A/N: Hi everyone, I'm back. Sorry for the wait, I have just had writer's block, and you know how it is. I have about six different stories, one for Avatar: The Last Airbender, Elizabeth Morgana, Queen of Fey, a completely new story that isn't a fanfiction, a Doctor Who fanfic, and my Soul Eater/Artemis Fowl crossover, and the finale in the Alien trilogy, so please, give me a break! Also, too many tests, and my ATAR, so you know how it is! Please read, and enjoy, but also review, I'm begging you! Stories take ages to write, and we authors just love the feedback that we get. So enjoy this chapter, and please, please review!
Disclaimer: I still don't own. *sigh* But I would like to!
The large ship made its way into the harbour at Dublin, an entire day ahead of schedule.
"Anchor down here!" Called a boson down from the ship's head. Immediately after, the clinking of the anchor chain was heard, and the iron head of the anchor sunk into the bottom of the seabed.
"My lady!" Juliet called to the elven Queen. "We have arrived."
"Good." Holly walked out from her chamber, wearing the common clothes of a human.
"Why are you wearing that?" Juliet asked the Queen.
"I am wearing this to go out into the harbour town. I wish to see how the Lord of the Surface treats his people. Whether he treats them with kindness and consideration, or with greed." Holly told Juliet.
"I am sure that the citizens of the great Surface Realm all respect and admire Lord Artemis." Juliet told her. "You do not have to test it yourself."
"I shall test it myself, as I am sure your argument is bias." Holly told her.
"My Queen!" Juliet attempted to protest, but Holly had already leapt from the bow of the ship to the small boat waiting below.
"I shall be back before nightfall!"
Holly walked along the streets of the harbour town known as Tara, and past stores and marketplaces of women buying food for the day. She continued along a large boulevard and stared at the buildings of white bricks and roofs of red tile. Cars rushed past her on the roads, and people dressed in shorts and t shirts meandered along. She continued this way along, looking up at billboards on the side of the road. She recognised this place from the many times she had been there on diplomatic trips with her father. Suddenly overhead, grey clouds began to form, and then they split, and released great amounts of water from the sky. Rain. Holly sprinted for the cover of a nearby tavern, but fell and hit her head. The world spun and turned black around her.
"Hello? Hello? Are you alive?" Holly came to the voice of a young girl. She realised she was laying on a soft bed, and the girl was looking down on her. She sat up, and immediately flinched at the ringing and aching in her head. "Are you alright?"
"I'm… I'm fine." She replied, clutching her head. She felt around her skull and found a small bruise just below her hairline.
"Here." The girl gave her a small plastic container which was very cold.
"Thankyou." She took the proffered ice, and placed it on the bruise, sighing at the immediate release of pain. "What's your name?"
"My name? My name is Opal."
"Well Opal, it's nice to meet you." Holly immediately took in her appearance. She was pale, and had long, black hair. She was dressed in a long pair of pants, and a t-shirt.
"What's your na…" She was cut off by a boy walking into the room.
"Ah. It's good to see that you're finally awake. You took a nasty bump to the head." The boy said.
"This is my brother. His name is Travis, but everyone calls him No. 1." Opal told Holly.
"Why do you call him that?" Holly asked, laughing a little.
"We call him No. 1 because he's the first son of the family. It's a little silly and old fashioned, but it stuck!" Opal laughed too.
"That's funny." Holly laughed.
"What's your name?" No. 1 asked.
"My name… My name is Holly." Holly told them.
"You don't look like you are from around here. Where are you from?" Opal asked, her eyes wide.
"I'm from Haven. I'm actually an Elf, the Queen of Fey. I'm here to see your Lord, Lord Fowl, but I wanted to see his people first." Holly decided she could trust these two. She pulled away some of her red hair, and revealed her pointed ears.
"That is interesting!" No. 1 said. "We heard that the Queen of Haven was coming, but you're a day early."
"Yes." Opal agreed. "You're really here to see Lord Artemis?"
"Yes, I am. He came to Haven a few months ago, and he's invited me here to return the favour." Holly told them.
"Are you really a Queen?" Opal asked, her eyes wide.
"Yes, I am!" Holly told them, smiling a little. "Anyway, is Lord Fowl a good ruler?"
"Yes, he is!" Opal and No. 1 said at the same time.
"He is incredible!" No. 1 said. "He is really smart, and he has conquered the entire world, except the place where the Fairies are from."
"Haven - Atlantis." Opal said. "We are studying it at school at the moment. I'm being taught all about you, how Lord Fowl helped to banish the corrupt Princess." I nodded.
"Well, it did no quite go like that." I said, smiling. "Have you ever met him?"
"No. He is much too busy to see people like us, but he has gotten rid of all the corrupting and bad people from the world!" Opal exclaimed excitedly. I smiled a little at that.
"What time is it?" Holly asked.
"It's almost nightfall." No. 1 said.
"D'Arvit!" Holly swore. "Thankyou for you kindness, but I must go back to the ship now. I'll come and visit you some time!" Holly stood.
"Can I give you a hug, Holly? I really like you." Opal asked Holly, her eyes wide and innocent.
"Of course!" Holly said, spreading her arms wide. "You too, No. 1!" She embraced them both, thanked them, and left, running back to her ship as the final rays of the setting sun sunk below the horizon.
The ship pulled up to the decorated jetty with much fanfare as crowds of people gathered to see the fabled Elven Queen. She walked along the deck of the ship, and down the adorned ramp, holding her stance high, but looking around her at the many humans. In the crowd, at the front, she spotted No. 1 and Opal, who were waving frantically.
"Hello Opal, Hello No. 1." She smiled as she greeted the two siblings who had helped her yesterday.
"Who are they?" Juliet asked.
"Opal, No. 1, this is Juliet, one of Lord Fowl's bodyguards." She introduced them. Opal waved at Juliet, and Juliet's mouth twitched into a smile.
"She's cute." Juliet said. They were guided to a pavilion over to the right, and they went inside to relax, awaiting their escort to the Capital of the Surface.
The cars drove in the morning light along the road, headed towards the docks at Tara, where the Queen of Haven was waiting. Holly heard the cars stop outside.
"It is him!" She said, excitedly. "Artemis is here!"
"Queen Holly?" A voice called out from outside the pavilion. It wasn't the Lord of the Surface's voice.
'It is not Lord Fowl!" She exclaimed silently to Juliet, then rushed behind another partition, just as Juliet called out to him.
"General Kelp? Come in." The man walked in, and Holly peeked around the partition to see a young man with tan, caramel skin and brown hair.
"Hello, Juliet." Kelp addressed the bodyguard, who simply nodded.
"Who are you?" Holly asked.
"My name is General Trouble Kelp. I am Lord Fowl's General of the First Rank. It is nice to meet you." The general addressed Holly, who leapt behind the partition once more.
"It is a pleasure to meet you too, General of the First Rank. I am Queen Holly of the Haven Throne." She said, formally.
"i am here to reassure you of his Lordship's great respect and affection for your royal person." He said. "Especially the affection. I am also here to escort you to Fowl Manor in Dublin."
"Then escort me, General of the First Rank."
"So, how are you liking our beautiful country?" The general asked the Queen, sitting beside him in the car.
"I find it very beautiful. You have plants here that do not grow in Haven, or Atlantis." She said.
"Why, thank you." The General thanked the kind comment that the Queen made.
"Why could Lord Fowl not come and see me himself?" She questioned.
"He wanted to, believe me. He was practically begging Vinyaya to let him go, but she needed him for something important." He said. Holly felt the lump of jealousy rise in her chest. "He sends his apologies."
"I believe him. When will I see him?" Holly questioned.
"Soon, I assure you." Trouble reassured the Queen.
"Very well." Soon after, they pulled up at the great mansion, and General Kelp led her to a large room with a king size bed and a large balcony. Holly immediately rushed out onto the balcony.
"it is a spectacular view, is it not?"
"Yes, Yes it is, General." She said, the breeze swirling through her hair. "Thank you for your services."
"It was my pleasure, Your Majesty." With that, Trouble turned on his heel and left.
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