The girls sat at a table surrounded by every encyclopedias and books about Celtic mythology, trying to verify what they had been told. "Maybe we should talk to Gabe. She might have a clue."

"I don't think we should tell anybody right now, and maybe not ever. Who would believe us anyway. You know how my brother is."

"Your probably right. Hey, take a look at this," Annie pointed to a page in an encyclopedia. "Hey this is interesting. It says:

'Tuatha Dé Danaan, in Irish mythology, the descendants of the great mother- goddess Dana. With her consort Bilé, Dana engendered a race of gods who have their counterparts in the Celtic mythologies of the British Isles and Gaul. According to legend, the Tuatha Dé Danaan were the ancestors of one of the early peoples of Ireland, who in their turn were vanquished by the Milesians from Spain and went underground to live as fairy inhabitants of the land. Dana's divine offspring include Goibhniu, the god of metalwork, Nuadhu Airgedlámh, the ancestral king, and Oghma, the god of writing and eloquence.

The gods of early Irish mythology reappear as heroes in the Lebor Gabala (Book of the Invasion of Ireland), a legendary account of the history of Ireland since the great flood described in the Bible. The collection, compiled by monks during the Middle Ages, merges elements of myth, folktale, and history with a Christian outlook. In the Lebor Gabala the Tuatha Dé Danaan arrive on clouds from the "northern islands of the world" as the fifth of a series of invading peoples. They carry with them four possessions: the Lia Fail (stone of destiny), which cries out when the true king touches it; the spear of the warrior-god Lug; the sword of their king, Nuadhu, which seeks out all enemies; and a cauldron. Led by Nuadhu, they overcame the Fir Bholg people at the First Battle of Magh Tuiredh, in which Nuadhu loses his right arm and is thus debarred from kingship. His place is taken by Bres, who is descended from the Fomorians, an earlier race of monstrous giants. After a period of tyranny, Bres is forced to yield to Nuadhu, for whom the healer Dian Cécht has made a silver arm. A struggle for power results in the Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh, in which the Tuatha forces are victorious but suffer such great losses as to leave them irrevocably weakened. In due course they are defeated by the Spanish Sons of Mil (or Milesians), who thereafter become the ruling race in Ireland. The Tuatha retreat to the Tir Nan Og, a distant land of eternal youth, and live on in subterranean palaces, where they maintain an invisible, fairy presence in Ireland. '

"Well if she was lying she did her homework," Fi commented after that rather long passage. "Let's see what we can find on the computer."

Fi went to the computer and hit her favorite search engine and began typing. Seconds later a long list of sites popped up. Fi chose the first one and began reading aloud.

"Tuatha De Danann: Element: any Other names: Wee Folks, Irish Faeries, the Royalty, The Gentry or Daoine Sidhe. They are male, female, children and look exactly like humans only somewhat smaller. They are warrior like in temperament, but fair and just. They are the typical Heroic Fairies, enjoying the pleasures and occupations of the medieval chivalry. Their habitations are generally underground or underwater, in green raths or under the boughs or in the sea."

"She wasn't little when we say her. Do you think that she is able to manipulate her physical size?" Annie asked.

"Possibly, we can probably ask about that later though. Let's see what else we can find."

They spent the rest of the afternoon drifting between the books and the internet learning as much as they could about Moargan and Fi's possible future. She didn't know why she would be needed by a supernatural force, but sure wanted to find out.