Disclaimer: I do not own Eoin Colfer and I am not Artemis Fowl. No..... wait...

A/N: I read the Eternity Code, and I realize that some facts in my story counteract Eoin's third book, but since I started this story before I read the third book I'm not going to kill myself trying to change anything. We'll just have to pretend that some things are different. (

You know the first time Artemis was in the chutes? Brian kind of has one of those moments.

Chapter 22

Brice had a plan. A beautiful, flawless, foolproof plan.

Everything in Haven that had even a sliver of electronics in it was connected to a main database in-between the council building and the LEP headquarters. So all you had to do was get into the building, flick a couple of switches, and voila. This building was obviously guarded around the clock. Not even an ant could get into this building without Foaly knowing about it.

First problem, how to get it. That problem was easily fixed when Brice ran into a certain kleptomaniac dwarf on a 'business' venture. After all of Foaly's gadgets and brilliance, he didn't even think to build a floor that could stand up to a dwarf. Pathetic.

Second problem, how to work the computer's so that all the power can be shut off. Brice needed a computer smarty for that, one that was naïve enough to work with him.

Check and mate.

~*~

"How safe is this shuttle?" Brian asked as he stepped into an LEP shuttle.

"As safe as you can be in the chutes," replied Brice as he buckled himself into the passenger seat.

"Very reassuring," mumbled Brian.

When the shuttle jerked from its still position into motion Brian was knocked hard back into his seat. The speed and sound of the shuttle was shocking, so shocking that Brian could not speak for several minutes. The magma and fire in the shoot was beautiful, in a deadly sci-fi way.

"Whoa," was all that he was able to get out.