A/N thanks to everyone who has reviewed!!
Chapter twenty four ~ The Aftermath.
As the door opened, Butler appeared out of the gloom with a disgruntled Mulch by his side. Artemis tossed the gun aside and flung his arms around Butler, limping slightly due to his injured leg. Butler looked like he had seen a ghost. He had thought Artemis was dead.
"Artemis." Butler said, softly, almost unbelievingly.
Emma smiled. "Looks like Mulch saved the day."
Mulch nodded. "Now there is just the small thing about my fee."
"It's over." Said Artemis as he stepped back from Butler.
"It'll never be over, not if Towers is still alive." He said glumly.
"Well, actually now you mention it, he's dead. And I have got my money."
Butler smiled. "That's it then, we can go back to Ireland and live a quiet life."
"What about Holly?" Tamarisk said, suddenly. "If she dies."
"She won't."
"You know something Artemis you saying something doesn't make it true." She said, angrily.
They walked to the car in silence. Butler stepped into the driving seat, Emma looked almost annoyed.
"I suppose it's better it Butler drives." She said, as she got in the back.
"Well it's certainly safer!" Tamarisk said, spitefully.
Artemis got into the front.
Once back at the hotel Tamarisk and Emma went to bed leaving Butler and Artemis alone.
"I hope Holly's okay." Artemis said.
Butler nodded. "I'm sure she will be, she's a fighter and she'll be getting the best possible treatment. So tell me what happened."
"I've told you, the bomb went off, Towers was killed, Koboi knocked unconcious."
"Tower's was killed in the bomb?"
Artemis turned away. "Yes."
"Artemis, I wish you'd trust me enough to tell me what really happened."
Artemis didn't reply. It wasn't that he didn't trust Butler, but he didn't want to admit that he had a weakness.
"Where's Koboi now?"
"I told Root where she was. He said he'd send someone to pick her up."
"Artemis, are you okay?"
"Couldn't be better, I got what I wanted didn't I?"
"That's not what I meant."
"Butler, I shot him."
Butler was shocked but managed to hide it. he stayed silent.
"I pulled the trigger, he died." Artemis said.
"You didn't have a choice Artemis."
"I did, I could have walked away. he couldn't fight me, beg for his life, he was unconscious Butler. I shot someone in the back!"
"Artemis, he would have lived, and he wouldn't have let you go, he would have followed you back to Ireland. He wouldn't have let you go. You did the right thing." Butler said, putting his arm around his charges shoulders. "And thanks for telling me."
"In some ways I don't want to return to Fowl Manor." Artemis said, softly.
"Why not?"
"How can I tell her that Father is dead?"
"I'll tell her if you want."
"No, it should be me, I'm her son."
"Well, if you change your mind, I'm here. What's Emma going to do now?"
"She said something about coming to Ireland."
Butler grinned. "I wonder why."
Artemis laughed and shook his head.
He took his mobile out of his pocket.
"Do you think they'll ring?" he asked Butler.
"When they have something to tell us. Now let's have a look at your leg."
It was three hours later, Tamarisk had woken up and had gone to find Artemis.
"Any news?" she asked, sitting down.
Artemis shook his head. "We're going home first thing in the morning, first flight we can catch."
Tamarisk nodded. "That's fine by me! So what about Emma? Is she staying here?"
Artemis shrugged. "It's up to her."
"Well, I don't suppose she has any reason to stay here." Tamarisk said slowly.
The next day Butler went to the travel agency and booked five tickets for Ireland. They had to wait two days, which for Tamarisk seemed a century.
But eventually the time came. Butler, Artemis, Tamarisk, Emma and Mulch all boarded the plane, which was to take them home.
Tamarisk shrieked with happiness as she clambered off the plane. "I'm home, I'm never leaving Ireland again!"
Emma rolled her eyes. "Yeah, sure Tamarisk, that's great."
Mulch looked around disgruntled. "Does this mean we can get back to our deal? Remember what you said Fowl, fifty fifty."
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"Commander."
"What is it?" Root grumbled in the office. "Is Holly getting better?"
"She's doing as well as could be expected. No it's Koboi."
"What about her?"
"When we got there, she was gone."
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A/N This is it.the end of my story. =( I'm really sad now, I really enjoyed writing this story! I know there is a lot of loose ends and stuff.so I might do a sequel, well in fact I am doing a sequel!! Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed my story!! Couldn't have done it without you!! =)
Chapter twenty four ~ The Aftermath.
As the door opened, Butler appeared out of the gloom with a disgruntled Mulch by his side. Artemis tossed the gun aside and flung his arms around Butler, limping slightly due to his injured leg. Butler looked like he had seen a ghost. He had thought Artemis was dead.
"Artemis." Butler said, softly, almost unbelievingly.
Emma smiled. "Looks like Mulch saved the day."
Mulch nodded. "Now there is just the small thing about my fee."
"It's over." Said Artemis as he stepped back from Butler.
"It'll never be over, not if Towers is still alive." He said glumly.
"Well, actually now you mention it, he's dead. And I have got my money."
Butler smiled. "That's it then, we can go back to Ireland and live a quiet life."
"What about Holly?" Tamarisk said, suddenly. "If she dies."
"She won't."
"You know something Artemis you saying something doesn't make it true." She said, angrily.
They walked to the car in silence. Butler stepped into the driving seat, Emma looked almost annoyed.
"I suppose it's better it Butler drives." She said, as she got in the back.
"Well it's certainly safer!" Tamarisk said, spitefully.
Artemis got into the front.
Once back at the hotel Tamarisk and Emma went to bed leaving Butler and Artemis alone.
"I hope Holly's okay." Artemis said.
Butler nodded. "I'm sure she will be, she's a fighter and she'll be getting the best possible treatment. So tell me what happened."
"I've told you, the bomb went off, Towers was killed, Koboi knocked unconcious."
"Tower's was killed in the bomb?"
Artemis turned away. "Yes."
"Artemis, I wish you'd trust me enough to tell me what really happened."
Artemis didn't reply. It wasn't that he didn't trust Butler, but he didn't want to admit that he had a weakness.
"Where's Koboi now?"
"I told Root where she was. He said he'd send someone to pick her up."
"Artemis, are you okay?"
"Couldn't be better, I got what I wanted didn't I?"
"That's not what I meant."
"Butler, I shot him."
Butler was shocked but managed to hide it. he stayed silent.
"I pulled the trigger, he died." Artemis said.
"You didn't have a choice Artemis."
"I did, I could have walked away. he couldn't fight me, beg for his life, he was unconscious Butler. I shot someone in the back!"
"Artemis, he would have lived, and he wouldn't have let you go, he would have followed you back to Ireland. He wouldn't have let you go. You did the right thing." Butler said, putting his arm around his charges shoulders. "And thanks for telling me."
"In some ways I don't want to return to Fowl Manor." Artemis said, softly.
"Why not?"
"How can I tell her that Father is dead?"
"I'll tell her if you want."
"No, it should be me, I'm her son."
"Well, if you change your mind, I'm here. What's Emma going to do now?"
"She said something about coming to Ireland."
Butler grinned. "I wonder why."
Artemis laughed and shook his head.
He took his mobile out of his pocket.
"Do you think they'll ring?" he asked Butler.
"When they have something to tell us. Now let's have a look at your leg."
It was three hours later, Tamarisk had woken up and had gone to find Artemis.
"Any news?" she asked, sitting down.
Artemis shook his head. "We're going home first thing in the morning, first flight we can catch."
Tamarisk nodded. "That's fine by me! So what about Emma? Is she staying here?"
Artemis shrugged. "It's up to her."
"Well, I don't suppose she has any reason to stay here." Tamarisk said slowly.
The next day Butler went to the travel agency and booked five tickets for Ireland. They had to wait two days, which for Tamarisk seemed a century.
But eventually the time came. Butler, Artemis, Tamarisk, Emma and Mulch all boarded the plane, which was to take them home.
Tamarisk shrieked with happiness as she clambered off the plane. "I'm home, I'm never leaving Ireland again!"
Emma rolled her eyes. "Yeah, sure Tamarisk, that's great."
Mulch looked around disgruntled. "Does this mean we can get back to our deal? Remember what you said Fowl, fifty fifty."
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"Commander."
"What is it?" Root grumbled in the office. "Is Holly getting better?"
"She's doing as well as could be expected. No it's Koboi."
"What about her?"
"When we got there, she was gone."
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A/N This is it.the end of my story. =( I'm really sad now, I really enjoyed writing this story! I know there is a lot of loose ends and stuff.so I might do a sequel, well in fact I am doing a sequel!! Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed my story!! Couldn't have done it without you!! =)