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Dark room, Inside the Warehouse, Somewhere in Ireland
The group looked up abruptly as the voice floated in from the doorway. Holly and Artemis had been so caught up in their argument, along with all of the others, the fight was just so captivating, that they had completely ignored Russey, or what was believed to be Russey, and his entrance. Even Foaly, who should have had his eyes on the computer monitor watching the whole thing happen.
Butler, being the fastest one to recover, immediately lunged at Russey. His strength and momentum had his body flying almost vertical. Then the most peculiar thing happened. The group waited with baited breath for the hard, powerful smack of Butler's body against Russey's but it never came. Instead Butler collided with the cold, hard wall and made a sickening smack. You may be thinking that Butler's aim had been off a few feet or inches, but no, then you would be wrong. Butler's aim had been dead on. He flew directly through what everyone thought to be Russey's rather solid body.
Mere seconds later and the hologram of Russey was laughing maniacally, like a mad scientist would. No one moved. They were all much too shocked to do much of anything. Butler got up gingerly and walked slowly up to Russey. He put his hand directly through Russey's head and waved it around a bit, as if checking just to make sure this was real. With all of his extensive training with Madame Ko he was still mystified at how this hologram could have fooled Foaly and his technology.
Foaly himself had a bewildered look on his face. He was leaning forward in his custom-made hover chair with his mouth hanging wide open. This had NEVER happened before. No one had ever tricked him into believing a hologram was real. No on had ever tricked him period, with the possible exceptions of Artemis and Opal Koboi, although he still wouldn't admit to this. Besides, his technology is the best in or under the world, and there is no exception to that.
How could a mere hologram have built in reactors so that when my equipment had a lock on to it, it seemed to give off heat like real creatures? Foaly thought to himself in utter disbelief. There is no possible way! Unless...(A/N~ I'm not sure it the ellipses thing is working so bear with me.)
"Opal Koboi." He breathed out, barely audible. She is the only person on the planet, with the possible exception of Artemis, that could fool him in this way. And besides, what would Russey want with Holly? It's not like she ever did anything to him. But she did do something to Koboi. She got her arrested and threw her into Howlers Peak, personally. Of course Koboi would have something against her. Why hadn't I seen this sooner, Foaly thought to himself, silently berating himself for his less than genius outlook on this whole situation.
As soon as Foaly had uttered that name a thin gap in the ceiling opened and a large plasma screen slowly dropped down. This was no ordinary plasma screen, oh no. This was a Koboi original.
Within seconds the screen turned itself on and Opal's face appeared, and she was wearing the biggest smile you would ever see.
"I expected more out of you, Foaly. It took you that long to figure it out that it was me behind this whole plot. Oh dear. You are definitely losing your touch. And look, the gangs all here. Isn't it lovely to be reunited once again?" she said all in an all to perky way.
Commander Root had gone from a bad mood to, well let's just say that if this were a cartoon, his head would have popped off and would have steam coming from his ears. His blood pressure was so high at the moment it was a miracle he was still alive. Root had been mad before but right now he was infuriated. She had finally been settling down in her cell and now THIS! This is going to cost her eight thousand years in prison at the very least, Root's mind raged.
"Oh, hello, Commander. It's nice to see you again. You really should have your blood pressure looked at, your complexion is absolutely frightful." Opal said in a mock concerned way. This comment only added to Root's blood pressure.
Artemis' mind was racing. For one of the first times in his life, he was dumbfounded. He himself would have never guessed that the mastermind behind this was HER! It didn't seem possible. Besides she was supposed to be in jail. And someone had told him that she was under the tightest security known to the People, Artemis thought.
"Alright. I supposed I've kept you nitwits in suspense for just too long. You see, unlike your pathetic holograms, Foaly, mine can actually take on physical form. And then with the touch of a button, I can turn them back into regular hologram that can't feel or be felt. Aren't I just so smart?" she explained, utterly and totally delighted with her own genius.
Suddenly it dawned on Artemis. If she could make a figure that represented Steven Russey act and be tangible then she could make a simulation of herself. That's more than likely the way she, or should we say her hologram, got out of jail. She probably hadn't even been there the whole time she was plotting out her takeover of Haven. She was probably in some safe house far, far away from Haven during that time. She might have a whole ARMY of holograms of herself, Artemis thought to himself.
Butler whipped out his Sig Saucer and blew up the screen with one shot. It wasn't like anyone wanted to hear Opal gloat about how she tricked them into walking straight into a trap.
Nobody really noticed the hologram of Russey anymore, that was, of course, until he started shooting. In a split second Butler had picked Artemis up and flung him behind the fairies as they took out their guns and started to fire. But they couldn't sink a single shot. He kept changing from solid, so that he could shoot at them, then back to a hologram when they shot at him. It was virtually impossible to shoot him.
Artemis started dialing a number on his cell phone. Holly paused for a moment as she looked back at him. What in hell is he doing? Calling his dry-cleaners? Holly thought. Soon Foaly's voice was drifting through Trouble's communicator, "Holly, pull back and talk to Fowl!" His voice came swift and urgent. Knowing she shouldn't argue at a time like this she did as she was told and pulled back and dropped to the floor where Fowl was lying.
"What?" she hissed, rather impolitely.
"I know how you can defeat the hologram." Artemis whispered, somewhat timidly.
"Well start talking, it's not like I have time for this." She snapped back.
At her sharp remark he felt a little rejected. Like the feeling you get when you are picked last in gym class, which happened to him quite frequently. "The second he turns solid, which is when he goes to shot, that's when you need to shot him. That way he'll be solid and the bullet will kill him."
Holly gave a small nod and was about to get up when Artemis grabbed her arm. "Be careful," he whispered. Holly got up and if you had looked really carefully, you would have seen a slight smile on her face.
A/N~ And the plot thickens! LoL. Keep reviewing and tell me what you think.
A/N~ Keep the reviews coming!
Dark room, Inside the Warehouse, Somewhere in Ireland
The group looked up abruptly as the voice floated in from the doorway. Holly and Artemis had been so caught up in their argument, along with all of the others, the fight was just so captivating, that they had completely ignored Russey, or what was believed to be Russey, and his entrance. Even Foaly, who should have had his eyes on the computer monitor watching the whole thing happen.
Butler, being the fastest one to recover, immediately lunged at Russey. His strength and momentum had his body flying almost vertical. Then the most peculiar thing happened. The group waited with baited breath for the hard, powerful smack of Butler's body against Russey's but it never came. Instead Butler collided with the cold, hard wall and made a sickening smack. You may be thinking that Butler's aim had been off a few feet or inches, but no, then you would be wrong. Butler's aim had been dead on. He flew directly through what everyone thought to be Russey's rather solid body.
Mere seconds later and the hologram of Russey was laughing maniacally, like a mad scientist would. No one moved. They were all much too shocked to do much of anything. Butler got up gingerly and walked slowly up to Russey. He put his hand directly through Russey's head and waved it around a bit, as if checking just to make sure this was real. With all of his extensive training with Madame Ko he was still mystified at how this hologram could have fooled Foaly and his technology.
Foaly himself had a bewildered look on his face. He was leaning forward in his custom-made hover chair with his mouth hanging wide open. This had NEVER happened before. No one had ever tricked him into believing a hologram was real. No on had ever tricked him period, with the possible exceptions of Artemis and Opal Koboi, although he still wouldn't admit to this. Besides, his technology is the best in or under the world, and there is no exception to that.
How could a mere hologram have built in reactors so that when my equipment had a lock on to it, it seemed to give off heat like real creatures? Foaly thought to himself in utter disbelief. There is no possible way! Unless...(A/N~ I'm not sure it the ellipses thing is working so bear with me.)
"Opal Koboi." He breathed out, barely audible. She is the only person on the planet, with the possible exception of Artemis, that could fool him in this way. And besides, what would Russey want with Holly? It's not like she ever did anything to him. But she did do something to Koboi. She got her arrested and threw her into Howlers Peak, personally. Of course Koboi would have something against her. Why hadn't I seen this sooner, Foaly thought to himself, silently berating himself for his less than genius outlook on this whole situation.
As soon as Foaly had uttered that name a thin gap in the ceiling opened and a large plasma screen slowly dropped down. This was no ordinary plasma screen, oh no. This was a Koboi original.
Within seconds the screen turned itself on and Opal's face appeared, and she was wearing the biggest smile you would ever see.
"I expected more out of you, Foaly. It took you that long to figure it out that it was me behind this whole plot. Oh dear. You are definitely losing your touch. And look, the gangs all here. Isn't it lovely to be reunited once again?" she said all in an all to perky way.
Commander Root had gone from a bad mood to, well let's just say that if this were a cartoon, his head would have popped off and would have steam coming from his ears. His blood pressure was so high at the moment it was a miracle he was still alive. Root had been mad before but right now he was infuriated. She had finally been settling down in her cell and now THIS! This is going to cost her eight thousand years in prison at the very least, Root's mind raged.
"Oh, hello, Commander. It's nice to see you again. You really should have your blood pressure looked at, your complexion is absolutely frightful." Opal said in a mock concerned way. This comment only added to Root's blood pressure.
Artemis' mind was racing. For one of the first times in his life, he was dumbfounded. He himself would have never guessed that the mastermind behind this was HER! It didn't seem possible. Besides she was supposed to be in jail. And someone had told him that she was under the tightest security known to the People, Artemis thought.
"Alright. I supposed I've kept you nitwits in suspense for just too long. You see, unlike your pathetic holograms, Foaly, mine can actually take on physical form. And then with the touch of a button, I can turn them back into regular hologram that can't feel or be felt. Aren't I just so smart?" she explained, utterly and totally delighted with her own genius.
Suddenly it dawned on Artemis. If she could make a figure that represented Steven Russey act and be tangible then she could make a simulation of herself. That's more than likely the way she, or should we say her hologram, got out of jail. She probably hadn't even been there the whole time she was plotting out her takeover of Haven. She was probably in some safe house far, far away from Haven during that time. She might have a whole ARMY of holograms of herself, Artemis thought to himself.
Butler whipped out his Sig Saucer and blew up the screen with one shot. It wasn't like anyone wanted to hear Opal gloat about how she tricked them into walking straight into a trap.
Nobody really noticed the hologram of Russey anymore, that was, of course, until he started shooting. In a split second Butler had picked Artemis up and flung him behind the fairies as they took out their guns and started to fire. But they couldn't sink a single shot. He kept changing from solid, so that he could shoot at them, then back to a hologram when they shot at him. It was virtually impossible to shoot him.
Artemis started dialing a number on his cell phone. Holly paused for a moment as she looked back at him. What in hell is he doing? Calling his dry-cleaners? Holly thought. Soon Foaly's voice was drifting through Trouble's communicator, "Holly, pull back and talk to Fowl!" His voice came swift and urgent. Knowing she shouldn't argue at a time like this she did as she was told and pulled back and dropped to the floor where Fowl was lying.
"What?" she hissed, rather impolitely.
"I know how you can defeat the hologram." Artemis whispered, somewhat timidly.
"Well start talking, it's not like I have time for this." She snapped back.
At her sharp remark he felt a little rejected. Like the feeling you get when you are picked last in gym class, which happened to him quite frequently. "The second he turns solid, which is when he goes to shot, that's when you need to shot him. That way he'll be solid and the bullet will kill him."
Holly gave a small nod and was about to get up when Artemis grabbed her arm. "Be careful," he whispered. Holly got up and if you had looked really carefully, you would have seen a slight smile on her face.
A/N~ And the plot thickens! LoL. Keep reviewing and tell me what you think.