A/N: Second chapter today! Ok none of these characters belong to me. or NOTCB2M
Chapter 2: Magic words
5 minutes earlier.
"Some holiday," Holly muttered, drumming her fingers on the lounges coffee table.
"Tell me about it," agreed Trouble, wincing.
Artemis scowled. "Well, it's not my fault no one wants to do anything fun!"
"I don't think chess is what they'd qualify as fun," Butler commented.
A hit of sarcasm was thrown in there. Artemis took no notice.
"It's not my fault that they don't know how to enjoy themselves…"
Holly pulled a face a Trouble.
He sniggered.
"You know what," Holly said. "I think I'd rather be saving the world…"
Holly had said the magic words. At that moment, there was aloud bang and a flash of light.
Everyone in the room froze. They could hear muttering from up the hall.
Butler was already making his way out into the hall.
The bodyguard, very slowly, crept up the hall and turned the corner, weapons drawn.
Butler raised his eyebrow.
Kids. Kids and an adult. They had broken into the manor? Security would have to be tightened…
One of the children, a slim, rather tall girl with a red hat on, looked at him. She leaned in a little closer to her friends.
"Um guys? Numbuh 5 thinks that the fancy mansion isn't what we need to worry about." she said quietly, not intending for Butler to hear.
But, of course, he did.
Another one, short, with blonde hair that covered his eyes, also looked at the bodyguard.
"Oh crud." the boy said.
The adult stood up and, to Butler's amazement, went on fire.
"What the-" he started, just before Holly and Trouble came round the corner, holding their guns.
The adult looked at the three of them.
"Who are you?" he asked.
Holly raised an eyebrow at him. "I think the question is, who are you?"
The adult didn't take the elves response kindly.
"Stupid, snot nosed brats! They're all the same!"
The man threw a fireball at her. Holly dodged it, the flame just missing her.
By this time, the kids were all standing up and had weapons in their hands.
"Kids Next Door," said one of them, a bald headed boy with sunglasses on, "Battle stations!"
The five kids charged forward. And, even stranger, the man ran from them.
The three of them watched until they got to the end of the hall.
"What was that about?" Holly asked.
"Right!" came a recognizable voice.
Artemis.
"I'm ready!"
He came around the corner, holding a gun. "Sorry, but I couldn't find a weapon…."
He looked at the mess in the hall.
"What happened here?"
No one answered.
"I can't believe it," Butler muttered and then barked, "They got in through my security!"
A/N: Well? I guess you know the drill.