Disclamer: I do not own Artemis Fowl, so please don't sue.
I only own Nich, and feel free to use him...
Excavate
By FairyDragonShadow
Chapter 5 - In
Captain Holly Short woke up to the sound of guns clicking.
Groggily, she rubbed her hazel eyes, stretched, and yawned.
Opening her eyes, she looked around in the dark room until
she saw white. Directing her voice towards that, she said,
"Good morning."
Artemis Fowl did not glance up, or even flinch. It almost
seemed he had expected Holly to say that.
"No, it's actually more like, 'good night.'" Artemis
corrected. "It's after midnight. Time to go back to hell."
"So...are we ready to go?"
"Ready if you are." He stood up, slung his long shotgun
over his right shoulder, and took hand of the machine gun
in his fingerless-gloved left hand. "Pray that we're not
going to run into BlueS tonight. It'll just make things
harder - but it'll also make it more exciting." Artemis
smirked at Captain Short.
"Is my hand gun enough? Or do I need five grenades under my
coat like you?" she said sarcastically.
"Very funny. We only have a couple hours until it's dawn.
Wasting time." Fowl started walking out the door of the
little dark room they were in. "Let's go."
Holly scrambled up, and followed him. "I feel stupid around
you. Always."
Artemis looked at her, his eyes gleaming. "Really? You
found that out NOW?"
Captain Short glared at him. "Shut up. It's just that I'm
always following. Plus, my magic wants to be put into good
use." She glanced at her arm. Blue sparks were dancing up
and down. "See what I mean?"
"Make it turn off or something. It's giving off too much
light. It'll give us away."
"I can't. And what about your VERY white coat? That can be
easily spotted. White against black."
"They wear something like the iris-cams you guys invented.
It can't see white very well...strange, don't you think?"
Soon, they approached the door that they got in from.
"Nich? Hey, Nich!" Artemis yelled at the door.
There was no answer.
Artemis knocked. "NICH?"
Again, no answer.
"Shit!" Fowl cursed, running his hand through his hair,
although they were held up by goggles already.
"What if he's taking a break?" Holly suggested.
Artemis looked at her, straight in the eyes. Holly was sure
they held some concern in them. "No, it's his job. He
doesn't get breaks. Even his bathroom's close."
"Um...do you think the BlueS got him?"
"It's possible." He sighed. "Wait here. I have to get the
key." With that, Artemis left, his white coat trailing
after him.
"I want to go with you." Holly said, long after he was gone.
"What am I becoming? Years before, I wouldn't have even
trusted him. Now I want to BE with him? Maybe he's screwing
my mind..."
* * *
"What took you so long?" Captain Short asked.
"Business. The Rooks wouldn't give me the key until I, uh,
convinced them to." Fowl replied, fitting a key into the
door.
"Rooks? Who's Rooks?"
"More like who ARE the Rooks? It's the guys that take care
and organize this place."
"But why do you have such a bad connection with them?"
"Well...it all started with a pen. It's a long story. Ever
since then...we, uh, let's just say, weren't too friendly
to each other." The lock clicked, and the door swung open.
"I don't know where that Nich went to..."
After both of them had stepped through the door, Artemis
closed it. They opened the steel door with another key, and
went back up the steps.
"Now I have another responsibility." Artemis said.
"What?"
"The keys. That's why I got angry that Nich wasn't there.
Now if we get caught, the BlueS can catch up and open the
doors."
"But all the codes, and everthing..."
"They can still get the information somehow."
The got to the top, and had to use lots of arm muscle to
lift up the platform AND the table. Finally, they got to
the surface.
"Now we have to stay in the shadows, and get sneaky." Fowl
whispered, and told Holly to stay close to him.
She nodded.
They weaved back through the alley maze, and walked into a
clearing. In front of them, there was the wall. Concrete
all the way up, and about 21 feet, it was high.
"We can't go up this way. There are BlueS and guards
watching." Artemis said.
"Then...how do we get in?" Holly asked quizzically.
"Just follow me."
"It's always following you."
Fowl ignored her, and walked along the wall, until he
stopped in a section. Holly could see no difference.
"Now what?" Captain Short asked.
"Now," He slid his hand on the smooth surface of it, "we go
through it." Artemis pushed his hand into the wall, and
amazingly, it disappeared. He smiled in triumph. "It's a
hologram, created by the Rooks. It confuses the BlueS, and
it's hard to find."
Fowl went straight through the wall, and Holly followed.
Finally inside, and at their destination.
They entered a street, no surprise there. But there were
tall buildings everywhere. Each one was labled something
like: A25, H83, R66, and so on. That was the only thing
different about each structure.
"It's like, boring." Captain Short remarked.
Artemis smirked. "It's cramped in there. But now, we have
business to tend to. Today...it's building Q03. Let's go."
Fowl started walking brisky across the streets, confident
and with no hesitation through the city. Holly kept close.
They came to an intersection.
"Hmm...now we go...left." Artemis turned and started off,
but suddenly, a alarm made them freeze in their tracks.
BLING!
BLING!
BLING!
BLING!
A/N: Ohh! A cliffhanger...about time! I just had to find
the perfect stop to stop!
Thank you!!! I'm so...honored!!!
::Bursts into Tears::
(Did you know that dragon tears turn into diamonds?)
I got 20 reviews...! I'm so...
Ah, forget about it - Thanks everyone!!!
Anyways, please REVIEW!!!
3/2/2002
I only own Nich, and feel free to use him...
Excavate
By FairyDragonShadow
Chapter 5 - In
Captain Holly Short woke up to the sound of guns clicking.
Groggily, she rubbed her hazel eyes, stretched, and yawned.
Opening her eyes, she looked around in the dark room until
she saw white. Directing her voice towards that, she said,
"Good morning."
Artemis Fowl did not glance up, or even flinch. It almost
seemed he had expected Holly to say that.
"No, it's actually more like, 'good night.'" Artemis
corrected. "It's after midnight. Time to go back to hell."
"So...are we ready to go?"
"Ready if you are." He stood up, slung his long shotgun
over his right shoulder, and took hand of the machine gun
in his fingerless-gloved left hand. "Pray that we're not
going to run into BlueS tonight. It'll just make things
harder - but it'll also make it more exciting." Artemis
smirked at Captain Short.
"Is my hand gun enough? Or do I need five grenades under my
coat like you?" she said sarcastically.
"Very funny. We only have a couple hours until it's dawn.
Wasting time." Fowl started walking out the door of the
little dark room they were in. "Let's go."
Holly scrambled up, and followed him. "I feel stupid around
you. Always."
Artemis looked at her, his eyes gleaming. "Really? You
found that out NOW?"
Captain Short glared at him. "Shut up. It's just that I'm
always following. Plus, my magic wants to be put into good
use." She glanced at her arm. Blue sparks were dancing up
and down. "See what I mean?"
"Make it turn off or something. It's giving off too much
light. It'll give us away."
"I can't. And what about your VERY white coat? That can be
easily spotted. White against black."
"They wear something like the iris-cams you guys invented.
It can't see white very well...strange, don't you think?"
Soon, they approached the door that they got in from.
"Nich? Hey, Nich!" Artemis yelled at the door.
There was no answer.
Artemis knocked. "NICH?"
Again, no answer.
"Shit!" Fowl cursed, running his hand through his hair,
although they were held up by goggles already.
"What if he's taking a break?" Holly suggested.
Artemis looked at her, straight in the eyes. Holly was sure
they held some concern in them. "No, it's his job. He
doesn't get breaks. Even his bathroom's close."
"Um...do you think the BlueS got him?"
"It's possible." He sighed. "Wait here. I have to get the
key." With that, Artemis left, his white coat trailing
after him.
"I want to go with you." Holly said, long after he was gone.
"What am I becoming? Years before, I wouldn't have even
trusted him. Now I want to BE with him? Maybe he's screwing
my mind..."
* * *
"What took you so long?" Captain Short asked.
"Business. The Rooks wouldn't give me the key until I, uh,
convinced them to." Fowl replied, fitting a key into the
door.
"Rooks? Who's Rooks?"
"More like who ARE the Rooks? It's the guys that take care
and organize this place."
"But why do you have such a bad connection with them?"
"Well...it all started with a pen. It's a long story. Ever
since then...we, uh, let's just say, weren't too friendly
to each other." The lock clicked, and the door swung open.
"I don't know where that Nich went to..."
After both of them had stepped through the door, Artemis
closed it. They opened the steel door with another key, and
went back up the steps.
"Now I have another responsibility." Artemis said.
"What?"
"The keys. That's why I got angry that Nich wasn't there.
Now if we get caught, the BlueS can catch up and open the
doors."
"But all the codes, and everthing..."
"They can still get the information somehow."
The got to the top, and had to use lots of arm muscle to
lift up the platform AND the table. Finally, they got to
the surface.
"Now we have to stay in the shadows, and get sneaky." Fowl
whispered, and told Holly to stay close to him.
She nodded.
They weaved back through the alley maze, and walked into a
clearing. In front of them, there was the wall. Concrete
all the way up, and about 21 feet, it was high.
"We can't go up this way. There are BlueS and guards
watching." Artemis said.
"Then...how do we get in?" Holly asked quizzically.
"Just follow me."
"It's always following you."
Fowl ignored her, and walked along the wall, until he
stopped in a section. Holly could see no difference.
"Now what?" Captain Short asked.
"Now," He slid his hand on the smooth surface of it, "we go
through it." Artemis pushed his hand into the wall, and
amazingly, it disappeared. He smiled in triumph. "It's a
hologram, created by the Rooks. It confuses the BlueS, and
it's hard to find."
Fowl went straight through the wall, and Holly followed.
Finally inside, and at their destination.
They entered a street, no surprise there. But there were
tall buildings everywhere. Each one was labled something
like: A25, H83, R66, and so on. That was the only thing
different about each structure.
"It's like, boring." Captain Short remarked.
Artemis smirked. "It's cramped in there. But now, we have
business to tend to. Today...it's building Q03. Let's go."
Fowl started walking brisky across the streets, confident
and with no hesitation through the city. Holly kept close.
They came to an intersection.
"Hmm...now we go...left." Artemis turned and started off,
but suddenly, a alarm made them freeze in their tracks.
BLING!
BLING!
BLING!
BLING!
A/N: Ohh! A cliffhanger...about time! I just had to find
the perfect stop to stop!
Thank you!!! I'm so...honored!!!
::Bursts into Tears::
(Did you know that dragon tears turn into diamonds?)
I got 20 reviews...! I'm so...
Ah, forget about it - Thanks everyone!!!
Anyways, please REVIEW!!!
3/2/2002