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Chapter 4
"HE WHAT?!" cried Root as Grub explained what happened.
"He.....he f-found Evraca, s-sir," repeated Grub in a shaky voice. It terrified him when Commander Root got mad.
"D'Arvit!" cried Root, then he ran out of his office towards the ops booth.
~*~
Artemis could not help but smile as his jet landed flawlessly on the shores of Evraca. Once again, he had accomplished what the People had been trying to do for years in matter of days.
"So where is this scepter?" Amber asked as she yawned at stepped off the jet beside Artemis.
"It should be in this temple, basement room," said Artemis as he opened the map and pointed the temple out to her.
Her eyes narrowed. "What do you mean 'should be'?"
Artemis sighed. "This map was taken from a faerie museum, it's extremely old."
"So in other words," Amber started, glaring at Artemis. "The scepter could be anywhere. If it's here at all."
"Trust me Amber, the scepter is here," replied Artemis as he rolled up the map. "We just have to find it."
"Great," she replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
Artemis chose not to reply to Amber's comment, but he turned to Butler and said, "tell the pilot to take off and head to Japan, it's close to here. I'm not sure if the radios will work on this island, so make sure that he knows if we don't call him he needs to return within an hour."
Butler nodded and walked back inside the jet.
"Why doesn't the pilot just wait here?" asked Amber. "If the Evraca elves are really as barbaric and stupid as you say they'll just disregard it as some sort of monster and go on their way."
"It's not because of the locals," explained Artemis with an exasperated sigh. "The LEP have my jet bugged, they don't know that I know this but Butler found one of the cameras when he was doing a bomb check on the Bentley. They probably already know that we are here, and I don't see any reason why we should allow them to wait by the ship for us, and possibly take our scepter."
"Why didn't you take the bugs off?" Amber asked.
"Because," Artemis started, his tone sharp, "if I had taken the bugs off the LEP would have known, and they would have put more on. It would just be an endless battle."
"No need to get snappy," replied Amber, glaring at him.
Artemis frowned. This girl was playing his last nerve.
~*~
"Really Chix, we don't need your help," Trouble was trying to explain to Chix. "We can handle this mission by ourselves."
"One more officer won't hurt anything!" Argued Chix. "What if Holly needs me?"
"Chix....." Started Holly, but Root cut her off.
"This is not going to be a sit back mission Verbil, but if you think that you can keep up then get into the shuttle," he said.
Chix danced gleefully into the shuttle.
"Commander," said Holly as soon as Chix was in the shuttle. "You know as well as we do that Chix is only going to get in the way."
Root face turned red. "Chix is just as much a part of the LEP as you and I are, Short. He's right, one more officer won't hurt anything."
With that, Commander Root walked unto the shuttle followed by Trouble, Holly, and Grub.
Holly went and sat in the pilot's seat.
"Hey Holly," called Chix. "Isn't this great? You and me, missions together.... this is the start of a beautiful relationship."
Holly sighed. It was going to be a long flight.
~*~
"I hate bugs," mumbled Artemis as Butler knocked down a spider web that was in their pathway.
"Technically, spiders aren't bugs," said Amber matter-of-factly.
Artemis glared at her. "I am perfectly aware of the species of spiders Amber. If you recall, I'm a genius."
"Really?" said Amber with sarcastic interest. "Do you like know everything?"
"Well, not everything....."
"Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?" She asked, a puzzled look on her face.
"Because he's a fictional character."
"If man evolved from monkeys and apes, then where did monkeys and apes come from and why are they still here?"
"Well, you know that's just a theory...."
"Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavoring and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?"
"It's just...."
"How young can you die of old age?"
"Okay! Okay, Amber you have made your point!" Cried Artemis.
"Artemis!" Butler called from ahead of them.
Artemis went up to his side, Amber next to him.
"Look," Butler pointed forward where there was an ancient temple sitting in an opening.
"I don't see any guards," said Amber.
"They could be hiding," commented Artemis.
"I've been a mercenary since I was 15, I know that they could be hiding," Amber glared at Artemis.
"There's no need to get snappy," Artemis mocked.
If looks could kill, Artemis would be dead by then.
~*~
Holly expertly sped sub around the dangerous ocean mountains. It was too risky for them to travel above ground in the middle of broad daylight, so they decided to go underwater.
"Look!" Root pointed out a large area of rock that went straight up and out of the surface.
Holly felt excitement rise in her stomach. Being the first civil elf to set foot on Evraca in over a thousand years can do that to a girl.
A/N: Not much of a cliffy but hey. Please review.
Chapter 4
"HE WHAT?!" cried Root as Grub explained what happened.
"He.....he f-found Evraca, s-sir," repeated Grub in a shaky voice. It terrified him when Commander Root got mad.
"D'Arvit!" cried Root, then he ran out of his office towards the ops booth.
~*~
Artemis could not help but smile as his jet landed flawlessly on the shores of Evraca. Once again, he had accomplished what the People had been trying to do for years in matter of days.
"So where is this scepter?" Amber asked as she yawned at stepped off the jet beside Artemis.
"It should be in this temple, basement room," said Artemis as he opened the map and pointed the temple out to her.
Her eyes narrowed. "What do you mean 'should be'?"
Artemis sighed. "This map was taken from a faerie museum, it's extremely old."
"So in other words," Amber started, glaring at Artemis. "The scepter could be anywhere. If it's here at all."
"Trust me Amber, the scepter is here," replied Artemis as he rolled up the map. "We just have to find it."
"Great," she replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
Artemis chose not to reply to Amber's comment, but he turned to Butler and said, "tell the pilot to take off and head to Japan, it's close to here. I'm not sure if the radios will work on this island, so make sure that he knows if we don't call him he needs to return within an hour."
Butler nodded and walked back inside the jet.
"Why doesn't the pilot just wait here?" asked Amber. "If the Evraca elves are really as barbaric and stupid as you say they'll just disregard it as some sort of monster and go on their way."
"It's not because of the locals," explained Artemis with an exasperated sigh. "The LEP have my jet bugged, they don't know that I know this but Butler found one of the cameras when he was doing a bomb check on the Bentley. They probably already know that we are here, and I don't see any reason why we should allow them to wait by the ship for us, and possibly take our scepter."
"Why didn't you take the bugs off?" Amber asked.
"Because," Artemis started, his tone sharp, "if I had taken the bugs off the LEP would have known, and they would have put more on. It would just be an endless battle."
"No need to get snappy," replied Amber, glaring at him.
Artemis frowned. This girl was playing his last nerve.
~*~
"Really Chix, we don't need your help," Trouble was trying to explain to Chix. "We can handle this mission by ourselves."
"One more officer won't hurt anything!" Argued Chix. "What if Holly needs me?"
"Chix....." Started Holly, but Root cut her off.
"This is not going to be a sit back mission Verbil, but if you think that you can keep up then get into the shuttle," he said.
Chix danced gleefully into the shuttle.
"Commander," said Holly as soon as Chix was in the shuttle. "You know as well as we do that Chix is only going to get in the way."
Root face turned red. "Chix is just as much a part of the LEP as you and I are, Short. He's right, one more officer won't hurt anything."
With that, Commander Root walked unto the shuttle followed by Trouble, Holly, and Grub.
Holly went and sat in the pilot's seat.
"Hey Holly," called Chix. "Isn't this great? You and me, missions together.... this is the start of a beautiful relationship."
Holly sighed. It was going to be a long flight.
~*~
"I hate bugs," mumbled Artemis as Butler knocked down a spider web that was in their pathway.
"Technically, spiders aren't bugs," said Amber matter-of-factly.
Artemis glared at her. "I am perfectly aware of the species of spiders Amber. If you recall, I'm a genius."
"Really?" said Amber with sarcastic interest. "Do you like know everything?"
"Well, not everything....."
"Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?" She asked, a puzzled look on her face.
"Because he's a fictional character."
"If man evolved from monkeys and apes, then where did monkeys and apes come from and why are they still here?"
"Well, you know that's just a theory...."
"Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavoring and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?"
"It's just...."
"How young can you die of old age?"
"Okay! Okay, Amber you have made your point!" Cried Artemis.
"Artemis!" Butler called from ahead of them.
Artemis went up to his side, Amber next to him.
"Look," Butler pointed forward where there was an ancient temple sitting in an opening.
"I don't see any guards," said Amber.
"They could be hiding," commented Artemis.
"I've been a mercenary since I was 15, I know that they could be hiding," Amber glared at Artemis.
"There's no need to get snappy," Artemis mocked.
If looks could kill, Artemis would be dead by then.
~*~
Holly expertly sped sub around the dangerous ocean mountains. It was too risky for them to travel above ground in the middle of broad daylight, so they decided to go underwater.
"Look!" Root pointed out a large area of rock that went straight up and out of the surface.
Holly felt excitement rise in her stomach. Being the first civil elf to set foot on Evraca in over a thousand years can do that to a girl.
A/N: Not much of a cliffy but hey. Please review.