(When I first started this story, I had some pretty weird ideas.)
Me: *Looks at paper* Hey, I should make Artemis like, a vampire!
Artemis: Excuse me?
Me: And I should make Timmy a gentleman! The ultimate gentleman!
Timmy: What the Heck!?
Me: And Spongebob should be your partner in investigating!
Spongebob: Yay!!!!!
Me: Oh yeah, this is going to be one waaaacky story!!!
All of the characters: *Stares blankly at me*
(And I used all of them)
Artemis just stood there, frozen on the ground. Timothy smirked.
"Now's our chance to get him!" the boy said. Butler rushed through the scene and picked the petrified boy up.
"Darn!" said SpongeBob, stomping his foot down.
"What are we doing just standing here? Follow that boy!" exclaimed Timothy, trying to follow Butler, but he disappeared into the confused crowed.
"We were so close!" said Timothy.
"No use crying over spilled milk, we know we're they're going right? All we have to do is go to the inn." I said. Their faces lit up.
"Yeah, and then we'll get enough evidence to turn Artemis over to the authorities for criminal activity!" said SpongeBob cheerfully.
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Artemis awoke to find that he was back in the inn. Lifting himself up, he saw Butler coming over to him and put a hot towel over his head. It helped ease the pain. He sighed with relief. Butler however, did not.
"See? Those two will be the death of you one of these days if we don't go back to Ireland right now. Your parents might be worried sick about you too, wondering where you've been at night." Artemis sighed again, but this time with remorse.
"You're right Butler; we should go back to Ireland. The full moon will arrive in 5 days, but we've got enough evidence already it seems. I'll just piece together what we've found so far about this." Butler nodded in agreement and started packing their clothes into to their suitcases. That night, they left. Before they did, Artemis went to the check out/in counter where Tuck was as usual, sitting there bored as ever. Artemis smirked. This was going to be too easy.
"I would like to check out and…" Artemis gave Tuck a cold hard stare. "you are never to speak of where we're going to anyone. If anyone asks, act like you don't you know what they're talking about. Understand?" Tuck had a happy dazed look on his face.
"Yes sir." Artemis smiled.
"Good, I'm glad we understand each other." And with that, Artemis left and went on his way.
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"I can't believe you can't tell us where he went!" shouted Timothy at Tuck who just smiled.
"Find him yourself, good day to you sirs and lady." We all groaned and left.
"Where you think he went?" asked SpongeBob.
"Beats me. Does anyone know where he went?" I asked. Timothy shook his head.
"I don't know but *sighs* I know who does." SpongeBob and I looked at him confused.
"Come on follow me, and you, SpongeBob, go look for a ship to go on. Artemis and his Butler probably fled this country." SpongeBob nodded and went to the docks. I went with Timothy to wherever we're going.
"So where are we going anyway?" I asked curiously. Timothy just sighed.
"I'll show you." He said as we came to a gigantic mansion. We opened the door and I gasped.
There in the entrance room, was a young girl about no older than 12 years. She was dancing to classical music performed by a hidden band. And who should be there instructing her was Anti Cosmo. I fainted at the sight of him. Timothy rolled his eyes.
"Oh so she faints when she sees hi, but not when she saw me?"
"How's this, Master Anti Cosmo?" asked the girl.
"Yes, that's it Mrs. Grapey." Suddenly the girl tripped and one of her shoes found their way onto Anti Cosmo's shoes. He grunted with pain.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Master Anti Cosmo. I didn't mean..." began Mrs. Grapey. Anti Cosmo waved a dismissive hand and forced a smile.
"That's quite alright Mrs. Grapey. We'll finish the lesson tomorrow." The girl nodded and made her way outside.
"Note to self: Don't teach the girl dancing lessons until she gets balancing right." he muttered to himself. "Oh, and I can see you behind there Timothy, what do you want?" Timothy sighed and stepped over my fainted body.
"I want to ask you a question." he said. Anti Cosmo sneered.
"And what might that be exactly? Why you haven't caught any criminals yourself." Timothy scowled.
"You're a criminal yourself you know." Anti Cosmo smirked.
"I know, but I'd expect you to catch more than just me. Especially when I almost practically raised you." I shot up in a flash. Did my ears deceive me? Had I just heard what I thought I heard?
"Wait a minute, you guys talk in the same way, and you almost dress the same. Are you saying…?" Timothy looked at his feet.
"Yes, well I'm Anti Cosmo's apprentice."
"You mean you were my apprentice, until you made that horrible mistake." Anti Cosmo corrected.
"What did Timmy-"
"Timothy." they both said.
"Whatever, what did he do?" I asked.
"Well he almost was the greatest apprentice I had so far. He did everything perfectly except in one thing."
"What was it?"
"It was responsibility."
Flashback
"Timothy, come here." said Anti Cosmo. The boy came.
"Yes Master Anti Cosmo?"
"Here's the last part of your test, if you can keep track of this seed, then you'll be completed in your investigation training." Timothy bowed and took the tiny seed.
"Yes sir."
Timothy might have said that, but he didn't mean it. By the first day, he had lost it and failed.
End of Flashback
"So? It was just a stupid seed." said Timothy.
"Imagine that seed wasn't a seed, but a person in danger. That was the whole point of the test. If you can keep track of a tiny seed as that, you can keep track of anything. That's what my old Master taught me."
"Now you tell me. Anyway, we need you to tell us something." Anti Cosmo narrowed his eyes.
"Let me guess; you're trying to track young Artemis Fowl and see what he's up to."
"How'd you know that?" I asked.
"Easy, you come up to me when Artemis disappears. And I don't know if I should give you the map."
"Map, what map?" I asked.
"The person map. It's a map that can track anyone, even if they're good at escaping. I sort of use it occasionally for my own purposes. But that's not the point; I don't trust you with this map especially with Timothy here. He couldn't handle responsibility well. I'm ashamed of him, young Daniel and James did a whole lot better. " Timothy became red faced.
"Yeah? See here, I'll be ten times better than those two and I'll finally capture a criminal!" Anti Cosmo smirked.
"Is that a challenge? Very well, I'll give you this map. On one condition: you prove to me you can keep track of it." Timothy nodded and took it. "Now be off with you, Artemis should be on his way by now."