Wow... twenty-six reviews! I am amazed! I really am! Thanks to the people
who liked my quotes, even though I can't tell you where I got them from
because a friend gave them to me. In this chapter I am going to experiment
with the possibility of an Ebony/Foaly romance. I think it's cute, but I
can change it if people don't like it.
I need a favour though, as you read the next few chapters, please think about whether I should make the epilogue a cliffie and write sequel or finish it off nicely and use my new idea as a completely new story. Please let me know! Also, can anyone help me with my italics and paragraphing problems, it's really annoying when my sentences don't make sense.
Please enjoy this new Chapter.
Disclaimer: you know the drill by now, nothing is mine except Ebony blah, blah, blah...
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Mulch Diggums drummed his fingers on the table. "Come on Mud Boy." He muttered impatiently. As the words left his mouth, the 'Mud Boy' in question walked into the atmosphere of the restaurant, and made his way over to the table. "This had better be good, Mr. Iggums. I hope I am not wasting my time, Max." "Not to worry Mr. Fowl, this will be well worth it." Mulch said in a placating voice. "Two years ago, I was instructed to give you this, when I got out of Jail." He threw the medallion across the table.
Artemis caught it deftly and studied it. Unbidden, forgotten memories swarmed into his mind, jumbled and meaningless quotes from people he didn't recognise.
"Do I look like a fly-boy to you Fowl?"
"Very good Mud Boy."
"You don't give this Centaur enough credit."
"Don't call me Julius, Civilian."
But one line stuck in his mind: "Here, take this," a girl was holding out the coin, "keep it to remind you that underneath the layers of deviousness, you have a spark of decency." Artemis felt so confused. He didn't know what was happening, they were all so familiar, and yet...
He shook his head and gathered his thoughts, "And who were your instructions from, Mr. Iggums?" He asked coldly. "You." Mulch said simply. Artemis blinked, surprised by the answer.
Then it hit him.
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"Holly you look terrible. Are you okay?" Foaly asked in concern. Holly looked at him with bleary eyes. "I've been better." She answered. It seemed to be the new standard reply to everything. "I told you." Ebony muttered to the Centaur. "Which bit?" Foaly replied. "She's in love with Fowl. She's thinking about him. I know her well enough to tell." Apparently, Holly heard them, because she exploded. "Ebony! You know I'm NOT in love with Artemis!" she yelled. Foaly smirked. "Not in love with Artemis eh?" he said mildly.
Never mess with a girl who has an iron fist.
It slammed into Foaly's jaw with considerable force, sending him flying across the plasma floor. Then she stormed out. "Owwww!" Foaly said with some difficulty, massaging his dislocated jaw. Ebony grinned and put her cool hands on his jaw. Blue sparks formed and repaired the damage. She looked into his eyes and Foaly felt his heart skip. Maybe she had felt it too, because she moved back to the framework of that confounded...thing...she was building.
What was going on?
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Holly found herself in the training room. It was empty, thank Frond. She pulled on the gear and began pulverising virtual enemies. She fought tears as a goblin lost its head. "She's right though isn't she?" the little voice piped up, "You do love him." "Shut up." Holly said through gritted teeth. A tune began to play in her head, and she had the funniest feeling it was a duet, something the D'arviting voice could use to its advantage.
Holly: if there's a prize for rotten judgement,
I guess I've already won that.
No man is worth the aggravation,
That's ancient history,
Been there, done that***
She swore to herself years ago, when she first became a cadet that she would let no man cloud her judgement, or stand in her way. Now it seemed that would all go down the drain.
Voice: Who'd ya think you're kiddin',
He's the Earth and Heaven to ya,
Try to keep it hidden,
Honey, we can see right through ya,
Girl ya can't conceal it,
We know how ya feel and who you're thinking of***
The voice was singing inside her mind, it was a song she knew from one of Ebony's Mud movies. 'Uh-oh.' She though. She knew where this was heading, but wasn't sure she really minded. The voice snickered triumphantly at her thoughts.
Holly: No chance, no way, I won't say it no, no.
Voice: You swoon, you sigh, why deny it uh-oh.
Holly: it's too cliché, I won't say I'm in love! ***
"Admit it, you love him." The voice murmured. "No, I won't say it. There's nothing to say." Holly snapped. This was out of control; she couldn't recognise her own feelings. She felt so confused, Ebony couldn't be right...
Could she?
Holly: I thought my heart had learned its lesson,
It feels so good when you start out.
My head is screaming, "Get a grip girl.
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out."
Oh***
It was true, Holly's heart was yelling at her to get over it, but the voice came from her heart, and was putting up a pretty good fight. "I can't be in love with him." She said. "It's just asking for trouble."
Voice: You keep on denying, who you are and how you're feeling,
Baby, we're not buying,
Hon, we saw you hit the ceiling,
Face it like a grown-up, when ya gonna own up?
That ya got, got, got it bad! ***
We? Who's we? Ebony and Foaly. The little voice was wrong! She was denying nothing. There was NOTHING to own up to. Face what like a grown-up? "I am not in love with Artemis Fowl!" she said aloud, "Miss him yes, but love?"
Holly: No chance, no way, I won't say it no, no.
Voice: give up, give in, check the grin, you're in love!
Holly: this scene, won't play, I won't say I'm in love ***
Holly did smile slightly at the thought of an elf and a human being together. But it quickly faded. "Why am I thinking like this? I feel nothing for him!"
Voice: You're doing flips, read our lips, you're in love. Holly: You're way off base, I won't say it. Get off my case, I won't say
it.
Voice: Girl, don't be proud, it's okay you're in love***
At that moment, Artemis flashed onto the screen as one of her virtual enemies. She smiled and touched the screen, tracing the outline of his face. Her head lost the fight then. Even though she may not have realised it as she finished the song.
Oh, at least out loud, I won't say I'm in...
Love.
"I hope I'm wrong, but if I'm not...no one has to know." She smiled to herself.
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Artemis felt shocked. He suddenly didn't care about moneymaking, he felt like a happy, contented teenager. A teenager with hundreds of memories he wasn't supposed to have. He swiftly gathered his thoughts. "Thankyou Mulch. You did well." He said quietly. "Well, you seem to remember me all right." Mulch said with some satisfaction. " But we'll run a test anyway. I'll give you a name, and you have to tell me something about the person." He finished. "Fine. Butler, you don't have to hang around, buy Juliet some lunch and find a table. I'll join you later." Artemis said. Butler obeyed hesitantly.
"Right. First name. Foaly." Mulch said quickly. "Centaur, works in the LEP Ops Booth, genius very sarcastic." Artemis replied. "Very good Mud Boy, next, Julius Root." "LEP Commander." Came the prompt reply. "Right again. Okay, Opal Koboi." Mulch grinned remembering the 'good times'. "Pixie, jailed about two years ago." "And last, but not least, Holly Short." Mulch waited with interest for Artemis's answer. "Who?" Mulch couldn't believe it. The Mud Boy couldn't remember the elf that gave him the medallion in the first place. "D'arvit!" Mulch swore under his breath. Artemis's mind was already wandering. "I know who was in my dreams now." He murmured to himself, "Foaly, the Commander and..." He still had no idea who the girl was.
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The end of Chapter four. Sorry it took so long it's been pretty hectic for the last week. I'll try to update soon!
Please R&R
I need a favour though, as you read the next few chapters, please think about whether I should make the epilogue a cliffie and write sequel or finish it off nicely and use my new idea as a completely new story. Please let me know! Also, can anyone help me with my italics and paragraphing problems, it's really annoying when my sentences don't make sense.
Please enjoy this new Chapter.
Disclaimer: you know the drill by now, nothing is mine except Ebony blah, blah, blah...
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Mulch Diggums drummed his fingers on the table. "Come on Mud Boy." He muttered impatiently. As the words left his mouth, the 'Mud Boy' in question walked into the atmosphere of the restaurant, and made his way over to the table. "This had better be good, Mr. Iggums. I hope I am not wasting my time, Max." "Not to worry Mr. Fowl, this will be well worth it." Mulch said in a placating voice. "Two years ago, I was instructed to give you this, when I got out of Jail." He threw the medallion across the table.
Artemis caught it deftly and studied it. Unbidden, forgotten memories swarmed into his mind, jumbled and meaningless quotes from people he didn't recognise.
"Do I look like a fly-boy to you Fowl?"
"Very good Mud Boy."
"You don't give this Centaur enough credit."
"Don't call me Julius, Civilian."
But one line stuck in his mind: "Here, take this," a girl was holding out the coin, "keep it to remind you that underneath the layers of deviousness, you have a spark of decency." Artemis felt so confused. He didn't know what was happening, they were all so familiar, and yet...
He shook his head and gathered his thoughts, "And who were your instructions from, Mr. Iggums?" He asked coldly. "You." Mulch said simply. Artemis blinked, surprised by the answer.
Then it hit him.
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"Holly you look terrible. Are you okay?" Foaly asked in concern. Holly looked at him with bleary eyes. "I've been better." She answered. It seemed to be the new standard reply to everything. "I told you." Ebony muttered to the Centaur. "Which bit?" Foaly replied. "She's in love with Fowl. She's thinking about him. I know her well enough to tell." Apparently, Holly heard them, because she exploded. "Ebony! You know I'm NOT in love with Artemis!" she yelled. Foaly smirked. "Not in love with Artemis eh?" he said mildly.
Never mess with a girl who has an iron fist.
It slammed into Foaly's jaw with considerable force, sending him flying across the plasma floor. Then she stormed out. "Owwww!" Foaly said with some difficulty, massaging his dislocated jaw. Ebony grinned and put her cool hands on his jaw. Blue sparks formed and repaired the damage. She looked into his eyes and Foaly felt his heart skip. Maybe she had felt it too, because she moved back to the framework of that confounded...thing...she was building.
What was going on?
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Holly found herself in the training room. It was empty, thank Frond. She pulled on the gear and began pulverising virtual enemies. She fought tears as a goblin lost its head. "She's right though isn't she?" the little voice piped up, "You do love him." "Shut up." Holly said through gritted teeth. A tune began to play in her head, and she had the funniest feeling it was a duet, something the D'arviting voice could use to its advantage.
Holly: if there's a prize for rotten judgement,
I guess I've already won that.
No man is worth the aggravation,
That's ancient history,
Been there, done that***
She swore to herself years ago, when she first became a cadet that she would let no man cloud her judgement, or stand in her way. Now it seemed that would all go down the drain.
Voice: Who'd ya think you're kiddin',
He's the Earth and Heaven to ya,
Try to keep it hidden,
Honey, we can see right through ya,
Girl ya can't conceal it,
We know how ya feel and who you're thinking of***
The voice was singing inside her mind, it was a song she knew from one of Ebony's Mud movies. 'Uh-oh.' She though. She knew where this was heading, but wasn't sure she really minded. The voice snickered triumphantly at her thoughts.
Holly: No chance, no way, I won't say it no, no.
Voice: You swoon, you sigh, why deny it uh-oh.
Holly: it's too cliché, I won't say I'm in love! ***
"Admit it, you love him." The voice murmured. "No, I won't say it. There's nothing to say." Holly snapped. This was out of control; she couldn't recognise her own feelings. She felt so confused, Ebony couldn't be right...
Could she?
Holly: I thought my heart had learned its lesson,
It feels so good when you start out.
My head is screaming, "Get a grip girl.
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out."
Oh***
It was true, Holly's heart was yelling at her to get over it, but the voice came from her heart, and was putting up a pretty good fight. "I can't be in love with him." She said. "It's just asking for trouble."
Voice: You keep on denying, who you are and how you're feeling,
Baby, we're not buying,
Hon, we saw you hit the ceiling,
Face it like a grown-up, when ya gonna own up?
That ya got, got, got it bad! ***
We? Who's we? Ebony and Foaly. The little voice was wrong! She was denying nothing. There was NOTHING to own up to. Face what like a grown-up? "I am not in love with Artemis Fowl!" she said aloud, "Miss him yes, but love?"
Holly: No chance, no way, I won't say it no, no.
Voice: give up, give in, check the grin, you're in love!
Holly: this scene, won't play, I won't say I'm in love ***
Holly did smile slightly at the thought of an elf and a human being together. But it quickly faded. "Why am I thinking like this? I feel nothing for him!"
Voice: You're doing flips, read our lips, you're in love. Holly: You're way off base, I won't say it. Get off my case, I won't say
it.
Voice: Girl, don't be proud, it's okay you're in love***
At that moment, Artemis flashed onto the screen as one of her virtual enemies. She smiled and touched the screen, tracing the outline of his face. Her head lost the fight then. Even though she may not have realised it as she finished the song.
Oh, at least out loud, I won't say I'm in...
Love.
"I hope I'm wrong, but if I'm not...no one has to know." She smiled to herself.
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Artemis felt shocked. He suddenly didn't care about moneymaking, he felt like a happy, contented teenager. A teenager with hundreds of memories he wasn't supposed to have. He swiftly gathered his thoughts. "Thankyou Mulch. You did well." He said quietly. "Well, you seem to remember me all right." Mulch said with some satisfaction. " But we'll run a test anyway. I'll give you a name, and you have to tell me something about the person." He finished. "Fine. Butler, you don't have to hang around, buy Juliet some lunch and find a table. I'll join you later." Artemis said. Butler obeyed hesitantly.
"Right. First name. Foaly." Mulch said quickly. "Centaur, works in the LEP Ops Booth, genius very sarcastic." Artemis replied. "Very good Mud Boy, next, Julius Root." "LEP Commander." Came the prompt reply. "Right again. Okay, Opal Koboi." Mulch grinned remembering the 'good times'. "Pixie, jailed about two years ago." "And last, but not least, Holly Short." Mulch waited with interest for Artemis's answer. "Who?" Mulch couldn't believe it. The Mud Boy couldn't remember the elf that gave him the medallion in the first place. "D'arvit!" Mulch swore under his breath. Artemis's mind was already wandering. "I know who was in my dreams now." He murmured to himself, "Foaly, the Commander and..." He still had no idea who the girl was.
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The end of Chapter four. Sorry it took so long it's been pretty hectic for the last week. I'll try to update soon!
Please R&R