Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Artemis Fowl Characters. I only own Sarah McHunt and the Hound Family.

Chapter 3:The Hound Family

Hound Estate, Dublin, Ireland

Jacob, the eldest Hound child, sat at his computer, checking on his bank account.At the age of 16, he had quite a high IQ. Only five points behind Fowl Junior. But, unfortunately, Fowl was almost two years younger than Jacob.

Jacob was the inventor of the family. He could turn anything into, well, anything. As a matter of fact, he was the one who had made his computer. But he wasn't a very good hacker. His 14 year old sister, Rebecca, did the hacking.

Jacob gasped as he realized that 2000 pounds were missing from the account. He would have Rebecca on the case as soon as she got home, from wherever she went.

He turned to look out of his window, expecting to see two of his sisters on their way home from God knows where, when he saw a huge figure in the distance. If he hadnt known any better, he would have thought it was a troll. Then a thought occurred to him: Were the fairies getting back at him and his siblings?

No, he decided, trolls were supposed to be stupid. It had probably gone up to the surface by some accident. The fairies should know that with Fowl manor so close, a troll shouldn't be let out. Even so close to dark.

He grabbed the nearest phone and dialed Rebeccas cell phone number.

Outside Fowl Manor

Rebecca's cold chuckle filled the air. Samantha shivered. She still wasn't used to Rebecca's evil laughs.

Suddenly, a cell phone rang.

Rebecca grabbed her cell phone and read the caller ID. "Its Jacob," she muttered. "What does he want?"

Samantha shrugged and bent over the fairy's body. It was a girl, no doubt about that. Quite a pretty one, in fact.Maybe when she regains conciousness, Samantha thought with a smile, I can ask for a few fashion tips.

Samantha was the least useful of the Hound children. She was ten years old, and wasn't nearly as evil as her siblings. But she was just as obsessed with money as them.

Rebecca groaned and answered. She talked for a few seconds, then hung up." Let's leave the fairy here, but bring her weaponry. Jacob might want these things for another invention."

Samantha stood up, suddenly curious. "Where are we going?"

"Home. I'll tell you more on the way." And the two girls set off at a run towards home, hoping no damage had been caused.

Inside Fowl Manor

Artemis folded his computer and looked out the window. There was a heat haze outside of it. Odd, he thought, It's supposed to be cold out today.

Artemis gasped as a rock almost touched his window, but seemed to hit something invisible. The invisible something became visible and fell to the ground. Artemis heard a cold chuckle and he closed his window. He was just tired. He would go to bed early tonight. After all, his birthday was tommorrow. And school started two days after that. He collapsed onto his bed, falling asleep almost immediately.

Butler tiptoed down the hall and peeked in on Artemis. The teenager was sound asleep. Butler smiled. The boy looked so innocent when he was asleep. So normal. He closed the door as quietly as he could and walked to his own room, wondering if Artemis had heard any of the racket going on outside.

Outside Hound Estate

Sarah watched as two humans walked right past the troll. The older one acted as though she couldn't see it. The other was trembling like mad. The troll sensed the fear and picked up the girl. I'm supposed to make sure no damage is caused, she thought, so why am I just hovering here?

The girl screamed at the top of her lungs. The older girl was bent down over her backpack, as though she were searching for something. She pulled out a flashlight. The light was probably too weak, so why was she even going to bother?

The girl flipped a switch and a pool of light went right into the trolls eyes. The troll staggered backward, dropping the younger girl and falling right into a cage the retrieval boys had put out. Sarah was amazed. How did the girl know that trolls hate light?

Satisfied, and amazed, Sarah decided that she ought to go back underground as soon as possible. But first, she would find Holly. She headed towards Fowl Manor as fast as her nuclear powered wings could carry her.

So, what do you think?

A/N:I still need to introduce you guys to the youngest Hound child, who comes into the next chapter. If you don't review, I'll KILL you... after all, I am Artemis the Hunter.