Holly strode into fowl manor after getting permission from artemis which she accepted with a snarl. She still had tears streaming down her face and the only thing stopping her from collapsing on the ground and sucumbing to the greif which filled her body and heart was the thought of killing Opal Koboi. Trouble’s death pierced her like a stab to the heart everytime she breathed in, and now she didnt really care if she died or not, she was going to cause Opal as much pain as she possibly could. She walked into the main hall and stood silently feeling the tears streaming down her cheeks.

” Captain Short.”

” Opal Koboi. You killed my husband.”

” Really? I had no idea.”

” Now I will kill you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” And Holly drew her gun shooting Opal straight at the heart but just as the bullet was about to connect a blue shimmering sheild appeared around Opal causing the bullet to come bouncing back at Holly with surprising speed. She ducked, missing the bullet by inches.

“Ah,my new sheild barrier. How do you like it? ”

” You cowardly scum. For once in your life be brave and fight, don’t let technology take over. You would be nothing without your computers.”

“ You see that is where you are wrong. I am no coward. I am not evil. Not really. I am giving you one last chance. I can save you and your husband. All I ask is amnesty and…”

” And what? What more could you possibly want Opal? you are the most evil person I have ever met!!!!!”

” And Friendship.” Holly gaped. Opal Koboi wanted to be her friend. How was that possible? Holly stared for a full minute then said,

” Can you bring the commander back?”

” Yes.”

” Why do you want to be my friend?”

” Because I am lonely. And… And because I miss my sister.”

” Your sister? I am not related to you!”

” Yes you are. I am Ivy Short. When I was young I was stolen. Don’t you remember? A Warlock Pixie stole me and put my soul in Opal Koboi’s body, he had loved her and wanted her to come back, but my soul was crushed by the dead soul of Opal’s and her soul was very angry having been brutally murdered. It turned me evil. I have hardly any control now but for another ten minutes I will be around. I can bring all that Opal murdered back.”

Holly was speechless. ” How can I help?” She said eventually.

” Just take my hand.” Holly took her sisters hand and when they touched Ivy morphed into Ivy again and the sisters hugged tightly. Holly could feel the tears falling down her face again. Then the spinning started. All around them time seemed to reverse, Holly saw everything that had happened earlier in the day happen and then it sped up. Suddenly they were in the small abandoned shuttle port Root had been killed in and Holly saw herself shouting and Root standing bravely with about 3 seconds to go. Ivy started to obsorb root’s soul and then he died. ” This way I can take a sample of them with me and bring them back in the future.” She said smiling. She took Holly’s hand and they spun into the past.

Some other stories by Vinyaya:

• Trouble, on Holly and Artemis
• In The End
• Talent
• Aphrodite ~The Adventure Continues~
• Holly, don't shoot the mailman!