A/N: Alright, I really don't like this one half as much as the first ones, but bare with me here... oh and btw, i don't own Arty! hehe, don't feel like getting sued...

Dirt

Her fingernails bit into the sides of his neck, Minerva's twisted face went black and he fell next to Holly in the dewy grass….

The earth exploded underneath Minerva and she was sent flying back into the ground. She spit dirt from her mouth and uttered a string of words that I'll leave you to imagine. A dirty little man pulled himself out of the tunnel and scratched at his beard hairs while surveying the scene before him. Artemis was laying on top of Holly, both seemingly unconscious while an angry little girl brushed off some tasty dirt. Knowing the kind of trouble Artemis was probably in, he decided to pull the two back into the tunnel, and away from the girl.

They were heavy, but Mulch Diggums could manage to push them through the tunnel and seal up most of the other side of the tunnel to boot. Minerva was less then overjoyed to be sprayed with dwarf waste…

Mulch tunneled down to the station in Haven, they'd figure out what was ailing these two. He was careful to stay out of the fake sun, even that would give his fair dwarf skin a burn. He dropped them off on the front steps of the LEP building, not wanting to wait around to see them off, he still wasn't on the best terms with this group.

Technology

Foaly was the first to find Artemis and Holly, limp, covered in dirt. He was on his way home to a delicious meal, but dinner would have to wait, these two needed attending. He pawed Artemis awake, but Holly wouldn't budge. Artemis sat up and surveyed their surroundings before finally noticing Foaly.

"What's happened?" Foaly asked

"I was about to say the same to you, from the look of things, we tunneled down here" He brushed off a clump of earth from his shirt and ran a hand through his hair, shaking loose specks of sand. "Diggums…" He muttered.

"Well, it doesn't matter, help me get Holly to the Medical Center. Do you know what's wrong with her?"

"Poison." Artemis rubbed his head and picked Holly up under her arms. Foaly struggled to grab her legs but it was too difficult for a human and centaur to carry her safely together. "Why don't you let me take care of that" Artemis suggested. Foaly let her down and stepped back,

"By all means"