Chapter 6: Time Stop
~Haven City, Underground~
Artemis Fowl had been unconscious for three days. Sever Warlocks had replaced Fowl's heart; Butler was not please with this. Mulch Diggums had escaped yet again in what seems to be a very spectacular escape. He had hidden until the Time-Stop had been lifted then dug his way out under Holly's nose. The same with Holly. After trying to heal Artemis and crying out half her bodily fluids, she had taken a pair of wings from LEPrecon HQ and disappeared in the hustle and bustle of Haven City.
'I need a drink,' Artemis' first words, they made Butler jump from his seat, 'and I want my laptop' Butler was only too keen to oblige with the water, a tiny Elvin nurse ran past to scan Artemis with multiple instruments. Artemis felt rather stiff; his whole body was drained of energy, he felt like he hand run a mile. He sat up slowly, looking around, 'Where's Holly? I umm. really do need to speak to her.' he said, turning round and standing up slowly. What remained of his Armani suit was not worth wearing, he would look more civilised if he wore a loincloth. 'I need some new clothes, quickly' 'Holly had gone, Artemis. she left a while ago, no one knows where she went.' Butler said, opening a sports bag, which held a tidy black suit, which Artemis quickly donned. 'I'm going to look for her, I really do need to speak to her, right now' Artemis stood, Butler made to reseat him, 'No, I need to do this.. I may be weak but I can get around.' Butler nodded, 'Alright, Artemis, but I'm coming with you.' 'Yes but you stay outside when we get here' '.There.?' Butler asked, 'Oh. to Holly's place.' Butler knew where all this was going, Artemis didn't. As they walked outside, several doctors tried to stop Artemis from leaving yet Butler convinced them otherwise.
Once in the very warm and very bust street, Butler relieved an LEP officer of his car, Artemis nodded curtly to Butler who was busy asking the on-board computer where Holly Short lived. After strenuous tries with the computer, Butler's large features began battling with the small controls of the LEP car.
Soon they were flying down the magnastrip, edging slowly toward the small blip that was Holly's apartment. Butler's driving skills were being tested by some of the worst driving ever done by living creatures. Goblins hurling fireballs across three lanes at a 'friend,' LEP officers crowding the road to chat to each other. All this wasn't helped by the fact that Root was shouting at them to get out of the city and every member of the public who noticed butler and Artemis called the LEP and gawped. Soon the reached Holly's dwelling, Artemis looked around before following the car's instructions on how to get to her apartment. Butler stood idly by the LEP vehicle, noting the durability of the chassis ('seven fireballs didn't even make a scratch!' Butler noticed) Artemis rounded a corner and saw a cute little nameplate with the word 'Short' written on it, surrounded by ivy leaves.
Pressing a small buzzer button by the door had a delayed effect; it took a few minutes for Holly to bring up the courage to open her door. At the sight of Artemis Holly curled her long delicate fingers into a fist and stared at him for a few moments. Artemis was first to speak. 'May I come in?' he asked, smiling diligently, Holly shook her head. 'No, I'm busy.' she said, looking away. Neither of them was convinced. 'Can I help?' Artemis persisted; he looked closely and saw remnants of tears burning on Holly's cheeks. 'No, you can't. Look. Artemis. just go, go back to Fowl Manor and leave me and my family alone' she sighed, she made to close the door, Artemis put his hand over the door, it was taking all his strength to keep the pneumatic door from shutting on him. 'I just. want. to talk, Holly. please.' The door slid further, Artemis jammed a Gucci Loafer in the door, whimpering at the pain. 'Oh, Artemis. just, get lost!' she said, kicking his foot from the door and watch his face slide away behind a sheet of titanium.
~Tunnel 3A, Haven City~
In the shuttle home, Artemis was silent, tapping away on his laptop. Butler didn't know how it went but he was sure Artemis didn't plan on seeing Holly again. Artemis typed as much as he could type in the shuttle, his fingers were throbbing afterwards and he had burned at least three CD's by the time the got back to the Manor. ~Fowl Manor, Dublin, Ireland~
Artemis looked round and made his way upstairs to his bedroom. 'Start preparing dinner, Butler, I shall be hungry soon.' He said to his manservant. Artemis wanted to sleep, wanted to dream, wanted to think about Holly again. He wanted to know what would have been said if she had admitted him to her apartment.
No time to think, Artemis thought, time to dream for once. He feel asleep almost straight away, there were no dreams, only haunting figured, strange voices, people calling him, asking for him.
Artemis jerked awake. His laptop screen was shouting at him, daring him to get up, 'Shut up horse.' he mumbled. Horse? Laptop? Foaly! Artemis opened his eyes fully, looking round at the recording playing on screen.
'Fowl, we need your help. We're under attack,' Foaly's picture said, 'I think it's the prison, they're breaking out.' Foaly disappeared, Root appeared instead; this time the transmission was blurred and corrupt. '. life... breakout... Haven.. house.. HOLLY!' Root mumbled, static breaking his speech.
Artemis ran downstairs, Butler was busy preparing the night's cuisine when Artemis fell down the steps to the kitchen and looked up at Butler, 'We need to get to Tara,' he said, desperately, 'NOW!'
~Dublin A-Road~
The Bentley was getting old, as well as Butler. It barely reached 130 MPH any more. Butler's foot couldn't have been pushing any harder on the accelerator when he skidded to a halt beside a clump of bushes. Artemis scrambled out onto the road and into the bush, Butler followed. They grabbed the controls of the chute doors and pulled them open. Hoards of Fairies, Goblins, Dwarves and many other species stood shocked at the arrival.
Butler 'excused' every guard who stood in their way, feeling buzz batons bounce off his body he laughed at their attempts to stop them, they commandeered another shuttle, shooing a mother dwarf and her children noisily off the ship.
The shuttle started, Butler hammered on the controls to make it go faster, Artemis drew another blank and sank into a thick seat and waited for their arrival in Haven.
As they approached Haven City, the walls of the chute began to rumble. Butler stumbled out onto the platform and looked around. everything was tinged blue.
The escaped prisoners included several of the strongest magical Warlocks of this century, they had combined their magical energies to create a huge Time-Stop Shroud. The Goblins were loose, they had all their friends and several bull trolls. LEP HQ was a mess and the rioters had begun to hunt the LEPrecon officer who had put them behind bars.
Holly was now the most wanted Elf in all of Haven.
~END~
The second part of the Story will begin within the next few days. In the mean time, enjoy this one.\
|-Akido-|
~Haven City, Underground~
Artemis Fowl had been unconscious for three days. Sever Warlocks had replaced Fowl's heart; Butler was not please with this. Mulch Diggums had escaped yet again in what seems to be a very spectacular escape. He had hidden until the Time-Stop had been lifted then dug his way out under Holly's nose. The same with Holly. After trying to heal Artemis and crying out half her bodily fluids, she had taken a pair of wings from LEPrecon HQ and disappeared in the hustle and bustle of Haven City.
'I need a drink,' Artemis' first words, they made Butler jump from his seat, 'and I want my laptop' Butler was only too keen to oblige with the water, a tiny Elvin nurse ran past to scan Artemis with multiple instruments. Artemis felt rather stiff; his whole body was drained of energy, he felt like he hand run a mile. He sat up slowly, looking around, 'Where's Holly? I umm. really do need to speak to her.' he said, turning round and standing up slowly. What remained of his Armani suit was not worth wearing, he would look more civilised if he wore a loincloth. 'I need some new clothes, quickly' 'Holly had gone, Artemis. she left a while ago, no one knows where she went.' Butler said, opening a sports bag, which held a tidy black suit, which Artemis quickly donned. 'I'm going to look for her, I really do need to speak to her, right now' Artemis stood, Butler made to reseat him, 'No, I need to do this.. I may be weak but I can get around.' Butler nodded, 'Alright, Artemis, but I'm coming with you.' 'Yes but you stay outside when we get here' '.There.?' Butler asked, 'Oh. to Holly's place.' Butler knew where all this was going, Artemis didn't. As they walked outside, several doctors tried to stop Artemis from leaving yet Butler convinced them otherwise.
Once in the very warm and very bust street, Butler relieved an LEP officer of his car, Artemis nodded curtly to Butler who was busy asking the on-board computer where Holly Short lived. After strenuous tries with the computer, Butler's large features began battling with the small controls of the LEP car.
Soon they were flying down the magnastrip, edging slowly toward the small blip that was Holly's apartment. Butler's driving skills were being tested by some of the worst driving ever done by living creatures. Goblins hurling fireballs across three lanes at a 'friend,' LEP officers crowding the road to chat to each other. All this wasn't helped by the fact that Root was shouting at them to get out of the city and every member of the public who noticed butler and Artemis called the LEP and gawped. Soon the reached Holly's dwelling, Artemis looked around before following the car's instructions on how to get to her apartment. Butler stood idly by the LEP vehicle, noting the durability of the chassis ('seven fireballs didn't even make a scratch!' Butler noticed) Artemis rounded a corner and saw a cute little nameplate with the word 'Short' written on it, surrounded by ivy leaves.
Pressing a small buzzer button by the door had a delayed effect; it took a few minutes for Holly to bring up the courage to open her door. At the sight of Artemis Holly curled her long delicate fingers into a fist and stared at him for a few moments. Artemis was first to speak. 'May I come in?' he asked, smiling diligently, Holly shook her head. 'No, I'm busy.' she said, looking away. Neither of them was convinced. 'Can I help?' Artemis persisted; he looked closely and saw remnants of tears burning on Holly's cheeks. 'No, you can't. Look. Artemis. just go, go back to Fowl Manor and leave me and my family alone' she sighed, she made to close the door, Artemis put his hand over the door, it was taking all his strength to keep the pneumatic door from shutting on him. 'I just. want. to talk, Holly. please.' The door slid further, Artemis jammed a Gucci Loafer in the door, whimpering at the pain. 'Oh, Artemis. just, get lost!' she said, kicking his foot from the door and watch his face slide away behind a sheet of titanium.
~Tunnel 3A, Haven City~
In the shuttle home, Artemis was silent, tapping away on his laptop. Butler didn't know how it went but he was sure Artemis didn't plan on seeing Holly again. Artemis typed as much as he could type in the shuttle, his fingers were throbbing afterwards and he had burned at least three CD's by the time the got back to the Manor. ~Fowl Manor, Dublin, Ireland~
Artemis looked round and made his way upstairs to his bedroom. 'Start preparing dinner, Butler, I shall be hungry soon.' He said to his manservant. Artemis wanted to sleep, wanted to dream, wanted to think about Holly again. He wanted to know what would have been said if she had admitted him to her apartment.
No time to think, Artemis thought, time to dream for once. He feel asleep almost straight away, there were no dreams, only haunting figured, strange voices, people calling him, asking for him.
Artemis jerked awake. His laptop screen was shouting at him, daring him to get up, 'Shut up horse.' he mumbled. Horse? Laptop? Foaly! Artemis opened his eyes fully, looking round at the recording playing on screen.
'Fowl, we need your help. We're under attack,' Foaly's picture said, 'I think it's the prison, they're breaking out.' Foaly disappeared, Root appeared instead; this time the transmission was blurred and corrupt. '. life... breakout... Haven.. house.. HOLLY!' Root mumbled, static breaking his speech.
Artemis ran downstairs, Butler was busy preparing the night's cuisine when Artemis fell down the steps to the kitchen and looked up at Butler, 'We need to get to Tara,' he said, desperately, 'NOW!'
~Dublin A-Road~
The Bentley was getting old, as well as Butler. It barely reached 130 MPH any more. Butler's foot couldn't have been pushing any harder on the accelerator when he skidded to a halt beside a clump of bushes. Artemis scrambled out onto the road and into the bush, Butler followed. They grabbed the controls of the chute doors and pulled them open. Hoards of Fairies, Goblins, Dwarves and many other species stood shocked at the arrival.
Butler 'excused' every guard who stood in their way, feeling buzz batons bounce off his body he laughed at their attempts to stop them, they commandeered another shuttle, shooing a mother dwarf and her children noisily off the ship.
The shuttle started, Butler hammered on the controls to make it go faster, Artemis drew another blank and sank into a thick seat and waited for their arrival in Haven.
As they approached Haven City, the walls of the chute began to rumble. Butler stumbled out onto the platform and looked around. everything was tinged blue.
The escaped prisoners included several of the strongest magical Warlocks of this century, they had combined their magical energies to create a huge Time-Stop Shroud. The Goblins were loose, they had all their friends and several bull trolls. LEP HQ was a mess and the rioters had begun to hunt the LEPrecon officer who had put them behind bars.
Holly was now the most wanted Elf in all of Haven.
~END~
The second part of the Story will begin within the next few days. In the mean time, enjoy this one.\
|-Akido-|