Nothing to say here…'cept I still don't own Artemis Fowl or any of the characters.
Fowl Manor (A.N. Is Fowl Manor in Ireland?)
As Artemis stepped into the dining hall, he was attacked by two little children. "Arty, Arty!" they shouted as they hugged him. Artemis didn't quite know what to say, which had been becoming far more of a problem for him recently. Instead, he asked his mother and father, "How old are they?"
"Well," responded Angeline, "Robert and Kelly are both 3, though Robert is older by two minutes."
"And they just started talking," added Artemis Fowl Sr.
"We wanted to tell them everything about you so that they could recognize you," Angeline said.
Throughout the dinner, Artemis found himself talking to his little siblings, although he usually didn't enjoy chit-chat. The twins seemed to be just as clever and as talented as Artemis, but with an innocent nature which had not been tainted with a troubled childhood like Artemis. The twins astounded Artemis with their ability to converse so intellectually at such a young age.
When dinner was finished, Artemis stepped outside into the garden, to think about his plan once more.
"I have to do this to help my parents, and to protect the People," he told himself.
As he looked at all the different plants in the garden, being able to identify each one, he began feeling a strange tingling sensation in his body. It started in his fingertips, and started moving its way through his body. He looked up, and saw the source, the full moon. "Hmmm," Artemis said aloud, "I must have picked up some magic from both Qwan and Holly." He put his hand over his hazel eye. As the realisation washed over him, Artemis realised what he this meant. He began searching frantically for an acorn, and finally found one next to a formidable-looking thorn bush. Artemis quickly dug a small hole and buried the acorn in it. Then he put his hands onto the patch and waited. Five minutes of nothing passed, and he was finally gave up. "Maybe this magic of mine cannot be kept in this way," he sighed, before thinking of the dreadful alternative, "Or maybe it can't be stored at all…" But just as he was about to stand up, his hands began to vibrate, and he was thrown backwards by some invisible force, landing right in the thorn bush. As he stood up wearily, he noticed that he had at least 20 cuts all over his body. Suddenly, blue sparks began flying around the wounds, and soon he was completely healed. "Amazing," Artemis muttered softly to himself.
LEP Headquarters, Lower Elements
"Trouble!" Holly shouted and gave him a hug. Suddenly she remembered where she was and who she was talking to, "I mean, morning, Commander."
Trouble smiled wearily and motioned for her to sit, "Holly, it's good to see you back. I'm sorry that I could not greet you sooner, but I have been quite tied down."
"Thanks, Commander," Holly replied, "I'm very happy to be reinstated in my old position, now that Mulch and Doodah are involving themselves in the crime scene too." Then she quickly added, "On the good side, though!" when she saw her Commander's expression.
Trouble continued, "I need you to lead a team who can track down the culprits behind the robbery. You will have access to all the available sources."
"And these sources are?" queried Holly.
"Errr…well basically, it's just Foaly," Trouble murmured.
"So I'm meant to find robbers who managed to bypass the most complicated security systems that the People can provide, with only Foaly? This is sure going to be easy…" Holly said sarcastically, "Well, I ought to get started. See you later, Trouble."
Holly hastily rose and made her way towards the door. Just as she was about to exit, Trouble called to her, "Hey Holly, I'm really glad you're back. I missed you…"