Artemis blinked a few times, but all he could see was darkness. Suddenly, something in a corner moved; he squinted at it, and immediately the image came into much clearer focus. It was like Artemis could look at the world through binoculars.

Artemis moved closer to the thing; it looked like a person. Whoever it was sat up, obviously in pain.

Artemis gasped; it was Holly. He turned to look at her. Her hair was incredibly filthy, like someone had rubbed mud in it. Her arms, legs, and shoulders were bloody and scraped. Her face was tear stained; she had obviously just been crying. Holly raised a hand to brush off her face. Artemis noted that her ankles and wrists were shackled to the ground.

Artemis noticed that he seemed to be inside a cave; even though this room was large, the claustrophobic feeling was incredible.

A figure appeared out of virtually nowhere next to Holly. She didn't even flinch.

"Hello," the figure said. Artemis couldn't tell if the voice was male or female. Whoever it was seemed to be dressed from head to toe in black, with a black mask covering their face.

"He won't come," Holly said through gritted teeth. "He's smarter than that, and you know it."

"Yes, I know that usually he would be smart enough to stay out of an obvious trap; but he cares so much for you, I don't think it will matter."

"He doesn't care," Holly said bitterly. "Not at all." Holly's captor laughed coldly.

"But dear, don't you remember that's just your imagination? Even though it might seem real, it's all in your head."

"It's in my head 24/7, thanks to you," Holly muttered. Her captor chuckled.

"Indeed, my dear. What better torture is there than your own darkest fears? Which reminds me, it's about time for it to start again."

Holly's head bowed low, shaking with anger. Her captor conjured what looked like a long, delicate golden necklace. After a few words to the chain, her captor threw the necklace-like thing at Holly, letting it wrap around her. Holly yelled, then collapsed on the floor, unconscious. Her captor smiled evilly, snapped his/her fingers, and disappeared.

Artemis blinked, and he was back in the gypsy's tent, slumped on his chair. Esperanza was bent over him, looking worried.

"I told you it was horrible," she said shrilly. Artemis moaned.

"I have to save her," he groaned, standing on wobbling legs. Esperanza shook her head violently.

"No, boy! What you saw was the future! You must protect her, you must not let Holly leave your sight once!" Artemis nodded.

"Esperanza, what did she mean, 'He doesn't care'? Was she talking about me?" The gypsy sighed.

"I see many things, Artemis Fowl, but I cannot see what is not plain. Both Holly and her captor know who 'he' is, so they never mentioned his name."

"I have to go," Artemis mumbled, taking a twenty dollar bill from his pocket. "You deserve more than this, you might have saved my best friends' life, but"-

"Go!" Esperanza said firmly. "Money is nothing to me."

Artemis gratefully left the perfumed tent, running to Juliet. She beamed at him.

"Well? I told you it would be fun! You were in there for, like, an eternity!"

"We need to go," Artemis whispered, grasping Juliet's wrist. "I'll explain on the way. It's about Holly."

"About… who?" Juliet said, confused. Artemis clamped a hand over his mouth, realizing that Juliet never got her fairy memories back. He needed Juliet to remember Holly quickly. What word would jog her memory?

"Fairy Girl," he murmured into Juliet's ear, remembering the insulting name Juliet gave Holly when Holly was a prisoner in Fowl Manor. Juliet gasped, memories flitting to the surface of her mind. She managed to make it to the car before collapsing, unconscious. Artemis heaved a heavy sigh, and drove as quickly as he could back to Fowl Manor.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Juliet shouted at Artemis the moment they reached home. "You've known for years! I haven't remembered Holly since the Spiro thing! Why didn't you remind me?"

"It would've put you in great danger," Artemis snapped. "And anyway, let's talk about this later, shall we? Butler is still in the United States, I told him to take a vacation for once. Holly is in grave danger, and we're the only ones that can help her."

This sobered Juliet, who fell back into a chair, silent. "Thank you. Now, I must arrange a shuttle to Haven. We have no time to lose."