A/N I'm not sure how realistic this chapter is.so if any one asks I was
trying to make it unrealistic!! *nervous grin*
Chapter twenty three ~ Mulch to the Rescue.
"There's not a lot we can do Root. She's fading fast. It would take a super fairy to cure her."
"So that's it is it? you're just going to let her go?" Root demanded.
"I'm sorry."
Root scorned. "No your not, Holly was just another number, a statistic to you, that's all!"
"You know that's not true Commander, if there was anything I could."
"Move aside." Said Root pushing past him.
"What.?"
"If you won't help her, I will. Get Foaly down here at once. We're going to save Captain Short!"
Artemis held the gun in his shaking hand, he checked for bullets for the fifth time and flicked off the safety switch. He took a deep breath as he once more peered through the grubby window at the top of the door.
"It's okay, Artemis." Emma said, putting her hand on his. "It's okay to be sacred."
"I'm not scared." Artemis said quickly, and a little too loudly.
Tamarisk glared at him. "Well I am! I want to get out of this alive, so will you please keep your voice down." She hissed.
As the trio reached the door, they heard a large crash, and then footsteps towards the door.
Tamarisk stepped back, Emma stepped to the side. Artemis was the only one who stayed where he was.
He lifted up the gun ready to shoot whoever came through the door.
Mulch had found the building, he recognised it from the Iris Cam Artemis had been wearing, unfortunately when he was being beaten up the Iris Cam had fallen it out. It was by pure luck that one of the heavies hadn't noticed it. he unbuttoned his Bum Flap and began to chew the soil. This was definitely what dwarfs did best; tunnelling. And Mulch was the best of the best. He tunnelled quickly, pausing every so often and putting his ear to the ground, listening for any sound of Artemis and Butler. It was after almost half an hour of tunnelling where he felt the vibrations of a very heavy person walking about above him. he turned upwards and began to chew.
He finally reached the surface and chewed his way through the thin floor boards. He had come out in the corner of a large dimly lit room. He could make out two figures, one with a gun, the other was clearly Butler.
Butler was standing up, with a look of complete disgust on his face.
"Where is Artemis?" he growled.
Lars laughed and looked at his watch. "You're too late, he's already dead." He sniggered.
Butler made to jump on him, but Lars held his gun up.
"You wouldn't be so sure, if you didn't have that toy in your hand, Lars." Butler said threateningly.
"Ah, but you see, I do Butler."
"So why haven't you shot me? Waiting for orders?"
Lars growled. "I could shoot you here and now."
"So why haven't you?"
At that moment, Butler jumped forward, he managed to knock the gun out off Lars' hand. He pushed him to the floor. Lars clambered back up again, but Butler kicked him down. once on the floor, Lars started to grapple for the gun. It was true what Butler had said, he was nothing without it.
He found and stood up. "Now I am gonna kill you."
"Against orders?" Butler said, sarcastically.
Lars wiped his bleeding nose. "I think I have sufficient reason."
He raised the gun and got ready to shoot. This was Mulch's cue he jumped from the corner and flew straight at Lars, landing on top of him, and almost knocking him unconscious. he bit his right hand and the gun fell to the floor. Butler stooped down and picked it up.
"Hi Mulch." He said, getting his breath back.
Lars was lost without the gun. He looked at Butler fearfully.
"Come on Butler, let's do this properly, forget the gun. A one on one, me and you." Butler shook his head. "Did you give Artemis the same chance?" Butler pulled the trigger and the shot echoed around the hall.
Chapter twenty three ~ Mulch to the Rescue.
"There's not a lot we can do Root. She's fading fast. It would take a super fairy to cure her."
"So that's it is it? you're just going to let her go?" Root demanded.
"I'm sorry."
Root scorned. "No your not, Holly was just another number, a statistic to you, that's all!"
"You know that's not true Commander, if there was anything I could."
"Move aside." Said Root pushing past him.
"What.?"
"If you won't help her, I will. Get Foaly down here at once. We're going to save Captain Short!"
Artemis held the gun in his shaking hand, he checked for bullets for the fifth time and flicked off the safety switch. He took a deep breath as he once more peered through the grubby window at the top of the door.
"It's okay, Artemis." Emma said, putting her hand on his. "It's okay to be sacred."
"I'm not scared." Artemis said quickly, and a little too loudly.
Tamarisk glared at him. "Well I am! I want to get out of this alive, so will you please keep your voice down." She hissed.
As the trio reached the door, they heard a large crash, and then footsteps towards the door.
Tamarisk stepped back, Emma stepped to the side. Artemis was the only one who stayed where he was.
He lifted up the gun ready to shoot whoever came through the door.
Mulch had found the building, he recognised it from the Iris Cam Artemis had been wearing, unfortunately when he was being beaten up the Iris Cam had fallen it out. It was by pure luck that one of the heavies hadn't noticed it. he unbuttoned his Bum Flap and began to chew the soil. This was definitely what dwarfs did best; tunnelling. And Mulch was the best of the best. He tunnelled quickly, pausing every so often and putting his ear to the ground, listening for any sound of Artemis and Butler. It was after almost half an hour of tunnelling where he felt the vibrations of a very heavy person walking about above him. he turned upwards and began to chew.
He finally reached the surface and chewed his way through the thin floor boards. He had come out in the corner of a large dimly lit room. He could make out two figures, one with a gun, the other was clearly Butler.
Butler was standing up, with a look of complete disgust on his face.
"Where is Artemis?" he growled.
Lars laughed and looked at his watch. "You're too late, he's already dead." He sniggered.
Butler made to jump on him, but Lars held his gun up.
"You wouldn't be so sure, if you didn't have that toy in your hand, Lars." Butler said threateningly.
"Ah, but you see, I do Butler."
"So why haven't you shot me? Waiting for orders?"
Lars growled. "I could shoot you here and now."
"So why haven't you?"
At that moment, Butler jumped forward, he managed to knock the gun out off Lars' hand. He pushed him to the floor. Lars clambered back up again, but Butler kicked him down. once on the floor, Lars started to grapple for the gun. It was true what Butler had said, he was nothing without it.
He found and stood up. "Now I am gonna kill you."
"Against orders?" Butler said, sarcastically.
Lars wiped his bleeding nose. "I think I have sufficient reason."
He raised the gun and got ready to shoot. This was Mulch's cue he jumped from the corner and flew straight at Lars, landing on top of him, and almost knocking him unconscious. he bit his right hand and the gun fell to the floor. Butler stooped down and picked it up.
"Hi Mulch." He said, getting his breath back.
Lars was lost without the gun. He looked at Butler fearfully.
"Come on Butler, let's do this properly, forget the gun. A one on one, me and you." Butler shook his head. "Did you give Artemis the same chance?" Butler pulled the trigger and the shot echoed around the hall.