her balance. The pink-haired girl landed hard on the ground on her elbows. Ignoring the pain in them, she got up and continued on her way to Sportacus.
She reached him in short order and saw that he was just laying on the ground. Knowing she couldn't carry him anywhere without a little help, she tried to wake him.
"Sportacus." The fourteen year old shook him gently and he began to come around.
"Wha' 'appened?" He asked as she helped him sit up.
"I promise to explain if we can get back to my Uncle's." She said.
"Stephanie?" The above average hero's mind was coming around as they stood up.
"Yes, come on." The girl smiled and he smiled back. He leaned on her carefully and they slowly walked over the ice and made it back to the Mayor's house. By the time the two got there, Sportacus had remembered what happened and he no longer leaned on her. In fact, she was leaning on him.
"You shouldn't have come outside without a coat." He said as he opened the door to Milford's house and scooped her up.
"You were in trouble; I had to help." Stephanie told him. Her skin was pale and she looked as though she was going to catch a cold.
"Let's get you warm and dry and then you'll feel better." Sportacus carefully set her down on the sofa and that's when he noticed the blood on his raincoat. He knew it wasn't his which meant that…
"Stephanie, did something happen when you were coming to get me?" The above average hero asked.
"I fell and landed on my elbows but I'm all right." She said. Quickly, he checked her elbows to find both were missing some skin and were bleeding.
"I'll be right back." He promised and he swiftly left the room. As he entered the living room, he bumped into the Mayor, who had just come back from the Town Hall. He saw the stains on the above average hero's coat and began to panic.
"Mayor, grab your first aid kit and meet me in the living room." Milford nodded and he ran to the bathroom as Sportacus returned to Stephanie.
"I'm cold." She said as he came back.
"I know, we'll get you warm soon, I promise." He said as he grabbed some tissues and tried to slow her bleeding elbows.
"Here Sportacus." Mayor Meanswell handed him the first aid kit. Quickly, the above average hero pulled out some peroxide and cotton balls. He cleaned the cuts and then realized that a regular bandage wouldn't cover the patch ripped open by the ice. Reaching for some gauze and carefully wrapped her elbows and taped the gauze down.
"There you go." The blue sports elf said.
"Thanks, Sportacus." Stephanie said.
"Now, you'd better get to your room and get those wet clothes off. Can't having you catching a cold." He said. Suddenly, the fourteen year old covered her nose and sneezed.
"Too late." She muttered and reached for a tissue.
"You should try to stay here until the weather lets up." Milford said as Stephanie went down the hall to change.
"I appreciate the offer but I came down here because I don't think this weather is natural and I'm going to check it out." The above average hero told him. Stephanie heard what he said as she came back down hall.
"Do you have to go?" She asked as she blew her nose.
"Whatever is causing this has given you a cold in the ten minutes you were outside and has caused everything to be covered in ice. It's the middle of July." Sportacus said.
"Well don't look now but the rain has changed to snow." Mayor Meanswell pointed out. Stephanie and Sportacus turned their heads and looked out the window in disbelief.
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Robbie looked outside and saw the weather changing. He didn't remember hitting the snow button so he ventured outside to check it out. What he found wasn't good. The weather Infuser 6000 was running full tilt with an error message flashing across the little LCD screen.
"WARNING: MALFUNCTION." It screamed. Robbie didn't know what to do now.
To Be Continued…