****Hiya. 2nd chapter. 2nd chapter. 2nd CHAPTER!!! Enjoy. REVEIW!!!! PEASE WITH CHERRY ON DA TOP!

Disclaimer: Artemis and co. are not mine. THEY ARE EOIN'S! Said enough.

Yes....Foaly did go crazy in last chapter. I think he will not go crazy again. I THINK. This chapter introduces Root and Artemis.

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Holly felt it was safe to turn on her speaker. Wrong. Suddenly she heard a loud, rugged, blowing sound in her ear. "Really...(blow)....good....(blow)....Short. I'm crying. I'm shocked! LOVE (sniff) the MUD BOY?!" Foaly's voice sounded in her ear. SHE FORGOT! Foaly was listening to the whole thing. Even the poem. But HOW? Didn't she turn her speaker off? She was so furious that she could not find many words to say. "Eh...D'ARVIT! FOALY YOU STUPID CENTAUR! WHY NOT GIVE ME SOME PRIVACY?!" Holly screamed, almost knocking herself out of the air. "Woah there Holly. Is there any reason to get upset? You sound like Beetroot you know. I won't be telling him though. He may think I'm crazy anyway..." Foaly sounded annoyed and slightly scared at Holly's outburst. How the hell did he hear? Oh....she turned off her speaker but not his....great.....perfect. Duh. Holly slapped her head hard. Why her? Grrrrrrrrrr. Not good. Not at all.

"Well..explain yourself. You could have been killed!"

"FOALY!!! Fine. I was planning this trip to see Artemis all along."

"Hmmmm. You did. Go on."

"And I tuned you out so that I THOUGHT I you couldn't hear me."

The centaur chuckled. How could she be so stupid?

"Go on..."

"Hold up."

"Huh?"

"You'll not tell Root about me? Will you?"

Foaly laughed.

"No way! You think for one sec..."

"YOU BETTER NOT! Promise you won't."

"I swear on a thousands of carrots Shorty"

"Really."

"Yep."

"Are you mad at me anymore, Holly?"

"YES!"

"Just asking. I loved your poem. The way you said it. It was like a bird singing or something. You must really like that Mud Boy."

"Sthutup."

"What was that?"

"SHUT IT PONY!"

"Sheesh."

"I'm coming down there. When I do...I have a right to hang you."

"Whatever Shorty."

"Bye"

"See ya. Wouldn't wanna be ya."

"One more thing."

"eh?"

"QUIT CALLING ME SHORTY!"

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Foaly grinned evilly. He wasn't really going to keep the promise. He was for now but when the time is right....it's off to the Commander. But Holly loving Artemis? It just wasn't real. He was defiantly keeping those video files. Foaly laughed loudly. Commander Root was in a flame as always right outside the Ops booth. Foaly jumped when he turned to see him. "Well, well. Our ruler has come." Foaly said, letting Root in. "Don't bother donkey! How's our little girly doing? Did she find anything?" Root's voice boomed about the steal, high tech room. "Nope. All clear sir man." Foaly did a military pose with his hand. Root frowned and rolled his eyes. He strolled lazily to one of Foaly's computers. "Holly's video I see. Let me check it. Just in case you lied." Root glared at Foaly. The haughty centaur's face paled. "No Julius, I never lie. Besides there is a glitch in the helmet camera. No bother taking a peek." Foaly stated nervously. "No Foaly. I check it and that's that." Root sneered coldly. Foaly gulped. The promise had to be broken now? Oh well. "Computer. Show the most recent video file." Foaly told the computer weakly.

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Fowl Manor, Ireland

Artemis Fowl the Second woke up in a cold sweat. A nightmare he guessed. Nothing more. But it seemed so realistic. There was this small but beautiful woman with hazel eyes and auburn hair. She was singing a lovely poem seemingly about him. Really odd. He should build a dream decoder maybe. Lately things had been stressful with his latest trip to New York to buy large amounts of stocks. So no wonder he was dreaming about these unusual things. He called Butler to his bedside. "Fetch me a glass of water. I'm feeling weird. An odd nightmare about some small lady." Artemis yawned sleepily as he brushed a pecice of dark brown hair away from his face. "Yes Master Fowl. Whatever you wish." Butler croaked. Artemis still hadn't figured out about how his bodyguard had become so old and slightly weaker. His reaction time was just not the same. But no matter, Butler had been a real help to his dasasterly plots. Butler returned with his water. When he noticed his charge's confused face, Butler began to worry.

"Trouble Artemis? Is it about the dream you told me earlier?" Butler asked. "Yes. I'm afraid so my old friend. Who was that weeping lady? She reminds me of...someone." Aremis replied. Butler shook his head. He had no clue. Though Artemis's description of this person was strangely familiar. Very familiar. He stood over Artemis, staring at him blankly. "You can go now. I feel the need to sleep again." Artemis pointed towards the oak door. "Ok. I'm leaving. Good night Artemis." Butler whispered as he advanced towards the door. When Butler was stepping in the doorway Artemis called out suddenly causing the manservant's shaven head to hit the door. "What Artemis?" growled Butler. "We are investigating this dream tomorrow. Plus we need to run more tests on that eye camera lens." Artemis said beneath his bed sheets. (remember that iris cam that popped out of Arty's eye in da 3rd book? Back to story.) "Ok. Night Artemis." Butler replied quickly. Sometimes Master Fowl was annoying. But rarely. Very rarely.

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Ops, Haven

"WHAT IS SHE DOING?" roared Commander Root as he poked at the computer screen. "Uh...well...uh....she's checking on Artemis....ah. Here she is here flying to the window. Ahem." Foaly swayed back and forth nervously. The video showed too much. The Commander will know. "WHAT IS THAT PAPER? I DON'T REMEMBER A PAPER!" Root shouted as he viewed Holly take the paper from her pocket. Foaly groaned. It was too late too lie now. Then the worst part. The poem that made Foaly zone out and cry. Hopefully it will have the same effect on the Commander. No way.

"WHAT IN THE...FOALY! WHAT IS SHE DOING? WHY IS MY CAPTAIN SINGING A GIRLY POEM?" Root cried out, his face was as purple as a plum. Then....the worst of them all. "Artemis please remember (Even though you can't) Try to think of all the funny times we had." Holly said sweetly on the screen. "Artemis!" Root said in cold furry. "D'ARVIT! I'll take her badge! She's being transferred to traffic! EXPLAIN THIS FOALY!" Foaly was red with anger and embarrassment. "Well. Holly loves Artemis. I think...um yeah." Foaly replied meekly. "HOLLY! HOLLY! The last person I'd expect. You lied too. There was nothing wrong with the video you smart little pony!" Root spat at Foaly. "Ugggg. There is no reason to spit in my face, Julius." Foaly stated coldly. He lifted a hairy arm to wipe bits of spit of his face. Smart move donkey, he thought. Root panted and plopped himself in a swivel chair. "well...Holly is going to not like me anymore." Root put his head in his hands and sighed. "I can't believe it. Holly loves a Mud Boy.", Foaly shrugged in response. A 'beeeep-beeeep' noise filled the room. Root jumped in surprise. "Oh no. Our lover girl has returned." Foaly moaned.

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Yay! Chapter 3 is coming! Soon. The first chaper is a prologue. Review and stuffs.

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