Chapter 21! Are you all as excited as I am? No, I don't think so! Well, maybe one person. You know who you are!

Replay!:

Trouble growled through gritted teeth, "Listen Fowl. Holly is not leaving here. If you do so much as lift her out of that hospital bed, you will be in jail before you can say LEP."

Artemis turned around and left after that. Butler was in the hallway with Juliet, fighting about who knows what, Artemis didn't care. All he did was say, "we're getting Holly out of here."

Chapter 21: Juliet's mission

Artemis turned to leave, but didn't get too far because Butler and Juliet stopped him.

"What?!" Juliet whispered harshly.

"I think I made myself perfectly clear."

"Just how do you think we're going to do that?"

Artemis looked around. "Not here. It's night so nobody should be on the streets. Come on."

Artemis, Juliet, and a miniature Butler (Juliet gave him his ring back) walked the streets of Haven at night. Like Artemis predicted the streets were deserted except for the occasional dwarf or sprite. They walked until they reached the house Artemis was looking for. Holly's house.

Artemis used the pass code Foaly gave him earlier that previous day. As the three of them went inside, Juliet had a urgent need to go through Holly's wardrobe, but didn't because of the current situation.

Butler turned around to face Artemis, "Why did we have to come here, and what were you talking about?"

"The clinic had to have their cameras working by now, and this was the only place I could think of." Artemis hesitated.

"Ok, now what were you talking about in the hospital Artemis?"

"Nobody believes that she can wake up, not even Trouble or Foaly. And we have to go back to the surface soon, I can't… I won't leave Holly. We have to get her out of there."

"Isn't she just safer in the clinic?"

"No. She isn't. Nobody is doing anything to help her. Like I said, everyone believes she will die, that she isn't strong enough to fight this."

Butler sighed, "Fine. What do you want me to do?"

"Actually, I might just need Juliet for this."

Juliet looked up when she heard her name, eyes wide.

"No Artemis." Stated Butler

"Why not? She's trained exactly like you and the people won't trust you coming with me, they know you do everything I say, Juliet doesn't. At least if I'm with Juliet there won't be as much suspicion."

Juliet raised her hand slightly to get their attention. "Don't I get a say in this?"

"No." They both said simultaneously. Turning back to their argument.

"I am not putting you nor her at risk to be thrown in… fairy jail Artemis."

"There isn't a risk. I know what I'm doing."

Butler looked into Artemis' eyes. There was something there that reassured the bodyguard, slightly. He sighed. "Fine."

Artemis smirked. "It's complicated. But I hope you still have that computer with you."

Butler took out the handheld computer again. Of course he still had it.

Oh, about 20 minutes later:

Artemis and Juliet went inside the clinic, immediately recognized by Chix Verbil, who Trouble told to stay on watch for him.

"What are you doing back here Artemis? I thought you had already gone to the surface by now."

Artemis internally smiled; grateful it was Chix he was confronting instead of Trouble himself.

"We had to go back to Holly's apartment Butler forgot his backpack. I'm sure Foaly was gloating all about something yesterday."

Chix glare softened. He actually believed the mud boy. Foaly was acting all proud when he went and dropped Foaly to the surface the day before.

"Furthermore, I would like to see Holly once more before I leave for the surface."

"Fine Fowl, but you only have 10 minutes, and then visiting hours are over."

Artemis nodded and Juliet and he went to Holly's room.

Butler was just outside of the clinic, watching the video feed of Holly's room on the small computer. When he saw Juliet and Artemis enter the room and walk towards Holly, he looped the video so all the camera saw was Juliet and Artemis standing over Holly. Then the real plan went into action.

Artemis took the ring off of Holly's finger. It was still there from when Juliet gave it to her. He took out the screwdriver and started messing with the mechanics of the ring again.

A minute after, he set down that ring and Juliet gave Artemis Butlers, Artemis put Butlers ring on Holly, making her look like his twin.

Artemis put on the other one, and shrank down. Soon he looked like Holly's doppelganger. Artemis refused to look in a mirror for he would have broken down. Juliet lifted Holly, who was still unconscious off the bed. Artemis lay down, and closed his eyes. He looked exactly like Holly before the ring was put on her.

Juliet put one arm around Holly/Artemis to keep her steady while she walked. Juliet turned and headed for the door, but not before she heard the faintest of words come out of the one who was on the hospital bed.

"What was that Artemis?"

Artemis opened his/ Holly's eyes, "Nothing."

"Don't start muttering when someone comes in here." Juliet warned.

Artemis just closed his eyes again, and Juliet left the room.

For the word he said was 'LEP.'

Juliet rounded the corner only for Chix to see them.

"Well, that was shorter than I thought it would be. Thought I would have to throw you out of here. What happened to the mud boy?" Chix said, finally noticing the unconscious Artemis in Juliet's arms.

"He broke down when he saw Holly, saying he didn't want to leave her. Before we came here Butler gave me some stuff to knock him out if it happened."

"Oh, well then. You better get to the shuttle ports before he wakes up."

"Thanks."

Juliet left after that. But Chix had the oddest feeling in the pit of his stomach. He turned and walked to Holly's hospital room. But relief flooded him as he saw Holly sleeping peacefully on the cot.

Chix turned off the lights and left. He left the clinic as well. Now that Fowl had been here, and was going to the surface he didn't have to wait around.

Artemis opened his eyes when Chix left the room. He waited about five more minutes to make sure he left the hospital as well. Artemis grinned as he pulled off the ring and became his normal self again. He headed out the back door of the hospital where Juliet and Butler were waiting for him.

Ok, so that's 21! Not even close to being done yet, so... Yea, follow and you will be able to keep up with updates. They will be random.