All elves know the stories and the legends, the fearless warriors who fought against the Mud Men, how cruel and barbaric they were against the people until they were finally driven underground. 10,000 years later Artemis Fowl recently recovered from his cloning, reviews his files with his closest friends and LEPrecon officer Holly Short. It has been just over a year since Artemis's cloning and for the most part he has recovered his memory with only bits and pieces missing here and there but what has returned has brought back Artemis to his good old self. The files to Holly are, as normal, confusing to her but to Artemis they mean an upcoming danger that would change the world forever.
"Arty what are we looking at here exactly?"
Artemis scowls at Holly's use of his pet name but replies, "this Holly is big trouble, Foaly may be able to keep humans from discovering the People through technology but when it comes to old fashion paper and oral traditions I fear we are at a loss here."
Holly after spending so much time together notices his tone and immediately begins to call Foaly to add to the discussion. "Alright Artemis what this about being stooped by Mud Men?" Foaly chimes in before Holly finishes calling.
"Foaly I would think at this point you could drop your theatrics we both know you are wired into my video, audio, and even some of my computers, only those I've allowed of course."
Holly stops the genii before they can measure their technological sticks, "OK! You're both talented and smart can we please move onto the issue at hand."
Artemis first to back down, "very well as I said Foaly we have a very old style of information in human hands that knows everything about the People and the existence of the fairy forts."
Despite the seriousness of the situation Artemis couldn't help but notice that lately whenever Holly interjects or asks something of him he is first to listen or give in to her requests.
Holly and Foaly on the other hand had stopped dead cold, to think that a group Mud Men knew of their only refuge and on top of that they knew how to access it.
Holly was first to recover, "how the hell is that possible?" she looks with an odd expression between anger and fear, between Artemis and Foaly.
Foaly with a tone of utter defeat looks to Artemis, "how Artemis?"
"A secret society of humans has remained 'underground' so to speak, they use no computers and use no device to be hacked or traced. This group has existed since the great inter-species war, much like the berserkers they have been waiting patiently. They have passed down their knowledge and know everything about the people and have set up cells and weapons caches all over the world, ready in case another war begins."
"if they've been around so long why haven't they acted and why is this the first we are learning of them?"