Disclaimer: I do not own Artemis Fowl because I am not Eoin Colfer. HA!
Now none of you can sue me! *Sticks tongue out*
A/N: This book comes before Power Hungry, but you can read them in any order. I know that I haven't finished Power Hungry, but I plan to work on both of these. Especially if this fanfic bombs....
A/N: Surrealallstar asked me how old Artemis is; well in here, he's 19. Just so that everyone knows the drinking age in Europe is 16, so know one flames me cause he might have wine or champagne or something.
Chapter 2
Artemis leaned back in his chair and sipped his champagne. He frowned as a blonde girl walked straight by their table.
Guess that wasn't her, he thought. He glanced at his watch and sighed. She was 15 minutes late, and he was not getting the best impression of her.
"Do you think that our Mr.Gandler got scared and changed his mind about sending in one of his mercenaries?" Butler asked Artemis as yet another young girl walked by their table.
"I doubt it," replied Artemis. "He seemed to scared of you to be so bold."
Butler nodded and shifted his eyes back to the door.
~*~
Artemis glared at his watch. 30 minutes late. "That's it, Butler we're going."
"No need to rush off," a girl around Artemis's age came and sat down.
"You're late," said Artemis and he leaned back into his chair.
"Sorry, but with my job you can't always have completely accurate time."
Artemis took in her appearance. She had black hair tied back in a tight ponytail, and a scratch straight through her left eyebrow that looked recent. Rings circled around her brown eyes, as though she had been deprived of sleep for a while. She also had her eyebrow pierced. Artemis frowned. She did not look very professional.
Amber must have seen his gaze land upon the piercing, cause she smiled evilly and touched the hoop. "Like it? I got it done last week."
Artemis chose not to reply to the comment. "You sound American."
She rolled her eyes. "That's because I am American. I really don't think that my homeland is important. You asked for a mercenary, you got a mercenary, so what do you want?"
Artemis gave her his vampire smile.
~*~
"Nice crib," she commented as she ran a hand across his oak wood desk.
Artemis, Butler and Amber had returned to Fowl Manor so that Artemis could show Amber what he was asking of her.
"Excuse me?" He said as he sat down in his real Victorian chair.
"Nice house," she said in a dull voice.
Artemis nodded and opened up a file that was already lying on his desk. When he found the paper that he was looking for he slid it across the desk to Amber. On the paper there was a picture of a scepter, completely made out of gold with rubies, emeralds, and sapphires embedded into it. She picked it up and smiled.
"So it's a thief you're looking for? That I can do."
Again, Artemis gave her his vampire smile. "That is no ordinary artifact."
Artemis was silent for a moment before he continued. "It was created by Frondelfen King, and carried by him for all of his rule. He planned for it to be passed on to his son, but as you can guess, his plans did not become realities. He was attacked by a race of elves that live upon and island named Evraca."
Amber said nothing.
"These elves are different from the ones that at this time were under the rule of Frondelfen, they were more... Barbaric, for lack of a better word. They enjoyed war very much, so they fought whenever they could. When they attacked Frondelfen, they told him that he could choose between his scepter or his son, and obviously he chose his son."
"Actually, it's not obvious. Not all fathers would do that," interrupted Amber.
Artemis ignored her and continued. "This scepter holds great magic, and has been sought after by the faerie police, the LEP, for many years. No one was able to locate it, but that was before I tried. It is on this island of Evraca, guarded by elfish warriors. Butler could not handle them alone, and that is where you come in." He nodded to Amber.
No one said anything for several moments.
"What have you been smoking?" asked Amber finally, her face full of disbelief.
Artemis glared at her. "I assure you everything I just said is completely accurate."
Amber sighed. "I know I'm going to regret this but, I'll play."
For the third time in the last hour, Artemis again flashed his vampire smile.
A/N: please review!
A/N: This book comes before Power Hungry, but you can read them in any order. I know that I haven't finished Power Hungry, but I plan to work on both of these. Especially if this fanfic bombs....
A/N: Surrealallstar asked me how old Artemis is; well in here, he's 19. Just so that everyone knows the drinking age in Europe is 16, so know one flames me cause he might have wine or champagne or something.
Chapter 2
Artemis leaned back in his chair and sipped his champagne. He frowned as a blonde girl walked straight by their table.
Guess that wasn't her, he thought. He glanced at his watch and sighed. She was 15 minutes late, and he was not getting the best impression of her.
"Do you think that our Mr.Gandler got scared and changed his mind about sending in one of his mercenaries?" Butler asked Artemis as yet another young girl walked by their table.
"I doubt it," replied Artemis. "He seemed to scared of you to be so bold."
Butler nodded and shifted his eyes back to the door.
~*~
Artemis glared at his watch. 30 minutes late. "That's it, Butler we're going."
"No need to rush off," a girl around Artemis's age came and sat down.
"You're late," said Artemis and he leaned back into his chair.
"Sorry, but with my job you can't always have completely accurate time."
Artemis took in her appearance. She had black hair tied back in a tight ponytail, and a scratch straight through her left eyebrow that looked recent. Rings circled around her brown eyes, as though she had been deprived of sleep for a while. She also had her eyebrow pierced. Artemis frowned. She did not look very professional.
Amber must have seen his gaze land upon the piercing, cause she smiled evilly and touched the hoop. "Like it? I got it done last week."
Artemis chose not to reply to the comment. "You sound American."
She rolled her eyes. "That's because I am American. I really don't think that my homeland is important. You asked for a mercenary, you got a mercenary, so what do you want?"
Artemis gave her his vampire smile.
~*~
"Nice crib," she commented as she ran a hand across his oak wood desk.
Artemis, Butler and Amber had returned to Fowl Manor so that Artemis could show Amber what he was asking of her.
"Excuse me?" He said as he sat down in his real Victorian chair.
"Nice house," she said in a dull voice.
Artemis nodded and opened up a file that was already lying on his desk. When he found the paper that he was looking for he slid it across the desk to Amber. On the paper there was a picture of a scepter, completely made out of gold with rubies, emeralds, and sapphires embedded into it. She picked it up and smiled.
"So it's a thief you're looking for? That I can do."
Again, Artemis gave her his vampire smile. "That is no ordinary artifact."
Artemis was silent for a moment before he continued. "It was created by Frondelfen King, and carried by him for all of his rule. He planned for it to be passed on to his son, but as you can guess, his plans did not become realities. He was attacked by a race of elves that live upon and island named Evraca."
Amber said nothing.
"These elves are different from the ones that at this time were under the rule of Frondelfen, they were more... Barbaric, for lack of a better word. They enjoyed war very much, so they fought whenever they could. When they attacked Frondelfen, they told him that he could choose between his scepter or his son, and obviously he chose his son."
"Actually, it's not obvious. Not all fathers would do that," interrupted Amber.
Artemis ignored her and continued. "This scepter holds great magic, and has been sought after by the faerie police, the LEP, for many years. No one was able to locate it, but that was before I tried. It is on this island of Evraca, guarded by elfish warriors. Butler could not handle them alone, and that is where you come in." He nodded to Amber.
No one said anything for several moments.
"What have you been smoking?" asked Amber finally, her face full of disbelief.
Artemis glared at her. "I assure you everything I just said is completely accurate."
Amber sighed. "I know I'm going to regret this but, I'll play."
For the third time in the last hour, Artemis again flashed his vampire smile.
A/N: please review!