Summary: Legolas returns from across the seas, and finds a new quest. Eldar comes from the future and finds well........not much. But what happens if these two are thrown into a quest together with 7 other companions and maybe another?????? Will they find new friends? Enemies? Or something more?

Rating: PG-13 for mild language and some other stuff

Take Control

Chp. 1 The Beginning
Legolas Greenleaf, prince of Mirkwood landed on the shore returning with Gandalf the White to stop this new evil that they fear will soon come.

"Legolas, you must leave that name behind you shall take the name Eäráng now. Meet me in Rivendel as soon as you can first travel to Gondor and rouse the king and his son," Gandalf looked into the shadows as if he feared someone was listening, "the One Ring lives on." He said this in a quiet voice because it was quite evil.

"But Frodo cast it into the fire." Said Legolas as if he were as sure as if he was breathing.

"No, no it was not. Frodo told me the whole story in the Grey Havens. It was not cast willingly. Gollum and Frodo knocked it off the cliff. Neither one wanted it destroyed. This served as a portal to the other realm. Eäráng, make haste to Gondor. Do not linger and tell no one of who you are not even the King."

"Yes Gandalf, what of you? Where will you be?"

"I will be with the one who carries the Ring. The 9 will be sure to return now that the Ring has."

"I thought they were dead. And what of the one Eowyn gave her life to kill."

"Eowyns attempt was in vain. Only a bow can kill him. As for the 9 they went into the other Realm searching for the one who now carries their trinket."

"Another Realmer carries the ring?" Legolas spat out, "We are doomed indeed"
"Do not be so sure, Eäráng. You must learn to forgive the other Realmers only one has ever hurt you and it was your fault to begin with."

With this Eäráng rode off on his horse before Gandalf could say anything else.

"It was your fault to begin with, my dear boy. No one else's," Gandalf muttered as he rode off in the other direction towards the Shire, where the doom of Middle-Earth was about to begin.

"What is your name, Elf?" the hobbit they came to know as Drigger Dol asked.

"Elizabeth is my name and in case you were wondering this is Johnny." I answered.

"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, those names are no good here." Drigger answered. He sat thinking in his chair for awhile until he showed signs of sleeping.

"This is no use Johnny, let's just go." I made my way to the door. God what a stupid race, Hobbits, the only thing that they are good for is eating and drinking.

All of the sudden everything went black, but only for a few minutes. I quickly got up and cursed loudly in Elfish. Stupid Hobbit holes so small.

"I've got it. Elf come here," still a bit shaken up from hitting my head I obeyed Driggers command. I walked over and looked at the Hobbit who was short even for Hobbit standards and had the largest recorded feet. "You shall be called Eldar meaning "Elf" in your language. And you young Hobbit look a lot like the one who possessed the ring before, Frodo shall be your name."

He got up and walked over to the chest and got out 2 small cloaks and a bigger one. Then he said, "We must go to Rivendell right away."

Then from the door came a knock. "Mr. Dol, you let me in here right this instant," came a deep voice from outside.

"Gandalf, its you is it not?" cried Drigger happily running towards the door.

"Of course it's me, who else would be here?"

Drigger opened the door and let in a tall man covered in a grey cloak into his home. "Where is the man with the ring?" Gandalf asked hurriedly.

"She-Elf, Gandalf. Not man," Drigger corrected, leading Gandalf to his guests.

"Oh really, so I suppose you are.......Fro..do?????" Gandalf suddenly noticed the Hobbit standing near me.

"No, uhhhh well sort of. I mean that's my name, but I am not that Frodo," he said slowly, seeing the confused look on the old mans face. "I'm from the....other realm, or my realm or something."

"Yes, yes, that's enough." Gandalf said wearied with all of his incessant babbling, "So you have the ring. What is your name?"

"Eldar," I answered.

"Ok, Eldar, we must leave immediately for Rivendell."

I saw him walk to the door and beckon for us to follow, but all of the past days events caught up with me and I black out leaving the world of consciousness behind.

Eäráng road Lightfoot as swift as wind towards The City of Kings in Gondor. "Rima a'Gondor, Mellonmin" (Run to Gondor, my friend). Lightfoot ran swiftly over many rivers and across many lands.

Eäráng rode until he saw the gates and rode swiftly towards Minis Tirinth. A horn sounded and the gates slowly opened. He rode through the gates and up to the top level of the city.

He quickly hopped off his horse and hurried towards the door.

"Halt, who are you and what is your business with King Aragorn?" asked who must have been the Captain of the Guard.

"Forgive me, I am but a humble man," he told them since he was hooded and cloaked they could not tell he was elf. "I bring word to the King and his son from Gandalf the White, who has returned from across the sea."

"You may see the King," the Captain told him. Eäráng made his way towards the door. "But Lady Arwen is there too try not to interrupt anything." Eäráng stopped dead. "Is their something wrong?" the Captain, known as Faramir, asked him.

For awhile Eäráng did not answer, "No, but I don't want to interrupt anything," he answered in a quiet voice.

"No, go on in. Nothing is more important then a message from Gandalf," said Faramir.

He walked towards the door. Another guard approached and said, "Your weapons, sir." Eäráng quickly put down his bow and arrows, and two knifes, then proceeded into the throne room.

He walked towards the King, Queen, and who must have been there son, Eldarian. Eäráng smiled at the sight, the boy looked and sat like his father.

"Hail, Aragorn, King of Gondor," he said bowing low.

Aragorn looked away from his wife, whom he was deep in conversation with, "And who might thee be?" Aragorn said in a kingly voice.

"Only a humble man, who is a Ranger much as you once were, my King. However I bring tidings from Gandalf the White, who has returned from across the sea," he said bowing low again.

"Let me here them, oh humble man," said Aragorn in tone of mockery.

Eäráng raised his head and spoke, "Gandalf has come back across the sea to confront an evil we long thought destroyed. The Great Eye lives on, growing in the gathering Darkness."

"But Mordor has been completely destroyed years ago," said Aragorn, whom did not believe this so-called "Ranger".

"When was the last time you sent a patrol through Mordor, a few years ago?? Sauron lives on and so does the Ring, no it was not destroyed, and Sauron brought in tens of thousands of orcs and Uraki only a few months ago. You have not been watching your borders well My Lord, even in times of peace," he said half laughing at his old friends incapability to rule over Gondor.

"Who are you to question my rule, "Ranger"? And what does Gandalf want of me?" Aragorn asked getting more furious by the second. When Eäráng did not answer for awhile, Aragorn commanded, "Speak quickly."

"And who are you to order me," quickly realizing that he had spoken disrespectfully he added, "My Lord? I am sorry, twas not my place. Gandalf would like you and your son to go to Rivendell for a council." He bowed once more to Aragorn then in turn to Arwen and Eldarian. He then quickly turned and hurried to the door.

"What is your name? And have we met before?" Aragorn asked him.

Eäráng turned around, "Eäráng, My Lord." he bowed one last time, quickly turned and exited. He grabbed his things only stopping to bow to the Captain hopped on Lightfoot and galloped off to find lodging for the night.

He found lodging at the Fire Side Inn. He quickly paid for a room. He walked through a crowd of men surrounding a woman, the only one in the bar. 'Men are disgusting, no love goes in them only lust' he thought. He walked into his room and opened the window to let in the cool night air.

He gave out a shrill whistle and then a falcon came in and landed on his shoulder. Then he hopped down onto the table. "Manke hama lle nae Tristan, mellonmin?" he questioned his bird. (Where have you been Tristan, my friend).

He looked into the mirror, which humans stared into for hours at a time so they could be perfect. And for what, they could never compare to the beauty of the Elvin Race. Eäráng looked into it now. He found himself saying the last thing he had heard Gandalf say. "It was your fault to begin with" he had said. How had it been his fault, he had done nothing, nothing at all, so why did he loose. That was it though he realized then. Because he had done nothing he lost his love to this man, and did nothing to get her back.

He clenched his fists and threw them down on the table. The bird shook a little but quickly recovered. Some dishes fell off of the table and shattered on the floor. Thousands of pieces were on the ground. He looked down at the broken pieces and saw his reflection, he saw....no....he couldn't....but he did, there were tears coming from his eyes, those eyes that so long betrayed his true emotions, those eyes that could kill a man if they held his gaze to long. How had they so easily succumbed to tears?

He lay down and fell asleep eyes open and still crying.

He awoke early the next morning, walked out of the inn and into the cobblestone street he let out another shrill whistle a little higher than the last and along the street came Lightfoot. He quickly grabbed his mane and swung up onto his back.

He hastened out of the city of Minis Tirinth and hurried towards Rivendell, to meet Gandalf the White and decide what to do about the fate of this world, this age, these lives. He went to Rivendell unexpectedly to find the one thing he had been missing. The one thing he needed most. Something to dedicate his life to again, and maybe a new home.

Well that's it, folks, I have already written chp. 2 so all I need is some reviews and I'll be perfectly happy to post the next chapter. I know that Eldar just sort of popping up is weird but I will explain that in the future chapter. Hope to here from you.