Disclaimers are so freaking annoying! You know the drill, I'm not Eoin Colfer and I did not create Artemis Fowl.

Chapter 10

"Some how we managed to capture two more people then expected," said Holly as she took Commander Root to where the unconscious humans were. "By their size we assume that they are related to Butler."

"That's just what we need," said Root shaking his head. "More bear sized humans."

"What I was wondering is why are they here? Did Artemis honestly doubt that Butler could do whatever they had planned alone?" Holly asked uncertainly.

"Who cares Major?" snapped Root as he pulled out a half chewed fungus cigar. "Just have Becca keep an eye on them."

Holly was taken aback. "But sir, don't you think that it would be better if I.."

"No, Holly, I don't," interrupted Root. "We need you in the field. Becca's a rookie but she can handle babysitting duty."

With that Commander Root departed, though he didn't know that Holly was trying to decide on how much trouble she would get in if she hit him.

~*~

"Aidan!" snapped Brian, "get off of my foot!"

"Sorry, but I'm all tangled up in some sort of net and I can't move!" replied Aidan.

"Well untangle yourself and get off my foot!"

"What do you think I'm trying to do?"

After a long struggle and lots of yelling Aidan and Brian untangled themselves and stepped out of the room.

"Where did everyone go?" Asked Aidan.

Brian rolled his eyes. "Did you not hear Butler try to warn our so called father? Why do you think that our bodyguards tossed us into that room?"

Aidan gasped. "They've been captured?"

"Very good Aidan," said Brian mockingly. "Though why they took dad is beyond me, by that e-mail you would think that he and these faeries were friends."

"Maybe they were trying to trick him into coming here!"

For the second time Brian rolled his eyes. "Aidan, do you honestly think that if dad's enemies sent him an e-mail asking for help he would go help them? If these people actually thought that our father would then they must be completely moronic."

A/N: Is moronic a word?

"Maybe they are stupid and thought that he would come help them, even
though
we know that he wouldn't. Then when you read the e-mail and went to
find them dad
found that we went looking for them and followed us."

Brian almost laughed. "Do you honestly think that dad was here
looking for us?
Or that he even noticed that we were gone till he saw us here?"

"I think that he would have at least noticed." Aidan wasn't even looking at Brian
anymore, she seemed to have found a fascination with her shoes."

"I'm sorry Aidan, but dad doesn't care about us."

~*~

Artemis broke out of his unconscious state and immediately wished he
hadn't. He
had a headache that made him feel like he had been drinking for 5 days
straight and there
were ropes cutting into his chest.

He groaned and he heard a young girl scream.

"Aidan?" he was able to muffle out.

"No, ummm, Mr.Fowl," it wasn't Aidan, Artemis didn't recognize the
voice.
"My name's Becca."

Artemis opened his eyes, though it took them several minutes to focus.

A young elf with dark brown, curly hair and green eyes sat in front of
him. She
was staring as if he was the coolest thing she had ever seen.

He glance to his side and saw Amber and the three Butlers tied to
chairs like
himself, though they were still unconscious.

"Where am I?" He asked.

"Just some room in the Tara Base."

"Where's Aidan and Brian?"

The girl looked puzzled. "Aidan and Brian?"

"Yes, my kids, where are they?"

The young elf went pale.

A/N: All I got so far, please review!!!!