A/N: Just so ya know, words in italic are thoughts. Anyway, on with the story!

Chapter 11: Something's Wrong

When Butler left Miss Thomson in her room, he made his way to Artemis' study where he knew the boy would be. While he walked, he thought of what might have happened to change Artemis. Maybe getting that girl's powers changed him. He doesn't seem as calm as he usually is. It's probably just the shock of it. I'll have to talk to him about it. With these thoughts in mind, Butler arrived at the study and knocked lightly on the door.

'Come in!' said a voice from inside and Butler obeyed, opening the door and then closing it behind him. 'Ah, hello Butler,' greeted the youth as he looked up from his laptop, which he was typing on.

'Hello Artemis… um…'

Artemis glanced curiously at Butler because of his hesitance. 'Yes?'

'Is there something bothering you, sir?'

'No, should there be?' Artemis asked, raising an eyebrow by a fraction.

'It's just the way you acted downstairs. You were rather harsh when Holly and Foaly were just trying to help.'

Artemis typed something else and then closed the laptop, laying his hands in his lap. 'I suppose I was rather harsh. I had better go and apologise for my rude behaviour.' Artemis stood up and quickly made his way over to Butler faster than the manservant thought Artemis could move. Butler hesitated at the door, glancing at Artemis. The boy saw the glance. 'Is there anything else, Butler?' The older man was about to say yes, when he saw a tinge of red flare in Artemis' blue eyes for a moment as the boy glared at him.

'No, Artemis, nothing.' Butler then stepped aside and let Artemis pass. He thought it best not to get on Artemis' bad side when he had these powers of his. I had better go and warn the others. There is something seriously wrong with Artemis. He has never had that edge in his eyes before with me. Never. With those thoughts chasing themselves around his head, he followed after Artemis to make sure nothing happened.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Holly and Foaly were arguing in the kitchen about goodness knows what when Artemis entered. They became quiet as the both surveyed them through piercing blue eyes. Holly made to speak but Artemis cut across her.

'I'm sorry that I snapped at you both earlier. I do apologise for my behaviour, it was very rude of me.'

'Hey, it's okay Arty,' said Holly grinning. The grin slid from her face as Artemis' face hardened at that tinge of red crossed his eyes again. 'Uh… yeah, it's fine.' Holly smiled sheepishly and the red disappeared from the boy's eyes. Just then, Butler entered the room, his dark eyes scanning the scene.

'Right, I had better go have a word with Miss Thomson. Good day,' he said, then he turned and left. The three stood in silence for a minute, watching the boy leave and then they all shared a glance with each other. For another minute there was silence, the three just looking at each other. Finally, Foaly broke the silence.

'What's got into, Fowl?'

'I have no idea. I was just with him upstairs and I was asking him if something was troubling him. Then, I swore I saw a flicker of red in his eyes,' said Butler with a sigh.

'I know, I just saw the same flicker when I called him Arty. There is something seriously wrong with him. Foaly, could this have something to do with the powers he now has?'

'Of course,' Foaly muttered. Butler and Holly just looked at him, puzzled. Foaly noticed their looks and explained. 'When Artemis gained the powers, he probably gained some of this girl's personality too. She probably gained some of his as well. That's why the girl doesn't remember us. That part of her must have switched with Artemis. We have to stop him.'

'But how? He now has these powers and part of the personality of a murderer. We won't get near him if he doesn't want us to and he already suspects something's up,' interrupted Holly, her face falling.

'I guess we'll have sedate him or something. Foaly, can we reverse this, can Artemis come back?' asked Butler worriedly.

'Yes, but we have to do the spell again to reverse it but then the girl will have her powers again. Are we willing to risk that?'

'We have to. We need Artemis back and fast before we loose him completely,' replied Holly. Butler nodded his head in agreement.

'I'll get the tranquilliser gun,' said Butler as he hurried off.

Upstairs, while this conversation was going on. Artemis unlocked Althuna's door and entered the room. The girl had been lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling but she jumped when the door opened and stood up, looking at the pale youth that had entered. As she gazed at him, she instantly registered that he had raven hair, deep ocean-blue eyes and abnormally pale skin. He smirked as he noticed that he had scared her.

'Sit please,' he said, his voice tinged with an Irish accent. He pointed to the bed and she said while he pulled up a chair in front of her.

'Who are you?'

'I am Artemis Fowl the Second and you are Miss Alicia Thomson.'

'Actually, I shed that name a long time ago,' she said with a hiss. 'I am now known as Althuna Cutriana and you should do well to remember that.'

He smirked again. 'You are in no position to make threats, Miss Cutriana. If anything, you should be the one worried.'

'Why is that?'

'Well, I now have your powers after you made an attempt on my life and are now my prisoner.'

'When did I try to, as you put it, 'make an attempt on your life'?'

'Well, it depends on which time, but most recently, earlier today.'

'How did you get my powers?'

Artemis quirked an eyebrow at her and smirked again, but this time it reminded Althuna of a vampire. 'I got your powers when we did a spell to remove them so you could not harm me or my friends.' Althuna opened her mouth to reply but didn't get the chance as Butler entered the room and shot both Artemis and Althuna with the dart rifle he was carrying. The last thing she saw was the giant of a man leaning over her and then darkness.

A/N: Well, there's chapter eleven, hope ya like it. Bye!