Well, here's the next chapter; I hope you enjoy it!
"Can't you slow down a bit?"Artemis groaned, his face green.
Holly grinned. She was enjoying this. "Nope, Mud Boy. You came up with an idea that requires me to take you underground."
"ARGH! Can't Foaly come up with something I can access from the manor?"
"Shut up before I shoot you. I'm trying to pilot a ship here, and you aren't helping one bit."
Artemis tried to think up of something he could say to make Holly shoot him. Nothing came to mind. Then:
"Ah, my noble lady. How does the morning find you?"
"ARTEMIS, SHUT UP!"
"How do I love thee? Let's see, I love thee passionately, eternally - obviously eternally -, and with my whole heart."
Holly shot him.
Artemis woke up in the LEP Headquarters, Foaly's office. He smiled, showing his perfectly white teeth.
"Did Holly tell you about the incident on the shuttle?"he inquired.
"Yes. What was wrong with you? I thought you were completely cured of Atlantis."
Artemis winced. "I apologize. It was necessary to get Holly to knock me out. I was not enjoying the ride one bit."
"I see..."
"There is no need to back away, Foaly. I am completely healthy, as you well know."
Foaly wanted to snicker at what he was about to say, but he didn't. Laughing now would ruin the joke.
"I see." Then, in an ominous whisper: "May the fours be with you."
Artemis's face turned as red as his boxers had been when Number One had sent him and Holly back through time.
Review? I hope you enjoyed the story. It's getting close to the climax, but first I need to ask BlueRasperryJollyRancher something...