"It had been fun talking to Juliet again," thought Holly as she stepped into the shuttle. "I think I'm actually glad that she broke through her mindwipe." Now, Holly was about to go visit Fowl Manor again.
As she was flying over the lush green fields of Ireland, her communicator beeped, signaling a call from Juliet, whom Holly had secretly given a communicator to.
"Hey, Juliet," Holly said.
"Holly, Hi! I just broke up with my boyfriend and-"
"But Juliet," Holly interrupted quickly, "Didn't you just start dating him yesterday?"
"Yeah," Juliet replied. "What's your point?"
"Nothing, nothing," Holly smiled as she thought: "Classic Juliet."
"Anyway, I broke up with him because I caught him cheating… and I also punched him in the jaw." Holly's smile grew wider. "But, I needed to ask you something, Holly. How much do you think a woman needs a man?"
Holly was at first surprised by this question, so she answered honestly, "I don't know, Juliet. Oh, by the way, I've reached the manor."
Juliet let her in through the back door. They entered the dining room and Holly sat down at the large table.
"Artemis is upstairs studying fish," Juliet informed her. Holly gave her a curious look. "I really have no idea why he's doing that," she said, just as the sound of feet coming down the stairs echoed through to them.
"Why who's doing what?" Artemis asked as he stepped into the room. He was carrying a large tank filled with water and colorful fish swimming about inside of it.
"Artemis, what is that fish tank for?" Holly asked. "Please don't tell me they're endangered."
"No, they are not endangered," Artemis replied. "In fact, these fish are quiet common. I am doing a study on aquatic life and I need these to show what exactly the average tropical fish needs." He paused for a beat. "I am going to give them bicycles."
Juliet asked the next obvious question: "Why on Earth would fish need bicycles?"
"It is for an extensive project that you do not necessarily need to know," Artemis said, placing the huge tank on the table. "All that you need to know is that these fish are actually very interesting to study. You should try it sometime."
"I will when I get back together with my ex-boyfriend," Juliet retorted.
At that, Artemis narrowed his eyes and went back to his study. As he was leaving, Holly thought about the question that Juliet had asked her. She thought about how Artemis was being kind of stupid with these tropical fish and she immediately came to a conclusion.
"Hey, Juliet. I think I have an answer to your question."
"What?" Juliet asked, already interested.
"Well, you asked me how much a women needs a man. The answer is this: A women needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle."