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huh? Hmm....Yeah those padded cells are weird. And that gas station guy
too. And lots of other stuff too. Awww, sorry some person had your name.
How about Radeda? Or Zadada?
Dragoness Fighter- Love the new name! Don't worry! More action in this chapter...
I tried to answer questions but I don't have Internet access right now so I can't remember every review. Did y'all like the last chappie? Long huh? It took me six hours to write. (A normal chapter takes me 2-3 hours)
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CHAPTER 5
LAS ROSAS GARDINANOS (The Rose Garden...I think)
Holly just stood among the roses and sighed. But she was also thoughtful. Trouble had always had a small crush, well not even a crush, more of a strong fondness for her. But he was crazy about her! And he seemed very uncomfortable around her tonight.
Meanwhile, the guests were questioning the humans until Grub and Trouble came in and announced that everything was fine and to go back to their drinks.
Grub, Juliet and Artemis were underage to drink of course.(and I never saw anything that said a fairy's magic was taken away by alcohol. And even if there was, oh well. They can drink if they want to.)
Juliet only had one more year to go, but Artemis had six and Grub had twenty-five. Trouble eyed the crystal flutes with desire.
Grub came over. "Don't you dare!" he scolded. "You know what Mommy said." But Mommy wasn't here....
Trouble sighed. "Yeah, I know. No drinking until I'm 120."
Grub smirked. "That's what you get for getting drunk on a work night."
Trouble scowled. "Hey! I was young and stupid. And who would of guessed that Root would challenge me to a whiskey drink-off."
Grub grinned. "I had to direct you home. You were walking into walls. Then, on the street, you grabbed Lily Frond's--.'
Trouble cupped a hand over his brother's mouth. "Shhh!" he cried. "You promised!"
Grub pried off Captain Kelp's fingers. "Alright." He agreed. Grub wagged a threatening finger "But no drinking!"
Trouble nodded and walked over to Root. Root laughed. "You want some wine so bad."
Trouble gritted his teeth, "It's your fault in the first place!"
Root laughed some more and stepped over to Foaly, who had a doughnut in one hand, and a giant cookie in the other.
Grub took this time to stand up on the stage. "Excuse me?" he asked into the microphone. Everyone looked at him.
"Um..hi. I'm Grub."
"Duh!" Foaly shouted. Grub scowled.
"I would like to take this time by saying that everyone should hide, because I'm going to get Holly. So everybody hide."
Everybody started to hide under tables while Grub went out side to meet the guest of honor.
THE ROSE GARDEN
Holly began to walk towards the door when Grub Kelp went out to meet her.
Holly sighed. "Where is your brother?"
Grub smirked. "Follow me." She did so. When they were at the door to the ballroom, Grub said, "Close your eyes."
Holly put her hands over her eyes and entered. When the guests had stood up and formed a circle around her, Grub told her to open her eyes and she was greeted with a roar of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Holly gaped at everyone. "This is...oh thank you!"
Trouble fought through the crowd to get to Holly.
Holly stared at him in awe. "Did you do this?"
Trouble shrugged. "All in a day's work. I invited all of your friends."
Holly threw her hands around his neck and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Trouble beamed. Juliet silently fumed.
Holly pulled back, frowning. "You couldn't have brought all of my friends."
Trouble frowned too. "What'd you mean?"
"Well, how could you get-."
She paused when she saw Artemis Fowl the second leaning against a wall. "Artemis?" she finished and stepped over.
"I'm here." He said, looking down on her. "I've been here for the past hour actually."
Holly snorted. "You couldn't come wish me a happy birthday early?"
Artemis smirked. "Wouldn't that ruin the surprise?"
Holly rolled her eyes but saw Juliet. "Juliet! You made it too!"
Juliet gave her a very small smile. "Yes. I managed." She said.
Holly looked up and saw Chix flying around the disco ball. She groaned.
"What?" Artemis said. "He invited himself."
LATER
The party was much fun. Even Artemis was having a good time. He and Juliet had already done the cha-cha, the waltz, and the salsa. Juliet wanted to do the tango, but Artemis blatantly refused.
As for Holly, she had a blast. The cake was great and Trouble finally got the courage to ask her to dance. Holly hesitated, but decided to give him another chance. And he hadn't changed. Trouble Kelp still couldn't dance.
It was the last half of the party that got dangerous. It all started with a breaking of the ballroom window, then a cold, unwanted burst of air.
Holly almost took out her green contacts, but there was no time. And surprisingly, the only thing that happened after that was Reverend Ferguson getting up to the mike and speaking.
"Ladies and gentleman. We seem to be hijacked." He said. Then his voice got deep and his skin turned a bright orange. His eyes became lidless and his tongue became forked. "So stand in the middle and let yourself freeze."
Holly gasped. Who had invited Car'Khl to her party?
There was another gust of arctic wind and a slim figure stood on the windowsill.
"Hello everyone." The figure said. It pulled back its hood. White hair and silver eyes glared at the crowd. Defiantly a girl. Defiantly a pixie. But nobody knew who it was.
The pixie jumped of the windowsill onto the ballroom floor. "I'm looking for a Miss Holly Short."
Artemis groaned. Another arch nemesis. When did they end?
Nobody moved.
The pixie frowned. "Well," she said. "I will just have to kill everybody and hope for the best."
She shot an icicle out of her bare hand into Captain Petersburg's chest. The weapon went right through and came out through his back. The captain fell to floor dead. Even sparks couldn't heal that one.
All chaos broke loose. Trouble pulled Holly under a snack table. Screaming echoed off of the spacious ceilings. Holly could see Grub, Artemis and Juliet under one table. Great.
Trouble grabbed Holly's shoulder. "What are you going to do?" he asked.
Holly shook her head. "I don't know."
Trouble grunted. "You have Hephaestrus's gift. USE IT!"
Holly arched an eyebrow. "Whose and what's gift?"
Trouble sighed. "Hephaestrus was the Greek god of smith and fire. Hephaestrus's gift is the reason you can create and manipulate fire. You were born with it. It actually runs in the family."
Holly scowled. "How long have you known this?"
"Since the day you were born." He replied weakly.
"WHY DIDN"T YOU TELL ME!"
Trouble shrugged. "It didn't come up. I'll explain more later. No, I suggest we get with my brother and the Mud People." The two crawled under tables to get to the other three. They eventually did.
"How are things?" Artemis asked.
Trouble rolled his eyes. "We'd best get out of here quick."
Juliet shook her head. "We can't just leave all of these people here to die!"
Trouble thought on it. "Good point. I'll stay behind and fight off the pixie with a punch. I don't know what to do about Car'Khl..."
"No!" he other four said.
Trouble sighed. "I've always wanted to die a hero." He got out from under the table. Juliet put a hand on his shoulder. "Be careful." She said.
A/N Yeha!! Sorry short chapter. BBS! Buh bye!
~*~Milla_Talon_Hand~*~(1,301 words!)
Dragoness Fighter- Love the new name! Don't worry! More action in this chapter...
I tried to answer questions but I don't have Internet access right now so I can't remember every review. Did y'all like the last chappie? Long huh? It took me six hours to write. (A normal chapter takes me 2-3 hours)
Disclaimer: You know it...
CHAPTER 5
LAS ROSAS GARDINANOS (The Rose Garden...I think)
Holly just stood among the roses and sighed. But she was also thoughtful. Trouble had always had a small crush, well not even a crush, more of a strong fondness for her. But he was crazy about her! And he seemed very uncomfortable around her tonight.
Meanwhile, the guests were questioning the humans until Grub and Trouble came in and announced that everything was fine and to go back to their drinks.
Grub, Juliet and Artemis were underage to drink of course.(and I never saw anything that said a fairy's magic was taken away by alcohol. And even if there was, oh well. They can drink if they want to.)
Juliet only had one more year to go, but Artemis had six and Grub had twenty-five. Trouble eyed the crystal flutes with desire.
Grub came over. "Don't you dare!" he scolded. "You know what Mommy said." But Mommy wasn't here....
Trouble sighed. "Yeah, I know. No drinking until I'm 120."
Grub smirked. "That's what you get for getting drunk on a work night."
Trouble scowled. "Hey! I was young and stupid. And who would of guessed that Root would challenge me to a whiskey drink-off."
Grub grinned. "I had to direct you home. You were walking into walls. Then, on the street, you grabbed Lily Frond's--.'
Trouble cupped a hand over his brother's mouth. "Shhh!" he cried. "You promised!"
Grub pried off Captain Kelp's fingers. "Alright." He agreed. Grub wagged a threatening finger "But no drinking!"
Trouble nodded and walked over to Root. Root laughed. "You want some wine so bad."
Trouble gritted his teeth, "It's your fault in the first place!"
Root laughed some more and stepped over to Foaly, who had a doughnut in one hand, and a giant cookie in the other.
Grub took this time to stand up on the stage. "Excuse me?" he asked into the microphone. Everyone looked at him.
"Um..hi. I'm Grub."
"Duh!" Foaly shouted. Grub scowled.
"I would like to take this time by saying that everyone should hide, because I'm going to get Holly. So everybody hide."
Everybody started to hide under tables while Grub went out side to meet the guest of honor.
THE ROSE GARDEN
Holly began to walk towards the door when Grub Kelp went out to meet her.
Holly sighed. "Where is your brother?"
Grub smirked. "Follow me." She did so. When they were at the door to the ballroom, Grub said, "Close your eyes."
Holly put her hands over her eyes and entered. When the guests had stood up and formed a circle around her, Grub told her to open her eyes and she was greeted with a roar of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Holly gaped at everyone. "This is...oh thank you!"
Trouble fought through the crowd to get to Holly.
Holly stared at him in awe. "Did you do this?"
Trouble shrugged. "All in a day's work. I invited all of your friends."
Holly threw her hands around his neck and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Trouble beamed. Juliet silently fumed.
Holly pulled back, frowning. "You couldn't have brought all of my friends."
Trouble frowned too. "What'd you mean?"
"Well, how could you get-."
She paused when she saw Artemis Fowl the second leaning against a wall. "Artemis?" she finished and stepped over.
"I'm here." He said, looking down on her. "I've been here for the past hour actually."
Holly snorted. "You couldn't come wish me a happy birthday early?"
Artemis smirked. "Wouldn't that ruin the surprise?"
Holly rolled her eyes but saw Juliet. "Juliet! You made it too!"
Juliet gave her a very small smile. "Yes. I managed." She said.
Holly looked up and saw Chix flying around the disco ball. She groaned.
"What?" Artemis said. "He invited himself."
LATER
The party was much fun. Even Artemis was having a good time. He and Juliet had already done the cha-cha, the waltz, and the salsa. Juliet wanted to do the tango, but Artemis blatantly refused.
As for Holly, she had a blast. The cake was great and Trouble finally got the courage to ask her to dance. Holly hesitated, but decided to give him another chance. And he hadn't changed. Trouble Kelp still couldn't dance.
It was the last half of the party that got dangerous. It all started with a breaking of the ballroom window, then a cold, unwanted burst of air.
Holly almost took out her green contacts, but there was no time. And surprisingly, the only thing that happened after that was Reverend Ferguson getting up to the mike and speaking.
"Ladies and gentleman. We seem to be hijacked." He said. Then his voice got deep and his skin turned a bright orange. His eyes became lidless and his tongue became forked. "So stand in the middle and let yourself freeze."
Holly gasped. Who had invited Car'Khl to her party?
There was another gust of arctic wind and a slim figure stood on the windowsill.
"Hello everyone." The figure said. It pulled back its hood. White hair and silver eyes glared at the crowd. Defiantly a girl. Defiantly a pixie. But nobody knew who it was.
The pixie jumped of the windowsill onto the ballroom floor. "I'm looking for a Miss Holly Short."
Artemis groaned. Another arch nemesis. When did they end?
Nobody moved.
The pixie frowned. "Well," she said. "I will just have to kill everybody and hope for the best."
She shot an icicle out of her bare hand into Captain Petersburg's chest. The weapon went right through and came out through his back. The captain fell to floor dead. Even sparks couldn't heal that one.
All chaos broke loose. Trouble pulled Holly under a snack table. Screaming echoed off of the spacious ceilings. Holly could see Grub, Artemis and Juliet under one table. Great.
Trouble grabbed Holly's shoulder. "What are you going to do?" he asked.
Holly shook her head. "I don't know."
Trouble grunted. "You have Hephaestrus's gift. USE IT!"
Holly arched an eyebrow. "Whose and what's gift?"
Trouble sighed. "Hephaestrus was the Greek god of smith and fire. Hephaestrus's gift is the reason you can create and manipulate fire. You were born with it. It actually runs in the family."
Holly scowled. "How long have you known this?"
"Since the day you were born." He replied weakly.
"WHY DIDN"T YOU TELL ME!"
Trouble shrugged. "It didn't come up. I'll explain more later. No, I suggest we get with my brother and the Mud People." The two crawled under tables to get to the other three. They eventually did.
"How are things?" Artemis asked.
Trouble rolled his eyes. "We'd best get out of here quick."
Juliet shook her head. "We can't just leave all of these people here to die!"
Trouble thought on it. "Good point. I'll stay behind and fight off the pixie with a punch. I don't know what to do about Car'Khl..."
"No!" he other four said.
Trouble sighed. "I've always wanted to die a hero." He got out from under the table. Juliet put a hand on his shoulder. "Be careful." She said.
A/N Yeha!! Sorry short chapter. BBS! Buh bye!
~*~Milla_Talon_Hand~*~(1,301 words!)