Chapter 10: Into the Woods

Book Survivor Adventure Log

Voted off: Artemis Fowl


Tootie pushed away some branches as Lucy and myself navigated the forest. The smell of trees and animals wafted into my nostrils. In the background, I heard low moans and screaming coming from the distance. Who was this Bone King?

Lucy brushed a bug off her shoulder. "How much further is this?" she asked Tootie. Tootie smiled.

"It is only a few more paces." Tootie pointed to a skeletal lodge, that had bone white bricks. "Inside this building is the Bone King." I smiled and hurried toward the building. "Wait!" said Tootie. I stopped. "This area is boobie trapped," he said. Lucy nodded. "You have to go this way." Tootie pointed to the left side of the structure. Lucy and I hurried in the direction he was pointing when suddenly, the ground disappeared beneath myself and I felt myself tumbling. Lucy tumbled on top of me.

"Yoo hoo!" I yelled. "We fell!" Tootie peered down at us from over 20 feet above our heads.

"I know," said Tootie. "The Bone King is expecting you." Tootie began to laugh and scream as his Mongoblin face disappeared and was replaced by a menancing skull. We have been betrayed! Lucy looked at me with a sad expression on our face. The amount of trechary we have encountered on this trip was amazing.

A few hours later, we were escorted up a hidden rope ladder into the structure, with Tootie grabbing us with superhuman strength. We were pushed in front of a front in which a bone white man sat with no visible flesh on his body. Was this the Bone King?

"Aw har har!" cackled the Bone King. "I am Agamemmie, the Bone King!" he whistled. "You are going to become Bone Daddys." Bone Daddys? Eyi! I didn't want to know what the heck that was! Lucy began to cry. Agamemmie reached a bony hand to her face and caused a cut to appear. "Don't cry my pettie," he said.

Lucy kicked the Bone King in the face. The Bone King let out a howl. I grabbed his finger and pulled really hard. It came out of its socket, revealing a key shape at the end. This was extremely good luck on our parts! Lucy and I ran out of the structure as we heard the Bone King's howls of pain. We started back toward the woods but Tootie and two others blocked our path. "Where do you think you're going?" said Tootie. "My friends and I will stop you!"

"I'm Artemis, but you can call me Arty," said a skeleton with glasses.
"I'm Meeka but you can call me Mimi," said a second skeleton.
"I'm Lucy," said Lucy.
Arty smiled at Lucy. "What a pretty girl," he said. "Of course you can go through." Lucy began to run away.
"Lucy!" I called out. I tossed the key over their heads. Lucy turned back and caught it and continued running. She knew I would catch up to her.
"How stupid you are!" said Tootie. "Artemis, Fowl...Stupid...Idiot..." said Tootie. I pushed into Tootie, knocking him over and ran through the forest, chasing after Lucy. The three held pursuit.

I ducked under trees and pushed past branches as I made my way back to the edge of the forest. I came upon the door and saw that it had been opened. I ran into the door, the path that led to the volcano and saw that there were red footsteps on the ground. Was this blood? Lucys? Mimi, Arty and Tootie stopped at the top of the steps and stared at me. They screamed and ran away. What was in this passage?

I arrived in a giant area that was filled with lava that was flowing. On top of a pedistal was a box, which I presumed contained a key that would supposedly alter reality. Standing in front of the pedistal was a red creature that had blood dripping from its mouth. It screamed and lashed out at its unknown opponant. Who was he fighting? Was it Lucy? I ran around trying to catch a glimpse. I heard a loud scream that caused my ears to ring. I covred my ears and fell to the ground. The sound was so intense!

I stood up and was greeted with total silence. I crawled toward the ring box, and saw that the two people were still fighting. It was Lucy and the unknown creature.

"Simon!" yelled Lucy.
"What are you doing?" I shouted.
"I'm saving Max..." she yelled. "This creature, the Heeperbopper..it has the ability to open the ring box...you need to get a claw and...."
The creature lashed out and Lucy, causing her to be impaled on one of its claws. It shook its hand as if she were the one who put herself on the end of the claw. I screamed in horror and watched as Lucy was thrown against the wall.

Her body thudded to the ground and lie there motionless. I ran over. "Lucy?" There was no answer. She was gone. I looked up at the creature with fury in my eyes. I WILL get that ring!