I know this took forever, and I'm sorry. On a happier note, this is my longest chapter yet (which is sad because it was only four and a half pages). Thank you to everyone for being so patient. Cookies to everyone who read (over 350!) and a big, gigantic cake to those who reviewed. Thank you, minna san! So with no further delay, I give you chapter five!

Artemis just stared at the girl—no, woman—standing in front of him. Although he was a mix of emotions on the inside, his outward appearance was calm and serene. Carefully keeping his face blank, he thought about everything that had just happened. His thoughts were a mess, confusion, recognition, anger, joy, all mixed in a tangle of recently repressed memories. It was almost too much…no. He was Artemis Fowl II, he could handle anything. He glanced back toward the woman…elf…Holly. He could almost see the images of the past flash before his eyes when he looked at her.

He sighed mentally, trying to sort it all out. He had taken her, what, 5 years ago? That one memory hurt him, but later she had become one of his very few friends.

"Artemis?"

He blinked at the sound of his name, but made no other movement to give away that he had been spacing out. "Holly, why are you here? The only reason the LEP would have sent you was if something was terribly wrong."

Holly looked at him for a moment; he always went straight to the point, "Ok then, right to the point. As you should know, the American government has many different high security bases and projects, many of them military, some that are not. One of these such bases is in Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado. Its cover story is the analysis of deep space radar telemetry; and even if that is a stretch of the truth, it's true purpose is very different. The people on the base have been studying and using an ancient device known as the Stargate. It was found in 1928 in Giza, near the Great Pyramids. A little more than seven years ago, a man named Dr. Daniel Jackson discovered its true purpose." Here Holly paused to make sure Artemis was getting this all, and, of course, he was.

"And its purpose is…?"

Holly looked at him and took a breath; this was going to be interesting. "It is a means of interstellar travel. The device creates a stable wormhole using six star constellations as an address, and a seventh as the place of origin. If there is another 'Gate on the planet, it connects with it, letting a person travel to the other 'Gate within seconds, even if it is at the other end of the galaxy," as she finished, she looked Artemis straight in the eye, trying to see if he reacted in anyway.

"That has to be impossible," was all he said after a few minutes of silence.

"Why? Do you think I would lie to you? Come all the way over here, give you back your memory, and say 'haha, jokes on you!'? I'm telling the truth!" at this point, Holly was getting irritated; this guy was supposed to be a genius, he knew that gnomes, goblins, sprites, elves, and their magic was real, but the thought that such a device existed was beyond him? After all, it was science not magic!

"You can't be telling the truth, you said that the device was ancient, and found in Giza, which would mean that it was buried there thousands of years ago. And seeing as even now humans can't get to Mars, let alone across the galaxy, that leaves the People. But even you haven't developed that far, you use your technology to stay underground, not above it. So I see no answer as to how such a device could have gotten there."

Holly was silent for a few minutes. Not many people, even among the People, knew about what she was going to tell him. She almost wished she could just run out of the room right now, he shouldn't even know about any of this. Well, she didn't have to tell him everything; she could try to avoid the question. She looked up into Artemis's eyes, and saw…was that confusion? She took a deep breath and began again, "Over ten million years ago, there was an advanced race of people living on the Earth; they were the first evolution of this planet, and your people, unlike common belief, are actually the second evolution. Their civilization ended around the beginning of the civilization of the Ancient Greeks. Their race was the one to create the Stargates."

Artemis looked at Holly. He was flat out confused. Ok, try to think this out logically, was all he could manage. So, basically, we're not alone in the Universe. That much is possible; after all, the Universe is infinite. But an evolution that came before us? There would be evidence of that, especially if they were as advanced as they were supposed to be, they would have to have a huge population. How is any of this possible? He looked at Holly; he trusted her, she would not lie to him; at least, not this big a lie.

"What is it the People want, Captain?"

Impatient, isn't he? She looked at him, feeling almost ashamed inside, "We…need you help."

"Again? Let me guess…this base you were talking about—Cheyenne Mountain—there was some sort of security leak." It was more a statement than a question, "Really, Captain, you must let me talk to Foaly about how he goes about protecting Haven."

Holly felt like punching him for that comment, smart ass. "Alright Fowl, since you seem to know what happening below, tell me, why am I here?"

"Well, if you have had a security slip, you need it taken care of; and this slip happens to have started in a military base; it's high security and a mud man building, so you can't enter it without permission. Obviously, you need my help getting into the building."

"What a smart little mud boy. Now, are you going to help, or not?"

"I assume that I have no other choice."

Holly grinned, "That's right; if you don't there's a nice and cozy cement cell waiting for you."

"Yes, that may be so, but you have to get me there first, and no one can enter this building but you, so even if you had a back up team waiting, you would never get me out alive."

Holly tilted her head to one side, the smile on her face looked some what threatening, "Do you really think we've just been sitting on our asses for over four years? We've come a long way without you on our tail."

"Is that so?"

"Enough! Are you helping or not!" Artemis's attitude was really starting to get on Holly's nerves.

"I guess I should start getting my equipment packed."

Holly gave him an odd look, "What equipment? We'll give you everything you need."

Artemis just looked Holly straight in the eye and smirked, "You aren't the only ones who have been busy these past few years."

Ok, Back to Present Day, Current Time (Finally!)

Artemis looked at Holly, or rather, he tried to look at her. It was a bit hard to look at someone's face when you were both in a shaft trying not to look down because of the seemingly endless void beneath you. Not that he had wanted to be here in the first place. It would have been nice to just drive up and walk in the front door, but unfortunately that option was not available. It would take to much time to open the six-foot thick, solid steel door, just for two people to walk through. Besides, they would probably be shot on-sight by the guards with how security was these days at the base.

As he looked back down for the next step he saw Holly again, and his thoughts were brought back to her, "Are you sure your ok, Captain?"

"Yes, Artemis. It seems to have worked."

"Still, it was a rather odd plan; and based entirely on theory. How is it that the People have existed for this long, and never tried?"

"We don't have much need of going into a mudman's building; and it's not like we could just ask one to do it for us."

"True." What they both were referring to was the plan that Foaly had come up with. The one that had been vital to have Artemis's help. Up until a few minutes ago it had all been speculations and theories, but now it was fact; and it could very well be useful in the future. Holly had one person to thank for not having to be puking her guts out right now. Artemis. He had invited Holly into the building.

"Ok, almost there; just passing sub-level 24. Good thing too, my arms are killing me!" Of course Holly was used to tiring conditions, but going down 26 floors! That could get to a faerie. She really wished she could be using her wings right now, but the shaft didn't allow enough room, so she had to make do with what she had.

After what seemed like hours, she reached the door that read 'sub-level 26'. "You got your suit and helmet ready?"

"Of course."

"Ok then, here we go." And she grabbed the wheel and slowly turned it, making sure no one on the other side would notice. As she opened the door, she turned her shield on, and quickly glanced back at Artemis to make sure his was working. Artemis had been outfitted with the latest in LEP fashion: a zip-up jumpsuit that did the exact thing that their shields did; he was currently vibrating at high speeds. Just to be sure nothing happened, both put the visors down on their helmets before exiting the gloomy shaft.

"Alright then, just follow the yellow-lined road."

Jack looked from the midget to the kid and back again. This was crazy. Here was a teenager followed by a short woman with a gun, and they were acting like they were in control of the situation here! It took a moment for him to realize that they could be. But that was ludicrous! He wasn't going to budge; he wouldn't give into this, so he just stood there, with the rest of SG-1 behind him.

"Really, General; what do you think standing there will accomplish?" Jack didn't say anything; he just stood perfectly still, watching the boy. Daniel thought he unnervingly looked a lot like Teal'c in an interrogation. Artemis held his gaze and stood equally still. After a few minutes of silence, Jack spoke, "Who are you, and what are you doing on my base?"

The boy was silent for a moment, he carefully looked over each member of SG-1 before he said anything, "My name is not important. However, I believe you already know why I'm here."

"I'm sorry to say that I don't."

The boy glanced at the woman when Jack said this, "I see. Very well, it's not like anything I say matters. My name is Artemis Fowl II; the woman with the gun is Captain Holly Short."

All eyes went to the woman. Sam spoke first, "Captain?" It wasn't shock, but rather disbelief. The woman looked at Sam with a cold gaze, "What does it matter to you?"

Jack looked Holly, "Captain of what exactly?"

"That, General, is none of your concern." All of the SGC personal turned to look behind them, and saw the source of the voice. There, standing by the window, was the man that they had all seen through the projector. Only, he wasn't exactly a man.

Hope you all liked it!I have to say that all my plot bunnies are dead, and my muses ar absolutly no help, so I did this chapter all by my lonsome self ; ( Any ideas would be helpful, and make up dates faster #hint hint# because this currently has no plot, I'm currently winging it.

BTW, I'm gonna have a poll. Does anyone else think that the whole Eragon series is basically a fanfic? I'm not saying it isn't good, but FC and I have gotten together and started thinking (uh oh, that's dangerous). He did a great job, but I think it's just a whole bunch of books heeped together. For example: Anne McCaffery's Dragonrider's of Pern series, Tolkin's The Lord of the Rings, and many others. I just want to see what other people think. Personally, I don't think he should be making money from it, post it online like the rest of us, but not publish it. Tell me what you think!

Reviews:

Completed Irony: Si, it is only up to book three, then AU. In fact, I had never read the fourth until after I finished the last chapter; I must say, I was slightly disappointed by it. Funny, your review makes you sound a lot like my bff, FC. Hope you liked this chapter!

Rockin Chick: I guess not... my view has changed slightly after the fourth book... But I'm glad you like it!

zachariasofBorg: Ahhhh, I see. I didn't even know there was a game. Now I want it! Sorry , for making you wait so long, it'll go faster if you have any ideas ; )

YamiEmmy: Yes, read the book just after you reviewed! Glad you liked the last chapter, and I too am slightly disappointed by it's shortness, but I liked it!

LadySeshat: Interesting pen name...And I'm gald you like it!

Dr. Beckett's Lab Assistant: I love your pen name! I'm a slight pyro, but nothing compared to FC! Really happy you like this so far.

And...I think that's everyone! Thanks for reviewing, and if you didn't, please do! Till next time, adios! It'll be faster if you all help ; )