Chapter 4
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Perci led them to the eastern side of the island where the cows, pigs, sheep, regular horses, and giraffes resided. She figured she should ease them all into the creatures that reside here first. As she knew he would, Radagest was the most amazed and excited about the normal animals that resided on Atlantis. Although, the two blue wizards and the gray wizard were interested as well while Saruman was indifferent. After an hour of Radagest talking and gawking with the normal animals, Perci led the wizards to the western side of Atlantis while pointing at somethings in the palace along the way. Before they entered the grasslands, Perci paused.
"Welcome, Istari, to the western side of Atlantis. What you saw in the east were the normal, non magical creatures that reside here on this island and are mainly for food. In the western, north, and even in the water is where the more magical and even the most dangerous creatures reside. I would just like to inform the rest of you that all creatures that reside in and around Atlantis are under my command, and mine alone." Perci waited for them to nod their understanding before she continued to lead them into the open plains of the western side. Saruman looked around and didn't see anything so when he opened his mouth - no doubt to say something rude - when Perci let loose three loud whistles.
Almost immediately, the sound of hooves beating the ground was heard from all directions. The first that they saw were the unicorns. The wizards - all of them including Saruman - could not deny that these unicorns were pure magic.
"Your majesty, what are these creatures?" Gandalf asked, his voice hushed as the herd of unicorns stopped in front of Perci and her guests. Perci grinned even as she raised a hand to stroke the unicorn in front of her.
"These creatures, Gandalf, are called unicorns. They, as I am sure you have noticed, are pure magic and if anyone were to kill a unicorn, they will be cursed in such a way that they will wonder the rest of their days across Middle Earth as nothing more than a shade, for they will not have the honor to enter Mandos' Hall. Unicorns are the personifaction of pure, light, magic. Their horns are where their magic comes from and it can heal any wound of any kind if they so wished. When I first came here, there were only ten unicorns, but now, this is a herd of thirty." Perci said proudly allowing the wizards to touch the pure creatures for a few minutes before sending them on their way.
Next she let loose another set of whistles and this time they heard wingbeats in the air before a herd of flying horses appeared through the clouds above them. They all gaped in awe at these lovely horses. They landed and trotted to Perci, butting her with their heads in order for her to pet them.
"These are pegasus. They, like the unicorn, are pure magic and they were created by my father and one of my uncles. They are stronger and much faster than regular horses and they can find anyone in a matter of minutes if they are called by the one that earned their loyalty. This herd, as well, was originally ten, but they are now forty. Now this last herd that I am going to be calling forth was created by my father and by my other uncle. And they are viscious protectors of their young and the ones that they consider part of their herd." Perci said after sending the pegasus away and whistling just a long whistle.
Again, wingbeats were heard and out from the clouds came these skeletal horses that breathed fire with every breath and wherever their hooves touched when they landed, fire sparked. The Istari were happy that Perci had warned them or else they would have attacked these creatures. Perci talked about them for awhile and, before she sent the thestrals away, told the Istari the very special ability that the thestrals have.
"Only those that have seen death will be able to lay their eyes upon a thestral." The Istari's eyes widened with concealed horror and were quite happy when the skeletal horses disappeared into the grass surrounding them. Perci then led them straight to the north side of Atlantis where the small mountains that she had created when she first arrived were located.
"Now I know you all are used to dragons being evil and greedy, but-" Perci was cut off by her alltime favorite wizard, note the sarcasm.
"You mean to tell me that you have dragons? How are we to believe any words that you say when you have dragons whom fought for evil in the war?" Saruman exclaimed. Perci rolled her eyes.
"If you do not believe me, pray to your Valar and ask them later tonight before you retire for the evening. Now, you haven't seen the other wizards interrupt me on this tour, have you? No? Then shut your piehole, old man, and show me the respect that is deserved." Perci growled glaring into the eyes of the White Wizard. Saruman dropped his gaze, unable to hold her piercing sea-green eyes.
Perci nodded in satisfaction before letting her power over the earth out just enough to shake the mountain in front of her. After she did so, several serpentine heads popped out of various caves around the mountain looked down at their visitors. Noticing Perci, happy squawks were heard and about six adolescent dragons swooped down along with an enormous male dragon. They landed heavily on the ground and greeted their queen.
"Your majesty, it is an honor to have you join us! Leviathana sadly couldn't come down to see you as she is laying her latest clutch and is being surrounded by the young ones that are too young to fly." Draco said in his deep voice. Perci grinned up at his towering form.
"Excuse me, great dragon, but we have to ask this just to make sure that the safety of Middle Earth is not to be tainted." Gandalf paused here and waited for the large dragon to nod before he continued. "Under whose command do you follow?"
Draco lowered his head until it was level with the Gray one. "I and mine are not like the ones that have been corrupted by evil. We follow our queen, Persephone, in all things and provide her council if she needs it. Any creature that calls Atlantis or the surrounding waters home, look to Queen Persephone for all commands. We pose no threat to Middle Earth as long as they pose no threat to our Queen."
The wizards were all too relieved to think twice about the dragon's warning. After the dragons left, they headed back to the bridge and again, they stopped in the middle of it and just waited.
"What are we waiting for?" one of the blue wizards asked the other. The other blue wizard shrugged. But they had spoken too soon because they began to notice the water churning around them. And then out of the water on either side of the bridge, five sea dragons and five sea serpents arose from the depths. Perci knew that these sea creatures and the krakens would be too much so she quickly greeted them, turned back into the palace and ushered the wizards into their guest quarters.
"Dinner will be ready in an hour," she informed them before she quickly went back into her room. She was tired, yes, because it had been a long time since she had had human type company, but she was also excited. She could do without the judgemental white wizard and the emotionless blue wizards, she would much rather have just Gandalf and Radagest but, like her mother told her when she was younger, beggars couldn't be choosers. She knew that Gandalf and Radagest would have the biggest impact on her life here in the years to come, Perci couldn't wait.
