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A/N Thanks for reviewing my first chapter. Any feedback is appreciated, and suggestions for improvements.I mean NO ONE is perfect!! =) Oh and please bare with me, after all this is only the second chapter so not much is happening, yet!!
Chapter two ~ Artemis and Mulch
Artemis Fowl was standing beside his mother, she was sobbing gently on to a silk cushion. Juliet and Butler stood near the doorway, unsure about what to do.
"Oh Artemis, it's not fair.it really isn't fair!" his mother cried.
Artemis wasn't sure what to do either. "It's okay, mother, I am sure he thought of you to the last." And with that he walked out of the room. Comforting people was definitely not one of his strong points, plus he had his own grief to handle. Surely it should be his mother comforting him, but then again Artemis Fowl was not an ordinary boy, and the Fowl's were certainly not a normal family.
Artemis Fowl was following in his father's footsteps and was well on his way to becoming a criminal mastermind (if he was not already there!). In the last few years his father had disappeared and then resurfaced legitimate. Fowl senior's enemies took advantage of his change of heart and had him conveniently 'bumped off'.
But Artemis Fowl was not going to stand by as his father was killed. He went to America for revenge, and got a whole lot more then he bargained for. For a start his father was already dead when he got there, and secondly Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon unit was there hunting down an escaped criminal. A criminal Artemis had helped to catch in the first place. So the group teamed together. Artemis got his money, and his father's killer was dead, and as far as he knew Holly had got her criminal.
There was of course one little snag, during a fight Holly had become injured, so Artemis had no idea whether she was still alive. He had no contact with the Lower Elements since returning to Ireland, so therefore he had no knowledge about either Holly, or Koboi (the escaped criminal).
After leaving his mother he disappeared into the study, where Emma was typing away at the computer. That was another little snag, Emma Towers. Artemis had kidnapped Emma back in America to prompt her father to pay up. It was during her time with Artemis that she claimed she despised her father and asked Artemis to kill him. Artemis was only to happy to comply, making his revenge complete. But afterwards, Emma had no where to go, so lo and behold she went to Ireland with Artemis and co.
Artemis watched her with a grin. "You're getting quite good at that, you know."
She smiled. "I know." she said, turning round.
Artemis smirked. "But you are too easily distracted."
"I am not," she said, spinning back to face the screen.
"There is someone at the door. You two arguing again?" Juliet asked, as she stepped into the room.
"We weren't arguing." Emma began.
"Easily distracted." Artemis said, from behind her.
She got up from the chair. "Oh shut up."
"Thanks!" he said, taking her place.
She scowled. "You were planning that weren't you? How did you know I was going to get up?" Artemis smirked. "I can read you like an open book, now go and see who's at the door."
"I am not your bloody slave!" she said, as she stomped from the room.
Juliet followed her, trying to hide a grin.
She reappeared. "Emma's gone to paint her nails, Master Artemis, but Mulch just got back."
Artemis got up from the computer to see Mulch walk in. "Find anything?" Artemis asked.
Mulch shook his head.
"Wait a minute, did you use the front door?"
Mulch nodded. "Why not?"
"You never use the front door."
"Well, I wasn't in the mood for chewing up your floorboards." Mulch said with a grin.
"So you found nothing?"
Mulch shook his head. "New technology, the files can only be accessed from one place now."
"The mainframe computer."
"That's right. Well, it explains why you couldn't get in the other day."
"I just want to know if she's still alive or not, that's all. Why is it so hard?"
Mulch shrugged. "Oh and I got the blueprints for the bank."
"What a fascinating conversation." Juliet said from behind them. "Does my brother know what you're up to?"
"Must I tell him everything?"
"Yes, when it involves some crazy plot where you're gonna get yourself killed."
Artemis rolled his eyes. "I'm still alive now, aren't I?"
Juliet smiled. "Yes, so far." She said, before leaving the room.
"Where is Butler anyway?" Mulch asked, looking cautiously around the room.
Artemis grinned. "He's looking after my mother."
Mulch raised his eyebrows.
"What? He's good at it." Artemis replied, turning back to the computer screen. He held his hand out. "So let's see the prints then?"
"No way."
"I don't think I heard you correctly. Maybe you should reconsider before you repeat yourself." Artemis said, warningly, swivelling round to face him.
"I'm not letting these go without a price." Mulch said, holding the papers up in the air out of Artemis' reach.
Suddenly the papers were snatched from his hands, he turned round to see Emma smiling down at him.
"Finders keepers." She said, holding the papers in one hand and blowing the wet nails on her other.
He growled and jumped at her. She screamed as he flung her to the ground. She threw the papers up in the air, Artemis got up and caught them with a smile.
"Thanks." Mulch and Emma struggled up.
"It bit me." She said angrily.
Mulch growled. "You lost me my papers. You don't know what I had to do to get those papers!" She nursed her hand. "I don't want to know and quite frankly I couldn't care less." she said, walking from the room.
"So, Artemis about the price for the papers?"
Artemis grinned. "Why would I pay you for something I already have?"
"You, scamming little viper." Mulch said, angrily.
"Tooshay." Artemis replied with a frin. "I remember fifty fifty, but what I don't remember is the extra charges. Fifty fifty, Mulch, now stick to it."
Mulch left the room grumbling something which sounded suspiciously like "I'd get treated better in prison underground."
"It could be arranged." Artemis replied, as his attention returned once more to the computer screen.
A/N I'm kinda of the opinion that Artemis is out of character, so if you have any suggestions to get him back into character, please email me or leave them in a review!! Cheers!! =)
A/N Thanks for reviewing my first chapter. Any feedback is appreciated, and suggestions for improvements.I mean NO ONE is perfect!! =) Oh and please bare with me, after all this is only the second chapter so not much is happening, yet!!
Chapter two ~ Artemis and Mulch
Artemis Fowl was standing beside his mother, she was sobbing gently on to a silk cushion. Juliet and Butler stood near the doorway, unsure about what to do.
"Oh Artemis, it's not fair.it really isn't fair!" his mother cried.
Artemis wasn't sure what to do either. "It's okay, mother, I am sure he thought of you to the last." And with that he walked out of the room. Comforting people was definitely not one of his strong points, plus he had his own grief to handle. Surely it should be his mother comforting him, but then again Artemis Fowl was not an ordinary boy, and the Fowl's were certainly not a normal family.
Artemis Fowl was following in his father's footsteps and was well on his way to becoming a criminal mastermind (if he was not already there!). In the last few years his father had disappeared and then resurfaced legitimate. Fowl senior's enemies took advantage of his change of heart and had him conveniently 'bumped off'.
But Artemis Fowl was not going to stand by as his father was killed. He went to America for revenge, and got a whole lot more then he bargained for. For a start his father was already dead when he got there, and secondly Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon unit was there hunting down an escaped criminal. A criminal Artemis had helped to catch in the first place. So the group teamed together. Artemis got his money, and his father's killer was dead, and as far as he knew Holly had got her criminal.
There was of course one little snag, during a fight Holly had become injured, so Artemis had no idea whether she was still alive. He had no contact with the Lower Elements since returning to Ireland, so therefore he had no knowledge about either Holly, or Koboi (the escaped criminal).
After leaving his mother he disappeared into the study, where Emma was typing away at the computer. That was another little snag, Emma Towers. Artemis had kidnapped Emma back in America to prompt her father to pay up. It was during her time with Artemis that she claimed she despised her father and asked Artemis to kill him. Artemis was only to happy to comply, making his revenge complete. But afterwards, Emma had no where to go, so lo and behold she went to Ireland with Artemis and co.
Artemis watched her with a grin. "You're getting quite good at that, you know."
She smiled. "I know." she said, turning round.
Artemis smirked. "But you are too easily distracted."
"I am not," she said, spinning back to face the screen.
"There is someone at the door. You two arguing again?" Juliet asked, as she stepped into the room.
"We weren't arguing." Emma began.
"Easily distracted." Artemis said, from behind her.
She got up from the chair. "Oh shut up."
"Thanks!" he said, taking her place.
She scowled. "You were planning that weren't you? How did you know I was going to get up?" Artemis smirked. "I can read you like an open book, now go and see who's at the door."
"I am not your bloody slave!" she said, as she stomped from the room.
Juliet followed her, trying to hide a grin.
She reappeared. "Emma's gone to paint her nails, Master Artemis, but Mulch just got back."
Artemis got up from the computer to see Mulch walk in. "Find anything?" Artemis asked.
Mulch shook his head.
"Wait a minute, did you use the front door?"
Mulch nodded. "Why not?"
"You never use the front door."
"Well, I wasn't in the mood for chewing up your floorboards." Mulch said with a grin.
"So you found nothing?"
Mulch shook his head. "New technology, the files can only be accessed from one place now."
"The mainframe computer."
"That's right. Well, it explains why you couldn't get in the other day."
"I just want to know if she's still alive or not, that's all. Why is it so hard?"
Mulch shrugged. "Oh and I got the blueprints for the bank."
"What a fascinating conversation." Juliet said from behind them. "Does my brother know what you're up to?"
"Must I tell him everything?"
"Yes, when it involves some crazy plot where you're gonna get yourself killed."
Artemis rolled his eyes. "I'm still alive now, aren't I?"
Juliet smiled. "Yes, so far." She said, before leaving the room.
"Where is Butler anyway?" Mulch asked, looking cautiously around the room.
Artemis grinned. "He's looking after my mother."
Mulch raised his eyebrows.
"What? He's good at it." Artemis replied, turning back to the computer screen. He held his hand out. "So let's see the prints then?"
"No way."
"I don't think I heard you correctly. Maybe you should reconsider before you repeat yourself." Artemis said, warningly, swivelling round to face him.
"I'm not letting these go without a price." Mulch said, holding the papers up in the air out of Artemis' reach.
Suddenly the papers were snatched from his hands, he turned round to see Emma smiling down at him.
"Finders keepers." She said, holding the papers in one hand and blowing the wet nails on her other.
He growled and jumped at her. She screamed as he flung her to the ground. She threw the papers up in the air, Artemis got up and caught them with a smile.
"Thanks." Mulch and Emma struggled up.
"It bit me." She said angrily.
Mulch growled. "You lost me my papers. You don't know what I had to do to get those papers!" She nursed her hand. "I don't want to know and quite frankly I couldn't care less." she said, walking from the room.
"So, Artemis about the price for the papers?"
Artemis grinned. "Why would I pay you for something I already have?"
"You, scamming little viper." Mulch said, angrily.
"Tooshay." Artemis replied with a frin. "I remember fifty fifty, but what I don't remember is the extra charges. Fifty fifty, Mulch, now stick to it."
Mulch left the room grumbling something which sounded suspiciously like "I'd get treated better in prison underground."
"It could be arranged." Artemis replied, as his attention returned once more to the computer screen.
A/N I'm kinda of the opinion that Artemis is out of character, so if you have any suggestions to get him back into character, please email me or leave them in a review!! Cheers!! =)