Disclaimer~ Yo! I don't own Artemis Fowl or any of Eoin Colfer's
characters. Poo! I wish I did, cuz I think Arty rocks!
Authoress Note~ Hey all! Okay, I've finally gotten this chappie posted, so here it goes! Thanks to all my wonderful reviewers! You are all way too sweet!
Lovely Black Roses~ OMG you are soo sweet! Thanks so much for reviewing, and I want to let you know that it isn't going to turn out to be a lot of Artemis/Holly, just a little. Not enough to get in the way of the plot, just a few lines dropping hints. Thanks so much; I hope that this chapter is not a disappointment!
MysticAngel4~ I'm really glad that you like it, thanks for reviewing!
Holly Bennett~ Hi! OMG! I love your writing. Thanks so much for reviewing! Oh, and thanks for responding to my question, that clears things up a bit. I'm planning on doing another one soon!
Pink-Flower~ Hey! Always great to hear from you! I'll change that. Don't worry. Hope to hear from you about this chappie :)
Ka-Dalun~ Thanks! Yes, this is my first story... and I expect there to be errors, so I'm not going to get mad at you for pointing them out to me... In fact, I'm glad you did! LOL! Thanks so much; I hope you continue to like it!
Okay, sorry if I missed anyone, but I have to get on with the story! Hope you understand.
Artemis Fowl: Surprise Attack chapter 6
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___LEP Headquarters, 3 hours later, 45 minutes until clearance up___
The plan was genius, sheer genius! The plan was to hack into Spiro's computer and add/ delete a few e-mails. They would also upload a few of his files onto Artemis' database. These files were very vital.
Artemis would upload all files pertaining to the People, and all documents/ plant/ layouts for new technology. If he knew Jon Spiro, he would already have them. Then they would send e-mail from a Miss Holland Fowler (a person that Holly would portray) that asks him to meet her about a billion-dollar deal in the lobby of the hotel.
While Holly stalled for time, Artemis would sneak into Jon's room, and try to find Mulch. He would then page Holly, under the code name of J.S. Done (again, stupid name, don't flame me for it), and tell her that it was done, and to get out any way possible.
Once away from the hotel, Foaly would erase their images from all surveillance cameras. Then they would take Mulch down to LEP for questioning. These were just the first stages of the plan, the next stages were even more vital, but Artemis said it was best if he not tell them yet. Holly didn't quite understand why he couldn't tell them, but she didn't argue.
"Now, Foaly and I will get to work hacking into his laptop. Holly, Juliet, you watch the monitors." Artemis instructed vaguely.
"Well, what about me? What do I do?" Butler wondered, very confused.
"Umm..." Artemis answered, "You can... Just rest, old friend, must be quite a shock to your mind, everything happening at once. Just rest, there'll be plenty to do later."
"Artemis, let me help. I can do something, anything! If it's a shock to my 145 IQ, then it'll be much more of a shock to Juliet's 130 IQ! Please? I really want to be useful." Butler looked at Artemis as though he had been deprived of his life, well, actually, he had. But that was months ago.
"Very well then, Butler," Artemis sighed, he really did think it was best to let Butler rest a bit, but he could not deprive him of this, "Would you try to find out what room they're staying in? Thanks, then both you, and Juliet should get some sleep. My task will most probably take longest. Fair enough?"
Butler sighed, he really wished that he could be of more help to the young master, but, nonetheless, he had been given orders, and he would follow them, "Yes."
Artemis could tell that Butler had wanted to be of more assistance, but he could not let that happen. Right now what was in Artemis' best interest was for Domovoi to be safe, and he could not let Butler just walk in there, and get himself killed, for the second time! That would do none of them good.
Artemis set to work hacking into Jon's computer. This is easy, thought Artemis; anyone could get into this thing. When Artemis was almost in two words flashed on the screen in bright, bold letters, it read: PASSWORD PLEASE!
Think, Artemis told himself, it can't be that hard...
Artemis tried various possibilities, but none prevailed. Some of them included basic things, like his full name, and his birth date, and some were a little weird, things like gold, money, and power. Finally, Artemis and Foaly came to the conclusion that they may need some help. Juliet and Holly had just finished their task, so they decided to ask them.
"Umm, heh... Foaly?" Artemis backed out before Foaly could. Neither of them wanted to ask for help, especially not from Holly and Juliet.
"We... Artemis, and myself... We might need a tiny bit of... Well, you know, help... Like, getting into Spiro's computer... Please?" Foaly stuttered, it was harder than it looks to ask girls, that knew nothing about technology to help two of the best technology wiz's the planet had ever seen.
"Why? Why would you need our help? I mean, YOU? And ARTEMIS? Two of the best techies ever need our help? Mark the calender!" Holly teased.
"Yeah, I think you have it right, Holly, I mean, there comes a time when you admit that someone else is better than you, and that time for FOALY, and ARTEMIS is now. Aw... Isn't it cute when they're confused?" Juliet joined in.
"Alright! Shut up!" Artemis yelled, which was very unlike him. Then he regained his complexion, and calmed down a bit, "Sorry... Just help us, all we need are possible passwords for him to have, we have tried his obsessions, birthday, middle name, and even his old girlfriends name. None have worked. Can you think of anything?"
Holly thought for a moment, then nodded, " Try the name of his company, try numbers, like his stock shares, and try the name of the jail he was in."
Artemis took a moment to let the idea sink in, and he had to admit, it was a good one, " Okay, let's try."
Foaly and Artemis tried all three suggestions, but not one of them was his password.
"What about..." Juliet started, but her voice trailed off.
"What?" Artemis and Foaly asked in unison.
"Well, what about... Artemis is a girls name?" Juliet spoke very quietly, but just loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.
"Ugg." Artemis sighed, "May as well try it, even though it's almost a guaranteed no."
Foaly typed in 'Artemis is a girls name` and to Artemis' horror, it worked! Artemis was stunned that Jon Spiro would be so, so, so. ugg. he couldn't even think of a word for it... to use something like that.
"I can't believe that's his password!!!!!!!!" Artemis said rather loudly, his incredible blue eyes wide with shock.
"I can't believe I thought of it." Juliet said, in a much happier tone.
"Done." Butler interrupted.
Artemis and Foaly set to work changing things, adding things, and most importantly, deleting things. It only took them about 10 minutes to complete the task.
"Done. Now we have to put the plan into action." Artemis stated coolly.
___Au Claire da lun (the next day)___
Holly stood in the lobby and waited for Jon Spiro to arrive. She was wired from head to toe, wearing as many cameras, sensors, and microphones as Foaly could fit on her body.
Butler had done his job well, as Artemis found his way into Jon Spiro's room. He had had Butler do a little, sleuthing, let's call it, and a little lock picking the last night. Artemis opened the door without a sound and crept in.
What Artemis didn't find was Mulch. Artemis used fingerprint powder on almost everything, but there were no signs that Mulch had ever been there...
"Foaly? Were both trackers pointing to this hotel?" Artemis asked.
"Well, yes. I couldn't tell which room they were staying in, but he should be there, why?"
"Because," Artemis sighed, "It wasn't Mulch... Mulch isn't here, and he never was, I've checked."
"Get Holly, then." Was Foaly's only answer.
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Holly was dressed nicely, in a silk, button down 3/4 length shirt, and linen kaki pants. She was wearing shoes with soles that made her look two feet taller that she really was (so she would look to be around 5'0).
Just then she saw reclusive billionaire Jon Spiro enter the lobby. He was dressed in a black Armani suit, silk shirt, and shiny black shoes. He spotted her immediately, and walked quickly over to her. A man stood behind him. A very familiar man. She had saved that man's life in the arctic, and now he had turned against the very people who had saved him. The man that followed Jon Spiro was Artemis Fowl Sr. Jon and Artemis the first walked over calmly and stood next to her.
"I'm Jon Spiro. Your Holland Fowler, correct? This is my partner, and my best friend, Artemis Fowl Sr. Now that we're done with the introductions please tell us of this business deal you are proposing."
"Yes, well, it's nice to meet you, too. Umm... As I stated in my e-mail this is a billion dollar deal. It has to do with your company, and another company... It is expected to skyrocket your profits..." Holly tried to stall for time.
C'mon Arty, Holly willed him, just page me! Wait a minute, Holly immediately caught herself, what am I thinking? Arty? Did I just call him Arty? The pressure of the situation must be getting to me, She decided.
To her delight, she only had to stall about 50 more seconds, because Artemis paged her, and she politely withdrew from the hotel, and promised to e-mail them the details.
"Oh, and tell Arty," Jon snickered as he said Arty, "That his father, and myself say hi!"
"How did you? Never mind, I will."
Artemis, Holly, Foaly, and Root all met back at HQ. Artemis was the first to report.
"Foaly already knows this, but Holly, and Root don't, so I'll tell them now. There's a problem..." Artemis started, but was cut off by Holly.
"Make that two problems." Holly said, her voice quavering with regret for having to be the one to tell this to Artemis.
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I think this is a good place to leave off. hee hee hee! PLEASE REVIEW! I'll be on vacation this upcoming week, so please leave a review for me and I'll post another chapter A.S.A.P. Also. If you were one of my reviewers that want H/A read my other story... If not, then this is NOT going to be H/A, so read this one. If you have time, read both! Please review!
Ciao, ArtemisFowlWorld
Authoress Note~ Hey all! Okay, I've finally gotten this chappie posted, so here it goes! Thanks to all my wonderful reviewers! You are all way too sweet!
Lovely Black Roses~ OMG you are soo sweet! Thanks so much for reviewing, and I want to let you know that it isn't going to turn out to be a lot of Artemis/Holly, just a little. Not enough to get in the way of the plot, just a few lines dropping hints. Thanks so much; I hope that this chapter is not a disappointment!
MysticAngel4~ I'm really glad that you like it, thanks for reviewing!
Holly Bennett~ Hi! OMG! I love your writing. Thanks so much for reviewing! Oh, and thanks for responding to my question, that clears things up a bit. I'm planning on doing another one soon!
Pink-Flower~ Hey! Always great to hear from you! I'll change that. Don't worry. Hope to hear from you about this chappie :)
Ka-Dalun~ Thanks! Yes, this is my first story... and I expect there to be errors, so I'm not going to get mad at you for pointing them out to me... In fact, I'm glad you did! LOL! Thanks so much; I hope you continue to like it!
Okay, sorry if I missed anyone, but I have to get on with the story! Hope you understand.
Artemis Fowl: Surprise Attack chapter 6
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___LEP Headquarters, 3 hours later, 45 minutes until clearance up___
The plan was genius, sheer genius! The plan was to hack into Spiro's computer and add/ delete a few e-mails. They would also upload a few of his files onto Artemis' database. These files were very vital.
Artemis would upload all files pertaining to the People, and all documents/ plant/ layouts for new technology. If he knew Jon Spiro, he would already have them. Then they would send e-mail from a Miss Holland Fowler (a person that Holly would portray) that asks him to meet her about a billion-dollar deal in the lobby of the hotel.
While Holly stalled for time, Artemis would sneak into Jon's room, and try to find Mulch. He would then page Holly, under the code name of J.S. Done (again, stupid name, don't flame me for it), and tell her that it was done, and to get out any way possible.
Once away from the hotel, Foaly would erase their images from all surveillance cameras. Then they would take Mulch down to LEP for questioning. These were just the first stages of the plan, the next stages were even more vital, but Artemis said it was best if he not tell them yet. Holly didn't quite understand why he couldn't tell them, but she didn't argue.
"Now, Foaly and I will get to work hacking into his laptop. Holly, Juliet, you watch the monitors." Artemis instructed vaguely.
"Well, what about me? What do I do?" Butler wondered, very confused.
"Umm..." Artemis answered, "You can... Just rest, old friend, must be quite a shock to your mind, everything happening at once. Just rest, there'll be plenty to do later."
"Artemis, let me help. I can do something, anything! If it's a shock to my 145 IQ, then it'll be much more of a shock to Juliet's 130 IQ! Please? I really want to be useful." Butler looked at Artemis as though he had been deprived of his life, well, actually, he had. But that was months ago.
"Very well then, Butler," Artemis sighed, he really did think it was best to let Butler rest a bit, but he could not deprive him of this, "Would you try to find out what room they're staying in? Thanks, then both you, and Juliet should get some sleep. My task will most probably take longest. Fair enough?"
Butler sighed, he really wished that he could be of more help to the young master, but, nonetheless, he had been given orders, and he would follow them, "Yes."
Artemis could tell that Butler had wanted to be of more assistance, but he could not let that happen. Right now what was in Artemis' best interest was for Domovoi to be safe, and he could not let Butler just walk in there, and get himself killed, for the second time! That would do none of them good.
Artemis set to work hacking into Jon's computer. This is easy, thought Artemis; anyone could get into this thing. When Artemis was almost in two words flashed on the screen in bright, bold letters, it read: PASSWORD PLEASE!
Think, Artemis told himself, it can't be that hard...
Artemis tried various possibilities, but none prevailed. Some of them included basic things, like his full name, and his birth date, and some were a little weird, things like gold, money, and power. Finally, Artemis and Foaly came to the conclusion that they may need some help. Juliet and Holly had just finished their task, so they decided to ask them.
"Umm, heh... Foaly?" Artemis backed out before Foaly could. Neither of them wanted to ask for help, especially not from Holly and Juliet.
"We... Artemis, and myself... We might need a tiny bit of... Well, you know, help... Like, getting into Spiro's computer... Please?" Foaly stuttered, it was harder than it looks to ask girls, that knew nothing about technology to help two of the best technology wiz's the planet had ever seen.
"Why? Why would you need our help? I mean, YOU? And ARTEMIS? Two of the best techies ever need our help? Mark the calender!" Holly teased.
"Yeah, I think you have it right, Holly, I mean, there comes a time when you admit that someone else is better than you, and that time for FOALY, and ARTEMIS is now. Aw... Isn't it cute when they're confused?" Juliet joined in.
"Alright! Shut up!" Artemis yelled, which was very unlike him. Then he regained his complexion, and calmed down a bit, "Sorry... Just help us, all we need are possible passwords for him to have, we have tried his obsessions, birthday, middle name, and even his old girlfriends name. None have worked. Can you think of anything?"
Holly thought for a moment, then nodded, " Try the name of his company, try numbers, like his stock shares, and try the name of the jail he was in."
Artemis took a moment to let the idea sink in, and he had to admit, it was a good one, " Okay, let's try."
Foaly and Artemis tried all three suggestions, but not one of them was his password.
"What about..." Juliet started, but her voice trailed off.
"What?" Artemis and Foaly asked in unison.
"Well, what about... Artemis is a girls name?" Juliet spoke very quietly, but just loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.
"Ugg." Artemis sighed, "May as well try it, even though it's almost a guaranteed no."
Foaly typed in 'Artemis is a girls name` and to Artemis' horror, it worked! Artemis was stunned that Jon Spiro would be so, so, so. ugg. he couldn't even think of a word for it... to use something like that.
"I can't believe that's his password!!!!!!!!" Artemis said rather loudly, his incredible blue eyes wide with shock.
"I can't believe I thought of it." Juliet said, in a much happier tone.
"Done." Butler interrupted.
Artemis and Foaly set to work changing things, adding things, and most importantly, deleting things. It only took them about 10 minutes to complete the task.
"Done. Now we have to put the plan into action." Artemis stated coolly.
___Au Claire da lun (the next day)___
Holly stood in the lobby and waited for Jon Spiro to arrive. She was wired from head to toe, wearing as many cameras, sensors, and microphones as Foaly could fit on her body.
Butler had done his job well, as Artemis found his way into Jon Spiro's room. He had had Butler do a little, sleuthing, let's call it, and a little lock picking the last night. Artemis opened the door without a sound and crept in.
What Artemis didn't find was Mulch. Artemis used fingerprint powder on almost everything, but there were no signs that Mulch had ever been there...
"Foaly? Were both trackers pointing to this hotel?" Artemis asked.
"Well, yes. I couldn't tell which room they were staying in, but he should be there, why?"
"Because," Artemis sighed, "It wasn't Mulch... Mulch isn't here, and he never was, I've checked."
"Get Holly, then." Was Foaly's only answer.
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Holly was dressed nicely, in a silk, button down 3/4 length shirt, and linen kaki pants. She was wearing shoes with soles that made her look two feet taller that she really was (so she would look to be around 5'0).
Just then she saw reclusive billionaire Jon Spiro enter the lobby. He was dressed in a black Armani suit, silk shirt, and shiny black shoes. He spotted her immediately, and walked quickly over to her. A man stood behind him. A very familiar man. She had saved that man's life in the arctic, and now he had turned against the very people who had saved him. The man that followed Jon Spiro was Artemis Fowl Sr. Jon and Artemis the first walked over calmly and stood next to her.
"I'm Jon Spiro. Your Holland Fowler, correct? This is my partner, and my best friend, Artemis Fowl Sr. Now that we're done with the introductions please tell us of this business deal you are proposing."
"Yes, well, it's nice to meet you, too. Umm... As I stated in my e-mail this is a billion dollar deal. It has to do with your company, and another company... It is expected to skyrocket your profits..." Holly tried to stall for time.
C'mon Arty, Holly willed him, just page me! Wait a minute, Holly immediately caught herself, what am I thinking? Arty? Did I just call him Arty? The pressure of the situation must be getting to me, She decided.
To her delight, she only had to stall about 50 more seconds, because Artemis paged her, and she politely withdrew from the hotel, and promised to e-mail them the details.
"Oh, and tell Arty," Jon snickered as he said Arty, "That his father, and myself say hi!"
"How did you? Never mind, I will."
Artemis, Holly, Foaly, and Root all met back at HQ. Artemis was the first to report.
"Foaly already knows this, but Holly, and Root don't, so I'll tell them now. There's a problem..." Artemis started, but was cut off by Holly.
"Make that two problems." Holly said, her voice quavering with regret for having to be the one to tell this to Artemis.
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I think this is a good place to leave off. hee hee hee! PLEASE REVIEW! I'll be on vacation this upcoming week, so please leave a review for me and I'll post another chapter A.S.A.P. Also. If you were one of my reviewers that want H/A read my other story... If not, then this is NOT going to be H/A, so read this one. If you have time, read both! Please review!
Ciao, ArtemisFowlWorld