Disclaimer: I do not own Artemis Fowl and I did not make up any of my own characters for this fic.

Authors Note: Hello people. Sorry it's taken me a little while to update. I was really busy with cleaning for Christmas. Well yeah. Thank you people who reviewed and the other people who didn't review but liked it. Those people should review! Oh and I am introducing Foaly in this chapter.

Convincing the Inconvincible

Holly Short:

Holly looked at Artemis. Could her ears be deceiving her? Had he really choose her? Had he choose HER over his parents? Really had he?

"Well Artemis, if you are sure you are willing to do this I believe we ought to confront Root directly, right now. But I am not sure what to say…" Holly said.

"Perhaps we could remind him of how I have helped the fairies in the past…" Artemis suggested.

Holly snorted, "And you're supposed to be a genius. You helped the fairies twice. One time you were getting something back for it and the other time you caused it. That is why your memory was erased in the first place. Remember?"

"OK, OK! Then I propose we, oh how does it go, oh yes, I propose we 'wing it'" Artemis said.

"You want to send Commander Root flying into space. Well… I must admit that would solve a good deal of our problems but I can not allow you to shoot my LEP commander off to the moon!" Holly laughed at this preposterous suggestion.

"No, no! It is a "mudman" expression. We use it to say we are just going to go with the flow. You know just be spontaneous. Meaning we just go in there and say whatever we think will help convince Commander Root," Artemis said.

"Oh ok. Well, why didn't you just say that? Why try to confuse me with stupid mudman sayings?" Holly grumbled, but she walked to the door all the same. "Let's get this over with…"

Foaly:

"Foaly do you have any idea why I asked you to come to my office?" Root asked, with his normally irritated voice he always used with Foaly.

"Nope Julius, no idea at all," Foaly said.

"I thought I told you not to call me Julius!" Root yelled.

"Yes commander, sir. What was it you wanted, again?" Foaly asked with a smile playing on his lips.

"I'm worried about Holly," Root said. Foaly almost laughed despite himself. This came as no surprise. Really, come on! Who wasn't worried about Holly lately?

"As am I, sir," Foaly said. He really was.

"So… What do you think we ought to do?" Root snapped as there was a knock on the door.

"I am busy!" Root yelled.

"Root, open the door! It's important!" Foaly heard the voice of none other than the Holly Short.

"OK! I am coming," Root walked to the door.

"What do you want Short? It is your day off, you know?" Root said as he opened the door.

"Good to see you too Commander. I need to speak with you. Oh, hello Foaly," Holly said as she stood in the door way.

"Well, what is it captain? Come in," Root said. Foaly wondered what could be important enough to bring Holly to LEP recon headquarters on her day off.

"Sir, before I come in you promise not begin to yell. I have a… well, a surprise…" Holly said.

"Holly, I will not yell even if I do not like your surprise," Root promised.

"This can not be good," Foaly thought.

"Come on Artemis," Holly said as she stepped inside the office and ARTEMIS FOWL followed her.

"HOW on Earth did Fowl get here?" Foaly said.

"Foaly when I told Commander Root not to shout I meant for you not to either!" Holly snapped.

Root quickly shut the door. "Captain Short, what is the meaning of this?" Root whispered.

"Hello Commander. I love what you've done with the headquarters since my last visit," said Artemis.

"Never mind the small talk Fowl, how do you remember your last visit! Holly you didn't, did you?" Root said.

"Commander I swear that I did not go to find Fowl. In fact, Fowl found me…" Holly said.

"And how did Fowl remember you, let alone FIND you?" Root asked with a sarcastic tone of voice.

"Well sir, I can tell how I remember. It is very simple. I can tell you in one word," Artemis said, "relapse. I had a relapse."

"But, that is impossible! It can not happen!" Foaly said with disbelief.

"No, it is improbable but not impossible," Artemis stated.

"But if Holly didn't, who did cause the relapse?" Root asked.

"Not who what," Artemis said, "I bet you didn't think of school, did you? I simply learned about Antarctica in school. Didn't think of that, did you?"

"Ah, of course! The subject of Antarctica made you remember our little journey there. Why didn't I think of that?" Foaly said.

"Yes! Why didn't you? Now we have to waste valuable equipment wiping his memory, again!" Root yelled.

"No Commander! You can't do that!" Holly yelled.

"Holly, we can not risk more trouble. And if you look in the dictionary under trouble you find the words 'see Artemis Fowl'," Root chuckled at his own joke.

"Commander, how can I cause any trouble for you if I am underground?" Artemis asked.

"What do you mean?" Root asked, Foaly could tell he was getting curious.

"I am suggesting a deal. If you allow me to keep my memories I will remain bellow ground. That is if you will permit Juliet and Butler to come with me. Would you agree to that?"

"And what will you do for me?" Root asked, he was going from curious to intrigued. Only Foaly knew how much Root had taken to heart what Holly had pointed out three years ago. That his memories of the fairies had helped him become a new and better person. Without the memories that person may disappear.

"I will help the LEP in any way possible. Any way at all. I will even stoop as low as paper work," Artemis said.

"Well, how will we get Butler and Juliet down here? That is if I allow it. We will still have to go to the council…" Root said, "They aren't as nice as I am."

"Okay, let's go to council!" Foaly said.

"Well that was easier than I thought it would be, now to convince the council. I don't think it will be as hard as Root believes it will," Holly said. They all ran off to try to convince the council.

Authors note: Okay, I know this chapter is short but I did it kind of quickly because I realize what a long time it has been since I last updated. I told you it would take me longer as I get farther along. But anyway, I also know that Root gave in way to easily. I am sorry I kind of hurried on this chapter and I swear that I will do better on the next one. So in conclusion I hate this chapter and it is one of my worst yet! But read it and review tell me what you think cause that is what matters not what I think. Yeah. Tell me any mistakes. I will fix them. And please offer suggestions, I need them. I know I should write my own stuff but tell me what you think should happen if you want. Well okay that is it. Thank you all my reviewers!