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A/N thanks for all the reviews.
Chapter 6 ~ Deal...and revenge.
Holly, Artemis, Butler and Tamarisk were seated in Artemis' hotel suite, Mulch stood.
"So the people need my help." Artemis said relishing his words.
Holly scowled. "Unofficially of course. But first things first how did you escape the memory wipe?"
"I didn't, your little plan work for a time, I forgot all about the people. Then Mulch awoke my memory with a gold disc."
Holly's scowl grew. "More Mud Man magic, I suppose." She grumbled.
Artemis grinned. "I'd prefer not to say."
She laughed. "It is clear that Mulch returned your memory. It was you I suppose who wiped his criminal record off our file?"
Artemis attempted to look offended.
"How?"
"How?" he asked, politely.
"How did you do it, Fowl?" she demanded.
"I used my cube."
She turned away and scowled instead at Mulch.
"So?" he prompted.
"Who is she?" Holly asked, suddenly.
"Tamarisk and I are working together, our target is a man called Mike Towers."
"Well, Opal Koboi has escaped from the Lower Elements. She failed to take over the people...but mud men are an easier race..."
"Opal Koboi?" Tamarisk exclaimed. "Why Mike mentioned an Opal K, she was the go between, she helped with all his business transactions..."
Holly stared at Tamarisk. "This Mike Towers, who is he?"
"Powerful, ruthless, no morals..."
"Sounds the perfect match for Koboi." Holly remarked bitterly.
Artemis nodded. "Its beginning to make sense, I heard over the internet that Towers was slow, not clever, it is clear now that Koboi is managing his business for him. she managed to disarm the entire LEP and almost took over the Lower Elements."
"Almost." Holly reminded him.
"Thanks to us."
"Why don't we work together Fowl? You get your father back, Tamarisk gets her money and I get my convict."
"I'm not sure I trust you."
"Likewise Artemis, but it's the only way. By the way how did you get the gold disc past Foaly?"
"My little secret. If I help you..."
"We'll help each other." Holly corrected, quickly.
"Very well then, when we help each other, you must let me keep my memory."
"Then you must never pose a threat to the people." She said unhappily.
"Never."
"Its all very well going against a normal human, but Koboi is a fairy, a strong fairy she has magic."
Butler reminded them.
"And so do I." Holly said grimly.
"And we've got Mulch. We have got you, haven't we?" Artemis asked, turning to face the dwarf.
Mulch considered for a moment. "What's in it for me?"
"A steady partnership when this is over."
"Fifty, fifty?"
"Fifty, fifty."
"Deal."
They shook hands and the deal was fixed.
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Towers' Tower.
Mike Towers sat at his polished desk, shuffling a few papers round, trying to look important. Opal surveyed him with a sceptical eye.
"I don't like getting involved with the Fowls, I remember him from last time, ruthless..."
"Coward! With Fowl senior gone, we have only to deal with the kid...I can deal with him."
Mike frowned. "What do you mean with Fowl Senior gone?"
"Well, you can't leave him alive...you weren't thinking...if you leave Fowl alive your as good as dead."
Opal told him, glancing down at her hands and letting her words sink into his brain.
"I don't want to start a feud with the Fowls..."
"You already have."
"Your using this opportunity for revenge, revenge because Fowl beat you last time." He spat.
She shrugged. "So what if I am?"
He shuffled more papers round, uncomfortably.
"Just think of the money, think of the money you will make when Fowl has his little 'accident'."
"The money would pass to his son."
"And where is his son at this moment in time?"
"Where?"
"Here, you fool, here in America, right under our noses. I have already dispatched Lars, he will make an easy match of Fowl. I have told him to bring the boy here, unharmed if possible."
"Lars?"
"A very trusted man, a trained assassin..."
A/N oh a cliffy, yay! Anyway please tell me what you think...is it a yes or a no? sorry about the name Lars, very typical I know.
A/N thanks for all the reviews.
Chapter 6 ~ Deal...and revenge.
Holly, Artemis, Butler and Tamarisk were seated in Artemis' hotel suite, Mulch stood.
"So the people need my help." Artemis said relishing his words.
Holly scowled. "Unofficially of course. But first things first how did you escape the memory wipe?"
"I didn't, your little plan work for a time, I forgot all about the people. Then Mulch awoke my memory with a gold disc."
Holly's scowl grew. "More Mud Man magic, I suppose." She grumbled.
Artemis grinned. "I'd prefer not to say."
She laughed. "It is clear that Mulch returned your memory. It was you I suppose who wiped his criminal record off our file?"
Artemis attempted to look offended.
"How?"
"How?" he asked, politely.
"How did you do it, Fowl?" she demanded.
"I used my cube."
She turned away and scowled instead at Mulch.
"So?" he prompted.
"Who is she?" Holly asked, suddenly.
"Tamarisk and I are working together, our target is a man called Mike Towers."
"Well, Opal Koboi has escaped from the Lower Elements. She failed to take over the people...but mud men are an easier race..."
"Opal Koboi?" Tamarisk exclaimed. "Why Mike mentioned an Opal K, she was the go between, she helped with all his business transactions..."
Holly stared at Tamarisk. "This Mike Towers, who is he?"
"Powerful, ruthless, no morals..."
"Sounds the perfect match for Koboi." Holly remarked bitterly.
Artemis nodded. "Its beginning to make sense, I heard over the internet that Towers was slow, not clever, it is clear now that Koboi is managing his business for him. she managed to disarm the entire LEP and almost took over the Lower Elements."
"Almost." Holly reminded him.
"Thanks to us."
"Why don't we work together Fowl? You get your father back, Tamarisk gets her money and I get my convict."
"I'm not sure I trust you."
"Likewise Artemis, but it's the only way. By the way how did you get the gold disc past Foaly?"
"My little secret. If I help you..."
"We'll help each other." Holly corrected, quickly.
"Very well then, when we help each other, you must let me keep my memory."
"Then you must never pose a threat to the people." She said unhappily.
"Never."
"Its all very well going against a normal human, but Koboi is a fairy, a strong fairy she has magic."
Butler reminded them.
"And so do I." Holly said grimly.
"And we've got Mulch. We have got you, haven't we?" Artemis asked, turning to face the dwarf.
Mulch considered for a moment. "What's in it for me?"
"A steady partnership when this is over."
"Fifty, fifty?"
"Fifty, fifty."
"Deal."
They shook hands and the deal was fixed.
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Towers' Tower.
Mike Towers sat at his polished desk, shuffling a few papers round, trying to look important. Opal surveyed him with a sceptical eye.
"I don't like getting involved with the Fowls, I remember him from last time, ruthless..."
"Coward! With Fowl senior gone, we have only to deal with the kid...I can deal with him."
Mike frowned. "What do you mean with Fowl Senior gone?"
"Well, you can't leave him alive...you weren't thinking...if you leave Fowl alive your as good as dead."
Opal told him, glancing down at her hands and letting her words sink into his brain.
"I don't want to start a feud with the Fowls..."
"You already have."
"Your using this opportunity for revenge, revenge because Fowl beat you last time." He spat.
She shrugged. "So what if I am?"
He shuffled more papers round, uncomfortably.
"Just think of the money, think of the money you will make when Fowl has his little 'accident'."
"The money would pass to his son."
"And where is his son at this moment in time?"
"Where?"
"Here, you fool, here in America, right under our noses. I have already dispatched Lars, he will make an easy match of Fowl. I have told him to bring the boy here, unharmed if possible."
"Lars?"
"A very trusted man, a trained assassin..."
A/N oh a cliffy, yay! Anyway please tell me what you think...is it a yes or a no? sorry about the name Lars, very typical I know.