Holly- KO Sphere

  Holly reached slowly into her pocket and withdrew a small sphere. She placed it in the middle of the floor.

  'Guardate,' she said. Look.

  The restaurant's patrons complied, leaning in to see the small silver ball. It was ticking, faster and faster, almost like a countdown.

  Holly turned her back to the sphere. Three, two, one…

  Boom! Flash! Mass unconsciousness. Nothing fatal, but headaches all around in about forty minutes. Holly sighed. Safe. For the moment.

-Artemis Fowl, Chapter 3