Hello, again! Sorry I took so long to upload! Well, I had made this story
more detailed for all you people. I think it has helped the story along
quite well.
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Before Holly knew it, Root had shoved her out the door and was running to the chutes. Vampires and Artemis Fowl. Oh, boy. They were the two things Root had hated the most. By the by the time Holly got to the lava chutes, Root already was gone and his pod was blasting out of sight. This didn't look too good,
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"Remember me?" The restaurant blurred, leaving Butler behind and then he was outside. He closed his eyes. He felt as though they were flying through the night.
"Butler!"
Artemis opened his eyes and saw that he was on the roof of the restaurant. Strong hands held his right arm and his mouth. On impulse, Artemis reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a fairy gun that the retrieval team had dropped when Butler had fought them. He brought the little gun to his captors' head. It was that girl that had been in David's limo. She just smiled. A pain rose up in his wrist and he heard it snap. The girl bent over and picked up the gun. She did this so fast that she was a blur. "Fairy technology, huh? Axl told me about your squabbles with the Fairy folk. It's a pity that we couldn't meet you before the LEP helped your dad. Then, we could have used you instead of killing you." She threw the miniature gun off the building. She laughed and picked up Artemis by his collar. She smiled and there were long, sharp fangs that Artemis was sure wasn't there before. But right now he didn't care much, his wrist felt like fire.
"Get away monster." Artemis found himself saying before he could stop himself.
"Monster? Now, I may be a vampire, but a monster I am not." He hands caressed his cheek as if she liked the touch of his warm skin. Artemis took this chance and bit down hard on her hand. He didn't let go until he tasted the coppery, bitter blood. She threw Artemis on the ground hard. She then thrust her hand in front of his face. "Watch this, mortal." Artemis watched the wounds slowly, but surely heal. The skin closed in until there was no red left. Artemis knew all about healing, but it was fairy healing he was familiar with. This had no bright blue dancing sparks that cured wounds without pain.
"So? A little fairy magic and the bloody wreck you call a face can be changed."
"Cocky, aren't we?" Artemis was wrenched from the girl's grasp and his arm's circulation was cut off. He looked up to see a woman with impossibly green eyes. Her red hair sparked in the bright city lights. She turned to the girl, a cold light in those evergreen eyes. "So, Shina. I hear you're Axl's new Blood-sworn. And I thought Axl could do better."
"Sorry . . . I don't know what you are talking about."
Artemis couldn't resist bashing that stupid girl. "She obviously thinks this 'Axl' deserves better and she doesn't approve of you." Reret's hand eased slightly and Reret looked at him for the first time.
"I like you. Who are you?"
"Reret." A boy barely older than Artemis had climbed up the wall and was pulling himself over the edge. His ebony black hair was streaked with blood-red highlights that matched his eyes. "Pleasure to see you again."
Reret's grip completely loosened and Artemis slouched to the ground. Reret and the boy's eyes locked and they stared at each other for a moment. "Axl Blair."
For the moment, Artemis had been forgotten. He slowly crawled to the edge of the building, careful to not put weight on his broken wrist. "She's my blood-sworn." The vampire Axl had put himself between the girls.
"Pathetic."
Shina's hand darted around Axl's body, grabbing Reret's neck and was squeezing. A hand came out of the air and covered Artemis's mouth. Why can't Butler be around when he really needed him?
Four bullets whizzed past Artemis's left ear. Holly Short and Julius Root unshielded with their guns at hand.
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The one minute Butler had taken to climb the twelve flights of stairs seemed like an hour. He not only had let Artemis out of his sight, he had let Artemis out of his sight when firearms were involved. Butler slammed the door open with the Sig Saucer in his hand. Artemis lay on the edge of the building, silhouetted by the full moon. "Artemis, you could fall!"
"Don't tempt me to push him." Holly and Root unshielded again and Holly beamed at Butler.
Foaly's voice cracked over Root's helmet. "Julius? I don't know who the girls were, but I got tons of stuff on the Axl Blair. He apparently is British. Our first record of him is when he was turned into a vampire over seven hundred years ago. He was a soldier in the Hundred Years War between the French and the British. A French Vampire by the name of Dominick changed him. He was fifteen at the time. He's actually really young, but since his 'father' was one of the first Vampires."
"How do you know his 'father' changed him in the war?"
"We have documentaries of what you Mud Men call wars, Artemis Fowl. Wanna see what war was like when bayonets were the primary weapons?"
A lot of things went through Artemis's mind at this moment. There were such things as vampires. How could they eat and still hide the bodies. "I think I'll pass, thanks."
"Hello?" All of them turned around to see Reret. Butler immediately jumped on her. In two seconds, Butler was thrown onto the ground. Reret shook her head and put her palms out, trying to make peace.
"What do you want, vampire?"
"Axl Blair's life, just as you want."
Root grabbed his gun out and pointed it at her. The laser pointer was on her forehead. "Why should we believe you?
"Because she's with Nick Carvier. A vampire hunter if there ever was one." Foaly said.
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Yay! Another Chapter up! I hope the next chapter will be up soon. So what do you think? I'd want to thank all you who have reviewed so far and TigrisKitty for helping me with some kinks. Bye bye. Chap 4 up soon!
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Before Holly knew it, Root had shoved her out the door and was running to the chutes. Vampires and Artemis Fowl. Oh, boy. They were the two things Root had hated the most. By the by the time Holly got to the lava chutes, Root already was gone and his pod was blasting out of sight. This didn't look too good,
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"Remember me?" The restaurant blurred, leaving Butler behind and then he was outside. He closed his eyes. He felt as though they were flying through the night.
"Butler!"
Artemis opened his eyes and saw that he was on the roof of the restaurant. Strong hands held his right arm and his mouth. On impulse, Artemis reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a fairy gun that the retrieval team had dropped when Butler had fought them. He brought the little gun to his captors' head. It was that girl that had been in David's limo. She just smiled. A pain rose up in his wrist and he heard it snap. The girl bent over and picked up the gun. She did this so fast that she was a blur. "Fairy technology, huh? Axl told me about your squabbles with the Fairy folk. It's a pity that we couldn't meet you before the LEP helped your dad. Then, we could have used you instead of killing you." She threw the miniature gun off the building. She laughed and picked up Artemis by his collar. She smiled and there were long, sharp fangs that Artemis was sure wasn't there before. But right now he didn't care much, his wrist felt like fire.
"Get away monster." Artemis found himself saying before he could stop himself.
"Monster? Now, I may be a vampire, but a monster I am not." He hands caressed his cheek as if she liked the touch of his warm skin. Artemis took this chance and bit down hard on her hand. He didn't let go until he tasted the coppery, bitter blood. She threw Artemis on the ground hard. She then thrust her hand in front of his face. "Watch this, mortal." Artemis watched the wounds slowly, but surely heal. The skin closed in until there was no red left. Artemis knew all about healing, but it was fairy healing he was familiar with. This had no bright blue dancing sparks that cured wounds without pain.
"So? A little fairy magic and the bloody wreck you call a face can be changed."
"Cocky, aren't we?" Artemis was wrenched from the girl's grasp and his arm's circulation was cut off. He looked up to see a woman with impossibly green eyes. Her red hair sparked in the bright city lights. She turned to the girl, a cold light in those evergreen eyes. "So, Shina. I hear you're Axl's new Blood-sworn. And I thought Axl could do better."
"Sorry . . . I don't know what you are talking about."
Artemis couldn't resist bashing that stupid girl. "She obviously thinks this 'Axl' deserves better and she doesn't approve of you." Reret's hand eased slightly and Reret looked at him for the first time.
"I like you. Who are you?"
"Reret." A boy barely older than Artemis had climbed up the wall and was pulling himself over the edge. His ebony black hair was streaked with blood-red highlights that matched his eyes. "Pleasure to see you again."
Reret's grip completely loosened and Artemis slouched to the ground. Reret and the boy's eyes locked and they stared at each other for a moment. "Axl Blair."
For the moment, Artemis had been forgotten. He slowly crawled to the edge of the building, careful to not put weight on his broken wrist. "She's my blood-sworn." The vampire Axl had put himself between the girls.
"Pathetic."
Shina's hand darted around Axl's body, grabbing Reret's neck and was squeezing. A hand came out of the air and covered Artemis's mouth. Why can't Butler be around when he really needed him?
Four bullets whizzed past Artemis's left ear. Holly Short and Julius Root unshielded with their guns at hand.
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The one minute Butler had taken to climb the twelve flights of stairs seemed like an hour. He not only had let Artemis out of his sight, he had let Artemis out of his sight when firearms were involved. Butler slammed the door open with the Sig Saucer in his hand. Artemis lay on the edge of the building, silhouetted by the full moon. "Artemis, you could fall!"
"Don't tempt me to push him." Holly and Root unshielded again and Holly beamed at Butler.
Foaly's voice cracked over Root's helmet. "Julius? I don't know who the girls were, but I got tons of stuff on the Axl Blair. He apparently is British. Our first record of him is when he was turned into a vampire over seven hundred years ago. He was a soldier in the Hundred Years War between the French and the British. A French Vampire by the name of Dominick changed him. He was fifteen at the time. He's actually really young, but since his 'father' was one of the first Vampires."
"How do you know his 'father' changed him in the war?"
"We have documentaries of what you Mud Men call wars, Artemis Fowl. Wanna see what war was like when bayonets were the primary weapons?"
A lot of things went through Artemis's mind at this moment. There were such things as vampires. How could they eat and still hide the bodies. "I think I'll pass, thanks."
"Hello?" All of them turned around to see Reret. Butler immediately jumped on her. In two seconds, Butler was thrown onto the ground. Reret shook her head and put her palms out, trying to make peace.
"What do you want, vampire?"
"Axl Blair's life, just as you want."
Root grabbed his gun out and pointed it at her. The laser pointer was on her forehead. "Why should we believe you?
"Because she's with Nick Carvier. A vampire hunter if there ever was one." Foaly said.
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Yay! Another Chapter up! I hope the next chapter will be up soon. So what do you think? I'd want to thank all you who have reviewed so far and TigrisKitty for helping me with some kinks. Bye bye. Chap 4 up soon!