The Disappearing Act

It was a beautiful fall afternoon. As nine companions came together. They looked from one another. Their eyes showing concern, fear, and excitement all wrapped up into one glance. Suddenly a strong voice cut through their worried glances.

"You shall be The Fellowship Of the...."

Elrond was suddenly cut off in mid sentence by a bright white flash that covered all of court yard they sat in. He brought his hand in front of his eyes, the flash being to much for ones eyes to look at. As the bright flash died down he blinked his eyes looking around. The Fellowship had disappeared.

"Where have they gone?"

He looked around to the fellow race's that sat there bewildered as well. 'Was this some magic by Mithrandir or some other force?' Elrond thought to himself.

Thranduil spoke up first, "Where is my son? What magic has been caused here Elrond? I want my son back!" He looked straight at Elrond his eyes filled with worry that soon consumed the rest of the races.

"Where is Legolas? What have you done with him?" The elves first questioned looking straight at the remaining dwarves. "You have done some magic to take him away haven't you? Where did you send him?" The pointed their fingers moving closer to them.

The dwarves did not take this accusation very lightly "You have done this yourselves, you and your Elvin magic!" They screamed back to the elves.

Elrond soon snapped out of his deep thought. He looked at them bickering from one to another, raising his hands.

"SILENCE! None of this was any of our own magic. You all know this, so accusing one another will not bring any of our companions back. We must search the grounds for them and if they do not turn up.....Then we can only hope that whatever force that took them from here, will not harm them." He sighed looking down. 'Let us hope this was not Sauron's doing or they will not return back to us' He thought to himself not wanting to cause any more worry that had already spread.

The rest of them nodded understanding his commands. The elves from Mirkwood took the south of Rivendell, while the dwarves searched the North. On all of their minds of course was where they had disappeared to, and would they return.....alive.

-Where have the Fellowship disappeared to? Who took them away from their time? And will they come back alive...All will be answered in the next chapter.-