Ladies and gentlemen, I bid you welcome unto this, a most spectacular and much-delayed event: the sequel to Artemis Fowl and the Ark of Triumph!
It's been a long wait, I know, but I had to make sure this one is bigger and better than my first; after all, you would have nothing less, right? Exactly.
For helping to make this happen, endless thanks and appreciation must go to Vivian Verbose, my wonderful beta. If not for her, this story wouldn't even be close to what it is now.
Also, congratulations to Selene Appia and AH4EVER, who were the winners of the "Drifter Phenomenon Reader's Cameo Competition"! Your characters will be appearing somewhere in this story, so make sure to keep an eye out!
Now then, let's get the boring essentials out of the way:
Spoiler Warning: Spoilers for The Time Paradox, and everything before that, so beware! I'll also be making references to my first story in this series, so I suggest reading Ark of Triumph first, if you haven't done so already.
Overall Disclaimer: I do not own Artemis Fowl, nor any of his family, associates, and friends. All I own is the plot, and several original characters... Maybe.
Without further ado, let us begin! (why am I speaking like this?)
This particular adventure is set several weeks after the end of The Time Paradox...
Artemis Fowl and the Drifter Phenomenon
Book 2 of The Fallen Acorn Trilogy
... All hell is about to break loose…
Everything seems to happen at once for 15-year-old prodigy Artemis Fowl the Second: a mysterious creature appears in his fish tank, instantly followed by a pair of unexpected guests crashing into the Manor. When Artemis discovers incredible truths that only a handful of the People are aware of, he is thrust into a new, incredible world of time and space…
Meanwhile, below ground, Haven is in chaos. Power to everything in the city, from mobile phones to emergency transport, has been cut by a mysterious hacker, and with Foaly the centaur missing, Captain Holly Short has no idea what to do. The evacuation of the city begins, but with terrifying results...
As Artemis becomes more and more aware of the situation below ground, he begins to suspect that the strange creature he crossed paths with is somehow responsible. He must find a way to track down those behind the attacks on Haven, as well as the link between them and the creature before it's too late. But someone else is on the sidelines… Someone who shouldn't exist…
Prologue
Since the 18th century, when writers first toyed with the idea of moving back and forth through time, scientists, philosophers and ordinary people alike have theorized over the possibilities of time travel. Nowadays, it is generally accepted that as of this moment, it is impossible for humans to achieve this feat, as we simply do not understand enough about the universe or how it works to be able to manipulate it. However, it has not stopped people from continuing to come up with new ideas concerning time travel, while others have devised different ideas to counter the previous suggestions.
Artemis Fowl the Second was an individual who fit neatly in both categories, suggesting theories and methods that expanded on those of Einstein and Hawking's, then nonchalantly countering them with equally logical arguments, simply to amuse himself. Unknown to the rest of the scientific community, he had already spotted several errors in Einstein's theories, and had been constructing a scientific model which could, in theory, allow the manipulation of time and space.
However, he had put all that aside after meeting the demon warlocks Qwan and No1, and more importantly, experiencing two trips through time. It had been an eye-opening experience, and new ideas had flooded the young genius' mind in an instant, his imagination running wild at the thought of being able to control the time stream.
But not even Artemis Fowl could have contemplated the possibility of the existence of a natural being who, without seemingly any effort, could simply pop in and out of time and space. It was just too surreal to imagine, and considering the amount of difficulty that was involved with opening and maintaining a time stream (as Qwan was always quick to point out), all suggestions of this nature would have been dismissed immediately, had there been any.
'Ignorant' is not a word usually associated with Artemis Fowl the Second, and yet in this case, there is no other word for it. The mastermind was about to meet the most immensely powerful creature in existence, and unfortunately, the consequences would be dire. Very dire indeed.
He was fifteen years old at the time…
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