Clones Gone Wrong

A/N: Evil, that's what the world is. Why? Because I don't own Artemis Fowl. :(

It was a trap and they fell for it.

They were stuck with nothing to help them. They were trapped in a room and nobody would hear them.

Butler went over to the doors. They weren't just locked, they were cased in reinforced steel. He couldn't break them down. And to make the situation worse, there was a rifle poking at his back.

A disembodied voice said, "Try and break it down, I dare you." Sool squeezed the trigger.

Mulch Diggums, former fugitive, now private detective, and kleptomaniac, was climbing the stairs to his apartment when a pixie came around the corner. Mulch paled. He knew her. Mulch sprinted the opposite way, but didn't get far. He ran into something invisible and solid.

The pixie smiled as she walked towards the dwarf. "Why hello, Mr. Diggums. I presume that you already know me."

"Opal Koboi," Mulch spat. "How'd you get out of prison?"

"Prison? My dear dwarf, I was never in prison. You see, while I replaced the Opal that created me, I began plotting on my own to rule the world. By the look on your face (which is quite amusing) tells me you don't understand a word I'm saying. Let me sum it up for you. Cloning is a more perfect science than anybody thinks."

"Why are you telling me this?" Mulch had to ask, but he thought he already knew the answer.

"I'm telling you this because you will die." The Opal clone smiled and raised her hand. A rifle appeared out of nowhere.

Mulch unhinged his jaw, thinking fast.

"Oh, I wouldn't do that if I were you. This floor is made of 75 rubber." Opal actually squealed with delight. Opal let her arm fall.

Now, back to Butler and Holly.

Sool squeezed the trigger the moment Holly had knocked him out of the aim from above. At least she still had her wings...for now.

The bullet hit the chandelier, right where it was being held up. Since there was nothing to stop the gold plated chandelier from falling, it crashed into the ground, but it did more than that, it made a hole in the floor. A hole large enough for even Butler to jump through.

Sool had disappeared, but they were free.

Now to Mulch.

Opal let her arm fall.

Mulch, praying that the invisible wall really solid, jumped, and pushed off the wall. The bullet zipped right by him. Mulch tried to bite Opal Koboi with his unhinged jaw. He missed by barely an inch. When he landed, he ran to his apartment locking the door and preparing for the worst from Holly.

Holly called Mulch, asking him if he knew what was going on.

While hiding in a secret compartment in the wall, Mulch told them everything.

"So, now we're up against Opal. AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS OVER! What's worse is that she not only has one, but two fairies following her."

"She going to succeed where her twin failed," Mulch added.

A/N: There's probably only two or three more chapters left, so reviews are appreciated.