Disclaimer: I only own anything Eion Colfer doesn't.
Mage Kitty- Yeah, I know. Eion is like Owen and Dion is like Dijon. But they are spelt the same except for E and D! Oh, whatever.
Dragoness fighter- hmm....I only have 2 peeps on author alert- you and shadowweaver.
By the way, has anyone seen Aks or Ela-Glacier? I know shadowweaver is in the middle of Exams right now.
I changed my name to Shield-Maiden-Milla so I would have more of an inanimate object as a name. Please visit my site!
Chapter 12
Bakniria Greenstine gritted her teeth in frustration. Captain Kelp took her arm and led her onto the stage. Holly gasped.
"Artemis! If they win, we won't be able to get in tomorrow!"
Artemis smirked. "To what purpose do we have to wait until tomorrow? Haven't you noticed that we are already here?"
Holly's jaw dropped. "Oh. My. Gods." She sputtered.
Artemis sighed. "If we proceed in now, you can defeat Opal and I can lead Captain Kelp and that other female back to the LEP."
Holly stared daggers at him. "So essentially what you're saying is that I just spent seven whole hours perfecting a dance with YOU of all people for NOTHING!"
Artemis's vampire teeth shined. "Precisely."
Holly poked him in the chest with her gloved finger. "Ooooooh! Artemis Fowl, when we get back to Ops I swear..."
Artemis shrugged. "It isn't my fault. You should be blaming yourself for not noticing the obvious before."
Holly wasn't paying attention to him anymore. She was paying attention to Bakira. The Bast was circling Trouble and Captain Kelp already had a scratch across his stomach. He was staring at Bakira in horror as she lifted him by his neck into a wall.
"Bakira!" He choked. "What are you doing?!" He stared into Bakira's eyes. They fought with emotion and Trouble saw a small hole in her arm. A needle hole. It was obvious Bakira had been injected with something. And there was only one way to solve it.
"Put me down." Trouble ordered, layering his voice heavily with the Mesmer. She did not obey. "Put me down!" he repeated with more layers. "Put me down Bakira!"
Bakira ignored him still. Trouble remembered a spell his mother had once used on her brother- he used it on Bakira now.
"Just stay still and look into my eyes." Trouble instructed. Bakira's sub- consciousness obeyed and loosened her grip.
Trouble took magic from the base of his skull. "Urn cotianyer bess dividido greyt megert thud chyuld lus vientighj." He chanted. Bakira released him and fell backwards to the floor. The crowd cheered but the judges gave them five and under. They had lost. Trouble picked up Bakira and cradled her in his arms. She was heavier then he thought. Captain Kelp walked offstage.
Opal was fuming mad. "They're gone!" she roared at Trouble. Trouble wanted to grin but thought better of it.
He shrugged instead. "You should be blaming yourself for not noticing the obvious."
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Luckily, Artemis and Holly had only been in the causualish formal clothes they had worn at Trouble's party, so being able to move was no hassle. Artemis was dismayed to find that he had lost Trouble and Bakira, so he hid in the shadows until he saw them. But they had gone into a secret underground entrance. So he followed silently.
Bakira had still not regained consciousness by the time Trouble and her had been locked back into their cell. Though Artemis had found them. He peered through the small window.
"Captain Kelp? Trouble?" he said loudly, knocking on the glass. Trouble looked up and ran to the door.
"Fowl! Where's Holly?"
Artemis shook his head and took out a card from his pocket. "Never mind that. For now, I am just going to help you and...."
"Bakira." Trouble replied.
"Yes...Bakira evade.." he slid the card into lock system. The door slid open. Artemis and Trouble both picked up Bakira, who began to stir. Trouble hesitated, then pinched her arm.
Her eyes bolted open and stared at him coldly. "I can walk by myself, thank you."
Trouble shrugged. "If you wish 'mi chicka'."
Bakira's eyes twitched. 'Mi chicka' was Spanish for 'My girl.' Being half fairy, she had the fairy gift of tongues. But Bakira somehow yearend the desire of not knowing what Trouble had said.
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Holly snorted. Some opstical. An ice rink.
She sat down on the ice and pushed herself across it with superior ease. There was a pair of steel doors at the end of the corridor. Holly cautiously pushed it open and surprisingly, it was just a room, about the size of a hotel room.
It was seemingly empty. Until Captain Short noticed a triumphant Opal Koboi in the center.
"Well, well, well." Opal hissed. "Look what the dust blew in."
Holly narrowed her eyes. "Don't try anything foolish Koboi. You're a smart girl, though I never did find out about your brond." She tempted.
Opal grinned. "Watch me." She created a sword out of Ice and swung it and Holly's neck. Captain Short ducked in time and she grabbed Opal's ankle and tore through the skin with her nails. No sparks came to meet the wound.
Holly gasped. There was only one possibility- she couldn't have run out of magic since she was full of energy. It was the price Foaly said. Opal had sold her soul for the ice power.
Holly ducked another blow from the sword. Then, rather intentionally, she let Koboi pin her on the floor and put the sword to her throat.
Opal looked pleased until Holly flipped her feet around pushing Opal off. She caught the ice sword and threw it against the wall where it shattered.
A/N short chapter, but I'm having something I call sluggish personality. I have the idea, but I can't turn it into words. Different from writers block.
Shield Maiden-milla
Mage Kitty- Yeah, I know. Eion is like Owen and Dion is like Dijon. But they are spelt the same except for E and D! Oh, whatever.
Dragoness fighter- hmm....I only have 2 peeps on author alert- you and shadowweaver.
By the way, has anyone seen Aks or Ela-Glacier? I know shadowweaver is in the middle of Exams right now.
I changed my name to Shield-Maiden-Milla so I would have more of an inanimate object as a name. Please visit my site!
Chapter 12
Bakniria Greenstine gritted her teeth in frustration. Captain Kelp took her arm and led her onto the stage. Holly gasped.
"Artemis! If they win, we won't be able to get in tomorrow!"
Artemis smirked. "To what purpose do we have to wait until tomorrow? Haven't you noticed that we are already here?"
Holly's jaw dropped. "Oh. My. Gods." She sputtered.
Artemis sighed. "If we proceed in now, you can defeat Opal and I can lead Captain Kelp and that other female back to the LEP."
Holly stared daggers at him. "So essentially what you're saying is that I just spent seven whole hours perfecting a dance with YOU of all people for NOTHING!"
Artemis's vampire teeth shined. "Precisely."
Holly poked him in the chest with her gloved finger. "Ooooooh! Artemis Fowl, when we get back to Ops I swear..."
Artemis shrugged. "It isn't my fault. You should be blaming yourself for not noticing the obvious before."
Holly wasn't paying attention to him anymore. She was paying attention to Bakira. The Bast was circling Trouble and Captain Kelp already had a scratch across his stomach. He was staring at Bakira in horror as she lifted him by his neck into a wall.
"Bakira!" He choked. "What are you doing?!" He stared into Bakira's eyes. They fought with emotion and Trouble saw a small hole in her arm. A needle hole. It was obvious Bakira had been injected with something. And there was only one way to solve it.
"Put me down." Trouble ordered, layering his voice heavily with the Mesmer. She did not obey. "Put me down!" he repeated with more layers. "Put me down Bakira!"
Bakira ignored him still. Trouble remembered a spell his mother had once used on her brother- he used it on Bakira now.
"Just stay still and look into my eyes." Trouble instructed. Bakira's sub- consciousness obeyed and loosened her grip.
Trouble took magic from the base of his skull. "Urn cotianyer bess dividido greyt megert thud chyuld lus vientighj." He chanted. Bakira released him and fell backwards to the floor. The crowd cheered but the judges gave them five and under. They had lost. Trouble picked up Bakira and cradled her in his arms. She was heavier then he thought. Captain Kelp walked offstage.
Opal was fuming mad. "They're gone!" she roared at Trouble. Trouble wanted to grin but thought better of it.
He shrugged instead. "You should be blaming yourself for not noticing the obvious."
** ** ** ** *** ** ** ** ** ** *** ** ** ** ** ** *** ** ** ** ** *** ***
Luckily, Artemis and Holly had only been in the causualish formal clothes they had worn at Trouble's party, so being able to move was no hassle. Artemis was dismayed to find that he had lost Trouble and Bakira, so he hid in the shadows until he saw them. But they had gone into a secret underground entrance. So he followed silently.
Bakira had still not regained consciousness by the time Trouble and her had been locked back into their cell. Though Artemis had found them. He peered through the small window.
"Captain Kelp? Trouble?" he said loudly, knocking on the glass. Trouble looked up and ran to the door.
"Fowl! Where's Holly?"
Artemis shook his head and took out a card from his pocket. "Never mind that. For now, I am just going to help you and...."
"Bakira." Trouble replied.
"Yes...Bakira evade.." he slid the card into lock system. The door slid open. Artemis and Trouble both picked up Bakira, who began to stir. Trouble hesitated, then pinched her arm.
Her eyes bolted open and stared at him coldly. "I can walk by myself, thank you."
Trouble shrugged. "If you wish 'mi chicka'."
Bakira's eyes twitched. 'Mi chicka' was Spanish for 'My girl.' Being half fairy, she had the fairy gift of tongues. But Bakira somehow yearend the desire of not knowing what Trouble had said.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Holly snorted. Some opstical. An ice rink.
She sat down on the ice and pushed herself across it with superior ease. There was a pair of steel doors at the end of the corridor. Holly cautiously pushed it open and surprisingly, it was just a room, about the size of a hotel room.
It was seemingly empty. Until Captain Short noticed a triumphant Opal Koboi in the center.
"Well, well, well." Opal hissed. "Look what the dust blew in."
Holly narrowed her eyes. "Don't try anything foolish Koboi. You're a smart girl, though I never did find out about your brond." She tempted.
Opal grinned. "Watch me." She created a sword out of Ice and swung it and Holly's neck. Captain Short ducked in time and she grabbed Opal's ankle and tore through the skin with her nails. No sparks came to meet the wound.
Holly gasped. There was only one possibility- she couldn't have run out of magic since she was full of energy. It was the price Foaly said. Opal had sold her soul for the ice power.
Holly ducked another blow from the sword. Then, rather intentionally, she let Koboi pin her on the floor and put the sword to her throat.
Opal looked pleased until Holly flipped her feet around pushing Opal off. She caught the ice sword and threw it against the wall where it shattered.
A/N short chapter, but I'm having something I call sluggish personality. I have the idea, but I can't turn it into words. Different from writers block.
Shield Maiden-milla