I got such a great response from the first chapter that it really motivated me to get the second out, ASAP! I won't usually be able to update this quickly, but I wanted to get this one done for y'all.

Oh yes, and I don't own WordGirl. That goes for this entire story.

Enjoy!

«When we last left our hero, she was on her way to the park to stop Tobey from doing terrible robot things! Just what is he up to? And will WordGirl be able to put an end to it? Stay tuned to find out! »

The Narrator spoke quietly, trying to avoid a scolding from the heroine, but WordGirl was too lost in her own thoughts to notice the unwelcome commentary.

Tobey? Causing trouble in the park? But I thought he'd gone good! she thought frantically. He's been being so nice, and friendly, and, well, not evil! What would make him turn villain again? WordGirl just couldn't understand why Tobey would slip back into his old, nefarious ways. He'd seemed fine earlier at school that day… but wait—he'd been about to ask her something in AP Bio. But how could that have something to do with this now? She brushed it off as unimportant.

WordGirl shook her head, partly to clear her mind, and partly to get her hair out of her face as she streaked toward the park. Her long brown hair streamed out behind her, losing its curl at the high speed she was going. In no time at all, she was at the park—her hair bouncing back to its usual curl—hovering above a sheepish Tobey and his strange, new, and rather large robot.

"Oh, hello WordGirl, I was just—" he started to explain.

"Come on, Tobey, I thought you were done with the whole "destroy the city with my robuts!" routine!" WordGirl announced, attempting to mimic his accent and letting her disappointment show.

"Yes, I…I mean, no, it's—was that supposed to be me?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. He shook his head quickly. "Never mind. It's just that this isn't a bad robot. I mean, it wasn't created for villainous purposes."

When WordGirl examined the robot more closely, it didn't really look like it was wreaking much havoc. It really didn't even look that intimidating, except for its size. It was a huge, clear, glass dome secured to a wide metal bottom by a belt of metal across the top. Inside the dome, the bottom was filled with a few feet of water, and a grassy island sat in the middle. A couple bushes and a small tree sat in the island, and an extendable arm was reaching for a sapling from the park to add to it. WordGirl watched as the top of the dome retracted so the mechanical arm could place the tiny tree inside, where it was gently planted in the island by the hand. She spotted a handful of fish in the water, a couple birds sitting in the tree, and she even noticed a small animal scurrying into one of the bushes. She looked to Tobey in confusion.

"Okay—what is this?"

"It's for a school project," he explained, gesturing to the massive 'robot'. "My partner—I just wanted to make a great project for her, and I thought…well…"

"Oh!" WordGirl said as it hit her. "For the Bio-Bottle project!"

"Yes," Tobey confirmed in relief. "It's a—but, how did you know that?"

"Oh-ho," WordGirl laughed nervously, waving her hand dismissively. "Everybody knows about that!"

"But…our teacher said it was something new she was trying…"

"Well, pfft, yeah, 'cause all the other schools have been doing it," WordGirl improvised, trying to lower her voice a bit to sound older. It was moments like this, where she was caught off guard around people that she knew, that worried her the most. She was always nervous that they would make the connection between Becky and WordGirl, but no one had come close for some time. While Tobey wasn't as obsessed with WordGirl as he used to be, he was still familiar with her from their occasional encounters, and now that Becky sat next to him every day, she was especially afraid that he would get suspicious.

"Well, I wasn't really doing anything wrong," Tobey explained, fidgeting with the remote. "I was just using some of the park's foliage for the Bio-Dome. I don't believe it's against any rules, and I didn't think anyone would mind…"

"I guess no one does," WordGirl replied as she glanced around. No one seemed to be panicking, and there were even kids on a playground on the other side of the park. "I guess it was just the Help Guy. He said you had a "horrible new robot", so I came to investigate."

"It's not horrible!" Tobey argued indignantly, crossing his arms.

"His words, not mine," WordGirl clarified with her arms held up innocently. She drifted to the ground and looked at Tobey and his machine curiously. She began again, hesitantly. "So, it's for a project? And, you did this for your partner?"

Tobey flushed, nearly dropping his remote. "Y-yes, but…it's just she's quite a nice girl, and I wanted to make something great for her—for us, I mean, for our project, to be sure we get an A—and I just thought that it would—"

Suddenly, WordGirl's super-hearing caught an indistinct sound, just barely within earshot. It sounded vaguely familiar, but she couldn't place where she'd heard it before. She forgot about Tobey as her eyes snapped to where the sound was coming from. She could just barely make out a tiny dot in the sky, which was slowly descending. WordGirl figured out what it was as she put together the familiar sight and sound—a meteorite. As it came closer, she realized that it was much larger than she had thought, maybe the size of a short school bus! The meteorite was gaining speed, and when she estimated its trajectory, she gasped.

"Oh no!" WordGirl exclaimed, leaping into the air. "That meteorite is heading straight for the playground!"

«Will Becky appreciate Tobey's efforts? Will WordGirl be able to save the children on the playground from the falling meteorite? »

"Of course I will!" she snapped, scowling. "And stop doing that!"

«Will I ever be allowed to narrate again? »

"No! So go away!"

«Find out next time on…WordGirl! »

"Agh! My life is not an episode! So stop narrating it!"

«You used to appreciate me… »

WordGirl rolled her eyes. "I've got a space rock to catch."

Without another word, she zipped off to intercept the meteorite that was hurtling toward Earth. She looked from the young children playing on the playground, oblivious to the danger they were in, to the incoming meteorite, which seemed to be gaining speed—possibly faster than she could catch up with. WordGirl's eyes widened in alarm as she realized that she might not be able to reach it in time.

"Gotta…fly…faster!" she exclaimed, willing her super-speed to accelerate.

WordGirl put on as much extra speed as she could muster, which sent her rocketing into the side of the meteorite just before it would have obliterated the playground. The force of her impact knocked it off course and sent it flying across the park, and her with it.

"Yes! I did it!" she cheered.

That last-minute burst of speed must have taken more out of her than she had anticipated, because she was feeling weaker, and was unable to steer the meteorite as it hurtled into the forest at the edge of the park. The huge, foreign boulder finally came to a halt after smashing its way through several yards of woodland, where it shattered against the side of some rocky ledges protruding alongside the hiking trails.

WordGirl felt the breath knocked out of her when the meteorite exploded into thousands of tiny fragments, and she gracelessly fell amid its rocky debris. Her gasp of pain at the rubble digging into her skin brought new air into her lungs, clearing her head only for the pain to settle in. She felt frail and weak, and tried unsuccessfully to pick herself up. WordGirl managed to sit up, but she felt sick and exhausted. She couldn't remember ever feeling this bad, except when she had been exposed to… Lexonite!

«Oh no—WordGirl, are you alright? »

"I…I'm not sure…" she replied weakly, not even remembering to be upset with him. She stared at the broken meteorite around her, noticing for the first time the rock's odd, red and yellow coloring. "It's…it was lexonite…"

«Uh oh…»

"WordGirl!" The heroine jumped as Tobey, suddenly beside her, grabbed her shoulders and turned her to face him. She hadn't even heard him coming! Tobey was out of breath, and covered in scratches—had he been running? "WordGirl; are you okay?"

WordGirl tried to focus on his face, but the world was swimming and she felt herself starting to lose consciousness. She grabbed his hand and held on for dear life. Tobey was good now, right? So she could count on him…right? She tried to speak but her mouth wasn't cooperating. Her head swum as darkness prodded at the edge of her vision, and she fell backward into Tobey's arms, still clutching his hand with all of her remaining strength, as though willing him to understand.

"I need…ah needa go…" she murmured breathlessly. "Lexa—night. Lexa… L-lexa…nnn…"

"What? Who's Lexa?" Tobey asked, misunderstanding her pleas, but it was too late. He shook WordGirl in an attempt to wake her, but she was out cold. He looked around for help, but the park seemed to be abandoned now. What was he supposed to do? Glancing down at WordGirl's unconscious body, he got an idea.

"Oh, she's going to kill me," he muttered.

Pulling the Bio-Dome's remote out of his pocket, Tobey commanded the robot to come pick him up. It was just outside the forest, since it was too bulky to maneuver through the trees, and he had used it to follow WordGirl after the meteorite had carried her into the woods. The Bio-Dome's extendable arm reached through the trees and carefully picked up its creator, and, consequently, WordGirl.

Once they were comfortably atop the giant dome, Tobey plugged in his next directions, and the machine started carefully forward…toward Tobey's house.

Ha HA! This should be good…

The story's coming along a little more, and the next chapter will introduce one of WordGirl's new villains…and, you might get a glimpse of some of her "unexpected side effects"… ;)

Really guys, thanks for your reviews! They were all so kind and encouraging…so I really hope you liked this! Let me know how I'm doing!

Your pal,

SuperOreoMan