First off, thanks for those of you who reviewed, okay so there was only one. Sorry it was such a short chapter that explained nothing.
WrItErKaT322- I love you Meggie! Well not really seeing how my love is taking by someone else and I am not a homosexual, but you get my drift. Someone actually read my pointless story and reviewed. Sorry I got u confused. That was kind of the point. Does a little dance go me, go me!
Okay here is the first chapter and it explains a bit more.
Chapter 1
Reunion
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An elf sat perched on top of a house. Well, actually there are a couple things wrong with that picture. First, this...building really shouldn't be called a house. A more accurate picture would be a cross in between an ancient castle and one of those state-of-the-art, top surveillance, super secure buildings with all the confidential stuff inside. Fowl manor is not to be underestimated, and neither are its inhabitants.
Secondly, the elf is shielded so you can't see her in the picture. However, if you could see her, Captain Holly Short was hardly what anyone would expect. Her pretty elf features were puzzled at the moment. She bit her lower lip in thought. A crackle on her helmet's com-set interrupted her thoughts.
"Holly," said Foaly's static voice. Holly perked up instantly.
"Is he in sight?"
"No he's still awhile away." Holly slumped. "I'm just making sure your still alert." Holly snorted at that one. "You okay?"
"Sure, why not?" Holly had not expected that question.
"Well, just wondering how you're coping with bringing Artemis's memory back."
The memory of mind-wiping Artemis hit Holly like a punch in the gut. It had devastated her. Somewhere in all their life-and-death struggles she had become attached to the little guy. But she had acted as though she was glad the Mud Boy nuisance was gone. "Good riddance" was what she had said. Everyone had believed her act, after all he had kidnapped her, almost got her killed multiple times, and had nearly cost her her badge more than once.
"What's there to cope with? Follow directions and don't ask questions." Holly said nonchalantly.
Foaly got the message. In other words, he thought, of course I'm not coping. But I'm determined to do my job. I don't want to discuss it.
"All right," Foaly signed off, leaving Holly back to her thoughts.
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Artemis sat in the car, playing a game on his laptop. With a heavy sigh he closed the lid.
"Dom, I had the dream again. It keeps aggravating me. When I wake it's at the back of my mind, nagging me, but I just can't remember."
The manservant nodded, he was in the same situation as Artemis. "Have you made any progress?"
"Despite our efforts the only thing Dr. Po and I have been able to come up with is the name Mulch."
"Convict."
"What!?" Artemis exclaimed in confusion.
"I don't know," replied Domovoi. "When you said Mulch the word convict just popped up."
"Hmm," Artemis lapsed into thought. Now that Dom had mentioned it Artemis was also getting the connection, but he didn't know why. Artemis hated not knowing, which is why the dream, a petty thing to a genius, kept pestering him.
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"The package has arrived." Foaly announced.
Holly fired up her wings, and flew off the roof. Soon the Bentley RedTag drove up. Looking Dom in the eye – well he really couldn't see her, but she still was – while flying beside the car, Holly layered on the mesmar.
"Turn the car around," Dom fought, but he was not prepared, and he didn't even know what he was fighting like in the past.
The car stopped in the middle of a field. Both Dom and Artemis exited the car, and Holly unshielded. As was expected the adventures came back to the humans. Holly took a couple of deep breaths, she thought she had steeled herself for this, but she had underestimated. They're lucky, Holly thought, I've had to lice with those memories everyday knowing there would never be another one.
"H-Holly," Artemis stuttered.
She nodded, "Captain Short, pleased to meet you."
"Whoa," was all Artemis managed to get out.
Dom sat in shock.
"Long time, no see, eh, Butler?" Holly asked.
He nodded, "Go by Domovoi more now."
"W-Wh-Why..." Artemis to overwhelmed, a rare thing for him, to get the whole thing out.
"You seem to have gained a speech impediment since I last spoke with you." Holly joked. "Why did the LEP decide to let you have all your memories back?"
Both Artemis and Domovoi nodded.
"Not because they were feeling nice, I can assure you that. But I am to give you couple of instructions, then let higher forces do the explaining."
"Commander Root, I presume?" Artemis stated.
"More like Foaly, Root can't understand a word of what either of you two say." Holly responded with a wink.
Aren't you all so proud of me? I managed to post this the day after I posted the Prologue. I will try to hurry up with the second chapter. Now since I was SO nice in doing that when I was tempted to hold the first chapter for a while, you all have to review. Now! And then I will be nice and get off my lazy butt (or get on my lazy butt ) and get the second chapter done.
