A/N Thanks for the reviews. Next chapter!! Emma's starting to annoy me
slightly maybe I should kill her off!! Tee hee!! No only joking.or am I?
er. yeah
Chapter three ~ Harold Smith and an Email.
Harold Smith was standing at the entrance to the internet café. He didn't like to use the home computer as there were always people standing behind him, or walking past looking over his shoulder. And he didn't want anyone to know what he was up to.
He pushed open the glass doors, and sat down at the computer. An old waitress walked over to him.
"I'll have a bottle of water," he said, without looking up.
Harold Smith was at the time eighteen years old, he had grown up with computers and could use one blind folded. He found the page he was looking for, even before his water had arrived. he had been hoping on going in and out without having to spend any money. He pressed print, and walked over to the printer. Unfortunately it wasn't as quick as he hoped. It took nearly three minutes to print the page off.
At that point the waitress came over to him. "Would you like still or sparkling?"
He took the page from the printer and smiled. "Neither thanks, I've changed my mind." He said, walking out.
She tutted after him, and pulled out a cigarette.
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"Hey, Artemis, what's this flashing light mean?" Emma asked, looking up from the computer.
Artemis had at that moment been pouring over the blue prints with Mulch, trying to agree on the best way.
"But if you go that way, you have more chance of being spotted by the CCTV." Artemis explained.
"Ah, but less chance of being eaten by dogs."
"Artemis!"
Artemis sighed and walked over to the computer. "It means you have an email, well I have an email."
He clicked on the read it now button.
"Huh? The sender.it doesn't make sense."
Artemis peered over her shoulder. The sender of the email was a load of queer symbols and letters.
"It's off Foaly."
"How do you know that?"
"Because their computer doesn't match up with this one, that's why the sender is just symbols, move over." He pushed Emma out of the chair and sat down.
She stood behind him and Mulch got up to look at the email. Artemis clicked open and waited impatiently for the file to appear.
To: Artemis Fowl (ArtemisFowl2@aol.com)
From: Foaly (email address withheld.)
Subject: News Email: Artemis, I am using Foaly's new computer to send you an email. I am fine, now. What happened with Towers? Did you get your money back? Koboi had vanished by the time the LEP retrieval squad got there, vanished without a trace. I thought you should know, anyway. I don't think you'll be able to reply to this, 'cause of what Foaly just said. We've had new software put in to make the Lower Elements a safer place. The email will self-destruct after you have read it, just joking.just a sec what's that Foaly? It will self-destruct.but I was joking! Er. okay then, well no offence but I hope I never see you again, Fowl. Maybe you should try keeping your nose clean. Oh and if he's there why don't you send that miscreant Mulch home? No, I doubt he'd come anyway. ~ Captain Holly Short ~
"None taken." Artemis muttered.
"How can you withhold your email address, I suppose that's why there was all those funny symbols." Emma said.
"Go home!? What cheek? Go home to a nice long stretch in Howlers Peak!" Mulch grumbled, turning back to the blue prints.
"At least she's still alive." Emma said.
Artemis nodded. "I just wished she told us a bit more about this new technology."
"Probably scared you'd steal it!" Emma said with a laugh.
Artemis scowled. "I mean they must remember what happened last time they surrendered all their technology to one source."
"What happened?"
"The Goblin's attacked, and for a short while, Koboi ruled the Lower Elements."
"Well, Koboi ain't in the Lower Elements, she's up here somewhere." Emma reminded him.
"Yes, I was aware of that fact."
She smiled. "Just making sure." She looked at her watch. "Oh I'll have to go now. Wish me luck."
"Luck? Where you going?"
"My driving test."
"Well, if you're driving in America is anything to go on, you won't need luck, Emma."
The three turned round to see Tamarisk standing in the doorway.
"Thanks, Tam." Emma said, happily.
"You'll need a bloody miracle."
Artemis smirked. "Good luck, Emma."
She glared at him and stomped out of the room.
"I don't know why you put up with her." Tamarisk began.
Emma went back into the room. "There is someone at the door. says his name is Henry, or Harry or something."
"I'll get it." Juliet shouted from the other room.
"Who is it?" Emma asked.
"Oh it's Juliet's new boyfriend." Tamarisk said, she ran to the window and peered out. "He looks nice anyway."
"Let's see." Emma said, joining her.
They watched as Juliet walked down the long drive hand in hand with Harold Smith.
Chapter three ~ Harold Smith and an Email.
Harold Smith was standing at the entrance to the internet café. He didn't like to use the home computer as there were always people standing behind him, or walking past looking over his shoulder. And he didn't want anyone to know what he was up to.
He pushed open the glass doors, and sat down at the computer. An old waitress walked over to him.
"I'll have a bottle of water," he said, without looking up.
Harold Smith was at the time eighteen years old, he had grown up with computers and could use one blind folded. He found the page he was looking for, even before his water had arrived. he had been hoping on going in and out without having to spend any money. He pressed print, and walked over to the printer. Unfortunately it wasn't as quick as he hoped. It took nearly three minutes to print the page off.
At that point the waitress came over to him. "Would you like still or sparkling?"
He took the page from the printer and smiled. "Neither thanks, I've changed my mind." He said, walking out.
She tutted after him, and pulled out a cigarette.
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"Hey, Artemis, what's this flashing light mean?" Emma asked, looking up from the computer.
Artemis had at that moment been pouring over the blue prints with Mulch, trying to agree on the best way.
"But if you go that way, you have more chance of being spotted by the CCTV." Artemis explained.
"Ah, but less chance of being eaten by dogs."
"Artemis!"
Artemis sighed and walked over to the computer. "It means you have an email, well I have an email."
He clicked on the read it now button.
"Huh? The sender.it doesn't make sense."
Artemis peered over her shoulder. The sender of the email was a load of queer symbols and letters.
"It's off Foaly."
"How do you know that?"
"Because their computer doesn't match up with this one, that's why the sender is just symbols, move over." He pushed Emma out of the chair and sat down.
She stood behind him and Mulch got up to look at the email. Artemis clicked open and waited impatiently for the file to appear.
To: Artemis Fowl (ArtemisFowl2@aol.com)
From: Foaly (email address withheld.)
Subject: News Email: Artemis, I am using Foaly's new computer to send you an email. I am fine, now. What happened with Towers? Did you get your money back? Koboi had vanished by the time the LEP retrieval squad got there, vanished without a trace. I thought you should know, anyway. I don't think you'll be able to reply to this, 'cause of what Foaly just said. We've had new software put in to make the Lower Elements a safer place. The email will self-destruct after you have read it, just joking.just a sec what's that Foaly? It will self-destruct.but I was joking! Er. okay then, well no offence but I hope I never see you again, Fowl. Maybe you should try keeping your nose clean. Oh and if he's there why don't you send that miscreant Mulch home? No, I doubt he'd come anyway. ~ Captain Holly Short ~
"None taken." Artemis muttered.
"How can you withhold your email address, I suppose that's why there was all those funny symbols." Emma said.
"Go home!? What cheek? Go home to a nice long stretch in Howlers Peak!" Mulch grumbled, turning back to the blue prints.
"At least she's still alive." Emma said.
Artemis nodded. "I just wished she told us a bit more about this new technology."
"Probably scared you'd steal it!" Emma said with a laugh.
Artemis scowled. "I mean they must remember what happened last time they surrendered all their technology to one source."
"What happened?"
"The Goblin's attacked, and for a short while, Koboi ruled the Lower Elements."
"Well, Koboi ain't in the Lower Elements, she's up here somewhere." Emma reminded him.
"Yes, I was aware of that fact."
She smiled. "Just making sure." She looked at her watch. "Oh I'll have to go now. Wish me luck."
"Luck? Where you going?"
"My driving test."
"Well, if you're driving in America is anything to go on, you won't need luck, Emma."
The three turned round to see Tamarisk standing in the doorway.
"Thanks, Tam." Emma said, happily.
"You'll need a bloody miracle."
Artemis smirked. "Good luck, Emma."
She glared at him and stomped out of the room.
"I don't know why you put up with her." Tamarisk began.
Emma went back into the room. "There is someone at the door. says his name is Henry, or Harry or something."
"I'll get it." Juliet shouted from the other room.
"Who is it?" Emma asked.
"Oh it's Juliet's new boyfriend." Tamarisk said, she ran to the window and peered out. "He looks nice anyway."
"Let's see." Emma said, joining her.
They watched as Juliet walked down the long drive hand in hand with Harold Smith.