A/N oh after saying in my last chapter that this one was a lot better…well I just hope it is!!
Chapter sixteen ~ Tussock in Trouble.
Artemis sat in his hotel suite, his eyes scanning the morning's paper. Butler was once again positioned by the door. Tamarisk was in the bedroom with Holly and Mulch, and Emma was sitting on the couch. She only moved to go to the bathroom and stretch her legs.
Artemis folded the paper up after checking the news, still no report on his father's death, it was clear Mike Tower's had taken special precautions to cover it up. He pulled the dice out of his pocket, and it grew in his hands.
Emma watched with interest.
He typed in the password and watched the screen. Emme got up and walked over to him.
"What's that?" she demanded.
Artemis smirked at her. "Go and sit back down."
"What is it?"
"Sit back down, before I get Butler to escort you."
She scowled and returned to the couch.
"It's a dice." He told her.
"What?"
"A dice, a minute computer, super computer."
"What's so special about it?"
"Well, I can trace anyone in the…" as he began to tell her his mobile started ringing.
"Artemis Fowl." He said as he picked it up.
"Ah, Fowl, I am so glad to have reached you. something has happened and it's not good." Came the shaky voice of Hiram Tussock.
"What?"
"We cant discuss this over the phone, you need to get down here now. Leave your man to watch the girl, I need you here."
"But what's happened, Tussock? Are you in danger?"
"No, nothing of the sort, it's a hitch I have noticed in the grand plan, but like I said I don't want to discuss this over the phone."
"Okay, well I'll be over soon." He said putting it down.
"That was Tussock, something's wrong. We need to go and check it out. Holly and Mulch can watch Emma." He said to Butler.
"Holly, Butler and I have to go out, we won't be long. Watch Emma."
"I'm not going to run off, you know!" she said angrily.
"Where are you going?" Tamarisk asked.
"To see Tussock. I'll be back soon. Oh and Holly, remember what we have discussed. You know what to do." He said, as he and Butler left the room.
They left the hotel and Butler drove their hired car to Tussock's apartment.
As they went to the door and knocked Artemis muttered: "It's set up isn't it?"
"Why? Do you think something is going to go wrong?"
"I'm not sure Butler. I think Tussock was trying to tell me something, but couldn't. So is it?"
Butler nodded. "Yes, but for once Artemis, I hope your wrong, which is something I don't wish very often."
"I hope I'm wrong too, Butler." He said as the door was opened.
"Fowl…run…go…" came the panting voice of Tussock. But before Artemis could think a hand grabbed him and placed a gun to his head. There was a sharp pain, as something heavy hit the back of his head. He caught sight of Lar's smiling face before blacking out.
A/N I am sorry about the short chapter…please R&R!
Chapter sixteen ~ Tussock in Trouble.
Artemis sat in his hotel suite, his eyes scanning the morning's paper. Butler was once again positioned by the door. Tamarisk was in the bedroom with Holly and Mulch, and Emma was sitting on the couch. She only moved to go to the bathroom and stretch her legs.
Artemis folded the paper up after checking the news, still no report on his father's death, it was clear Mike Tower's had taken special precautions to cover it up. He pulled the dice out of his pocket, and it grew in his hands.
Emma watched with interest.
He typed in the password and watched the screen. Emme got up and walked over to him.
"What's that?" she demanded.
Artemis smirked at her. "Go and sit back down."
"What is it?"
"Sit back down, before I get Butler to escort you."
She scowled and returned to the couch.
"It's a dice." He told her.
"What?"
"A dice, a minute computer, super computer."
"What's so special about it?"
"Well, I can trace anyone in the…" as he began to tell her his mobile started ringing.
"Artemis Fowl." He said as he picked it up.
"Ah, Fowl, I am so glad to have reached you. something has happened and it's not good." Came the shaky voice of Hiram Tussock.
"What?"
"We cant discuss this over the phone, you need to get down here now. Leave your man to watch the girl, I need you here."
"But what's happened, Tussock? Are you in danger?"
"No, nothing of the sort, it's a hitch I have noticed in the grand plan, but like I said I don't want to discuss this over the phone."
"Okay, well I'll be over soon." He said putting it down.
"That was Tussock, something's wrong. We need to go and check it out. Holly and Mulch can watch Emma." He said to Butler.
"Holly, Butler and I have to go out, we won't be long. Watch Emma."
"I'm not going to run off, you know!" she said angrily.
"Where are you going?" Tamarisk asked.
"To see Tussock. I'll be back soon. Oh and Holly, remember what we have discussed. You know what to do." He said, as he and Butler left the room.
They left the hotel and Butler drove their hired car to Tussock's apartment.
As they went to the door and knocked Artemis muttered: "It's set up isn't it?"
"Why? Do you think something is going to go wrong?"
"I'm not sure Butler. I think Tussock was trying to tell me something, but couldn't. So is it?"
Butler nodded. "Yes, but for once Artemis, I hope your wrong, which is something I don't wish very often."
"I hope I'm wrong too, Butler." He said as the door was opened.
"Fowl…run…go…" came the panting voice of Tussock. But before Artemis could think a hand grabbed him and placed a gun to his head. There was a sharp pain, as something heavy hit the back of his head. He caught sight of Lar's smiling face before blacking out.
A/N I am sorry about the short chapter…please R&R!