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Chapter 31
Trouble's heart pounded as the lasers flashed around his head. That was what he lived for; that was who he was, a soldier through and through.
Less fire now. They must have taken out the majority of Brice's men by firing off crazy shots. Trouble peeked around the corner and saw that there were only about five guards left. He took one out with a careful shot, his comrades disposed of the rest.
"Where's Brice?" Root demanded.
No one spoke. At least not until the heard the whoosh of a door, then all hell broke loose.
"He got away!"
"D'arvit!"
"We should have kept a better look out for him!"
Root hushed everyone with a raise of his hands. The first words he said were into his mike: "Foaly, put this building into lockdown mode immediately."
"Yes commander, when would you like me to do this?"
"IMMEDIATELY!"
"Now now commander," said Foaly in a mother-like tone. "Remember your blood pressure."
A few of the more daring officers snickered.
"Foaly....." started Root.
"Finished," said Foaly.
Root looked up at his officers. "Find Brice."
They were moving before he finished speaking.
~*~
"Where's mom?" Aidan asked as she spun around in a swivel chair.
"I don't know," admitted Artemis, looking at the ground. "We lost contact with her when she went to power down the computers."
Aidan glared at Brian, who was sitting as far away from everyone else as he possibly could.
"You can't possibly blame me!" protested Brian at her glare.
"Oh I blame you," she replied.
"I was tricked," he mumbled half-heartedly.
She didn't say anything, just continued with her evil death stare.
Everyone jumped, except maybe the Butlers, when the door shot open and Root came in.
"We can't find Brice, but we know that he's still in the building," Root said.
"Good, we can't lose him," replied Artemis. "He's the only one who knows where Amber and Kyle are."
~*~
Twenty years earlier, when ICP was first built, Briar Cudgeon had been one of the LEP guards overlooking the site. They protected it from punk kids who might have wanted to mess up a government building just for the fun of it. As you probably guessed though, that's not all that Cudgeon did. His wallet became considerably empty on this venture, but ever since the Artemis Fowl affair, he liked to be prepared for anything.
Therefore, he bribed some of the workers to put in a secret basement area, much like a dungeon. No one was to know about it, not even Foaly. The builders were skeptical at first, but the minute they had all that gold in their hands they would have gone to their knees and kissed Cudgeon's feet to keep it. So, they built the basement. Then Cudgeon murdered them and took back his money. He lost nothing.
At the time, Cudgeon had no idea why he desired this secret place so much, it was just an instinct. Every good soldier knows to trust his instincts.
That was were Brice was heading. When Brice turned 35, his father had told him about the basement. After his father's death and Brice developed his revenge plan, he was thrilled about it. It came in handy in some situations, like, for example, if you wanted to hide the wife of a billionaire, her kid's bodyguard, and an LEP academy student.
He pressed a button on a small compact remote that he had been carrying in his pocket. A wall that seemed perfectly ordinary slid away to reveal a staircase. A staircase that led to a large black room.
Brice quickly ran down the stairs, closing the door behind him. They would never find him down there.
~*~
"He went down this hallway!" Called Trouble to his fellow officers.
They raced after Brice, only to freeze when they came to a dead-end.
Trouble looked around. "But I saw him come down here, I know I did!"
"Where could he have gone?" wondered another soldier aloud.
Trouble sighed. "At least we know he's still in the building. Let's head back upstairs and consult with Commander Root."
A/N: Not much of a cliffy and the chapter is short, sorry guys. Please review!
Thank you all who reviewed!
Chapter 31
Trouble's heart pounded as the lasers flashed around his head. That was what he lived for; that was who he was, a soldier through and through.
Less fire now. They must have taken out the majority of Brice's men by firing off crazy shots. Trouble peeked around the corner and saw that there were only about five guards left. He took one out with a careful shot, his comrades disposed of the rest.
"Where's Brice?" Root demanded.
No one spoke. At least not until the heard the whoosh of a door, then all hell broke loose.
"He got away!"
"D'arvit!"
"We should have kept a better look out for him!"
Root hushed everyone with a raise of his hands. The first words he said were into his mike: "Foaly, put this building into lockdown mode immediately."
"Yes commander, when would you like me to do this?"
"IMMEDIATELY!"
"Now now commander," said Foaly in a mother-like tone. "Remember your blood pressure."
A few of the more daring officers snickered.
"Foaly....." started Root.
"Finished," said Foaly.
Root looked up at his officers. "Find Brice."
They were moving before he finished speaking.
~*~
"Where's mom?" Aidan asked as she spun around in a swivel chair.
"I don't know," admitted Artemis, looking at the ground. "We lost contact with her when she went to power down the computers."
Aidan glared at Brian, who was sitting as far away from everyone else as he possibly could.
"You can't possibly blame me!" protested Brian at her glare.
"Oh I blame you," she replied.
"I was tricked," he mumbled half-heartedly.
She didn't say anything, just continued with her evil death stare.
Everyone jumped, except maybe the Butlers, when the door shot open and Root came in.
"We can't find Brice, but we know that he's still in the building," Root said.
"Good, we can't lose him," replied Artemis. "He's the only one who knows where Amber and Kyle are."
~*~
Twenty years earlier, when ICP was first built, Briar Cudgeon had been one of the LEP guards overlooking the site. They protected it from punk kids who might have wanted to mess up a government building just for the fun of it. As you probably guessed though, that's not all that Cudgeon did. His wallet became considerably empty on this venture, but ever since the Artemis Fowl affair, he liked to be prepared for anything.
Therefore, he bribed some of the workers to put in a secret basement area, much like a dungeon. No one was to know about it, not even Foaly. The builders were skeptical at first, but the minute they had all that gold in their hands they would have gone to their knees and kissed Cudgeon's feet to keep it. So, they built the basement. Then Cudgeon murdered them and took back his money. He lost nothing.
At the time, Cudgeon had no idea why he desired this secret place so much, it was just an instinct. Every good soldier knows to trust his instincts.
That was were Brice was heading. When Brice turned 35, his father had told him about the basement. After his father's death and Brice developed his revenge plan, he was thrilled about it. It came in handy in some situations, like, for example, if you wanted to hide the wife of a billionaire, her kid's bodyguard, and an LEP academy student.
He pressed a button on a small compact remote that he had been carrying in his pocket. A wall that seemed perfectly ordinary slid away to reveal a staircase. A staircase that led to a large black room.
Brice quickly ran down the stairs, closing the door behind him. They would never find him down there.
~*~
"He went down this hallway!" Called Trouble to his fellow officers.
They raced after Brice, only to freeze when they came to a dead-end.
Trouble looked around. "But I saw him come down here, I know I did!"
"Where could he have gone?" wondered another soldier aloud.
Trouble sighed. "At least we know he's still in the building. Let's head back upstairs and consult with Commander Root."
A/N: Not much of a cliffy and the chapter is short, sorry guys. Please review!