A/N: You guys are so awesome. I loved all of the reviews that I received when I got home and checked my mail. You will be happy to know that I have written two chapters for this fic and another short chapter for my HP fic "Three Years Later." Read, review, and enjoy. I'll post this one and then type up the text for chapter six sometime today or tonight after I get off work. This one is kind of short, but chapter six is a little longer. I'm hoping that FF.net is back up later today or else I'm going to be upset!
Captain Holly Short's Apartment, Lower Elements
"D'Arvit, Foaly, it's almost three o'clock in the morning! What could you possibly want?" Holly groaned after hearing Foaly's voice in her ear piece, which was lying on her bedside table. "Holly, this kid is a genius. The contents of this disc are amazing! However, I think they are a bit overwhelming for someone who is essentially a 'nuke job.' So, I've decided to copy some of his memories and some of these files onto another disc. I think it would be best if you delivered the disc to him somehow, and then remained in the area to talk to him after he regains consciousness," Foaly said, keys clacking in the background. Rubbing her eyes, Holly sat up in bed, the satin sheets slipping off of her as she reached over and picked up the earpiece. "That's all fine, but how—hang on a second here…" Holly said, Foaly's words sinking in, "After he regains consciousness?" Foaly sighed. Honestly, sometimes fairies were so dense. "Holly, a shock to the body like this is going to knock him out. That's how we know it's working. His brain has to 'reboot' in a sense. It should only take about fifteen minutes, but it's important that you are there when he wakes up. The first thing he has to see is you." Holly yawned loudly and another sigh escaped the centaur. "Foaly, it's three o'clock in the morning. We'll talk about this later. I need some sleep," she said, yawning again.
LEP Headquarters, Lower Elements
"… so my suggestion is that we plant this self extracting file into his computer. It will be simple for me to hack in. Once he turns on his laptop, the file will extract itself and play, showing him The Booke, his files on the LEP, and a few select memories that I recorded. Last will be a short video clip that we're going to record right now," Foaly said, standing up to operate the camera that was linked to his computer. Holly looked startled. "I don't know what to say! I'm not doing this!" she objected, standing up with her hands balled into fists at her side. Foaly frowned at her sternly. "This is very important, and you know it. Fowl has to remember that he is a friend to the People, not someone who wants to exploit us. Besides, I can see right through you. I know that you're hoping that your friendship with him will develop into something more." Holly silently fumed. It was a well known fact that Holly greatly missed her friendship with Artemis, but very few people knew her well enough to realize that she was hoping for more. "Alright," she said, her teeth clenched, "let's get this over with."
Foaly nodded as he began to film her, indicating that she should begin talking. "Hey Artemis, this is Holly. Can you remember me? Do you remember the time that you kidnapped me? That was not very nice of you, but we became friends. Do you remember that? Do you remember that we saved your father? And the time we saved Butler and got the C Cube back… do you remember that? You are my friend, Artemis, and you don't want to harm the People. Foaly and I miss you, Artemis." She stopped speaking and Foaly stopped the camera. "That was decent," he said, looking over at Holly as she continued to fume. For once, Foaly regretted angering his friend, seeing as how she was once of his best and only friends. They sat silently for a few minutes as Foaly added the video file to the self extracting file. He head Holly sigh and turned to look at her. Tears were welling up in her eyes and her face was turning red. She drew herself up to her full height of three feet and began to pace the small cubicle, her arms crossed in front of her body. Since she had last seen Artemis (or rather, since he had last seen her), at his mind wipe, Holly had allowed her hair to grow to shoulder length, and it was now long, sleek and auburn. The look suited her.
The male fairies seemed to think the look suited her as well. Chix was always winking at her in the halls, Grub was constantly asking her out on dates, and Trouble Kelp was conveniently "running into" her at the grocery store, training room, or any other place in Haven. By far the worst of any of the males, Trouble called her every night or showed up at her apartment on Saturday nights, asking her to go out for dinner or visit the cinema. Her answer was always a polite no, and she never invited him inside. Something about him scared her, so more often than not, she didn't answer the door or phone.
"All finished," Foaly said, jolting Holly back to the present. "Did you plant it?" she asked, her voice hoarse and breathless. Foaly nodded, glancing at the clock. "His alarm is set for 9 am. The first thing he will do is have breakfast and a shower, and then he will go to the computer. It would be best if you were in his room when he wakes up from the shock."
To be continued…