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A/N I have to admit, I'm speechless. I think my imagination is drying up! (Dramatic music) NOOOOO! Are you supposed to put capitals in brackets? I have no idea. I guess I should continue with the story. See you at the end of the chapter!
Chapter 10- Highway Madness
Butler had taken Artemis and his sister back to the surface in a Range Rover after the storm. Everyone else stayed at Police Plaza, planning some possible attack on the factory. The toxic was getting worse. A lot worse. Even with the slightly cheaper (Foaly didn't have the money or time to make advanced suits for all Haven) toxic suits, more and more died everyday. It was known as the worst disease ever to reach Haven. The LEP was trying to provide shelter and healing as much as possible but still an average of five died daily.
Butler drove the Fowl's new Range Rover through a non-crowded street. They were taking the long way to their new bearings so that they didn't draw attention. Johnson probably had people looking everywhere for them so they had no choice but to take the long way. The shortcut was probably crowded with Johnson's men since it was always so busy and rich. What a good place to hide us. In a rich and crowded part of Munich. Butler looked at his rear view mirror and saw a black Hummer behind him. Again. This reminded him a lot of Constantine. Johnson's men? Butler wasn't sure because the windows were tainted. It was also very shiny. It looked familiar… My Hummer! Tainted windows! Shiny as a whistle! That's it all right. And Johnson is on our tail.
"Hold on, Artemis. This might get bumpy. Does that Hummer look familiar to you?" Butler asked him. Artemis nodded.
"I was thinking about that for a minute. I still hadn't decided anything, so I decided to wait," he answered. Butler decided to hurry up a little. The Hummer followed.
"We're almost at the highway," Butler muttered to himself.
"Which means we're about to do some fast driving," Artemis muttered back. They were going up the road to the highway and the Hummer wasn't slowing down. Butler sped up on the highway and the chase was on.
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Johnson had left Gordon back at the underground. He had returned to the surface and launched a hunt for Artemis. He had over fifty men searching Munich for him. That kid can't stay hidden for long. How dare he punch me! I'll tear him to pieces! He was on his comfy chair, eating a croissant with coffee. He took his croissants everywhere. He loved them. Johnson was facing the window, taking in the beauty of Munich. Maybe I should bring my company to Munich. Johnson thought about it for a minute, and decided to use the space that Fowl Manor used. Also he would move in once Artemis was dead. It was afternoon. Johnson rolled (the chair used wheels) to his computer. He accessed his well-hidden Haven operation file, and entered the password. His fingers flew over the keyboard while he looked at everything he had put in there. It was updated every five minutes so that he could always keep in tabs with Gordon and what was going on at Haven. Everything was going good. Gordon at the moment had just finished arranging a meeting with the council. He had also cranked up the toxic by just a bit. Good job. Show them how important we are, but don't kill them completely. Make them suffer. Once he had been fed enough information, Johnson decided he would go for a nap. On his way to bed, his cell phone rang. Johnson picked up grumpily and checked who called. One of his associates that was on the hunt.
"Sir! We found the kid! When do I get my money?" he asked.
"You don't get anything yet!" Johnson snarled. "Are you sure? Okay. Turn on the communicator I gave you. It's not you're business where I got it! Just do it and catch them!" He hurried to the garage to his Mercedes Benz.
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Butler peeled down the highway, dodging any cars that were too close for comfort. The black Hummer followed them, in full pursuit. The Range Rover turned and dodged, while the Hummer decided it was time to stop acting dumb. It tried bumping them from behind and pushing them from the side. Butler went full throttle and Artemis was pushed into his chair. Juliet had less trouble since she was trained that way. Butler turned very sharply and Artemis bashed into the door. Juliet was also roughly moved to the side.
"Whoa!" she shouted and put on her seatbelt. The Range Rover sped through the traffic and shifted gears many times. Artemis was doing horribly at the back.
"Bloody hell, Butler…" Artemis mumbled as he scrambled for the seatbelt. When he finally had it the car made another sharp turn and he fell off his seat. "Damn Johnson! This is his entire fault! He…" but Artemis wasn't able to finish complaining because the car went to its fastest and knocked Artemis back on his seat. He grabbed the seatbelt and buckled himself in. Artemis sighed in relief while Butler narrowly missed getting bumped from behind. The Hummer suddenly went full throttle in a span of ½ a second and one second so that Butler wasn't able to react. It turned just a bit so that it was able to hit the corner of the bumper. Butler swerved out of control for a while but regained it instantly. The Hummer and the Range Rover were now neck to neck. Butler decided to drive the Rover right into the side of the Hummer. Both cars shook violently at this. Yet Butler still had the upper hand. He had been ready for the impact so he swerved for about a second and the Hummer went out of control. It crashed into the other side of the highway. But it wasn't finished yet. The impact from the opposing car had made it crash into the rail, but that simply scraped the side of it. The cars battled on, bumping each other and swerving and dodging.
Suddenly they heard sirens. A Mercedes Benz was in the lead of the pack of police cars. The police just noticed the fight going on between the Hummer and Range Rover so they sent some cars their way. The Benz dodged a Wave and sped up- right into the Range Rover. Butler's car lurched violently and crashed into the Hummer.
"Oh no," Butler said out loud unintentionally. The cops sped in on the group of three. That car… that's Johnson! Butler told the other two what he had found out.
"Bash him, Butler!" Artemis shouted angrily. Juliet looked at him in disbelief. "I mean…" Artemis couldn't think of a way to defend himself so he decided to shut up. The three vehicles crashed and bumped while being followed by the police. Butler drove the Hummer out of control and it ran headfirst (or windscreen first) into a police car. They both crashed into the rail. Three of the pursuing cars stopped to aid their comrade and arrest the Hummer driver.
Meanwhile, Butler and Johnson were going head on. Then Johnson realized the police were gaining on them. He tried speeding away but Butler shoved him at the side with his car. Johnson was going to take the first exit to the left and they all knew it. Butler sped up, peeling down the highway. He was a little more in front of Johnson when he attacked the Range Rover. Butler had some difficulty regaining control but he did eventually. Johnson was getting ready for the turn… and BAM! Butler braked right in front of the exit, making a horrible collision between both cars. The Mercedes crashed right into the fork separating the rest of the highway from the exit. The Rover careened onto a tanker truck. Everything was still.
The police scrambled out of their cars and preceded to the two wrecked ones. They dragged out three limp bodies from the Range Rover and one limp body from the Mercedes. Officer Jeff Daniels dragged a boy out of the Rover. He was unconscious and hurt. The sirens of the ambulance approached. Why would these idiots have a fight on the highway with cars? Especially when there was a child on board! He looked down at the boy. He was actually a teenager. Around fourteen, he guessed.
"Daniels!" barked the commanding officer of the group. "Get that kid to a stretcher! Now!" Jeff hated Eduardo, the commanding officer.
"Yes sir," Jeff answered. He wanted to laugh at Eduardo's silly Mexican accent. He carried theelegant looking kid to a stretcher. They hoisted the group onto the truck and they drove away.
Jeff got back into his car with his partner, Lenny. He was unusually quiet.
"What's up, Lenny?" Jeff asked him concernedly. Usually Lenny was talking non-stop.
"Those people, I know them," he said.
"You do?" Jeff had no idea how Lenny would know.
"The kid is Artemis Fowl Jr. The big one and the girl are his bodyguards. The one in the Benz was a weapon facility owner. His name was Damien Johnson. Everyone owes him plenty. How they got to fighting, we may never know." Jeff thought about it for a second. He knew about both. How do multimillionaires get to fighting in cars?
"That is weird, Lenny," Jeff said. They drove off, back to headquarters with the crazy Hummer driver in the back.
A/N Hi again! I know this chapter was a bit sucky and unbelievable, but oh well. New York rocked out loud! Anyhow, I'm trying to make good chapters! I really am! (Puts on a sad face) wait, I don't' have to right it when I can do it:( Ok, see ya! REVIEW!