The Ultimate Battle
Chapter 1:
Things were normal at the Cullen house, at least as normal as things can be in a house full of vampires. Then their fireplace emitted emerald flames and out came a man staggering forward. He was a bald black man with a single gold hoop in his ear, and was dressed in dark blue robes. He seemed ill and was losing a lot of blood. Carlisle and Edward helped him to their perfectly white couch.
"What's the matter with him?" asked Bella
"He seems to have been attacked", Carlisle answered
"I don't believe it", Edward gasped with a look of confusion mixed with revulsion "He's been bitten". They all looked and sure enough there were teeth marks upon the odd man's neck.
"Well he is going to be transforming soon, so let's get him into my office" Carlisle said to Edward, and they took him up there.
The others examined the fireplace. "How did he come through our fireplace?" Nessie wondered.
"Who did he get bit by?" Rosalie said.
"Why didn't I see this coming?" Alice frowned. While they pondered this the fireplace glowed with emerald green flames again. This time two teenagers appeared in them. "We are in so much trouble" said the younger of the two. It was a girl with long red hair, but the boy with her wasn't paying attention. He and Nessie had caught each others eye.
"Um…Hi" he said shyly.
"Hey" she responded. They both blushed.
Carlisle came back down the stairs "Edward will look after the man as he transforms" he informed them "Emmett maybe you should help him". He noticed the new arrivals." Hello" he greeted them. "Hi" they said back. Just then the fireplace glowed emerald again, another teenager stepped out. "Nice of you two to just leave me like that!" he said furiously.
"Can I ask a question?" Emmett interrupted "Why the hell are you people coming through our fireplace?"
"Merlin's Beard we're in America", the younger boy exclaimed
"Albus shut up" the other boy said.
"It is one of our means of transportation" the girl said to answer Emmett.
"How do you do it?" Esme asked.
"Magic" the older boy said simply. "My name is James by the way, James Potter II.
"What do mean by 'magic'?" Alice asked.
"Well we're wizards" he answered.
"Wizards in big trouble" Albus added.
It suddenly went very cold, even for the cool skinned vampires. They could feel it deeper than their skin, in their chest, in their very hearts. It was a dreadful feeling. Edward came back down, holding an object that looked like a stick. He felt the cold worse than the rest of them. He walked over to the glass wall, and as he watched it frost over with cold, he looked more like a seventeen-year-old human than he ever had. He tried to back away. A dark hooded figure grabbed him by the neck with a grayish, slimy-looking, and scabbed hand. The creature drew a slow, rattling breath, like it was trying to suck more than air from its surroundings. Edward used the stick he still clutched in his hand to poke the thing holding him. It released him, and he fell to the ground, whimpering. "Help her" he whispered "She's coming, and she needs help". While he told them this another hooded figure came to him and drew breath. Everyone was to shocked to do anything.
There was a bang on the door. "Help her", Edward repeated. Esme obeyed and opened the door. A woman with very bushy brown hair came in. She froze at the the site of the Cullens. For a moment it looked like she was going to turn around and run away, but then she saw the hooded figures over Edward. She pulled out a stick not different than the one Edward had, and muttered Expecto Patronum, a silver otter erupted from the end of it. The little otter chased the figure away. The woman walked over to Edward, who was lying on the floor, waved her stick again and produced a bar of chocolate. She handed it to him. Edward shook his head.
"It will make you feel better" she said softly.
"I'm not a big fan of human food" he answered.
"Okay" she nodded her head understandingly.
"So you know what we are?" he asked her. She nodded.
"You are a witch?" She nodded again.
"What was that?" Edward looked up at her; her expression was anxious and angry.
"It was a Dementor" she answered "It is a very dark creature that takes the happiness out of you".
The three teenagers were trying to sneak out without her noticing. The girl tripped and stubbed her toe on the table. "Ouch" she said through gritted teeth.
"Rose?" said the woman who was still examining Edward. She stood up confused.
"Yes?" Rosalie answered.
"Not you" she pointed at the kids who were still trying to leave "My daughter". They froze. "Now mum I know what you're thinking".
"You guys are in so much trouble" she said. What are doing here?"
As these events were unfolding above ground with the wizards and vampires, Captain Holly Short of the Leprecon was having problems of her own. The biggest of these problems concerned a certain teen age genius. Artemis Fowl was currently being treated for his Atlantis Complex at J. Argon Institute and for some reason this was really stressing her out. She supposed it was because she just wanted her friend to be okay. On top of this was the fact that Foaly, the centaur, thinks he has caught on to some other form of supernatural beings that were said to be myth. Vampires. According to Foaly there are many of them, more than you would expect. But the particular clan that fascinated Foaly was in America, in Forks, Washington to be exact. Holly didn't know why this particular group of vampires appealed to him so much nor did she really care at the moment, the only thing she worried about right now was Arty getting better.
Dr. J came out. The little pixie looked tired.
"How is he?" , Holly and Angeline Fowl asked in unison.
" He is considerably well", the Doctor responded. He'll be back to normal in no time, in fact he seems more like himself now". Oh great Holly thought.
" So he can go home?" Angeline asked.
" Not quite". He interrupted her as she began to open her mouth. " We still want to run some test to make sure. You'll be able to take him home tomorrow".
"Can we see him?" Holly asked.
"Of course", Dr. Argon replied.
Angeline and Holly walked in the private room and Holly near burst out laughing. There he was, Artemis Fowl, wearing stripped pajamas and a scowl. The only thing that stopped her from laughing was how miserable he looked. It was so obvious that he was already bored with the clinic. Holly felt bad. Artemis attempted to change his mood when he saw his mother.
"How are you feeling, Arty?" she asked timidly.
"Fine, M-mom", he replied. He looked over at Holly. Angeline realized her cue to leave. She stood up and walked out of the room. Artemis looked at his bed cover silently and Holly just stared at him. Finally Artemis looked up. He took a deep breath.
"I"- he struggled for a moment. "Holly I'm really sorry. You probably thought I was insane!"
"You were insane", Holly muttered.
"I-
She cut him off. "Artemis, don't worry about it". He nodded. Just then Holly's helmet beeped. It was Foaly. She rolled her eyes and opened it. A projection of Foaly's head and torso appeared. He looked over at Artemis.
" How ya holdin' up kid?", he asked.
Artemis rubbed his temple. "Foaly please speak to me in proper English and I'm fine thank you", the Irish youth replied. Foaly chuckled, but did not press it. He had more important matters to dicuss.
"Has Holly told you of my new discovery?" asked a the centaur.
"No" replied Artemis.
"I hadn't got around to it" supplied Holly
"Well I discovered that vampires are not at all a myth" , said the centaur smugly.
"Really?" Artemis sat up interested. " What makes you say that?"
Foaly looked affronted. " I have survailence on every living, or in this case 'unliving' thing everywhere.
Artemis rolled his eyes at the proud centaur. " Go on."
"Well they are really everywhere, really living right among you humans. But this particular group of "Bloodsuckers" that we are talking about live in Forks, Washington.
"And what exactly is so special about them?"
"Now that Master Fowl is what I want you to find out"
" Well", started Artemis. "It seems we have a need to go to America"