Chapter Two: Jon Spiro's Many Vices

Several days had passed since Jon Spiro's escape and Jada's find. She had spoken to Artemis rather shortly during this period, and he was starting to become depressed. Butler had gone overseas to visit Madam Ko, and Juliet was out wrestling for a week, plus Artemis Senior and Angeline hadn't returned yet.

Meanwhile, in Chicago, Jon Spiro was the picture of happiness. Carla Frazzetti smiled at him across the table, revealing her ruby inset tooth. "You want a return trip to Egypt to find this item, which you only know about from Longman's computer files?" Spiro nodded. "Believe me, this thing's real, and when I get it, Carla, you and I will become all powerful. Trust me. He smiled an evil smile that made Carla shiver, but she trusted him, in a frightened sort of way.

Artemis was fiddling with his computers when Jada burst into the room, her face white with fury. "Thanks, Artemis!" She yelled. Artemis stared at her, surprised. "I don't understand." "You hacked my computer and destroyed those Egyptian files!" "I assure you, Jada, I did nothing of the sort." "They're gone, though!" Artemis sighed and drew a strange mobile phone from his pocket. He rarely used this phone, it had been modified, he had placed chips from LEP communicators in it, allowing him to ring up the fairies, so to put it. He did this now, placing the phone to his ear and pressing the talk button. There was no need for dialling, the phone would hijack the fairy systems immediately. The phone rang twice and Foaly's voice came on the line. "Hello, Fowl. Damn I wish you wouldn't do that, it gives me the jeeblies when something forces its way into my system!"

Artemis smiled to himself. "Hello, Foaly, I have a question, have you been on any of my computers recently?" "Hmm, let me think, I copied your porn collection two days ago, and posted a picture of your butt on the internet, but otherwise, nothing" Sniggered Foaly. Artemis rolled his eyes. "I don't have any pornography, Foaly, and I certainly don't keep pictures of my backside on any of my computers."

Foaly sighed. "Too bad, that would have been a good trick." Artemis laughed and hung up the phone. "The fairies say they haven't touched anything." "Well who has, then!" Demanded Jada. Artemis didn't reply, he stared at the CNN website unwaveringly. Jada turned and gasped.

Egyptian Airport Officials have just raided a light aircraft which touched down recently, no one was found, but several documents referring to a mythical object 'The Eye Of Horus' have been confiscated. Tourists have been warned of the dangers of tomb robbers.

The article continued, but Artemis didn't need to read any more. He could tell Jada was thinking the same thing. He turned to her. "Pack some clothes, we're going to Egypt."

He he! A cliffhanger! I think. *Gets big gun and puts on best pleading face*. Pwease Weview. If you don't I'll have to move onto plan B. Taps gun, smiles evilly