Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer

Author:Eoin Colfer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Organized crime, Fantasy (Young Adult), Juvenile Nonfiction, Children: Grades 4-6, Fiction, Parents, Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy, Europe, Mothers and sons, Kidnapping, Fairies, Fathers and sons, Science Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Social Issues, Magic, Juvenile Fiction, Gifted, Fantasy & Magic, Law & Crime, Mysteries & Detective Stories, People & Places, Arctic regions, & Magic, Action & Adventure - General, Special Education, England, Family, Action & Adventure, Fowl, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Bedtime & Dreams, General, Fantasy, Artemis (Fictitious character), Education
ISBN: 9780786817085
Publisher: Miramax Books
Published: 2003-05-06T07:00:00+00:00

Fairy creatures, heed this warning,

On Earth, the human era is dawning.

So hide, fairy, lest you be found,

And make a home beneath the ground.

Centaurs were known for their intellect, not their poetry. Still, Foaly felt the words were as relevant today as they had been all those centuries ago.

Cudgeon knocked on the booth's security glass. Now, technically, Cudgeon shouldn't be allowed in Ops, but Foaly buzzed him through. He could never resist having a crack at the ex-commander. Cudgeon had been demoted to lieutenant following a disastrous attempt to replace Root as Recon head honcho. If it hadn't been for his family's considerable political clout, he would have been booted off the force altogether. All in all, he might have been better off in some other line of work. At least he wouldn't have had to suffer Foaly's constant teasing.

'I have some e-forms for you to initial,' said the lieutenant, avoiding eye-contact.

'No problem, Commander,' chuckled the centaur. 'How's the plotting going? Any revolutions planned for this afternoon?'

'Just sign the forms please,' said Cudgeon holding out a digi-pen. His hand was shaking.

Amazing, thought Foaly. This broken-down shell of an elf was once on the LEP fast track.

'No, but seriously, Cudgeon. You're doing a bang-up job on the form-signing thing.'

Cudgeon's eyes narrowed in suspicion. 'Thank you, sir.'

A grin tugged at the corner of Foaly's mouth. 'You're welcome. No need to get a swelled head.'

Cudgeon's hand flew to his misshapen forehead. Still a touch of the old vanity left.

'Oops. Sore subject. Sorry about that.'

There was a spark in the corner of Cudgeon's eye. A spark that should have warned Foaly. But he was distracted by a beep from the computer.

'List complete.'

'Excuse me for a moment, Commander. Important business. Computer stuff, you wouldn't understand it.'

Foaly turned to the plasma screen. The lieutenant would just have to wait for his signature. It was probably just an order for shuttle parts anyway.

The penny dropped. A big penny with a clang louder than a dwarf's underpants hitting a wall. Shuttle parts. An inside job. Someone with a grudge to settle. A line of sweat filled each groove on Foaly's forehead. It was so obvious.

He looked at the plasma screen for confirmation of what he already knew. There were only two names. The first, Bom Arbles, could be eliminated immediately. The Retrieval officer had been killed in a core-diving accident. The second name pulsed gently. Lieutenant Briar Cudgeon. Demoted to recycling crew around the time Holly retired that starboard booster. It all made sense.

Foaly knew that if he didn't acknowledge the message in ten seconds, the computer would read the name aloud. He casually punched the delete button.

'You know, Briar,' he croaked. 'All those jibes about your head problem. It's all in fun. My way of being sympathetic. Actually, I have some ointment . . .'

Something cold and metallic pressed against the back of the centaur's head. Foaly had seen too many rock 'em sock 'em movies not to know what it was.

'Save your ointment, donkey boy,' said Cudgeon's voice in his ear.

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