Uh so heres the next chapter… enjoy!
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At 10:00am the next morning Butler knocked on Artemis' room door
"Excuse me sir, may I come in?"
Artemis thought about it. He really didn't want to talk to anyone but he needed some answers.
"Fine then Butler you can come in"
When Butler was seated in the chair next to Artemis there was an awkward silence before Artemis finally said "Why didn't you tell me about her Butler?"
"I was sworn to secrecy Artemis, I would have been fired. They said they were going to tell you eventually, I just don't think this was how they planned it."
"I'm getting out in three weeks. The day after I get out I plan to go to Australia and find my sister, are you going to come?" Artemis held his breath; it would be a lot easier if Butler agreed to come.
"I don't think your parents would be pleased if you went to Australia, in fact I don't think they would allow it at all" Butler said
"Butler, I don't actually care what would please my parents and if you don't help me then I'll just go over by myself. Just think about it, all those crazy people on the street and everyone would be drinking and smoking God knows what and peer pressure just might be too much for me…"
Butler sighed; Artemis was being a rebellious teenager. Great, he thought, just great. "Fine Artemis I'll take you to Australia but how do you plan to find you sister? All you have is a first name that may not even be the same anymore and where she was born."
Artemis gave Butler a smile that set his hair on edge
"Oh don't you worry about that Butler, don't you worry about that"
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Holly was living in a pig stye. Ok so she was the first to admit that her house wasn't usually gleaming with bleached floors and vacuumed carpets but this was disgusting. Mulch had been living with her for over two months now and she could hardly walk into her house without gagging. She was standing outside her front door, talking deep breaths so she wouldn't have to breathe as much when she entered her… what did you call it because it certainly wasn't her place anymore. Holly took one last breath and opened the door. The stench hit her like a physical blow and she snapped. She couldn't take living like this anymore, not knowing when she was going to step on the next bug or sit on the next unidentified thing.
"MULCH" she hollered "GET HERE NOW"
Mulch stuck his head around the corner "What can I do for you Holly?"
"What you can do for me Mulch is pack up your stuff and get the hell out of my house"
Mulch looked at her for a second "What?"
"You herd me Mulch. You may enjoy living like this but I like being able to see the floor so I'm giving you 10 minutes to pack your pack and get lost"
Mulch was stunned "But Holly, where will I live?
"Well you should have thought of that before you completely trashed my house, ate all my food and really pissed me off"
Just then there was a beeping noise from the bedroom. Holly looked at the door, and then at Mulch "You better start packing 'cause I'm kicking you out in ten minutes whether you're packed or not" she said as she started walking to the door.
Holly entered the bedroom and followed the noise to her bedside table; it was her communicator with Artemis.
She turned it on and said impatiently "Artemis, I'm kind of in the middle of something. Can this wait?"
"Well no it can't really. I need your help" Artemis said
Oh dear, thought Holly. This can't be good "What have you done now?"
Artemis looked offended "what makes you think I've done anything?"
Holly gave him a look; he kind of saw her point.
"Well this time I haven't done anything but I need you help now"
"What can I do for you Artemis?"
"I need you to help me find someone in Australia. This person is my sister"
Holly looked at the communicator for a second before saying "Uh, Artemis you don't have a sister… do you?"
"Yes, apparently I do. My parents only felt fit to tell me about a month ago"
"Ok Artemis I'm confused. How about you start from the beginning?"
So Artemis told her the whole story, starting with the car crash and going from there. When he was finished Holly let out a low whistle "Wow Artemis, that's a hell of a story."
"So are you going to help me out?"
Holly thought about it. On one hand she really wanted to help him out and it would be interesting to see someone with the same genes as Artemis but on the other she couldn't let Mulch stay in her house alone.
"Ok I'll help you out but I'm going to have to bring Mulch along because he's sleeping in my lounge room and I am NOT leaving him here alone in my house"
Artemis smiled "I'm sure we can find a use for him"
A/N Hi ho hi ho its off to Australia Arty goes, well country New South Wales to be exact. Narrandera is a real place about an hour and a half from my house so if anyone lives around Narrandera give us a yell and we can bitch about what a hole it is.
