Disclaimer: Please somebody tell me whether I have to continue this! ARGH! Ok I do not own Artemis Fowl or associated characters etc etc they below to Mr Eion Colfer, almighty god *bow*.

A/N: I find this part a bit er… depressing. It's quite short though. And I had to have it in… with the emotional Holly I'm sorry. Again: It's not Holly/Arty, it's meant on a total friendship basis.

I would also like to take an opportunity to point out a VERY COOL fanfic by my friend abbitha (who reviews me, thanks!). It's about Fred and George after they've left home basically (not slash!), it's really well written and I recommend you read it if you're a fan of the characters or just Harry Potter. I don't have a direct link but her username is abbitha.

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Here we go…

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Holly had landed in a bathroom, which, and she thanked god (or more appropriately Frond) so, was empty.

Their were security cameras, as usual, dotted down the empty hallway, but it didn't matter if she was shielded.

Shadows from the perfectionist picture frames created an eerie feeling as the walked, even though everything was as she remembered. Everything was the same. It was surreal. It hadn't changed since she had been abducted, or when she had gone to retrieve them for investigation, or even from the final time in which there had been a security alert for the fairly world. It was as if the manor was stuck in a time field still…

Holly stopped dead as Butler immerged from a side door. True, he looked the same as ever, but he moved at a slower pace. He moved towards her, but she was too scared to unshield, too afraid of what he might do. The tension was immense. For a few seconds they stood there silently, looking into each others eyes, a flash back of memories suddenly playing themselves in Holly's brain. Then without warning Butler suddenly bent down and picked her up.

"Artemis has been expecting you" he said coldly.

Holly was too shocked to speak, let alone make an escape. The bodyguard had her in one enormous fist and the pair were advancing down the hallway to a door at the end made of highly polished green wood. It created a sense of power, one the fairy was being sucked in by. Butler pushed open the door, and they entered.

Holly wanted to close her eyes. She wanted to do anything to prevent the coming moments. But her body seemed to have lost all functions.

"There's someone here for you Artemis" he said.

Artemis swivelled in his chair and Holly saw him again for the first time.

He looked like the same mudboy, the same vampire skin, the same astonishingly powerful eyes. The only difference was perhaps his age, but it was a matter of months.

He surveyed her in an amused way, and she suddenly felt very self conscious.

"Ah yes… Captain Short" he said finally.

Holly couldn't bring herself to say anything still; she was too confused and filled with dread.

"I've been expecting you for some time" Artemis continued. "Yes, I escaped. Although I can't say you look particularly thrilled about it…. But then why should you be?"

"What's- What's going on? I-" Holly stammered. It was most unlike her.

"You made a mistake in coming here today captain. No doubt you were expecting to bury our knowledge of your race again?" he paused to chuckle. "No… I don't think that will be happening just yet"

Holly felt disappointed wave of sadness sweep over her. Something was wrong here… she just couldn't understand it.

"Artemis, please! It's me! Holly!" she tried, her face growing hot.

The boy only frowned.

"You speak as though we're on friendly terms captain. You are not here for a tea party let me assure you!" said Artemis.

Every word was another confirmation to Holly, another blow to her already upset mind. This wasn't the same muddboy, the one who they had changed so much…

Tears welled in her eyes and she wrenched herself out of Butler's grasp. He had only loosened for a second, a sign of his age, but it had been enough for her.

"Look Butler, we've made the captain cry…"

Holly heard no more. She slung the wings round her and took of at top speed, allowing her tears for once to flow freely. She didn't look back as she crossed the sun filled grounds. She didn't even look down at the full Recon and Retrieval squads that were probably hovering somewhere below her.

She couldn't understand what had happened. So many things to think about that didn't make sense. For a start, why did they only half remember her?

What she did know was that it was the old mudboy again, the self-centred, risky, criminal mastermind.

Holly stared down at the waves below her and knew there was no way of getting around it. Artemis's memories really had gone.

She couldn't go back to Haven now… yet. Maybe she couldn't ever? …Nothing seemed to matter anymore. She wanted to fly forever, and why not?  Nobody except Lilli Frond knew where she was, and even Lilli didn't realise she was now a few metres above the Atlantic Ocean. Holly flew for hours, nothing in her head, just the waves. But when the sun began to set, she started to panick.

Where should she go? It seemed home was the only place. She had nobody to go to. Her mother was away on a cruise somewhere. Except…. Foaly? He had always wanted to help… and had done a good job of it too in recent events.

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