Zombies!

Chapter 10

"So, how'd it go?" asked Holly. Foaly had just left the conference room, with a look on his face that clearly said 'Not Well'.

"Not well," Replied Foaly. "The council says it's MY fault, and that I should deal with it on my OWN!"

"Holding you accountable for your own actions?" Holly sighed, "Sometimes the council can be so unreasonable."

"It's not my fault!" Foaly shouted defensively, "I don't even KNOW how it HAPPENED!"

"All right, all right, sheesh," said Holly, "I was only joking. Besides, I'll help you."

"But, you could lose your job…!"

"What Job? I quit, remember?"

"Oh yeah…"

"You do have the proper gear and stuff, right?"

"Of course, I think!"

"Well, then, let's go."

"Whoa!"

"Oh my God, they're NINJAS!"

Once the smoke cleared, James turned to Chips with a stern look on his face.

"Chips," he said, "Is there something you want to tell me?"

"Um," said Chips to his feet, "I… kinda' dropped the vial…"

"Wheeeerre?"

"Out the window…"

James stared at Chips, who did not lift his gaze from the floor.

"How…?" James started to ask, "Is…? Are you…? … Never mind. Let's go follow Artemis and see if we can't get the formula."

"Yessir…" Chips mumbled.

Pex looked angrily at Chips. "You're an idiot." He said, "…no pun intended…"

Artemis and Butler made their way down the street, which was more crowded than before.(as in there were actual people there) Artemis saw a dog drinking from a puddle. The dog then walked up to a pedestrian and casually bit him in the groin.

"I wish I had a camera." Said a voice from behind him. Artemis turned around, and sure enough, James was standing right behind him, or rather, was doubled over right behind him. "Oh, man… that is… Hil-LAR-IUOUS!"

Artemis decided to take action.

"Listen, I have the formula, and that is it. It's Mine now. End of Story."

"It's not nice to take things from people." Said Chips, defensively.

"Weren't you going to steal it, anyway?" Artemis snidely questioned.

"Not Me! James! And besides, he was already dead, so it's okay."

"I think you have a twisted set of morals."

"Barney says that you can't take anything from anyone unless you ask politely."

"And you asked him after you shot him in the head, did you?"

"Yes. …I Mean- that wasn't me, that was Pex!"

At the sound of his name, Pex lifted his machine gun and shot a round towards Artemis. Butler leaped in front of his just in time.

"You're WEL-come." Said Pex, once he was done. Artemis and Butler were unscathed. Artemis looked behind him. He saw the man with his crotch bitten out, dead on the ground.

"Why?" he asked, "For putting him out of his misery."

"No, Stupid!" Shouted Pex, "He was about to eat your brain!"

Artemis, Butler, Pex, Chips, Foaly, Holly, and all characters of the Artemis Fowl Book series are copyright Eoin Colfer, and should be treated as such. I have tried my hardest to capture their reactions to the situations that I make them suffer through based on the descriptions that Mr. Colfer has put in his books.