Blue Moon, Blue Eyes (Rewritten)

By: Aubrie1234


EDIT: Cleaning up a few things, nothing major.


Artemis was nervous.

He shouldn't have been, not really, but he found himself pacing his room incessantly one night, unable to sleep. His mother was better, his father was back, he should have been happy, but he wasn't and Artemis couldn't understand why. He was 13, there was nothing to worry about, the People weren't even after him at the moment, and yet there he was. Meditation hadn't worked, thinking through boring things didn't work, not even counting sheep worked. Artemis sighed. Turning to his window, he opened it and let some of the night air flow in, hoping it would calm him down. It did, to an extent. He breathed in the night air and then let it out, using breathing exercises to help slow his heartbeat. He froze when he heard a howl cut through the air, eyes glancing down into the forest. Lately there had been sightings in the forest near Fowl Manor, of which there hadn't been any before, and Artemis had come up with a number of theories to why there were wolves there now. But the only thing he didn't like was their incessant howling that kept him up each night for the past week, him the only one affected by it in the manor. They would also come out of the woods sometimes to stare at him and Artemis didn't like the skittish feeling the looks gave him. Such as now.

Even in the darkness and the distance, he saw the golden-orange eyes suddenly appear in the forest and match his gaze, staring. Artemis stared at them for a moment, then closed the window and shot to his bed, covering himself up. If anyone else had seen it and asked, he would have denied being afraid.

He also did not fall asleep easily that night.


Belowground, in Haven, the sound of beeping began. It was an alarm on Foaly's computer, and at the moment the centaur wasn't there. He'd stepped out for a moment and now the alarm was beeping, bring up an aboveground map of Ireland. In a specific area was a blinking white dot, all too close to Fowl Manor to be comfortable. And when Foaly stepped back in a moment later and saw this, he only had a few words for it:

"D'Arvit. This is not good."


Run. Run. Run. That's all he could do, all he could think to do, but he wasn't made for this. It was catching up with him, he couldn't keep running, but he tried and tried and tried. Yet he couldn't keep it up and he was knocked down by It. All he could do was turn around and see those icy blue eyes before being plunged into darkness.


Artemis shot awake and sat up in bed, panting. He tried to compose himself as he realized he'd fallen asleep and had a nightmare. He had a cold sweat from his nightmare and looked to the window. He hadn't closed the curtains all the way last night and so a small beam of sunlight was shining through. He was glad of this. The wolves were never active during the day, yet he couldn't shake the nervousness that had taken hold of him last night. It was as if he could sense something terrible was going to happen, but he had no idea what it could be or when it would come to pass. He didn't like it one bit.

He tried not to think about it as he stood up and grabbed some clothes to put on after he had a shower. As he gathered the clothes, his eyes landed on the coin Holly had given him and he paused. He'd put it on a necklace after Holly had given it to him, to keep on his person and 'blow on that spark of decency' that the elf said he had. He hesitated, then took the necklace with him as he headed to the bathroom. He'd grown attached to it in the short time he'd had it and he didn't quite know why. Maybe because it was gold? Because it told him that he could do better than being a criminal mastermind? Because it was from Holly, of all people? The last thought made no sense but was there regardless. Artemis pushed it to the back of his mind as he reached the bathroom, opening the door and entering the room. He had no worries about anyone peeking in on him and so left the door unlocked, placing his clothes on hanging racks and leaving the necklace beside the sink. His time in the shower was spent not thinking about the night before and focusing on new plans, which would be hard to implement at the moment.

Artemis had convinced St. Bartleby's that he had to go home for a few weeks for various reasons and so he was now on his created 'Winter Break.' He was also trying to come up with at least one new plan he could do before his father came back from the hospital, let alone his mother somehow figuring out what he'd been up to while she was indisposed despite how he hid everything. He was still trying to bring back the Fowl fortune, but was thinking of ways that were more legal than what he'd concocted before. Not much was coming to him, sadly. All he was getting from his mind were more unlawful ways, not to mention one or two that had him using leftover fairy tech to make a little more money. He sighed, turning off the water. He could think up a better plan later, it was time to start the day. But, upon arriving downstairs for breakfast, he found Holly waiting for him. He raised an eyebrow.

"I know you can come in at any time thanks to my permission, Cap- Holly, but wouldn't it be polite for you to knock first?" He was trying to stick to saying her name instead of Captain, since she had saved his father's life and earned his respect. She had her helmet tucked under her arm and rolled her eyes.

"I did knock, Mu- Artemis." It seemed she was having the same difficulty about sticking to more respectful terms, "Anyway, I need to talk to you and Butler about something."

"Are we being accused of trading with goblins again?" Artemis quipped.

"Not this time." Holly didn't even crack a smile at the jab. Artemis knew this was serious.

"Then please, join Butler and I for breakfast. I'm sure there are salads and fruits you would like." She was his guest and, despite their history, he was going to be a gracious host.

"Thank you." Holly nodded and walked with him as they headed to the dining room. Sitting in front of them, on the table, were bowls of all sorts of breakfast foods, including the promised salads and fruits among other things. As Holly trotted to the table to snag some breakfast, despite knowing the food probably still had Mud Men chemicals still on it, Artemis peeked his head into the kitchen, looking for Butler. He knew the manservant had to be close, since Holly was around and Butler's first priority was to protect Artemis, even from her. As he'd suspected, Butler was in the kitchen, finishing up making one more type of salad for breakfast.

"Hello, Butler." Artemis said.

"Did you sleep well?"

"Fair." Artemis stifled a yawn. Even though Butler wasn't turned towards him, Artemis was sure the bigger man didn't believe him.

"You should spend a little less time on computers at night, Master Artemis."

"I know, but I have a good reason for last night. But please join us, Holly needs to talk about something." Artemis paused, "Did she tell you the reason about why she was here?" Butler shook his head.

"No specifics, only that it was important."

"I see." Artemis lied. He'd picked it up from Butler. Soon enough the manservant had come to the dining room and the three were together, eating breakfast. Or, at least, Holly and Artemis were. It was presumed that Butler ate earlier and that was why he wasn't at the table at the moment.

"Thanks for the salad, Butler, it's really good!" With how fairies didn't like a lot of human things, Butler took it as a compliment and smiled.

"Now, Holly," Artemis tapped any unsightly scraps from his lips, trying to appear proper, "what's the reason why you're here?"

"There's been a moonrunner sighting around your manor."

"Moonrunner?" Butler questioned. It didn't sound like a good thing.

"Slang for 'werewolf.'" Now this caught the humans' attention.

"A werewolf?" Artemis repeated, "But there weren't any mentions of a werewolf or a 'moonrunner' in the Book." Artemis had been skeptical that werewolves were real, despite the fact he'd dealt with fairies, but it seemed he was wrong. Holly rolled her eyes.

"Of course there isn't, Artemis. We don't wanna scare half the fairy population to death. It's a slang term mostly used in Recon. Besides, they're not common enough for us to mention them in the Book and since it's spread by a curse, they're not an actual race, even if they have magic. Every so often we get a flare up from a Mud Man getting himself cursed somehow and we have to deal with it before it causes even more havoc or, worse, spreads the curse." She gave a sigh, "At least I'm just Recon this time. There's no way I wanna help retrieve something like that." Artemis raised an eyebrow.

"Can they curse fairies, too?" Holly nodded.

"They curse anything they can sink their teeth into, including trolls. Never seen one myself, but trust me when I say you don't wanna know what a moonrunner troll is like."

"So what are you going to do if you're only doing Recon?" Butler asked. If he was to protect Artemis and even the manor, he had to know what was going to happen.

"The tracker Foaly made takes in all this information, including moonrunner sightings, and gives an area where the creature is supposed to be. I have to get a tracker on it so that Retrieval can find it and take it down." Butler nodded. As long as it didn't get too close to the manor, he'd let the fairies deal with it.

"What happens to werewolves once you have them? Do the People have a cure for the curse?" Artemis asked. Holly shook her head.

"No. We don't like it, but with moonrunners, we have no other choice but to kill them." Slowly, Artemis nodded. He could understand the reasoning behind it. Holly added, "This is the first one that's been seen in 100 years, too, so the Council and the LEP are really worked up about it."

"Interesting." Artemis sat back in his chair, "After giving us the warning and all this information, is there anything else you'd like to tell us?"

"Yes." Holly gave Artemis a glare, "Don't go outside the manor at night."

"Do you think we'd be stupid enough to do that?"

"You never know." Holly shrugged, "Mud Men can be pretty stupid sometimes."

"I'm not most Mud Men." Artemis assured, "Also, Holly, I advise you to be careful. There have been sightings of wolves in the woods around the manor lately, possibly because of the werewolf or no, I'm not sure." Knowing that Artemis wasn't one to show his feelings, Holly gave a smile.

"I'll be careful, Artemis."

"Before you head out, maybe we should check the cameras." Butler suggested, "If it came close enough out of the woods to get a good look at it, you might have an idea of what you're looking for."

"Not likely, but alright." She nodded, "I need all the help I can get tracking down this thing." As Butler stayed behind to clean up (but not before giving Holly a strong look, clearly indicating that if something happened to Artemis she'd wouldn't be leaving the manor without a fight), the young human and the elf headed up to Artemis' study to examine the footage. As Artemis went to his desk and opened his computer, Holly looked around. She'd only been in the manor once before and this was her first time in Artemis' room. Despite the fact that it had an easel, a bookcase, and a larger-than-life closet, it actually seemed smaller and simpler than it appeared. Maybe because of the lack of decor on the walls?

"What time did the alert begin?" Artemis asked, snapping Holly out of her observations.

"Uh, around 9, I think." Artemis flicked through the camera footage with ease and began playing it at 9:00 last night. They were only examining cameras with a good view of the ground, especially the woods, and nothing came up for a while until around 10:37. From the woods emerged a large, black, quadruped creature with glowing golden-orange eyes and it clearly stared off somewhere behind the camera before backing up into the woods again. The two observers felt chills as they watched this and Artemis' nervousness from the night before returned.

That was the wolf I saw yesterday. he realized. He glanced at Holly, wondering if he should tell her.

"I think that's definitely the moonrunner." Holly spoke in awe, "I've certainly never heard of a wolf that big at that distance."

"I suppose, but there could be more than one or we could be mistaken." Artemis turned to her, "But why did the sensor in Foaly's booth only sense it last night when wolves have been in the woods for over a week now?"

"Like I said before, it finds a moonrunner area based on reports and sightings. Either it kept itself in hiding or the reports only came in last night after being filed days before." Holly turned to Artemis, "What do you think it was looking at?"

"I know what, Holly." Artemis spoke, "It was looking at me. I was awake last night and when I saw it, we stared at each other until I went to bed." The teen was not about to say that he'd been scared off by the wolf's gaze, even though he had been.

"Hmm..." The elf mulled over it, "Let me talk to Foaly for a sec." She pulled away from Artemis' side and began to speak into her helmet's comm link.

"Did you get all that?" There was munching on the other end of the line. Probably a carrot.

"Every bit of it." Foaly said, "Even though data about werewolves is limited, I think it's safe to say that you'll need to extend your visa for a few days. That moonrunner looked like it had a plan and a cursed creature with a plan is never a good thing. Especially if it might be targeting Fowl."

"No need to tell me twice. Any way to send Retrieval up early to keep an eye on the manor in case of attack?"

"No can do, Holly. You know it wouldn't be allowed with the amount of danger involved. And a lot of fairies still don't care too much for Fowl, if you get what I mean." She certainly did. Commander Root may not have minded Artemis much anymore after their adventure in the Arctic, but parts of the LEP and the Council still wanted Artemis mindwiped, among other things. Holly thought about what she could do and didn't like her options. Many ended with one of the two Mud Men she tolerated getting killed or cursed at worst. She sighed.

"Look, Holly, I know you don't want them to get hurt, but you've got a job to do." Foaly reasoned, guessing why she was being quiet, "If Artemis can survive a Time Stop Bio-Bomb and being nose-to-nose with a blaster that could've killed him and destroyed Haven, he can figure out a way to keep himself safe, even from a moonrunner."

"I still have a bad feeling about this, but alright. If my visa's being extended, does that mean I have to stay on location until I get the moonrunner tagged?"

"Definitely. So Fowl has to keep being a gracious host and let you stay, if he doesn't want his grounds to stay werewolf-infested."

"Got it. Thanks, Foaly." She turned back to Artemis. He'd heard her side of the conversation and raised an eyebrow.

"So, you're staying until the werewolf is tagged and off the grounds?" The elf nodded.

"Yep. So, could I have a guest room for a few days?"

"I suppose." Artemis mused, "You can take any room you want and Butler will fix it up for you."

"I'd rather have a room close to you, Artemis." The pale human blinked.

"To protect me in case of attack?" Holly nodded, "Butler can do that just fine."

"But what if something happens to him?" She pointed out, "Butler won't be here for you forever, Artemis, and not all of your plans always work."

"I realize that, thank you." said Artemis icily, eyes suddenly hard, "But I can assure you that there's no cause for alarm. The manor is heavily fortified, especially after the Siege last year, and it has plenty of technology to deal with not only human intruders but fairy ones as well. If the werewolf does get into the manor, there are contingency plans. I'm not going to let another being into my home without a fight."

"Be that as it may, Artemis, you don't really know what they can do. Not a lot of fairies on the LEP these days know what moonrunners can do because they're so young, including me. Being prepared doesn't mean you're prepared for everything." With that, Holly left the room. Artemis sat in silence, then turned back to the cameras. The paused image of the wolf was still staring and seemed to be boring holes in him. Artemis pushed down the nervousness.

I know the dangers, I've read the stories. he thought, I know what I'm up against and I know how to prepare for it.

This would be proven to be one of the times Artemis was wrong. And it would cost him greater than any scheme he'd previously concocted.


Holly flicked through her copy of the Book as she and Butler kept an eye on the cameras that night. Even though she said there was nothing about werewolves in the Book, she couldn't quite remember if it was true or not. It was only when she got near the end of it, in the section that most fairies didn't read, that she found an entry that proved her wrong.

In thy light of full moon,
It can be seen, but not in morning or noon.
It shall cause havoc wherever it goes.
This is the instinct the Werewolf knows.

Mud Men think it be a wolf,
But it be in disguise.
Once they think they have it,
It unveils its guise.

Feared near and far,
It is not safe in moonlight.
Take care where thy trek,
For thy might have a fright.

"How did I forget this?" Holly sighed.

"Forget what?" Butler asked, keeping his eyes on the cameras, flicking from one screen to another.

"I know I said there wasn't a mention of a moonrunner in the Book, but it looks like I forgot. But I mean, it's not all that bad, since it's in a part of the Book that fairies don't read a lot. It's only a warning about werewolves, it doesn't say anything that we don't already know."

"I see." said Butler. So far, there was nothing on the cameras. The cameras were stationary, but several were in groups overlooking areas close together, so it allowed him to have full view of things without looking away. He didn't limit himself to just the cameras looking at the forest, either, he kept watch on everything. He was so used to doing this that it almost felt like a sport, despite his vigilance. If someone created a game where you had to observe everything through cameras, he wouldn't mind playing it. Not that he played video games anyway, of course.

But Butler couldn't keep an eye on everything. That was why Holly was there, at least until she went out looking for the wolf. They had a feeling that it would try striking the manor that night, under the light of an almost-full moon. Artemis had questioned this, as it went against the lore humans knew, but Holly had a ready answer.

"Moonrunners can come out on any night, but the transformations are mainly connected with the phases of the moon, Foaly thinks. They grow stronger the closer it is to the full moon and weaker when there's less and less of it. That's why Mud Men think it only appears on the full moon." Artemis had nodded at the time. As it was, he was now in bed, trying to get some sleep. There was no need for him to be awake and worrying himself if the werewolf wasn't close to getting in the manor, as Butler had said. He'd only spoken those words to reassure the younger man. In reality, Butler was taking this 'moonrunner' thing very seriously and was afraid that the werewolf would get in despite all the precautions. And he had every right to be worried.


Artemis felt himself coming awake, but he didn't know why. He certainly hadn't gotten enough sleep and it was still too dark for the sun to have come up. But then he heard a small scratching sound, as if there was a dog at his door begging to come in. but the scratching was a lot closer than his door, and so he blinked his eyes open blearily and turned over.

Artemis was a light sleeper. The smallest sound would wake him up if he wasn't dead tired. He'd wanted to soundproof his room but Butler wouldn't have it, wanting to be able to hear if something happened to his charge. Artemis already had bulletproof glass on his window, as well as security sensors on it and a thick wooden door that wouldn't go down easily. As the teen saw what was coming in his window and registered it, he was glad Butler had insisted on not soundproofing the room.

Artemis scrambled back against the wall as his eyes went wide, taking in the figure of the large wolf in front of him. It wasn't as tall as Butler but it was big, black, and muscular, tattered clothes hanging off its body in rags. Its golden-orange eyes were settled on him as its lips curled back for a growl. Somehow, it had managed to open the window and was now in Artemis' room. Its tail swished and Artemis was frozen, unable to move. If he had tried to scream for help, he didn't think he could have, as his vocal chords had frozen up like his body. He still didn't move as the werewolf leaned down and sniffed him. It growled again and placed a claw under his chin, lifting his head and exposing his neck. Still enveloped in the fearful trance it had on him, Artemis was broken out of it when a great pain started coming from his throat. He tried to bring his hands up but was interrupted as the werewolf stuck with a lightning-fast bite, clamping down over his left shoulder and partially across his chest. Artemis tried to make a sound, any sound, to attract help, but only felt himself choking on his own blood. The werewolf pulled away and gazed down at him, as if contemplating something, teeth shining a dark red in the moonlight, and brought up another claw and slashed down. Artemis didn't know what happened next as the ensuing pain overrode his mind and made him pass out. He wasn't exactly the best at dealing with pain, after all.


Okay, so, for those of you who have read down to this point and are curious, please read this Author's Note.

You're all probably wondering why I'm rewriting this story, of all things. There are several reasons. The first one is, of course, the upcoming Artemis Fowl movie. So I thought about writing a new story, but as I went back through some of this old stuff, I thought, 'Why not rewrite one of these to show how well I've improved in my writing?' And so I did.

I'm not saying that, if you like the original Blue Moon, Blue Eyes (BMBE for short) you should like this one better. If you liked the old one, you liked it. However, as I looked back over it, I realized that, though the concept was good, the story was not. It was not good writing. It was started in 2014, when I was first starting to write. At that time, I'd recently discovered FanFiction and so I read the stories and saw from their writing styles how I should write. But I was looking more for hilarity instead of quality. I wrote what I thought best. But, now that I've written a lot more and improved, I can see that it wasn't my best piece of work, even though it was one of the only multi-chapter stories I stuck with and actually finished.

As spoken above, I still liked the concept and there are actually parts of the story that are kinda good and so I'm trying to put some of those in this rewritten version and (possibly) follow along the same lines. I'll be doing the same thing with the single chapter of the sequel, BMBE: Hibernation, unless I consider it good enough to stay standing. I'm also thinking of expanding upon the epilogue, with the snippets of Werewolf!Artemis' interactions with certain part of the books, showing the differences and such. What I mean is that I want to make the snippets bigger, possibly rewrite more than just a few things from one book to show more differences that Werewolf!Artemis would have. I might even rewrite whole books if I have to. It's not likely, but it would be interesting to see just how just the presence of Artemis being a werewolf could change the direction of the books, even slightly, mainly considering Atlantis Complex. And I'm still planning to write the one story I've planned for when Artemis and Butler have lost their memories, but Artemis is still a werewolf.

So, for those of you who took the time to read through this AN, thank you, and I hope I can put out another chapter soon. With my improved writing style, this story might even end up longer than the original. I just hope that you guys like this story, so please read & review!