Artemis Fowl: Operation Rainbow
By Angelic Princess
Disclaimer: Heheheh… evil, huh? Evil, am I? (referring to one of mi reviews) well… thank you, thank you! cackles
I knoe that disclaimers are meant to be for disclaimers, but I am going to put mi author's note here as well, 'cause I'm lazy. (Queen of Laziness and Procrastination, that's moi!) Well, let's get this done and over with… I DON'T OWN ARTEMIS FOWL (surprise, surprise) Now, on to other things. neatly pushes it aside THANK YOU VERY MUCH to everyone that (could actually be bothered) to read AND review mi story! That ish sooo sweet! Thank you, thank you, thank you! J You guys don't knoe how much it realli means to me. Whenever I get a review, even one, I go hyper-active, like I'm on speed or something, but anyway, mi personal world record ish 14 reviews in one chappy! (Though not in this story. I knoe it doesn't seem a lot, but it does to me) And also a special thank you to all those ppl that are giving me ideas for da story! Keep it up! Hmm…romance between Alicia and Artemis, I don't knoe…what do u ppl think? The romance ish gonna be with sum other characters too. Let me knoe wat u think! ^.~ (Maybe I should just make them kill each other…)
Chapter 6: Little Bird In A Cage
A BIRD whistled outside the window. Alicia woke up and stretched. Then all the events of last night came tumbling back to her. Automatically, she reached for her gun and dagger--but they weren't there. She looked down and to her greatest surprise, she wasn't wearing her normal clothes. She was wearing a light lavender-colored satin sleeping gown.
This wasn't a good sign. A glance around the dark room, revealed to her the expensively-decorated furniture and main colors that to be blue, purple and silver. Which was the color of the bed she had been sleeping in. It was a very lavish bed and she thought someone could probably have gotten buried somewhere in there.
Shaking her head, she wondered, what's wrong with me? This seems to be getting worst and worst. I should be trying to escape, not sit here daydreaming. And where's R.C? Although a dreaded feeling in her seemed to already know.
"Good morning," said a smooth voice from the shadows, "You'll realize the effects of the drugs hasn't quite worn out yet. I'd give it about another five minutes or so."
Alicia jumped. She hadn't realized there had been someone else in the room. She jumped off the bed and ran to a nearby bookcase. She picked up a book as a weapon and got ready to throw it at whoever showed up.
Artemis Fowl the Second appeared next to the bed and opened the velvet curtains to reveal large double-bay windows.
"It's pretty dark in here isn't it? " he commented. Alicia thought wryly, well who else would it have been? It's his house. I wonder what he wants, before throwing the book calmly at him. She then proceeded to empty the whole bookcase at him. Artemis retreated back and called out into the hall,
"Butler, come and restrain our little pris- guest so I can speak to her. She seems to be enjoying a game where the object, I believe, is to cause bodily harm…to me."
Butler came in and started moving towards Alicia, but she looked so fragile and defenseless there, he thought, and hesitated. Alicia, knowing she had no real chance, and that Butler was a fully grown man, got into a fighting stance and said determinedly,
"You'll have to fight me first!"
Butler, being an honorable man, didn't really want to fight her, as he thought it was against his nature. Privately, he thought that going against Holly would've been much easier, and you know how reluctant he had been to fight her. So, as Butler was about to completely defy his orders, Artemis spared him the decision by saying,
"Actually, on second thoughts, it might be fairer if I fought her. There aren't many people to practice on around here, since you and Juliet are better than I am. And this might be more worthwhile than a punching bag, in my opinion."
"Are you sure you're up to it?" asked Butler.
Alicia, not liking the fact that she was being discussed as if she weren't there, and probably the fact that she had just been compared to a bag of sand, grimly said,
"I'll fight both of you with my hands behind my back, if that's what it takes to get out of here." With that, she landed a swift flying kick to Artemis' chest, which resulted in Artemis staggering back a few meters.
"Actually, it would be a lot simpler, but I don't think you're going to like it." He kicked her and taking advantage of her unbalance, threw her across the room, where she landed on her feet.
"Come on stone boy, (referring to his allegedly heart-of-stone) let's see what you're made of."
The fight that ensued lasted over half an hour. Throwing punches and kicks at each other, Alicia seemed to be gaining the upper hand.
She started a series of moves, driving Artemis near the door, but Artemis deducted where the next punch was going to land and grabbed her arm. Underestimating her strength, they swung around wildly for a second, and he landed on her in a heap on the bed. He smiled briefly and said,
"I've been taking lessons from Butler, and it looks like I paid more attention than you did." Alicia cursed, but a small knife appeared in Artemis' hand, and he pressed it gently against her throat. Butler quickly went to get a rope, covering an amused smile in his massive hand.
"Why don't you just do it?" she taunted him, and started struggling. Artemis didn't know what he would've done if Butler hadn't arrived at that moment, sat her down in a chair and tied her arms and legs to it.
"What do you want from me?" she finally asked, after trying unsuccessfully to escape for a few minutes.
"I am the one asking the questions," Artemis snapped.
"First tell me this one thing. Where is my brother?" she said, "And I'll answer all your damn questions." Clever, thought Artemis, she hadn't said she'd answer them truthfully. Oh, well. Might as well tell her about her brother. She might cooperate a bit better.
Alicia knew that if her brother had not been captured too, he would've broken down the house trying to rescue her already. Artemis got out a little video camera and showed it to her. R.C. was pacing up and down a small, unfurnished room. Occasionally, he would beat up the walls and shout.
"He's already tried to break the door down four times," Artemis commented casually. Alicia looked around helplessly.
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Whew, that was hard work. Okay, remember to review and tell me what you think. BTW, this is probably the only Artemis Fowl fic I'm doing ever, because I just feel limited by the characters and stuff. There might be a sequel. But feel free to read my CCS ones. Oh yeah, I need opinions quickly. Who should Holly be with? Butler? Root? Chix? Trouble? Please tell me!