Chapter Three

In Two months, Holly's friends arrived. Although Trouble looked less than happy, muttering under his breath about stupid mud people and how that they should've stuffed a blue rinse down Artemis' throat well they had the chance. Foaly also was less than happy, but cordial. Mulch was as content as ever, but seemed less interested in the pregnancy than eating every morsel of food in the building. Whistling a river bend tune, he said, "And… so, what kind of food do you have?"

You may ask why Foaly, Trouble, and Mulch arrived, along with Chix Vergil and Doodah Day. That is to prepare for the baby shower! As the first (And probably the majority.) of the guests that arrived, they had first shot at the food. Foaly ate the bowl of baby carrots, leaving the ranch untouched, well Doodah went for the lobster, as he was, and always will be, a pixie, and thus forever a lover of shellfish. But perhaps you are more interested in Holly and Artemis' relationships with each other. Well, Artemis Sr. had finally adjusted to the fact that his son had gotten Holly pregnant and even consented them to share a room (And a bed, although that was a given.) Holly still hadn't dilated, but when Artemis asked, she said, "Elves don't dilate. The babies are born very small."

"But this one is part human," Artemis pointed out.

"Don't worry. Foaly checked. Apparently most human genes were recessive, except for hair and eyes, you'd be delighted to know."

In five hours, after several separate appearances by a full cast of characters, including Number One, and Queffor. Number One gave Holly a gift that was very amazing to all, with the help of Queffor and two new Demon Warlocks, Quirky and Quandary, a very rare set of twins, which only recent genetic testings had revealed. They gave the baby magic. "You see," Number One said, "I heard from Foaly that the baby was unable to use magic, like a human. So I decided that if we were going to give it a present, why not magic?"

Trouble began to protest, saying, "It goes against every rule in The Book! I forbid it!"

Number One waved his finger at Trouble, and said, "First of all, I checked the book. As this baby is not a mudman entirely, he isn't a mudman at all, by the book's standards. So…"

He put his hands on Holly's stomach, and the magic coursed into her baby's body, granting it magic. Artemis said, "I didn't know you could do that!"

Number one shrugged. "You never asked."

In thirty minutes, every guest was leaving, and Butler had to waylay Mulch, due to the fact that the dwarf was leaving with the crystal bowl containing no less than fifty mini sandwiches. (There had been over one thousand at the beginning of the party, and there were only ten guests, and only five Fowls!)

Meanwhile, upstairs, Artemis and Holly were kissing with gusto, and finally, after a full minute, they collapsed onto a bed. Downstairs, Angeline Fowl said, "Does it sound to you like someone's moving furniture upstairs, like a sofa, or a bed…"

She shut up.