Ok, I know it's been way too long since I last updated, but I had a lot of school work and a huge writers' block; which, unfortunatly, set in again just after I finished this chapter. I know it's really short, but I thought I might as well get it out before I went on vacation! So with no further adu, Surfacing ch. 4!

Flying over Dublin, Ireland

Three Hours Earlier

As Holly flew over the bright city below her, she thought back on the last couple hours at LEP HQ. Nothing going on then had been very uplifting, and what had happened in Commander Root's office hadn't helped.

Flashback One hour earlier

"Commander, it's the only thing we can do. Even I can't think of anything else; why do you think I came myself? I want you to know we have no other choice."

"You think I don't know that? D'arvit!" Root yelled as he gave Foaly the death gaze, and not for the first time that day. First the People were discovered; then he finds out that Foaly had already known about that group! But had he told anyone! Noo-oooo, they "didn't seem to be a threat at the time". Ancestors! What else is that pony hiding! He felt his face start to flush with anger. He glanced at the back of the room and saw Captain Short standing perfectly still, tense and trying as hard as she could not to be noticed. Too bad. "Short!" the commander barked.

"Sir," Holly replied flatly. Very military style, she didn't want Root on her case right now.

"Short, I'm going to get a team put together ASAP. The best we have. While that's happening, you're going on a little trip to Dublin."

Internally, Holly wanted to shout back in protest. She didn't want to go back! They had already had one too many encounters with that boy. And now that they finally got his memory erased, they wanted it back again! However, she knew that she couldn't say any of that in front of the Commander, so she just replied with a short, crisp, "Yessir!"

Before Foaly could add anything, Root continued, "I assume that Fowl never took back his invitation?"

Holly nodded her head, "No, sir. I still have permission."

"Good. Then you will proceed with recovering Fowl's memories. Do whatever you have to to get them back," he thought he should go on for clarification, "but don't harm him. If something goes wrong, and he doesn't agree…well, let's just hope it doesn't come to that."

End Flashback

While Holly wouldn't admit it to herself, let alone anyone else, she was kind of glad that she would be seeing Artemis again. They had been through a lot together, and it had been sad to see him go. She suddenly stopped herself, Whoa Holly, you can't miss him! He abducted you, tricked the People out of a large amount of gold, almost killed you in the Arctic a couple times, and then he wanted LEPs' help to get back stolen faerie technology that he had been stupid enough to have stolen from him

All thoughts but those needed for this mission stopped abruptly as Fowl Manor came into view. The half-moon reflected in the glass roof of a green house that was near her. The rest of the Manor was dark. She shivered involuntarily. As she circled around to the Eastern side, she saw a small light peeking through a pair of heavy blue velvet drapes. Continuing her circle back around to the front, she saw that another light was also on, different colors and light quantities flashing through the window indicating a TV was the source. Back at the front, Holly noiselessly landed and unshielded on the grass by the gigantic front doors, being careful to make sure that no cameras were pointed in her direction. As she took off her helmet, she looked up at the house looming before her. Silently and slowly, she made her way up the steps, forcing all thoughts of turning back from her mind. How would he react when he saw her? Would he recognize her? Would he remember instantly? Would he remember at all?

All too soon, she was standing in front of the huge doors. Taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, she rang the bell. It seemed like hours before the massive door was swung inward. Butler looked around, confused. Holly cleared her throat and he looked down, "May I help you?"

Holly took a deep breath again, "Yes. I need to talk to Artemis. Now."

YAYYYYYYYY! I got 16 reviews! 16 thats like two digits! and more than 15! happy! thank you to all who reviewed.

Shadow000- Thank you for being my first reviewer! And, obviously, you were right!

grayangle- hehe, here it is! After so long, I really am sorry for taking this long. hope you liked this one.

SpellMasters- glad you like it!

janeyjane- I know, these two are two of my favorites too! I'm surprised no one else has thought of any crossovers for these two. (wow, lots of '2s')

firecat925- of course I knew you would review! I would disown you if you didn't! (smiles sweetly) BTW- you have a lot to learn about Star Trek; why don't you try watching a few episodes?

frany66- yay! I'm glad you think I did Foaly ok! He's kinda hard to write I guess, but keeping Root from turning into Hammond is really hard. And to answer your question about the accent, I just can't picture him with an Irish one. It's kinda like saying the moon is made of oatmeal and not cheese (ok, don't know where that came from). And I'm 15, and gonna be a sophmore next year!

spacemonkeylover- yes, HOMEWORK SUCKS! But school's over know, so I only have a minimal amount. And I LOVED writing Holly during those parts when her 'mess with me and you're dead' attitude is going!

zachariaofBorg- and you know this how? But you're probably right, Major Thompson is just incompitant, lol.

silverfingers- thank you for answering my questions, and yes! Arty is here!I'm happy thatyou can follow along without having seen the show, it makes me feel like I have adequate writing skills!

midnightPixie13- glad my crossover was the one you were looking for! I was happy to make it, and even more happy that you reviewed it.

YamiEmmy- heh, no death threats needed! See? It's out! (glances around nervously)

Thank you to everyone who has read this, and even more thanks to those who reviewed! It makes me happy to know people like what I write. I think that this is my best chappie so far, and I hope you liked it. However, I'm going to be on vacation for three or four weeks, with no internet access, so I won't be able to update for awhile.

Have to go now, it's like 10 pm, and I haven't eaten since noon. Gotta go raid the 'fridge! Later minna!