AN: Hey all! This is my first FF! No flames plz. But I would like to thank Paradisegurl101 for showing me how to get my story up here! This takes place before Holly meets Artemis Fowl.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Holly, Trouble, Root, or Foaly.

Chapter 1: A Second Chance

Captain Holly Short leaned back into her chair. Finely, she thought. I'm finely done with all that paper work. She sighed. Ever since the Hamburg thing Root had been giving her desk work and things like that. He was reluctant to let her up on the surface. Root poked his head out of his office.

"SHORT!!! Get in here!!!" He yelled. Holly got up and put here helmet under her arm. She walked into the commander's office. It smelled badly of his trademark fungus cigars.

"Yes sir?" She said. Root was sitting at his desk.

"Captain Short, I need you to go top side."

Finally!! Holly thought but she didn't let her face show it.

"We have two pixies and a sprite that have gone top side without visas. I need you to bring them back here."

"Yes sir."

"You need to go to the shuttle port in Tara. The three of them are getting close to a town of Mud Men," he said. "And I don't need another Hamburg incident, so Captain Kelp is going with you."

"With all do respect Commander, I think I can do this on my own," Holly said. But she knew that was unlikely to happen. Root wouldn't trust her to do this alone.

"Negative Captain. Kelp is coming with you and that's final." Root said. "Or would you prefer to work traffic?" He asked with a slight grin on his face.

"No sir. Working with Kelp is fine," she said. It has been awhile since she had worked with Trouble.

"Good," Root said, "Captain Kelp is waiting for you in the lobby."

Root returned his attention to the paper work on his desk. Holly left the office and went to the lobby. Trouble Kelp was standing next to the doors leading out of Police Plaza.

"Hey Holly," he said. Trouble smiled at her from behind his visor.

"Hi Trouble," Holly said returning the smile to him. "Ready to go?"

"Yep. I have an LEP cruiser waiting for us," he said. "Do you want me to drive?" Trouble held up the starter chip. Holly grinned at him. "What do you think?" She said plucking the card from Trouble's hand. She walked down the steps to the LEP cruiser. Trouble followed her to the cruiser. Holly got in the cruiser and started it up.

"To Tara." Holly said.

"To Tara." Trouble said.

That's the first chapter!!!!! YAY!!!! Well I'm sure you all know the drill. R&R!! Plz!!!!!