Don't kill me! At least not yet. Please! Chapter replay!:

Like I said, Opal and the others were forgotten. Opal woke up shortly, took the neutrino in hand, and blasted one shot.

She had been aiming for Artemis, but Holly saw it coming right after she pulled the trigger. She pushed Artemis down, keeping him safe.

Unfortunately, it hit her right on the heart.

Chapter 20: Comatose

Artemis hadn't realized what happened when he sat up from the cold, hard ground. But his mind went blank and he became speechless when he saw Holly's body next to him. Blood was rushing out of the wound in her chest and her breathing was shortened to frightened gasps. While Foaly found a phone in a nearby office and contacted Argon, Butler and Juliet tried to stop the bleeding. Artemis looked at No1 for help, but he just held up his hands defensively. He couldn't help, now that Holly had done the impossible and broke his impenetrable spell; she would be immune to his magic. Healing her would have no effect, possibly even kill her if worse came to.

Holly's magic had healed the wound soon, but she was still blacking out. She was slipping in and out of consciousness as the people from the clinic showed up. As she was heading to the clinic, she completely lost consciousness.

Hours later, Artemis was staring at Holly on a hospital bed. It wasn't like the cell she had been in before. This room was larger, more hospital-like than dungeon-like. Holly still hadn't woken up and Argon and the others were hurrying to find the answers. Soon Artemis found Foaly next to him, staring down at Holly.

"Tell me this didn't happen." Artemis whispered.

Foaly sighed, but he didn't say anything.

"Where are the medical warlocks, couldn't they just do something…." Artemis stopped.

Foaly looked down, "That's what I came ere to tell you. The doctors were able to find what was wrong…" He stopped there, almost at the edge of tears.

"What?" Artemis said, louder than he had been before.

"Holly's magic was able to heal the wound. But there wasn't enough magic in her to stabilize her heart. Her brain went into shock, and that's why she hasn't woken up."

"Foaly, you haven't answered my question, why don't you just get someone to heal her. Someone besides No1?"

"B-because she can't hold magic anymore Artemis. The tests have proved that. The curse put on her was too strong, it might be broken, but it had some effect on her. The curse is stopping her from taking in magic. Holly is to heal with time, like a mud person."

"But that's the problem Foaly, she isn't a human!" Artemis snapped, his voice getting even louder. "This is too much for her to heal with time!"

They were silent for a while; the steady beat of the heart monitor rang throughout the room. Soon Foaly left and a short while after that Trouble came in.

"Let me take her back to the manor Commander."

Trouble was shocked, "What!? No! Anyway it's not my choice! She needs to stay here Fowl, for her own good."

"And what does this hospital have that the manor does not supply?"

"Why would she need to go to the manor?"

"Well for one, she would be more comfortable."

"Well, no one would be comfortable bringing a dead body down to the shuttle port."

Artemis was thrown off by this, "You don't think she's going to make it, do you? She's already dead in your mind isn't she?

Trouble growled through gritted teeth, "Listen Fowl. Holly is not leaving here. If you do so much as lift her out of that hospital bed, you will be in jail before you can say LEP."

Artemis turned around and left after that. Butler was in the hallway with Juliet, fighting about who knows what, Artemis didn't care. All he did was say, we're getting Holly out of here."

And that is the end of Chapter 20!

Want to say SUPER THANK YOU TO CaptainS10 who came up with the idea of sneaking Holly out. THNX!

DON'T KILL ME! And I know, part Opal here. But then again, if I was, I wouldn't have let Artemis live. Now would I?

DON'T KILL ME! UNLESS YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHATS COMING UP NEXT!