Disclaimer: I don't own anything from this series except the OC'S and the plot. All the rest belongs to Eoin Colfer. Ugh. Grrrrr. I'm updating this early because I was super sick! It sucked! So here is another chapter.

Artemis Fowl was sitting at his desk in his and Penny's room when he heard the doorbell ring. Penny was about to leave for a trip to the grocery store and she always allowed the kids to get a cookie at the store. Even though they were nine, the twins still loved cookies, like any kid, but still kept some of their old traits from back at fowl manor, like Beckett calling him a simple-toon, and Myles still had his scientist monkey.

"I got it Remis!" Shrieked nine-year-old Beckett and then Artemis heard the door unlock and Beckett's rude, "Who are you?" then a, "Remis. Some people are here to see you!" Artemis heaved a sigh and got up from his desk. He walked out into the living room, and expected to see one of his colleagues from work at the door, but he was greeted by five faces he hadn't seen in seven years.

When Butler first received the call from Holly that Artemis Fowl was alive and she knew where he was, he had hung up the phone and went back to reading his Norwegian romance novel that he had gotten from a bookstore in Norway.

Holly attempted to call him six more times until he finally picked up on the seventh call.

"Hello Holly." Butler said but Holly didn't notice anything he said but instead got straight to the point.

"I found Artemis and I even have proof. Call up Foaly and ask him if you don't believe me. Meet me at Fowl Manor for more information at six o'clock tonight."

The line went dead and Butler called Foaly to see if it was true. He looked at the clock and saw that he had three hours to pack and board a plane to Ireland.

Each person was different, even Minerva was called, and Mulch didn't pick up. So they met at Fowl Manor and Holly showed the Butlers, Minerva and Foaly the alias Artemis had used all these years. Holly also pointed out how Remis Fuior had popped up in Jamestown a week after Artemis ran away.

"What are we waiting for?" Asked Juliet who was twirling her blonde pony tail with the jade ring woven into it. "Let's go find him!"

Later she would would realize that that had not been a good idea.

Now those five people stood in Artemis Fowl's doorway with a holographic body that only Artemis would recognize. Butler heard the boy gasp and smirked, knowing that he had finally found his employer. However, the boy quickly regained himself and connected his thoughts into one.

"Hello. Who are you?" Asked Artemis innocently, wrapping his toned, yet still skinny arms around Beckett's shoulders.

"Don't play that game with us Fowl." Snarled Foaly who was a bit angrier than the rest of the group.

"I'm sorry but if you are looking for a Fowl, there is a man who's named Trent Foul down the street. I can give you-" Artemis was beginning to point down the hallway when Butler grabbed him by the shirt and hissed,

"Artemis. Why. Are. You. Playing. These. Mind. Games?" Questioned Butler, throwing him against a wall, and bunching up the shirt up, pinning him down like a animal head on a plaque. But Artemis was underestimated, as most people did with him. Butler was still strong, but years of not training had weakend him.

Artemis grabbed Butler's wrist and twisted it in a death grip and kicked him as hard as he could in the shin. Butler, not expecting the violent attack, jerked backwards.

"I should call the police on you for harassing me," Artemis said, taking two long strides and wrapping his arms around a shaking Beckett. "However I just wish for you to leave."

"But Artemis let us-" Holly began, taking a calmer approach than Butler but was cut off by Beckett beginning to sob into Artemis's sweatshirt. HE looked up with a look that none of the beings in the hallway knew, or had seen before on the Fowl boys face. It was agony, and rage.

"Leave. Do you not see how much pain you are causing my family by being here? I don't know who you are but you need to go." Artemis said and shut the door in their shocked faces.

Artemis went back inside and stood there to see Penny, Cameron, Myles, and Lina all staring at him. Penny was the first to speak as Artemis began to walk into the living room with Beckett walking along side him.

"Remis, who were those people?" She asked and Artemis sighed as if he didn't know a thing. He was still shocked that they had found him, and right after he had thought he was going to be happy for the rest of his life.

"I don't know, Pen. But I sent them away and they won't bother us anymore. You all are okay aren't you?"

"Yes Rem. We are okay, but what about you?" Penny always loved to ask questions and Artemis hated lying to her.

"I'm okay. I just wanted to make sure you were all safe. I couldn't let complete strangers come into our home, especially when they thought I was some Fowl person. I think they thought I was Trent from down the hall."

Penny laughed as Artemis pulled her close and buried his face in her hair.

"I can't believe they thought you were an old man. You don't play cricket and drink tea!" Penny managed to laugh out and Artemis tensed as he realized that he used to be like that. But he quickly pushed the thought away as he also realized that he had walked away from that life a long time ago. Seven years ago to be exact, but he didn't want exact right now. He just wanted to live his life with his wife and their siblings. He could live like that for a long time. He didn't, however, know how long that would last with these new visitors from his past showing up.

Juliet, Butler, Minerva, and Holly all sat in the car that Butler had rented only hours before. Butler was gripping the steering wheel so tightly that Juliet had to pry his fingers off it to make sure they would not have to explain why the steering wheel had broken off.

"Why?" Butler asked, not knowing how to react to the experience he had just had.

"I don't know?" Holly whispered and if Butler was in pain, Holly was nearly dead.

"Why? Why would he pretend not to be himself, and why would he be so... so different? So strong? He was so weak last time he was with us. Now look at him." Butler moaned, slamming his head against the steering wheel with such force that the airbag almost blew up in his face. He had also honked the car horn incredibly loud.

"Dom, these things must have happened for a reason. Everything does. But we need to talk to him and you nearly taking off his head will NOT help any of us in this case." Juliet said, attempting to calm her brother down.

"I agree with Juliet. I know Artemis, genius to genius. He must have felt weak when he left so he made himself strong. He didn't take good care of the twins in the years before so he is trying to become almost like a father figure to them. And he didn't have a person to rely on or love like he does that girl in the doorway. Something happened that made him change and become like that. And we need to figure out why." Minerva said and everyone else nodded, a plan already forming in each and every one of their devious minds.

Artemis was waiting for Penny to get back from the grocery store with the kids. He was making dinner, chicken nuggets for the the kids and some chicken for him and Penny. He soon got a call from Penny to set the table for two more that night in their small condo. So he did and was lucky enough to have extra chicken and room at the table for two.

The key in the door is what startled Artemis the most as he got up from the couch and stood up, straightening his Jamestown strikers sweatshirt, and jeans.

"Remis! I'm home!" Penny cried out while carrying a pile of brown grocery bags and opening the door to the squealing kids and their cookies. Artemis quickly grabbed a few of the brown bags and led Penny inside.

"Ty, (A/N: This is the name for Beckett that Artemis used to hide them. And the next one is Myles.) Luke, Lina and Cam. I'm happy you guys are here but I really need you to help Penny with the grocery's." Artemis said before the kids got to into playing their games.

"Okay Remis!" They said, but Myles was still as tricky and devious as ever.

"Only if we get two cookies after dinner and two bed time stories." Myles said proud of getting them a chance at more cookies and stories.

Artemis laughed and placed a kiss on top of Myles's blonde curls. "You should be able to help your elder, Myles." Artemis says and Penny gives a satisfied nod, then begins to unpack grocery's while the kids and Artemis walk back to the car. Artemis then winks at the kids and whispers in as low of a voice as he can. "I'll sneak in some cookies and a story for you tonight but don't tell Penny." But then the kitchen curtains draw back from the window over the sink to where Penny was standing over the sink, with the windows open.

"I heard that Remis!" She shrieked and Artemis quickly began to run towards the car, which was a small navy blue Saturn. All the kids began to run too and soon they were tripping over one another which ended up in a game of wrestling and then left Artemis to get the grocery's.

When he walked back in, Penny didn't turn around and continued to put food away. Artemis strolled up to her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Hey." He purred in her ear and she laughed as she turned around and slapped him on the chest.

"Remis you scared the living crap out of me you son of a gun!" She said and Artemis faked a guilty little "I got caught stealing a cookie from the cookie jar." look.

"Do not give me that look Remis Fuior. No, No, No. Ugh. I'm sorry-" She was cut off when Artemis placed his lips on hers and she wrapped her tan arms around his neck.

"EEWWWWW!" Shrieked the kids who had appeared in the wooden doorway.

"Well why did you come in here then if you don't like it?" Artemis questioned and Myles just looked at him, horrified.

"My eyes! My sweet, poor, innocent, eyes! Someone save me." He screamed and placed a muddy hand over his eyes,pretending to faint.

"Drama queen." mumbled Artemis and then he thought of something. He told the kids to close their eyes and not open them until he said to.

He hid small slips of ripped up paper around the house with writing on them. He told the kids to open their eyes and he handed them a paper slip that led to a location and that to another location and so on.

"It's a scavenger hunt." Artemis said and then he whispered quietly to the group of kids who had surrounded him. " And it leads to a very special treasure at the end. Now you need to finish this before dinner is over. Or I won't give you the prize. Dinner starts at five o'clock so I would get going, short ones." Artemis said and the kids ran off and Penny came sauntering up to him, her hair slightly covered in flour for she had been making a cake for the special guests that were coming over at five.

"What did you do to make them run out all their energy before dinner?" She asked and Artemis chuckled and wrapped his arms around her, laying his chin on her head.

"I sent them on a scavenger hunt."

"I see. And to where might I ask, may this scavenger hunt take place?" Penny asked as she buried her head into Artemis's chest.

"In our back yard and at the end, there is a magical prize." Artemis teased her as he nuzzled his head in her hair.

"Cookies?"

"Cookies."

"Now, Mr. Fuior. Where were we?" Penny asked as the spring wind whipped her hair across her face and into her eyes. Artemis gently brushed it out of the way and whispered,

"Right. About. Here." And he leaned forward and kissed her in the doorway to their house, unaware they were being watched.

Artemis had changed into a nicer shirt and jeans to greet these new guests. Under Penny's orders of course and the kids were forced to take a bath and dress in nice clothes also.

So when the doorbell rang, Artemis was expecting someone that he would probably know. But it was not so.

Instead, he was greeted by two familiar faces that he had seen earlier in the day.

"Remis, aren't you going to say hello?" asked Penny from the kitchen.

"Yeah, Arty." said one of the blonde figures in the door.

"Hello." he told Minerva and Juliet.

Well. He didn't expect this.

(This scenario would later be recorded in a book by Holly Short about the times when Artemis Fowl had no idea what to do, say, think and did not expect something for once.)

Fowl Star 57- I actually hadn't thought about Penelope Clearwater from Harry Potter, I just sort off came up with it on my own for Penny. Brain fart!Thanks for reviewing!

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