Fowl Play
Police Plaza, Haven
'Damn that Fowl. I WILL get him back for stealing away my best officer.' Commander Sool thought. 'And I know just how to do it!'
With a maniacal grin, Sool spun in his swivel chair. He turned to the computer and began to type. Soon , Sool had a very interesting video saved to his computer. A video that Sool made himself using images and voice samples from both Holly Short and Artemis Fowl. Sool quickly made copies of the video and practically skipped out of police plaza, into the council building. Within an hour, all the members of the council had assembled to hear what he had to say.
"My fellow Fairies, this is a dark day indeed." Sool said, commanding the full attention of the council. "A day where a mere mud man can convince the LEPrecon's best field officer to quit her job and join him in a life of crime."
He paused before continuing. "What I have here is evidence that Artemis Fowl the second attempted and succeeded in creating dissent amongst our people. Please, watch the video." Sool announced, sliding his disc into the console for the council room. A large four sided screen in the center of the room lit up and played the disc.
Artemis and Holly were standing in a hallway in the police headquarters building.
"You know you hate your job. You even hate your people." Artemis told Holly on the video. "They let Root die and didn't do anything about it."
"What do you mean Artemis? Why are you telling me this?" Holly demanded.
"Because, they are worthless to you. They don't respect you because you're a woman. They care nothing for your accomplishments. Holly, why don't you run! Come with me and we will do amazing things! We could steal the Eiffel Tower if we worked together." The video Artemis said
"Well, I don't know." The video Holly replied hesitantly.
"You know you want to." Artemis insisted.
"Well… OK. I'll go and quit. But this better be good."
"It will be. I promise." The video Artemis finished.
Sool flicked the video and turned off the lights.
The council was stunned into silence.
"I believe it is time we activate paragraph 217 sub-clause three. I do believe you all know that law." Sool suggested.
"But we have never brought that law into effect! It was only there for extenuating circumstances!" A councilman yelled.
"Are these not extenuating circumstances? A mud boy leading one of our kind into treason!" Sool responded hotly.
The councilman returned to his seat. Sool did have a point.
"Excuse me Commander Sool, what exactly is Paragraph 217 sub-clause three?" A curious younger councilwoman asked.
"Paragraph 217, sub-clause three is a section devoted to the capturing and imprisonment of particularly dangerous mud-people that have information regarding the People and may or may not have intent to use it." Sool responded.
"Commander Sool, do you believe that Fowl plans to exploit the fairy people after all he has done for us?" Councilman Jimmerswithy asked.
"Fowl has always used his helping of the fairy people to suit his own ends. And he has exploited us in the past." Sool replied. "And don't let us forget that confounded cube of his. He nearly let the humans discover our world!"
The council seemed to nod. They all still remembered the large amount of gold Artemis had pilfered a few years before.
"So let's put this to a vote shall we. All in favor of temporarily instating Paragraph 217 sub-clause three strictly for the capture and imprisonment of Artemis Fowl the second for crimes against the fairy people please raise your hands." Sool suggested.
Every hand in the room went up.
"Majority rules." Sool hissed. He gave a crisp salute and marched off to gather a retrieval team.
'Fowl, you are mine.' Sool thought with pure venom.
Two Hours Later, on the grounds at Fowl Manor
"I still don't understand why you both insisted on having a picnic. There are far too many insects out here for us to enjoy our food." Artemis complained.
"It isn't that miserable Arty. And besides, you don't get enough sunlight staying up in your room all the time. Really, you should go out and make some friends." Angeline Fowl replied in a motherly way.
"And it is positively glorious out he-." Artemis Fowl senior stopped in mid-sentence and collapsed to the ground.
"Honey! Are you-" Angeline Fowl fell sideways from her sitting position. She was out cold.
Artemis heard the familiar sound of a Neutrino 3000 firing off a low power round. Everything went black and he knew no more.