The Gypsy’s Prophecy
Written on August 16th, 2008 by songfic_freakStory Details
(6 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
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“Will you hurry up, Artemis?” Juliet whined, tugging at Artemis Fowl’s sleeve. Artemis pulled away, sighing heavily.
“Juliet, I am twenty two years old, you cannot make me go through with this against my will,” Artemis said through gritted teeth, eying the carnival ahead warily. Juliet laughed.
“Artemis, if you were any younger, I couldn’t make you go at all, you’d still be my master! Thanks to your attitude change, you can’t say no!” Juliet grasped Artemis’s sleeve and practically threw him forward.
Artemis walked through the carnival gates, his mismatched eyes taking in every detail of the fair. Each booth he saw displeased him further; Ring Toss, Dunk Tank, on and on it went.
Juliet eyed the Kissing Booth thoughtfully, then turned to Artemis and whispered, “Hey Fowl, how about you go get in line?”
Artemis blushed deeply. Ever since he had dumped Minerva, Juliet had been desperate to find love for him. The girl at the kissing booth caught Artemis’s eye; her piercing green eyes lingered on his blue and hazel ones for a second, then winked. Artemis’s mouth dropped open; the girl was truly stunning. Her long black hair fell in curtains around her tan face, her slender fingers lightly grasping a tube of blood red lipstick.
“You like her!” Juliet screeched. “I so knew it, go get in line!”
“A Fowl would never sink so low, and I do not like her,” Artemis said tartly. Juliet sighed.
“Fine. Be that way. We’ll do something else,” Juliet grumbled. Artemis gratefully followed his friend into the hustling crowd, sparing a moment for a last glance at the odd girl at the Kissing Booth.
An hour later, Artemis was silently fuming as he sat in a small, hot tent, watching Juliet throw ball after ball at little cardboard ducks. Artemis did not get the appeal at all; if she managed to knock down three ducks, all she would get is a stuffed dog with a missing eye. How he loathed carnivals.
After what seemed like days, Juliet finally knocked down three cardboard ducks. The surly carnival employee grumpily handed her the stuffed dog. Juliet looked at it for a few seconds, her lip curling.
“Okay, it looked better from over here,” Juliet said, placing the dog back on the counter.
“Wonderful, a perfectly nice waste of thirty minutes,” Artemis hissed, pushing Juliet out of the booth.
“It was twenty, and be quiet, you big baby,” Juliet said, punching Artemis on the shoulder.
Juliet’s eyes widened, and she began to bounce on the balls of her feet. Artemis sighed.
“Juliet, you get that childish look in your face whenever you see a booth you like. Which one is it this time, and may I wait out here?”
“Oh, Artemis, let’s get our fortunes told!” Juliet screeched, tugging on Artemis’s sleeve.
Artemis glanced at the booth Juliet was pointing at; it was a violent magenta, with beads strung above the entrance. Inside, he could see a fairly young woman in a flowing green dress clasping a man’s hand, murmuring something. Artemis cringed; the last thing he wanted was to be in the same room with a magical wanna-be, but he had promised Juliet that he would do anything she had wanted to do. He looked up to see Juliet looking anxiously at him.
“Fine, we’ll go in,” he sighed. Juliet clapped, and raced towards the little tent.
“All right, then, go in,” Juliet whispered.” Artemis’s mouth dropped.
“I’m not going in there alone,” he hissed. “I thought you wanted”-
“Oh, Artemis, just do this one thing for me,” Juliet said, cutting him off. Artemis stormed into the tent, fuming.
“Welcome, Artemis Fowl II,” the fortune teller said, her eyes closed. Artemis jumped a little.
“How do you know my name?” he inquired, warily taking a seat in a chair lined with beaded cushions.
“Esperanza knows more than that,” the woman said. Artemis couldn’t help but admire the woman for not taking on a fake accent like most fortune tellers.
“So, what can I do for you today, Artemis?” Esperanza said pleasantly. Artemis stiffened. He was not used to complete strangers calling him by his first name.
“Ah, a simple palm reading will do,” he said. And then, “I’m sorry, but how did you know my name? Am I wearing some sort of identification?”
Esperanza laughed gently. “I see you do not believe in the magic of gypsies.” Artemis shook his head.
“But why shouldn’t you, Artemis Fowl, if you believe in fairies? Know some, even?”
Artemis jumped out of his chair, backing up a few steps. “Show me your ears.”
Esperanza obediently pulled back her blonde hair to reveal two perfectly normal, human ears. “I am not a fairy myself, Artemis, but I am familiar with The People. I am a friend; you do not have to be afraid.”
“I am anything but afraid,” Artemis snapped. “I just wish to know how you know my personal life so well.”
Esperanza laughed. “Well, come here and let me show you how I know.”
Artemis sat back in the chair, curiosity getting the best of him. “Your left hand, if you please,” the gypsy quipped. Artemis gingerly extended his hand, which Esperanza grasped.
“Oh, yes, just as I predicted,” she breathed, running a long finger over a line on Artemis’s hand. “You see your intelligence line? It practically runs off your hand.” Artemis sat up a bit straighter. “And your life line… my, you have cheated death so many times, the line is crooked. And your wealth… amazing!”
Artemis wasn’t particularly impressed with this; it was fairly obvious that he was rich, judging by his suit, and the width of his brow should give away a clue that he was extremely intelligent. His life line, perhaps, was something intriguing.
Suddenly, the gypsy gasped, dropping Artemis’s hand. “What is it?” Artemis shouted, grasping the twitching woman’s shoulders. “What’s wrong?”
Esperanza didn’t respond; instead, her eyes snapped open, looking directly into Artemis’s.
“My god,” she whispered. “In all my years, never have I seen…”
“What is it?” Artemis shouted, shaking Esperanza’s shoulders again.
“Tell me, Master Fowl,” she said, “do you have a female elf friend, about three feet tall, by the name of Holly Short?”
Artemis’s stomach plummeted. There was absolutely no way this woman could have known about Holly unless she really was psychic.
“Yes, I do. What’s wrong? Is she hurt?”
“No, but she will be,” the gypsy whispered. “Whatever you do, you mustn’t let her leave your side, or horrible, horrible things will happen.”
“What did you see?” Artemis asked. The gypsy shook her head.
“Oh, you mustn’t know that, Artemis, it is far too horrible for you to see,” Esperanza said. Artemis fell back in his chair.
“Tell me what happened, Esperanza, I need to know,” he said quietly. His voice was dead serious, and dangerous. Esperanza seemed to be considering telling him.
“All right,” she said. “But I cannot tell you. You must see.”
And the psychic lunged at Artemis, pressing her forehead to his. Before Artemis could protest, Esperanza murmured three words in a language unknown to Artemis, and the world seemed to melt away.
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- I Dream Only of You. (Sequel to "Just a Dream.")
- Just a Dream.
August 16th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Yay! first to comment!
I love it so far! I’m so curious! I can’t wait to read the rest!
I love your way with words, you describe things so perfectly!
August 16th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Songfic_freak? Could you help me with a songfic story? I’ll send you lyrics and story line if you can give me email or I’ll post a story called HELP SONGFIC_FREAK! If you can’t it’s ok. I could help you for an exchange if you need it, but thanks anyways!
August 16th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
OMG THAT WAS GOOD!!! i loved it. cant wait to c what happens!
August 16th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
If you could fix it up that would be great, but it’s your choice.
August 17th, 2008 at 12:09 am
Sorry for the change but I had to comment. As you know my user name is bentj96. I LOVE IT! It’s a wonder why others didn’t ask you to help before.
August 17th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Loved it! You definantly have my attention. ‘Please’ continue, ’soon’.
*gets on knees and begs*
August 19th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Oh I love it!!!I’m a huge fan of your other story “Holly Short:Pop Star?”.This one is just as good almost better.Update sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaseeeeeeee!
*Begs and begs and beg and keeps begging until it is updated*
August 19th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Wow, I can’t believe all these comments! Thanks guys! I went on vacation for a few days, so I couldn’t update. I have another chapter I’ll be posting real soon!
Bentj96, I’d be more than glad to help. Just send me the lyrics, I’ll get on it as soon as possible!
August 20th, 2008 at 1:47 am
songfic_freak,the whole story is here http://artemisfowl.fangathering.com/fanfiction/general/alternate-ending-for-holly
I don’t really know if it goes with the story, so if you think it sorta fits can you improve it? Thank you!
August 20th, 2008 at 1:49 am
this is soooooooo good. i need to know what happens.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
New chapter very soon
August 28th, 2008 at 1:24 am
MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!!!!!!PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 28th, 2008 at 2:13 am
You’ll be glad to know I spent hours today writing. I have- get this- TEN CHAPTERS WAITING TO BE UPLOADED!!!
August 28th, 2008 at 3:59 am
I just read the three chapters so far but I’m thinking of what to say that nobody else has said yet.
yay! ten chapters!
August 28th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
come on come on come on!!! 10 chapters need to b added now! plz???????
August 28th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Hey it’s pretty good. But Artemis and Holly are a bit OOC. Juliet is right on though.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:25 am
Yaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy! You updated! Update again! Update again! Update again! I have absolutely fallen in love with this story! I have never felt so curious in my life!
August 29th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Woah, man. You’re a good writer. Don’t know if I’m just saying things but if Colfer ever needed a partner, I would suggest that he take you. Anyways, that was chilling and scary, it was fantastic!
August 29th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Well, thank you! If Colfer needs someone to write the seventh AF, I’m his girl! He will probably need someone to do it, because his fans will kill him by hitting him repeatedly with their sixth Artemis Fowl books because he refuses to write the seventh book. …I’ll probably be one of those people hitting him with books.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
NICE!!! i really really really(insert 5000000 really’s here) LOVED it! continue more. plzplzplzplzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
August 30th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Just go ahead and add all ten so you can write more while everyone else is reading those ten that way when we finish those we can just go on with it.LOL.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 am
I don’t know what to right about your story anymore. I’ve pretty much said it all, but I still want to review! So I shall repeat myself.
YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You Updated! I positively love your story! It has such a great plot so far! Write More! Write More!Write More!Write More!Write More!Write More!(Repeat that one thousand times.)Ppppppppppppppplllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeea
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeee!!
Write More Soon! (Please)
September 4th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Yeah, you updated! Even though it’s been awhile since I’ve been waiting, you’ve still got my attention! I gotta love that cliff hanger with the wooden box and the question he asked, “Aren’t you claustrophobic?” Can’t wait to read! Update, ’soon’!
September 4th, 2008 at 12:45 am
That was so good!! You should write the story with different people so you could publish it!!
September 4th, 2008 at 12:58 am
You haven’t been waiting a while… i updated a few days ago… but thnx
September 8th, 2008 at 12:27 am
… no one’s read the new chapters? oh…
September 11th, 2008 at 9:30 am
I did! I wish there was a sixth star on the star-rating thing! Actually this would be a seven!
September 13th, 2008 at 9:26 am
OMG. I would rate this 10!!! This is sooo amazing! Except there isn’t a 10. So I rated this 5. I read the first chapter and I immediately rated this then and there! Why hadn’t anyone wrote this before???
Wait. Are you psychic? How did you dream up something as good as this? I demand to know your secret! (Btw, that is an extremely good compliment and you’d better be grateful to me.)
Okay, so anyway, now I gotta go read the rest of the story…
September 13th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
*blushes* wow, high praise for a story that i dreamed up. thanks a lot! once I finish this story, I’m going to write a twilight-artemis fowl crossover.
September 13th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Continue Continue Continue!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s so sad that Holly was sort of bewitched by the clone! Please please a million more times continue! This is such a good story!
September 13th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
omg i love it. I LOVE IT!
September 14th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I love this story and I, no we all,want more.So my guess is that I could probably rally up everyone and we will all stalk you until you update.
September 15th, 2008 at 9:39 am
No, TabbyFowl, that’s cruel.
But point taken, loved the first-half-of-the-awfully-long-chapter and it would be disastrous if you didn’t continue.
I think somebody’s already done a Twilight AF crossover.
September 15th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Oh, wait, have you already put in the second half? the bit after Holly’s POV?
September 18th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
No, that was just a mistake, TroubleKelp offline. I fixed it, though. Now there are no empty chapters. Updated! Artmis’s POV!
September 19th, 2008 at 1:33 am
Uhh,TroubleKelp offline,I think you need to get a sense of humor.Because apparently you don’t have one.My point being:that was a JOKE!
And I’m sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo(insert a million o’s here) happy you made uploaded the other half of that chappy!The suspense was killing me!
September 19th, 2008 at 2:43 am
Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!
You updated! I’m soooooooooooooooooooo happy! Is this man past Artemis?(gasp)! I think you should bring the Gypsy back into it somehow. Maybe she comes to find Artemis and gives him a key piece of information that she saw in a vision and he’ll need to defeat his former self (or whoever it is).
September 19th, 2008 at 10:36 am
To TabbyFowl: I was being sarcastic, using a serious response to a joke. YOU need a sense of irony. *starts ‘uh-uh/uh-huh’ argument with you over who needs a sense of irony/humour*
kidding.
To s_f: Okay.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
To TabbyFowl and TroubleKelp Offline: Please cut it out. No offense. I know you guys aren’t serious.
To Opal: Oh, don’t worry, the Gypsy will come back into the story very soon. *wink* *Wink*
September 28th, 2008 at 7:07 am
songfic_freak. I SWEAR I WILL COME YOU AND MAKE YOU WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER… KIDDING. Excuse moi. Do you know that you are gradually killing me because of the suspense??? I demand the next chapter now!!!
September 28th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Helen, your comment just made my entire day, and I’m going to upload the next chapter right now because of you!
October 3rd, 2008 at 9:40 am
wicked!
do you mean what i think you mean? the gypsy isn’t who we think she is?…………….
PLEASE write some more!
October 4th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Ok. I know you’ve got uploading problems, and I sympathise.
But where am I supposed to get the rest of the story??? You have killed mmmmmeeeee!!!!!
*Dies dramatically*
*Comes back to life and continues the comment*
How could anyone be so cruel as to stop that from working for you??? I don’t believe it! If I find out who didi that… I’ll… let’s just say it won’t be pleasant.
October 5th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I am very sorry Helen, but uploading the next chappy is proving to be a BIG problem. I promise I WILL post it, but it might be another few days. I really am sorry!