Artemis Fowl 02 - The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer

Author:Eoin Colfer [Colfer, Eoin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Published: 2011-06-30T17:21:12+00:00

Fowl Manor

Artemis hung up the phone, his face flushed with the thrill f the sting.

“What do you think? he asked.

“I think he bought it,” replied Butler.

“Hook, line, and sinker,” added Mulch. “You have a jet? I presume there’s a kitchen.”

Butler drove them to Dublin Airport in the Bentley. It was to be his final act in this particular operation. Holly and Mulch huddled in the back, glad of the tinted glass.

The Butler siblings sat up front, dressed in corresponding black designer suits. Juliet had jazzed hers up with a pink cravat and glitter makeup. The family resemblance was clear, the same narrow nose and full lips. The same eyes, jumping in their sockets like roulette balls in the wheel. Watching, always watching.

“You don’t need a traditional gun on this trip,” said Butler. “Use an LEP blaster. They don’t need reloading, they shoot in a straight line forever, and they’re nonlethal. I gave Holly a couple from my stash.”

“Got it, Dom.”

Butler took the airport exit. “Dom. I haven’t been called that in so long. Being a bodyguard becomes your world. You forget to have your own life. Are you sure that’s what you want, Juliet?”

Juliet was twining her hair in a tight braid, at the end of which she attached an ornamental jade ring. Ornamental and dangerous.

“Where else would I get to body-slam people? Body-guarding fits the bill, for the moment.”

Butler lowered his voice. “Of course, it’s completely against protocol for you to have Artemis as your Principal. He already knows your first name, and truth be told I think he’s a little fond of you.”

Juliet slapped the jade ring against her palm. “This is just temporary. I’m not anybody’s bodyguard just yet. Madam Ko doesn’t like my style.”

“I’m not surprised,” said Butler, pointing to the jade ring. “Where did you get that?”

Juliet smiled. “My own idea. A nice little surprise for anyone who underestimates females.”

Butler pulled into the set-down area.

“Listen to me, Juliet,” he said, catching his sister’s hand. “Spiro is dangerous. Look what happened to me, and in all modesty, I was the best. If this mission weren’t so vital to humans and fairies, I wouldn’t let you go at all.”

Juliet touched her brother’s face. “I’ll be careful.”

They climbed onto the walkway. Holly hovered, shielded, several feet above the throngs of business travelers and holiday makers. Mulch had applied a fresh layer of sun block, and the stink repelled every human who was unfortunate enough to get within ten feet of him.

Butler touched Artemis’s shoulder.

“Are you going to be all right?”

Artemis shrugged. “I honestly don’t know. Without you by my side, I feel as though one of my limbs is missing.”

“Juliet will keep you safe. She has an unusual style, but she is a Butler, after all.”

“It’s one last mission, old friend. Then there will be no more need for bodyguards.”

“It’s a pity Holly couldn’t have simply mesmerized Spiro through the Cube.”

Artemis shook his head. “It wouldn’t have worked. Even if we could have set up a link, a fairy needs eye-to-eye contact to mesmerize a strong mind like Spiro’s.

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