Ok, so this chapter is SUPER LONG! Yay! But I'm gonna be tired after typing all of this, so don't expect a new chapter for a few weeks...Oh well, it'll take you a few weeks to read this anyway...
Butler & Holly:
Two hours after Artemis locked them in the guest bedroom, Holly was sound asleep on the bed and Butler was trying to detect if Juliet was here or not. He was sitting on the floor, trying his best not to move, to be silent so he could hear if Juliet was there yet. Butler felt betrayed by Artemis. It wasn't right that his own principle didn't trust him.
Then he heard Juliet's voice downstairs, calling for him. He yelled for her, and soon she had unlocked the door."What happened Dom? Why was the door locked? And where's Artemis?" She asked. But before Butler had time to answer any of those questions, she took a look at the sleeping Holly and then a the heart monitor and screamed.
Artemis had forgotten to turn it off, and Holly had removed the device when she woke up. But Juliet didn't know that. She had been gone for a week at a wrestling tournament, and her brother had called to pick up the rest of the Fowls at the airport. So to her, it looked as if Holly was dead.
"OH MY GOSH, SHE'S DEAD!" She screeched. "I'm here for her for three months and the one week I'm gone she dies! That's impossible!"
She was facing away from Holly, her head in hands. So she didn't see Holly wake up and sit up, staring at her.
Butler winced and closed the door when Juliet started her rant. He didn't want the Fowl's coming up, then having to explain why a fairy was in the manor. Well, not Mrs. Fowl, she already knew.
Butler also tried to tell Juliet about Holly three times, but never got the chance as she never stopped talking long enough. After she was finished screaming her rant, he nodded behind her. Juliet turned around and immediately tackled Holly.
"You're alive! I thought-i thought you were dead."
Holly gasped, barely managing to get her words out, "If you don't let go soon, I will be!"
Juliet let go, smiling apologetically. She turned back to Butler, "That still doesn't answer my questions. Why was the door locked, and where is Artemis?"
Butler sighed, and told Juliet the whole story, starting from the day before, when Holly woke up, to as far as Artemis lying to him and locking them in.
"Wow." Breathed Juliet. "He just...gave himself up? Never thought I would see the day." She muttered.
"Yes, so I need you to get holly out of here. Before Myles and Beckett come up here and barge in."
"Fine, come on." She turned to Holly, "I can sneak you out the back way." Turning back to Butler, she said, "Keep them distracted. The story of where Artemis is should suffice."
Butler gave his sister a skeptical look. "Yes, I should just walk right in the other room and say 'Artemis got taken by a handful of fairy policemen because he kidnapped a fairy girl in a coma, who by the way, he showed feelings to, when he hasn't shown anyone any kind of emotion since he was Myles and Beckett's age.'
Juliet rolled her eyes, "Of course not! Just feed them a fake story right now. Holly must have a plan to get him out of there... right.
Holly looked up from her thoughts, "Hmm, oh yes. I do. That is if I can get down to Haven for the trial I should be good."
Juliet nodded, "Ok, now Dom, you go and distract them!"
Holly:
Butler left the room and Juliet counted to thirty, then she led Holly down the stairs. As soon as they got to the bottom step, Juliet turned and started walking really fast the other direction, back up the steps. The reason? Two very childish screams came from the right. "Dang it." Juliet muttered.
They bolted up the stairs as the two voices got louder. Juliet pushed Holly into a coat closet and closed the door. She swiftly turned around to face two very curious six year old faces.
"Who was that?" Beckett asked.
"Umm, no one." Juliet responded, looking back, "Just putting a coat back." She smiled.
Beckett was ready to leave, but Myles stopped him, "Then, you wouldn't mind opening the closet door."
"You don't have a jacket on you Myles." Juliet countered. "And you have no need to look at mine, so why don't you two go and play in the playroom?"
Myles sighed, "Fine." He and Beckett walked away.
Once they turned the corner, she opened the closet door. Holly had a look of relief on her face once she realized that it was just Juliet.
"That was close." The elf said as she exited the closet.
"Yeah, now come on. Let's get you out of here, before anyone sees you."
She lead her downstairs quickly, and out the backdoor.
"Are you going to be okay from here?" Juliet asked.
Holly looked at the gardens, "Yes, I will be fine. Thanks Juliet."
"Your welcome, now get going!"
Holly turned around, heading off to Tara. It was going to be a long walk. Juliet was about to to go inside, before she realized that. (i do not know how far away Tara is)
"Wait Holly! Hold on!"
Holly turned around, "What?"
Juliet went inside before she could answer that question, and returned with a set of wings.
"Where did you get those?"
"Foaly bet Artemis that he couldn't build one...and as you can see, Foaly lost. So here's the wings, and they haven't been tested if they are safe or not, so happy flying!"
Holly looked at the wings determinedly, she could fly anything. She took the wings, and put them on. "Thanks Jules."
"Your welcome...again."
Myles & Beckett:
"Why did you leave like that Myles? You don't give up like that...ever." Beckett said after they had rounded the corner.
Myles, turned around, peeking around the corner the had just turned. "Because, I knew that Juliet would never never tell me what she was doing. So...we wait."
Immediately after he said that, Juliet opened the closet door. Then the boys heard a different voice, a quieter voice, but female nontheless. "That was close."
Then Juliet spoke, "Yeah, now come on. Let's get you out of here, before anyone sees you."
Juliet turned around and led to be a little girl through the halls. Myles turned around to face Beckett.
"What was that all about?"
Myles raised and eyebrow, "I have no idea. Juliet has never brought a...friend to the manor before."
"Maybe it was a wrestling partner or something?" Beckett said, becoming bored with this conversation already.
"Perhaps, but to hide someone...that's what makes this so suspicious."
"Maybe a secret wrestling partner." Beckett mumbled, something he just said off of the top of his head to get Myles out of his trance.
Myles rolled his eyes, knowing his brother was just saying whatever came to the top of his head. Soon, some rustling came from downstairs that neither of the boys knew where it came from. Myles was deep in thought, contemplating on what Juliet was hiding and what that noise was.
Beckett broke his brother's concentration when he spoke up, "Well, seeing as Juliet is a grown-up and that she can take care of herself, I doubt that she really needs us poking around."
Myles sighed, of course the Beckett would actually say something that sounded...intellegent when Myles actually got interested in something.
"So can we please go Myles? I want to go plaaay!" Beckett whined.
"Ugh, can you stop whining like a six year old?"
"I am a six year old...we both are."
And with that Myles turned and walked down the hallway, grumbling on how the life of a six year old was so addlepatly simple.
Butler:
Butler turned and left the guest bedroom, leaving Juliet to get Holly out of the manor. He walked calmly down the stairs and to the living room, where Angeline and Artemis Sr. were. Once there, they both looked at him with confused looks.
"Butler? Where is Artemis? After calling saying that he set up another three months of vacation for us I would have expected he would be here to greet us right when we get back."
Butler swallowed hard, he had come up with a story that used minimal lying, but it was still lying nontheless.
"Artemis is at a meeting right now, he had prolonged your vacation because he was working on a new technoligical product."
Artemis Sr. nodded, he knew his son had been working in his study for something (the rings), so he wasnt surprised to hear that. "Im surprised that you arent with him."
Butler nodded, "Artemis did not wish to have me go."
Artemis Sr. nodded yet again and Butler left with an empty feeling at the bottom of his stomach.
Artemis:
The shuttle ride down to Haven was the longest one he had ever ridden on. Well, it was the same length, but it felt like it would never end. With Trouble glaring at him across the shuttle, and Artemis not know how long Juliet would be back at the manor, the time seemed to go by slower and slower.
Finally, the shuttle reached Haven. Artemis was escorted to LEP Headquarters and to a trial with the council.
Artemis was seated at a round table, with Trouble on the opposite side. The council members filled in the seats on either side of them.
Trouble started by standing up and giving Artemis a pointed look. "Artemis Fowl the Second, under his own mind and sanity, disobeyed direct orders and moved a comatose stated elf, Captain Holly Short, above ground to the surface. She was kept there for three months and twenty-four days before she gained consciousness on assumed mysterious action. Since Captain Holly Short is now cognizant, Artemis Fowl is to be charged with kidnapping."
Holly:
Holly flew as fast as she could, trying to get a hang of the controls on the wings. It took longer than she expected because she had no magic to shield, therefore having to go the long way to get to Tara. All the while she kept thinking one thing, 'why is Artemis being so stupid?!'
Once at Tara, there was even more of a hold up. Apparently Trouble didn't want her coming down to Haven just yet.
"I'm sorry miss, but I'm not allowed to let you into Haven until I get the clear. Commander's orders." The sprite at the desk muttered.
'It's because I can defend Artemis.' She thought. Suddenly the divinely sweet fake smile she had on, turned into a scowl. She slammed her hands as hard as she could on the table that separated the sprite and herself.
"Listen, I'm getting on that shuttle whether I'm allowed to or not. And you do not want to get in my way."
The intimidated sprite just nodded and let her through.
Holly looked back, guilty that she had upset the sprite so much. But she had to, Artemis didn't have a chance in front of the council.
Did he?
Butler:
Butler was looking through Artemis' study for anything that could clue him into why Artemis had locked him in.
Finally he came upon a note addressed to him. He opened it and found that it was from Artemis.
butler,
i'm terribly Sorry. Usually i don't have to wRite letters for this but i suppose you can VErIfy that i am gone. hoLLy wAs at stake here. if i were Not proseCutEd for this, she wouldn't be able to be a Captain anymOre. Don't blamE yourself, Please. and Forgive me Butler as well.
oh, anD don't try to track holly down, it will only make thinGs worse.
Artemis Fowl the 2 nd
Butler stared at the note, so many grammatical errors within one letter was nothing like Artemis. Honestly he should be worried if there was even one.
'Maybe he was so nervous he cracked?' Butler contemplated.
Butler pocketed the note and went to go find Juliet.
Artemis:
The council murmured in agreement as Trouble sat back down. Artemis smirked, this would be easy to get out of. But before he could stand up, or at least say a word, a person on the council stood up.
"Under the code violation of Haven, Artemis Fowl, public enemy number one, is hereby announced guilty."
"What?!" Artemis exclaimed. "I don't get a say?" He said this before he thought about it, which he normally wouldn't do. Of course the council would sentence him guilty. Under strict law are humans considered beasts of nature. Even if he did tell them his side, and if he did save Haven numerous times, it wouldn't matter.
Holly:
Holly kept checking the time in the shuttle over and over again. She had to battle the traffic in Haven to get to the LEP building, avoiding the LEP on patrol. Finally she got to the headquarters. She sneaked past more guards on patrol and went straight to the council room. She almost got caught. Almost.
Once she got to the council room, she went straight through the doors, ready to fight for Artemis...
But she was too late.
All she saw was the last of the council exiting to the backroom.
She turned to the only person at the table, or in the room for that matter. Trouble.
He had his feet resting on the table and his hands folded on the back head. He stared at her, "Hi." He stated sweetly.
"Where's Artemis?" Holly growled.
Trouble's smile slipped, standing up he went over to her, "That's not a very nice tone captain."
"Where's Artemis?!" She repeated louder.
"Well, right now he's being transferred to a holding cell, and by this time tomorrow he will be in Atlantis."
Holly shook her head, "No." She whispered.
"I'm sorry Holly." Trouble said, wrapping a arm around her waist.
"No, your not, and get your hands off of me." She said, pushing away from him, "you started all of this. Just leave me alone."
And with that, she left, leaving Trouble annoyed beyond reason.
Ok! Can you figure out what that note said? Anyone who gets it right gets a virtual cookie! So try and guess!
