Ok, I am really embarrassed here, but I haven't updated for ages so here is what I've written –and I promise I'll update more as soon as I've finished writing it- It's way short, but I guess it's better than nothing. Please review and tell me what you think, have a nice day -
Trouble didn't know what to say, it was all so surreal. He sat in the darkness on a chair at Holly's apartment and tried to come to terms with the fact that the Commander was gone, just as Holly was trying to do –only she wasn't as successful at controlling her emotions as he was-, a sea of soggy tissues covered the floor. Through the silence came the sound of the phone ringing. Trouble moved to pick it up, anything to break the quiet.
"Trouble Kelp speaking?"
"You are never going to believe this!" Trouble covered his ears as Foaly bellowed down the line.
"What?" he replied grouchily.
"Guess!" for someone whose commander had just been cremated at his workplace Foaly didn't sound all that upset, but then, Julius had always annoyed the centaur.
"All the carrots in the world have been infected by a deadly virus? There's a two for one offer on hoof moisturiser down at the pharmacy?"
"There isn't a deadly carrot virus is there?" questioned Foaly worriedly.
"No!" Trouble drummed his fingers impatiently on the table and waited for Foaly to get to the point.
"Commander Root is alive!" Well, just because Trouble was being sarcastic it didn't mean that Foaly had to joke around, especially with such a sore subject and all.
"Dude, it's October! April Fool's Day isn't for another…" Trouble counted on his fingers, "5 months!"
"I wasn't joking!" Foaly sounded sincere and hurt.
"You, you mean…Commander Root IS alive?" squeaked Trouble. Holly looked up as if daring Trouble to tell her otherwise now that a faint glimmer of hope had been flung her way.
"Well duh, that's what I said."