Holly opened her eyes and looked up to see Trouble sitting across from her. "How long was I out?" She asked.

"About two hours." Trouble replied. "Root got here a few minutes after Maike escaped. We couldn't find her so we couldn't start the time stop. As of right now retrieval is looking for her."

"Why aren't you?"

"Root feels we have messed up bad enough, and has removed us from the assignment."

"Well that's not keeping me down. I'm going to find Maike. You coming?"

"You're in no state to be going anywhere."

"I'm fine." Holly replied. "I'm going. Nothing you can do about that. Now you can come with me or you can sit here. Your choice."

Trouble stood and said. "Someone has to make sure you don't get yourself killed. Also I don't like the idea of explaining it to Root that much so it's your job."

"Fine I'll be the brave one. Now can we go?" Holly didn't wait for a reply. She just started walking.

"So, what's the plan?" Trouble said catching up with holly.

"I'm working on it." Holly replied.

"An entire Retrieval team has been hunting her for two hours. What makes you think we'll do any better? With no plan I might add."

Holly was about to answer when she sensed movement. She quickly turned to the fairy. Even in the dark she noticed it right away as Maike. "See. It works every time." Holly said to Trouble.

"Sheer dumb luck. Did you happen to remember a gun?" Trouble replied.

"Of course." Holly replied taking one out and firing a shot at Maike. She jumped off the ground about a foot to avoid the shot and touched ground again immediately.

Maike turned to Holly pulling out her softnose. "I've been expecting you." Maike fired three shots at Holly. Before she could react Trouble had pulled her out of the way.

"Don't get yourself killed." Trouble said pulling his own Neutrino.

"Don't worry." Holly said firing a stream of shots at Maike. Her reactions were too quick though, and she dodged them all.

Where as Holly was just madly firing Trouble took aim, and when Maike jumped off the ground to avoid a shot Trouble fired. The laser burst struck her right in the chest, and she fell to the ground unconscious. "Now what do we do?" Trouble asked.

Holly didn't even have time to reply before Retrieval found them. Retrieval went about clean up as Root walked straight up to Holly and Trouble. He did not look happy, but he rarely did. He was smoking a fungus cigar, and the smoke started to choke Holly as he drew nearer. "I thought I told you two to stay put!" Root yelled.

Trouble looked over at her, and holly took a deep breath and started to explain.

Maike woke up with her hands cuffed behind her back and Root staring down at her. She slowly sat up, and groaned from her huge headache. She had expected nothing less.

"So you're awake, convict" Root said.

"I haven't been convicted of anything." Maike replied.

"Not yet you haven't. I suggest you get some sleep. Your trial is tomorrow." Root said walking out the door. He slammed it shut behind him and left Maike to think.

Maike's trial was tomorrow. They obviously thought she would attempt an escape, and wanted her in a more secure facility right away. Normally it took two months to get a trail, and who would she have as a lawyer anyway. However the answer was clear. She was going to be assigned the cheapest one, and the worst.

Holly hadn't had time to show up at the trial today. She had spent most of the day arguing with the counsel and had narrowly escaped getting fired. She knocked on the operations booth. Foaly hit a button and let her in.

"What happened?" she asked

"I'm going to jump straight to her sentence because I know that is what you want to hear, 24 years."

"What" Holly yelled.

"they could only prove the fact that she was holding illegal softnoses."

"She is head of the largest criminal organization under the planet. The police report even said it."

"You now some of those reports are only speculation. They couldn't prove she was even involved in that organization. So 24 years it is."

A/N: So that would be the end. yes it is somewhat short, but that is beside the ppooint. i can not type today I finished it quickly because I need to concentrate on my other two soon to be three stories I am working on. So good bye now. For good if you don't read my other ones. Again good bye I am actually done talking/typing now