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Mr. Nozzers: Okay, so what do you expect me to do??? sobs Delete this entire story??? Well, Artemis Fole is going to be different from Artemis Fowl in many ways, you just haven't read the entire story. Like, for one, she's a girl (isn't that obvious???). Okay? I can't help it that you hate one of my characters. And, Artemis Fole is not as uptight and withdrawn as Artemis Fowl. Other than sitting in front of the computer, her personality is completely DIFFERENT (plus I won't tell you how. You have to READ. Actually just scroll down and see my note). :: gets mad, then calms down and manages a weak smile:: Anyway. Thanks for telling me how I should deal with people such as me, myself and I (you know that's me!!!;)) I know, I shall just ignore these kind of people.
A/N: This chapter might be stupid; it might not. I dunno (isn't this ever so pathetic???) Now read!!! And review, of course (aren't I naggy!) Artemis Fole hasn't been appearing a lot, but she will, soon. Well in the later chappies, but not this one. Don't be disappointed! (Well, you won't be).
Chapter 4: The 'Koboi' Goblins
Holly opened her throttle to full speed as she soared over Haven. "Holly, go look for Koboi." What kind of order was THAT? Send a Retrieval Team and they wouldn't be less than a thousand feet away from Opal's pointy ears. Holly sighed heavily. It was impossible to find Koboi. She connected the speaker to Foaly and spoke into the mike.
"Foaly, can you detect Opal on the radar?"
"No such luck, Holly," he replied bitterly. "That fairy has blocked sensors from picking her up on the radar."
"Thought it would be easy for a smart pony like you. Seems I overestimated you," muttered Holly. Foaly snorted. It sounded like a lot of static that almost burned Holly's ears.
"Excuse me? What did you just say, little fairy elf? That I am stupider than Opal? Oh, please. That Opal is so old-fashioned."
"Oh, yes? In what way, donkey boy?" retorted Holly, swerving sharp right. Gosh. She might as well sit down and stare blankly into space. At least that was more sensible than what she was doing.
"Many ways. So many I can't list them all," said Foaly firmly. Holly was getting irritated. She flew upwards and squinted as she looked around for a glimpse of shining pointy teeth, knowing full well what she was doing would look ridiculous from the view of passing fairies below.
"Just list one," Holly said, gritting her teeth. Suddenly, a sprite stopped in front of her. Holly almost choked. It was Chix Verbil.
"Hey, Holly, watcha doin'?" he asked. Holly rolled her eyes.
"Looking for Opal," she replied. Chix raised his eyebrows.
"Never knew that was how fairies searched for others," he said. Holly sighed, feeling as if she could tear apart her gritted teeth and scream out loud.
"Do you think I like doing this?" she muttered, her fists clenched. Verbil shook his head furiously.
"No, no, of course not! Doing anything tonight?"
"YES."
"What?"
"Trying to look for that D'Arvit elf!" screamed Holly and punching Verbil right on the nose, she flew upwards, trying to get as far as possible from him.
"Ooh, that was a nice show," a voice resounded in her ear. Oops. She had forgotten Foaly could see whatever she was doing, and hear whatever she was saying.
"Whatever," she replied, her fists still clenched. "Have you detected a glimpse of that elf at ALL?"
"No."
"Well, then. This is completely impossible. I'm getting nowhere," Holly said irritably and descended. "Tell Root I – I give up. It's useless."
"He won't like that, Holly. Thought you'd never give up? Thought Holly Short never weakens so easily?" sneered Foaly.
"Shut UP, donkey boy!" shrieked Holly as she landed on the ground. "This is impossible, okay? Even a whole Retrieval Team won't be able to track her down!!!" Holly paused, her eyes blazing. "Thank you for your help." And she cut off Foaly, stomping furiously back to Police Plaza.
The Earth's Core
Opal Koboi wasn't hiding. Not at all. Instead, she was right next to the Earth's core, hanging out with goblins. Not exactly hanging out with them, but helping them to build a shuttle. Just like the good old days, but this time it was for a different reason. Now that Briar Cudgeon was gone, she couldn't take on Root's gang alone, accompanied by brainless goblins. She was planning to send Earth into a cross-species war... Mud Men and the People. Loads of trouble was coming Julius's way. She cackled evilly and rubbed her hands together excitedly.
"Hey, Boss, what do we do with this?" a goblin asked, holding up what looked like Opal's pearl necklace which she had lost a few hours ago.
"Give it to me!" she cried and snatched it away from the goblin. The goblin stared wide-eyed at the necklace.
"What's so good about it? Just a bunch of shiny balls around some string," scoffed the goblin. "What's it for anyway?"
Opal placed a hand around the goblin's grimy neck.
"It's for strangling goblins like YOU," she breathed. The goblin shuddered.
"Okay, okay, Boss, don't need to threaten me no more," said the goblin quickly. Opal released the goblin and he wandered away, spreading rumours about the Boss's new killing machine.
Opal sighed. Why did she have to get stuck with some useless goblins, building a shuttle right next to the Earth's Core? Oh, yes, it was extremely hot there, but due to her new invention (she had stolen the materials, of course), her suit could filter out about 99.9 percent of the heat. The goblins didn't need them, of course, but even so, they were perspiring terribly. They were very lucky to had made it alive, since no being had ever gone to the Earth's core without being sizzled by the magma flares. But she had built a chute (with her bare hands, along with a hundred or so goblins) leading to the Earth's core, and THAT alone had taken about two weeks. Two WEEKS! The longest time Opal had ever tried to build something. An illegal chute. What else?
Soon, her (very badly made) lava, magma and fire-resistant shuttle would be ready. And soon, there would be havoc and chaos. Not underground. Above.
Ireland, Fowl Manor
Artemis stepped out from his bedroom and headed for the study. He had been meditating, before he thought about what had just happened. But only for a wee few minutes. Anyway, he understood completely. The People had been planning to use the mesmer on him, but he had ordered lenses from Butler's contact, special lenses with tinted glass, because the mesmer couldn't work properly on reflective surfaces. He just had to confirm that he wasn't dreaming and to do that he had to see the contents of the golden disk he held tightly in his hand.
He could hear Mulch chewing something. What horrible habits dwarfs have, he thought. Chewing with their huge mouths wide open. Shaking his head, he entered his study.
Surrounding him was half a dozen computers. He picked one and inserted the disk into the drive. A copy of the Book appeared in his eyes. He clicked another file. Yes. A few diary entries. He clicked on another. Names appeared almost instantly, the font so miniscule Artemis had to bend slightly forward in order to read it, and it filled the entire screen.
Artemis was satisfied. He took out the disk and placed it in his pocket, Whistling tunelessly (this was very unlike him), he walked down the staircase. Mulch was waiting at the bottom of the staircase, eating what seemed like the entire contents of the refrigerator.
"Thank you, Mulch," said Artemis, patting his pocket, where he had slipped the golden disk into. "I owe you."
Mulch grinned up at the pale teenager, his cheeks bloated.
"You most certainly do, Arty. How about a bit of that gold you stole from the People, eh?"
The Earth's Core (again)
Opal walked around the shuttle. Very flimsy, but it would do. She climbed into the shuttle. Bits of scrap metal were still on the floor.
"Hey! Goblins! Clean up the mess!" she ordered, sticking her head out from the shuttle doors. A few goblins scurried hastily into the shuttle, bending down and picking up the metals.
"Buck up, will ya? We need to hurry," snapped Opal, kicking a goblin right on his behind. He plummeted against the shuttle walls, creating a huge dent in the metal. More goblins entered the shuttle, cleaning the seats by blowing as hard as they could. Opal sighed. She cuffed the ear of one of the goblins.
"Hey, stupid, at least use a brush," she said.
"A brush? But, Boss, we don't need to paint anything!" the goblin pointed out.
"Never mind," groaned Opal. "I guess I have to wait longer to board the shuttle."
"Why?" asked the goblin curiously.
"Shut up and get back to work," snapped Opal, jumping out of the shuttle and sighing heavily. Why, oh why, did she have to get stuck with such company? D'Arvit goblins, she swore silently. Wish Koboi Labs was still up and running. Then I wouldn't need to use such useless servants and garbage metal.
She hopped out of the shuttle and sighed. I swear I will get back at you, Root, she thought furiously, looking up at the sky. I'll get back at you, along with that Mud Boy, Fowl.
A/N: So...how is it? Come on. If you have any opinion of this story, just click that little 'Go' button over there, it'll help me a lot. Thanks! And sorry about unoriginal Artemis Fole, she's supposed to be sort of a spunky and smart aleck kind of girl, not some child prodigy who sits upright and does nothing but boast about his/her own intelligence (and I'm referring to Artemis Fowl). And I thought it would be cool if it seemed like Artemis Fowl and her were related. Oh well. Just review, okay? THANK YOU, ALL LOYAL REVIEWERS!!!! :: bows for no whatever reason and disappears in a puff of smoke::