Irish country side

Artemis ran swiftly toward the back of the house and knocked on the door. The door opened and the hulking shape of Butler stood there, "How did you escape?" he asked. Artemis tried to think of something to stall with "Well you see..." Butler cut him off "Where is that girl?" he asked and looked around.

Holly jumped out of the bushes and looked Butler square in the eye "You are now under your own control." she said in a sweet mesmeric tone. Butler shook his head and rubbed his eyes "Where am I?" Butler asked drowsily he looked at Artemis "We are in the middle of the country side in who knows where." said Artemis.

Butler looked around "What going on you two Opal was at the mansion but I can't remember after that." Butler said "The mansion is no more." said Artemis sadly "and we are after the Opals." Continued Holly. Butler nodded his head "Whats the plan Artemis?" he asked, its funny how they always look to me for plans he thought Artemis "Well first we need to take one of our lear jets to Japan.

That seems to be the general area of Opals operation from there we need to figure out where their base is and survey it. After that all we need to do is break in and capture the Opals." he said. Holly groaned "You make it seem so simple Arty." she said "Well the key idea is to figure out where she isn't in Japan."Artemis stated. Holly sighed again "Alright lets go then." said Butler and they walked to the car.

As they drove back to Dublin it was pretty quiet in the car. Holly sat looking out the window she could see Artemis his head in his hands looking out the window. His hair was a mess it was sticking up in some parts. He tried to flatten it but to no avail "Darn blood." he mumbled. "What blood?" Holly asked, "The blood from when I was hit against the wall." said Artemis quietly. "Who did that?" asked Butler, Artemis stayed quiet "No one it doesn't matter." they drove some more until they finally reached the airport.

En route to Japan

Artemis got out of the car and walked across the runway to a big jet, and Butler and Holly followed. As they walked into the jet, Holly noticed how energy efficient it was, nice she thought. Artemis walked into the cock pit and sat down, Holly and Butler quickly sat in one of the seats and buckled up. Artemis started the plane and took off, he put it on auto pilot and stalked off to the bathroom.

"Holly who did hit Artemis I need to know." said Butler, Holly didn't quite know the answer but she was sure she could guess "I'm not sure but I think you did." she said quietly. Butlers face was totally surprised. Artemis came out of the bathroom his hair was fixed and his suit was slightly less rumpled. They both stared at him "What?" he asked "Oh it's nothing." said Butler "Alright then." said Artemis and he walked back to the cockpit.

Artemis flew on they were just about to reach Japan, "Buckle up." Artemis called back "Right." said Butler and Holly. Artemis landed the plane, "lets go." said Artemis and they walked out of the plane. Artemis walked through the bustling airport he could tell Butler was behind him and Holly was following invisibly.

He walked outside the airport, the streets were filled with cars and pedestrians going about their business "Butler?" he asked "Yes?" said Butler "Can you get us a ride to a hotel?" he asked "Of course, I've already researched this area." he said. Butler rented a car and they drove off toward one of the hotels Butler had found.

Later Artemis had a map of the city spread out on the table and they all were looking at it. He continued in his speech "I have determined that Opal's base is in this sector. Our first step should be to survey the base, the next step is to capture the Opals." Artemis finished. Holly and Butler nodded "Lets go then." said Artemis closing his laptop and folding up the map.

Butler drove the car swiftly through the roads he was only half paying attention though he had been thinking about their quest to capture the Opals. They had never gone into this kinda of thing without backup or fairy weaponry, but this time they had nothing no equipment at all except some of his various weapons he had stored in Japan.

He pulled up in a street behind the empty warehouse, where Artemis had determined the Opal's had been living and working there whole operation from. "Lets go." said Holly, they had surveyed the warehouse a couple of days before and had discovered blind spots and weak parts of security. Artemis snuck across the grounds in a odd pattern, Butler and Holly quickly followed him. They went in through a discarded side door that nobody bothered to use anymore.

Abandon Warehouse

Holly followed Artemis through the various passage ways formed by boxes in the ware house. Holly reached down to her belt to check if her neutrino was there than quickly realized she had lost it to the younger Artemis Fowl. She looked up but Artemis and Butler had disappeared, Holly spun around in a circle looking for them.

"Are you looking for somebody Holly?" someone said behind her, Holly spun around the older Opal stood behind her. She had grown taller than Holly because of her human organs, "Give it up Opal you will never win." Holly said coldly "Ah but I already have by dear captain." said Opal daringly. Holly heard a almost silent whirring sound a plasma bolt came out of a gun Opal had pulled out, Holly skipped out of the way just in time. She raced toward the mad pixie trying to do one oh her many police maneuvers.

Opal jumped out of the way firing three shots at Holly. She managed to avoid the first two but the third one hit her arm. Holly held her arm it hurt like heck, "That was my firing arm." she crooned "Ah what a pity." said Opal in mock pity "If only it had been your head." she continued. Holly let go of her arm and ran at Opal avoiding her shots she jumped on to Opal wrestling the neutrino away from her. She slid it across the floor, Opal took this opportunity to pin her to the floor. Your caught now Holly she breathed unevenly a evil grin creeping up her face. Opal quickly tied Holly up and took her farther into the warehouse.

Butler was walking behind Artemis, he was alert and careful looking for possible threats. He knew they were walking into a trap and he didn't like it at all. He knew not to argue with Artemis though, his charge had looked like he just wanted to get Opals tricks over with once and for all.

Butlers ears picked up a small scratching sound "Just a minute Artemis whats that?" he asked silently listening "Whats what?" asked Artemis as he looked over his shoulder, But no one was there. Artemis's face turned into he a grimace "Butler, Holly." he whispered almost silently but no one answered. Artemis started back through th crates but then thought better of it and moved forward.

He kept walking swiftly until he heard footsteps behind him. Artemis started running down the maze of crates "You can hide but you can't run." said a voice tantalizingly behind him. He looked over his shoulder he could see Opal flying after him, it all slightly reminded Artemis of a horror movie that his parents had dragged him to a long time ago.

He ran on never the less, he ran until he reached a dead end. Artemis had come into another room inside of the warehouse it was a bright white all around, "Artemis!" yelled a voice he recognized from above. He looked up a big cage hung from the ceiling on four massive chains, Holly stood in it holding onto the bars like a prisoner and Butler sat resignedly in the corner.

Artemis sighed Opal hadn't been chasing him she had been herding him right into one of her traps. He put his fingers to his temple "Artemis you need to get out of here." Holly yelled down into the silence "Isn't it a little to late for that?" mumbled Artemis as he turned around. Opal stood there of course with a look of smugness on her face

"The great Artemis Fowl tricked and herded like a common sheep." she said fluctuating the sheep part. Artemis started to lose his temper he tried to calm down but was unsuccessful, "Thats enough Opal." he said through clenched teeth. Opal just laughed though pushing Artemis further toward his limit.

Holly had never seen Artemis this mad before, she could tell she was going to push him over the edge. Artemis was speaking through clenched teeth even! She had never seen Artemis really break his mask of calmness. Opal just laughed, the nerve of her putting Holly through this and pushing Artemis this far. Artemis was moving slightly toward a control panel well trying to calm down it looked like. Opal stopped laughing "Oh no you don't." yelled Opal, she fired several shots at him.

Artemis jumped out of the way and crashed onto the floor. His one blue eye stared at Opal icily "You've pushed me too far." he said to Opal, his stance was firm as he stood in front of Opal. His face seemed calm again, "I've pushed you too far? You got your self into this when you first helped the LEP, when you were first used by them. Until it became a habit." she said then laughed, Artemis's mouth was set in a hard line across his face.

Opal flew across the room to him wielding her gun she changed the setting to a more lethal one. Holly watched in horror as Artemis backed up against a wall "Artemis watch out!" she yelled. Opal shot off several shots, Artemis ducked then ran under Opal and jumped on her. Opal's wings struggled under the weight, "Let go of me mud boy!" she yelled. Opal spun around and Artemis flew off her shoulders and into a wall.

He got up slowly shaking his head as if to clear some kind of illusion, "you wretched boy! You've gotten my outfit all wrinkled!" She yelled. Artemis smiled but he was swaying a bit from being swung into the wall, Opal shot off some more plasma bolts. Artemis tried to jump out of the way but one hit him square in the chest. He was thrown back to the floor again, he tried to get up but he lurched to one side. Artemis put his hand to his chest, when he removed them and Holly could see a large spot on his shirt that had been burned off, his chest was a raw red.

Artemis stood up and groaned with uncertainty, his suit was ruined and his chest had almost third degree burns on it. But Opal needed to be stopped "Opal..." he said bitterly "Your beaten, give it up." she said in a annoyed voice, he stared at her coldly "A Fowl never gives up when their fighting for something worthwhile." he stated simply. She shrugged and started flying toward him angling down toward his chest Artemis barely moved out of the way.

He grabbed her shoulder even if Opal was taller, Artemis was still the strongest in the strength and height area. He wrenched the neutrino from her and threw it across the room "Let me go!" Opal screeched. Artemis warily walked over to a control panel on the wall and lowered and opened the cage. Holly ran out she took Opal from him and bound her with some cords.

Artemis watched in a daze "Artemis are you alright?" Holly asked but he had already fallen unconscious. He woke up sometime later on a couch in his jet, "Arty are you awake?"asked Holly, he sat up but a pain flashed across his chest so he lay back down.

"Yes, I'm awake." he said through gritted teeth. Holly came over and sat by him on the couch, "I'm sorry that I dragged you into this." she said guiltily. Artemis hated to see her like this "It's okay. I got my self into this, not you." he said. His thoughts drifted back to what Opal had said earlier, Holly noticed his expression and hugged him "Don't think to hard, alright?" she asked "Sure." Artemis said and he fell into a peaceful slumber.

(Author Note)

Well I'm sorry about posting the last chapter so late I hope my next story will update a little faster. After my next story I'm planning on doing the sequel to this so stay tuned please.