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Artemis and Elizabeth just walked through the front door of the Carter Manor, Holly and Butler would enter the house a couple of minutes later through the back, and there was the secret weapon.

They would all gather at the stairs to go to the study, were Koboi would probably be hiding. They knew it was Koboi because Foaly had confirmed that the life form who was in the house was an elf.

And no Human life form was anywhere near that house. Elizabeth felt so much better when she heard that.

Artemis and Elizabeth would first go to the kitchen, there Elizabeth started to draw a big cross on the floor. She smiled at Artemis and started to draw a bit tilted. 'Look where you're drawing' Artemis said but he smiled too.

He felt happy but there was this strange feeling that everything was going wrong. He never had that before, at least not like this. A feeling of doubt, did they do the right thing by entering the house. Elizabeth done drawing the cross.

Together they walked up the stairs and waited there till Holly and Butler would arrive.

Holly and Butler were waiting in the backyard of the house. The plan was to enter the house ten minutes after Elizabeth and Artemis .

'Butler' Holly said.

'Yes?' Butler was looking at the house, maybe he could see something happening. He did not like the fact that Artemis teamed up with Elizabeth. But it was necessary for the plan to work.

'Do you know what happened between Artemis and Elizabeth?'

He looked at Holly. 'No, I do not.'

Holly sighed. 'Do you think, Artemis and Elizabeth….'

BANG!

Butler jumped up and ran toward the house. Holly was not far behind him. What the hell was that sound. Butler tried to enter the house through the back door but it was locked. But not in a normal way. That was probably the sound they heard.

'Let's try the front.' Holly said, already running in that direction.

Butler followed her. Holly tried to open the door, but it was also locked in some magical way.

'DARVIT' Holly yelled.

'Why do we do know?' She looked at Butler.

Artemis and Elizabeth were still waiting at the top off the stairs.

'Holly and Butler should already be here. What's taking them so long.' Elizabeth said.

Artemis was getting a bit worried himself. Then they heard a voice coming from the study.

'Why don't you two come in.' Artemis recognised the voice. It was definitely Opal Koboi.

Elizabeth looked at Artemis. 'What do we do know?'

'We go in.' Artemis said.

'But…' Elizabeth got interrupted by the voice again. 'Or are you scared Artemis Fowl?'

'We'll just go through with the plan, without the back up.'

They moved closer to the door of the study.

'That's not like you at all.' Elizabeth whispered.

She was right, but he could not go back anymore. This had to end. They still had the secret weapon.

Artemis and Elizabeth entered the study. But who they saw, was not the one they were expecting. It was Mister Carter. Artemis knew they had to get out of there, plan failed.

'Run on three.' Artemis said. 'One, two, THREE.'

Elizabeth did not move one bit, it looked like she was frozen.

'Come, Elizabeth. Let's go.' You could hear the panic in Artemis voice.

Elizabeth just looked at her dad. 'He would not be here.' She whispered.

Artemis grab Elizabeth arm and drag here to the hallway. Mister Carter went after them with his gun. Artemis wanted to go downstairs.

'STOP!' Mister Carter yelled. 'Or I shoot her.' He pointed the gun at Elizabeth. Artemis stopped moving.

Elizabeth broke away from Artemis. She now stood before her father, with her arms wide. 'THEN SHOOT ME.' She yelled. 'COME ON DAD. SHOOT ME.'

Mister Carter did not know what he had to do. Something inside him was yelling. DON'T SHOOT.

Elizabeth walked towards her dad. 'Listen to me dad. You've been mesmerised by an Elf, but you can break free. LOOK AT ME.'

Mister Carter looked Elizabeth in her eyes. 'STOP MOVING OR I'LL SHOOT.

Artemis did not know what to do. He just stood there.

Elizabeth was still moving forward. 'No dad, I'm not going to stop. If you have to shoot then shoot.'

'I have to shoot Artemis Fowl.' He said.

'You first have to go through me.'

A shot rang out. 'ELIZABETH' Artemis yelled and ran towards her. She was lying on floor. The bullet went straight through her stomach, she was losing a lot of blood.

Mister Carter woke up from the mesmer and realised what he done. He kneeled down before her and took her hand. He was crying. 'Elizabeth, I am so sorry.'

'It's okay daddy, I know it was not really you.' She smiled at him.

Artemis put his hands on the wound, try to stop the bleeding.

Elizabeth looked at Artemis. 'I love you Artemis Fowl. I just want you to know that.'

'You don't have to say that. Holly will be here soon and she will heal you, no problem.' Tears covert his face. This was not happening, he could not lose her. HE COULD NOT.

Elizabeth lost conscious.

'HOLLY' Artemis screamed 'HOLLY WERE ARE YOU.'

Holly and Butler were waiting outside the house, that was the only thing they could do. Both of them heard a shot rang out. They looked at each other.

They heard Artemis yell 'ELIZABETH'

Holly knew it was wrong, but she felt relieved. Another BANG. They ran to the door, it was open again.

'HOLLY' Artemis yelled. 'HOLLY WHERE ARE YOU.'

They went upstairs. Holly saw Elizabeth lying on the floor, she had lost a lot of blood. She did not know if her magic would be enough.

Artemis looked at Holly. 'Thank God' he said. 'Holly you have to heal her.'

She put her hands on the shot wound. Holly noticed something strange. The wound was already healing up, just by itself. She could not believe her eyes. Holly added her magic, Elizabeth was going to make it, she could feel it.

'She is going to be alright.' Holly said, she was exhausted from using so much magic.

'Thank you, Holly' Artemis hugged her tightly.

'You're welcome..'

'We have to get out of here.' Butler said.

After Butler said that they heard a BANG.

'O no.' Holly said, she looked at Butler.

'What wrong.' Artemis asked.

'They looked the doors.' Butler said 'That's why we were late.'

'Someone doesn't want to us to leave this house.' Holly said.

Butler looked at Mister Carter. He was still holding his daughter.

They heard a weird noise, like something was making a hole in the floor downstairs.

'The secret weapon.' Artemis said. 'A bit late but as expected.'

They walked downstairs, Mister Carter was carrying his daughter, they went inside the kitchen. It was Mulch, 'You're personal wonderful secret weapon here to save your asses.' He said.

When they had arrived at the Fowl Manor, they had put Elizabeth to bed in the guest room again. She still had not regained consciousness. But Holly reassured that she was alright, she just had to rest. Holly thought she was probably exhausted from using her OWN magic. It look impossible but it was the only explanation for all of this.

Mister Carter was watching over his daughter, he had promised to explain everything that had happened after she regained consciousness.

Artemis was waiting outside the bedroom. He was moping because his genius plan went all wrong.
Holly walked over to him. She was a bit hesitant.

'Artemis, can we talk?'

'Now?!' He said, he sounded irritated. 'Can't it wait?'

'Of course' She answered.

Holly did not know how to start anyway. How could she explain that Elizabeth had magic. Would Artemis even believe her. Why did she doubt that, of course he would. Well, maybe not… if it was about Elizabeth. And it was just hard to believe, come on, Elizabeth magic.

It would explain a lot tough.

'I will explain the situation to Foaly.' Holly said. 'Please let me know if he wakes up.

'Thank you Holly.'

Mulch was in the living room with Butler.

'Who's the chick?' Mulch asked.

'Elizabeth Carter.' Butler answered. 'She is an old friend of Artemis.'

'The mud boy and a friend, never thought I would hear something like that, but isn't she his lady friend. I mean the way he reacted…..'

'Yes.' Butler said. 'He was thinking exactly the same thing.' He had never seen Artemis this way. Elizabeth was most likely more than a friend to him.

At that moment Elizabeth came to. Her father immediately hugged her.

'Dad?' She said.

'Elizabeth, I know I have to explain a lot to you, but just for now, please.. just.. let.. me.. hold… you.' The tears were coming down his face.

'It's okay dad, I am glad you are back.' She hugged her dad very tightly

Mister Carter stood up. 'I am going to tell the rest you are a wake, they will be relieved.'

'Okay dad.' Elizabeth said. 'Come back soon.'

'I will.'

He walked toward the door.

'Dad?' Elizabeth asked.

'Yes.'

'I love you.'

'I love you to. Very much! ' He smiled at her when he walked out a door.

Elizabeth felt very happy.

A couple of minutes later Artemis entered the room.

'Thank goodness you are okay.' He said.

'Thanks to Holly.' Elizabeth said.

'Yeah, I don't want to image what happened when she wasn't there.

'Why was she so late?' Elizabeth asked.

'Someone knew are strategy, that someone locked the doors, so Holly and Butler couldn't enter the house.'

'So Butler broke the door down?' Elizabeth said with a grin on her face.

'No, it was locked magically.'

'How did they got in?'

'Well' Artemis said. 'It open on his own again, after you got shot.'

'Like mission accomplished.' Elizabeth said indignantly.

'I think so, but it wasn't, I was the target not you.' Artemis come closer. 'Sorry' He whispered.

'Don't worry about it, just got shot.' Elizabeth said.

Their heads were getting closer and they were at the point of making out but then….

They heard a shot of a gun. They looked at each other.

'Did you hear that too, or am I just traumatized?' Elizabeth said, she was shaking.

'I heard it to.' Artemis said. 'Don't worry it could be something completely different.' But he knew it wasn't. 'I will go take a look.'

Elizabeth grabbed his hand. 'Please, be careful.'

'I will, promised.' He said.

Elizabeth released Artemis hand and kissed him. Artemis walked towards the door, afraid what he was going to find out.

What do you think Artemis will find?

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