Disclaimers are so freaking annoying! You know the drill, I'm not Eoin
Colfer and I did not create Artemis Fowl.
Chapter 25
Commander Root flashed his security badge in front of ICP's security officer's face.
"Will you let us in now?" Demanded Root.
The guard looked uncomfortably at Amber, Artemis, and the Butlers. By some sheer form of luck most of Haven has already laid down for bed, so the humans could walk freely throughout Haven. Only the occasional late worker saw them, and those few people simply thought that they were overworked and under rested.
"What are all these humans doing down here?" The guard asked, shifting nervously as the eldest Butler laid a cold stare on him.
"That is official LEP business," said Root, his face turning a deep set of purple. "Now if you don't want Brice Cudgeon to be Emperor of the world tomorrow, I suggest that you let us in."
"Who's Brice...."
"OPEN THE GATE NOW!" Cried Root.
The young guard immediately yanked the gate open, letting the retrieval squad, Root, Holly, Foaly, and the humans in.
"I still don't see why you had to come," said Root, glancing at Foaly as the walked up the building steps.
"I know the network," said foaly calmly. "I did, after all, build it."
Before Root could reply there was about a dozen guns pointed in there faces.
"Nice of you to join us," came a gruff voice.
"Victor Sean," said Root. "I should have know that you would be one of Brice's lackeys."
"Oh I'm hardly his lackey," said Sean, his teeth glimmering as he smiled widely. "I'm his partner, a large part of this plan was my idea."
"Oh I bet that you're really proud," said Holly.
"Actually I am," replied Sean, his smile not even shrinking a millimeter. "But this small talk is pointless, if you would please relieve yourselves of your firearms."
With much reluctance, especially from Butler, they all did.
"Very good," said Sean. "Now please follow me."
Root had every intention of following him, many lives would be risked if he didn't, but he refused to give in silently.
"I can't believe you," he said to Sean as he and the others were pushed forward into the building after Sean. "After everything that's happened, you're a disgrace to your father's name."
For the first time the smile vanished from Sean's face and a look of sheer hatred crossed. "Don't you talk about my father, don't you dare!"
"I have every right to talk about your father," said Root. "I was his friend. I was by his side when he died. The death of a hero, he was a true hero. And here you are, working with everything that he hated...."
"My father died like a fool!" Cried Sean. "He could have been great, truly great, and he threw it all away to save a couple of insignificant lives...."
"Insignificant?!" Cried Holly. "How could any life be insignificant?!"
"The first Cudgeon, Briar, offered my father a chance to work with him," continued Sean, ignoring Holly. "But like an idiot my father declined, resulting in his death during the triad uprising. And then, to top it all off, your precious council told all of Haven and the rest of the people that no lives were lost. The only one who has disgraced my father's name is my father."
Root shook his head. "You can believe that all you want Vic, but that doesn't make it true."
Sean chose to ignore Root's comment and didn't speak to them till they came upon the ICP main database.
Inside that room they found about half a dozen more guards, a youthful human boy furiously typing on a keyboard, and a muscular young elf standing in the center of the room. Brice never looked happier.
"Well, well, well," he said. "Sean, what have you brought me here? It looks like the legendary Commander Root, the LEP techi, and the infamous Artemis Fowl. How lovely of you to join our little get together."
Artemis's eyes fell on Brian, who deliberately did not look at him.
"So what now," said Root to Brice. "Are you going to brag about your master plan?"
"I assume that you already know my master plan," replied Brice, taking a step backward and laying a hand on Brian's shoulder. "Otherwise you wouldn't be here."
"If you do this," said Root, "it will be the biggest mistake of your life."
"Really now," Brice's smile lengthened. "And what makes you say that?"
"The LEP will never stop fighting, not even if you have the largest army in the world," continued Root. "And we will in the end triumphant."
"Save me the heroics," said Brice, rolling his eyes. "When I have the world, no one will dare stand up to me."
"And does Brian know?" interrupted Holly. "Does he know what will happen to the mudpeople....."
A hand immediately clapped over her mouth.
"Get them out of here," ordered Root abruptly.
The LEP and humans were dragged from the room and locked in an empty room, guards at their door.
~*~
"What don't I know?" Asked Brian, his eyes narrowing at Brice.
"It's not important," said Brice, with his usual fake smile.
Brian immediately pushed his chair away from the computer. "I'm not dong anything until you tell me....."
Brian's sentence was cut short as he felt a cold sensation on his temple, and his quick mind realized that there was a gun to his head.
~*~
Holly gingerly and slowly pushed a ceiling tile out of it's little square and swung her catlike body through.
Within minutes the other officers and humans were all in the attic, and deciding their next move.
A/N: Please Review! yay, this story's almost finished....
Chapter 25
Commander Root flashed his security badge in front of ICP's security officer's face.
"Will you let us in now?" Demanded Root.
The guard looked uncomfortably at Amber, Artemis, and the Butlers. By some sheer form of luck most of Haven has already laid down for bed, so the humans could walk freely throughout Haven. Only the occasional late worker saw them, and those few people simply thought that they were overworked and under rested.
"What are all these humans doing down here?" The guard asked, shifting nervously as the eldest Butler laid a cold stare on him.
"That is official LEP business," said Root, his face turning a deep set of purple. "Now if you don't want Brice Cudgeon to be Emperor of the world tomorrow, I suggest that you let us in."
"Who's Brice...."
"OPEN THE GATE NOW!" Cried Root.
The young guard immediately yanked the gate open, letting the retrieval squad, Root, Holly, Foaly, and the humans in.
"I still don't see why you had to come," said Root, glancing at Foaly as the walked up the building steps.
"I know the network," said foaly calmly. "I did, after all, build it."
Before Root could reply there was about a dozen guns pointed in there faces.
"Nice of you to join us," came a gruff voice.
"Victor Sean," said Root. "I should have know that you would be one of Brice's lackeys."
"Oh I'm hardly his lackey," said Sean, his teeth glimmering as he smiled widely. "I'm his partner, a large part of this plan was my idea."
"Oh I bet that you're really proud," said Holly.
"Actually I am," replied Sean, his smile not even shrinking a millimeter. "But this small talk is pointless, if you would please relieve yourselves of your firearms."
With much reluctance, especially from Butler, they all did.
"Very good," said Sean. "Now please follow me."
Root had every intention of following him, many lives would be risked if he didn't, but he refused to give in silently.
"I can't believe you," he said to Sean as he and the others were pushed forward into the building after Sean. "After everything that's happened, you're a disgrace to your father's name."
For the first time the smile vanished from Sean's face and a look of sheer hatred crossed. "Don't you talk about my father, don't you dare!"
"I have every right to talk about your father," said Root. "I was his friend. I was by his side when he died. The death of a hero, he was a true hero. And here you are, working with everything that he hated...."
"My father died like a fool!" Cried Sean. "He could have been great, truly great, and he threw it all away to save a couple of insignificant lives...."
"Insignificant?!" Cried Holly. "How could any life be insignificant?!"
"The first Cudgeon, Briar, offered my father a chance to work with him," continued Sean, ignoring Holly. "But like an idiot my father declined, resulting in his death during the triad uprising. And then, to top it all off, your precious council told all of Haven and the rest of the people that no lives were lost. The only one who has disgraced my father's name is my father."
Root shook his head. "You can believe that all you want Vic, but that doesn't make it true."
Sean chose to ignore Root's comment and didn't speak to them till they came upon the ICP main database.
Inside that room they found about half a dozen more guards, a youthful human boy furiously typing on a keyboard, and a muscular young elf standing in the center of the room. Brice never looked happier.
"Well, well, well," he said. "Sean, what have you brought me here? It looks like the legendary Commander Root, the LEP techi, and the infamous Artemis Fowl. How lovely of you to join our little get together."
Artemis's eyes fell on Brian, who deliberately did not look at him.
"So what now," said Root to Brice. "Are you going to brag about your master plan?"
"I assume that you already know my master plan," replied Brice, taking a step backward and laying a hand on Brian's shoulder. "Otherwise you wouldn't be here."
"If you do this," said Root, "it will be the biggest mistake of your life."
"Really now," Brice's smile lengthened. "And what makes you say that?"
"The LEP will never stop fighting, not even if you have the largest army in the world," continued Root. "And we will in the end triumphant."
"Save me the heroics," said Brice, rolling his eyes. "When I have the world, no one will dare stand up to me."
"And does Brian know?" interrupted Holly. "Does he know what will happen to the mudpeople....."
A hand immediately clapped over her mouth.
"Get them out of here," ordered Root abruptly.
The LEP and humans were dragged from the room and locked in an empty room, guards at their door.
~*~
"What don't I know?" Asked Brian, his eyes narrowing at Brice.
"It's not important," said Brice, with his usual fake smile.
Brian immediately pushed his chair away from the computer. "I'm not dong anything until you tell me....."
Brian's sentence was cut short as he felt a cold sensation on his temple, and his quick mind realized that there was a gun to his head.
~*~
Holly gingerly and slowly pushed a ceiling tile out of it's little square and swung her catlike body through.
Within minutes the other officers and humans were all in the attic, and deciding their next move.
A/N: Please Review! yay, this story's almost finished....