Dr. F. Roy Dean Schlipe – Since when did I say it was Grub? Look at the wording carefully. Snigger
Dim Aldebaran – I'm going to edit the last chapter some more after New Year. Does this seem like an improvement? I hope so! Falls over
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To say she was gob smacked would have been an understatement. Then…
'Is… is that Grub Kelp?'
Foaly looked at Holly incredulously. 'Has the smell Mulch Diggums created messed with your eyes? Of course not – '
Holly pointed behind the centaur.
'I know he's behind me!' said the centaur, bristling, 'Holly, Mulch's farts – '
'KELP!' roared Sool, suddenly appearing from behind Holly. He brushed violently past a shocked Holly and a confused centaur. 'GET OUT OF THAT PINK DRESS AND STOP PRANCING AROUND!'
There was a protesting. Foaly turned around and promptly wished he hadn't. Grub Kelp in a dress wasn't a pretty sight. 'But mummy told me to bring it into work to show – '
'I don't CARE what your mummy said!' snapped Sool in return. 'Get out of that dress immediately, or you'll be fired for embarrassing the LEP!'
'No fair!'
'I DON'T CARE WHAT'S FAIR AND WHAT'S NOT FAIR, YOU – '
'Holly,' said Foaly, ignoring Grub and Sool's bickering. 'You've got to go see J – Leland. Jeff Leland.'
'But, I – ' Holly had really wanted to talk to someone – the person Foaly had been talking to. She strained her eyes and stood on her toes to see past Sool and Kelp, but he had disappeared.
'You'll want to see him!' snapped Foaly good-naturedly. 'Or have your eyes gained magnets that are attracted to semi naked Grub getting out of his mother's dress?'
Holly cringed. 'Fine!' she said. 'I'll go see Leland! Have you got his memories from the chip yet?'
Foaly's expression became serious. 'I have,' he said shortly.
'Foaly, what's wrong?'
'You'll find out once you see Leland.'
Holly nodded. She scanned the room for… no, the person she had seen earlier wasn't there. She'd go see Leland, then.
'He's in his room,' said Foaly.
Holly gave a disappointed sigh as soon as Foaly disappeared into the Ops booth. She would find the person later.
But, as soon as she entered Jeff's room, she saw him waiting there.
'Frond,' she breathed.
The figure on the bed looked up into her surprised face.
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The plan had been perfect. After all, how can you take revenge on someone if they're dead? What you do is make their friends - did Julius Root even have friends? - suffer as much as possible, and it certainly looked like they were suffering.
Opal almost smirked, instead purring like a cat, curling up into a ball on her luxurious bed. The plan had been perfect. Slip a semi - dysfunctional relocator behind the box, and there was either a chance of the victim dying a very painful death, or shattering into a million pieces and transported into another place.
Luckily, it had been functional enough to make him intact upon arrival even though, according to the way the box had blown up and sent a static signal, not at first.
Oh, of course, he had a few broken ribs, but that was easily healed. The mesmer was inflicted so many times to prevent the fairy escaping, but mud men were so stupid they'd barely notice. They didn't, Opal was satisfied to know.
Jeffery Leland, Opal was pleased to learn, had walked into his new future without any problems.
And Julius Root was forgotten.
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Holly was shocked. The figure on the bed watched her, obviously confused, as she leant against the door name. 'Frond!' she said again. Her eyes were wide open and she leant her hand against her forehead. She choked out a nervous laugh. 'How… how did you survive?'
'What?'
'You can't have survived that explosion! How did you – '
'Holly,' Foaly had just appeared in the doorway next to her. 'He still doesn't remember. To him, he's just Jeffery Leland.' The centaur rolled his eyes and all seriousness disappeared. 'Heh, oh boy, won't this whole affair be priceless afterwards when he does remember! Heh heh heh…'
'Foaly, how do we get him to remember?' said Holly urgently. Leland watched in amusement. 'He needs to remember!'
Foaly shrugged. 'Hopefully the memories on disk will be enough to trigger them,' he said. 'Maybe not, but who knows? Ah, I can see it now, his reputa – '
'Foaly!' for once in a long time Holly was irritated with the centaur. Foaly rolled his eyes.
'Frond, Holly,' he said. 'Anyone would think there was no hope left, the way you're acting… He's going to be so embarrassed about this!' Foaly sniggered again. Holly silently fumed.
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Shame on me for the plot device of Grub's mother's dress. Sorry, I wanted to lead you all on a bit. Evil laugh
Anyway, sorry for the lateness, I've been busy coz of Christmas and stuff. And I'm doing NaNoWriYe (last minute decision) so I've been writing like crazy to get my outline done before new year. Cringe I'm only up to thirty pages.
Also, I'm doing Holly and Root pairings for fanfic100, so expect alotta fics!
