Fowl Manor, 3:00 a.m.

Artemis Fowl II was tired. He was using a scanner he had built to search for magical hot spots. Like the C cube, it was made form stolen LEP helmets, plus a few of his own inventions. Having been at this for three months, he was beginning to think this was all a wild goose chase. You see, during the time tunnel, he had felt a strong source of magic. This magic, however, was different. It was not like the People’s magic, except that it was stronger. But there were only what appeared to be four sources, two slightly less notable than the others. The device beeped. He looked at the screen. Once again, the results were negative. Artemis sighed. He had checked everywhere in the known universe, literally. The scanner’s range had no limit so it sent signals into deep space. Unfortunately, the further into space it went, the longer it took for the signal to return. This last search had taken three weeks to return. And now he was out if ideas. Or was he? He knew there had to be something. He had already tired any possibility of it being anywhere throughout time. He had looked all through the internet, his study, and several libraries throughout Ireland, England, France, and the United States, including the U.S. Library of Congress, which is the largest in the world. No where in recorded history could he find ant possibility of four, or even one magical, powerful being that could have any possibly of being what he felt. It seemed that his supposed figures did not exist in any place in this dimension. Wait a second… of course! It was an alternate dimension! But there was a problem: how do you scan for energy in an alternate dimension? A worm hole, maybe? It was worth a shot. But how to make one? He had no clue. Maybe he could send a signal in a spiral in a frequency high enough to break the space-time continuum. After about three hours of seemingly endless programming, reprogramming, and altercations made to the scanner, it was finally ready. He pressed the send button. Now all he had to do was wait. He had no clue how long it would take. More than likely, it would be several months, maybe a few years. Beep.

“What the-” said Artemis. It seemed that the results of his scan had come back. He opened the file and looked at the results. A three-dimensional map started drawing itself in front of him. Towards the west was a massive cluster of pure energy. Two were more separate from the rest of the cluster, as if the cluster was its own entity. The other two were also together, but southeast of the rest. There was also a tiny blip in the heart of… where ever this was. But to the north, a massive amounts of blips, spread out over a wide area. He ran a quick diagnostic scan to see how much energy each dot contained. The first thing he noticed was that the tiny blip was a separate form of energy than the rest. If was more raw, more… pure. The next thing he noticed was how much energy there was.The largest single blip had more energy than the world’s entire nuclear arsenal times five. And all the others were not far behind. But this small blip, it was… confined, concentrated into a very small space. This was all very exciting. If he could find a way to harness this energy, it could mean a new age of technology. It would make the environment better. It would improve everybody’s lives. And, it would make him ultra-rich. He had to go.
Now, he had a call to make. Holly’s phone rang once, and then he heard her voice.

” What is it now?” she moaned. Artemis had called her several thousand times during the past three months.(obviously, this is a slight exaggeration)

” I need to talk to you, Foaly, and the demons here as soon as possible. It’s very important.” said Artemis.

“Really?,” asked Holly.

“Yes. It could mean a new age for the world, Human and Fairy. But it means a trans-dimensional trip.”
“Fine. We’ll be there. And it better be good.”
Three hours later Butler, Holly, Foaly, No.1, Qwan, and Qweffor were inside the Fowl study. Holly had brought along a large pack of specially calibrated weapons and supplies. She was not going another trip unprepared for anything.
“I have called you here for a very important reason. I have found an alternate dimension with an exceptionally strong concentration of magic. With this power, we could revolutionize both our worlds. I say we ought to go, for the sake all earth.”

“Fowl is right,” said Foaly. “If we go, we could start a new age of technology, and hopefully peace. With less government money to be spent on dirty gasoline, humans would have much less to fight about. For once, I agree with him; let’s go.
“That would not be easy,” said Qwan”We would need another bomb or some other massive power source.”

“I have constructed two bombs to do just that, one for the trip there and one for the way back.” said Artemis. Holly gave him a frown. She obviously disapproved of him building a bomb.

“Fine.” said No.1, “lets go.”

“Not so fast, No.1, ” said Qwan. “We need to think about this.”

“What’s there to think about?” asked Qweffor. We go, we try to get the power, we leave.”

“Fine,” said Qwan and Holly at this same time, more than a little reluctantly. Artemis smiled. He was going to enjoy this.

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• The Army Of The Forgotten Soul
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