Chapter 77
Plotting
Foaly's POV:
The relationship or lack of that Artemis and Holly have or don't have is really starting to annoy me. Obviously, they can't see that they are in love. They don't see the flirty glances and tender words that they exchange and Frond forbid one of them actually examines their feelings. Oh no, that would just be much to simple for my favorite heroes. No, they have to go on in denial for the rest of their lives. It feels like I'm fighting a losing battle and I hate to lose. Here are my two best friends sitting in misery because they're too stubborn to admit that they might just be more than 'good friends'.
But as I stood around my circular table, seeing all of my friend's faces, I couldn't help but grin. I really can be quite diabolical when I want to be. "Okay," I said calling the meeting to order. "I've called you all here for a very important reason."
"Then get on with it. I'm not getting any younger here," Mulch whined. Honestly, if I didn't need his help than he definitely wouldn't be here. After all, I can only hold onto my civilities for so long. And no one wants to be there when I actually do snap.
"We're all here because we share a mutual interest. Holly and Artemis. Now, we all know that they belong together, but for whatever reason, they can't see it. We need a cohesive, well-thought out plan to get them together."
Everyone nodded. We discussed this before, but now we needed some actual ideas. And soon if the repressed sexual tension was anything to go by.
Surprisingly, Mulch's hand was the first in the air. "Let's lock them in a bathroom together and force them to talk." I rolled my eyes. What ridiculous movie had he gotten that stupid idea from?
"Well, I can only see a few holes in that theory." Lili Frond rolled her eyes. Who knew the bimbo actually had a personality? And a likeable one at that? "Artemis Fowl can find a way out of anything, and Holly could kick a door down pretty easily." Ahh, I didn't think that I could like her, but she is an elf after my own heart. Sarcasm, wit, charm, and she's able to shut Mulch up. What more could I ask for?
"Not out of the Ops booth," Doodah suggested.
"Not in my lab," I shook my head. "Artemis could hack it, and no one's going to hurt my system again." Yes, after Artemis's last hacking foray, I'm very sensitive about my baby. I'll be a donkey if I let anyone else mangle her delicate sensibilities.
The plans continued, and I'll be the first to admit that most of them were no good. In fact, they were all just variations of Mulch's original plan. And I know Artemis and Holly enough to understand that forcing them to talk wasn't going to work. At least not the way that we wanted it to. They'd probably just end up killing each other, and then us when they finally got out. Not a pretty thought.
"Come on guys. We can't leave here tonight without a plan," I urged.
"I have a plan," Qwan spoke for the first time, drawing everyone's attention. "Here's what we do…." And we all leaned forward listening.
When he was finished, I was mind boggled. This plan was daring and apparently had a 98% success rate. It was so good that it was almost worthy of Artemis Fowl himself. "Okay, I think we have a plan."
The group nodded. This was good. This would work, and everyone would be better off for it. "Okay, so it's agreed. In two days, we officially begin operation 'Hartemis'."
They all nodded, praying that operation Hartemis would work as well as we hoped.
A/n:
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