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Chapter thirteen ~ Emma Towers
The next morning, Emma's mobile started ringing. Artemis picked it up and looked at the screen.
He smirked as he read it out loud. "Dad Mob."
He pressed the speakerphone button.
"I bet you're wondering where Emma is."
"Dad…" she shouted, before Butler clasped his hand tightly around her mouth. She struggled against him but it was no use.
"Emma? Emma! You're a dead man Fowl. Where the hell is my daughter?"
"Temper, temper, Towers. Where's my money?"
"You'll get your money, Fowl, but you'll never live to enjoy it."
"What about my father?"
"What about him?"
"Well, surely someone should pay for his murder."
"I never touched your father, Fowl."
"Course not, you would never do such a thing yourself. Instead you sent one of your mindless assassins to finish him off. Look here's the deal. I want the money you owe me, £10,000 you owe Tussock, and the half a million you owe Tamarisk. We'll call it a total of four million for cash, shall we?"
"You have got to be joking…"
"I have your daughter's life in my hands. You better believe I'm not joking. How long will it take for you to get the money?"
There was a pause as Tower's considered his next move. "A week."
"A week? I am sure we can do better then that. I mean think what could happen to dear little Emma in a week."
"Alright three days."
"That's better. Oh and Towers no messing, one sign of trouble and I'll get my man to finish her off. Understood?"
"Understood." Towers muttered angrily. "Where?"
"I'll be in touch." Artemis put the phone down and turned to smile at the struggling sixteen-year-old.
"You better hope your father pays up."
Butler's hand dropped from her mouth. "As if that would make a difference. I know enough about kidnappings to know when you're lying. You can't afford any witnesses, you can't afford to keep me alive." She said angrily. "Whether he pays or not…you're gonna…you're gonna kill me." She cried.
Artemis shook his head. "Unlike your father, Emma. I am a man of my word, if your father pays, which I have no doubt that he will, then you're free to go."
"And what makes you think I want to go back to him? I hate him, he won't pay. He doesn't care!" she screamed.
Artemis watched her tantrum with mild interest, then whilst Tamarisk tried to calm her down he pulled Butler to his side.
"I need a bomb." He said shortly.
"A bomb?"
"Yes, Butler, a bomb. It's my back up in case things go wrong."
Butler nodded. "I'll see what I can do."
Tower's Towers.
Koboi paced the office in an annoying fashion, while Tower's screamed at his bank manager down the phone. He slammed the phone down so hard that it bounced off again. he picked it up angrily and threw it across the room, in his temper. Koboi had to dive out the way to avoid the flying telephone. She swore at him.
"This wasn't supposed to happen. You said it would be easy." He said, turning to face her.
she smirked. "It is easy, when you take Fowl the money, you'll get your precious daughter back, and then…well we can hardly leave Fowl alive can we?" she said.
Towers shook his head. "You're right, he'll die for this."
Koboi laughed. "At last you're seeing my side of things, at last. Can you sort out the money?"
"It shouldn't be a problem, but as we have only three days it might prove more difficult."
"Well, you only need to show it to him."
"What do you mean you? I'm not going anywhere near Fowl, no way, someone else can take it."
"If Fowl has half a brain, he'll want you to deliver it personally." She retorted.
Hotel suite.
Emma had calmed down, and was at that moment in time sitting on the couch, staring at the door, guarded by Butler.
Tamarisk was watching her from the corner, with interest.
"So who are you, anyway?" Emma barked suddenly.
Tamarisk stared at her. "Tamarisk."
"Why are you working with Fowl?"
"Because I want my money back, I am also enjoying doing something right for a change."
"You call kidnapping, right?" she scoffed. Emma sensed a weakness in Tamarisk, and she played heavily on it.
"No, I call it justice. And sometimes justice means that innocent people suffer, but it makes the bad one's pay." She replied, moving to the window.
Artemis suddenly strolled into the room.
"I have arranged a time and date. Later on I want you to go and scout the location."
Butler nodded a reply.
Artemis moved over to the centre of the room. "So how is our little captive?"
Emma didn't answer.
"Your father has agreed to pay up."
"And you believe him?"
Artemis smirked. "I am a very trusting person."
"Yeah right. Is that why you're scouting the location?"
"Necessary precaution, I'd be really stupid if I didn't."
Emma rolled her eyes. "You sound like my father."
Artemis made a step towards her.
"Don't insult me like that!" he said to her.
She backed away slightly.
He turned from her to face Butler and they began to talk about the location for the pay off. A tear appeared in Emma's eye, she brushed it away hurriedly and strained her ears to listen to the conversation between her captors. She could clearly see the exist, it wasn't that far, but Butler was closer, and if she tried to escape they might hurt her. she sighed and slouched on the couch.
Tamarisk watched her, uncomfortable. Maybe what they were doing wasn't right, wasn't justified. She looked at Artemis with a worried face, but he didn't even notice.
Tower's Tower
"He mentioned Hiram Tussock."
"Yes I know, the traitor."
"Didn't you scam him out of ten grand?"
"So what?"
"Well, he's not technically a traitor."
Mike scowled at her. "What is your point anyway? Why bring that up so suddenly? It's just completely random."
"No, no it's not. Just think if Fowl and Tussock are working together, well maybe, maybe it's a way to tempt Fowl out of his hotel."
"I still don't see what you mean."
She rolled her eyes, with annoyance. "Do I have to spell it out for you? think about it Tussock and Fowl, Fowl and Tussock, get my drift?"
Mike thought for a moment or two and then nodded. "I think I know what you mean, and if I do it's a brilliant idea." He smirked. "It's a bloody fabulous idea."
A/N please R&R
A/N thanks to all my reviewers!!!!
Chapter thirteen ~ Emma Towers
The next morning, Emma's mobile started ringing. Artemis picked it up and looked at the screen.
He smirked as he read it out loud. "Dad Mob."
He pressed the speakerphone button.
"I bet you're wondering where Emma is."
"Dad…" she shouted, before Butler clasped his hand tightly around her mouth. She struggled against him but it was no use.
"Emma? Emma! You're a dead man Fowl. Where the hell is my daughter?"
"Temper, temper, Towers. Where's my money?"
"You'll get your money, Fowl, but you'll never live to enjoy it."
"What about my father?"
"What about him?"
"Well, surely someone should pay for his murder."
"I never touched your father, Fowl."
"Course not, you would never do such a thing yourself. Instead you sent one of your mindless assassins to finish him off. Look here's the deal. I want the money you owe me, £10,000 you owe Tussock, and the half a million you owe Tamarisk. We'll call it a total of four million for cash, shall we?"
"You have got to be joking…"
"I have your daughter's life in my hands. You better believe I'm not joking. How long will it take for you to get the money?"
There was a pause as Tower's considered his next move. "A week."
"A week? I am sure we can do better then that. I mean think what could happen to dear little Emma in a week."
"Alright three days."
"That's better. Oh and Towers no messing, one sign of trouble and I'll get my man to finish her off. Understood?"
"Understood." Towers muttered angrily. "Where?"
"I'll be in touch." Artemis put the phone down and turned to smile at the struggling sixteen-year-old.
"You better hope your father pays up."
Butler's hand dropped from her mouth. "As if that would make a difference. I know enough about kidnappings to know when you're lying. You can't afford any witnesses, you can't afford to keep me alive." She said angrily. "Whether he pays or not…you're gonna…you're gonna kill me." She cried.
Artemis shook his head. "Unlike your father, Emma. I am a man of my word, if your father pays, which I have no doubt that he will, then you're free to go."
"And what makes you think I want to go back to him? I hate him, he won't pay. He doesn't care!" she screamed.
Artemis watched her tantrum with mild interest, then whilst Tamarisk tried to calm her down he pulled Butler to his side.
"I need a bomb." He said shortly.
"A bomb?"
"Yes, Butler, a bomb. It's my back up in case things go wrong."
Butler nodded. "I'll see what I can do."
Tower's Towers.
Koboi paced the office in an annoying fashion, while Tower's screamed at his bank manager down the phone. He slammed the phone down so hard that it bounced off again. he picked it up angrily and threw it across the room, in his temper. Koboi had to dive out the way to avoid the flying telephone. She swore at him.
"This wasn't supposed to happen. You said it would be easy." He said, turning to face her.
she smirked. "It is easy, when you take Fowl the money, you'll get your precious daughter back, and then…well we can hardly leave Fowl alive can we?" she said.
Towers shook his head. "You're right, he'll die for this."
Koboi laughed. "At last you're seeing my side of things, at last. Can you sort out the money?"
"It shouldn't be a problem, but as we have only three days it might prove more difficult."
"Well, you only need to show it to him."
"What do you mean you? I'm not going anywhere near Fowl, no way, someone else can take it."
"If Fowl has half a brain, he'll want you to deliver it personally." She retorted.
Hotel suite.
Emma had calmed down, and was at that moment in time sitting on the couch, staring at the door, guarded by Butler.
Tamarisk was watching her from the corner, with interest.
"So who are you, anyway?" Emma barked suddenly.
Tamarisk stared at her. "Tamarisk."
"Why are you working with Fowl?"
"Because I want my money back, I am also enjoying doing something right for a change."
"You call kidnapping, right?" she scoffed. Emma sensed a weakness in Tamarisk, and she played heavily on it.
"No, I call it justice. And sometimes justice means that innocent people suffer, but it makes the bad one's pay." She replied, moving to the window.
Artemis suddenly strolled into the room.
"I have arranged a time and date. Later on I want you to go and scout the location."
Butler nodded a reply.
Artemis moved over to the centre of the room. "So how is our little captive?"
Emma didn't answer.
"Your father has agreed to pay up."
"And you believe him?"
Artemis smirked. "I am a very trusting person."
"Yeah right. Is that why you're scouting the location?"
"Necessary precaution, I'd be really stupid if I didn't."
Emma rolled her eyes. "You sound like my father."
Artemis made a step towards her.
"Don't insult me like that!" he said to her.
She backed away slightly.
He turned from her to face Butler and they began to talk about the location for the pay off. A tear appeared in Emma's eye, she brushed it away hurriedly and strained her ears to listen to the conversation between her captors. She could clearly see the exist, it wasn't that far, but Butler was closer, and if she tried to escape they might hurt her. she sighed and slouched on the couch.
Tamarisk watched her, uncomfortable. Maybe what they were doing wasn't right, wasn't justified. She looked at Artemis with a worried face, but he didn't even notice.
Tower's Tower
"He mentioned Hiram Tussock."
"Yes I know, the traitor."
"Didn't you scam him out of ten grand?"
"So what?"
"Well, he's not technically a traitor."
Mike scowled at her. "What is your point anyway? Why bring that up so suddenly? It's just completely random."
"No, no it's not. Just think if Fowl and Tussock are working together, well maybe, maybe it's a way to tempt Fowl out of his hotel."
"I still don't see what you mean."
She rolled her eyes, with annoyance. "Do I have to spell it out for you? think about it Tussock and Fowl, Fowl and Tussock, get my drift?"
Mike thought for a moment or two and then nodded. "I think I know what you mean, and if I do it's a brilliant idea." He smirked. "It's a bloody fabulous idea."
A/N please R&R