Chapter 13
"I've got good news. I figured out what was wrong with this weather machine and I think I can reverse its polarity and hopefully that should bring things back to normal. The guys at the National Weather Service agree so I'm giving it a shot." Pixel told Sportacus.
"My only concern now is that if the temperature returns to where it would normally be in July then we could have very serious flood problems. They say for every ten inches of snow, you get one inch of rain and I think we have at least three feet of snow." The above average hero said.
"So we'd have three point six inches of rain in less than an hour." Pixel swallowed.
"That means the creek would flash flood and we'd be up to our shins in water." Sportacus said.
"The slower we melt the snow the better." The Gizmo Guy quickly turned to his computer and began plugging in numbers to a program.
"What are you doing?" Sportacus asked.
"I'm running a simulation if we stop the snow and slowly remove the clouds allowing for the sun to start the melting process, instead of removing everything at once. The clouds will keep in any heat or cold until they break up. At that point the sun begins to melt everything slowly. However if we remove the clouds immediately we have a flash flood on our hands." Pixel explained.
"So what would our water totals be if we do it the slow way?" The above average hero wondered.
"According to my simulation, the creek will rise but it will not flood. The maximum water we'll get is around an inch. Plus the process will take longer allowing the ground to soak up more than if we melt it all at once." Pixel told him.
"All right then lets do it!" Sportacus exclaimed.
"You call the Mayor and I'll get the Pick-Up-O-Matic 3000 to take the machine outside." The fifteen year old said. Sportacus quickly rushed up the basement stairs and headed for the kitchen telephone.
A few minutes later, Pixel stood outside bundled up in his winter outfit. Sportacus stood next to him as the fifteen year old hit the correct sequence of buttons. Within seconds, the snow and wind stopped.
"Ok, now we remove the big puffy snow clouds and see what happens." Pixel said as he hit the buttons in another sequence. The two watched as the big clouds gave way to smaller clouds as the next sequence was entered. The temperature slowly began to rise and the Gizmo Guy monitored it on his gauge.
"Its up to forty degrees and climbing, forty five, fifty." The fifteen year old said.
"The snow is beginning to melt. Great job Pixel. Can you handle this while I run to check out how things are going around town?" Sportacus asked.
"Sure, no problem." The Gizmo Guy smiled. With that Sportacus took off to check up on the residents of LazyTown.
His first stop was to Doctor Melior's office. The above average hero knocked on the door and the doctor let him in.
"How is Stephanie?" Sportacus asked.
"Better. I managed to get her fever down and she's sleeping. I have a prescription for her, all ready to go. You can take her back to her uncle's now that the snow has stopped." The doctor smiled and handed over the bottle of pills.
"Great, thanks Doc." Sportacus was glad to hear that. The doctor led him down the hall to his examining room and the above average hero carefully scooped up Stephanie and ran to the Mayor's house.
To Be Continued…