Chapter 8
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"SHUT UP!" shouted Holly, raising herself up to her full 99cm in height. Her voice was impressive, and it rang through the train like a bell, but her height.Rachel was probably three heads taller than her. "Wow. Our school needs some teachers with your voice," said Rachel, bending down so she could see the elf better. "6'OH wouldn't stand a chance." "What?" Holly lowered her voice, looking up at the human. "Mud Girls, too?" "Hey, I object!" Rachel and several of her friends scowled. "At least I don't shower in bubbling green slime, elf," sniffed Rachel. Then she gagged. "Michelle, come here." Her friend obliged, coming to stand next to her. "Why?" was her question. Rachel breathed. "Holly stinks. At least you smell like flowers assorted, now," explained Rachel. "Hey!" cried Holly and Michelle in unison. "I don't smell!" "Course ya do," shrugged Rachel. Artemis sniffed and wrinkled his nose delicately. "Now that you mention it." he began. "Holly, you do smell bad." "Fowl." growled Holly. "Now, now, Holly. It's not your fault that you stink," said Rachel. "It's your fault that you take baths in slime." "Is there a difference?" Holly didn't seem amused. Rachel thought for a minute. "No," she finally said. "I guess there isn't." "Train arrives in five minutes!" hollered the train driver. "What?" said Elspeth. "What is a train?" "Train: A set of carriages or wagons, whether self-propelled or connected to a locomotive," said Angeline, automatically. "Huh?" Elspeth and Victoria scratched the top of their heads. "What?" "A vehicle," said Artemis. "Formed by a series of carriages joined to each other, and used to transport people and goods to other places," added Rachel. "I knew that!" snapped Artemis Fowl Junior, glaring at her. "I know. I was just telling Elspeth." "Elspeth?" "From Obernewtyn," Rachel rolled her eyes. "Obernewtyn?" the criminal's eyes were lighting up with greed. Rachel knew that look. It was the look that her brother always got on his face whenever there was food around. "Yes! I come from Obernewtyn! How did you know that?" asked Elspeth, looking very confused. "It's hard to read a quartet of books and not recognise the main character," said Rachel. "Quartet?" that was Elspeth. "Quartet: Any group of four people or things," said Angeline. "The Obernewtyn series," said Rachel. "This.Obernewtyn place." said Artemis. "What or where is it, exactly?" "It's a castle in the mountains. They work Misfits there," a tear welled up in the girl's green eyes. "Misfits, you say?" asked Artemis. "Like the slaves in the Nike---" "Forget it, Fowl," snapped Rachel. "There is nothing of value there, and it means very little to---woah!" she fell forward, as the train lurched to a sudden halt. "You'd think that they'd give a warning!" she shouted, from the floor. "At least the drivers for City Rail make an announcement before they stop, and not five minutes before! It's pointless to---" "Hogwarts," breathed Angeline, looking out of the window. "That's Hagrid's shack you're looking at," said Victoria, peering over her shoulder. Angeline went beet red. "I knew that!" snapped Angeline. "Sure you did, Angeline," drawled Rachel. "Sure you did."
* Plz plz plz plz review. I'm begging you! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ! *pant, pant, pant. Gasps for breath* Review
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"SHUT UP!" shouted Holly, raising herself up to her full 99cm in height. Her voice was impressive, and it rang through the train like a bell, but her height.Rachel was probably three heads taller than her. "Wow. Our school needs some teachers with your voice," said Rachel, bending down so she could see the elf better. "6'OH wouldn't stand a chance." "What?" Holly lowered her voice, looking up at the human. "Mud Girls, too?" "Hey, I object!" Rachel and several of her friends scowled. "At least I don't shower in bubbling green slime, elf," sniffed Rachel. Then she gagged. "Michelle, come here." Her friend obliged, coming to stand next to her. "Why?" was her question. Rachel breathed. "Holly stinks. At least you smell like flowers assorted, now," explained Rachel. "Hey!" cried Holly and Michelle in unison. "I don't smell!" "Course ya do," shrugged Rachel. Artemis sniffed and wrinkled his nose delicately. "Now that you mention it." he began. "Holly, you do smell bad." "Fowl." growled Holly. "Now, now, Holly. It's not your fault that you stink," said Rachel. "It's your fault that you take baths in slime." "Is there a difference?" Holly didn't seem amused. Rachel thought for a minute. "No," she finally said. "I guess there isn't." "Train arrives in five minutes!" hollered the train driver. "What?" said Elspeth. "What is a train?" "Train: A set of carriages or wagons, whether self-propelled or connected to a locomotive," said Angeline, automatically. "Huh?" Elspeth and Victoria scratched the top of their heads. "What?" "A vehicle," said Artemis. "Formed by a series of carriages joined to each other, and used to transport people and goods to other places," added Rachel. "I knew that!" snapped Artemis Fowl Junior, glaring at her. "I know. I was just telling Elspeth." "Elspeth?" "From Obernewtyn," Rachel rolled her eyes. "Obernewtyn?" the criminal's eyes were lighting up with greed. Rachel knew that look. It was the look that her brother always got on his face whenever there was food around. "Yes! I come from Obernewtyn! How did you know that?" asked Elspeth, looking very confused. "It's hard to read a quartet of books and not recognise the main character," said Rachel. "Quartet?" that was Elspeth. "Quartet: Any group of four people or things," said Angeline. "The Obernewtyn series," said Rachel. "This.Obernewtyn place." said Artemis. "What or where is it, exactly?" "It's a castle in the mountains. They work Misfits there," a tear welled up in the girl's green eyes. "Misfits, you say?" asked Artemis. "Like the slaves in the Nike---" "Forget it, Fowl," snapped Rachel. "There is nothing of value there, and it means very little to---woah!" she fell forward, as the train lurched to a sudden halt. "You'd think that they'd give a warning!" she shouted, from the floor. "At least the drivers for City Rail make an announcement before they stop, and not five minutes before! It's pointless to---" "Hogwarts," breathed Angeline, looking out of the window. "That's Hagrid's shack you're looking at," said Victoria, peering over her shoulder. Angeline went beet red. "I knew that!" snapped Angeline. "Sure you did, Angeline," drawled Rachel. "Sure you did."
* Plz plz plz plz review. I'm begging you! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ! *pant, pant, pant. Gasps for breath* Review