A/N: This will be my first work of fanfiction, and will primarily deal with the introduction of modern technology and methods into the fantasy/medieval world of Middle Earth, specifically the nation of Gondor. This fic, particularly in the beginning will deal primarily with the social, poltitical, and economic ramification an industrial revolution would have on such a society. So while there will be some military campaigns covered, those will occur later in the fic. If you would prefer a fic which jumps straight into orcs being killed by machine guns and howitzers I would like to refer you to Saruman of the many Devices by Saphroneth. A fic which I have heartily enjoyed.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Lord of the Rings.
Chapter One: Prologue
In The Void
Eru Ilúvitar gazed upon All That Is.
He was disappointed.
This world had shown so much promise, but alas it had decayed. However He was not one to give up hope and gods are nothing if not cheating bastards. So Eru looked across all his other creations and formed a plan.
'Yes.' Eru Ilúvitar thought to himself.
'This will do.'
Eru Ilúvitar projected his will across creation.
And then all was silent.
NASA Plasmadynamics Lab, California, Earth
May 2020
David was working late. Again.
The sensitive instruments in the lab had been receiving anomalous signals all day and while all the other researches had decided to go home and investigate tomorrow, David's curiosity pushed him slightly harder than his colleagues to discover the source of the readings.
But alas it was approaching midnight, so David saved all of his findings into his laptop and packed up his gear to leave. Before heading home however, David wanted to check the high altitude sensor array nearby to see if something had changed.
The sensor array was a relatively new installment. Boasting some of the latest and greatest tools NASA could afford, it functioned much like a high powered magnet. Drawing in plasma readings from the upper stratosphere and transmitting them to the lab.
However this also had the unfortunate effect of drawing in minor amounts of trans-dimensional energy which would normally not even be recorded. But Eru Ilúvitar's will was still racing throughout creation and the array attracted that power like a lightning rod.
David drove up to the sensor array in his Volt, parking next to the array and began shifting through the array's interface.
The sky lit up.
The array beeped in alarm.
David, the array, and his car vanished.