Chapter 5: Information
When Althuna awoke, she was lying down. Her mind was clogged and she couldn't think properly. All she could do was lay there and breath, thoughts were too hard to manage at the moment. A few minutes later, she gathered enough strength to try and move but as she tried to sit up, a blast of pain racked her body. She stopped and just lay there, gasping for breath. She shook the cobwebs from her mind as she tried to think a clear thought. Her thoughts ran along the lines of, 'What had caused her so much pain?' 'Where was she?' and 'How did she get there?' She tried to recall what had happened but at the moment everything was a blur but she could still remember certain things. I remember being at my grandfather's, she thought, I remember that he wouldn't tell me where the Ebony Key was. I ended up killing him, yes, I remember that. But I also remember a pale youth, maybe he had something to do with this. I think I followed him to a mansion. Then an image of the gate with the nameplate across it. Fowl Manor, she thought as she read the sign. Where do I know that name from?
Just then, she was pulled from her thoughts as she heard a door open somewhere. She cracked open one eye and then the other. She was lying on a cot that was too small for her in a room made of cement. There weren't any windows or decorations covering the walls. She tried to sit up again and managed it that time without as much pain as the first time. Standing in the doorway was the pale youth she had remembered seeing and a giant man was standing behind him. Then she remembered everything. About her following the pair after they had figured out who she was, how she had entered the Manor and then how the giant had shot her with a dart. Her thoughts were overcome by anger and she was just about to let loose a few sparks on the pair but then she calmed herself. They probably didn't know about her powers so she didn't have any intention of revealing them yet. Then the pale youth spoke.
'Good evening Miss Thomson,' he said and for some reason, his cold voice sent shivers running down her spine.
'What… what happened? Who are you?' she asked the boy, trying to play a clueless little girl so that she could learn more.
But it seemed the pale youth saw right through it. It amused him as he smirked at her. 'Oh don't act so innocent. You know exactly what happened but I will answer your second question because you probably don't know who I am. My name is Artemis Fowl the Second and the man behind me is my bodyguard Butler. Now that we know who each other's names, would you care to tell me why you killed your grandparents and then attempted to kill Butler?' There was a note of steel in his voice, which showed that she shouldn't lie to him but she wasn't about to tell him the truth either.
'My grandparents were selfish and stuck up,' she lied. 'They didn't give a damn about me and thought I was insane.'
'Well, being the fact that you killed them, I would have to agree with that statement.' He saw her clench her teeth and it made him smile wider. 'Anyway, I know that is not the truth and I am very prepared to have Butler here, beat the truth out of you but I am civil so I will give you one more chance to tell me the truth.'
'Go to Hell!' she screamed as she spat at him and tried to stand up. Butler moved in front of Artemis and pinned the girl down with a massive hand. She still struggled but there was little she could do since Butler was so strong. There was one thing she could do though. She felt the power come from her heart, emerging from her hate. The power rushed through her body, filling every pore as her eyes turned blood red. Artemis was the first to notice.
'Butler, I think we should get out. Now!' Butler didn't waist time questioning his charge but let go of the girl and headed straight for the door. Artemis was already out and as Butler turned to close the door, he saw the red sparks around her fingers. She aimed her palms at the door but by the time she released the sparks, the door was already closed.
Butler didn't get surprised too often, the last time had been when he was facing a troll almost three years ago. 'Whoa. Artemis, what is she?' he asked the boy, who was leaning against the wall panting.
'I'm not sure. I know for a fact that this has something to do with the People though. I'm going to go call Holly.' Artemis left his manservant to go up to his room where he fetched his communicator. Artemis dialled Holly's communicator and soon her face was filling the screen. She had a smile on but as soon as she saw Artemis' face, it disappeared.
'What happened, Artemis?' she asked, concern showing in her deep brown eyes.
'We found the killer.'
'And…?'
'She is now locked up in the cell.'
'Ah… Why did you capture her? You should have left it to us.'
'It wasn't my fault. She must have heard me and Butler talking about her because she followed us to the Manor and tried to kill Butler. Luckily, I guessed what she would do so we were able to contain her. But…' He stopped, his ocean blue eyes losing their focus.
'But what?' Holly said.
'Oh, sorry. Holly… she has powers and I don't mean healing and the mesmer. I mean dangerous powers. She can conjure up red sparks and her pupils turn red. She almost killed both of us! I'm guessing that's how she killed her grandparents.'
Holly was silent for a moment. 'Your both all right, yeah?'
'Yeah but if we have to keep her down there, we aren't going to be all right for long.'
'OK, I'm gonna ask Foaly if he can get me a visa so I can come to the surface. The earliest is going to be tomorrow morning, is that OK?'
He rubbed his brow, 'I guess but hurry because with her powers, she should be able to get out of that cell easy. I'll see you tomorrow.' He cut the connection and then went downstairs to tell Butler the news. His bodyguard would not like it, but they didn't have any choice.
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