Clone Saga
Written on July 21st, 2007 by artyfowl3Story Details
(4 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5)
Loading ...Chapter three: More Doubts Than Meetings
It had been a year since Artemis got home from Hybras and so far his parents were taking it all very well. He and Butler had invented a generally believable story to tell about his absence. Juliet would take time off from wrestling to visit the Fowls which made her brother very happy. The twins, according to Mr. and Mrs. Fowl, were spitting images of Arty when he was younger and knew how to walk and talk (sort of) on their own by two years of age. But even while all this was going on, Artemis was looking unhappy. He would stay in his room for hours and when he wasn’t there, he was wandering around the grounds looking thoughtful.
“Artemis, are you feeling alright?†Butler asked one day.
“I’m fine.†Artemis replied.
“Are you sure? You look depressed.â€
“Really, I am fine.â€
“Okay…â€
Artemis didn’t want to tell him about his problem. Not yet. He didn’t want to tell him that Holly had called him. Called him with news of Commander Root.
Impossible, he thought, He couldn’t come back from the dead. Clone? Clone? No. Clones are just like the original person except in a coma. I know there’s something or someone behind this.
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“What happened in the past few years while I was…gone?†Root and Holly were sitting in the waiting room of her office. “Leave not a single detail out.â€
“It’s a long story.†Holly began. In a short three hours and seventeen minutes, she had told him the whole story. He smiled when she told him about how she and Artemis avenged his death and he grinned even wider when he heard about Artemis outsmarted Opal Koboi. His face fell when he heard about her quitting LEP and he listened attentively when she talked about finding the demons. He groaned and held his head in his hands when she told him about Minerva Paradizo. Holly told him about defeating Billy Kong and going to Hybras. She talked about the battle and how she was killed and Artemis saved her. Finally, she told the Commander how they found out that they had been gone for nearly three years and when Artemis got home he had twin siblings.
“Twins?!†Julius gasped. “His mother had twins?! Oh, no!â€
“Don’t worry. There still infants.†Holly reassured him. “Besides, Artemis has changed over the years. In fact, he and I have become close friends.â€
Her warm smile was replaced with a thoughtful frown. “But I don’t understand how you came back. I saw you die.â€
“I don’t understand either.†Julius said with a similar expression on his face. “I remember going through the terminal and ordering you to save the mudmen but what happened after that, I have no clue.â€
They sat in silence for a long time. Then Holly broke the silence. “I’m sorry.†She smiled weakly. “did I say he changed over the years? I meant to say he changed over a matter of hours. You know, we only defeated Koboi with his determination to avenge your death.â€
Julius’ exterior may have been serious and grim but on the inside he was beaming with happiness. Something that didn’t happen often. Was it possible he had misjudged the mud boy?
July 22nd, 2007 at 12:50 am
That’s a good story”sniffs dramatically then chokes on own mucus..gags” I knew they couldn’t kill root that easily…or is it an imposter?!? WRITE MORE!
July 22nd, 2007 at 2:24 am
that is one of the best storys i have read~~~~~~it’s so GOOD….~~~i dont know if i should be happy or sad
September 7th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
why would holly do dat???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
September 7th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
sorry bout da long page ….
September 8th, 2007 at 12:22 am
marvolus
October 17th, 2007 at 3:09 am
interesting.