Artemis "Missy" Fowl III

By Ambersage Champlin

Prologue:

My name is Missy, wait it's really Artemis Missy Fowl III. I am the first and only female Artemis Fowl, which is a little redundant when you think about it. I have a little brother named Jay Jay I don't know why my father and mother named him that. Jay Jay and I's mother died when he was three, I was six. Father has remarried now, Jay Jay and I don't quite know what to think of her yet. Jay Jay was born April fourth I was born three years before on May fifth. Our father says we balance each other out, because I'm a five and he's a four. Father told us that the Chinese word for death sounds like four. I don't think Jay Jay was paying attention that day. He's much like our uncle Beckett and Father says I am much like uncle Myles. Being a Fowl means we need bodyguards. Our bodyguard is named Butler, father says his was named Butler, or that was what they were supposed to call him. Our Butler is the son of Juliet Butler, father's bodyguard's sister. Being a Fowl also means following the Fowl family motto, aurum est portatas, meaning gold is power. Which I father explained more to me, he told me that if anything were to happen to him I would be in charge of the Fowl money and estate. Funny of him saying that because in just eight days later, he disappeared while he was going to the United States. Before he left he gave me a necklace with a gold coin on it, a perfect circle in the middle. He also gave me a CD disk to play if he didn't come back. It's been a year since he went missing, and I think I'm ready to play the disk.

Chapter one: Gold coin and an old disk

I'm twelve years of age, my brother Jay Jay is nine. It's been a year since our father took the Fowl jet to the United States and hasn't returned. Before his departure he left with me a necklace and a CD disk. Mother tries to stay strong but I fear that she has taken a turn for the worst. Jay Jay has started Bartebently's School for exceptional young boys. I will soon be off to the Bartebently's School for exceptional young girls. The boys' school starts before the girls' so I have a couple of days before im sent away.

I go into my father's old study when he was my age, which he had given to me on my sixth birthday. The screens show news feed from Ireland to the U.S. Butler is in there waiting for me. "Anything?" I ask looking at the screens. He shakes his head, I didn't expect there to be any. "Would you please leave me be for a while Butler. I wish to be alone." He nodded and left, I knew he was waiting on the other side of the door.

I took out my laptop and slid in the disk. I was shocked to see a younger version of my father. It was a disk for himself. He was telling himself about a world of fairies and dwarves and elves. When he was finished another video started. It was my father, just as I remembered him.

"Missy, if you are watching this it means I have not come back from my excursion to the United States of America." He sounded so calm it scared me a little. "I hope you're not too confused about why I showed you a video meant for me. Because it was crucial for you to know about the fairy world known as Haven City. Or Safe Haven," I was amazed he was sharing this with me. It seemed to really bring out the best in my father. "I need you to find them. And to find, if she's still there, Captain Holly Short. Tell her you are my daughter, tell her your full name. Also I need you to seek out Foaly, Mulch, and as much as I hate him Trouble. Now if none of them are there you must ask the head tech to look up my file. That will help you." My father smiled into the camera, I don't think I've ever seen him smile like that. "Good luck Missy," and that was that. All he had to say to me. I knew Butler wouldn't want me going by myself, the way father described the place I don't think Butler will be a good fit, considering he is almost as tall as his name sake. So my father has stated. I look at the coin on the necklace he gave me, I wonder what it has to so with the fairy world. Butler them entered the room, he looked at me and then at the laptop screen.

"Missy, your uncle Myles is here. Would you like me to lead him here?" Butler asked looking down at me. I still couldn't believe that he was only in his thirties, for how tall he was.

"No, no, I will ho and talk to him in the parlor." Butler nodded and went down the stairs. I took one last look at the gold coin and decided I would ask uncle Myles if he knew anything about the coin. When I get to the parlor Butler has already gotten uncle Myles situated.

"Hello Niece. I have come to discuss the situation involving your father." He always gets right to the point. "You're probably well aware that your father is most likely not to return." I held my hand for him to stop speaking.

"My father is returning, I will see to it myself." He shook his head at me. "He never gave up on his father, and I'm not going to give up on mine." I stood up and glared at my uncle. Usually he was my favorite, but not at this moment. I don't think he understood, I needed to so this.

"I know Arty never gave up on finding our dad, but in doing so it led him down the wrong path. I don't want to see you go down a similar one niece." I knew he cared about me, and about my father and his twin brother. "Look niece I love you and I love your father, but I have to advise you to not look for your father." I sighed and played along.

"Fine but uncle Myles I want to know why my father gave me this gold coin." He looked at it and gave it a puzzled look. He soon shook his head.

"I'm sorry niece but I don't know, Arty did carry it around a lot." I nodded remembering him tapping and twirling it whenever he was stressed. Uncle Myles then got up kissed my forehead and left without another word.

I then looked at Butler. "Butler dear friend we are going on a field trip." He looked at me and reminded me that I would be in school soon. "Yes of course but I will not be attending school until I find my father. If you have any questions or doubts, then I can just do this myself." Butler then groaned displeased that I had become like my father.

"Okay, Missy let's go, but if it gets too dangerous we are leaving on my word." Butler scolded, but I could see he was also happy to help aid me to find my father.

" Then let's go," I smiled wide and we were off in the Lamborghini.

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