CHAPTER 4: GALLIEYA HUNTDOWN
LEPRECON HEADQUARTERS
Artemis and Butler were stunned. A human was in the LEP fortress. This is bad, really, really bad, thought Butler. Artemis was trying to think of something to say or do, but was brainless and speechless, only for the third time in his life.
Hollies hadn't expected anyone to be in here except the commander, for a briefing, but saw that the ex- criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl the 2nd, and his bodyguard, Butler, were the only one's in the room. Then she thought of a nasty joke. A really nasty joke to play on these key figures. Something to scare them.
She walked over to the intercom, pressed a sequence of numbers, and shouted into it, " LISTEN HOARSEY BOY! SOME OF YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS ARE HERE! THEY SHOULD BE OUT! THEY ARE NOT SPIES, ARE THEY? THEY HAD BETTER NOT BE! OR I WILL EXPOSE YOU!" Of course it was Foaly on the other side. He knew Hollies wasn't this mean in real life. He turned on his secret cam in the commanders office and saw Artemis and Butler. He also knew that Hollies was known for jokes sometimes, so he decided to play along.
Artemis was now in shock. He knew that at anytime she could make one phone call and the whole town would be exposed. He had to think of something quick to do to save his friends, Holly, Mulch, Foaly, all of them. He nodded to Butler, whole sensed what his employer was trying to say. 'Tackle her and take her down,' is what he was thinking, and his guard received the message.
" Anything, anything at all, just please doooooooon't! Butler noooooo….!" Butler had taken her to the ground and knocked her out. And about 3 seconds later, Foaly bust through the door.
" You had better not let Sool see this, otherwise, you'll be shot at by LEPRetrieval! Do you know who you've just taken down?"
Artemis said confusingly, " A threat to the whole underground race, of course! Foaly, have you been mind wiped or mesmerized?" Holly burst in the door.
"OHMYGOSH! HOLLIES! IS SHE OK?"
"Relax, relax Holly. Butler just tackled her. It's ok…"
"Butler! What is with you? Sool could have you mind wiped again for taking down one of the best, and by that I mean Hollies Carris here. I am so…."
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! This is Hollies Carris? This…this human?" Artemis had been so confused till this point.
" Artemis, she's… wait, wait she's waking up. Thank goodness…"
" I'm fine Holly… I think…yes, I'm fine. Who in Gallieya's name was that?" She looked round the room till Butler raised his hand.
" I'm sorry, Ms. Carris. We heard you yelling at Foaly and thought the quickest thing that came to mind, and that was to take you down."
" It's quite alright, Butler. I am known to play tricks every once in a while, to keep up my spiritual intake. I apologize that I frightened either of you," Hollies replied back to Butler, nodding at Artemis. Just then Sool bust in the door.
" Carris! I've searched all over for you. Well, at least you're here. If everyone would excuse me, everyone except Hollies and Artemis. C'mon now, hurry up!" Butler shot Sool a nasty warning gaze, to which Sool replied with a quick shutting of the door.
" I have an assignment for you both, to go on together, I mean. Hollies, you are one of the few that has been informed that the ancient Gallieya Stone has been stolen. So I want you and Artemis Fowl to retrieve it."
" May the others come along?" asked Hollies, glaring at Artemis non- stop.
" Yes, you may, if you must. Now Mr. Fowl, you probably have no idea…"
" The Gallieya Stone is the ancient stone to the fairies that holds all knowledge and past book entries to the entire underground world. If stolen, the stone, in the wrong hands, could bring ultimate and total disaster, resulting in the disappearance of the entire fairy race," quoted Artemis, from the Fairy book.
" Well… now that that's in order…." said Sool, angry with him for taking the talking, intelligibly, and getting the credit.
" So are you up to the case, Carris?" asked Sool.
"Yes, sir," said Hollies. " I've been ready all my life." She was still looking at Artemis.