Artemis Fowl:
The Warriors of Skaro
Prologue: A brief history of near-death adventures
In the sixteen years that have been his life, Artemis Fowl the Second has achieve a reputation many men strive their whole lives to amass. A reputation that stretches across the world, and indeed, under it. By the time he was five, he had published numerous medical papers and philosophical doctorates. By the age of seven, he had patented a total of 37 inventions. And by the age of ten, he had amassed a total fortune of over five billion U.S dollars. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Artemis Fowl was not your usual child prodigy. Then again, child prodigies don't usually have crime kingpins for fathers. The Fowl family was one of the biggest criminal families in the world, with entire generations comprised of thieves, schemers, and crooks. It came with no doubt that Artemis soon became the most successful of the Fowls, surpassing even his father, Artemis Sr. But that was soon to change.
Mister Fowl had had intentions, years ago, to walk on the straight and narrow. This led him into conflict with the Russian Mafiya, after he tried to bring business into their territory. The Fowl Star set sail for the Bay of Kola, and she never came home.
It was at that moment the story of Artemis Fowl truly begins. Thrust into the real world and his family's empire crumbling around his knees, Artemis set out to restore the Fowl fortune with the most ingenious, and possibly most dangerous, crime of all; kidnap a fairy, and ransom it back to its own people.
But the fairies that little Arty sought to find were no medieval relic. They were a highly advanced, multi-species civilization, stock with big guns and bad attitudes. And it was bad luck that our hero kidnapped one Captain Holly Short, of the LEPrecon police force. But despite all this, he pulled it off, becoming the first human to ever cheat a fairy out of its gold.
Since that faithful night, the lives of Artemis and his companion, Butler, have been interwoven with that of Captain Short and her fellow fairies. In a short span of time, they have quelled rebellions, stopped heinous villains, and beaten impossible odds. They rescued Artemis Sr. from the hands of the Mafiya, traveled to Limbo to save demons, and leapt across the time stream.
It would be foolish to say that these experiences did not change Artemis. Once a boy of almost emotionless malice, he is now a warmer, kinder boy. A loving son, brother, and friend. But the truth remains; he is still a genius, possessing an intellect not seen since Einstein, and a vision not seen since Mozart.
But where there is genius, there is always someone there to exploit it.
Unknown to Artemis's friends, and indeed Artemis himself, a ruthless, ancient eye has cast its gaze upon the young genius. Hungry for power, all it needs is a mind, a great mind. A mind that can bring all its plans to realization. A mind like Artemis's…
Artemis Fowl has faced nearly ever danger on, and indeed below, the Earths surface. But can he face a threat that is not of this world at all?
(Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything from Artemis Fowl or Doctor Who. And I'm writing this at the very beginning because I find its tedious having to write this at the beginning of each chapter.)