Hello, y'all! Thank you so much for the reviews on my excerpt. I'm sorry to say that I will be removing it from the site. But don't worry-I will make sure it ends up in here somewhere. Anyway, this is the first chapter. I might be able to get something up tomorrow, but it is doubtful. So please review/follow/favorite. It makes me happy. And I might PM you if you follow/fave. Thanks!

Fowl Manor, Dublin Ireland

Artemis fowl sighed contentedly as he turned the page of his novel. He was reclining ever-so-slightly in his desk chair, the door to his study closed so he wouldn't be interrupted.

Unfortunately, this was not to be the case.

As his fairy communicator began to ring, he scowled.

I just had one more chapter until I finished, he thought, activating the communicator.

"What do you want?" he said somewhat angrily.

His anger turned to concern when he heard Foaly's voice on the line, not Holly's.

"Artemis, we need you in Haven. Now," he said anxiously.

"What's wrong? Did something happen to Holly?" He tried to keep the fear out of his voice.

"Maybe. She's been acting...different lately. She's been avoiding me recently, so I haven't been able to attempt any diagnosis yet. I thought, if we all got together, you, me, Butler, No.1, and Mulch, we might be able to help her."

Artemis almost dropped the communicator. "We're on our way," he told him. After closing the line, he shouted, "Butler! We are needed in Haven, immediately!"

Moments later, his faithful bodyguard opened the door to the study.

"Who's trying to end the world this time?" he said.

"This is no time for jokes, Butler. I just received a call from Foaly. Something is wrong with Holly."

Butler's face hardened. He knew what the elf meant to Artemis. And she was one of his closest friends, as well.

"I'll get the car ready," he said, and left.

Haven City, Underground

Artemis and Butler walked up to the door of Foaly's lab. The boy had traced the call to here, and assumed that was where he still was.

He raised his fist to knock on the door, but it open before him, with Foaly gesturing inside.

"I'm glad you could make it. I managed to convince her to come over here. She should be here in a few minutes." He sounded nervous.

I know how he feels, Artemis thought.

Mulch was already inside, along with the demon No.1. They both stood quietly. Mulch wasn't even cracking any jokes.

Artemis examined the room, looking to see if there were any new projects to talk to Foaly about, to try and lighten the mood. The depressing atmosphere was starting to feel oppressive.

In the corner, there was a large...something with a green cloth draped over it. A small monitor was attached to it, but it was too far away to see what it said.

"What's this, Foaly?" he said, stepping towards it.

As the centaur turned his head from the window to respond, Artemis began to lift the corner of the cloth.

"NO! Don't touch that!" he shouted.

Immediately the cloth fell back into place. Artemis knew how dangerous touching an unknown experiment could be.

After his initial burst of energy, Foaly apologized. "Sorry. It's...unstable. I don't really want anyone...looking at it right now."

Artemis pretended he didn't notice the quick glance between him and No.1.

I will find out about it later, he decided.

That was when Holly arrived.