Family Tree
Chapter six, Mysterious Plots.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Artemis Fowl characters or settings in this fic. Eoin Colfer owns them.
A/N: How does Holly cope with her disappointment? Read on to find out...
Commander Root's office, Police Plaza, Haven City
For a second Holly didn't react. Then her face clouded over. Storm clouds chased themselves over Holly's cheeks. She turned and ran from the room, slamming the door behind her. Vibrations made the room shudder, rather like a miniature earthquake.
The commander gave a small smile. Another phase of his master plan to give Holly the brilliant wedding present, she deserved, was complete. Trouble had told him that Holly had wanted the mud man at her wedding ceremony and together they cooked up an intricate scheme of deceit.
Root opened a com link to Foaly.
"Foaly's slave labour phone line speaking, how can I help?" The centaur's voice was laden with sarcasm. It was wasted on the Commander.
"Get a pod ready, and a set of Hummingbirds, I'm going to Ireland."
"Certainly your majesty." he replied, he would have bowed, but there was no point as the commander couldn't see him.
"What did you call me?" bellowed Root almost bursting Foaly's eardrums.
"Err, nothing commander. Do come down when you're ready."
The commander shut off the com link before Foaly could say anything else.
"Charming!" he muttered, stomping his hooves. "Typical Julius! I am so unappreciated!"
He had only just checked the available pods and selected a suitable pair of Hummingbirds from the rack when a shout echoed through the booth.
"D'arvit centaur. Get out here now. I'm on a schedule." Root boomed.
Foaly hastened to comply. He buzzed open the door, revealing a red faced Commander. Before he had time to say anything, Foaly spoke for him.
"Pod sixteen, to Tara, Ireland. Follow me." And he trotted off, down the corridor, still clutching the Hummingbirds.
Holly's cubicle, Police Plaza, Haven City, the lower elements.
Holly was sitting at her desk with her head in her arms. Why was life so unfair? All she wanted was the perfect wedding. Was that too much to ask? Mind you the Commander had a point. It could be dangerous. But who was going to give her away? She was going to ask Artemis to do it but she couldn't now. Maybe she'd ask Foaly. She was good friends with him. She would ask Trouble for his opinion later; when her shift was over.
Fowl Manor, Dublin, Ireland
Root flew shielded over the Irish countryside. It sure was beautiful. The scenery was tinged with the golden glow of sunset. He was heading to Fowl Manor. He could see it clearly in the distance; it looked really daunting, dark against the fading sun.
The commander knelt, still shielded in the grounds of Fowl manor. He was waiting for Artemis' mother to leave.
Artemis hastily said goodbye to his mother. He wanted to carry on rewriting his computer programme. His mother refused to take the hint.
"Goodbye Arty. Are you sure you'll be alright? I could be gone for up to two and a half months." Angeline fussed over her son, forgetting that he was thirteen and not three.
Artemis sighed, silently. "I'll be fine." he assured her, ushering her out the door to the waiting taxi. "Butler and Juliet will be here in any case."
Artemis stood back, watching the taxi drive away. He returned to the Manor, shutting the door on the gathering dusk. It could have been his imagination, but he was sure he detected a slight shimmer in the air. He was just walking back up the grand staircase when a knock sounded on the door. Artemis groaned, who could be visiting the Manor at this time of night?
"Juliet, Will you get that? I need to get back to my computer." It wasn't a question; it was an order.
Juliet obeyed, pulling open the heavy double door a crack. She froze when she saw who was standing there.
"Commander Root? Is that you?" she asked, stupidly.
The commander sighed; mud men were so stupid. "Yes. May I have permission to enter the building? I have a proposition for Artemis."
Juliet told the commander to come in and shut the door behind him.
"Artemis is in the study. Follow me."
The pair walked up the staircase and Juliet paused before knocking on the study door.
"Artemis. You have a visitor."
She opened the door and waited for Root to walk through before closing it. She wondered what the commander could want? She went to find her brother in case he knew anything.
Artemis didn't turn around so Root walked slowly towards him. He placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Hello Artemis."
Artemis recognised that voice. It couldn't be...
"Commander Root. What brings you here?"
The commander proceeded to explain the situation.
"So I would like to know if you, Butler and Juliet would attend the wedding ceremony?"
Artemis considered the offer. "Yes. Yes we will be there." he paused, "Who is giving her away? She is an orphan if I remember correctly."
The commander shuffled, "Well, actually I do have one, in fact two more requests. Would you care to be the one to give Holly away? And would Juliet care to be Holly's bridesmaid?"
Artemis paused. He didn't really have the time to attend wedding ceremonies. But he felt he owed Holly a favour since she saved his father in the Arctic. "I would be honoured to. I'm sure Juliet would also be happy to comply." He didn't have to ask her, he knew she would be delighted at the offer.
He was right. As usual. Juliet hadn't been able to find Butler so she had stood, eavesdropping outside the study door. "Oh My Gosh!!!" she squealed excitedly to herself. "I am going to be a bridesmaid to a fairy!!" she did a few dance steps on the thick quilted carpet. She stopped, "What am I going to wear?"
A/N: Will the wedding go to plan? All will be revealed in the next chapter (I hope!!) Please review.
Chapter six, Mysterious Plots.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Artemis Fowl characters or settings in this fic. Eoin Colfer owns them.
A/N: How does Holly cope with her disappointment? Read on to find out...
Commander Root's office, Police Plaza, Haven City
For a second Holly didn't react. Then her face clouded over. Storm clouds chased themselves over Holly's cheeks. She turned and ran from the room, slamming the door behind her. Vibrations made the room shudder, rather like a miniature earthquake.
The commander gave a small smile. Another phase of his master plan to give Holly the brilliant wedding present, she deserved, was complete. Trouble had told him that Holly had wanted the mud man at her wedding ceremony and together they cooked up an intricate scheme of deceit.
Root opened a com link to Foaly.
"Foaly's slave labour phone line speaking, how can I help?" The centaur's voice was laden with sarcasm. It was wasted on the Commander.
"Get a pod ready, and a set of Hummingbirds, I'm going to Ireland."
"Certainly your majesty." he replied, he would have bowed, but there was no point as the commander couldn't see him.
"What did you call me?" bellowed Root almost bursting Foaly's eardrums.
"Err, nothing commander. Do come down when you're ready."
The commander shut off the com link before Foaly could say anything else.
"Charming!" he muttered, stomping his hooves. "Typical Julius! I am so unappreciated!"
He had only just checked the available pods and selected a suitable pair of Hummingbirds from the rack when a shout echoed through the booth.
"D'arvit centaur. Get out here now. I'm on a schedule." Root boomed.
Foaly hastened to comply. He buzzed open the door, revealing a red faced Commander. Before he had time to say anything, Foaly spoke for him.
"Pod sixteen, to Tara, Ireland. Follow me." And he trotted off, down the corridor, still clutching the Hummingbirds.
Holly's cubicle, Police Plaza, Haven City, the lower elements.
Holly was sitting at her desk with her head in her arms. Why was life so unfair? All she wanted was the perfect wedding. Was that too much to ask? Mind you the Commander had a point. It could be dangerous. But who was going to give her away? She was going to ask Artemis to do it but she couldn't now. Maybe she'd ask Foaly. She was good friends with him. She would ask Trouble for his opinion later; when her shift was over.
Fowl Manor, Dublin, Ireland
Root flew shielded over the Irish countryside. It sure was beautiful. The scenery was tinged with the golden glow of sunset. He was heading to Fowl Manor. He could see it clearly in the distance; it looked really daunting, dark against the fading sun.
The commander knelt, still shielded in the grounds of Fowl manor. He was waiting for Artemis' mother to leave.
Artemis hastily said goodbye to his mother. He wanted to carry on rewriting his computer programme. His mother refused to take the hint.
"Goodbye Arty. Are you sure you'll be alright? I could be gone for up to two and a half months." Angeline fussed over her son, forgetting that he was thirteen and not three.
Artemis sighed, silently. "I'll be fine." he assured her, ushering her out the door to the waiting taxi. "Butler and Juliet will be here in any case."
Artemis stood back, watching the taxi drive away. He returned to the Manor, shutting the door on the gathering dusk. It could have been his imagination, but he was sure he detected a slight shimmer in the air. He was just walking back up the grand staircase when a knock sounded on the door. Artemis groaned, who could be visiting the Manor at this time of night?
"Juliet, Will you get that? I need to get back to my computer." It wasn't a question; it was an order.
Juliet obeyed, pulling open the heavy double door a crack. She froze when she saw who was standing there.
"Commander Root? Is that you?" she asked, stupidly.
The commander sighed; mud men were so stupid. "Yes. May I have permission to enter the building? I have a proposition for Artemis."
Juliet told the commander to come in and shut the door behind him.
"Artemis is in the study. Follow me."
The pair walked up the staircase and Juliet paused before knocking on the study door.
"Artemis. You have a visitor."
She opened the door and waited for Root to walk through before closing it. She wondered what the commander could want? She went to find her brother in case he knew anything.
Artemis didn't turn around so Root walked slowly towards him. He placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Hello Artemis."
Artemis recognised that voice. It couldn't be...
"Commander Root. What brings you here?"
The commander proceeded to explain the situation.
"So I would like to know if you, Butler and Juliet would attend the wedding ceremony?"
Artemis considered the offer. "Yes. Yes we will be there." he paused, "Who is giving her away? She is an orphan if I remember correctly."
The commander shuffled, "Well, actually I do have one, in fact two more requests. Would you care to be the one to give Holly away? And would Juliet care to be Holly's bridesmaid?"
Artemis paused. He didn't really have the time to attend wedding ceremonies. But he felt he owed Holly a favour since she saved his father in the Arctic. "I would be honoured to. I'm sure Juliet would also be happy to comply." He didn't have to ask her, he knew she would be delighted at the offer.
He was right. As usual. Juliet hadn't been able to find Butler so she had stood, eavesdropping outside the study door. "Oh My Gosh!!!" she squealed excitedly to herself. "I am going to be a bridesmaid to a fairy!!" she did a few dance steps on the thick quilted carpet. She stopped, "What am I going to wear?"
A/N: Will the wedding go to plan? All will be revealed in the next chapter (I hope!!) Please review.