Lili, Marcus, Jacob and Dexter Frond stood triumphantly in front of the prisoners. They were angry that their orders hadn’t been followed, but secretly pleased as well. Now they could gloat.

“I knew we’d find you,” Marcus crowed. “Thought we were stupid, didn’t you?”

Foaly rolled his eyes. “You poor, poor idiot. If it wasn’t for Opal, you never would have found us.”

Lili narrowed her eyes. “That’s not true. We still would’ve. Opal just gave us the bomb, is all.”

Holly rolled her eyes. “Please. I’m sure Opal gave you a lot more than a bomb. And, come to think of it, I don’t think she’ll be happy that your’e not giving her the appropriate amount of credit for it.”

Jacob laughed a little nervously, but stopped when he realized no one was laughing with him. “Your’e plucky, for someone who’s about to be executed for crimes to the throne.”

Vinyaya’s voice was very clear. “At least we would have died heroes,” she said, “Not cowards, like the lot of you are.”

Marcus was simply furious. “Lock them up in the spare room.”

Trouble made a big show of laughing at him. ” ‘the spare room’? what kind of criminals are you guys?”

He was still laughing even as they were all dragged away.

 

 

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Opal Koboi had no intention of sitting pretty as Princess while her boyfriend ruled Haven. Oh, no, as soon as the coronation finished, he would have an accident or two.Then, she would rule. Power. The thought of it always gave her a warm fuzzy feeling in her gut.

So Opal was not pleased when she was told that she had to move in with Lili to accomodate the prisoners.

“They’re prisoners! Don’t you have a dungeon or something you can throw them in?”

‘No, Opal. Look, it’s just for a few-”

“I WANT MY ROOM BACK!”

But what Marcus says, goes, as Lili always said.

 

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‘I don’t believe this,” Foaly said from his corner on the third  day.

‘I don’t believe this!”

Hollt snapped, “What is it, Foaly?”

Vinaya had crossed over to see what Foaly was exclaiming about.

“Oh, Gods.”

Opal had left a mass of wires, screens, and tools behind, under the bed. There was tons of the stuff.

They had a technical genius, equipment and a muscle man. (Root, in case you were wondering.)  All they needed was weapons.

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Grub Kelp nearly jumped out of his skin when he awoke. A big, smelly insect witha beard was waving at him .He opened his eyes and immediately wished he hadn’t.

He was in a giant cavern, with a flatulent dwarf and a sore back.

“Are you awake? Thank gods. I thought you’d lie there like a swear toad for the whole day.”

Grub propped himself up on his elbows. “Where am I?” he asked, shaking his head to awaken himself more. His head had a nasty lump on the side.

“I was in that room with Foaly. And they were sabotaging us. And I was looking for gum and then….”

“Trouble knocked you out and let you escape with me.”

“Oh.”

“Where am I anyway? What happened to Trouble?”

“Your’e in the dwarf hideout cavern. And, most likely, your brother and friends have either been kidnapped or killed by those gnomes.”

Grub started to cry.”T-Trubsy’s d- dead?”

“No, you idiot. I’m sure they didn’t kill him. And stop crying. Your’e embarrassing yourself.”

Grub immediately shut up.

“Now, I’m waiting for my dwarf brothers. They agreed to help. Ah, here they are.”

A hundred or so holes opened up in the cavern ceiling, and the dwarves dropped like stones.

“Mulch,” said a big fat one, smiling brown teeth at his son.

‘Pops,” Mulch said, hugging his father close.

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Some other stories by captainshort101:

• Shadow of the day
• Artemis Fowl and the quest with king lief( the REAL part II)
• Artemis Fowl and the quest with King Lief, Part II
• Artemis Fowl and the quest with King Lief
• I'm baaaaaaaack!