Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! *Breathes* Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Thankyou for not
carrying out any threats made and hope this chapter lives up to expectation
^_^.
Okay, considering nobody objected to Foaly/Ebony romance it will be
continued a little in this chapter. I'm using another song, 'Lost Without
You' by Delta Goodrem, an Aussie singer that America is probably not
familiar with but all you UK people will know of!
Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: you know the drill. Blah, blah, blah.
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"I don't believe it!" Foaly yelled.
"What?" Ebony asked absently.
"Fowl's mind wipe has been deactivated!" Foaly was stressed; there was no other word for it.
"What?" Ebony said again, the tone of her voice changing. "That's not possible, Holly told me you got rid of everything that could trigger residual memories!"
"We missed one. The medallion Holly gave him." Foaly muttered.
"He gave that to Diggums though...oh, right." Ebony trailed off; even she knew Diggums had been released early.
"Exactly."
"Wait, I have an idea." Ebony crossed to the computer and inserted a tiny microchip into the hard drive. She flicked to the Fowl Manor surveillance cameras and saw with gleeful delight that Artemis was asleep. "Excellent, that'll make him easier to read."
"Read?" Foaly asked, confused.
"This microchip is something I've been developing in my spare time. It enables me to read brainwaves, and get a comprehensive look at what's going on in his mind." Ebony explained. "It's sort of like the mesmer, only with less effort."
"I see." Said Foaly. A huge lie, but he had to admire the girl. She entered Artemis's mind and downloaded his brainwaves, then swiftly printed them.
"Interesting." She murmured as she scanned the page.
"Ingenious." Foaly exclaimed, studying the chip with fascination. "Sorry, what's interesting?" he asked when Ebony glared at him.
" He was dreaming about you all. He created a Dream Interpreter to solve them. It's working properly now." She said breathlessly.
"And..." Foaly prompted.
"And he has a major memory gap. Mulch asked him questions, and he still can't remember Holly!" she said. "Strange, I wonder why?"
"I'm not completely sure, but it could be trauma, sort of like...amnesia." Foaly answered. "I'll bet if we monitor Fowl's dreams, he'll still be dreaming about her, without recognising her." Sure enough, when they tapped into the Interpreter and checked his dreams, Foaly's theory proved right.
"Lets not tell the Commander yet Foaly." Ebony said. "Lets keep an eye on Fowl and see what happens." She was pleased; it meant she could continue her plan. Root did NOT have to know. Foaly fell for it. He struggled with himself for a while, but eventually not telling Root seemed like an attractive idea. "Yeah, Okay." He said reluctantly.
Ebony grinned in triumph.
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"Are you going to admit it now?" the voice inquired loftily.
"What?" Holly asked, knowing the answer.
"That you love him." Yep, right again.
"I don't have a lot of choice do I?" Holly sighed, "It's true isn't it?"
"Yes." The voice answered smugly.
*** I know I can be a little stubborn sometimes.
And I say, a little righteous, and too proud.
I just wanna find a way to compromise,
'Cause I believe that we can work things out.
I thought I had all the answers, never giving in,
But baby since you've gone, I admit that I was wrong***
Holly sighed, she had been wrong a lot when it came to Artemis Fowl. She was as stubborn as he was, that was what had got her into Recon in the first place. But it also got her into trouble. Even when he'd forgotten her, he got her into trouble. Look at her now, for instance. Total mess.
***All I know is I'm lost without you,
I'm not gonna lie.
How am I gonna be strong without you?
I need you by my side.
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye,
Don't know what I'd do,
I'm lost without you***
Holly groaned inwardly and ducked out of sight as Chix Verbil strutted down the corridor. Suddenly she didn't want to go on and she slid down the wall, tears falling yet again. At that moment, Commander Root came around the corner and spotted her there. "What's going on Captain?" he asked, noting her tearstained cheeks. He sat beside her.
"Nothing sir, I was dodging Verbil." Holly answered truthfully.
The Commander nodded, he had seen Chix coming too. "Understandable. Very well Captain, but there's something else bothering you."
"I don't want to talk about it sir." She replied sadly.
"Go home Holly, take the rest of the day off." Root ordered softly.
"Yessir." Holly whispered as he walked away.
***I keep trying to find my way,
But all I know is,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to face the day,
I'm lost without you***
Holly walked home, her eyes red from crying. She wanted to talk to Ebony, but she would have to wait until her shift finished.
***How am I ever gonna get rid of these blues?
Baby I'm so lonely all the time.
Everywhere I go I get so confused,
You're the only thing that's on my mind.
Oh my bed's so cold at nights and I miss you more each day,
Only you can make it right, no I'm not too proud to say***
She let herself into her house and curled up in the window seat. Then she got up and paced. She couldn't sit still. On impulse, she headed back to Police Plaza. She shielded and moved quickly. She grabbed a set of wings and set off once again, For Fowl Manor.
She sat in Artemis's window and watched him sleep, tears welling afresh in her eyes. How could she go on like this?
***All I know is I'm lost without you,
I'm not gonna lie.
How am I gonna be strong without you?
I need you by my side.
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye,
Don't know what I'd do,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to find my way,
But all I know is,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to face the day,
I'm lost without you***
In the Operations Booth, Foaly was monitoring the Surveillance cameras. Holly had unshielded by then, and she wasn't hard to find. "Oh Frond! Ebony, come look at this!" he called urgently. She put a hand on his shoulder and watched the screen over his other one. Foaly gave a start and blushed, but she didn't notice.
"D'arvit Holly! Foaly, I'm going to go get her." She ran off, nearly bowling the Commander over in her rush. As Root watched the cameras, Foaly explained.
Root shook his head in disbelief
***If I could only hold you know,
Make the pain just go away,
Can't stop the tears from running down my face.
Oh***
Holly looked up as Ebony landed on the windowsill beside her. "Come on Holl, lets go." She said softly, hugging her sister tightly. Holly nodded and Ebony helped her fly back to HQ.
"Take the afternoon off Eb, look after her." Foaly said, and Root nodded in agreement.
Ebony walked her home and they both sat in the window seat again, ebony comforting Holly as best she could.
***All I know is I'm lost without you,
I'm not gonna lie.
How am I gonna be strong without you?
I need you by my side.
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye,
Don't know what I'd do,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to find my way,
But all I know is,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to face the day,
I'm lost without you.***
When Holly had cried herself to sleep, Ebony pulled a blanket over her and went back to work. She had things to do.
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"Ah, Bonny. Foaly's in the Commander's office trying to explain what's going on." Trouble Kelp stopped her in the hall. Ebony smiled at his old nickname for her, "Thanks Trub, I'll go right there." She strode towards Root's office. "Did I miss anything?" she asked brightly.
"What are you doing here?" Foaly demanded. "I told you to take the afternoon off!"
She smiled. "I couldn't stay away." she replied, rasing her eyebrows suggestively.
Foaly blushed. Root watched with interest before answering. "Considering you're here Ebony, can I ask you why Holly was at Fowl's place?"
"Um, well sir, she's in love with him and now she knows it, the fact that her can't remember her makes it worse." She said, and waited for the explosion.
It came.
Root's face went purple. "Why is it that I know nothing of this?" He roared.
Ebony regarded him sharply. "Begging your pardon sir, but there has been and alarming increase in the number of things you know nothing about." She snapped. Foaly winced, now she was in for it. He began to laugh despite himself.
But Root seemed to be at a loss for words. He struggled in vain to find a comeback, but merely said; "It's a good thing you're not an officer, Miss Short. You're lucky Foaly's your boss and probably, judging by his current state, found that hilariously funny." Foaly nodded emphatically, unable to speak for laughter.
"Well, as long as you're here, you may as well go back to Ops." Foaly told his charge. She nodded and smiled at him. Foaly blushed and watched her leave.
Root grinned evilly.
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"Arty-kins!" Angeline Fowl called her son downstairs.
"Yes Mother? Father?" Artemis said coolly, inside, still trying to sort out his memories. Who was she, the pretty girl in his dreams? Anyway, no time to think about that now, better listen to what his parents had to say. He only hoped it wasn't about...
"Your report card. I am most disappointed Arty." His Father said. "No son, your grades are fine. What I mean is the frequent comments about your lack of friends. I would like you to make an effort."
Artemis was, for once, lost for words. "But-but-but..." he stammered indignantly. "Father I cannot be friends with any of them, it's not even possible to have a conversation with them!"
"No buts Arty just do as you're told." Fowl senior said, as if he were talking to a normal teenager.
But you know as well as I that Artemis Fowl II is most certainly not a normal teenager.
"Honestly Arty-kins, it's as if you're off with the fairies most of the time." His mother said. Artemis grinned wryly. 'In more ways than one.' He thought to himself.
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Commander Julius Root loved throwing snide comments at Foaly, but was running out of things to throw. Now, Foaly's evident attraction to Ebony, and vice versa, was something new to gall the excitable centaur with.
Root leaned back in his chair. "Sooo...Ebony seems like a nice girl." He commented cheerfully, watching with glee as Foaly reddened.
"Um, yeah." He muttered.
"Quite attractive too." Root said, grinning widely now.
"Uh-huh."
"Still single, I hear."
Foaly sat up and glared at him, suddenly realising what he was getting at. "I'd give you a piece of my mind, Julius, but I'm on my last one." He snapped.
Commander Root was having too much fun to even notice the use of is first name. "I heard that Chix Verbil was going to ask her out." He said slyly.
That hit home. Foaly exploded. "WHAT?! Not Verbil-abuse!" He yelled, using Chix's nickname. He had acquired it from the way he mauled every possible language trying to chat up girls.
Root leaned forward. "I'd be quick if I were you Foaly." He said, knowing full well that Chix hadn't even met Ebony yet.
Foaly was off like a rocket.
He skidded to a halt in the Ops Booth. "Ebony..." he said, breathing hard, "would you go out with me Saturday night?" He asked, looking at her hopefully.
She laughed as she looked at him from her position on the floor, where she was putting together a machine, covered in grease. "I'd love to. Say, 8:00?"
Foaly grinned happily.
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The End! When is Arty going to get his memories back? Muwahahahahahaha! Soon my pretties, soon...
Ahem, yes well... please review for me. Sorry it took so long!
Disclaimer: you know the drill. Blah, blah, blah.
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"I don't believe it!" Foaly yelled.
"What?" Ebony asked absently.
"Fowl's mind wipe has been deactivated!" Foaly was stressed; there was no other word for it.
"What?" Ebony said again, the tone of her voice changing. "That's not possible, Holly told me you got rid of everything that could trigger residual memories!"
"We missed one. The medallion Holly gave him." Foaly muttered.
"He gave that to Diggums though...oh, right." Ebony trailed off; even she knew Diggums had been released early.
"Exactly."
"Wait, I have an idea." Ebony crossed to the computer and inserted a tiny microchip into the hard drive. She flicked to the Fowl Manor surveillance cameras and saw with gleeful delight that Artemis was asleep. "Excellent, that'll make him easier to read."
"Read?" Foaly asked, confused.
"This microchip is something I've been developing in my spare time. It enables me to read brainwaves, and get a comprehensive look at what's going on in his mind." Ebony explained. "It's sort of like the mesmer, only with less effort."
"I see." Said Foaly. A huge lie, but he had to admire the girl. She entered Artemis's mind and downloaded his brainwaves, then swiftly printed them.
"Interesting." She murmured as she scanned the page.
"Ingenious." Foaly exclaimed, studying the chip with fascination. "Sorry, what's interesting?" he asked when Ebony glared at him.
" He was dreaming about you all. He created a Dream Interpreter to solve them. It's working properly now." She said breathlessly.
"And..." Foaly prompted.
"And he has a major memory gap. Mulch asked him questions, and he still can't remember Holly!" she said. "Strange, I wonder why?"
"I'm not completely sure, but it could be trauma, sort of like...amnesia." Foaly answered. "I'll bet if we monitor Fowl's dreams, he'll still be dreaming about her, without recognising her." Sure enough, when they tapped into the Interpreter and checked his dreams, Foaly's theory proved right.
"Lets not tell the Commander yet Foaly." Ebony said. "Lets keep an eye on Fowl and see what happens." She was pleased; it meant she could continue her plan. Root did NOT have to know. Foaly fell for it. He struggled with himself for a while, but eventually not telling Root seemed like an attractive idea. "Yeah, Okay." He said reluctantly.
Ebony grinned in triumph.
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"Are you going to admit it now?" the voice inquired loftily.
"What?" Holly asked, knowing the answer.
"That you love him." Yep, right again.
"I don't have a lot of choice do I?" Holly sighed, "It's true isn't it?"
"Yes." The voice answered smugly.
*** I know I can be a little stubborn sometimes.
And I say, a little righteous, and too proud.
I just wanna find a way to compromise,
'Cause I believe that we can work things out.
I thought I had all the answers, never giving in,
But baby since you've gone, I admit that I was wrong***
Holly sighed, she had been wrong a lot when it came to Artemis Fowl. She was as stubborn as he was, that was what had got her into Recon in the first place. But it also got her into trouble. Even when he'd forgotten her, he got her into trouble. Look at her now, for instance. Total mess.
***All I know is I'm lost without you,
I'm not gonna lie.
How am I gonna be strong without you?
I need you by my side.
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye,
Don't know what I'd do,
I'm lost without you***
Holly groaned inwardly and ducked out of sight as Chix Verbil strutted down the corridor. Suddenly she didn't want to go on and she slid down the wall, tears falling yet again. At that moment, Commander Root came around the corner and spotted her there. "What's going on Captain?" he asked, noting her tearstained cheeks. He sat beside her.
"Nothing sir, I was dodging Verbil." Holly answered truthfully.
The Commander nodded, he had seen Chix coming too. "Understandable. Very well Captain, but there's something else bothering you."
"I don't want to talk about it sir." She replied sadly.
"Go home Holly, take the rest of the day off." Root ordered softly.
"Yessir." Holly whispered as he walked away.
***I keep trying to find my way,
But all I know is,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to face the day,
I'm lost without you***
Holly walked home, her eyes red from crying. She wanted to talk to Ebony, but she would have to wait until her shift finished.
***How am I ever gonna get rid of these blues?
Baby I'm so lonely all the time.
Everywhere I go I get so confused,
You're the only thing that's on my mind.
Oh my bed's so cold at nights and I miss you more each day,
Only you can make it right, no I'm not too proud to say***
She let herself into her house and curled up in the window seat. Then she got up and paced. She couldn't sit still. On impulse, she headed back to Police Plaza. She shielded and moved quickly. She grabbed a set of wings and set off once again, For Fowl Manor.
She sat in Artemis's window and watched him sleep, tears welling afresh in her eyes. How could she go on like this?
***All I know is I'm lost without you,
I'm not gonna lie.
How am I gonna be strong without you?
I need you by my side.
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye,
Don't know what I'd do,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to find my way,
But all I know is,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to face the day,
I'm lost without you***
In the Operations Booth, Foaly was monitoring the Surveillance cameras. Holly had unshielded by then, and she wasn't hard to find. "Oh Frond! Ebony, come look at this!" he called urgently. She put a hand on his shoulder and watched the screen over his other one. Foaly gave a start and blushed, but she didn't notice.
"D'arvit Holly! Foaly, I'm going to go get her." She ran off, nearly bowling the Commander over in her rush. As Root watched the cameras, Foaly explained.
Root shook his head in disbelief
***If I could only hold you know,
Make the pain just go away,
Can't stop the tears from running down my face.
Oh***
Holly looked up as Ebony landed on the windowsill beside her. "Come on Holl, lets go." She said softly, hugging her sister tightly. Holly nodded and Ebony helped her fly back to HQ.
"Take the afternoon off Eb, look after her." Foaly said, and Root nodded in agreement.
Ebony walked her home and they both sat in the window seat again, ebony comforting Holly as best she could.
***All I know is I'm lost without you,
I'm not gonna lie.
How am I gonna be strong without you?
I need you by my side.
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye,
Don't know what I'd do,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to find my way,
But all I know is,
I'm lost without you.
I keep trying to face the day,
I'm lost without you.***
When Holly had cried herself to sleep, Ebony pulled a blanket over her and went back to work. She had things to do.
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"Ah, Bonny. Foaly's in the Commander's office trying to explain what's going on." Trouble Kelp stopped her in the hall. Ebony smiled at his old nickname for her, "Thanks Trub, I'll go right there." She strode towards Root's office. "Did I miss anything?" she asked brightly.
"What are you doing here?" Foaly demanded. "I told you to take the afternoon off!"
She smiled. "I couldn't stay away." she replied, rasing her eyebrows suggestively.
Foaly blushed. Root watched with interest before answering. "Considering you're here Ebony, can I ask you why Holly was at Fowl's place?"
"Um, well sir, she's in love with him and now she knows it, the fact that her can't remember her makes it worse." She said, and waited for the explosion.
It came.
Root's face went purple. "Why is it that I know nothing of this?" He roared.
Ebony regarded him sharply. "Begging your pardon sir, but there has been and alarming increase in the number of things you know nothing about." She snapped. Foaly winced, now she was in for it. He began to laugh despite himself.
But Root seemed to be at a loss for words. He struggled in vain to find a comeback, but merely said; "It's a good thing you're not an officer, Miss Short. You're lucky Foaly's your boss and probably, judging by his current state, found that hilariously funny." Foaly nodded emphatically, unable to speak for laughter.
"Well, as long as you're here, you may as well go back to Ops." Foaly told his charge. She nodded and smiled at him. Foaly blushed and watched her leave.
Root grinned evilly.
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"Arty-kins!" Angeline Fowl called her son downstairs.
"Yes Mother? Father?" Artemis said coolly, inside, still trying to sort out his memories. Who was she, the pretty girl in his dreams? Anyway, no time to think about that now, better listen to what his parents had to say. He only hoped it wasn't about...
"Your report card. I am most disappointed Arty." His Father said. "No son, your grades are fine. What I mean is the frequent comments about your lack of friends. I would like you to make an effort."
Artemis was, for once, lost for words. "But-but-but..." he stammered indignantly. "Father I cannot be friends with any of them, it's not even possible to have a conversation with them!"
"No buts Arty just do as you're told." Fowl senior said, as if he were talking to a normal teenager.
But you know as well as I that Artemis Fowl II is most certainly not a normal teenager.
"Honestly Arty-kins, it's as if you're off with the fairies most of the time." His mother said. Artemis grinned wryly. 'In more ways than one.' He thought to himself.
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Commander Julius Root loved throwing snide comments at Foaly, but was running out of things to throw. Now, Foaly's evident attraction to Ebony, and vice versa, was something new to gall the excitable centaur with.
Root leaned back in his chair. "Sooo...Ebony seems like a nice girl." He commented cheerfully, watching with glee as Foaly reddened.
"Um, yeah." He muttered.
"Quite attractive too." Root said, grinning widely now.
"Uh-huh."
"Still single, I hear."
Foaly sat up and glared at him, suddenly realising what he was getting at. "I'd give you a piece of my mind, Julius, but I'm on my last one." He snapped.
Commander Root was having too much fun to even notice the use of is first name. "I heard that Chix Verbil was going to ask her out." He said slyly.
That hit home. Foaly exploded. "WHAT?! Not Verbil-abuse!" He yelled, using Chix's nickname. He had acquired it from the way he mauled every possible language trying to chat up girls.
Root leaned forward. "I'd be quick if I were you Foaly." He said, knowing full well that Chix hadn't even met Ebony yet.
Foaly was off like a rocket.
He skidded to a halt in the Ops Booth. "Ebony..." he said, breathing hard, "would you go out with me Saturday night?" He asked, looking at her hopefully.
She laughed as she looked at him from her position on the floor, where she was putting together a machine, covered in grease. "I'd love to. Say, 8:00?"
Foaly grinned happily.
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The End! When is Arty going to get his memories back? Muwahahahahahaha! Soon my pretties, soon...
Ahem, yes well... please review for me. Sorry it took so long!