Disclamer: I do not own Artemis Fowl, so please don't sue.
Excavate
By FairyDragonShadow
Chapter 6 - The Wall
BLING!
BLING!
BLING!
Red lights flashed everywhere, and the whole
community awoke. A speaker came on, and a voice called out,
"Excapees on street Q! Excapees on street Q!"
"Dammit! Run, Holly, run back!" Artemis yelled, running
himself, along with Captain Short in front of him.
The slaps of the BlueS's boots rang out behind them.
Both of them felt panic and fear surge through them.
"Quickly! Back to the entrance!" He yelled again, and
taking the lead with his long legs.
Grabbing his long shotgun, he rested it on his shoulder,
and not looking back, he started shooting. Fowl's aim
wasn't all that bad, even though many bullets were wasted.
But no, they were still coming. And coming closer.
Captain Short's magic kicked in, and she blasted a blue
beam at the BlueS behind them, who were catching up. The
energy slowed them down, but they did not stop.
"I can't stop them!" Holly yelled frantically. 'Calm. LEPs
have to stay calm. Even when you're being chased by the
enemy, and they're gaining up to you. Even if the person
you trust most is an old enemy.' Holly glanced at Artemis,
his blue eyes looking straight ahead, his head slightly
sweating. But he was concentrating in getting BOTH of them
out of here. 'Okay, he was an old enemy, but it's not the
past right now. It's the present. And in the present we're
both going to be caught if we stop running!'
"We're almost there, just a couple more yards..." Artemis
turned a corner, and Holly followed. But at the wall, it
wasn't empty. There were soldiers there, too. Guns loaded,
locked, and ready to shoot.
"Shit." Holly cursed.
"Dammit." Artemis said. "Just follow me, and don't slow
down!" Not stopping, he snapped himself right, and Captain
Short followed. Both of them were getting tired, but
neither dared to reduce speed.
"What are we going to do now? We're trapped in here, and
the BlueS are going to get us sooner or later!" Holly
yelled at the young man.
He didn't answer.
He couldn't.
Artemis was biting off the
lock of a grenade, and was getting ready to throw it.
And he did.
Seizing the fairy's arm, he yanked her around a corner,
just as the bomb detonated.
Finally, Fowl answered her question. "First, we're going to
try to at least lose them for several minutes. Then we're
going to get over the wall the old fashioned way. We are
going to climb over."
"But -"
"I know it sounds like a lot of trouble, but at least one
of us have to make it over." Now Fowl looked at Holly. His
eyes connected with hers, and Captain Short knew it was
their only chance. They had to make it.
So they ran, turning and twisting, around corners, until
Artemis ducked into a narrow alley, and pulled the elf in
also.
As hoped, the BlueS passed them by. Cautiously, they
sneaked out, and headed for the wall. Now, they faced the
challenge.
"You have to go over first, Holly." Artemis said.
"Why is it Holly all of a sudden? Why not 'elf' or 'fairy'
or 'Captain Short'?" She asked him.
Fowl smirked at her. Why not a smile? "Maybe we're getting
to know each other better. If you want to, I can go back to
elf."
Captain Short glared at him, and changed the subject. "We
have to get over this wall, and quickly! Help me up. I just
might be able to reach the top."
Artemis nodded, and took her by the waist. Holstering her
up, he set her on his shoulders. Her shoes were going to
make marks on his white coat. Oh, well.
"Can you touch the top?" He asked.
"Almost! Higher!" She yelled down.
Fowl put each of her feet into each of his hands. The
gloves kind of helped. Then he lifted. Up above, Holly
grasped the top edge of the wall. She pulled on her arms
and hoisted herself up on the top.
Captain Short looked down and yelled, "Okay, I'm up! Now
pull yourself up!"
Artemis looked up, and smirked. "Nah."
"WHAT? I'll help you! You're going to get caught!"
"If I am, better take this!" And with that, he threw up the
keys for the doors for the Underground Slum.
"Fowl, get your butt up here! Now!"
"Too bad I'm not a fairy. Since I am a Mud Person, I don't
have to obey orders, like you."
"I see them coming! Get up here!"
Artemis shook his head. "It's me they want. Get away from
here! If they capture you, too, they're gonna use both of
us as hostage! Run, Holly! Get away from here! Some one
will find you and bring you back! Don't worry about me!"
"No!"
"God Dammit, just GO! Leave this place and run far away!
Hah, fairy, you can't disobey!"
Holly gave up. He was right. Already she was feeling a
little queasy.
Still, she hesitated. 'Is it REALLY neccessary for him to
stay back? And wHY the hell am I starting to care/worry
about him? It's not like me...even though he's a Mud
Person, I can't just leave him...!'
But Captain Short moved. There was really no time to lose.
She jumped down the other side, ran. After
running for a couple of meters, she felt like she forgot
something. It flashed in her mind.
Keys!
She had to go back. Yes, it was a stupid reason, but for a
purpose. Mid-way, she turned her feet around jerkily, and
ran as fast as she could, back. She reached the wall, and
searched the ground for a metal object.
There it was!
Hastily, she snatched it off the ground, even though the
hard cement had scratched her knuckles, and started
running back. But the BlueS had caught on, and had also
jumped over the wall.
'What about Artemis?' Holly thought, and heard a machine
gun and an explosion. 'He's putting those lethal tools into
good use.'
Meanwhile, her energy was ebbing away, so she blasted a
blue spark at the soldiers. They were less than five feet
away, and dropped back a few feet. But they quickly
regained their balance, and were on hot pursuit.
'Run, Holly, run!' Captain Short told herself. But it was
not much use. Her legs were taking smaller strides, and her
lungs needed more oxygen. 'The mesmer. I have to use the
mesmer.' Using more magic, she looked at her predators and
used the technique. But nothing happened.
'Why? Oh...the iris-cam and their 'protective suits'. I'm
helpless, now!' The mesmer had taken her some seconds, and
that had given the BlueS to catch up to her.
'What now? What now?' Holly thought. 'Survival...guns! My
handgun!'
Quickly, she snatched it out of its pocket, and without
looking back or slowing down, shot at the soldiers. Even
though she couldn't aim, Captain Short hit some down. But
there were too many of them. They were closing in. Holly
kept on shooting, but soon ran out of ammunition.
"Shit!" Holly yelled, threw the gun away, and ran as fast
as she could.
The outer city, where there were no inhabitants what so
ever, was six feet away. Only sixty feet.
Just a wimpy forty feet away.
Now thirty feet.
Now twenty.
Ten...five...
A/N: Did anyone like this chapter? Ohh...and in the end we
don't know what happens...
[inserts dramatic music]
What's going to happen?
Oohh...
[dramatic music stops]
Wait for the next chapter!
^_~
So, so sorry everyone! I know, it took me a long time to
put this chapter up...and I'm sorry! I'll try to post the
next one as SOON as I can!
Everyone, please review!
Oh, and thank you so much for every one who DID be so kind,
generous, and thoughtful to Read and Review!!!
Here's also a little question for y'all:
Should I add a new original FEMALE character?
Review so I can write!
Thanks!
-FairyDragonShadow
3/2/2002
Excavate
By FairyDragonShadow
Chapter 6 - The Wall
BLING!
BLING!
BLING!
Red lights flashed everywhere, and the whole
community awoke. A speaker came on, and a voice called out,
"Excapees on street Q! Excapees on street Q!"
"Dammit! Run, Holly, run back!" Artemis yelled, running
himself, along with Captain Short in front of him.
The slaps of the BlueS's boots rang out behind them.
Both of them felt panic and fear surge through them.
"Quickly! Back to the entrance!" He yelled again, and
taking the lead with his long legs.
Grabbing his long shotgun, he rested it on his shoulder,
and not looking back, he started shooting. Fowl's aim
wasn't all that bad, even though many bullets were wasted.
But no, they were still coming. And coming closer.
Captain Short's magic kicked in, and she blasted a blue
beam at the BlueS behind them, who were catching up. The
energy slowed them down, but they did not stop.
"I can't stop them!" Holly yelled frantically. 'Calm. LEPs
have to stay calm. Even when you're being chased by the
enemy, and they're gaining up to you. Even if the person
you trust most is an old enemy.' Holly glanced at Artemis,
his blue eyes looking straight ahead, his head slightly
sweating. But he was concentrating in getting BOTH of them
out of here. 'Okay, he was an old enemy, but it's not the
past right now. It's the present. And in the present we're
both going to be caught if we stop running!'
"We're almost there, just a couple more yards..." Artemis
turned a corner, and Holly followed. But at the wall, it
wasn't empty. There were soldiers there, too. Guns loaded,
locked, and ready to shoot.
"Shit." Holly cursed.
"Dammit." Artemis said. "Just follow me, and don't slow
down!" Not stopping, he snapped himself right, and Captain
Short followed. Both of them were getting tired, but
neither dared to reduce speed.
"What are we going to do now? We're trapped in here, and
the BlueS are going to get us sooner or later!" Holly
yelled at the young man.
He didn't answer.
He couldn't.
Artemis was biting off the
lock of a grenade, and was getting ready to throw it.
And he did.
Seizing the fairy's arm, he yanked her around a corner,
just as the bomb detonated.
Finally, Fowl answered her question. "First, we're going to
try to at least lose them for several minutes. Then we're
going to get over the wall the old fashioned way. We are
going to climb over."
"But -"
"I know it sounds like a lot of trouble, but at least one
of us have to make it over." Now Fowl looked at Holly. His
eyes connected with hers, and Captain Short knew it was
their only chance. They had to make it.
So they ran, turning and twisting, around corners, until
Artemis ducked into a narrow alley, and pulled the elf in
also.
As hoped, the BlueS passed them by. Cautiously, they
sneaked out, and headed for the wall. Now, they faced the
challenge.
"You have to go over first, Holly." Artemis said.
"Why is it Holly all of a sudden? Why not 'elf' or 'fairy'
or 'Captain Short'?" She asked him.
Fowl smirked at her. Why not a smile? "Maybe we're getting
to know each other better. If you want to, I can go back to
elf."
Captain Short glared at him, and changed the subject. "We
have to get over this wall, and quickly! Help me up. I just
might be able to reach the top."
Artemis nodded, and took her by the waist. Holstering her
up, he set her on his shoulders. Her shoes were going to
make marks on his white coat. Oh, well.
"Can you touch the top?" He asked.
"Almost! Higher!" She yelled down.
Fowl put each of her feet into each of his hands. The
gloves kind of helped. Then he lifted. Up above, Holly
grasped the top edge of the wall. She pulled on her arms
and hoisted herself up on the top.
Captain Short looked down and yelled, "Okay, I'm up! Now
pull yourself up!"
Artemis looked up, and smirked. "Nah."
"WHAT? I'll help you! You're going to get caught!"
"If I am, better take this!" And with that, he threw up the
keys for the doors for the Underground Slum.
"Fowl, get your butt up here! Now!"
"Too bad I'm not a fairy. Since I am a Mud Person, I don't
have to obey orders, like you."
"I see them coming! Get up here!"
Artemis shook his head. "It's me they want. Get away from
here! If they capture you, too, they're gonna use both of
us as hostage! Run, Holly! Get away from here! Some one
will find you and bring you back! Don't worry about me!"
"No!"
"God Dammit, just GO! Leave this place and run far away!
Hah, fairy, you can't disobey!"
Holly gave up. He was right. Already she was feeling a
little queasy.
Still, she hesitated. 'Is it REALLY neccessary for him to
stay back? And wHY the hell am I starting to care/worry
about him? It's not like me...even though he's a Mud
Person, I can't just leave him...!'
But Captain Short moved. There was really no time to lose.
She jumped down the other side, ran. After
running for a couple of meters, she felt like she forgot
something. It flashed in her mind.
Keys!
She had to go back. Yes, it was a stupid reason, but for a
purpose. Mid-way, she turned her feet around jerkily, and
ran as fast as she could, back. She reached the wall, and
searched the ground for a metal object.
There it was!
Hastily, she snatched it off the ground, even though the
hard cement had scratched her knuckles, and started
running back. But the BlueS had caught on, and had also
jumped over the wall.
'What about Artemis?' Holly thought, and heard a machine
gun and an explosion. 'He's putting those lethal tools into
good use.'
Meanwhile, her energy was ebbing away, so she blasted a
blue spark at the soldiers. They were less than five feet
away, and dropped back a few feet. But they quickly
regained their balance, and were on hot pursuit.
'Run, Holly, run!' Captain Short told herself. But it was
not much use. Her legs were taking smaller strides, and her
lungs needed more oxygen. 'The mesmer. I have to use the
mesmer.' Using more magic, she looked at her predators and
used the technique. But nothing happened.
'Why? Oh...the iris-cam and their 'protective suits'. I'm
helpless, now!' The mesmer had taken her some seconds, and
that had given the BlueS to catch up to her.
'What now? What now?' Holly thought. 'Survival...guns! My
handgun!'
Quickly, she snatched it out of its pocket, and without
looking back or slowing down, shot at the soldiers. Even
though she couldn't aim, Captain Short hit some down. But
there were too many of them. They were closing in. Holly
kept on shooting, but soon ran out of ammunition.
"Shit!" Holly yelled, threw the gun away, and ran as fast
as she could.
The outer city, where there were no inhabitants what so
ever, was six feet away. Only sixty feet.
Just a wimpy forty feet away.
Now thirty feet.
Now twenty.
Ten...five...
A/N: Did anyone like this chapter? Ohh...and in the end we
don't know what happens...
[inserts dramatic music]
What's going to happen?
Oohh...
[dramatic music stops]
Wait for the next chapter!
^_~
So, so sorry everyone! I know, it took me a long time to
put this chapter up...and I'm sorry! I'll try to post the
next one as SOON as I can!
Everyone, please review!
Oh, and thank you so much for every one who DID be so kind,
generous, and thoughtful to Read and Review!!!
Here's also a little question for y'all:
Should I add a new original FEMALE character?
Review so I can write!
Thanks!
-FairyDragonShadow
3/2/2002