Artemis was in the lab. He'd been in there for almost three days straight. Butler and his parents were getting worried. But Artemis was determined to complete his project. He'd been working on it for months and he was not going to give up now. He was planning to create special type of fuel that was three times more efficient than any other fuel made by man so far. It would keep a car running for three days straight with only one litre. Many people thought the task was impossible to accomplish, especially for a 15 year old boy. But they where forgetting that this 15 year old was Artemis Fowl the Second. And, for Artemis, nothing was impossible.

But just as Artemis was pouring in the final ingredient, he accidentally knocked a small vial of Lactic Acid into the glass test tube holding the rest of his concoction. Instantly, a thick, green coloured steam filled the air. Artemis shoved his safety glasses away from his eyes once the steam had cleared. The liquid inside the test tube had turned clear and was glowing eerily. Artemis felt like he was going to scream with frustration. He'd been so close to completing his project and now he had to start from scratch. Artemis poured the clear substance into a small glass vial and headed for the sink. But as he was about to pour it down the sink, he paused. This was an entirely new substance to exploit. He couldn't just get rid of it before he'd at least had a chance to test it for new and powerful properties. First he'd conduct a few tests to ensure the substance wasn't harmful. Then it would be ready for human testing.

And he would be the test subject.


That's all I'm going to write now. I know it's barely anything, but I want to see if people like it before I write anymore...

~Spinnika