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Chapter 1: A New Beginning

St Bartleby's School For Young Gentlemen,
Country Wicklow, Ireland

Outside St Bartleby's all was quiet. It was a warm summers night and all the windows in the estate had been thrown open to welcome the slight breeze rustling in the trees. Up on the second floor and to the right were the boy's dormitories.

Inside, a young Irish boy was dozing fitfully under crisp white linen sheets. Artemis Fowl the Second's brow was sweaty, his raven hair clung to the damp skin and his eyes whirled in REM sleep as he tossed and turned.

'Dark shapes…cold…very cold…a blinding flash. Artemis closed his eyes for a moment…then…gold…piles of gold surrounded the young boy.

"Aurum potestas est." he heard a voice telling him, "Gold is power."

"No," Artemis told himself, "I do not need money to be happy,"

But the other voice drowned him out and in spite of himself, Artemis stretched out his arm for the gold…when suddenly the gold started to melt, melt into a lake of red hot magma…he was underground, in the bowels of the earth, floating above the bubbling magma…Soon he was falling, falling into the bubbling depths…Artemis tried to scream but his screams were soon drowned out by...by what? The magma had disappeared, to be replaced by a strange jelly-like substance. Artemis was now swimming through a dark tunnel. Only little electrical sparks that floated along it lighted its deep blackness…A memory stirred in the back of his mind…he had been here before, but when, and why? Artemis reached out his hand to touch the little spark…and received an electric shock. His head convulsed back and hit the cold metal roof of the tunnel. A pain throbbed through Artemis' head and the loud bang rang out like a gunshot…he screwed up his eyes in pain…

When he opened them we was no longer in the cramped tunnel; he was in the gardens in Fowl Manor on a clear night. Something fell from the sky and he stretched out his hand to catch it. It was a round medallion with a hole shot straight through the middle, and still warm.

"To remind you that deep beneath the layers of deviousness, there is a spark of decency."

Artemis looked up and into the hazel eyes of a pretty, elfin-faced girl. She was smiling at him. Something stirred within Artemis' mind, within his heart. She was a friend. He should remember her. Why couldn't he remember her?

The girl stepped closer. Artemis noted her pointed ears, the slight spread of freckles on her nose.

"Remember me Artemis, you must remember me."

Artemis racked his brain and tried to put a name to her face. It was a simple name, a pretty name. What was it?'

Artemis woke with a jolt and sat straight up in bed, breathing hard.

Holly.

Her name was Holly.

Flying Somewhere Above Ireland

The Holly in question was actually closer to Artemis than he might think. Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon squad was in fact flying through Ireland's skies. StarLight 2000 Wings, if you don't mind. Foaly's new invention. They flew at the highest speeds imaginable, and as quiet as a whisper. Even quieter. Holly had been absolutely dying to try them out, but Commander Root wouldn't give her an access pass to go above ground. Why, Holly didn't know. She was only on this mission because Foaly had insisted she get some fresh air. Normally Commander Root would always give high priority above ground missions to Holly. Now all that Commander Root gave her was extra paperwork. Holly suspected it had something to do with Artemis Fowl because she hadn't been allowed to go on any mind-wipe surveillance missions at Fowl Manor, either. Figures. Artemis Fowl wasn't even around anymore but he was still messing things up for Holly…

Holly dispelled all negative thoughts from her mind and grinned as she flew over lush green forests and sparkling rivers. Ireland was one of the most beautiful places she had ever visited. It felt wonderful to get out of her cramped office and fly around.

When she got back to Haven, she was going to buy Foaly a carrot.

Holly dived down a little lower and her grin widened as she watched two birds fly past her. Birds! Holly missed seeing birds.

Correct that, Holly would by Foaly a big carrot. The biggest. A basket of carrots, even.

As if Foaly had known she was thinking about him, he suddenly called her over her Helmet Speaker.

"Yo, Holly. Was' up?"

Holly rolled her eyes with a smile, though Foaly couldn't see her. "Have you been watching mud men television again?" She could almost imagine Foaly sitting in his swingy chair with his tin foil hat on backwards.

Foaly laughed. It sounded like a horse's neigh. "How could you tell?"

"Just a feeling," Holly said mysteriously.

Foaly had good reason to be bored, especially if he had resorted to watching mud men T.V. Nothing was going on in Haven. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.

Holly and the other LEP had been going out of their minds; pull out your hair crazy at the lack of crime. Not even any petty theft. It was Holly's worst nightmare.

In fact, nothing interesting had happened in Haven since…

…Before Artemis Fowl was mind-wiped…

Holly scowled. Artemis was gone now. He had been permanently removed. At least his mind had been anyway. Without his memory, Fowl was no longer a threat to the People, and Holly had no need to be thinking about him. She sub-consciously changed the subject. There were easier things to think about rather than Artemis Fowl…

Holly's mission was the interesting thing to happen for months. And it wasn't even that interesting. Just a simple retrieval mission, elf above ground without an access pass and Holly had to go find her. The elf hadn't got far, only a few miles. But if anyone was to see her, Haven was doomed. There'd be pictures all over the Internet in less than a week. Then the infiltration would begin, and Haven would be overflowing with humans.

Foaly's voice crackled in her helmet.

"Okay, Short, our target is two kilometres ahead. Can you see her yet?"

Holly squinted. There were trees blocking her normally good eyesight.

"I can see some movement here and there."

"Can you follow it?"

Holly snorted. "Can a dwarf blow a hole in his pants?" With that she closed the link and made a dive down to earth.

Back in the control booth, Foaly was glowering.

"That's my line," he grumbled to himself...

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Whee!!! End of Chapter 1! I love that line! I use it at every available moment! Sorry if it's a little short, but I wanted to leave it at that. Please read and review! I love all comments, and constructive criticisms are much appreciated!