CHAPTER ONE
"I love the sunset, don't you Arty?" Angeline Fowl said to her son, Artemis Fowl II.
"Yes Mother, it is quite spectacular" Artemis said staring at the sky. Artemis Junior and his parents Angeline and Artemis senior were sitting on a hill watching the sun set behind the Irish hills.
"We should leave soon if we want to get back to the motel before nightfall" Artemis senior said standing up from the hill they were sitting on.
"Yes, quite right. We don't want to drive down that road in the dark" Angeline replied, also getting up and wiping the dirt off her backside. The road in question was steep and windy and went for several kilometres.
Artemis junior could see several storm clouds in the distance but for some reason he didn't say anything.
Half an hour later the Fowl family was driving down the hill when the rain hit. One minute it was clear and the next it pouring down like they were under Niagara Falls.
"What the-? Where did that come from?" Mr Fowl said "I'm starting to think we should have bought Butler along so he could drive"
"Yes, but that would defeat the purpose of a family outing, Father"
"Good point Arty, but at least we might get down this hill in one piece if he was driving"
Just then, as they were going around a corner Artemis senior lost control of the wheel. The car spin around, the back crashing sideways into a tree. Artemis junior felt his head crash into the window and his world went black.