Hey guys! I know this, like, the shortest chapter I've ever written, but my exams are coming up and I've got hardly any time anymore! Sorry if there's any spelling or grammar mistakes in this because I typed half of it during a school IT lesson. Gotta watch out for the teacher!

Holly was heading for the Observations room for her debrief. She had already decided what she would say. It was customary for the LEP recon officers to plan what they would say before they were asked. That way, the commander would only hear what he wanted to hear and everybody would be happy.

"Holly!" Foaly cried clopping towards her. "Nice to see you still in one piece."

"As always, Foaly."

There was a clang as the metal door swung open, striking the wall behind it. Holly smiled. She knew Trouble liked to make a dramatic entrance.

"Holly!...I mean Captain. Report."

"Well," Holly began. "I was about to enter Artemis' house when I saw their car pulling out of the drive. I assumed they were going out somewhere and followed them. They went to a party and I saw Artemis sneaking away from Butler. Naturally, I thought he must be up to something and I followed him.

"He went into the garden and I approached him from there. He looked a bit ill. Or nervous at any rate."

"Nervous?" Foaly snorted. "Since when has Artemis ever been nervous?"

"I know." Holly said. "I asked him if something was wrong but he just said he was fine. So then I asked him about the magic print and he said it was a misfire with a new magic storage device he was developing. I told him we'd have to confiscate it and he just said that he knew we'd have to take it eventually and said he'd give it to us."

"What?" Foaly yelped. "Since when has Artemis ever let us take one of his inventions voluntarily? Something's wrong. I just know it."

"You're not the only one, Foaly." Holly said with a troubled look on her face.

They both turned to Trouble. He looked awkward.

"Look," he said. "I know Artemis has helped us in the past, but anything that might be wrong with him his none of our business."

Holly opened her mouth to speak, an outraged look on her face but Trouble hurried on before she could speak.

"We'll send an officer to collect Artemis' device and then we'll leave him alone. I promise, if anything else strange happens in Ireland we'll put you on the case right away."

Holly thought for a minute then nodded. "Ok, but I just want to request one more thing."

"And what's that?" Trouble asked, a weary look on his face.

"I want to be the officer her collects Artemis' storage device. You never know, he could tell me what's wrong with him right there."

Trouble didn't really want to let her; he had other more pressing affairs where an officer like Holly would be valuable. But Holly was a hard person to refuse.

"Ok, but then you leave Artemis to himself."

"Thanks, Commander!" Holly said, grinning. "I won't let you down!" she said as the metal door clanged shut after her.

Trouble sighed. "Do you think that was a good idea?" he asked Foaly.

"Of course not!" Whenever you put the two of them together something big happens and I mean big! But I don't blame you, Holly is as stubborn as a dwarf. Who knows what she might have done if you'd refused her."

"I suppose you're right." Trouble sighed and left the room.

I haven't got much to say, just R&R!

-Spinnika