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Chapter five ~ Helping Holly

Tamarisk was shocked to learn of the people, she was almost unwilling to believe it until Artemis showed her the Iris-cam. She marvelled over the advanced technology.

"Are you on good terms with the people?" she asked as they sat in Fowl study.

He grinned slightly. "I kidnapped a LEP officer, held her to ransom for a large amount of fairy gold. I then put them in jeopardy by creating a super computer with stolen fairy technology, in which they had to assist me to get it back. When we parted I was mind wiped, I managed to get my memory back from a dwarf called Mulch Diggums."

Artemis had already contacted Mulch and told him of the trip to America, Mulch had reluctantly agreed. He also told him about Tamarisk Carleton who was to accompany them. Butler stood in the corner watching the surveillance cameras.

There was still one problem, which Artemis had not sorted out, and that was his mother. How could tell Angeline Fowl that he was going to America to save his father with a fifteen year old girl out for revenge, and a greedy dwarf?

Angeline was up in her room; she refused to see anyone but Juliet and Artemis. She wouldn't come out and it was just as it had been before Holly had granted his wish.

Tamarisk had no problem on that count. Her father was in hospital and in all likeliness would not leave there alive, her bodyguard was out of action; she was alone in the house.

Artemis left Tamarisk with Butler and went up to his mother's room. He knocked and entered.

"Arty?" she said as he approached her bed and sat down.

"Mother."

"Oh Arty, has your father returned?"

Artemis shook his head. "But I received a call from him, he wants Butler and I to join him in America, just for a short time."

She was shocked. "He rang? Rang when? I need to speak to him."

"He didn't have a lot of time. So can I go?"

Angeline Fowl nodded. "You must take Butler with you."

Artemis nodded and left the room, he went downstairs when Tamarisk was waiting for him.

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America

"Tell me about Mike Towers."

"He is a ruthless man, will do anything for money, and I mean anything. He was out to put a rival company out of business, in the end he doubled crossed me and ran away with over half a million."

"Weaknesses?"

"Not that I know off, he never revealed one to me anyway. But he will do anything for power, power is irresistible to him, if you can call that a weakness." She said as they approached the front desk. "Anything we can use to our advantage." He replied as he rang the bell for assistance.

They went up to their rooms. Butler in between the other two, as protector.

It was later that evening when Tamarisk took them to see the offices of Mike Towers. Artemis' keen eyes spotted the blurry vision. A fairy. He gasped and stopped in his tracks. Likewise Captain Holly Short hovered down to the ground.

"Show yourself fairy." Artemis said making Butler and Tamarisk stop and turn round. Holly fizzled into vision, and stared shocked at Artemis.

"Artemis?" she asked.

He grinned in surprise. "Captain."

"You escaped the memory wipe?"

He nodded. "Evidently."

"Well now that you're here you can help..."

A/N I am not sure about this chapter, anyway please tell me what you think.