Part Two
A/N: Okay, this is ridiculous.One month and only one review-thank you Frodomegan.
-.-;;. Anyway, please no flames, and hope you like this. Juliet had just conked Pex and Chips, and Artemis has recreated the plan…
Inside, Artemis was cankering away at his thoughtsThis was the last job, like he had thought over the past few times, but what about Kitty? Should she be adopted into his family, or should he go back on his word and leave her here? If anything, she should at least become adopted to Dom-I mean, Butler's family, so that she could be a great bodyguard and become quite a challenge for Madame Ko, Artemis thought ruefully.
Hey there, aren't you supposed to be getting some sleep? thought Kitty, still in her feline form, It's going to be awful hard for you to help us escape without enough sleep.
"Soon, Kitty, soon." Artemis whispered. With that, there was a slight tapping.
Holly was here.
In The Van
Juliet was once again huffy. Just because she knocked out two blobs in plain sight really shouldn't mean anything to that fairy Holly. Besides, she was supposed to keep them out of sight. Sighing, she turned towards Mulch.
"Are you done putting enough sunscreen on yet? Light isn't for another five hours." She said disdainfully.
"Yes, and once you are done sitting on your mud butt we can go. Remember, the big thing is to disable the security system and since the oxygen tanks are computerized, to short them out long enough for Arty boy to get the cube and get out." Mulch said through a mouthful of beetles he was snacking on.
"Good, because we need to get going now."
"…Fine. Oh, and by the way, all we have to do is just walk in if all goes well. Holly should have had every room except those needed for this. However, the video is still on, so you should disable security and so on."
"Why can't you just bite through the cables?" Juliet asked huffily.
"Think with your mud brain for once! I would be electrocuted, and that would be it! Now get going!"
Sighing, Juliet went into the room. The guards were asleep, and there weren't any updates for Spiro on his stock in Wall Street. Holly had given, with the secret help of Foaly, a mass mesmer to everyone except Kitty and Artemis. So Juliet strode to the security booth in the middle of the floor. When she got to the booth, she stood next to the tubby security guard and pushed a red button clearly marked SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTOFF. For the top-ranked security in this place, it was easy to shut off. Juliet gave a satisfied "hmph!" and walked away.
"How's that for easy?"
Inside the tower
After searing a three-foot hole in the wall and setting it up with a hologram, Holly turned around and looked around.
"So where's this Kitty girl you keep talking about Fowl?" Holly asked, scowling.
Here I am, you stupid fairy! How can you NOT notice a snow tiger when you see one? Kitty had asked, getting ready to pounce.
"Now, now, Kitty, Holly is here to help, and she couldn't get us out of here if you pulled a Roy out here. Besides, she probably doesn't know what a snow tiger looks like." Artemis said calmly.
"So what's the next step Fowl?" Holly asked.
"Simple: you get us out of here, we grab the cube, and we sneak out of here."
"Hey! What can I do?" Kitty interjected.
"You can help us by making sure nobody tries sneaking up on us. Holly, are you sure you did a complete mesmer everywhere?" Artemis asked.
"Yes, I'm sure, and if Juliet turned off the video, all we need to do is walk through everything, and not even do all of that stupid, obsolete circuitry you call security to get into the vault." Holly said, sounding very bored.
"Well, I would still do that security stuff, fairy, because what if your magic doesn't really work? I mean, Spiro has a contest every year as to who can crack open his safe, and nobody wins." Kitty interjected.
"Okay, fine Girl, but remember my name's Holly not fairy." Holly said, like as if she was jealous somehow.
So after Holly again blasted away the door, they walked to Spiro's bedroom. When they came there, everything was white. Everything from the floors to the bed spread was white. Just to poke fun, Kitty turned into a white kitten and blended perfectly into the walls.
Can you guys see me? Kitty thought laughingly, Spiro always thought of going to a hospital soon.
"Well, there's Spiro. Here, Fowl, open his eyes please." Holly said.
Wait, this man smells differently. Be careful. Kitty warned.
"Okay, Kitty. Will do." Artemis said softly.
After taking the retina scan, they decided to have Kitty bite off the man's thumb for the fingerprint scan. With surgical precision,Kitty opened her mouth and suddenly grew fangs too sharp and big for a small kitten. When she bit down, she turned her head and spit out the thumb quickly.
Bleah! That's Spiro all right! He always forgets to wash his hands. Kitty thought disgustedly.
"It's okay Kitty. Probably the last time you'll ever have to do this." Artemis said soothingly?
Holly looked at them with flames in her eyes this time.
"Okay you two, let's go. We only have four more hours." Holly said quickly.
Inside the Van
Everything else was going smoothly. Juliet had just been E-mailed what was needed for Spiro to go down. While she was walking away, she noticed that security also had video feed on when this Kitty girl was experimented on. So she copied all of that on disk and sent it to the van. Mulch was looking over her shoulder and whistled.
"Man, even I wouldn't do that to her." Mulch said sadly.
"Well, if Spiro does live past this night, this'll bring his company crashing down around his ears. All I have to do is E-mail this to the CNN or ABC." Juliet said triumphantly, "And they'll go on from there."
With that, she clicked the SEND button.
"Okay, let's just wait for the team to come by." Mulch said sleepily.
Back at the Tower
They had come to the Vault room, and already they were in a slump. The voice, retina, and thumb scan went well, but it wouldn't open. Then Kitty had an idea.
Artemis, hold the thumb there, but step aside. Kitty thought, changing into a starved puma and stepped onto the square. The mass she created was the exact same as Spiro's mass. The Vault beeped and opened. Inside, the two Guards were sleeping because of the mesmer. Kitty padded in, sniffed, and gave the all clear. Artemis walked in, while Holly turned and walked back to Spiro's room to reattach his thumb.
"Well, Kitty, this all about to be over. But there's one thing left to do." Artemis said, coming close to Kitty.
"What?" Kitty asked.
"This." And leaning in, he kissed her. That kiss felt good to Kitty. All thoughts about her past and fears about the future faded. All there was is the here and now. For all she knew, she would be safe. She stood back, cleared her throat, and said "Um, the cube?"
"Yeah, let's get that." Artemis said softly. Reaching in, his hand closed around the cube, when his communicator blared.
"ARTEMIS, KITTY, GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE! IT'S A TRAP!" Holly roared. Too late, the wall hissed back, and stood Spiro and Arno.
"Aw, Kitty, did we ruin your fun?" Spiro said cutely, "You guys looked so cute, you sickened me. Well, Arno, that's next years salary you owe me. I was right. Artemis did come by somehow. And Kitty, don't look so angry. You know these walls can't really show my smell." Arno then just laughed with Spiro.
Kitty didn't look too happy. From her Amber Cats eyes, you see she wasn't too happy about the fact that her world was coming back to reality. Suddenly, she just quietly walked up to Artemis.
"Artemis, did you hear of the story of the Siegfried and Roy incident? Apparently, in one of their famous magic shows, Roy bopped a Snow Tiger on the nose, and it lunged at Roy's neck. Luckily, the cat's mouth missed the Carotid artery by about a millimeter, and he lived. But that tiger and I are different. I never miss." And suddenly, Kitty changes into a tiger and leaps at Blunt and bites into his neck.
"Arrgh! You bitch! Arno still owes me money!" Spiro yelled as Arno was shredded before his eyes. But Kitty couldn't hear him. Her primal instinct took over. She was all tiger, and it felt so good to feed on the person who caused her so much pain. Who threatened to put her to sleep permanently. Who laughed at every cry she made during her testing at the lab. She then turned toward Spiro.
"Kitty, no! Remember, do what you want, but don't kill Spiro! He's way too good for that!" Artemis yelled, looking pained. Kitty looked at him, then just bit Spiro's arm, not enough to kill him, but enough to never use it again. Then, satisfied, turned into a kitten and rested on Artemis' shoulder.
"By the way, Spiro. You are right about my name. I am named after a huntress. She was able to control animals and create them at her will. And, unwittingly, I had created an animal, and we have hunted you. Goodbye." And then, Artemis pushed the nerve on Spiro's neck that put him out.
"Let's Go, Kitty. We have memories to erase." Artemis said, petting Kitty's head.
A/N: Okay! Second Chapter I done! Once again, please review. I'll see about the next chapter, where it all wraps up.