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A/N: No one is reading this story but I like writing is so....
Chapter 5
"Why are we just sitting here?" Amber asked, staring at the temple.
"Why are basking in our triumph," Artemis said through gritted teeth.
"Well I don't like basking," she said. "People get quiet when they bask and I feel lonely."
Artemis let out an exasperated sigh. "I thought that you were suppose to be a professional."
"I am!" She said, looking insulted. "I just don't see why we are out here, when the scepter is in there." She pointed to the temple.
"We need to find out if there are any guards in there or out here," said Butler.
"Butler's right," Artemis said. "Amber, walk around the outside of the opening, then report back to us."
Amber nodded, then agilely jumped to her feet and vanished into the bushes.
~*~
"It's beautiful," said Holly as she stepped off the ship and looked at the forest.
Even Root had to agree. Evraca, the last place aboveground that had been untouched by the mud people, until Artemis Fowl.
Holly bit her lip. "I wonder what Artemis wants with this place. No, never mind," she quickly added. "I don't want to know."
Trouble gently touched her shoulder than walked forward towards the forest, followed by the other elves.
~*~
"I didn't see anyone," said Amber as she again took her place crouching on the ground next to them.
"Good," said Artemis. "While you were gone I sent a miniature probe into the temple, a little piece of machinery I borrowed from the faeries. It said that there was no one in the temple."
"So we have nothing to worry about," said Amber with a smile.
Artemis, Amber, and Butler rose from the ground and headed towards the temple.
As they walked, Amber hummed softly to herself.
"Would you stop?" Artemis glared at Amber.
"Okay," said Amber calmly. Artemis was shocked at how easily she obeyed his order. At least at first he was.
"Look!" She cried suddenly. "I think those are suppose to be flowers! They don't look like anything that I've ever seen before."
"We are on a magical island," Artemis said testily. "There are going to be some weird things."
Amber nodded before she called. "Look! Birds!" She pointed to the sky. "And those must be weeds!"
"Amber!" Artemis snapped. "We do have eyes, you don't have to point out everything."
"Well you told me not to hum!" She glared at him.
"Can you not talk either?"
"What am I suppose to do then?" Amber stopped walking and crossed her arms.
"You're supposed to act like a professional and be mature."
"Are all rich kids this mean?!" She asked him as she started walking again.
"You tell me, are the rich kids in America mean?" Artemis asked.
She rolled her eyes. "I lived in downtown Detroit, we didn't have rich kids."
"You said that you've been a mercenary since you were 15," Artemis started, "you would have to have been around rich people before."
"None of them were as bossy as you."
Artemis stopped walking and stepped in front of her. "And I've never met a mercenary as immature as you."
"They've been like this the entire trip," they heard Butler's voice.
They turned towards him, seeing four elves and a sprite standing next to him.
Artemis glared at them. "I assumed that you'd be here soon."
"Did you know?" Holly smirked. "Why doesn't that surprise me? The great Artemis knows all."
Amber giggled and Artemis glared at her.
"What are you doing here Fowl?" Root asked.
"Sightseeing," said Artemis with sarcastic enthusiasm.
"You're here for the scepter aren't you?" said Holly suspiciously.
"Very good Captain Short," said Artemis with a smirk.
Root's face turned red. "There's no way in hell that we are going to allow you to take that scepter Fowl. We are going to get it and take it back to a faerie museum, where it belongs."
"How are you going to stop me?" asked Artemis with a laugh. "There are only too other people on Earth or under it that know more about martial arts than Butler, and I have a mercenary here who is almost as qualified."
Chix laughed nervously. "Her? She weighs like 100 pounds."
Amber flipped him off.
"Besides," started Artemis confidently, "you don't know how to get past the booby traps."
"Booby traps?" said Grub, his voice quivering. "He's joking right? He's just trying to scare us, right?"
"I don't know," muttered Holly, glaring at Artemis.
"If you care to risk it," said Artemis, stepping to the side and holding his arms out. "Go right ahead."
No one moved.
Artemis smirked. "That's what I thought."
"So we can't get it out," said Root. "That doesn't mean that it's up for grabs. That doesn't mean that you can take it and auction it off to the highest bidder."
"Watch us," said Amber, her voice cool and calm.
"I have an idea," to everyone's shock Grub was the one that spoke. "We could let Artemis get the scepter, and then we could buy it from him."
Holly glanced at the commander to see his reaction. Again everyone was shocked when Root nodded, saying, "that could work. We are going inside with him though."
Artemis smiled. "It works for me."
~*~
"Look at these carvings," said Holly, running her hands across the walls of the temple. "They're beautiful."
"Everything about this island is beautiful," said Chix, "but it doesn't hold a candle to you."
Holly rolled her eyes and walked quickly away from Chix, who was about to kiss her.
"The first booby trap," Artemis started, "will be at the end of this hallway. Everyone needs to stop five feet from the turn, at least. Spikes will rise from the ground at the turn, and stay there for several hours. We will have to find a way around them."
"How high and wide will they be?" Holly asked.
"Several feet wide, but only a few feet high."
Holly nodded, a plan appearing in her head.
They all walked forward, stopping five feet from the corner. The spikes rose from the ground. Holly estimated that they were three feet high and five feet wide. She looked up at the ceiling above them and smiled. Spikes were coming out from the wall several feet up too.
"Chix," she said.
"Yes my beautiful elf?" Chix walked over and stood by her.
"Fly up there and tie this rope to those spikes," ordered Holly as she pulled a rope from her backpack.
"Sure," Chix's face lit up.
For several months after the shooting incident that Chix was in he had not been able to fly, so he had spent most of his time in the ops booth will Foaly. It wasn't till about a month ago that Foaly realized, if Chix couldn't fly anymore then he would never go another mission, and if Chix could never go on another mission than Foaly would have to put up with till Chix or Foaly retired, which ever came first. That would be, oh say, a few hundred years. Foaly immediately got to work on a cure for Chix.
Chix flew up to the spikes, tying the rope to the wall spikes.
"Make sure that they are really tight!" Holly called up to him.
"Don't worry your pretty little head," Chix called back. "The Chix man would never let you fall."
Holly sighed as Chix flew to the other side of the spikes, waiting for them.
She pulled on the rope, making sure that it was safe. When she was confident that she would live, she climbed to the top of the rope, swung her body, and landed on the other side of the spikes.
One by one, Holly's companions copied her stunt, all landing on the other side, Butler with the most difficulty.
"Now what?" Holly asked Artemis when they were safely on the other side.
"Now," said Artemis as he walked forward and opened a door. "We leave."
In his hand he held the scepter.
Holly glared at him. "That was the only booby trap? You stopped us from coming in here because of THAT?!"
Artemis shrugged. "If you hadn't known about the spikes you would all be dead right now. If I hadn't found Evraca you would never have. You should be thanking me."
Holly and the other LEP officers just glared.
~*~
They stepped outside, the cool air felt good after being inside the stuffy temple.
"How much do you want for the scepter Fowl?" Root asked as they headed back to their transportations.
"The rest of the ransom money," said Artemis casually.
"WHAT?!" Cried Root, his face darkening. "You want that much for the scepter?!"
Artemis nodded. "If you don't want to pay, I'll understand. I'm sure I can find many people who would want to buy a scepter such as this one."
Root's face turned a dark purple and he started swearing in gnomish. "You just keep that scepter safe Fowl, and I'll talk to the council."
Artemis smiled.
~*~
"You planned all of this didn't you?" commented Amber as they got onto the plane. "You wanted the LEP to come so that you would get he rest of the ransom money."
Artemis smiled and nodded.
"You might be the bossy employer that I've ever had, but you are also the smartest," said Amber. "You didn't really need me much for this mission. Are we done?"
Artemis smiled. "We have one more person that we need to see about this scepter."
A/N: Even though they got the scepter, this story is far from done. Please review!!
A/N: No one is reading this story but I like writing is so....
Chapter 5
"Why are we just sitting here?" Amber asked, staring at the temple.
"Why are basking in our triumph," Artemis said through gritted teeth.
"Well I don't like basking," she said. "People get quiet when they bask and I feel lonely."
Artemis let out an exasperated sigh. "I thought that you were suppose to be a professional."
"I am!" She said, looking insulted. "I just don't see why we are out here, when the scepter is in there." She pointed to the temple.
"We need to find out if there are any guards in there or out here," said Butler.
"Butler's right," Artemis said. "Amber, walk around the outside of the opening, then report back to us."
Amber nodded, then agilely jumped to her feet and vanished into the bushes.
~*~
"It's beautiful," said Holly as she stepped off the ship and looked at the forest.
Even Root had to agree. Evraca, the last place aboveground that had been untouched by the mud people, until Artemis Fowl.
Holly bit her lip. "I wonder what Artemis wants with this place. No, never mind," she quickly added. "I don't want to know."
Trouble gently touched her shoulder than walked forward towards the forest, followed by the other elves.
~*~
"I didn't see anyone," said Amber as she again took her place crouching on the ground next to them.
"Good," said Artemis. "While you were gone I sent a miniature probe into the temple, a little piece of machinery I borrowed from the faeries. It said that there was no one in the temple."
"So we have nothing to worry about," said Amber with a smile.
Artemis, Amber, and Butler rose from the ground and headed towards the temple.
As they walked, Amber hummed softly to herself.
"Would you stop?" Artemis glared at Amber.
"Okay," said Amber calmly. Artemis was shocked at how easily she obeyed his order. At least at first he was.
"Look!" She cried suddenly. "I think those are suppose to be flowers! They don't look like anything that I've ever seen before."
"We are on a magical island," Artemis said testily. "There are going to be some weird things."
Amber nodded before she called. "Look! Birds!" She pointed to the sky. "And those must be weeds!"
"Amber!" Artemis snapped. "We do have eyes, you don't have to point out everything."
"Well you told me not to hum!" She glared at him.
"Can you not talk either?"
"What am I suppose to do then?" Amber stopped walking and crossed her arms.
"You're supposed to act like a professional and be mature."
"Are all rich kids this mean?!" She asked him as she started walking again.
"You tell me, are the rich kids in America mean?" Artemis asked.
She rolled her eyes. "I lived in downtown Detroit, we didn't have rich kids."
"You said that you've been a mercenary since you were 15," Artemis started, "you would have to have been around rich people before."
"None of them were as bossy as you."
Artemis stopped walking and stepped in front of her. "And I've never met a mercenary as immature as you."
"They've been like this the entire trip," they heard Butler's voice.
They turned towards him, seeing four elves and a sprite standing next to him.
Artemis glared at them. "I assumed that you'd be here soon."
"Did you know?" Holly smirked. "Why doesn't that surprise me? The great Artemis knows all."
Amber giggled and Artemis glared at her.
"What are you doing here Fowl?" Root asked.
"Sightseeing," said Artemis with sarcastic enthusiasm.
"You're here for the scepter aren't you?" said Holly suspiciously.
"Very good Captain Short," said Artemis with a smirk.
Root's face turned red. "There's no way in hell that we are going to allow you to take that scepter Fowl. We are going to get it and take it back to a faerie museum, where it belongs."
"How are you going to stop me?" asked Artemis with a laugh. "There are only too other people on Earth or under it that know more about martial arts than Butler, and I have a mercenary here who is almost as qualified."
Chix laughed nervously. "Her? She weighs like 100 pounds."
Amber flipped him off.
"Besides," started Artemis confidently, "you don't know how to get past the booby traps."
"Booby traps?" said Grub, his voice quivering. "He's joking right? He's just trying to scare us, right?"
"I don't know," muttered Holly, glaring at Artemis.
"If you care to risk it," said Artemis, stepping to the side and holding his arms out. "Go right ahead."
No one moved.
Artemis smirked. "That's what I thought."
"So we can't get it out," said Root. "That doesn't mean that it's up for grabs. That doesn't mean that you can take it and auction it off to the highest bidder."
"Watch us," said Amber, her voice cool and calm.
"I have an idea," to everyone's shock Grub was the one that spoke. "We could let Artemis get the scepter, and then we could buy it from him."
Holly glanced at the commander to see his reaction. Again everyone was shocked when Root nodded, saying, "that could work. We are going inside with him though."
Artemis smiled. "It works for me."
~*~
"Look at these carvings," said Holly, running her hands across the walls of the temple. "They're beautiful."
"Everything about this island is beautiful," said Chix, "but it doesn't hold a candle to you."
Holly rolled her eyes and walked quickly away from Chix, who was about to kiss her.
"The first booby trap," Artemis started, "will be at the end of this hallway. Everyone needs to stop five feet from the turn, at least. Spikes will rise from the ground at the turn, and stay there for several hours. We will have to find a way around them."
"How high and wide will they be?" Holly asked.
"Several feet wide, but only a few feet high."
Holly nodded, a plan appearing in her head.
They all walked forward, stopping five feet from the corner. The spikes rose from the ground. Holly estimated that they were three feet high and five feet wide. She looked up at the ceiling above them and smiled. Spikes were coming out from the wall several feet up too.
"Chix," she said.
"Yes my beautiful elf?" Chix walked over and stood by her.
"Fly up there and tie this rope to those spikes," ordered Holly as she pulled a rope from her backpack.
"Sure," Chix's face lit up.
For several months after the shooting incident that Chix was in he had not been able to fly, so he had spent most of his time in the ops booth will Foaly. It wasn't till about a month ago that Foaly realized, if Chix couldn't fly anymore then he would never go another mission, and if Chix could never go on another mission than Foaly would have to put up with till Chix or Foaly retired, which ever came first. That would be, oh say, a few hundred years. Foaly immediately got to work on a cure for Chix.
Chix flew up to the spikes, tying the rope to the wall spikes.
"Make sure that they are really tight!" Holly called up to him.
"Don't worry your pretty little head," Chix called back. "The Chix man would never let you fall."
Holly sighed as Chix flew to the other side of the spikes, waiting for them.
She pulled on the rope, making sure that it was safe. When she was confident that she would live, she climbed to the top of the rope, swung her body, and landed on the other side of the spikes.
One by one, Holly's companions copied her stunt, all landing on the other side, Butler with the most difficulty.
"Now what?" Holly asked Artemis when they were safely on the other side.
"Now," said Artemis as he walked forward and opened a door. "We leave."
In his hand he held the scepter.
Holly glared at him. "That was the only booby trap? You stopped us from coming in here because of THAT?!"
Artemis shrugged. "If you hadn't known about the spikes you would all be dead right now. If I hadn't found Evraca you would never have. You should be thanking me."
Holly and the other LEP officers just glared.
~*~
They stepped outside, the cool air felt good after being inside the stuffy temple.
"How much do you want for the scepter Fowl?" Root asked as they headed back to their transportations.
"The rest of the ransom money," said Artemis casually.
"WHAT?!" Cried Root, his face darkening. "You want that much for the scepter?!"
Artemis nodded. "If you don't want to pay, I'll understand. I'm sure I can find many people who would want to buy a scepter such as this one."
Root's face turned a dark purple and he started swearing in gnomish. "You just keep that scepter safe Fowl, and I'll talk to the council."
Artemis smiled.
~*~
"You planned all of this didn't you?" commented Amber as they got onto the plane. "You wanted the LEP to come so that you would get he rest of the ransom money."
Artemis smiled and nodded.
"You might be the bossy employer that I've ever had, but you are also the smartest," said Amber. "You didn't really need me much for this mission. Are we done?"
Artemis smiled. "We have one more person that we need to see about this scepter."
A/N: Even though they got the scepter, this story is far from done. Please review!!