Sorry this took so long, I was stuck, but I have decided, partially, where this is going. Thank you random reader for suggesting I put Mulch in, I forgot about him... But he's mentioned in this chapter, so I think he'll forgive me.

Jen was impatient. It's a teenager thing. When the door finally opened again, Jen let out an exasperated sigh that turned into an almost gasp at the sight of the... midget. It was the same woman I saw in the hallucination after delivering the package, she thought, but this time, there's no fuzz around her. She gave Jen a strained smile, and walked over to her.

"Commander Holly Short, pleasure to make your acquaintance." Holly said, shaking Jen's had formally. "Sorry Arty put you through this." She said, jerking her thumb at the door where Artemis was loitering. Holly sat down across the table from Jen where Artemis had sat.

"So how much did the idiot tell you?" Jen smiled, she was liking this lady more and more.

"Not much," she said with a shrug. "Basically just that I haven't been hallucinating my entire life." Holly raised an eyebrow at that, but continued.

"So, I'm taking you're not aware that several different species coexist in an advanced civilization underneath the earth's surface?" Artemis rolled his eyes.

"Real smooth Short."

"Like you would have done any better. You probably would have explained the anatomy of a Dwarf before getting that far." Holly snapped, still a little pissed off. Artemis guffawed,

"She's a science student, she probably would have found it interesting!"

"The anatomy of a Dwarf?"

"Yes."

"That's not interesting, it's just gross. Speaking of Dwarves, have you heard from Mulch lately?"

"No why?"

"He said he was taking a few weeks off before started back in section 8, but he's been off the grid for over two months."

"He's probably planing the theft of something insignificant, like the Eiffel Tower."

"He better not be. After everything I've done for him-" Holly was cut off when Jen waved a hand in front of her face and said,

"Hello? Still here!" Holly looked rather embarrassed. Artemis just smirked.

"At least I would have stayed on topic." He said. Holly went to reply but Jen beat her to it.

"Oh just shut up! I want some answers here!" She shouted, gesturing to Holly. It was the elf's turn to look smug.

"Sorry kid, so where was I? Oh, directly under your feet, is a civilization with technology far beyond what humans have today. One of said technologies is this." Holly put her helmet on the table. "It's a LEPrecon helmet and one of the many things it does, is with the press of a button, it can make the wearer invisible." Jen looked startled, but nodded for Holly to continue.

"Well, Arty's version can anyway, Fairies, the People, don't need the helmet, we have magic. One of the things we can do with our magic is make ourselves invisible. When I was walking down the driveway yesterday, I had my shield up, I should have been invisible to everything."

"Except my cameras." Artemis butted in and Holly slapped his shoulder.

"For some reason you could see through my shield. And that isn't normal." She finished. "You see the problem?"

Jen was silent for a few seconds, but even her brain needed more time then they gave her to figure this out.

"So?" She asked.

"So," Holly said. "We need to figure out how you can see through shields, and if that ability is going to be a threat." After processing that, Jen burst out laughing uncontrollably.

"You think," she said between spurts of laughter. "I could be a threat?"

Holly and Artemis looked at each other, and Artemis spoke.

"Sadly, I'm afraid it could be a possibility." Jen's laughter slowly died down, but she couldn't keep a smile off her face.

"I'm a 16 year old, plain and simple, human girl. There's a crazy advanced civilization underground, and you think I could be a threat." Holly let out an exasperated sigh.

"No matter how crazy it sounds, if someone like Opal, crazy, evil genius by the way, can use your ability. The People could wind up in a whole new heap of trouble." Holly told her. Jen cocked an eyebrow.

"New? As in, you've been in a heap of trouble before?"

"No thanks to this guy." Holly said, poking Artemis. The boy looked offended.

"Excuse me, but i've gotten you out of just as many tricky situations as I've gotten you into." He informed her.

"I guess we're about even, excluding the first time."

"I've made up for that in a tenfold!"

"Not quite." Jen stood up.

"If you two start again, i'm going to scream bloody murder." She said, and both of them shut up.

"How about we head up to Arty's office and figure out how you can... do your thing." Holly suggested. Artemis opened his mouth to protest but two sets of glaring eyes stopped him.

"Fine."

Not too shabby huh? I had so much fun making them argue. Comments, suggestions, and ideas are always greatly appreciated. Hope you liked and see you soon!

Sam