I am so sorry for the wait! But it is finally done! I had tones of stuff to do! I will try to be quicker next time! But at Keats you have an extra long chapter to chew on!
There was a time in every Alpha's life in which he has to face his past. For every wolf has one. Where do you think they get the wisdom and cunning in their eyes from? Athena? I think not. Anyways it was this time for Artemis. He still thought of himself as that, although nobody else called him it. Not even his mate. Okay let's review what has happened so far.
Artemis now has a mate. Luna. Duh. She is the Beta. Second in command.
There were seven omegas in his pack.
Nova. Fang's mate. She has two kits who she still looks after. She is the same age as Artemis. 21. Brown hair and black eyes so intense she was dubbed Nova. Usually wears black skinny jeans and a baggy black tee with a leather jacket and a black belt. Oh and black converse. Her eye colour was pitch black but they shined with mirth. Her wolf eye colour was the colour of autumn leaves and her fuel was brown with her right ear being a darker brown.
Fang. Nova's mate. His fangs are biggest in the group giving him the name Fang. He has platinum blonde hair and brown eyes. His wolf eye colour was pure white. They sometimes called him and his mate the yin and yang. He was their second best hunter. Artemis is the first of course. He is 23. Usually wearing green cargo shorts and a imagine dragons tee. His wolf was blonde with white eyes.
Storm. The oldest of Fang and Nova's litter. She was seven years old and a mischievous one. She could pickpocket you faster then had black hair reaching to her shoulders. It was loner in the front shorter in the back.(for those of you who know teen titans like Raven's hair.) she also had grey-not silver- grey eyes. Her wolf form also had grey eyes. Rare like her brother. Storm's wolf form was a black wolf but the tips of her ears, tail, her chest, and her paws were as stormy grey as her eyes.
Jay. He was Storm's brother. They were twins in every way except for his eyes. His eyes were an unusual colour. As blue as a BlueJay's wing, so we call him Jay. He was six, but just as smart and mischievous as his sister. His wolf form was black with blue eyes. It was rare to have the same colour eyes in both forms but he didn't mind. He love his eye colour.
Phoenix. She's almost as feisty and sarcastic as Luna. Pushes bark with bite to boot. She and Luna are best friends. Phoenix doesn't live up to her name with only her personality, she looks the part too. She is a redhead but she has no freckles. She wears a Phoenix pendant given to her by Echo. Her 'friend' they both have a crush on each other but they aren't willing to admit it. She has lively green eyes and their wolf colour was of course a orange, red colour that shined with a stubborn fire that could light up a room with warmth, or burn it down. Her wolf was brown with auburn spots all over. She had the same fire filled eyes.
Echo. He had tan brown skin and black hair with brown eyes. His wolf colour was a deep, dark, purple. People call it melodic for the music he sings can move your soul and you can see it playing in his eyes. He wears a tattered black shirt and a leather necklace with a silver wing on it. He also wears a black aviator jacket and black shorts. They used to be jeans but the got pt torn and tattered of paver time from the knee below so now they are shorts. He has a huge crush on Phoenix. They say they are perfect for each other because the calm in his purple can sooth her flames and her flames can give him courage and strength. They are like Nova and Fang. Yin and Yang. Everyone knew it was a matter of time before they became mates. He had black fur with a pond brown stripe from his forehead to the tip of his tail. Oh and no don't forget the purple eye colour. When your in your wolf form ya can't change your eye colour. Only in your human form.
Last was Isis. She was seven and would be celebrating her eighth birthday soon. She had long straight black hair down to the bottom of her shoulder blades and one blonde ring around her ears. She also had brown eyes. Her wolf eyes were magenta. She, Storm, and Jay were inseparable friends. She was always wearing a green dress, that went down to her knees. It was simple and sort of elegant. Flowing down the back for a while, until the middle of the femur. It looked like it was moving with her, like a wave, when she walked. She also had golden boots. Her wolf form was black with a cold 'collar' around her mid neck.
Artemis was the leader of the pack. The Alpha. He wore only black skinny jeans ripped once on the left bottom pocket. His wolf eye colour resembled that of liquid gold. He had a leather necklace that had the tooth of an enemy wolf and his tattoo was always shown. He had a bunch of leather bands on his right arm. Tghey all had charms, or teeth of wolves, any other gifts of gratitude or things he could find were strapped onto his wrist. His wolf form was a pitch black wolf with that piercing golden gaze.
Luna was the same. Now the whole pack was silent on the hunt. The forest was low on prey but they would manage today. Artemis led. The group consisted of him, Phoenix, Fang, and Echo. They left the others at camp to look after the young ones. They had dens underground. The entrance was under that old tree trump. Yes this was the same clearing that Artemis first became a wolf in. The same forest. And they all loved it. Something rustled in the underbrush...
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~back at the camp~
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Luna and Nova were talking when the pups ran into the clearing. "Humans! Hide! Hide!" Storm called. Not loud enough for the regular human ear. Of course being a pup she did not know how to differentiate human and faye. She thought only her mum and Luna would know she was calling. But unfortunately Holly the elf had heard them. So had the rest of the fairy's.
She had told butler and Angeline, Artemis Fowl the First, Myles, and Beckett, stayed back while she, Butler, Foaly, Mulch, Qwan , No.1, and Juliet would go see what was going on. None of the bodyguards or fairy's in the group had changed much. They were here for a picnic. They heard it was a nice spot and they came to remember their dear friend, and family member Artemis Fowl the Second.
When they got on the outside of the clearing the fairy people saw something they thought would never come to be and the bodyguards were just as surprised. But they did not know that the wolves that were in front of them were Lycanthropes. The two females had made a protective circle around the younglings and were in attack position.
Foaly whispered to The others " Capture all of them at all costs except death and anything close to it. If we get them it will be safer. We can put me in the sanctuary and they will be alright for the rest of their lives."
Se fairy folk knew of Lycanthropes. But not much about them. They thought that they had minimal pion the civilized side and that if they ever were to come back they would be less civilized then ever. More wolf then anything else.
This of course was wrong but this was why the wolves had not shown their existence to the fairy's. They would either be hunted to extinction, or researched on like lab eats with a rare disease. Some cup rule people would even out them up on black markets as guard dogs. Or fighting dogs. Or even really really useful slaves.
Just as they were about to start fighting ( Foaly excluded of course.) more wolves burst into the rip learning. The one with the purple eyes dropped the prey he was holding and they were about to join the fight when a pitch black one with golden eyes came up. He changed into his human form. They were all still prepared for battle but the leader seemed calm, cool, and collected.
Luna changed form and walked next to him. The others did not. They knew what was happening. A warning. Their Oder was very merciful. He did not enjoy hurting other beings unless they had strayed from the path of good. " I am MoonStalker. State your business here and then you may leave ShadowClan." He said in a calm but commanding tone. By now the rest of the family had come to see what was going on. Bad move.
The Lycanthropes already knew of the People so this was no problem. "You are to come with us. We are going to take you down to Haven for questioning. Take some tests. Then we will out you in a forest. It's alright." Holly told him in a soothing tone, as though talking to an untamed animal.
He laughed. A deep throaty chuckle. " What do you take us for fairy? Goblins? We are not stupid. And no we will not follow you. My pack has no business ith the Faye and I have lost touch with you over time. Anything you order us to do is more like a suggestion." The way he spoke reminded them of Artemis. But Artemis was dead. Not like the last two times, no. This time he was dead.
He had kept his head down the whole time. He looked up. " We will not go with you. But go on and try to convince us, it's been a boring day. We could use a bit of amusement." Now the fairy's were really baffled. He was very sophisticated. But Lycanthropes were stupid. Just as bad-if not worse- then goblins. They run on instinct. Didn't they?
"We don't want to hurt you," she was still talking like that. Like they were some kind of wild species. " My name is Captain Holly-" "Short." MoonStalker finished. We know. Get to the interesting part."
" We just want to question you about a few things. We swear. Pthen we will let you free." " Let us free?!" Said the female in a sarcastic incredulous tone. " Oh what else? Ya gonna spay and neuter us? Maybe tag us?" " We are not stupid Captain. You will treat us like animals and we will act as such." The fairy folk and human were now baffled. So many questions were running through their minds.
" Look we just want to talk. Take ya' down ya' headquarters and you will wander a few questions."
Then MoonStalker spoke. " Human forms for the hunting age omega's. Fang, Phoenix stay with the younglings." So they did. Still in a protective line. Never breaking eye contact with Holly the werewolf said " Do you suppose we take a field trip to haven?" He asked. They all howled agreement.
What was said next was to deliberately throw them off his trail. " Alright. Take your younglings, and mates to your den and we will leave for E1 Tara afterwards." The fairy's were still in a point of shock.
How did the lycanthrope know all this, the pack nodded. It took the non-wolves awhile but eventually they picked through what MoonStalker had said. Except Foaly. He knew instantly.
" Why don't we introduce ourselves. All human." They changed form. " Storm, Phoenix, Fang, Luna, Echo, Jay and me." They nodded at the sound of either names. " I wonder if the B'wa Kell is still a problem..." The leader thought aloud. How did this Lycan know so much about them!?
