A/N: Okay so I have started to change this so it happens after lost colony. So there are spoilers now. I am however keeping the original. It starts on the chapter marked original, but you should be able to tell that. Now to the story. One last thing I am not changing them all at once and the plot will remain the same. I am just rewording it.
Holly watched Artemis leave with his LEP escorts. "How's Trouble been?" She asked turning back to Foaly.
"You're going to love this." Foaly said. He then paused for a few seconds to build suspense. "He's full commander."
It took a few moments for what Foaly said to sink in, but something didn't quite fit. "He's not even 100 yet-"
"Technically he's 92." Foaly cut in.
"No he's-" Holly started, but then remembered she was three years in the future. "Okay so he is." She corrected her self "But Root was the youngest ever full commander and was about 300 when he was appointed."
"Want to ask him yourself?" He said seeing her disbelieving look. "However I do not have a communicator on me, or his number."
"Okay. I'll call from the office. Seeing as I probably don't have an apartment any more."
Holly turned to leave. However Foaly waited for her to ask one more question that he knew was coming. "What's the date?" Holly asked. Here it came. He was going to have some explaining to do and Holly was most likely going to get mad.
"She's already been let out."
Holly got a little angrier than he expected. "How come this wasn't the first thing you told me." She screamed.
"I didn't think you'd care if one felon got released while you were gone." He replied. It wasn't the truth and Holly probably wasn't going to buy it.
"Of course I'd care you knew I'd care. Maikeis the sprite responsible for the Hamburg thing, a registered genius, and last I checked head of the Haven Criminal empire. What's she been doing for however long she's been free? I don't care if it is official, LEP superstition or something picked up off another felon."
"One; she's been out five months. Two; Nothing."
"What how do you have nothing on her." Holly said back to screaming, and attracting odd looks from all the corporals.
"Can you try calming down?"
Holly took a calming breath, and started talking again. "Haven't you been tapping her phones?"
"Tried. She beat me."
"Again. Wait last time after you knew it was her you could bypass her security."
"No such luck this time. You should probably get going."
"Why."
"Because if you don't want to have to deal with Mulch and Doodah right away you have about 30 minutes before they're back."
"Okay I'm going." She walked out the doors. Once they sealed behind her Foaly turned his attention to the demons.
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Holly keyed in her old code, and the door opened. She wasn't surprised though. She didn't expect Mulch to change the code. She looked around the office and the first thing she noticed was a computer on the wall. Most likely Doodah had installed it. She started scrolling through memory for Trouble's communicator. Then she heard the beating of wings behind her.
"Long time no see Holly." Said a voice behind her. She knew that voice. She powered up the Neutrino testing to see if it worked. Amazingly it did She turned around and raised her gun to the hovering Sprites chest. She had Black hair just below her shoulders with blonde streaks in it. They were most likely her natural color 24 years in prison and their color never faded. This was also the sprite to blame for the Hamburg incident.
"What do you want Maike." Holly said.
"24 years Holly. That's a long time to hold a grudge." Miake replied turning on a soft nose laser, but leaving it at her side. "And I only came to warn you."
Holly had some interest now. "Why would you warn me? And about what."
"Nothing much just a possible assassination by Opal Koboi. That Pixie really needs to move on."
"If Opal is behind this I'm not the only one on the list."
"So true. Well there's Mulch, Artemis Fowl, His body guard-"
"Butler." Holly supplied.
"Foaly. Those are just the obvious ones. There's also Juliet Butler, Trouble Kelp, and Vinyaya." Miake continued.
"How's she going to do that? If she had escaped or even fallen into coma Foaly would have told me."
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Opal sat in her cell looking out the door. Commander Trouble Kelp and one of the new Corporals Knell Ivalni were guarding her cell. Knell was actually on her side. He got into the LEP and took up three shifts guarding her. Every thing was in place. Only after every assassination was done would she put her plan in progress.
"Corporal Ivalni, Watch the cell for a few minutes." Said Trouble
"Yessir." Knell replied. Holly's new client had arrived the last piece of the puzzle was in place.
Trouble walked away from the cell and flipped open his communicator. "Holly you're back." He said completely surprised. "How was Hyabras?"
"Not that fun." She replied.
"Figures. What did you call for any way?" Trouble asked.
"Oh nothing just called to tell you your life is in danger. Opals still in her cell right?" Holly answered
"Of course. Why do you ask?"
"She's planning some assassinations. You're on the list."
"Called Foaly and Artemis."
"Right after you."
"Why would she wait four years?"
"My guess is she wanted to wait until I'm back, if it wasn't Miake who warned me I'd suspect she was partly behind this. Now to how to prevent it: I want you to tell me all the new Corporal's names and every one who takes a shift at Opal's cell. She most likely has a source in the LEP." She paused for a minute. "One more thing, Foaly says you were appointed commander."
"Yes I was." He replied, and then hung up.
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"He left" Knell said as soon as Trouble was out of Ear shot. Knell was very gifted at magic. His light gray hair fell just above his shoulders. His eyes were black as night.
"I know that I'm not deaf." Opal replied. Knell started to turn around. "Don't turn around." she said. "What did Maike tell us?"
"Every thing she knew unfortunately nothing we didn't already know."
"How fares Innes."
"He wants permission to perform the Ritual tonight."
"Granted. Our client is their, I presume." Opal asked
"Yes. Short is back. Do you here footsteps?" questioned Knell.
"Yes I do." Opal replied. Trouble rounded the corner and walked right up to Opals cell. He turned around and looked at her just in case she had suddenly fallen into coma. "Don't look at me it's bad for my skin." Trouble chuckled and saw the slightest flicker of a smile on Knell's usually unemotional face. This was the same Koboi.
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A/N: Ha-Ha. So it is done. Sure it will be the ninth chapter. The other chapters probably aren't going to change as much as this one. So I will have them up soon. Unless I think better of it I'm not going to update the original.
