NOTICE: Before you read, notice that my introduction on the front is gone, which means that if your looking for the 9th chapter in the story, that would be before. I just didn't want anyone skipping chapters because of this. Thanks!
"D'Arvit, Desmond!" Opal yelled, with gritted teeth. Her fists were balled, and she looked pretty stressed.
"Opal? Do…do you know Desmond?" Holly asked slowly.
"Know him? I hate him!" Opal yelled.
"Well, Holly, before you and your little Mud Whelp came along, Opal and I were a couple. We both shared the same beliefs about humanity and the present government, but she didn't like my approach as an Exile. We fought and we deserted each other…" Desmond said.
"More like crazy beliefs about humanity…" Mulch muttered, but when Desmond shot him a poisonous look, he immediately stopped himself.
"After that I thought I wouldn't see her, but now I'll finish her!" Desmond said.
"Wow, wow, wow! Just because you broke up your gonna kill 'er? That doesn't seem that fair, don't you think?" Mulch interrupted.
"Anyone who disagrees with us must be wiped from existence! We will not tolerate non-believers!" Desmond said tenaciously.
"Opal Koboi, this meeting is quite premature, for I did not believe we would cross paths again as long we breathed, but this is the end, this is how we will end it!" Desmond said, his right eye-socket, which was empty after Angeline poked it out, quivering.
"Please! Desmond!" Holly began, extended her hands high into the air and shaking them. "Cant we just say goodbye to our loved ones first?"
Desmond thought about this for some time, rubbing the stubble on his chin. He smoothened his small, tight ponytail before speaking.
"Yes, yes, I quite like that," Desmond grinned. "Of course. I could let you see the ones you love, a primordial step in death."
"Why are you letting us?" Butler said quietly.
"Because, you hulking Mud Whelp filled with meat, you will feel endless pain, knowing that that would be the last sight of your loved ones before you leave this life into oblivion.
"I shall give you two days. Choose your activities well, for they will be your last. Meet us in Haven City, the first level of Frond's Tower, no?
"Say goodbye, non-believers. They will be the last words you speak. I'll see you there." Desmond said simply, before an explosion of amber light effulged them and disappeared leaving no trace that someone was ever there.
Opal ran back to the knife, grabbing Artemis, but Holly burst purple flames from the ground, making Opal scowl deeply.
"Opal, you can kill him later at Frond's Tower. For now, you can say goodbye to your friends, if you have any." Holly told Opal. She grabbed Artemis' limp body and carried him out, leaving Opal and Opal II in the dust.
Later that day, when everyone was awake, the goodbyes began.
"Artemis, where will you go?" Holly questioned him.
"Why, I'm going on a date with Minerva, tell her that the end is near," Artemis told. At this revelation, Holly's jaw tightened and sweat beaded down her brow.
"Well, I'm going to say goodbye to Foaly, see if I can do anything," Holly admitted, but she knew that that possibility was useless, because Foaly couldn't be cured.
"Mrs. Fowl and I are going to the Manor and say goodbye to Mr. Fowl and the children." Butler told, which made Angeline begin to sob.
"Mulch what about…you?" Holly said, but Mulch seemed to disappear. Suddenly, his head popped out of the dirt, which made everyone flinch.
"Well, if you losers must know, I'm going back to the Sozzled Parrot, see if my old buddies are back here." Mulch said smugly. With that, his head went back into the ground and disappeared once again.
The strange people all huddled up in the middle of nowhere walked their separate paths, knowing that even though they only had two days to live, their lives were far from over.
Thank you! The next 4 or so chapters will happen at the same time, showing what each character does before their deadline. Thank you again! And thanks to my readers and reviewers that keep me going! Don't forget to tip your goblins!