Chapter 9
Stephanie walked around the outside of Robbie's Lair and tried to find what was causing all the weird weather. The snow continued to fall and it now came up to just below her waist. It was tough going but she wasn't about o give up. A tickle in the back of her throat forced her to cough and the cough drop she had came out in her hand.
"Ewww." The fourteen year old scrunched up her nose and tried to get the sticky thing off her pink mittens. With her fingers jammed inside the mitten it was a little difficult but luckily she had purchased a pair that changed into gloves and she quickly pulled the sticky cough drop off her glove. Stephanie licked her fingers, pulled the mitten part back over her open fingers, and then continued to try to move through the snow.
The going was slow but soon she tried to move her foot and it banged up against something.
"That's weird. I don't remember there being anything here." She moved her leg again and again it hit something. Bending over, Stephanie scraped the wet snow away from the object that blocked her path.
"This is definitely not part of Robbie's tube system." The pink haired girl said to herself. Quickly she reached inside her coat pocket and pulled out the walkie-talkie.
"Sportacus, this is Stephanie. I think I found something. Over." Releasing the 'talk' button, she waited for a response but got nothing but static.
"Pixel, this is Stephanie. Can you reach Sportacus? I'm getting nothing but static. Over."
"I'll try to raise him and see what happens. Over." Came the Gizmo Guy's voice over the walkie-talkie.
"Thanks. Over." Stephanie replied. She tried to move in place to keep warm as the wind had picked up and stung her face. The top snow, which was lighter than the snow underneath, began to whip around. There was a cackling from the walkie-talkie and she tried to listen.
"I'm…getting…from… Must…the… wind. Over."
"Could you repeat that? Over." Stephanie asked. There was nothing but static over the line.
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Sportacus landed in a pile of snow at the bottom of Robbie's tube. It wasn't much warmer inside the lair than it was outside and the above average hero hoped that Robbie was all right. Despite all his pathetic attempts at trying to make him leave, Sportacus still believed that one good friend would turn the villain around.
"Robbie!" He shouted.
"Mmhphf." Came a muffled reply. Looking around, Sportacus realized there was a pile of blankets that looked like a good place to start. Quickly, the above average hero dug through the blankets until he found a familiar face.
"We have to get you out of here. It's too cold. You could freeze to death." Sportacus told Robbie.
"When I want your help, I'll ask for it Sportaflake." Came the villain's response.
"Uh huh, come on." Sportacus pulled him from underneath the remaining blankets and off of his fuzzy orange chair.
"What are you doing here anyway?" Robbie asked.
"You and I both know why I'm here. Stephanie is up top looking for whatever contraption you built and used. Do you have a winter coat and some boots to wear?" The above average hero wondered. Robbie just muttered under his breath and went over to his costume machine. Pressing a select few buttons, Robbie spun around and was ready to go.
"You'll have a lot of explaining to do when we get this cleared up." Sportacus said.
"Oh I don't think so." The villain smirked and swung a shovel that came with his outfit. Sportacus caught the shovel with the back of his head and crumpled to the ground.
"Now, off to get Pinky." Robbie smirked.
To Be Continued…