And we have chapter seven! Yay!

Codie: Good, you actually wrote something.

Me: Excuse me, I've been writing a lot these past few days.

Codie: Yeah, whatever. Anyway, I've been hired to do the disclaimer that this story's been missing, so here it is. theSunlitEarth does not own Smallville (If she did, Chloe and Clark would have been together a long time ago) or Artemis Fowl (same case scenario with Artemis and Holly)

Me; Touche. Anyway, just thought I'd let you guys know, this story WILL have ArtemisxMinerva in it. I've written the next chapter, and trust me, it does. I don't want anyone to stop reading though, that would make me sad. I don't completely know where this story is going, so I decided to do a bit of an experiment and write ArtemisxMinerva (cause I like torturing people...Holly in this case xD) and because I have a story that's completely ArtemisxHolly. So please keep reading :) Review too, even if you hate Minerva's guts.

By the time Butler got back underground, Artemis had recovered sufficiently enough to talk in full sentences again, or at least, long sentences.

Butler burst into the apartment, Sig Saur in hand. "Is Artemis okay?" was his first question.

Artemis glanced ruefully at Butler from his chair in the living room. "Depending on how you define 'okay' old friend."

Holly nodded to Butler from where she was seated across from Artemis. "For the moment he is fine, but I think that we've found who's behind all of this."

Butler holstered his weapon and plonked down on the floor. "Who?"

"Opal Koboi, of course," Artemis stated, frowning. "She invaded my body, much like she did my mother's, and told Holly that she was going to kill me and then take down the LEP, then the world."

Butler nodded. "Great, Opal's going to kill you. How exactly am I supposed to protect you from that?"

"You can't really, since she can do it anytime without even being here." Artemis folded his arms across his chest. "Therefore, we simply have to find and eliminate her before she decides to eliminate me."

Butler was not at all thrown by his charge's confidence. Artemis was often calm in the face of danger. "Do we have any leads?" he questioned.

Holly shook her head. "Not as of now-" Just then, however, her communicator rang. She picked it up curiously and smiled with surprise. "Trouble. Is something going on?"

"Yes," answered the commander, the tension evident in his voice. "We're found Opal...we think."

Holly's eyes went wide. "Really? Where is she?"

"Now Captain," Trouble warned. "You aren't going to go rushing off by yourself to confront Koboi."

"I won't be by myself Commander," Holly said, pointing the communicator in Butler's general direction. The man mountain took off the majority of the screen, making it difficult for Trouble to discern what exactly Butler was.

"Um, Captain, I don't know what you're pointing that thing at, so what exactly is it? Because all I see is a big black mound...oh." Apparently Trouble had figured out what he was looking at with those few words. There was silence, then yelling.

"What is the Mud Man down here for?!"

Holly pointed the communicator back at her own face. "Well...I was going to try and ask Artemis's help with the dwarf incident, but when I went up to Fowl Manor, no one but his family was there, so I enlisted some...help..."

"Foaly," Trouble growled.

"Yes, it was Foaly," Holly said with a sigh. She would owe the centaur a few cartons of carrots and beetle juice for this. "Anyway, I enlisted Foaly's help to track him down and it turns out that he was in a mental hospital diagnosed with paranoia. But, as we've figured out, there isn't really anything wrong with him, besides what we already know."

Artemis glared at her. "Excuse me?"

Holly ignored him. "It turns out that the hospital was drugging him on the orders of someone. So Butler and I broke him out and took him down here. When Butler left to ask Artemis's parents some questions, Opal invaded his body and told me that she was going to kill him, then take down the LEP, then the world. So, we kind of have to go kill her before she kills Artemis."

Trouble stared at Holly for a long moment before sighing. "I suppose that we'll have to get rid of her. If Fowl is eliminated, so is the LEP, and we all know that."

Holly nodded. "I know. I had to bluff to Koboi, I told her that we had some sort of weapon that could eliminate her, but I don't think she believed me. Please commander, can you just give me a few officers and the location of Koboi? I need to take her down."

"Probably for more reasons that one," Trouble grumbled. "Fine. I can do better than give you a few officers. I can give you a team, Foaly and I'll come along myself. I need to get rid of that maniacal pixie too. I can't stand having to constantly worry about where she'll pop up next."

Holly nodded. "Thank you so much Trouble." She smiled.

Trouble sighed. "I want you to be careful though Holly. We'll go tomorrow morning but, for now, get some rest. You'll need every ounce of strength you have if we're going to get rid of Opal once and for all."

"I'll see you tomorrow morning Commander. Meet you in the Ops Booth. Goodnight."

"Goodnight Holly."

Holly clicked her communicator off. "Well, we officially know the location of Koboi. Just as long as she doesn't figure out we know before tomorrow morning. Otherwise she may move. We're all supposed to get some rest now though, you especially Artemis. You've had quite the day."

"I hope this means I'm coming along tomorrow, because I am not staying here. I have things against Opal too."

Holly nodded. "You're coming. I'm not leaving you here either when you could get invaded by Koboi. It could end badly if you're by yourself. Now go to bed."

"Where are you going to sleep?" Artemis inquired.

"Couch," Holly replied, patting the solitary sofa in her living room fondly. "Now go to bed."

Artemis sighed and got to his feet. "Alright, I'm going. Sleep well both of you."

Butler nodded. "As well as I can sleep on the floor of this tiny apartment."

"It isn't my fault you're huge," Holly protested, lying back on the couch.

Artemis rolled his eyes and entered Holly's bedroom. He changed into his pajamas and then flopped down on the too small bed and closed his eyes. He was tired, but he didn't know if his mind would let him sleep. Thoughts were running rampant in his head, about Opal, about Holly, about his stay in the mental hospital.

Thoughts of Holly were most prominent though. He was now sure that he had loved her at one point, his could feel a faint echo of that love somewhere deep in his heart. He wondered if it would ever come back, if it was only gone because of his unfortunate circumstances the past few months. It was already strengthening, although, for some reason, Minerva was on his mind too. The gorgeous blonde girl had been in his thoughts since her sudden phone call. How she knew he was underground was beyond him, but he didn't mind. He had really enjoyed hearing from her.

Artemis shook his head. What a mess. Why couldn't Holly have just stayed with him? Then he wouldn't be thinking frantically about this so late at night on the evening before they went after Opal. His feelings for Minerva and Holly were so confused, he didn't know who he cared for more. Maybe it would be best if he didn't get together with either of them. But Minerva...

Artemis almost growled, running his fingers through his hair. Minerva was pretty, intelligent and human. Artemis thought for a few more moments before making up his mind. He would tell Holly the truth tomorrow. It was best, the only way for him to move on, for her to move on. He wasn't good enough for her anyway. He rolled over on the bed and closed his eyes, removing every other thought from his mind, allowing himself the rest he so desperately needed.