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Chapter three: The Ones with Twisted Hearts!

"Edward Frond. King Edward Frond. As in King of the fairy people that King Edward Frond!?!" Asked Holly jumping to her feet, totally freaked out. The angel brushed his hair back and looked at the three freaked out fairies be for him.

"I have to guess you have heard of me?" Said Frond with a smile; Artemis rolled his eyes.

"Your highness." Artemis said getting up to his feet using the tree that just tried to kill him with a small wince. Juliet was the only one ho noticed the wince. "That is an understatement. To the fairy people you have been died for just short of 700 years. I mean this not to be rude, but their more shocked at the fact you're the alive." Artemis lend against the tree. "And we would like to know as to why you're alive, why you're here and what happened to my close friend Butler?" Artemis looked over to his now not so old friend. Butler was giving himself the once over in clothing that didn't quite fit now. Foaly and Holly gave Artemis a look for being so rude if this was really the great King of the fairies Edward Frond, but as always he did have a point. They hated that. Frond nodded.

"I do have some explaining to do." He looked over at the tall buildings that were just visible from he was standing. "And I have some questions about happen wail I was gone." He said in such a sad little tone.

As Butler led the group toward the car; Edward began to speak. "When I ruled over the fairy people, there was peace between us and the mudmen. In truth one of my best friends was a mudgirl named Piper." He stopped for a second then continued. "But things slowly started to fall apart when…he turned his back on all of us. His name was Darien an angel like myself, he help keep the peace with groups that didn't always see eye to eye. He was amazing at his work. So many lives saved by his talent to make others she the true; that we could all live in peace with one another. Then one night at the castle we got word that a rare group of night fairies known as Lycans were planning to attack a heavily populated area of mudmen. Lycans are wolf-like beasts with strong magic; they are the only creatures that can make more like themselves and they can control any animal. Pure beast like bull trolls, loins, dragons and even halflings like the Minotaurs or your friend here. ." He pointed to Foaly who swallowed hard. "So the head leaders myself, Piper leader of the humans, an elf named, Arthur leader of my fairy soldiers and Maxwell leader of a small clan of mudfairies." He stopped when he got a group of dumb looks from everyone even Artemis. "I'm guessing they died out. Any ways, like always Darien went and spoke to the leader of the Lycans, and come back and peace was set again. But something happened….he came back a changed fairy. Months past and he acted stranger and stranger. Disappearing at night coming back to the castle with a strange smile. Finally one night I…had him followed…" His face now showed signs of sadness and angry.

"Judging by your expression; you wish you hadn't." Said Artemis walking a little funny. Frond nodded.

"The guard I sent, found him at the Lycans stronghold talking to their leader Moria. The guard reported back that he was being bewitched him. And with out my say so they had her killed. He was so deeply in under her spell, that he become in love with her. Darien blamed us for her death. He turned on us and became the leader of the Lycans. He even cut his own wings off. Always saying they where a reminder of the murder of his beloved….me." Frond said leaning on this new object Holly called a car. "Several more years past and Darien came to full power. Threating to create total chaos. So I planed to gather my friends, Piper, Arthur and Maxwell together to figure out a way to stop him. But the must have been a spy there that night because some who, Darien found out about it." He punched the car so hard it left a huge dent in the door.

"I just bought this car with my own cash." Mumbled Butler.

"Darien disguised himself as me and tricked my friends. He locked there souls into stones just like mine. I fought with him but in the end, there was nothing I could do for them then. I was in great pain from a broken wing. I couldn't wait for the full moon to do a ritual and I was to weak to walk farther then his beautiful tree. So I used what was left of my magic to send my friends soul stones to a safe place and to seal myself in a stone so I could once again find my friends." He looked at Butler who was still mumbling about his car. "As for mister…." He held his head and Butlers strange new tattoo glowed but on for a second. "Butler, first name is a secret and sorry about this thing called a car. I needed an energy source. And age and wisdom is the strongest energy source I believe. So in turn for you energy I gave you both your youth back and you can tap into my energy if need be."

They seemed to understand so Butler, Foaly, Mulch and Holly started to ask questions on what it was like in the past and Edward asked many questions about the present. Meanwhile, Juliet walked over to Artemis who was sitting on the hood of the car, rubbing his ankle.

"Artemis are you ok?" Juliet asked as she hopped on the hood next to him. Artemis looked over and smiled.

"I've never be better." He replied with a weird grin. Juliet looked at him with a yeah right smile. She got up in his face.

"So if I kick in the ankle lightly it won't hurt." Artemis's eyes got wide and he put up his hands in defeat.

"Ok. Ok, I give." He rubbed his leg and looked over to the others that where still talking. "Frond didn't heal me all the way. I have to guess he was still a little weak." Juliet jumped down from the hood.

"Oh, I'll go get him then…." She stopped and looked down. Artemis had her by the wrist. She looked up and looked at him puzzled. Artemis's hair covered his eyes and she saw the old cold Artemis.

"Don't ok. It would be a waste of there magic if they need to heal me for every little thing." Then Artemis smiled warmly "But it's ok, I'm alright" He said hoping down on to his good leg. Juliet stared at him for a minute or two then nodded. Foaly final spoke up.

"Lets go over to Fowl Manor and talk this over some more in the morning. Your parents aren't home right" He asked staring up at the sky with a neutral mood. Artemis nodded. Everyone piled in after a few minutes of promising Edward that it wasn't a roaring monster (after Butler started the engine) that wanted to eat him. Artemis was about to get in next to Holly when he noticed…

"Oh crap!" He slapped his forehead. "My cell phone and house keys I most have dropped them. When I was…" He paused.

"Being thrown around like a rage doll?" Said Mulch. Suddenly several loud smack noise could be heard in the car. Mulch now had a slap mark on his face from Juliet, a limp on top of his head from Foaly and a sore spot on the back of his head from Holly.

"Shut up Mulch!" They all yelled at him. Frond gave Butler a worried look as he sat in the front passenger's seat next to him. He may have been a king, but this still worried him a little. Butler just rolled his eyes.

Artemis slammed the door of the car and ran off. Juliet watched as he disappeared over the hill on his way back to the tree. Juliet gripped her pant legs and looked down. Holly lead closer to Juliet. "Juliet, are you ok? You looked scared." Juliet sat still for a moment. When she finally looked up at Holly, she gripped her pant legs tighter and said with such a sad tune.

"I just suddenly had this horror able feeling that, I'm never going to see that Artemis ever again." Holly swallowed hard, and then placed a hand on Juliet shoulder.

"It will be ok you worry too much." Both smiled.

"Hey, Holly can we have that talk now?" Asked Foaly in a just a friendly little chat between friends. Holly scooted over to him and was about to ask what was up, when… "My wife Caballine (see books 5 and 6) cheated on me and left me." Foaly put his head in his hands. Holly hugged him.

"Oh, Foaly why didn't you tell me?" Asked Holly petting his furry head.

"Because I was upset and wanted to be alone. And it gets even worse." He said pushing his head deeper in his hands. Holly tried to think of what could be worse. "She was cheating on me with Ark Sool!" Holly pulled Foaly into a 'you really need a hug right now' hug.

"Foaly, she wasn't the girl for you there are better girls out there for you. You need a girl how will be there for you, a girl how well always have your back and a girl that knows when you need a carrot." Holly said pulling out a carrot and swinging it in front of his face.

Foaly took the carrot with a smile; a finally true blue Foaly smile. Holly went back to talk with the others. Foaly turned the carrot over in his hand and gave Holly a side glance. Holly was giggle with Juliet. Foaly sat up as he felt the blood go to his head as he thought of something. Something that would never have crossed his mind…Maybe that girl he was looking for. Was always there from the start.

Butler drummed his fingers on the stirring wheel giving the clock on the dash a glance every few minutes. Finally, Butler slammed his palms on the stirring wheel and got out of the car. "Artemis has been gone to long. He left at 8 pm and it's almost 1am now. Something is wrong!" Butler said slamming the door behind him. The others followed (In true Frond was starting to get uncomfortable in the car.) Butler was the first on over the hill, thanks to the whole new youth thing made him much faster. Once the caught up to Butler they saw Artemis. They were wishing they hadn't.

A red wolfish shadow held an Artemis that was on his knees by the wrist. Artemis was wincing in a paralyzing pain, tears running down his. His hand was twisting in to a clawed monster like hand.

"We stand together. Forever, ones with twisted hearts." Said the Shadow staring at Artemis.

Sorry for the wait. I got caught up on watching way too much Case Closed/Detective Conan. I'll do better. FWI here a heads up I'm also starting a harry Potter fic called Four Founders, Two Werewolves, a Prankster and the Boy How Lived.