I know, it's been a while. I've been in NC at a church program all week. So as a big sorry, I have posted two chapters, and the next chapter is something everyone has been waiting for. For about a month. You will see shortly. (Pun definitely intended)

Bippity Boppity Boo! The Replay magically appears! Replay!:

Artemis, now slightly bloody and bruised, had scrambled back the second he was free of the elf's grip and was back on his feet a few feet away from the scene of the fight.

He turned back to the retrieval squad, who was still standing silently, watching. "Consider this a warning," he told them. "The Captain is in no danger from me, she is simply here so I can keep an eye on her and take care of her. Now, take your commander and go. Tell him I'll call if there's any change in her condition, not that he really care anyways, but I figure Foaly, at least, deserves an update. She's safe with me. Understood?"

Their heads bobbed their understanding, none of them trusting their voices enough to speak. Butler lifted the injured commander and carried him over to them. Blue sparks were already flickering around him, healing his injuries, but they were already starting to fade when he was by no means completely healed.

"I'd take him and get him out of here quick," he advised them. "He's going to need some medical care." He handed Trouble over to one of the officers and turned, heading up the steps to stand beside his employer.

Abracadabra! The Chapter!: Chapter 26- The Meeting (Which reminds me, Check out CaptainS10's story "The Meeting." It's AWESOME!

Trouble strode into the council room, fully recovered thanks to the medical warlocks. There was to be a meeting concerning what to do with Opal, Turnball, and Sool. They were imprisoned in LEP headquarters for the time being, but some council members were scared of them breaking out.

"I say, we put them to death!" One council member said.

"I agree to that!" Another cried.

"We will be just like those humans if we killed them!" Someone countered.

Everyone was oblivious to the fact that Trouble was in the room until he clear his throat loudly. Everyone in the room turned to him, and they were silent. Waiting for him to speak.

"Artemis Fowl the Second has once again taken Captain Holly Short hostage." He started.

Suddenly the room burst with repercussion of what he just said. The council members conversing about the issue that has come up so dramatically. Suddenly a council member stood up to be overheard by the others.

"It is not considered kidnap if Captain Short is kidnapped by her friend."

"Yes, but in the state that she is in, I specifically told Fowl that she was not to be moved when he asked. He disobeyed my command and selfishly put Captain Short at even more risk of not surviving."

The council members murmured in agreement.

"As considered, it is not legal to put Fowl in jail until Captain Short wakes up, if the moment comes that she does become alive and awake. If she does not, she would be considered dead at the kidnap, not making it legal."

One council member stood up, "It is true that Captain Short is in a comatose, unresponsive state, correct?"

"Yes." Responded Trouble.

"I have been pondering a questionable notion for sometime now. The Captain is an elf, why did she not just use her magic to heal her out of her comatose state?"

Trouble nodded, "Due to the process that Captain Short had been under a permanent spell by a demon, and had broken the spell, her magic is unstable. Furthermore, when she was shot by Opal Koboi she used the rest of her magic to heal the wound to her heart. It healed the wound, but did not cause the heart to become stable, causing her to go into a coma. Now, to the matter at hand, I request the arrest of Artemis Fowl the minute we regain Captain Short alive and awake."

The council members put the last statement to a vote.

Artemis Fowl would be going to prison.

I'm back baby! Haha! Sorry for the long delay, camp, North Carolina, I thought there was no WiFi. Oh well, too busy there anyway. IT WAS SOOOO MUCH FUN! :D

Ok, ok. I know these chapters have just been getting shorter and shorter. But… I don't know how to fill them. I write down every thought that goes into my head. Then look at the word count… 400 words. I am sad. Very sad. Oh well. Count down…. 8 CHAPTERS TO GO! WHOA!

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