Authors Notes:
Yes I know the prologue was short, that's why this chapter won't be as short. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for the reviews! Thanks Nickywa321. XD Sorry about that I'll update that btw.
Winged- Thanks for the review glade you liked it! Just so you know I made lots of things harder for Artemis's XD.
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Part One
Chapter One:
Artemis Fowl gazed at the crowded teashop and studied the occupants carefully. He knew that he had to do this alone. Without Butler, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be near by either. He was stationed just a couple of seats away. He had broken down the trails set by his Mother and Father to avoid the public. It seemed as if they had gotten a fair bit of publicity sense his disappearance.
Artemis felt as if something was stuck in his throat, would they come? Could this be the end of the trail…It was harder to find them then he had originally thought, but then again his Father was a Fowl after all. An umbrella covered him in shadows he wore black mirror glasses, his hands were folded in front of him.
Trees loomed above the tea shop hiding him mostly from view, just in case. He had to be sure…Suddenly a woman with long raven colored hair stepped into the room. She was smiling, behind her were two boys with similar rave colored hair they were twins. One of them had inherited his father's eyes which were blue while the other had inherited green eyes. A scared man walked behind her he was smiling.
Artemis's eyes fell to the ground he had rehearsed this many times in his heads. There reaction, there disbelief, there joy, and there anger, and disappointment. He watched his family sit into the chairs around the table. He had caused them many pain and suffering because of his disappearance. Nothing could change that.
He stood up he had to talk to them. His Mother wore a brilliant smile her eyes were clouded over suddenly as a frown spread across her face. As if she was thinking of a far off memory. The twins talked to each other excitedly. Reorganization flashed in her eyes along with disbelief, " Arty?" She whispered her voice trembling she was stunned.
Artemis's stopped moving and opened his mouth to speak he could see the shock in his Fathers face as he turned around to stare. "Artemis?" He questioned his tone was stunned. And that was the last thing Artemis's saw as something whizzed by him and hit him in the neck. Screams came from the crowd as they climbed over each other to get away. Artemis's hit the ground with a thud the screams sounded as if they came from a bottom of a well…
"Arty!" screamed his Mother getting to her feet and almost knocking her chair over.
"Stay where you are."
Hissed a cold voice from where Artemis's lay motionless on the
ground. Mrs. Fowl froze her eyes wide; with disbelief and pain a she
stared at Artemis's. Butler let out a roar as he got to his feet
turning to face Artemis's assailant.
Stop where you are
mudman." Continued the voice in an arrogant tone, " Or Arty as
you put it will make a master piece with his splattered brains and
blood all over the place."
Butler stopped moving his eyes wide, "It can't be." He whispered staring at the place were Artemis's was. A helicopter flashed over head, a ladder lowered down as Artemis's was picked up by some invisible figure and carried Artemis's towards the ladder then up it.
Butler rose his and to his sig saucer but knew that it would be pointless, to take the helicopter down with Artemis's in side it. He had failed as a body guard. He had failed to protect Artemis's .Perhaps his old age was getting to him after all. Artemis's avoid looking at the Fowls.
Mrs. Fowl fell to her knees. The Twins stared around in shock tables were turned over in peoples haste to get out they and ran over towards there Mother. "That's Artemis's? What are they going to do to him?" Demanded the slightly taller of the two. Mrs. Fowls eyes filled with grief as she turned to look at him. " I don't know." She whispered pain filling her eyes.
"This afternoon something shocking happened at Madam Roses coffee shop,, a teenage boy around 15 and 16 year old was attacked we don't know if he's dead or alive only that his assailant was invisible! Here is the footage we caught on tape." Many other versions of this flashed across the screen.
Foaly put his face in his hands, ' How could this have happened?' He thought all he had worked for was nothing. Some one had to be behind this, could it be opal? No he had already checked and this time she wasn't in a coma. So the clone wouldn't work this time.
"How bad is it Foaly?" Demanded Trouble glancing over at Foaly his tone was grim and yet his eyes held his determination.
Foaly frowned, "They don't know who was behind the attack, and neither do we…But were not going to be able to mind wipe all of Ireland, and worse of all it seems as if there going global about this." Replied Foaly, "It would be impossible to destroy all of the tapes…"
"But they won't be able to find connections back to us will they Foaly?" Demanded Trouble looking at Foaly hopefully.. Vinya looked grim as she studied the screen.
Foaly frowned, "I don't know there's some pretty smart mudpeople out there." He stared gloomily at the screen, "We have to get Holly there as soon as we can." Foaly leaned into his chair. Vinya nodded her head, "As soon as we can,"
Trouble frowned for a moment, "You don't think this could have something to do with Grub could it?" Demanded Trouble his eyes flashed with anger, "You don't think that- Foaly nodded his head, "I do unfortunately. I'm afraid what ever they were after they got it."
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