Marz: Welcome to the fourth section of Artemis Fowl and the Tigers Den!
Daisy: The Disclaimer was in the last chapter and we're not going to do another one!
Marz: But in the meantime we will drag Artemis away from his Manor and get him to talk to you folks!
Daisy: We may get Holly as well but we can't promise anything…
Marz: Now on with the story!
Artemis Fowl and the Tigers Den
Chapter 11
There was aloud rapping at the door, Holly awoke to the sound and felt a large weight on top of her. She opened her eyes slowly and saw Artemis' face, she nudged his shoulder gently to try and wake him. His eyes opened and a mildly alarmed look appeared on his face, Holly blushed.
"It looks like it wasn't me who rolled over during the night!" Holly said.
Artemis frowned and rolled off of her, he went to answer the door. He pretended to not have heard Holly's statement and let Daisy in. She seemed to be wide awake.
"Hi you two!" She said. "It's about lunch time so get dressed quickly and I'll take you down to the dining room. Until then I'll be waiting outside."
As the door closed Artemis looked over to Holly who was at the wardrobe selecting an outfit. He walked over and stood next to her selecting one for himself. The suit was dark blue and perfectly sized. Holly walked into the bathroom and closed the door leaving Artemis to change.
A short while later Holly re-entered the bedroom in a dress that matched the auburn of her hair perfectly. Artemis ran a hand back through his hair, slightly ruffling it. Before he could flatten it down again Holly led him from the room.
Daisy and Marz were outside the door in similar outfits to yesterday but with tinsel like edges. The four of them walked down the corridor until they reached two large black doors. The doors opened and a loud roar of human voices were heard, these were soon silenced when the two Queens and the guests entered. They walked right down the centre of two of the large dining tables; there were eight in total, and headed up the higher table. Daisy sped up slightly and sat on the seat at the centre of the table, Marz, Holly and Artemis chose their seats and when Hannah, Ginny and Lily entered and took their places the High table was full. Only then did the chatting begin again.
Daisy clapped once and food appeared on everyone's plates. If anything the volume increased as everyone ate. Soon the delicious array of food was all devoured and the room cleared slowly until only the top table remained.
"Artemis, Holly, now is your chance to ask about anything else so far." Marz said.
Artemis turned to the Queens, "Where are all of the men?" He asked. "I seem to be the only man around, even Sool has disappeared."
Daisy grinned, "It all started several thousand years ago. A great war began when women rebelled against their masters who were using them as slaves. We fought against our one time masters in the Battle of the Tigers Den. This palace was built on top of the battle ground and the Tigers Den is a large series of caves in the grounds which you will be introduced to in time. We took many prisoners in that battle and they still work for us to this day. As the leaders of the rebellion the realm enchanted us and gave us power over all. In villages men and women are equal; it is only here in the palace that the men are paid servants who are never seen."
Artemis nodded with a light frown on his face; he was satisfied with that answer for now.
"So you five are thousands of years old!" Holly stated more than asked. "Even my people don't age that well, you still look like teenagers."
"We are." Hannah said. "It's difficult to describe but Daisy decided that she didn't want us to age."
"Earlier you mentioned being given power over all." Holly began. "Do you all control everything or does each of you control something different?"
"Well we each control something different." Lily said. "I control wind, flight, air, clouds and birds."
"I," Ginny said. "Control water, all aquatic creatures and all apes and monkeys."
"The things I control include; earth and creatures which are peaceful, also I control the manipulation of natural resources." Hannah stated.
"I," Marz began. "Control light, fire, small cats and domestic animals and most importantly life itself!"
"The powers given to me are things like controlling darkness, speed and momentum, controlling all predators and hunters, controlling time, summoning the undead, the movement of all things, telling the difference between truth and lies, free will, memories and death. The thing is though that all of us are still finding more things that we can control."
"Are there any other questions?" Lily asked. Upon getting a negative reply she continued. "Okay, Holly you need to come with Marz, Ginny, Hannah and I. Artemis, Daisy will be teaching you."
With that Holly was led away with four of the Queens.
With Artemis:
Daisy walked over to Artemis and grabbed his upper arm. She dragged him away in the direction of the Gym. When they arrived there a few moments later Artemis was moved to the centre of the room.
"Do you meditate?" Daisy asked.
"Yes actually." Artemis replied. "It helps me make plans and to concentrate properly."
"Good." Daisy sat and Artemis followed suit. "Hold out your hands, your lessons are about to begin."
Daisy pressed her palms against Artemis' and they both began to meditate. A few minutes later Artemis heard a voice in his head.
'Okay then Artemis, tell me, what animal you would like to be?'
He almost opened his eyes with the shock, almost.
'Something like a Black Panther. That would be good.'
'Nice choice, power and style. Okay Artemis picture a Black Panther with blue eyes. Now picture yourself. Release the Black Panther into your mind. Find a likeness between yourself and it. Take those and change the image of yourself to make more.'
Artemis felt a bubbling sensation all across his body. He shuddered strongly as his body began to morph. When he opened his eyes it was all much more focused. Looking down he saw black fur and perfectly formed paws. He looked up at Daisy; she was still in human form but was literally purring.
"Now that you have mastered morphing into you animal." Artemis heard her say. "You must morph back again, it's just the opposite of what you just did but you should find it easier. This method is simple but incredibly effective."
He tried it and once again felt an unusual bubbling sensation. When the shuddering stopped he looked down and once again he was dressed in his suit.
"Congratulations! You, Artemis Fowl the Second are the first man to ever successfully transform both ways. This calls for cake!"
With that they began their walk to what Artemis presumed would be the kitchen, now though a grin had replaced Artemis' frown from earlier.
With Holly:
"Okay Holly." Ginny said as they were walking. "We'll give you a crash course in morphing. Then we have something very important to show you that we can guarantee will change your life!"
A few moments later they arrived at the stadium. The sun hung almost directly above. The Stadium was the size of a football pitch and had a track running all of the way around it. They walked to the very centre of it and sat down in the shape of a five pointed star.
Marz held out her hands to the sides and the others did likewise. When they were all settled the Queens reached out with their minds so that they were all connected with Holly.
'Okay Holly my dear.' A voice that seemed somehow to belong to Lily said. 'What animal would you like to be?'
Holly pondered for a second and then replied in the way she had felt Lily speak.
'Well I was thinking of something like a Snow Leopard.' Holly informed them.
The four Queens showed Holly the technique and pretty soon she had mastered it. She was almost as fast as Artemis.
"Now Holly. For the special gift, if you could how would you want to look?" Hannah asked Holly speaking once again.
"Well I'd be slightly shorter than Artemis, have long hair the same colour as it is now and I'd have a better figure. That's it I think."
The Queens smiled and connected mentally once again with Holly.
'Picture yourself as you described. Now do as we previously practiced with your animal transformation, create similarities.'
Holly shook as an unusual feeling spread throughout her body. It was almost the opposite of when she became a Snow Leopard. It was much more violent, and yet incredibly soothing.
As quickly as it had started it stopped and Holly stood. She felt different, incredibly different. Looking down at herself she was amazed; she was just as she had imagined. The dress she had been previously wearing was now much too small so the queens handed her a larger version, this one also perfectly matched her hair. She put it on and followed the Queens. Somewhere in the back of her mind she knew that they were going for cake!
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