Disclaimer: I'm not Eoin Colfer so that unfortunately means the books are not mine.
Quotes from the book are in italics anything else is what I have written. Meaning that things in italics also belong to Eoin Colfer.
Some things from the books are not in italics only direct quotes are I my do some summarizing for parts. But those again do not belong to me.
(An: As you all know my computer has been down it is now back up and things have been hectic. I just got engaged, I have finals, and two of my friends passed away a little less then two weeks ago. So I dedicate this chapter to them and would like to remind people to buckle up it's not a joke and it's not a statistic it could be your live or someone's you care about. I also want to remind you to be careful when driving five different people lost their lives because someone was being careless. The person that caused the accident not only lived but also hasn't been charged with anything because they can't find them.
R.I.P
Cori Anne Lake
Cristin Lake
Jessica Mason
Warnings: I changed the rating so Root and Holly are getting a bit more cuddly. I also want to know what you guys want if you want me to not write things too graphic and want me to change the rating back to T or if you want me to leave it at M and have more detailed descriptions about their relationship.
Chapter six: Book two.
Holly saw Butler throw Artemis into a snow draft. If the situation hadn't been so serious she would have laughed. They saw the goblins who were hovering not doing anything to conceal their whereabouts or hid that they were even there. They just hovered not attacking or fleeing.
"Goblins, Too stupid to live. All they had to do was pick us off."
Butler military to the last chose a spot and steadied himself ready for a fight.
" Do we wait until we see the whites of their eyes, Commander?" Butler of course has to continue with the clichés, That's the last time I go on a mission with both of them. I don't know which is worse Julius or Butler.
" Goblin eyes don't have whites, But even so holster your weapon. Captain Short and I will stun them. No need for anyone to die." What he means is no reason to give him more paperwork. To bring back the words of Butler it was time to earn HER paycheck. Oh the gods she was starting to start talking like them. That's it the next time someone used a cliché in front of her she was going to hurt them. She grabbed a weapon that would merely stun and wouldn't cause any harm. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Julius do the same. They pulled the trigger at the same time and neither weapon fired. They dropped them and grabbed another but none of the weapons were working. I looked at Julius, asking him silently what was going on.
Sensing my question he answered "I don't understand it, I checked these myself."
Artemis of course was the first to figure it out, " Sabotage, there is no other alternative. This is why the B'wa Kell need softnose weapons, because they have somehow disrupted fairy lasers." Holly was the only one listening Julius and Butler were in full military mode for Julius his lover was in danger for Butler his friend was. Artemis was proven right when several blasts from the softnoses were fired at them. Using my helmet Optix, zooming in on the enemy.
"It looks like one of them has a softnose laser, sir. Something with a long barrel."
"We need to find cover. Fast!"
"Look. An overhang. Under the ridge."
They made it to the overhang Butler grabbed Artemis. They scooted to the back.
"Too far. I can't make them out. Holly?" Of course Butler wanted her to risk her hind to see what was going on.
Poking my head out from the ledge I waited for my Optix to zoom into focus. I heard an impatient voice ask "Well, what are they up to?" Waiting for the figures to come into to focus, then she noticed something strange,
"Funny thing," I commented. "They're all firing now, but…"
"But what, Captain?" I started to tap my helmet to make sure the lenses were working.
" Maybe I'm getting some Optix distortion, sir, but it looks like they're missing on purpose, shooting way over our heads." There was a pause and then Butler screamed, "It's a trap! Everybody out! Everybody out!" That's when the goblin charges sent fifty tons of rock, ice, and snow tumbling to earth. All of a sudden I felt myself be thrown, Butler saved me and Artemis' lives. I rushed back to the overhang to get to Julius. She through herself back over the ledge
"Stay back, Captain, that's an order!" Even in their current position he didn't call her Holly. So taking that as a lead Holly keep professional as well even though all she wanted to do was cry at relief at his voice.
"Commander," I breathed. "You're alive."
"Somehow," came the reply. "Butler is unconscious and we're pinned down. The ledge is on the point of collapsing. The only thing holding tit is the debris. If we brush that aside to get out…" I have to think of something remaining calm as she was known to do to form a plan to get her lover and Butler out of there alive. She thought of how she had passed her captains exam when they were alone Julius and smacked her butt and called her cheeky. She had replied that was why he loved her. Thinking about things like that helped her to remain calm enough to figure out a plan, which came to her.
"Commander, undo Butler's Moonbelt and strap yourselves on. I'm going to haul you both out of there."
"Roger, Holly. Do you need a piton?" If he called me Holly that's not good though he probably figured Artemis wasn't listening.
"If you can get one out to me." Just then a piton dart jetted through a gap in the icy bars, landing a foot from Holly's boots. The dart trailed a length of fine cord. I snapped the dart unto my belt making sure there were no kinks in the line. Artemis being brainy said I couldn't pull them out. I pointed to the green train. "I'm not going to drag them that is." What was with this train. Artemis of course knew, it's a nuclear radiation train lovely. It was only way to get Julius out alive.
"This just keeps getting better and better. The goblins were trying to figure out a new plan the whole in the leader would have them pausing not to mention the train was unexpected. I could feel the radiation emanating from the carriages, burning through the tiniest gap in the radiation gel, prickling my eyeballs. It's only a matter of time before my magic runs out. After that, I'm living on borrowed time. No time to think about that now. My priority was Julius. After bantering with Artemis I jumped on the train and hoped he could jump, I needed him for the next part of my plan. He made it. Now all I need him to do is open the door, I hand him the bottle of acid and after he has been gone for awhile I yell at him to hurry up. The door opens and I flew in and everything went black.