When the show had finished and the crowds had left Holly and Minerva jumped down from the stage. Butler was now at Artemis’s side and trouble was on the other, they stood there beaming until the girls were close enough for them to give them a hug. “Wow, I never knew you two could sing like that!” said Butler after he had let Holly breathe again. “You were amazing!” commented Trubs as he squeezed Holly and gave her a kiss on the cheek. “Don’t you think so too, mud-man?” asked Trubs, still hugging Holly, “Artemis?” They looked over their shoulders and Trubs smiled; Mud-men, they’re all the same. But Butler’s face was a little more surprised, his usually straight features were a mixture of happiness, utter surprise and relief. Artemis was sat on a fence next to Minerva and they seemed to be having their own disscussion. All the time the disscussion went on they were holding hands, then Artemis moved in and kissed her gently. Yep, thought Butler, they’re all the same. Artemis and Minerva eventually came  over and they got back into the speed pod Butler had bought down while Holly took the shuttle. Foaly is never going to believe any of this,thought Trouble, unless he knew already about what the undercover mission was. When they got back Foaly was cantering around the place like crazy. His precious equipment was everywhere and he wasn’t looking or smelling too good either. “Foaly? Are you under all that dirt?” teased Holly, “I never knew you could be so filthy! That proves me wrong, again.” “Sorry the lab is a bit of a mess, I’ve been too busy with the wedding plans, but they’re almost done.” Replied Foaly when he had slowed down. “A bit of a mess? It’s like you’ve had Haven Unicorn Races down here and then topped it off with one of those Pegasus Rodeos!” called Mulch through the door. Mulch had also been away on an undercover job at a sushi bar trying to track down a pixie called Chocolate that steals prized Royal jewelry from the surface and then sells them for a fortune down at Haven. ” Oh, no need to worry. I’m fine and the pixie thing couldn’t have gone better, thanks for asking” said Mulch sarcasticly. They all sat down on a sofa and caught up. Holly and Minerva told everyone how the gigs were and appartently they had had 4 number ones in the past month,  hits were changed every week underground, Foaly kept everyone up-to-date with the wedding process and who was invited, Artemis and Trubs told everyone how they were doing n Section Eight, Butler told them how much he had slept and then said a bit about what happend when he decided to take a look in the new Spirol Building a week back. Mulch just put in stupid remarks every now and again. “Hold up on the chit-chat a minuite, you lot, you have a job to do,” shouted Foaly as he trotted towards the computer. The screen was flashing and something was written in Gnomish. “It’s at the new Spirol Building Butler told us about. It involves…” Foaly scrolled down the screen, “Opal Koboi the Second!”…..

Some other stories by English-Minerva:

• Her Name Was Captain Holly Kelp
• I'll Have To Tell Her
• Hell Unleashed
• Opal Koboi II reveals secret about Root
• Letters