Disclaimer ~ okay...I am tired of saying this now...I don't own Artemis
Fowl and co...they belong to Eion Colfer and I am just borrowing them for
my story.
A/N this chappie has some more technology in it and Foaly as well thanks to a suggestion from All Hail Chaos. Thanks to all my reviewers.
Chapter eight ~ New Technology.
Mulch reported back to Artemis, it was not good news. Tower's Tower was exactly that. A solid Tower, impenetrable, there were few ways to get in and even less to get out. Such an occasion called for a plan, a good plan, a plan, which would not fail. And for this plan the group turned to Artemis. Artemis wanted to see the building for himself, but this was out of the question, he would have to go on the report given by Mulch.
"The only way I see us pulling this off is a swap." Artemis said suddenly. They all looked up, expectantly. It was just over a day since Mulch had returned with the information. Holly's patience was wearing out, and a shred of doubt as to Fowl's ability had entered her mind. Could this fourteen year old really pull it off?
"A swap?" Tamarisk asked.
"I know exactly what Towers is after. My father had a big deal with him a few years ago. After his death the money goes to me, and then to Towers. The idea being of course that I carry on the partnership. And we're talking big money here. Towers doesn't want a ransom, he gains too much by my father's death, well my death really." "So?" Holly barked. "Unlike last time, they have fairy power, so anything we have, Koboi will already know about." "I don't think so. What Fowl? You think we tell our convicts about our new found technology?"
"She has outsmarted the LEP before." Artemis reminded her.
"This time we have Foaly, he's been working on something for a few months now. You know it's a pity we don't have the C Cube."
Artemis smirked. "Well now you mention it." he broke off.
Mulch turned angrily. "Hey, kid you told me."
"I told you that I hadn't made another C Cube, which I haven't. What I have made is an improved version, faster technology; it works only for me. The security advice is excellent, far better then an eternity code. I've also included a self distruct mechanism." Out of his pocket he pulled a tiny cube with rounded corners resembling a dice. As he held it in his hand it grew roughly to the size of the C Cube.
Tamarisk watched amazed. "How does that work?" she exclaimed.
Artemis smiled.
"So what, Fowl? You've got a new toy, it doesn't help with our present situation!" Holly said angrily. "Anyway its not as though you've made it yourself, every scrap is stolen fairy technology."
Fowl grinned. "Doesn't help our present situation? Well let me explain. My new cube has a tracker system, I can trace any living person, or fairy on this planet." He said impressively.
"What are you waiting for then?" Holly said huffily.
"An apology." He replied.
She scowled. "You'll be waiting a jolly long time."
Artemis ignored her and turned to his cube. After two minutes he looked up.
Tamarisk was staring at him. "You're not doing anything." she muttered.
He grinned. "It's thought operated, at the moment I'm hacking into Tower's Towers. Captain, can you get in touch with Foaly? I want everything he has on Tower's."
"Can't your cube do that?" she said sarcastically.
"I meant everything about him in connection with the people. I have a feeling he's done deals with the fairies before, I mean to be dealing with Opal Koboi. Why would she go to him? There must be a reason. But if you want I'll hack in to Foaly's computer and find out that way, I just thought I'd ask first."
She grabbed her helmet and put it on, flicking the microphone switch with a direct link to Foaly.
"Talk to me." Came Foaly's voice.
"Foaly, its me."
"That's so helpful, Captain Short. So what do you want?"
"Everything you have on Mike Towers."
"I have already told you everything."
"In connection with the people."
"He has no connection with the people, I would have spotted such a link straight away."
"Are you sure you haven't overlooked anything?" she asked as she shook her head at Fowl.
"Well I don't suppose even Towers would be stupid enough to use his own name. Okay ask for any incidents over the past through years."
"Did you hear that Foaly?"
"Sure did." Said the centaur as he began tapping away at his computer.
"Right seventy two separate incidents."
"Can you narrow it down a bit? We haven't got long Foaly."
"It would have involved fairy gold." Artemis said as he successfully hacked in to the Towers mainframe computer.
"That narrows it down sixty nine, maybe a bit more information." He said.
Holly looked at Artemis but he was emerged in the cube.
Tamarisk got up. "He's a he."
"Fifty five separate incidents."
"He probably had LEP weaponry."
"Okay that's narrowed it down a lot considering that is right of course."
"How many?" Holly asked.
"Five."
"Read them out I might spot something that sounds familiar." Tamarisk said.
"Roger Blanche, Douglas Denamby, Ekim Srewot, Hirip Gosh."
"No wait, Ekim Srewot. That's him. Simple, Mike Towers spelt backwards." Tamarisk said.
"Well, Captain, I'm sending you all the files I have on, Ekim Srewot." As he spoke there was a whirring noise as the information was saved on the helmet's computer chip.
"Thanks Foaly."
"Tell me how it goes. Julius says if you need his help."
"He said that?"
"Well no, not in those words exactly, anyway over and out."
Holly took off her helmet and enlarged the screen to read the material Foaly had sent her.
"Artemis, you better come here." She said as she began to read.
Artemis put down the cube and it shrunk to the size of a dice again.
Ekim Srewot, USA. Managed to steal over fifty million pounds worth of Fairy Gold. Killed four LEP agents. Traced to the USA no further. Possible inside help. Involved with Goblin riots.
"Is that all?"
"It doesn't sound like Mike at all. I mean I know he appears tough, but he hates killing, goblins? I don't think so."
"Inside help." Holly said shortly. (A/N excuse the pun!)
"Koboi." Butler muttered.
Suddenly the cube began to flash. Artemis picked it up of the table with a smile.
"Bingo."
A/N I know that nothing really happens in this chapter it sorta introduces the Dice. Anyway please R&R.
A/N this chappie has some more technology in it and Foaly as well thanks to a suggestion from All Hail Chaos. Thanks to all my reviewers.
Chapter eight ~ New Technology.
Mulch reported back to Artemis, it was not good news. Tower's Tower was exactly that. A solid Tower, impenetrable, there were few ways to get in and even less to get out. Such an occasion called for a plan, a good plan, a plan, which would not fail. And for this plan the group turned to Artemis. Artemis wanted to see the building for himself, but this was out of the question, he would have to go on the report given by Mulch.
"The only way I see us pulling this off is a swap." Artemis said suddenly. They all looked up, expectantly. It was just over a day since Mulch had returned with the information. Holly's patience was wearing out, and a shred of doubt as to Fowl's ability had entered her mind. Could this fourteen year old really pull it off?
"A swap?" Tamarisk asked.
"I know exactly what Towers is after. My father had a big deal with him a few years ago. After his death the money goes to me, and then to Towers. The idea being of course that I carry on the partnership. And we're talking big money here. Towers doesn't want a ransom, he gains too much by my father's death, well my death really." "So?" Holly barked. "Unlike last time, they have fairy power, so anything we have, Koboi will already know about." "I don't think so. What Fowl? You think we tell our convicts about our new found technology?"
"She has outsmarted the LEP before." Artemis reminded her.
"This time we have Foaly, he's been working on something for a few months now. You know it's a pity we don't have the C Cube."
Artemis smirked. "Well now you mention it." he broke off.
Mulch turned angrily. "Hey, kid you told me."
"I told you that I hadn't made another C Cube, which I haven't. What I have made is an improved version, faster technology; it works only for me. The security advice is excellent, far better then an eternity code. I've also included a self distruct mechanism." Out of his pocket he pulled a tiny cube with rounded corners resembling a dice. As he held it in his hand it grew roughly to the size of the C Cube.
Tamarisk watched amazed. "How does that work?" she exclaimed.
Artemis smiled.
"So what, Fowl? You've got a new toy, it doesn't help with our present situation!" Holly said angrily. "Anyway its not as though you've made it yourself, every scrap is stolen fairy technology."
Fowl grinned. "Doesn't help our present situation? Well let me explain. My new cube has a tracker system, I can trace any living person, or fairy on this planet." He said impressively.
"What are you waiting for then?" Holly said huffily.
"An apology." He replied.
She scowled. "You'll be waiting a jolly long time."
Artemis ignored her and turned to his cube. After two minutes he looked up.
Tamarisk was staring at him. "You're not doing anything." she muttered.
He grinned. "It's thought operated, at the moment I'm hacking into Tower's Towers. Captain, can you get in touch with Foaly? I want everything he has on Tower's."
"Can't your cube do that?" she said sarcastically.
"I meant everything about him in connection with the people. I have a feeling he's done deals with the fairies before, I mean to be dealing with Opal Koboi. Why would she go to him? There must be a reason. But if you want I'll hack in to Foaly's computer and find out that way, I just thought I'd ask first."
She grabbed her helmet and put it on, flicking the microphone switch with a direct link to Foaly.
"Talk to me." Came Foaly's voice.
"Foaly, its me."
"That's so helpful, Captain Short. So what do you want?"
"Everything you have on Mike Towers."
"I have already told you everything."
"In connection with the people."
"He has no connection with the people, I would have spotted such a link straight away."
"Are you sure you haven't overlooked anything?" she asked as she shook her head at Fowl.
"Well I don't suppose even Towers would be stupid enough to use his own name. Okay ask for any incidents over the past through years."
"Did you hear that Foaly?"
"Sure did." Said the centaur as he began tapping away at his computer.
"Right seventy two separate incidents."
"Can you narrow it down a bit? We haven't got long Foaly."
"It would have involved fairy gold." Artemis said as he successfully hacked in to the Towers mainframe computer.
"That narrows it down sixty nine, maybe a bit more information." He said.
Holly looked at Artemis but he was emerged in the cube.
Tamarisk got up. "He's a he."
"Fifty five separate incidents."
"He probably had LEP weaponry."
"Okay that's narrowed it down a lot considering that is right of course."
"How many?" Holly asked.
"Five."
"Read them out I might spot something that sounds familiar." Tamarisk said.
"Roger Blanche, Douglas Denamby, Ekim Srewot, Hirip Gosh."
"No wait, Ekim Srewot. That's him. Simple, Mike Towers spelt backwards." Tamarisk said.
"Well, Captain, I'm sending you all the files I have on, Ekim Srewot." As he spoke there was a whirring noise as the information was saved on the helmet's computer chip.
"Thanks Foaly."
"Tell me how it goes. Julius says if you need his help."
"He said that?"
"Well no, not in those words exactly, anyway over and out."
Holly took off her helmet and enlarged the screen to read the material Foaly had sent her.
"Artemis, you better come here." She said as she began to read.
Artemis put down the cube and it shrunk to the size of a dice again.
Ekim Srewot, USA. Managed to steal over fifty million pounds worth of Fairy Gold. Killed four LEP agents. Traced to the USA no further. Possible inside help. Involved with Goblin riots.
"Is that all?"
"It doesn't sound like Mike at all. I mean I know he appears tough, but he hates killing, goblins? I don't think so."
"Inside help." Holly said shortly. (A/N excuse the pun!)
"Koboi." Butler muttered.
Suddenly the cube began to flash. Artemis picked it up of the table with a smile.
"Bingo."
A/N I know that nothing really happens in this chapter it sorta introduces the Dice. Anyway please R&R.