Root thought it best to wait until later to go to LEP HQ, that way he had a lower risk of being spotted by a LEP member. Why had I never told her? was the question that went round in his head. He entered the hallway and flicked on the lights, a smashed mug as he had expected. It was the customized one Trouble had given Grubs for his birthday, it read “Happy Birthday Paranoid Bro!” Root smiled, he would have a lot of explaining to do. He walked over to the cleaing cupboard. What are the guys up to?

Holly had been rushed to Haven Royal Hospital with ‘the guys’ in tow. Trubs was stood next to her bed stroking her hair. Artemis had his arm around Minerva who had red eyes, Butler was stood to attention on the oposite side to Trubs and Foaly was checking every computer screen in sight. “She seems to be fine,” he would often say or “She’s still in a coma,” and other obvious details. Artemis made a silent swear that if Holly didn’t make it through this he was going to wreck something really big and devistating but he soon was knocked off his pyramid of fury at the thought of Trubs, he knew what Trubs would do if Holly didn’t make it; the deadly option of nothing at all. Juliet strode in not quite as dismal as the rest of them but still upset, “It’s time to go guys, it’s nearly half eleven,” she looked at Holly and then at everyone else, “She’ll be fine,” she said softly. As they retreated from the hospital block Trubs looked around, Holly looked so peaceful. “Hang in there,” he whispered.

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