Artemis Fowl Goes to the Carnival
Disclaimer: I own nothing, I just have too much free time.
To EVERYONE whose days I have made slightly better with my pointless fanfiction, I salute you. I love to make you happy, and I love kind reviews. I would have said to everyone who reviewed, but not everyone appreciates my true genius, you know.
Anywho, this one is based on a true story, if you take out the names belonging to Eoin Colfer and put in my name and my friends' names. And once again, I'm just gonna toss Trouble in there, because there aren't enough GOOD fanfics with Trouble in them, and though I am not contributing to those, I enjoy writing stories with Trouble in them as more than someone for Holly to play tonsil hockey with.
Artemis sat in his study, working on his computer, as usual. To say he was working would be as accurate as saying that Hitler would make a good basketball player.
In all actuality, Artemis was busy ordering an enormous crate of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to be express shipped to his front door. Just as he was finishing up, he heard a frantic hammering on his window. It frightened him, as he was a bit jumpy. He wasn't supposed to have chocolate, and the Reese's Cups were going straight to his personal vault in his room that even his parents didn't know about.
Butler had been sitting in the corner, reading a romance novel hidden behind a copy of Guns & Ammo. As soon as he heard the hammering, he leapt up and hurried to the window.
As it turned out, it was Captain Holly Short and the elf Artemis had briefly met the last time Holly visited (See Holly's Revenge chapter).
Artemis joined Butler at the window.
"Artemis! Let me in, dammit!"
"Why should I? Last time we met, you attacked me with a rabid hobo!"
"Come on, Artemis! We're going to the carnival!"
Carnivals and fairs of any kind made Artemis nervous. He disliked large crowds and noise and general chaos. The clowns disturbed him, the smell was appalling, and though he would never admit it, he was scared of riding anything other than the Merry-Go-Round. And even some of the ponies gave him nightmares.
"Er…I don't think so, Holly."
"Oh, come on, Artemis. This could be fun. You need to get out once in a while. And not for the sole benefit of making money," Butler told him.
"No, I…I have some things I must attend to. Business, you know."
"Come on, we're going."
And with that, Butler hoisted Artemis over his shoulder and carried him outside.
They all drove to the local fairgrounds, where the carnival was being held.
"Aren't you breaking pretty much every rule in The Book by doing this, Holly?"
"Oh, you are a genius, Fowl," Holly said sarcastically. "Why do you think I'm dressed like this?" she said, gesturing towards her outfit, which Artemis noticed for the first time. It was a pink little dress-type thing, with baby blue tights and a matching blouse underneath, with tiny Mary Jane dress shoes. Something a little girl would wear.
Trouble looked just about as ridiculous, wearing jeans and Converse sneakers, and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-shirt. He didn't feel too happy about it.
"Does the commander know about this?" Artemis asked.
"You know what?" Holly said. "Why don't you just worry about holding on to your lunch?"
Ack… I've been putting off finishing this since the beginning of summer. I'll let it die for now. I need to finish this, and write some new HP fics, but I'm too damn lazy. And out of inspiration. I'll write a second part to this. One day.
Tell me what you think for now. In other words…Review, please.