SUMMER BABY!!!! It is time for summer! I love it... except I can't wear pants... I hate those evil shorts! Anyway to the story!
"I can't believe that we thought you were a threat!" Juliet laughed, falling to the floor gasping for air. A couple of others laughed, while Artemis, Vinyaya, and the warlocks kept a close eye on her.
"Don't you dare patronize me!" She almost screeched but stopped herself. She sighed but still glared at them, "Do you want my help or not?"
"Help with what?" Trouble asked trying to hold back his giggles.
"Holly," Opal rolled her eyes and crossed her arms in frustration. Was everyone that stupid? They all stopped the giggles and got serious.
"Where is she?" Vinyaya asked.
"I can show you the right direction but after a certain point I don't even know. I was supposed to just find you and show you or something like that. It was part of the deal," Opal stated, lifting her nose in the air.
"What deal?" Foaly asked.
She rolled her eyes again, "The one between me and Holly!"
Artemis almost jumped on her, "You talked to Holly?!"
Not wanting them to know she nodded, "We made a deal and you are not helping me get this over with so will you just follow me so I can get out of here."
Everyone in the group nodded and she led them back the way she had come in the first place.
Holly walked next to Jason as they went down the corridor. They came to a room that was brightly lit with weapons lining the wall. She tried to act like she was worried but it didn't come. She felt numb, cold, and depressed. Kobalde was trying to show that he loved her but she killed him. He wanted it but she was the one to pull the trigger. She was one of them now!
Jason pushed her to the center of the room, shutting the door and locking it. Holly looked up with nothing in her eyes, "You wouldn't want to do that?"
"You think you can hurt me?" Jason smirked and walked over to her, "I control you. I tell you want you can and cannot do. I know your weaknesses."
"What does that have to do with me killing you?" She asked, feeling anger but couldn't bring it to more then a hot breeze.
"You can't do that. I am telling you," He said, rubbing his hand on her cheek, "You can't."
As those two words came out, Holly's breeze came to a boil. Memories and thoughts of everyone she met. What she went through because of him. Joining the LEP after knowing it was her calling because of him. Almost everyone, everyday saying, "You can't!"
She knocked his hand away and gave him a extreme punch to the face. He fell on his backside to the cold concrete, looking up at her with dagers. She met him with the same feirce gaze, "Who do you think you are and what do you think your doing?"
It was her turn to smirk, "I'm Holly Short and I can!"
They made there way to the room with all of the convicts. Most of them were out cold and others were attempting to break out of their chains. No one prevailed.
"They went through that way," Opal said pointing downt he hallway with a satisfied smile on her face.
Butler grabbed her by the scruff of the next and lifted her into the air, "This better not be a trap..."
"Hey!" Opal yelped, "I'm not stupid! I don't even have someone to back me up!"
"Butler, be nice," Artemis said walking up the the entrance. Butler nodded and dropped Opal. She fell to the floor hard, glaring at the big eurasion man as he walked away. She crossed her legs Indian style and crossed her arms, pouting like a little girl.
"Opal would tell the truth..." Artemis started. He was cut off as bullets ripped past him. He dodged and ran for safty to his left. Opal screamed flipping out of her pouting state and running for the stairs.
No1 stopped her and calmed her down. It was surprisingly easy and she was more than happy to comply. The rain of bullets stopped and they heard orders being gave. What was said wasn't very clear but then they heard someone direct a question to them, "If you wish to keep your lives I suggest you discard your weapons and put her hands behind her head."
"AND IF WE DON'T!" Artemis yelled back, not knowing how loud he would have to be to be heard.
"We will come and shoot you down," was the mans reply.
Everyone looked at Artemis, so he looked at Vinyaya, "Commander?"
Jason shot up from the floor and took two swift steps towards Holly. She didn't even flinch when his hand grab around her neck and his fingernails dug into her skin, "You're starting to get on my last nerve!"
Just as the thought of grabbing his gun came to Holly there was pounding on the door. Jason growned in frustration shoving Holly roughly to the floor. Her head shot up as he opened the door.
"We've been breached," A soldier stated monotone, "Just as you suspected."
He smiled wide and turned to Holly, "Good. Give them a welcoming gift."
The soldier nodded and hurriedly went back to his commanders side to give him the news. Holly got up off the floor just as he grab her hand and pulled her into another corrider. He walked a little faster as they heard gunfire.
Holly bit her lip in frustration and tried to think of something. She came out of her trance as she felt her hand being slightly massaged. She looked up to see Jason looking at her with soft eyes. She raised an eyebrow but was pulled into a room.
"You know what I have to do?" He asked her in the softest tone he had all night. She glared at him and said nothing. He lightly ran a finger acrossed her cheek, "What's the matter?"
She pushed him in the chest hard and he took a step back. He looked at her hurt, her eyes looked at him in disbelieve and she shook her head. How could he be like this?
He extended his hand telling her, "Come."
She had no other choice and would rather have him like this than angry. So she took his hand and he walked her farther away from where they were again.
Vinyaya took out a circular device and set something on it. Artemis looked at her curiously, " A grenade?"
"Not really," She replied taking a quick glance down the hall, "It becomes bright, makes a small inclosed sound wave, that should knock them out but then it has a small seep of sleeping gas that won't go that far."
He rubbed his temples, if ever he were to fight them he'd be out done. They evolved even more since the last time he saw then. Which was three years ago, according to Foaly. No one put a hand on his shoulder, "You seem stressed or depressed."
"Once I see Holly, I will be a lot better," Everyone got ready and Vinyaya threw the grenade thing in, "Once I know she is okay."
"I know you two like each other," No one said as they heard the explosion. It seemed everyone was to concerned with the situation to noticed them, "You guys acknowlege each other but you don't really just tell each other how you feel. I mean, maybe she would say something if you weren't so... shady."
Artemis crossed his arms and almost pouted, "I am not shady."
"You also don't pout and act like a five year old," No one laughed as he walked away. He watched No one walk away but didn't even notice. Ever since Holly had come to his house he's been acting... childish, happy, excited, a bit shady, and lustful. He was also fearful... He needed to see Holly!
Artemis ran as hard as he could down the hallway. Butler tried to grab him but missed and called after him. Artemis only heard his own heartbeat. He crashed into a guard who surprisingly was still standing. The guard fell but Artemis kept running right into the room that the other two had just left. It took him a moment to conciously look around the room. His thoughts came back and he angrily punched a wall.
Buter and Juliet being the fastest reached the door in time to see this. It was not a good sign, 'What has this elf done to you Artemis?' Butler thought to himself.
Juliet was thinking something different, 'Wow! He punched a wall and isn't even crying about it. He must really be frustrated. Artemis usually gets everything he wants. Now he can't even get to see Holly. Poor guy.'
Artemis unconciously looked at his bleeding hand. He hurridly brushed past the Butlers and looked around the hall. Through the fading smoke he saw Vinyaya and Trouble bullying the guard he knocked down. He looked around on the ground, it was now a dirt floor and he could see foot prints. The guards foot prints all looked the same but there was a pair that stood out.
It looked like someone was being half dragged, half running along with the person. He was about to take a step forward when someone grabbed him, "Oh no you don't, Artemis. Next to you run away from me, I'm strapping you to a chair and carrying it."
Juliet laughed and everyone else just snickered. Butler was still way to over protective. Artemis nodded anyway and walked side by side with Butler. They got to the end of the hall but there was nothing. The footsteps stopped.
"Maybe he is melodramatic," Artemis laughed, feeling the wall, "There most definitally has to be a secret doorway or lever to turn this wall."
After looked around for what seemed like five minutes he still couldn't find anything. In amazement he looked at the group, "How did he do it?"
The floor gave out and Artemis went right through the hole. Butler was about to grab him or go down with him when the hole sealed just as fast as it had open. Butler used his weight to jump on the same spot Artemis had just been. Nothing happened so he bashed it, cursed it, and finally tried to blast it.
Nothing seemed to work and Butler became frightened, 'Not again.'
"Chill Brother," Juliet tried, it didn't help much but he took a deep breath. She looked at the wall curiously. She pushed hard on the blocks and the wall moved slightly. Her mouth fell open, "For once I am smarter than Artemis."
Butler easily pushed the wall back to reveal a door to the left. They went in and it rounded to the other side of the wall. Trouble took command of the situation, since Artemis was gone, "I want Qwan, Qweffor, and No one to go back outside to the people who were released. Vinyaya, I want you to go to for authority over them. The rest of us will go and get Artemis and Holly."
Vinyaya nodded and led the warlocks out. Trouble then turned to to Mulch, "This is dirt so I would like you to see how far it goes down. And if you can check how far it is from where the center of the building is to the outside. That would be great."
"YES SIR!" Mulch cried out, saluting him sloppily and happily jumping into the dirt. Trouble frowned at Juliet, but she only smiled back. Butler had started walking so Juliet took his hand and pulled him along.
Artemis slipped down the chute and braced himself for the landing when it came. He crashed down and as hard as he tried not to, his head pounded the ground heavily. He groaned in agony, but became more concerned with the fact that someone picked him up.
"So much for the great Artemis Fowl. Not so tough without his bodyguard. All you have to do is seperate them. Not like he would have a gun, if he did he might accidentally shoot himself," A voice said laughing with a few others. They dragged him and he opened his eyes.
He regretted it.
I am so sorry I haven't written. SUMMER IS SO BUSY!!!!