I hope you like this fan fic. I have just put my other story up and decides to upload this at the same time. This however is during TLC. I hope you enjoy.
I don't own any of the characters from Artemis Fowl and I am not Eoin Colfer. Shame.
Summary: What if every officer had to write a letter to their family and friends incase something should happen to them on a mission. What would Holly Short's say?
It was with tears in his eyes as Major Trouble Kelp opened up the filing cabinet and took out Holly Short's file from the LEPrecon section. He opened it and hundreds of report sheets fell out. Trouble smiled sadly, Holly's file contained more than his did and that was something. He picked up the sheets and put it all down on a table nearby.
Trouble was inside the large reference room in police plaza. The room contained files on everyone who had ever lived in the lower elements and was ordered by name and profession so as you may realise it was rather large. It's nickname was The Tardis, after the mudman programme, because it always seemed larger inside than the outside. Strange. Otherwise its full name was 'The Lower Elements Police Force File Reference and Technology Library' which was quite a mouth full so the name 'Tardis' stayed.
It had been built when the Fairies had first moved below ground and police plaza had been added onto it later on so officers could get there easily. Some people wondered why it still existed since computers had taken over. Well though Foaly assured everyone his system would never fail, there was always the problem of when he left, so it had been decided that all files should be kept on written record.
Each file contained a birth and death certificate and school or job document plus any criminal reports.
The largest files were always the ones from the LEP because each file contained the reports of every mission they had been sent on plus a copy of the e-forms the officers wrote. There was also one other thing in the files that every LEP officer and there families hope will never be taken out after a mission. It was this exact thing that Major Kelp was coming to collect. Normally officers didn't go into the library as there were librarians there to take care of the sorting, but this was a special cause. Major Kelp had been given permission to collect Holly's letters and to put her file finally alongside her fathers in the LEP deceased/missing in action believed dead section.
Holly had been gone for 2 years so far and though Trouble had never and never would give up hope that she would return, the courts had different ideas and so they waited for the 2 year time allowance for her to return they then pronounce her dead after missing in action.
Trouble took out an unusually large bundle of letters since most other officers only wrote one general letter to all their friends and family, though, trouble smiled again, Holly was…had been unlike most other officers.
XFlashbackX
Trouble was standing outside Haven primary school trembling about his first day. He noticed a young girl next to him also looking up at the large building but with a picture of determination on her face. Trouble decided to try and befriend her since she seemed to know where she was going, whereas he didn't.
"HI" said a nervous young trouble
"Hi" replied a confident looking girl
"wats your name?"
"Holly, yours is Rowen isn't it, I heard your mother shouting it" laughed the girl.
Trouble blushed "I prefer to be called Trouble, Trouble Kelp. I'm going to get it changed when I graduate out of the LEP academy. I wanna be the one of the best like my dad."
"Kelp, Kelp KELP!" she shouted suddenly "my dad knows your father, they are on the same team as Majors. My fathers Major Short. I want to be in the LEP as well and I'm going to be the first girl every to be accepted into recon" she said proudly.
Trouble stared at her in awe. He didn't know how to reply to that so he just said "erm… cool. Its my first day today and I was wondering if you knew your way around?"
Holly looked at him curiously, he hadn't said anything against her being in recon which was unusal. She decided that he might turn out to be a good friend. "erm… well it's my first day too but I think there are teachers in the entrance to help us. Can err.. Can I sit next to you in our first class because I don't know anyone here"
Trouble relaxed slightly and smiled "sure. I know a few people who live in my area, I'll introduce you to them when we get inside, are you coming?"
Trouble started to walk forwards, all fear had disappeared now he realised that he had friends. The two new friends raced up the stone steps not realising that there friendship would last forever.
Xend of flashbackX
Tears were now fall in a steady stream down trouble's face as he put the Captain's file in its final resting place under the letter S next to Major Short. He took one more long look at her photo. It was taken on her first day and showed the same expression she had before every mission. Determination and a sparkle in her eye that made you have confidence in her and believed that she would never be able to fail.
He then watched as the drawer slid slowly and soundlessly back into place. He picked up the letters and walked out without a backward glance.
He had dry eyes by the time he arrived back at his office and was glad he hadn't met another officer along the way since he couldn't bear the humiliation though he doubted anyone would say anything. He slowly and carefully removed the string tied round to keep the letters together. The pile of letters were addressed to the following people:
Arty and co.
Foaly
Mrs Short
Root
Trubs
He smiled at Holly taking the advantage of not being around to call them there nicknames. He looked at the one to Mrs Short and Root, both of whom were dead. He wondered whether he should open his. He picked it up and stared at the writing on the front. After 20 minutes he decided not to open it and put it with a picture of himself and Holly at her last birthday in the lower elements. It had been so much fun partying the night away in the LEP training hall using all Foaly's latest disco technology. They had pretended to forget her Birthday so to make it a surprise and so after work when Holly went to beat up the punch bag she was given the shock of her life. Well you would have been shocked too if you'd had the whole LEP shouting and screaming HAPPY BIRTHDAY at you. That had been just before she had gone on that final mission.
Well that's the first chapter done. Hope you liked it. All I need is 1 review and then I will upload the next part. I don't know whether to get Trouble to open his, but Foaly has something else to give him as well. Hope you enjoyed.