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[fic] TGZ : Fowl Play
How does 'Ithaca von Kracken' sound as an SCA name?
... joking, joking. Don't think 'Von Kracken' is period, but it sounds cool. *snickers* And I like 'Ithaca', is a Greek island where Homer's Odysseus is assumed to have taken place. ^__^
So... um.. news... No computer yet. Posting at a Net Cafe and cursing at the keyboard.
On the upside, have job! Is only one day, but is still job! XD
Posting this now, just so it's done and we can move on to the next ones. Will have to edit and polish it -later-, after we have the computer back, cause plunnies for TGZ are biting.
After 'Eligible', before 'Picking the Big Apple'.
Spoilers for the end of Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception.
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"I don't like this." The huge older man grumbled as his eyes peered around the dark room. "Something feels off."
"How so?" The small lanky teen questioned in an Irish lilt back as he too looked around, shining the torch around to illuminate various things around the dusty room. "Old lady with a shot-gun off?"
Now -that- must have been an interesting story...
"Not quite-" The younger boy's torch landed on Kid, illuminating him. Fortunately he'd had is eyes closed in preparation of being blinded.
"Yo." He greeted them with a smile, raising both hands to show that while he wasn't necessarily unarmed, he'd at least come with peaceful intentions.
The large man instantly had a huge gun aimed at him, the snap of the safety being taken off echoing through the room. The teen, and Kid's intended target, raised a hand, stopping further action. Both sides paused, figuring out the next move from there.
The teen straightened, loosing the what tenseness he'd gained upon discovering the thief. "Kid the Phantom Thief, I presume?"
"Correct." Kid tipped his hat to the small criminal mastermind, dropping his hands to rest on the small statue resting between his legs. "I would expect nothing less from the second Artemis Fowl and his Butler." He grinned. "-Or should I say 'The Fairy Thief'?"
"Artemis Fowl is fine." Fowl bowed slightly in return. "From your presence, I would surmise that you are here for some reason-?"
"Peaceful reasons, if your Butler would be so kind as to lower his weapon. I'm not particularly fond of guns." Kid allowed a bit of nervousness to slide through his smile. "And I'm not here to fight over the statue."
There was another slight pause as the bodyguard and his young master seemed to weigh their decisions before Fowl nodded his head once and Butler put the gun not just down, but away. Kid breathed a sigh of relief. He -could- take care of the gun, but he'd rather not have to.
"Thank you." He smiled. "I have a bit of a business proposition for you."
"And you interrupted a heist to do so?" Fowl questioned, vaguely irritated. Either the boy had a better poker face than he did, or he just wasn't very expressive.
"Since rumour has it that your parents went 'straight', I figured it would be impolite for me to knock on your front door for potentially shady dealings." Kid pointed out. And he'd taken care of the group who had stolen the statue in the first place. So there.
"Good point." Fowl concurred. "What did you need?"
"Passports." Kid admitted honestly. He got the feeling that beating around the bush with the young criminal would be counter productive.
"Passports?" That got a slightly raised eyebrow.
"Two sets." Kid clarified. He gave a rueful grin. "Retirement from the business is not as easy as one would assume."
"No, it never is." Fowl agreed, looking thoughtful. "Two sets? One for yourself..."
"One for a friend."
"I see..." Crap, crap crap. He had known that the younger Fowl was quick when he'd debated this plan, but he hadn't realised HOW quick. "If I might venture a guess, Saguru Hakuba would be the other?"
Kid was silent. Screwed either way. Silence was assent, but at least he didn't -say- it.
Fowl smiled back, the grin of a friendly predator. "Why would a detective and a thief be travelling together?" The dark haired boy mused, almost playfully.
"When they're both being targeted by the same organisation who wants them dead." Kid replied back, just as cheerfully. "We reached a bit of an agreement. My part is keeping us both alive."
"Hence the passports."
Kid nodded. "Hence the passports."
The criminal genius mused this over. "What are you offering in exchange?"
"One of two things." Kid held up two fingers and counted down. "Information on the international organisation trying to kill us, known for wearing all black."
"I've heard of them." Artemis mused. "Go on."
"Or. A favour. To be exchanged at your convenience."
That... was the tricky part. They had paid for their safety with that information before. And honestly, it was the cheaper price.
To pay with an unknown favour was putting himself on the line. Artemis Fowl could ask him for anything at any point in the future, and he couldn't say no. But Fowl abhorred murder, much like himself, which was why he had chosen to offer this deal to the young genius.
For fake passports, they could have easily asked Uncle Dorian, Uncle Klaus or Auntie Kitty for the fake identification. But that was probably not only expected, but would draw further unwanted attention towards their family.
And with their questions about Mum also cast some uneasy suspicion on the rest of the Hakuba family. So not only did they not want to bring trouble to the family, they didn't want the family to bring them trouble.
Besides, they turned twenty this year, they should be able to fend for themselves without relying on their families all the time.
"And you would... honour this favour?" Fowl questioned.
"I'm a gentleman as well as a thief." Kid raised an eyebrow, slightly affronted as he wrapped around the statue. "No one has ever complained that I haven't done what I've said." Quite the opposite, really.
Fowl nodded. "All right. Agreed." They'd worry about contact later. Fowl had Hakuba's name as well, he could find them easily enough that way. "Do you have photographs?"
With a flick of his wrist, Kid pulled an envelope out of mid-air. He paused for a moment to allow Butler to see it before tossing it to Fowl. "Those are for Hakuba. Anything for me." He'd temporarily dyed Hakuba's hair dark brown with similar brush in hair dye that Hakuba had used before, then made the half-Briton look older, like a business man.
"That's right, you're a master of disguise." Fowl seemed vaguely amused by that. "As well as a 'magician'."
Kid just grinned.
"One question." Fowl asked, passing the envelope to his Butler. The giant man took it and made it disappear into the depths of his fitted suit coat. "Why did you ask me for a favour? Surely there were other criminals you could ask."
"True." Kid agreed. The younger boy was probably thinking that it was because of his age. Younger people had a habit of being under estimated, as he well knew. "But you seem like the type of person I wouldn't mind being acquaintanced with." Ruthless when need be, but also honourable.
He got the barest hint of a smile in return. "Good answer."
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Queues.
He -hated- waiting in queues.
Usually when there was a queue to stand in, Saguru would go stand in the queue while Kaito stood off to the side, generally entertaining small kids. Because usually while travelling, there were always small kids who hated standing in line and they generally seemed to find him. So Saguru got to do what generations of Britons seemed to have been ingrained to do, find a queue and stand in it, and he got to make people smile and everyone was generally happy with the agreement.
Except that this time, he had to wait next to Saguru. Wait -patiently-. Because he was currently Zendama Robin, travelling with -her- business associate Kishu Tsuchiiro from Ireland to New York for business purposes.
So they stood in the queue and looked bored like everyone else in the queue and tried not to yawn. Or panic. Which ever emotion beat out the other first.
Finally their turn arrived and they passed over their passports to the people at the ticket counter. Hakuba did the talking because 'Kishu-san' was more fluent in English that 'Robin' was. Despite the nerve racking waiting as the woman who was checking them in typed in their passport information was, their fake identification went through without a hitch.
He had to give Artemis Fowl points for being very good at what ever the genius put his mind to.
So with much lighter hearts, grabbed their luggage --carry on only-- and headed for the queue for the security check so they could stand in a queue to board the six and a half hour flight to New York.
As they did so, he could hear some people debating today's headline in the newspaper. Hakuba heard it too and gave him a concerned look.
Evidently, there had been a -reverse- robbery. Thieves had broken into the All Souls Roman Catholic Church in Peterborough and returned a stolen statue of St Anthony of Padua, the Patron Saint of Lost and Stolen Items.
There had been a little note attached at the base of the statue, and that was what was causing the uproar.
"Tony, Tony, please look around,
Your statue was lost and now is found."
Signed, The Fairy Thief and The Kaitou Kid.
-fin-
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Kishu Tsuchiiro - "Pale Rider"
Kishu: 'Horseman, rider'
Tsuchiiro: earth (colour); ashen; deathly pale
Zendama Robin - "Robin Goodfellow"
Zendama: Good Person
Tradtional St. Tony Chant:
"Tony, Tony, please look around,
something is lost and must be found."
The theft of a statue of St Anthony of Padua from All Souls Roman Catholic Church in Peterborough really did happen last year.
We haven't heard of it having been returned yet. ~_^
For those interested, the Artemis Fowl books are written by Eoin Colfer. All of them are highly recommended. ^__^
... joking, joking. Don't think 'Von Kracken' is period, but it sounds cool. *snickers* And I like 'Ithaca', is a Greek island where Homer's Odysseus is assumed to have taken place. ^__^
So... um.. news... No computer yet. Posting at a Net Cafe and cursing at the keyboard.
On the upside, have job! Is only one day, but is still job! XD
Posting this now, just so it's done and we can move on to the next ones. Will have to edit and polish it -later-, after we have the computer back, cause plunnies for TGZ are biting.
After 'Eligible', before 'Picking the Big Apple'.
Spoilers for the end of Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception.
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"I don't like this." The huge older man grumbled as his eyes peered around the dark room. "Something feels off."
"How so?" The small lanky teen questioned in an Irish lilt back as he too looked around, shining the torch around to illuminate various things around the dusty room. "Old lady with a shot-gun off?"
Now -that- must have been an interesting story...
"Not quite-" The younger boy's torch landed on Kid, illuminating him. Fortunately he'd had is eyes closed in preparation of being blinded.
"Yo." He greeted them with a smile, raising both hands to show that while he wasn't necessarily unarmed, he'd at least come with peaceful intentions.
The large man instantly had a huge gun aimed at him, the snap of the safety being taken off echoing through the room. The teen, and Kid's intended target, raised a hand, stopping further action. Both sides paused, figuring out the next move from there.
The teen straightened, loosing the what tenseness he'd gained upon discovering the thief. "Kid the Phantom Thief, I presume?"
"Correct." Kid tipped his hat to the small criminal mastermind, dropping his hands to rest on the small statue resting between his legs. "I would expect nothing less from the second Artemis Fowl and his Butler." He grinned. "-Or should I say 'The Fairy Thief'?"
"Artemis Fowl is fine." Fowl bowed slightly in return. "From your presence, I would surmise that you are here for some reason-?"
"Peaceful reasons, if your Butler would be so kind as to lower his weapon. I'm not particularly fond of guns." Kid allowed a bit of nervousness to slide through his smile. "And I'm not here to fight over the statue."
There was another slight pause as the bodyguard and his young master seemed to weigh their decisions before Fowl nodded his head once and Butler put the gun not just down, but away. Kid breathed a sigh of relief. He -could- take care of the gun, but he'd rather not have to.
"Thank you." He smiled. "I have a bit of a business proposition for you."
"And you interrupted a heist to do so?" Fowl questioned, vaguely irritated. Either the boy had a better poker face than he did, or he just wasn't very expressive.
"Since rumour has it that your parents went 'straight', I figured it would be impolite for me to knock on your front door for potentially shady dealings." Kid pointed out. And he'd taken care of the group who had stolen the statue in the first place. So there.
"Good point." Fowl concurred. "What did you need?"
"Passports." Kid admitted honestly. He got the feeling that beating around the bush with the young criminal would be counter productive.
"Passports?" That got a slightly raised eyebrow.
"Two sets." Kid clarified. He gave a rueful grin. "Retirement from the business is not as easy as one would assume."
"No, it never is." Fowl agreed, looking thoughtful. "Two sets? One for yourself..."
"One for a friend."
"I see..." Crap, crap crap. He had known that the younger Fowl was quick when he'd debated this plan, but he hadn't realised HOW quick. "If I might venture a guess, Saguru Hakuba would be the other?"
Kid was silent. Screwed either way. Silence was assent, but at least he didn't -say- it.
Fowl smiled back, the grin of a friendly predator. "Why would a detective and a thief be travelling together?" The dark haired boy mused, almost playfully.
"When they're both being targeted by the same organisation who wants them dead." Kid replied back, just as cheerfully. "We reached a bit of an agreement. My part is keeping us both alive."
"Hence the passports."
Kid nodded. "Hence the passports."
The criminal genius mused this over. "What are you offering in exchange?"
"One of two things." Kid held up two fingers and counted down. "Information on the international organisation trying to kill us, known for wearing all black."
"I've heard of them." Artemis mused. "Go on."
"Or. A favour. To be exchanged at your convenience."
That... was the tricky part. They had paid for their safety with that information before. And honestly, it was the cheaper price.
To pay with an unknown favour was putting himself on the line. Artemis Fowl could ask him for anything at any point in the future, and he couldn't say no. But Fowl abhorred murder, much like himself, which was why he had chosen to offer this deal to the young genius.
For fake passports, they could have easily asked Uncle Dorian, Uncle Klaus or Auntie Kitty for the fake identification. But that was probably not only expected, but would draw further unwanted attention towards their family.
And with their questions about Mum also cast some uneasy suspicion on the rest of the Hakuba family. So not only did they not want to bring trouble to the family, they didn't want the family to bring them trouble.
Besides, they turned twenty this year, they should be able to fend for themselves without relying on their families all the time.
"And you would... honour this favour?" Fowl questioned.
"I'm a gentleman as well as a thief." Kid raised an eyebrow, slightly affronted as he wrapped around the statue. "No one has ever complained that I haven't done what I've said." Quite the opposite, really.
Fowl nodded. "All right. Agreed." They'd worry about contact later. Fowl had Hakuba's name as well, he could find them easily enough that way. "Do you have photographs?"
With a flick of his wrist, Kid pulled an envelope out of mid-air. He paused for a moment to allow Butler to see it before tossing it to Fowl. "Those are for Hakuba. Anything for me." He'd temporarily dyed Hakuba's hair dark brown with similar brush in hair dye that Hakuba had used before, then made the half-Briton look older, like a business man.
"That's right, you're a master of disguise." Fowl seemed vaguely amused by that. "As well as a 'magician'."
Kid just grinned.
"One question." Fowl asked, passing the envelope to his Butler. The giant man took it and made it disappear into the depths of his fitted suit coat. "Why did you ask me for a favour? Surely there were other criminals you could ask."
"True." Kid agreed. The younger boy was probably thinking that it was because of his age. Younger people had a habit of being under estimated, as he well knew. "But you seem like the type of person I wouldn't mind being acquaintanced with." Ruthless when need be, but also honourable.
He got the barest hint of a smile in return. "Good answer."
+++
Queues.
He -hated- waiting in queues.
Usually when there was a queue to stand in, Saguru would go stand in the queue while Kaito stood off to the side, generally entertaining small kids. Because usually while travelling, there were always small kids who hated standing in line and they generally seemed to find him. So Saguru got to do what generations of Britons seemed to have been ingrained to do, find a queue and stand in it, and he got to make people smile and everyone was generally happy with the agreement.
Except that this time, he had to wait next to Saguru. Wait -patiently-. Because he was currently Zendama Robin, travelling with -her- business associate Kishu Tsuchiiro from Ireland to New York for business purposes.
So they stood in the queue and looked bored like everyone else in the queue and tried not to yawn. Or panic. Which ever emotion beat out the other first.
Finally their turn arrived and they passed over their passports to the people at the ticket counter. Hakuba did the talking because 'Kishu-san' was more fluent in English that 'Robin' was. Despite the nerve racking waiting as the woman who was checking them in typed in their passport information was, their fake identification went through without a hitch.
He had to give Artemis Fowl points for being very good at what ever the genius put his mind to.
So with much lighter hearts, grabbed their luggage --carry on only-- and headed for the queue for the security check so they could stand in a queue to board the six and a half hour flight to New York.
As they did so, he could hear some people debating today's headline in the newspaper. Hakuba heard it too and gave him a concerned look.
Evidently, there had been a -reverse- robbery. Thieves had broken into the All Souls Roman Catholic Church in Peterborough and returned a stolen statue of St Anthony of Padua, the Patron Saint of Lost and Stolen Items.
There had been a little note attached at the base of the statue, and that was what was causing the uproar.
"Tony, Tony, please look around,
Your statue was lost and now is found."
Signed, The Fairy Thief and The Kaitou Kid.
-fin-
++++ Notes +++++
Kishu Tsuchiiro - "Pale Rider"
Kishu: 'Horseman, rider'
Tsuchiiro: earth (colour); ashen; deathly pale
Zendama Robin - "Robin Goodfellow"
Zendama: Good Person
Tradtional St. Tony Chant:
"Tony, Tony, please look around,
something is lost and must be found."
The theft of a statue of St Anthony of Padua from All Souls Roman Catholic Church in Peterborough really did happen last year.
We haven't heard of it having been returned yet. ~_^
For those interested, the Artemis Fowl books are written by Eoin Colfer. All of them are highly recommended. ^__^
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-the return has not yet happened however. ^^;;
And yes, you do. Artemis Fowl is WONDERFUL. He's a Criminal Mastermind. mwuahahaha.
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Love your icon too!!! *makes rabu-rabu R/L noises*
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And your boys probably will in another few years. ~_^ It might be a good one to read out loud if you do that sort of thing. ^___^
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With Artemis too!
Now I have my two favorite boys together in one fic!
Hope you do it again ^^
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So... yeah. More Artemis! XD
-and he should show up later, to reclaim the favour. Dunno when or how yet tho. ^^;;
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...and I wish I had your problem with plunnies...I have to write something and cna't think of how to start it or even write it AT ALL. D:
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cause when we're supposed to be working on other stuff (or falling asleep cause we hafta get up EARLY) Boom. Plunnies. Bouncing around and mutating in our brainz.
pluuuuuuunnnnnnnniiiiiiieeeeeeeesssssss... *melts into a pile of ooze*
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Oooh, like this bit! And the several explanations as to why they aren't merely going to the Uncles for help.
Ithaca sounds good!
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But yay! Glad the reasons for not running to uncles makes sense. #^^#
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Not that I'm noticing, but there is more UK slang in the Harry Potter ones as far as I can tell. (also re-reading some of the Harry Potter, UK edition)
But I am finding that little things that didn't make quite as much sense the first time around make MUCH more sense this time. Because it's the UK editions or because I've already read it before, I dunno.
But they aren't using the US imperial measurement scale, for which I'm grateful. Yay metric system! XD
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-Becky posted! Didja see?! she wrote fic too!!! XD XD XD *happy!*
*sighs* Wait til you see my sketchbook... did a lot more YGO/Guard dog art. Go Kuriboh jokes!
Yay for Artemis in character! Thanks! That worried me.
Wow.
(Anonymous) 2006-01-27 07:27 am (UTC)(link)Nothing much to say. I'm waiting for more fic including 'em both.
(1. Don't know how to type my feelings 2. Wow, not-users really can comment too)
Re: Wow.
Yay! Glad you liked it! XD
Yeah, we're waiting for Artemis to show up too. Generally we find out just a few days before everyone else does. ^^;;
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I like the Robin Goodfellow reference, I had to contain my giggles (people don't like getting woken up from constant giggling)