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Disclaimer: I own none of the material used in this story except for Ebony Short.
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Commander Julius Root always looked after his officers. Especially Captain Holly Short. She was like the daughter he had never had. Now, she was stomping around Police Plaza angrily. There were officers dodging out of her way as she passed them, most of them knew that you never messed with Holly Short when she was in a foul mood. 'Foul or Fowl?' Julius wondered idly as he sat back in his chair and hollered...
"SHORT!!!!"
Holly entered his office. "Sir?" "Sit down Captain." Holly sat. "I wanted to inquire after your sister, Holly. Is she surviving Foaly's reign of terror over the Operations Booth?" Root asked his favourite officer. Holly smiled, despite her dark mood. "I think Foaly was quite taken with her actually sir, she solved one of his problems before I'd even asked him if she could work there." "Good, good. All very well. But there is another reason I called you in here." Root said matter-of-factly. "Sir?" Holly asked, confused. "I wanted to ask if you're okay, Holly. I mean..." he gestured at the officers that had sidestepped her earlier. "This has nothing to do with Fowl does it? I mean, you've this way for a while now." Holly stared at her him in disbelief. First the little voice, now her own Commander. Who next? Foaly? Ebony?... wait a minute... damn that little voice!
"No sir, I'm fine, this has nothing to do with Fowl." She shuddered. She wouldn't tell him if it did have something to do with Fowl... 'Which it does.' Damn. The voice was back. 'Shut up.' She snapped at it. Miraculously, it did. "Well then Captain, you may go." Root said dejectedly. He was sure it had something to do with the Fowl boy. "Thankyou for your concern sir." Holly got up and headed to the door. On impulse, she suddenly turned around. "Sir, can I have flight clearance please." Root nodded absently. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever." He muttered, not really listening to what she said.
Holly ran for the Operations Booth.
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Artemis jumped out of bed the next morning and went to check the readings on the D.I. He was disappointed by what he found. There were loose translations that seemed to ring a bell. Stuff about Fairies and centaurs. If Artemis had been one to use common slang, he would've said "Duh." But as this was not the case, he contented himself by rolling his eyes skyward as Juliet bustled through the door to his room with his breakfast.
"Morning Arty!" she said brightly as he placed his breakfast on the tray beside his bed. Artemis unhooked himself from the D.I and climbed back into bed gratefully. Juliet had taken it upon herself to do this a lot lately. And he actually appreciated it.
"Thankyou Juliet." He said, and he began to eat while Juliet fluffed around the room, tidying up around the D.I. She inspected the data on the screen. "Still no luck huh, Arty?" she asked him. Artemis shook his head dejectedly. "No, not a thing." He replied. "Never mind Arty, you'll get it eventually. You always do." Juliet said bracingly. "I hope so...I hope so." Artemis muttered as she left the room.
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Domovoi Butler looked up from his newspaper as his little sister came into the kitchen. "Any luck?" He asked, meaning the D.I. Juliet shook her head. "Nope, nothing. Although I must say I agree with Artemis. They are very familiar people. Butler looked up sharply. "No Dom, I'm not having them too...Artemis created some kind of thing-a-my-bob that put his dreams on the screen of the computer unit. He showed me a couple of days ago." Juliet said, trying placate her brother.
Butler looked relieved. "He's becoming obsessed with finding this so-called enemy, Juli." He said. "But quite frankly, I think we're looking for an ally." Juliet looked at him doubtfully. "I don't know..." She said. "Juli...if they were enemies, they'd have attacked us by now. Don't say anything to Artemis, but I think we knew these people...a long time ago.
Juliet nodded. Maybe Dom was right...Maybe.
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Holly skidded into the Operations Booth at top speed and grabbed the fastest pair of wings that Foaly had to offer. "Hey!" the centaur protested. Not that Holly heard him or anything...she was already half way to the take-off area. Foaly started after her, but he felt a tug on his arm. Ebony looked up at him and shook her head slightly. She led the disgruntled centaur back to the computer and put the Fowl Manor surveillance cameras on the screen.
Holly landed outside Fowl Manor and hid the wings in a bush, before creeping towards the window of Artemis's study. Her heart leapt as she saw him sitting at one of his many computers. As she tried to steady her breathing, she realised that she really did miss him more than she thought.
****This is the place where I sit,
This is the part where I love you too much.
This is as hard as it gets,
'Cause I'm getting tired of pretending I'm tough.
I'm here if you want me,
I'm yours you can hold me,
I'm empty and aching and tumbling and breaking****
Tears began to flow unchecked down her cheeks as she watched him through the window. What was this feeling she was having? Could it be?...
****'Cause you don't see me,
And you don't need me,
And you don't love me,
The way I wish you would,
The way I know you could****
He didn't remember her anyway. So what did it matter...that he would never see her again? It would take a miracle to get his memories back.
****I dream a world where you understand,
But I dream a million sleepless nights.
Well I dream of fire when you're touching my hand,
But it twists into smoke when I turn on the lights.
It's speechless and fading,
It's too complicating,
Is this how the 'bug' ends,
Nothing but good friends?****
Holly had lost so much sleep from what she assumed was guilt from turning him back into the monster he had once been. But now she wasn't so sure. Was that really the cause of all her pain? Did she really miss him? It would seem so.
****'Cause you don't see me,
And you don't need me,
And you don't love me,
The way I wish you would
Oh, the way I wish you would****
She felt as though it was her fault that Artemis was back to his monstrous self. After all, if she had done something, maybe Commander Root would've called of the mind wipe. There was no guarantee of course, but it may have turned out differently. But not even Foaly didn't have the technology to reverse a mind wipe.
****This is the place in my heart,
This is the place where I'm falling apart.
Isn't this just where we met?
And is this the last chance that I'll ever get?
I wish I was lonely,
Instead of just only,
Crystal and see-through and not enough to you****
He would never look at her again. It was just impossible. As far as he knew, the People had never existed. And never will either. She was forever see-through to him now. And it hurt to know this.
****'Cause you don't see me,
And you don't need me,
And you don't love me the way I wish you would,
'Cause you don't see me,
And you don't need me,
And you don't love me,
The way I wish you would,
The way I know you could****
It had hit her like a ton of bricks. She missed Artemis Fowl. The voice had been right.
Damn that little voice!
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Short, yes. But I really wanted to get this up because I probably won't be able to update for at least a week. I'm going on holiday.
Now then... push the little button in the corner there and review like a good little pixie. (Our music teacher calls us naughty pixies when the class misbehaves and it made me laugh after reading these books. He calls us good little pixies too ()
Golden Darkness.
~~NEXT TIME~~
"I can't believe I actually miss him!" Holly fumed. Suddenly, she lost all of her anger and looked at her sister sadly. "I wish there was someway to deactivate a mind wipe!" Ebony nodded, equally as unhappy. But then her face brightened, she had an idea...and she was going to make sure it worked.
She smiled deviously.
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Disclaimer: I own none of the material used in this story except for Ebony Short.
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Commander Julius Root always looked after his officers. Especially Captain Holly Short. She was like the daughter he had never had. Now, she was stomping around Police Plaza angrily. There were officers dodging out of her way as she passed them, most of them knew that you never messed with Holly Short when she was in a foul mood. 'Foul or Fowl?' Julius wondered idly as he sat back in his chair and hollered...
"SHORT!!!!"
Holly entered his office. "Sir?" "Sit down Captain." Holly sat. "I wanted to inquire after your sister, Holly. Is she surviving Foaly's reign of terror over the Operations Booth?" Root asked his favourite officer. Holly smiled, despite her dark mood. "I think Foaly was quite taken with her actually sir, she solved one of his problems before I'd even asked him if she could work there." "Good, good. All very well. But there is another reason I called you in here." Root said matter-of-factly. "Sir?" Holly asked, confused. "I wanted to ask if you're okay, Holly. I mean..." he gestured at the officers that had sidestepped her earlier. "This has nothing to do with Fowl does it? I mean, you've this way for a while now." Holly stared at her him in disbelief. First the little voice, now her own Commander. Who next? Foaly? Ebony?... wait a minute... damn that little voice!
"No sir, I'm fine, this has nothing to do with Fowl." She shuddered. She wouldn't tell him if it did have something to do with Fowl... 'Which it does.' Damn. The voice was back. 'Shut up.' She snapped at it. Miraculously, it did. "Well then Captain, you may go." Root said dejectedly. He was sure it had something to do with the Fowl boy. "Thankyou for your concern sir." Holly got up and headed to the door. On impulse, she suddenly turned around. "Sir, can I have flight clearance please." Root nodded absently. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever." He muttered, not really listening to what she said.
Holly ran for the Operations Booth.
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Artemis jumped out of bed the next morning and went to check the readings on the D.I. He was disappointed by what he found. There were loose translations that seemed to ring a bell. Stuff about Fairies and centaurs. If Artemis had been one to use common slang, he would've said "Duh." But as this was not the case, he contented himself by rolling his eyes skyward as Juliet bustled through the door to his room with his breakfast.
"Morning Arty!" she said brightly as he placed his breakfast on the tray beside his bed. Artemis unhooked himself from the D.I and climbed back into bed gratefully. Juliet had taken it upon herself to do this a lot lately. And he actually appreciated it.
"Thankyou Juliet." He said, and he began to eat while Juliet fluffed around the room, tidying up around the D.I. She inspected the data on the screen. "Still no luck huh, Arty?" she asked him. Artemis shook his head dejectedly. "No, not a thing." He replied. "Never mind Arty, you'll get it eventually. You always do." Juliet said bracingly. "I hope so...I hope so." Artemis muttered as she left the room.
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Domovoi Butler looked up from his newspaper as his little sister came into the kitchen. "Any luck?" He asked, meaning the D.I. Juliet shook her head. "Nope, nothing. Although I must say I agree with Artemis. They are very familiar people. Butler looked up sharply. "No Dom, I'm not having them too...Artemis created some kind of thing-a-my-bob that put his dreams on the screen of the computer unit. He showed me a couple of days ago." Juliet said, trying placate her brother.
Butler looked relieved. "He's becoming obsessed with finding this so-called enemy, Juli." He said. "But quite frankly, I think we're looking for an ally." Juliet looked at him doubtfully. "I don't know..." She said. "Juli...if they were enemies, they'd have attacked us by now. Don't say anything to Artemis, but I think we knew these people...a long time ago.
Juliet nodded. Maybe Dom was right...Maybe.
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Holly skidded into the Operations Booth at top speed and grabbed the fastest pair of wings that Foaly had to offer. "Hey!" the centaur protested. Not that Holly heard him or anything...she was already half way to the take-off area. Foaly started after her, but he felt a tug on his arm. Ebony looked up at him and shook her head slightly. She led the disgruntled centaur back to the computer and put the Fowl Manor surveillance cameras on the screen.
Holly landed outside Fowl Manor and hid the wings in a bush, before creeping towards the window of Artemis's study. Her heart leapt as she saw him sitting at one of his many computers. As she tried to steady her breathing, she realised that she really did miss him more than she thought.
****This is the place where I sit,
This is the part where I love you too much.
This is as hard as it gets,
'Cause I'm getting tired of pretending I'm tough.
I'm here if you want me,
I'm yours you can hold me,
I'm empty and aching and tumbling and breaking****
Tears began to flow unchecked down her cheeks as she watched him through the window. What was this feeling she was having? Could it be?...
****'Cause you don't see me,
And you don't need me,
And you don't love me,
The way I wish you would,
The way I know you could****
He didn't remember her anyway. So what did it matter...that he would never see her again? It would take a miracle to get his memories back.
****I dream a world where you understand,
But I dream a million sleepless nights.
Well I dream of fire when you're touching my hand,
But it twists into smoke when I turn on the lights.
It's speechless and fading,
It's too complicating,
Is this how the 'bug' ends,
Nothing but good friends?****
Holly had lost so much sleep from what she assumed was guilt from turning him back into the monster he had once been. But now she wasn't so sure. Was that really the cause of all her pain? Did she really miss him? It would seem so.
****'Cause you don't see me,
And you don't need me,
And you don't love me,
The way I wish you would
Oh, the way I wish you would****
She felt as though it was her fault that Artemis was back to his monstrous self. After all, if she had done something, maybe Commander Root would've called of the mind wipe. There was no guarantee of course, but it may have turned out differently. But not even Foaly didn't have the technology to reverse a mind wipe.
****This is the place in my heart,
This is the place where I'm falling apart.
Isn't this just where we met?
And is this the last chance that I'll ever get?
I wish I was lonely,
Instead of just only,
Crystal and see-through and not enough to you****
He would never look at her again. It was just impossible. As far as he knew, the People had never existed. And never will either. She was forever see-through to him now. And it hurt to know this.
****'Cause you don't see me,
And you don't need me,
And you don't love me the way I wish you would,
'Cause you don't see me,
And you don't need me,
And you don't love me,
The way I wish you would,
The way I know you could****
It had hit her like a ton of bricks. She missed Artemis Fowl. The voice had been right.
Damn that little voice!
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Short, yes. But I really wanted to get this up because I probably won't be able to update for at least a week. I'm going on holiday.
Now then... push the little button in the corner there and review like a good little pixie. (Our music teacher calls us naughty pixies when the class misbehaves and it made me laugh after reading these books. He calls us good little pixies too ()
Golden Darkness.
~~NEXT TIME~~
"I can't believe I actually miss him!" Holly fumed. Suddenly, she lost all of her anger and looked at her sister sadly. "I wish there was someway to deactivate a mind wipe!" Ebony nodded, equally as unhappy. But then her face brightened, she had an idea...and she was going to make sure it worked.
She smiled deviously.
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