The characters belong to Eoin Colfer except the troll, which belongs in a magma chute. Please note, this was posted with permission.
Pest Control
Holly listened intently, as the creature lumbered about in the tunnel depths then emerged blinking into the half-light. It was insignificant – for a troll - as was its intellectual capacity; no troll was intelligent but this one seemed stupider than average, its attempts to cause havoc doomed to failure.
As it shuffled forwards, she fired. In a brief burst of flame the troll vanished.
'Mission accomplished, Foaly,' she announced into her helmet mike, 'one little troll dispatched to the tunnels. This De-Materialising Electron Transporter is one of your better gadgets.'
The centaur chuckled, 'Ah, you can't do without a Demetra!'
Author's Note: In the absence of Foaly's gadget, the best way to get rid of a troll is to disable anonymous reviews, delete the troll droppings and report the abuse until said creature asphyxiates from lack of oxygen.
