I sat on the deck in the backyard of my house in San Francisco, my legs dangling over the side, my elbows resting on my lap. The sun was just setting over the horizon. The sky was a bright red, it looked like blood had stained the sky and a giant had tried to paint over it with orange. My dad had told me once that if you listened closely, you could hear the hissing sound of the sun sinking beneath the water, but after learning about the solar system in the third grade, I had given up trying to hear it.

I sort of pitied the People, living underground and never seeing a sunset like this. Thinking of the People made me think of Holly. I didn't pity her. In fact I kind of envied her for her job, what she does everyday. I bet she must have saved plenty of people's lives from humans and trolls and evil pixies like (what did Artemis call her?) Opal Koboi. Something like that. She saved all of Haven less than a week ago, of course with the help of Artemis, Butler, and yours truly.

I chuckled. Just thinking about those two misfits, Bobb and Unix, made me laugh. How they totally screwed up their plan to get revenge on Captain Short. Thinking back on that night we caught them, I realize that it reminded me of games with Sarah and the rest of the basketball team. Just like on the court, I had to stay focused and alert and be aware of who had the ball, in this case, the gun.

It all worked out in the end, though. We caught the crooks and we fixed the equipment and, of course, Foaly got better. If he didn't, we would probably still be wondering what to do. I feel a little guilty for lying to Holly and Artemis. I know I'm no threat to the People and I know there's no risk of me exposing their existence, but I understand why they would try to mind wipe me. No one knows me as well as I know me.

Still, It's a good thing I had decided to keep that remote for a while. I had tinkered with it and out of pure luck I managed to make it seem like it wasn't working. So when Foaly and the gang tried mind wiping me, they thought it worked. It didn't really. Then I realized how easy it was to fake amnesia and unconsciousness.

I wonder what Artemis would say if he knew…

A/N: I hope you all liked the prequel: Fairywings. If you didn't read it, stop right there! This will be a real spoiler! In fact, the prologue itself was a spoiler.