Ack! I haven't updated in ages! Something wrong with the server…

Anyway, I just saw something on TV earlier. Up Next: Absolute Power. And I was like, WHAT? Was it always there or is the name just so famous now? I got it from a fic, and suddenly there's a show. Strange.

Well, it's not much but better than my first version of this chapter.

Holly was preparing for her mission. Mulch was looking worriedly at her.

"You've lost your mind, Holly."

"No I haven't," she replied. "Artemis has."

He nodded. "True. But is his mind really worth stealing from the LEP?"

"I'm not stealing, I'm trading. Foaly's really nice; he gave me the wings for free. But the rest I had to pay in carrots and hoof moisturizer."

"If that gnome finds out…"

"So what? He's a pig and he's bound to be booted off his commander's seat soon."

"True. He's not as good as Julius-" the dwarf stopped when he saw the elf bite her lip to keep from crying. Even after all these years, it hurt to think about. Especially if you were the one who shot at the nonexistent sweet spot.

"-was," Mulch finished sadly.

Holly held the old model Neutrino in her hands. It felt right there; it belonged. She had missed its weight, and of course the possibilities that came with it.

"Don't worry, Mulch. He won't find out. I have to go finish the job already. Bye."

Before he got to wave goodbye, she was gone.


She landed softly on the windowsill, looking at Chrysanthene.

"You're a bit late."

"You time me?"

"Yes. You always come at 10:30."

"Ah."

The two were silent for a moment.

"So, let's talk. Silence is boring."

"Anything new?" the witch asked.

"Hmm… maybe."

"Really?"

"Yes, I think it's new. But you won't like it."

"I like anything new."

"Anything?"

"Anything."

"Really?"

"Just tell me already!"

Holly drew her Neutrino and shot Artemis. "You like that?"