Under Construction

BOOM. The door finally gave away as the steel crumbled. The faces of the triumphant LEPretrieval members could be seen by the occupants of Fowl Manor…if they were there, that is… if the four were there. Ark Sool stood there silently, dumbfounded while Foaly secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, under the wine cellar, Artemis, Holly, Butler, and Mulch were currently tunneling their way out. It was lucky that the LEP had not brought time-stop satelites with them or the escape option would have been ruled out.

Mulch paused for a second.

“What is it, Mulch?” Holly asked.

“This soil has seawater mixed in it. At a guess, I’d say we’re above Dublin harbor” Mulch mumbled through a mouthful of earth. Artemis nodded and Mulch began eating up.

The ground rumbled for five seconds before the concrete was blasted apart by Mulch’s flatuence. Everyone crawled out as they gasped for air. Thankfully, Dublin Harbor was almost abandoned as everyone were all focused on the evening news. After all, mankind were going down to the center of the earth for the first time.

“Okay, we’re out, now what?” Holly coughed. Their situation was looking quite grim. They didn’t know where Opal was, what she was planning, and they were almost totally unarmed.

“Yeah. They’re sending in a probe to the center of the Earth. That Zito is a genius. Any other scientist would say that this project couldn’t be done for at least another century” A hippie man talking on the phone passed them and did not seem to notice the four mud-stained escapees. 

“I have a good idea…” Artemis and Holly growled simtaneously. Artemis looked bewildered.

“No, I meant what’s she’s up to”

“Oh. But I have a good plan”

Some other stories by Star Jinin:

• Short Update!
• Beautiful Lie
• The Unknown Audience
• Reason to Live
• Death Note