Haven, Holly's apartment

Foaly took a deep breath before knowing at the wooden door. Today, he was not in his usual Operations Booth, but instead, he was in front of a door with gold plate that said, "Holly Short and Mulch, detectives." He knocked.

"Come in." A voice answered, the same voice that Foaly missed every time there was a LEP emergency.

Foaly opened the door carefully. It was a simple office, some chairs and a table and two file drawers. There was also another door that led to the comfort room, another one for their lounge where the team think or simply rest.

"Well? How did they take it?" Holly asked, her head popping out from under the table.

"What are you doing there?"

"I was fixing the computer chair, a screw rolled under the table."

Foaly fixed the chair, which only took a while. Then he told them what happened at his talk to the three top elders of the Council. Holly was happy when she heard that there was hope for Katerina.

"Don't be too proud, what would she do to help the People?" Foaly asked.

"She would have a chance, somehow."

Mulch was silent, for once. He was thinking about the heart, maybe he would be richer than this when he gets his hands all over it.

Fowl Manor

Kent was sleeping when she heard a gentle knock at her door. She glanced at the Grandfather's Clock. It was still five in the morning.

"Yes?" she stood up fixing her bed.

"There is someone looking for you." it was Juliet; she sounded like she just woke up herself.

Who in their right mind would look for me five in the morning? She thought, dressing up in random clothes, an orange turtle neck and a red jacket, loose pants and rubber shoes. While she was brushing her hair, Kent heard another knock.

"I know, impatient visitors?"

"Yes." now, it was Butler. The last thing I need is Artemis knocking at my door telling me about these early visitors. She thought as she went down the stairs and for once not minding the darkness. She opened the door to see a small hooded figure. She knew what it was, but don't know who.

"What are you doing here?" she asked in gnommish, and at the same time looking for onlookers.

"The Council invited you to their meeting, personally." The figure said pulling off his hood.

He was a green sludge all over. A sprite, Kent thought.

"I'm Chix Verbil, you must leave them a me-"

"It's ok; I myself would tell my parents about her disappearance." Artemis came to the door quietly.

"Thank you." she held the green hand, and then Chix hooded himself again.

Artemis nodded. He watched as they ran through the dark alleys, then they disappeared by a corner. He sighed as he closed the doors.

E1, Tara

Chix led her to a capsule, a new invention of Foaly with some of the things in the Koboi Laboratories.

"It would bring you to Haven, Grub and his boys are there at your exit to bring you to the meeting."

She wasn't the girl who needed to be told twice, the capsule has controls, and she knew what to do. The lady went in the capsule, slid the headgear, pushed the start button, held the joysticks, and closed the capsule doors.

"Here I go!" She waved to Chix who was in one of the plasma screen that appeared in her window.

She zoomed through the magma flames. The capsule has built in air conditioner, so she doesn't have to worry. There was a plasma window at her side that showed a map, so she doesn't have to worry for directions either. Kent pushed the joystick for speed. There was no traffic, but she has to get there before the next flare, the flare that would send her farther way to her exit.

"Hmm… I wonder if I could get more speed, I don't want to get lost." She looked at the buttons, knowing a bit of piloting herself; she pressed few blue buttons that turned green.

The capsule did get speed, she saw the trace of the feared flare… just a few kilometers and her capsule would go flying to E37.

"You have to get to Haven exit." Chix said in his screen.

"Don't you think I know that? I have to get my Rights too you know!" She shut him off and concentrated at the race, the first one to the exit wins.

"Don't you fail me…" She frowned.

She got a glimpse of the burning flare towards her, she turned to the right. Now the exit was just meters away. She pushed the joysticks harder, and pushed a blue button, this time to open the gate. The metal gates opened by itself revealing light. She got a glance to the flare inches away from her capsule. Kent closed her eyes hoping she could make it.

CLAG!

She made it! She opened her eyes, it was a clag, not a boom, she thought. The sound was from the capsule to make a full stop. She sighed, letting go of the joysticks, pushing a few buttons and then it turned off. Kent pushed the 'open' blue button and the door opened, she stepped out, and pulled off her helmet.

"Nice ride were having?" a voice said from behind, it was in fluent English

"Not quite, magma flames almost caught me." She turned to the small man in uniform. She quickly studied his insignia buttons.

"I am…"

"Corporal Grub. I know, and please talk in your language, I am very known to it."

"Thank you, talking in tongues gives us headaches. May we proceed?" Grub's language moved to gnommish.

"Yes, we may." Kent nodded, as she spoke in the same language.

Fowl Manor

Mulch was behind a bush when Chix, in a black cloak, knoked for the second time, Butler opened it.

"Yes? Its five in the morning, do you have an emergency?" He said with a sleepy voice.

"No, I'm looking for Signora Katerina Lim."

"Do you want to come in?"

"I would wait here"

Moments later, Katerina opened the door.

"What are you doing here?" she asked in gnommish, she almost saw Mulch scratching his bottom behind the bush.

"The Council invited you to their meeting, personally." Chix said pulling off his hood. "I'm Chix Verbil, you must leave them a me-"

"It's ok; I myself would tell my parents about her disappearance." Artemis, Mulch thought. He saw the mud-boy again, since the Opal return.

He un buttoned his back flap a Artemis closed the door.

Later, after some digging and munching, we see our favorite dwarf wondering through the manor halls, gently massaging the walls, he was looking for a pulse. He stopped infront of a cherry wood door. Kent's room.

"This is too easy…" he muttered to himself, careful his voice wount wake the sleeping occupants.

He opened the door, thinking of his future power when he gets his hands all over the heart. He saw the heart in her jewelry box, which he also took with him.