Butler- Dropping 3 Fairies

  'Evening, gentlemen,' Butler said. He couldn't help it, and it was worth it for that one moment of consternation. Then his gun was up and blazing.

  Captain Kelp was the first casualty, a titanium-tipped dart puncturing the neck of his suit. He went down sluggishly, as though the air had turned to water. Two more of the squad were dropped before they had any idea what was going on.

  It must be quite traumatic, thought Butler dispassionately, to lose an advantage that you've held for centuries.

-Artemis Fowl, Chapter 6