Disclaimer: I do not own Eoin Colfer and I am not Artemis Fowl. No.....
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Chapter 9
"What do you want Opal?" Butler asked. "I thought that the LEP put you away."
Opal giggled. "They did put me away, but I'm a genius, how long did you expect me to be imprisoned?"
Honestly, Butler didn't expect her to be at Howler's peak for long. He wouldn't have expected Artemis to have taken prison for long either. Suddenly his bodyguard instinct kicked in. Artemis wasn't with him.
"What have you done with Artemis?!"
Opal giggled again and clapped her hands. "I was waiting for you to notice. Don't worry, he's safe. For now."
"What do you want?" Butler asked again.
Opal leaned forward, resting her chin in her hands. "What do you think that I want?"
"The Talkan Scepter," Butler breathed. "Then take it. It's on our jet."
"Now if I could just take it from you, don't you think that I would have already?" said Opal, learning back in her hoverboi chair. "Did Root neglect to mention that one itsy bitsy detail? When a human takes possession of an ancient faerie artifact, then that artifact is property of said human, and no faerie can take it from them by force or the mesmer."
"So let me go get it," said Butler.
"Oh you're going to go get it," said Opal with a huge smile. "But that doesn't mean that you and you're little master will be leaving."
~*~
"I hope that Butler's all right," commented Artemis.
"Me too," replied Amber. "But someone that size has got to be able to take care of himself."
Artemis was surprised to find that he smiled. "True, Butler is very capable of surviving. I just hope that the LEP will notice our sudden disappearance and come to the rescue."
"Well you have the scepter, they probably wouldn't want anyone else getting it," said Amber, before turning to Artemis. "Meanwhile, why did you want to hack into Dubaer's computer? And why didn't you just do it from Fowl manor?"
"Ewan no fool, but he is a criminal. He obviously has defense up against outside technology from entering his file system. It had to be an inside job. And as for why I wanted this done, all in good time Amber, all in good time."
~*~
Root and Holly sat outside Fowl manor in the bushes.
"Where is he?" wondered Root aloud, his face taking on a darker shade of red. "Even with human technology it wouldn't take him this long to get home."
"Unless they made a detour," said Foaly in their earpieces.
"What do you mean?" Asked root, his face now a deep purple.
"I mean that Fowl and his lackeys stopped by a place in Italy called 'Dubaer manor'."
Root growled under his breath. "Come on Short, let's go see what Fowl is up to."
~*~
About an hour later Root and Holly found themselves outside a lush manor, very similar to Artemis' home.
"What do you think he's doing here?" Holly asked. "What could a mudman like Ewan Dubaer want with the Talkan Scepter?"
"I don't know," said Root, "but I'm going to...."
Suddenly, out of the still night, there was a shower of laser shots shooting over their heads.
"Get down!" cried Root. He and Foaly both threw themselves on the ground behind a large tree.
They could hear twigs snapping as the tree was being torn apart by the guns.
"Lasers," said Holly and one shot zoomed dangerously by her head. "Faerie weapons."
"Opal," muttered Root.
"We have to fire back!" Cried Holly as a branch was knocked from the tree.
"Negative captain," said Root, "the fire's to heavy to even show an eyelash out there..."
Then, just as quickly as it had started the fire was gone.
Holly dared a peak around the side of the tree. Standing in the middle of Dubaers yard was a figured cloaked in black, his face hidden from view.
Holly leaned back in behind the tree. "I think that we have Opal out there sir," she said.
Root glanced around the tree the quickly came back. "It can't be Opal, whoever it is has too large a structure to be Opal."
"Then who...."
"I'm glad to see you again Root," came a male voice from around the tree. "It's been to long."
Despite himself Root shivered. He knew that voice.
A/N: I know who your probably thinking right now, and your probably wrong. I hope that your surprised with who it is. Please review.
Chapter 9
"What do you want Opal?" Butler asked. "I thought that the LEP put you away."
Opal giggled. "They did put me away, but I'm a genius, how long did you expect me to be imprisoned?"
Honestly, Butler didn't expect her to be at Howler's peak for long. He wouldn't have expected Artemis to have taken prison for long either. Suddenly his bodyguard instinct kicked in. Artemis wasn't with him.
"What have you done with Artemis?!"
Opal giggled again and clapped her hands. "I was waiting for you to notice. Don't worry, he's safe. For now."
"What do you want?" Butler asked again.
Opal leaned forward, resting her chin in her hands. "What do you think that I want?"
"The Talkan Scepter," Butler breathed. "Then take it. It's on our jet."
"Now if I could just take it from you, don't you think that I would have already?" said Opal, learning back in her hoverboi chair. "Did Root neglect to mention that one itsy bitsy detail? When a human takes possession of an ancient faerie artifact, then that artifact is property of said human, and no faerie can take it from them by force or the mesmer."
"So let me go get it," said Butler.
"Oh you're going to go get it," said Opal with a huge smile. "But that doesn't mean that you and you're little master will be leaving."
~*~
"I hope that Butler's all right," commented Artemis.
"Me too," replied Amber. "But someone that size has got to be able to take care of himself."
Artemis was surprised to find that he smiled. "True, Butler is very capable of surviving. I just hope that the LEP will notice our sudden disappearance and come to the rescue."
"Well you have the scepter, they probably wouldn't want anyone else getting it," said Amber, before turning to Artemis. "Meanwhile, why did you want to hack into Dubaer's computer? And why didn't you just do it from Fowl manor?"
"Ewan no fool, but he is a criminal. He obviously has defense up against outside technology from entering his file system. It had to be an inside job. And as for why I wanted this done, all in good time Amber, all in good time."
~*~
Root and Holly sat outside Fowl manor in the bushes.
"Where is he?" wondered Root aloud, his face taking on a darker shade of red. "Even with human technology it wouldn't take him this long to get home."
"Unless they made a detour," said Foaly in their earpieces.
"What do you mean?" Asked root, his face now a deep purple.
"I mean that Fowl and his lackeys stopped by a place in Italy called 'Dubaer manor'."
Root growled under his breath. "Come on Short, let's go see what Fowl is up to."
~*~
About an hour later Root and Holly found themselves outside a lush manor, very similar to Artemis' home.
"What do you think he's doing here?" Holly asked. "What could a mudman like Ewan Dubaer want with the Talkan Scepter?"
"I don't know," said Root, "but I'm going to...."
Suddenly, out of the still night, there was a shower of laser shots shooting over their heads.
"Get down!" cried Root. He and Foaly both threw themselves on the ground behind a large tree.
They could hear twigs snapping as the tree was being torn apart by the guns.
"Lasers," said Holly and one shot zoomed dangerously by her head. "Faerie weapons."
"Opal," muttered Root.
"We have to fire back!" Cried Holly as a branch was knocked from the tree.
"Negative captain," said Root, "the fire's to heavy to even show an eyelash out there..."
Then, just as quickly as it had started the fire was gone.
Holly dared a peak around the side of the tree. Standing in the middle of Dubaers yard was a figured cloaked in black, his face hidden from view.
Holly leaned back in behind the tree. "I think that we have Opal out there sir," she said.
Root glanced around the tree the quickly came back. "It can't be Opal, whoever it is has too large a structure to be Opal."
"Then who...."
"I'm glad to see you again Root," came a male voice from around the tree. "It's been to long."
Despite himself Root shivered. He knew that voice.
A/N: I know who your probably thinking right now, and your probably wrong. I hope that your surprised with who it is. Please review.