evil pharaohess of the underworld: Thanx, and I appreciate you going out of
character to help me. ;)
Chapter 11
"Ow!" Cried Artemis. "You kicked me!"
"I did not!" Argued Amber.
"Oh, it must have been an evil ghost lurking inside the ventilation shaft that decided to whack me in the face," Artemis smirked, though it really did no good considering the fact that she could not see him.
"You never know," she replied. "I mean, we were just imprisoned by faeries.........."
"So? Even if there are ghosts, which I'm not sure if there are, I seriously doubt that they would haunt a vent............" Artemis didn't get to finish his side of the argument, because suddenly there was a hand clamped over his mouth.
"Did you hear that?" Amber asked, a hint of fear in her voice. "It sounded big."
"I didn't hear any........" Artemis didn't have a chance to finish, because at that moment a very large something broke through the metal of the ventilation shaft and wrapped around them.
~*~
"What happened?!" Opal demanded, her eyes blazing.
"I don't know," admitted Butler.
"You did something!" Opal roared insanely. "You and that spoiled child did something! That wasn't the real scepter at all was it?"
"As far as I know," replied Butler, "It was the real scepter."
Opal screamed in rage.
~*~
"He must be working with Opal to get revenge on me," realized Root.
"Well then we can't let him get you," said Holly forcefully. "I can be a distraction while you get away, I'll run out from behind this tree and over to that shed.........."
"Negative captain," said Root.
Holly looked at him, shocked. "But Commander........."
"I said no!" Cried Root in his shut-up-now voice. "It's me he wants, and I am not going to let one of my best officers endanger her life to help me."
Holly stared at him. Any other time she would have felt thrilled that Commander Root had referred to her as his best officer, but today, at this moment she was too worried about the psychopath waiting to kill him.
Root took a deep breath before saying, "I'm going to surrender to him, and you're going to stay behind this tree till we're both gone. Then you're going to go back to base and get help."
Holly nodded, knowing that any argument would be pointless. She glanced up at him for another second and was shocked to see that he was smiling.
"If I don't get back," he said. "Tell Foaly that he really is a smart pony, though a pain in the ass."
And with that LEP's greatest Commander stood up and surrendered himself to the enemy.
~*~
In all the havoc that was happening around him, Artemis couldn't see a thing as the monster grabbed them. He heard Amber scream, and felt a pain in his chest, but that's the extent of what he knew.
Until they stopped moving and sat suspended in the air by the creature.
Artemis slowly, reluctantly opened his eyes, and immediately wished that he hadn't. What stood, or laid would be the better word, in front of them was what Artemis would take as a giant snake. All black save the red, curvy line that ran up his spine. He looked like a boa constrictor, times 100. However, that's not the worst part. Two fangs hung over his lips, dripping green venom.
Artemis couldn't even form a yell.
~*~
"Where are you taking me?" Root asked, very aware of the neutrino at the back of his head.
"To your friends of course," said Root's so-called brother, James.
"My friends............." Root said irresolutely, "What do you mean my friends?"
"The humans that you were following," said James, amused. "Don't you want to see them?"
Root nearly rolled his eyes. The day that he actually wanted to see Artemis Fowl was the day that he would shoot himself.
"Why do you have them?" Root asked.
James shrugged. "I have no idea, Opal wanted them. I'm only here because of you."
They stepped into a large room, and Root gasped at what he saw. A giant verbavix laying in the center of the room, holding two humans that looked absolutely terrified.
"B-But," stuttered Root, "it can't be, they're extinct, I made sure of it myself 300 years ago."
"Not this one," said James walking over and patting the snake's head lovingly. "I've had this one for years. I call her Charna, it means dark in Slavic."
"You're demented," said Root in disgust.
"I know baby brother," said James with a malicious grin. "I know."
~*~
A/N: I like this chappie too! Dang, I must be on a roll with this story.
Chapter 11
"Ow!" Cried Artemis. "You kicked me!"
"I did not!" Argued Amber.
"Oh, it must have been an evil ghost lurking inside the ventilation shaft that decided to whack me in the face," Artemis smirked, though it really did no good considering the fact that she could not see him.
"You never know," she replied. "I mean, we were just imprisoned by faeries.........."
"So? Even if there are ghosts, which I'm not sure if there are, I seriously doubt that they would haunt a vent............" Artemis didn't get to finish his side of the argument, because suddenly there was a hand clamped over his mouth.
"Did you hear that?" Amber asked, a hint of fear in her voice. "It sounded big."
"I didn't hear any........" Artemis didn't have a chance to finish, because at that moment a very large something broke through the metal of the ventilation shaft and wrapped around them.
~*~
"What happened?!" Opal demanded, her eyes blazing.
"I don't know," admitted Butler.
"You did something!" Opal roared insanely. "You and that spoiled child did something! That wasn't the real scepter at all was it?"
"As far as I know," replied Butler, "It was the real scepter."
Opal screamed in rage.
~*~
"He must be working with Opal to get revenge on me," realized Root.
"Well then we can't let him get you," said Holly forcefully. "I can be a distraction while you get away, I'll run out from behind this tree and over to that shed.........."
"Negative captain," said Root.
Holly looked at him, shocked. "But Commander........."
"I said no!" Cried Root in his shut-up-now voice. "It's me he wants, and I am not going to let one of my best officers endanger her life to help me."
Holly stared at him. Any other time she would have felt thrilled that Commander Root had referred to her as his best officer, but today, at this moment she was too worried about the psychopath waiting to kill him.
Root took a deep breath before saying, "I'm going to surrender to him, and you're going to stay behind this tree till we're both gone. Then you're going to go back to base and get help."
Holly nodded, knowing that any argument would be pointless. She glanced up at him for another second and was shocked to see that he was smiling.
"If I don't get back," he said. "Tell Foaly that he really is a smart pony, though a pain in the ass."
And with that LEP's greatest Commander stood up and surrendered himself to the enemy.
~*~
In all the havoc that was happening around him, Artemis couldn't see a thing as the monster grabbed them. He heard Amber scream, and felt a pain in his chest, but that's the extent of what he knew.
Until they stopped moving and sat suspended in the air by the creature.
Artemis slowly, reluctantly opened his eyes, and immediately wished that he hadn't. What stood, or laid would be the better word, in front of them was what Artemis would take as a giant snake. All black save the red, curvy line that ran up his spine. He looked like a boa constrictor, times 100. However, that's not the worst part. Two fangs hung over his lips, dripping green venom.
Artemis couldn't even form a yell.
~*~
"Where are you taking me?" Root asked, very aware of the neutrino at the back of his head.
"To your friends of course," said Root's so-called brother, James.
"My friends............." Root said irresolutely, "What do you mean my friends?"
"The humans that you were following," said James, amused. "Don't you want to see them?"
Root nearly rolled his eyes. The day that he actually wanted to see Artemis Fowl was the day that he would shoot himself.
"Why do you have them?" Root asked.
James shrugged. "I have no idea, Opal wanted them. I'm only here because of you."
They stepped into a large room, and Root gasped at what he saw. A giant verbavix laying in the center of the room, holding two humans that looked absolutely terrified.
"B-But," stuttered Root, "it can't be, they're extinct, I made sure of it myself 300 years ago."
"Not this one," said James walking over and patting the snake's head lovingly. "I've had this one for years. I call her Charna, it means dark in Slavic."
"You're demented," said Root in disgust.
"I know baby brother," said James with a malicious grin. "I know."
~*~
A/N: I like this chappie too! Dang, I must be on a roll with this story.