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Holly stepped out of the Holo-booth, which resembled an ancient shower unit with a rubber curtain. With the touch of a button it collapsed and self-sealed into the portable briefcase.
There were tears in her eyes as she strapped herself into the pilot's chair and flicked off the auto-pilot. Artemis squirmed slightly in the co-pilot's chair.
"So, are we even?"
Holly nodded. "Yes. We're even. But your elf-kissing days are over." said Holly
"That I must disagree with that, Captain Short" said a human male voice but not from Artemis, it was a little to rough for that
"Wait I know you, I saw you moments before I had kidnapped Holly" said Artemis and the male smiled
"Correct, Artemis, how is your mother? Oh yes I know how she is, and this is sadly not the best plan, return to the future ASAP" said the male
"Hold up, first off, who are you? Second, why is this not the best plan? Third, how did you know we were time travelers? And finally, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH ME!?" asked Holly and the male laugh heartily
"I shall answer you in order of the questions asked so don't interrupt me, First off, I am Flare Master of Darkness, second This is all that Pixie's fault, Opal, third like I said I am the Master of Darkness, and finally, I read the Tome of Knowledge, Holly, I saw your future with Artemis, while you are not as well liked as you once were, or should I say currently are, or will be, you still have your friends and they did not abandon you after you decided to forsake the Haven for Artemis, surprisingly it was after Artemis catches the real plague" said Flare and Holly literally fell to the floor
"If I wasn't in the past right now I'd be calling Folly" said Holly and Artemis shrugged
"I don't believe you, Flare, if that is your real name" said Artemis as he turned and looked out the cockpit window
"I am not lieing, nor would I benefit from doing so, in fact I would suffer for it" said Flare and Diggums chose this moment to walk out of the bathroom
"Thank goodness for sound-pro-..." his voice trailed off when he saw the human with red hair, "Flare? You time traveling again?" asked Mulch and Flare chuckled
"I am always traveling, Mulch, but not always through time, this was a special visit" said Flare and shadows seemed to pour off of Flare, "See what I have seen Artemis, Holly, see the future that awaits you and your kindred" said Flare and the shadow's engulfed them
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War, there was no other word for it, but what was weird was that there was no LEP, no Section Eight, Humans fought along side some Fairies while some humans fought both, and some Fairies did the same there was no middle ground it seemed...
"Death shall reign" said Flare in a ominous voice one that sent shudders down Holly's and Artemis's backs, Brother against brother, sister against sister, families torn apart! while I am happy you will be together, this fate is inevitable" said Flare surprising the pair
"Wait, this will happen whether or not we end up together or not? Or does this happen because we get together?" asked Artemis and Flare smiled slightly
"This is inevitable, but take heart, not all is lost, for I will aid the ones that fight together" said Flare as his future self gathered flames in his hand before they turned purplish blue and he threw it
"You use magic?" asked Artemis and Holly shook her head
"No he is what some people would call a Shaman, others a Witch Doctor, and even others a Druid, but what he is-" started Holly
"Is a Elemental, one of the few who can cross the dimensional doors, I have been here before, and yet..." said Flare before shaking his head as his future self grabbed out in the air and a shimmer appeared, gathering in one place, while a familiar figure charged out from behind the group of allied Fairies and Humans, it was Butler, he was old, wrinkles and all, and yet his strength undiminished, and there was Holly as well she was fighting along side Artemis who seemed to be using magic
"How? I used all my magic!" said Artemis and Flare laughed
"Really now? trust me when I say this, you are a magical creature, now and forever, as you opened your mind to the magic, complete the ritual and you will be refreshed!" said Flare as the Future Artemis did something surprising he conjured a fireball
"WHAT!? How? he took magic from the demons or me, maybe both!" said Holly and Flare laughed again
"Even that I do not know" said Flare and he sighed as the vision started to fade but not before they saw Artemis and Holly retreat to the back with Butler and start healing him.
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"Soon you two will realize what you have, and I hope you can fight to keep it" said Flare as he disappeared
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