A/N: Ok... I know I've got my other Artemis Fowl fic, "I, Artemis", going on,
but I have just read the Eternity Code (which I hadn't when I wrote it) and
realised that it was going nowhere. I may pick it up at another time, but
this fic has been begging to be written ever since I finished EC. This is
set after EC, and starts with our favourite Mud-Boy at school... and a
mysterious teenage human-fairy hybrid. What will happen when the two meet?
Will Artemis regain his memories? And what will happen when the LEP needs
his help? Reviews are greatly appreciated, but I'll leave the begging for a
later chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Artemis Fowl. I don't own Holly, Foaly, or Julius Root. I don't own Mulch Diggums, Butler, or either of "Arty's" parents. In fact, I don't own any of he characters who are likely to pop up in this story. The only things I own are the plot (which is, as usual, unplanned), and that mysterious girl I mentioned earlier.
WARNING: This is a Artemis/OC pairing. I might pair off Root with someone, because I think he deserves a little loving. There is also likely to some angst, as I can't resist depressing my readers, and annoying them with horrible cliffys. Anyone who doesn't like soppy, romantic angst had better go out the door. There will also be Butler with his lovely Sig Saucer. You have been warned.
Chapter One
Artemis Fowl scowled as he half-listened to his science teacher drone on about the anatomy of flowers and other equally boring subjects. Around him, his classmates were either snoring softly, passing notes, or staring off into space with vacant expressions on their faces.
Well, you could hardly blame them. It was pretty boring. And Artemis knew it all anyway, and much more besides. He could easily have taught the lesson himself. So, he didn't bother listening. Instead he was thinking. And when Artemis Fowl thought, it was generally about some genius plot or other. But today he wasn't plotting. Today he was deciphering – deciphering a mystery which had been plaguing him for weeks, ever since the day he'd woken up with the strange feeling that he did not belong, that something was missing. And then he found a pair of reflective contact lenses in his eyes. There was only one thing it could be. A conspiracy. Against him. Against Artemis Fowl the Second. Someone was plotting to do – something – to Artemis and his allies. And he was determined to find out what, and who was behind it all. And when Artemis Fowl sets his mind to something, it is generally guaranteed that he will achieve his goal. He was, after all, a genius. Who could stand in the way of someone like that? *
Captain Holly Short scowled as she looked at the teenage girl before her.
"You want me to train a human to be a LEP officer?" She stared at Commander Julius Root incredulously. Root's face went brick red – though this was, of course, nothing unusual.
"She's no human, Holly. She's half-fairy." He glanced nervously at the girl, and she grinned.
"That's right." She nodded, flashing Holly a cheerful grin. Holly gave Root a disbelieving look.
"Isn't that suppose dot be against the law, Commander? A fairy and a human... uh... having a kid?" Root went even redder, and Holly frowned in confusion, glancing from the girl, who was grinning mischievously, and back to Root, who was looking as though he would have quite liked the ground to open up beneath him and swallow him whole. Then she looked closer at the young girl. She had dark brown, slightly auburn coloured hair, like Root's, eyes of a bluish grey hue, eerily similar to the commander's, and a fairly rosy sort of complexion... just like Root.
"You – she's – your daughter?" Holly croaked, and Root winced.
"You make that sound like it's bad thing." He said, looking pained. Holly glared at him for a long moment, before exploding.
"ARE YOU A COMPLETE IDIOT, JULIUS! IF ONE OF US HAD A HALF-BREED BRAT - "
"Captain Short!" Root glared at her, his face now beetroot-red. "Show some respect!" Holly fumed.
"You want me to train her." Root nodded, relieved that Holly had decided to stop shouting.
"Yes." Holly scowled again.
"How do we know that she has enough magic? Surely her human half will have diluted that?" Root opened his mouth to reply, but the girl Holly now knew to be his daughter piped up before he could do so.
"You'd think so, wouldn't you?" The girl surveyed her with eyes which blazed with intelligence. "But my human genes, rather than diluting the magic, actually reinforces it, strengthens it." The girl grinned again, and glanced at her father, her eyes dancing with mischief. She leaned forward conspiratorially. "You know, I'm much better than Daddy at most magic." Holly raised an amused eyebrow and glanced back to Root, who was tapping his foot and trying to look innocent. He failed, miserably. Holly straightened up, smiling broadly.
"Ok." She said firmly, and Root nodded, looking relieved.
"Thankyou, Holly." He turned to his daughter. "Elanor – be good for Captain Short, won't you, darling?" Elanor rolled her eyes.
"Dad! I'm not a baby anymore, you know!" Holly watched carefully, fascinated by the scene before her. She had never known Julius Root to talk to anyone in that way before – with tenderness, with fondness. The girl turned to Holly, practically brimming with excitement.
"Come on then! What are we waiting for?" Holly smiled. Kids.
*
A/N: Ok... you know the drill. Review, don't flame, tell me what I can do to make it better, your ideas, what you think is going on... if you have anything to say, review it. It would be very much appreciated.
Disclaimer: I don't own Artemis Fowl. I don't own Holly, Foaly, or Julius Root. I don't own Mulch Diggums, Butler, or either of "Arty's" parents. In fact, I don't own any of he characters who are likely to pop up in this story. The only things I own are the plot (which is, as usual, unplanned), and that mysterious girl I mentioned earlier.
WARNING: This is a Artemis/OC pairing. I might pair off Root with someone, because I think he deserves a little loving. There is also likely to some angst, as I can't resist depressing my readers, and annoying them with horrible cliffys. Anyone who doesn't like soppy, romantic angst had better go out the door. There will also be Butler with his lovely Sig Saucer. You have been warned.
Chapter One
Artemis Fowl scowled as he half-listened to his science teacher drone on about the anatomy of flowers and other equally boring subjects. Around him, his classmates were either snoring softly, passing notes, or staring off into space with vacant expressions on their faces.
Well, you could hardly blame them. It was pretty boring. And Artemis knew it all anyway, and much more besides. He could easily have taught the lesson himself. So, he didn't bother listening. Instead he was thinking. And when Artemis Fowl thought, it was generally about some genius plot or other. But today he wasn't plotting. Today he was deciphering – deciphering a mystery which had been plaguing him for weeks, ever since the day he'd woken up with the strange feeling that he did not belong, that something was missing. And then he found a pair of reflective contact lenses in his eyes. There was only one thing it could be. A conspiracy. Against him. Against Artemis Fowl the Second. Someone was plotting to do – something – to Artemis and his allies. And he was determined to find out what, and who was behind it all. And when Artemis Fowl sets his mind to something, it is generally guaranteed that he will achieve his goal. He was, after all, a genius. Who could stand in the way of someone like that? *
Captain Holly Short scowled as she looked at the teenage girl before her.
"You want me to train a human to be a LEP officer?" She stared at Commander Julius Root incredulously. Root's face went brick red – though this was, of course, nothing unusual.
"She's no human, Holly. She's half-fairy." He glanced nervously at the girl, and she grinned.
"That's right." She nodded, flashing Holly a cheerful grin. Holly gave Root a disbelieving look.
"Isn't that suppose dot be against the law, Commander? A fairy and a human... uh... having a kid?" Root went even redder, and Holly frowned in confusion, glancing from the girl, who was grinning mischievously, and back to Root, who was looking as though he would have quite liked the ground to open up beneath him and swallow him whole. Then she looked closer at the young girl. She had dark brown, slightly auburn coloured hair, like Root's, eyes of a bluish grey hue, eerily similar to the commander's, and a fairly rosy sort of complexion... just like Root.
"You – she's – your daughter?" Holly croaked, and Root winced.
"You make that sound like it's bad thing." He said, looking pained. Holly glared at him for a long moment, before exploding.
"ARE YOU A COMPLETE IDIOT, JULIUS! IF ONE OF US HAD A HALF-BREED BRAT - "
"Captain Short!" Root glared at her, his face now beetroot-red. "Show some respect!" Holly fumed.
"You want me to train her." Root nodded, relieved that Holly had decided to stop shouting.
"Yes." Holly scowled again.
"How do we know that she has enough magic? Surely her human half will have diluted that?" Root opened his mouth to reply, but the girl Holly now knew to be his daughter piped up before he could do so.
"You'd think so, wouldn't you?" The girl surveyed her with eyes which blazed with intelligence. "But my human genes, rather than diluting the magic, actually reinforces it, strengthens it." The girl grinned again, and glanced at her father, her eyes dancing with mischief. She leaned forward conspiratorially. "You know, I'm much better than Daddy at most magic." Holly raised an amused eyebrow and glanced back to Root, who was tapping his foot and trying to look innocent. He failed, miserably. Holly straightened up, smiling broadly.
"Ok." She said firmly, and Root nodded, looking relieved.
"Thankyou, Holly." He turned to his daughter. "Elanor – be good for Captain Short, won't you, darling?" Elanor rolled her eyes.
"Dad! I'm not a baby anymore, you know!" Holly watched carefully, fascinated by the scene before her. She had never known Julius Root to talk to anyone in that way before – with tenderness, with fondness. The girl turned to Holly, practically brimming with excitement.
"Come on then! What are we waiting for?" Holly smiled. Kids.
*
A/N: Ok... you know the drill. Review, don't flame, tell me what I can do to make it better, your ideas, what you think is going on... if you have anything to say, review it. It would be very much appreciated.