Artemis Fowl: The Missing Childhood

Chapter Two

This is the second chapter. Thing weren't so clear in the first chapter so I decided to clear some things up. I hope you like this chapter.

Artemis was in shock. Juliet was just staring. Hoping to wrestle with someone. She hasn't fought with someone in over 3 months. It was like drug addiction for here. After the few moments of silence Artemis farted. Something that shouldn't happen. He laughed like a child then he noticed something on his arm. A prick from a needle. What is this he thought? Soon the figure spoke. His cousin is the figure.

" Hi. I'm Dark. My Human name by my mother is Daniel."

" Nice to meet you Dark." Artemis replied.

" Sorry about this happening on your birthday. I have to warm you about something though. Something I had to face and you might have to too."

"What could it be? I mean you surely don't have as much intellect as me? Do you...?"

Artemis stared around the room. Mulch, Root and Holly all nodded a faint yes. Juliet looked at Dark. She really wanted to see how weak the dude was. Then she couldn't hold it any longer. She speared him into the wall! Dark got off the wall in a second and flew up. He punched Juliet in the face out cold. Everybody was in awe! Artemis was thinking. He looks more like a Butler then a Fowl. Then again he still hasn't proven his smarts. Maybe the Butler that was for him showed him how to fight since he...or she was getting old? All this is to be proved later. Dark sighed. He put Juliet on his back and threw on a couch that was about 6 feet away. Butler could of done that but not anybody else here.

" Holly. Do you have the video on your helmet that Foaly sent?" Root asked. He felt as if he needed to talk to make them stop looking at the couch.

" Yes sir. I do." Holly replied. Artemis was going in a trance. He was having a day dream. You know those dreams where you are little and you imagine living with somebody your whole life? Dark snapped him out of it by... snapping.

" Artemis! I need to talk to you. in Holly's Room. And tell Foaly I have the video on Holly's Desktop. No need to use the helmets." Dark said.

Artemis followed him into Holly's Room. There was a bed that if Artemis would to sleep on it he would need and extra 2 decimeters. The room was painted mettalically. Gold roof, silver corners, bronze wall, brass wall, copper wall and a rainbow of all metals for the last wall. It was decent. It made Artemis think of money. Lots of money. On the bronze wall was a shelve of books. On the brass was a nice 21 inch TV. Not much a TV really. It was more like a frame of senors that hologrammed the movie where ever you aimed the sensors. It was pointed to show it in the frame. On the copper wall Artemis saw a few medals and trophies Holly got threw her life. He saw one called " Best Jump Rope in 3rd Grade. He saw another one which was recent. A medal for catching Mulch 4 times in a row. Artemis chuckled a bit. He turned around to the rainbow wall which had a computer. It looked nothing like the computers we have Artemis thought. It was as slim as a PSP. It had a built in wireless or non wireless Ethernet adapter. It had a small screen which showed what ISP she had. It showed non. Foaly's Isp it must be. On the wall the same senors for the TV there was one. It was a bit bigger though. A screen appeared after a few seconds of Dark using a small up and down tumbler on the side. There were three like a combination lock except there were only three settings for each. After moving up and down a couple times they would change and a small lock appeared from the sensor. That's what happened now. The small ISP screen turned into a touch keyboard. Dark put in the password and the desktop came up. Everything that was on there was gnomish and the icons were normal. I was like having a computer with a Chinese windows. Very weird!

" Artemis. I have a video for you to see and another one from me. Nobody knows about it. Foaly searched me for it but couldn't find it." Dark said.

A video was played full screen. It played better then DVD or HDTV. It showed Opal and a figure. Opal was knocked cold. This was in Chicago or so the sign said. It also said Spiro...

" Oh no! Not Spiro! How did he get out!"

" Spiro paid for the best lawyer on earth and he got himself only a few years in prison. He also gave millions to Phoenix. Or whatever that industry was called. Opal went to the surface to see how technology was going and Spire got her. As you can see the People are no in grave danger. We believe that she has been truth serumed many times."

" O.K. The second one? I'm mean the second movie."

Dark exited the movie and chose a Gnomish program. It was like MS DOS except Gnomish. He went into his pocket and took out a wire with a solder bead at the end. It wasn't solder obviously but Foaly probably thought the same and got nothing out of it. He put the non soldered end into the Ethernet port and the soldered end at his forehead. he typed some more gnomish and soon a movie appeared. Full screen and quality better then the last. It was as if the movie was his memory. It showed him being smart yada yada. Boring to Artemis until he saw he too has almost no friends and never had a childhood. He wasn't so illegal as Artemis but they are sort of the same.

" See the common between us? Well I know from ME that will you will experience a missing childhood. That's what I like to call it anyways. It's a time where you got through childhood. You get those feelings that you get from a kid and so on. You also get the ideas of a kid. I saw you laugh at your fart. Child like. I also see you have a liking for Holly."

" So what if I do? I see no problem. What does this do?"

" If you screw up this phase it stays permanent. You can't act adultly as you usually do. Act like a kid. See that prick on your arm. Mulch did it when he handed you the C-Cube. I made it so you wouldn't feel it. It helps you not to fight back."

" Why me! stop butting in my life!"

" Artemis. I don't want you to have a bad life. Like I did. I screwed up and now regret it. A lot! I can't let it happen to you. Anyways here. Have the wire. Might come in handy. In case you want to do something with it."

Dark gives Artemis the wire and leaves the room. Artemis hears another big bang. He laves and see Juliet yet again being punched out.

It's night now. Artemis is to sleep in the extra room and Dark is sleeping on the bed. Juliet is in Artemis's room except on the floor. It's quiet. Artemis wakes up. He tries to find the kitchen to get some water. He sees Dark awake. Dark shows him the water cooler as if he knew what he was thinking. He then went to Holly's room. He slept on the floor. Dark had to drag him out of there. Holly awoke. She made some coffee because she knew she wouldn't fall asleep now anyways. Dark and Holly were drinking coffee by the TV.

" Dark. What is wrong with Artemis. I missed him over the years but that was because I missed doing those big adventures. After the mind wipe I had depression for some reason. What is wrong with him?" Holly spoke. It was saddening like she cared about Artemis so much.

Dark stared into those eyes. He sighed. He might as well tell her. As long as she didn't tell anybody.

" Holly. He is going through the same phase I suffered and screwed up my life with it. I call it the missing childhood. You have to act like little kids and treat him like on at the same time. It's hard but it will pass."

Holly sipped some more coffee. She knew he was telling the truth. Just how did his life screw up?

" Dark... How did your life screw up?" She felt idiotic! What was she thinking! Out Out Out Out! d'Arvit! Out already!

" My parents didn't know that this was happening. I didn't know anything. Imagine you being a little kid and they treat you as an adult. It messes up your brain. I recovered after 3 decades though. My parents died suicide and Butler died with them. They didn't want Butler to make me worse."

" How are you a Fowl anyways?"

" Father was a dragon hunter back then. Found my mother and... I got born. Why?"

Holly didn't answer. She stared at Artemis from the open door. She got in a day dream. Dark snapped and they finished their coffee.

" Dark. Do you have a plan to save the people from Spiro? Artemis could help but latter. How long will it last?"

" It doesn't last. It just randomly pop up. If you see him normal and trying to be great act normal. If you see him in his PJ's watching TV be kiddish."

" I see. So he will help us?"

" Half of the time. It shouldn't happen when we need him the most if I give him this needle every day."

Dark held up a tiny needle. Holly finished her coffee and got into her LEP uniform. Time to go to work anyways. She, Foaly and Dark are to figure a way out to save the people.

End of Chapter two. I think this chapter cleared a few things up don't you?