The World Above, Chapter 3
By Dslguy14
Authors Note to Reviewers:
Silent H: No, I don't plan any Artemis/Holly, but I might just do it in later chapters.
Night: Ummmm… yeah. So are you a fairy?
Slime Frog: The awaited arrow has appeared. I'm sorry??? I had a ton of work 2 do, and, well ff.net was on the back burner (I know, I know, should've updated). Fascinating. I hope to see more of your, er, unique reviews (or mad alter egos fighting).
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chrysgurl: Your wish is my command.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Holly pinched herself. It was the oldest cliché in the book, but she had to make sure that she was not dreaming.
She wasn't.
She checked her clothes and found her LEP communicator.
"Yes!"
Unfortunately, the second she tried to press the button she could see that the charge had ran out; therefore, it was useless. She slid it back into her pocket.
"OK, OK, I have to get back to Haven; and when I do, someone is going to pay"
But how would she get back?
Sentinel. Of course. Several Mud Man government agencies had programs that monitored phone conversations that could compromise national security, and Foaly had mentioned that he already had a similar system of his own that piggybacked on Russian and American satellites and scanned for fairy-related conversations.
Since it was impossible to monitor every phone call in the world, Foaly had programmed Sentinel (his system) to look for very specific fairy-related keywords.
So, all Holly had to do was find a phone, make a call, and load it with tons of fairy keywords, and then Foaly would find her.
Taking a closer look at her clothes, she realized that she was in a running outfit – ludicrously covered in Mud Man colors, not the Earth tone colors she was used to.
She got up from her sitting position and dusted her hands free of the sand.
What had happened to her? Fairies just don't dematerialize and then reappear as Mud People – and Foaly had seemed kind of shocked that she could see that blue glow. Maybe that had something to do with it.
"At least this place is partially civilized", she muttered after spotting a road and sidewalk that ran near the beach.
There were a ton of pedestrians walking on the sidewalks, cars zoomed up and down the streets, and there was a scattering of condominiums along the road opposite the beach side.
Instinctively, she tried to shield, but the familiar vibration did not occur.
"D'Arvit", she growled
Right. Mud Person now.
So, the first priority was to find out where she was, the second to make a call, preferably loaded with fairy keywords.
Hmmmm… she thought as she strolled up to the sidewalk, Definitely not in Ireland anymore.
"Excuse me…Hey YOU!" she yelled at a passing jogger, in an attempt to get his attention.
The jogger instinctively turned around.
"Yes, ma'am?"
"What city is this?"
The jogger stared at her for a couple of seconds, and then decided to humor her.
"It's…uh… Fort Lauderdale"
Wait a sec… Fort Lauderdale? In the US?
"So this is the US, huh?"
The jogger glanced at her, obviously wondering if she was mentally stable.
"Um…yes"
He quickly resumed jogging along the sidewalk, perhaps a bit faster than before.
So, the US. Well, at least I know my own location now.
She started walking toward one of the condominiums, hoping that some Mud Person would let her use a phone.
LEP Headquarters
While on his way to the council's room, Foaly was muttering angrily under his breath. He just had an officer disappear – a Recon officer, no less, and the council wanted him for a meeting.
As soon as he arrived in the marble coated room, he felt an even deeper sense of dread. Commander Root was waiting for him, as were the 6 councilors of Haven.
Root took a breath.
"Foaly, this is about Captain Short"
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Hehe – I'm soooooooo evil, leaving cliffhangers. Don't worry, I will update soon.
Also, I am not going to hold reviews over your heads, for example: demanding that a certain # of reviews be posted before I post the next chapter, or anything like that.
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-Dslguy14
