Well, it's the Melbourne Cup this weekend, so I've had an extended holiday! The review encouraged me to update a little sooner than I usually do in the extra time. This next chapter is pretty confusing but it's kind of important for the story to make sense. If you don't understand any part of it, just send me a private message. Please review, I don't own Artemis or any of the other characters, thankyou to everyone who has been reviewing this story, Thanks for reading! Did I leave anything out?

Y2, The Lower Elements

Potestas sat in his golden throne, and Noxa sat in hers.

"Do you remember when our city was created?" he asked her, "Avion was the only underground city at the time, and our people, the Avionators, with our unmatched magic, lived happily as the others fought above the ground. All we wanted was to remain undisturbed, but the other fairies wanted to push the Mud People underground as well. I had no choice but to tell the fairies that if they wanted to send Mud Men down here to live with us, we would help the Mud Men to repel the fairies, and to lock them in some other dimension. And so all the other fairies combined their powers and harnessed them through those seven blasted warlocks. With all the powers of the People, not even my magic could stop them. The warlocks used their combined powers to encase our city is a magic stone, that could only be broken if a warlock wished to reanimate the stone."

"Yes, I remember," Noxa replied, "We used the last of our magic to preserve the lives of our people, so that we could one day come back and take total control of the underground. But tell me, why have we become reanimated now?"

"I believe that some untrained warlock must have tried a reanimation of someone or something, and their uncontrolled magic has caused a total reanimation of our own city." Potestas said, smiling evilly, "We must thank him for that, before we kill him."

LEP, The Lower Elements

Holly stepped into Foaly's office, and saw the centaur looking at pictures on his screen of his wedding with a certain lady centaur. When he saw Holly entered, he hastily changed the screen and looked at her, very red-faced.

"Putting your time to good use, I see," Holly scolded jokingly.

"Yeah, yeah," Foaly replied, "I'm missing my evening jog with Caballine to help you. Let me show you what we have, 'cause it isn't much!" The centaur opened up another holographic screen which had a picture Magic Gems Enterprises foyer. "This is the scene," Foaly explained, "and look what happens if we turn on the different filters. My filters should show where certain actions have taken place and when." One by one, he switched through the different filters; the technology filter, the heat filter, and the magic filter, as Holly desperately tried to see how these robbers could have made it through the foyer.

"It doesn't make any sense," Holly muttered, "There appears to have been no movement at all in the foyer…what exactly does the magic filter do?"

"It detects all the different types of magic since the People were moved underground, and we recently added warlock magic. There isn't a plausible way that these robbers could have stolen a gem."

"Am I able to go to the surface?" Holly asked.

"We've been given full clearance for surface visas by the new commander. I think he likes you…he suddenly became very 'busy' when I brought up the subject at his promotion dinner!" Foaly said, grinning stupidly.

Holly blushed slightly, but continued, "We can talk about your assumptions later, Foaly, but now I guess it's time to visit our old friend, Artemis."

National University of Ireland

(A.N. Apologies to anyone who actually attends the school. I have no idea about the school, so anything I write will probably be inaccurate!)

Artemis walked with Butler into the auditorium, outside of which was a sign which read, "TONIGHT; Minerva Paradizo: the nature of atoms." They took two seats near the back, as the whole auditorium was packed with students at least 8 years older than Minerva. When she finally walked onto the stage, Artemis was absolutely breath-taken. If he had thought that she was pretty when she was 12, she was a complete goddess now. Still with beautiful blonde, corkscrew curls, and glasses, Artemis was unable to take his eyes off her for the next hour.

Finally, she completed the talk by saying, "So remember; all that glitters is not gold, but at least they contain free electrons." This was met with complete silence by the entire auditorium except for Artemis, who let out a loud laugh. Minerva's pretty eyes quickly darted to the source of the laughter, and an expression of utter astonishment came over her face. She quickly stepped off the platform as the students applauded and began to file out. When everyone had left, Minerva walked up to the back of the auditorium quickly, where Artemis and Butler still sat.

"Artemis?" she asked, "Is it really you? Butler? Is it really him?"

"Yes," Artemis replied, "it's really me."

"You made it back," Minerva said, "like you said. I'm really sorry for being so foolish and distracting Butler…the eye is another result of the time tunnel, I suppose."

Artemis smiled, "It's alright, I forgive you. And yes, the eye is because of the time tunnel."

He really appreciated that Minerva was able grasp concepts so quickly, like no other person that he knew, except maybe Foaly.

"Do you want to go for a walk?" Artemis asked, nervously.

"Sure," Minerva said, blushing slightly. Butler was watching the whole scenario comfortably from 10 metres back, smiling at his charge.

Just as Minerva and Artemis were about to walk out of the auditorium, there was a loud crack, and Holly Short appeared.

"Hello, Artemis, Minerva and Butler," Holly said hurriedly, "the LEP really needs your help. There's been a gem robbery, but I'm thinking that there is something far more serious happening."

"Errr," Artemis said, hesitating. He really didn't want to disappear from his family again.

"The People are depending on you," Holly said, "We need your help. Even Foaly is stumped."

"You told your parents that you would be away for the rest of the week to come to the university, Artemis," Butler said, then he asked, "How long will you need Artemis for, Holly?"

"Probably only a few hours," Holly replied, "then he can come back and be safe at home again."

"OK," Artemis finally decided, "I'll come. How do you plan to take me and Butler to Foaly?"

"Ummm…" Holly said, thinking of the best way to respond, "It's not just you and Butler that I'm taking. Foaly said to bring your girlfriend along as well…"

Artemis and Minerva both blushed furiously, "Stupid puberty," they both muttered softly.