Chapter 3
Koboi Labs
Minerva woke up in a room with two blank white walls. There was no other walls to her cell but she was smarter than that. She knew about the force-field. She was changed from her wedding attire to a white inmate uniform.
About five feet in front of her, Minerva saw her wedding and engagement rings. She reached for them, hoping they were inside the force-field. They weren't. She knew that. But what did it hurt to try?
She gazed across the room and through the force-field. There were screens and security monitors. Only one was on, and it was of her. She sighed and leaned against the wall. They don't want me, she told herself, they're using me as bait for Artemis.
"Hope. I thought you were better than that Minerva Paradizo." She looked across the room and saw a doorway right next to the force-field. "It's Minerva Fowl, now." She said softly, only to receive a chuckle from her visitor.
"Actually, no, it isn't. You haven't finished the ceremony. But, allow me to introduce myself, I am Opal Koboi! You don't know me but your fianceÄ— does." She rolled her eyes, looking for a panel that she could hack into to send a message. "You will be fed one meal every other day. Every two hours you will have the opportunity to use the restroom for two minutes. Water every four hours. After we have the both of you genii, well, you don't need to know the plan."
Fowl Manor (3 days later)
Artemis was sitting at the computer, running his fingers through his hair. Holly was standing behind him leaning and translating the gnommish because Artemis was too stressed. "Hello, my enemies. You will all die soon including this little insane mud-woman down here. She's making a ruckus and is trying to punch through a force-field. Really, Artemis, I thought you would be smarter than to marry a cycopath."
"Opal Koboi?" Holly asked. "But you got the bye-bye shot a couple of years ago." "You don't understand," Opal Koboi popped up on the screen. "Do you know how big of an accomplishment this is? I broke one of the greatest minds in human history. And caused Artemis Fowl to be clueless! It's amazing!"
Artemis continued to stare at the wall. "You're lucky I'm feeling generous today, Arty." she crooned, hoping to get a reaction. "I'll let you see her." Artemis' head whipped around so fast Holly couldn't see what happened Minerva was screaming and punching against the force-field. It had only been three days, but Minerva was barely standing. Artemis saw that in her wrist was a syringe.
"Oh, you like that?" Opal asked smirking. "It speeds up her starvation process."
