One day a few months after Sauron and the Land of Mordor were overthrown in Middle Earth, something would change Gandalf, Pippin, Frodo, Sam, and Merry's lives forever. Gandalf had called the hobbits into the innermost chambers of Isengard on a most important matter. When they had all assembled, Gandalf turned to a box that was behind him and picked something up. He then turned around and showed it to them.

"This is what Legolas and Gimli found in the ruins of Barad-dur"

They all nodded, and Frodo's sharp eyes caught some strange writing on the lid where it was leaning against the box.

"Gandalf, there's some strange writing on the lid of that box. What does it say?" Gandalf turned to the lid and spoke "This is in the language of Mordor, I will translate as best I can.
Beware of the Selna-Stone of the stars
It could bring destruction and death
Or peace and light, never will the user know"
"I've never heard of the Selna-Stone" Pippin said.

"Nor have I Pippin, evidently Sauron was frightened of it, although I can't see why"Gandalf replied. "I'm going to see if I can activate the stone to see what it does"

Gandalf then started a spell. As he spoke, the stone began to glow. Suddenly, in a bright flash of light they all dissappeared. Once the smoke cleared they looked around. It was very clear that they were no longer in Isengard. All around them was sand and rocks.

"Where are we Gandalf?" asked a worried Sam.

"I don't know Sam" Gandalf replied.

"This place has 2 suns Gandalf" Merry said.

They then heard a strange buzzing noise coming from behind them. They whirled around and looked behind them. A man was standing a short distance away with what looked like a sword of light.

"We mean you no harm" Gandalf said calmly.

The strange man seemed to relax and the sword's blade dissappeared.

"Sorry about that, it's just that I wasn't expecting anyone to appear like that. Who are you anyway?" the man asked.

"My name is Peregrin Took, and this is my friend and Ring-bearer Frodo Baggins." Pippin started.

"My name is Meriadoc Brandybuck this is my friend Samwise Gamgee" Merry finished the introduction of the hobbits.

The man turned to Gandalf "And you are a being of great power" he murmured.

"I am Gandalf the White of the Istari Council situated in Isengard of Middle-Earth" The man nodded. "My name is Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight of the New Republic" "Where are we Jedi Skywalker?" asked Sam.

"You are on the planet Tatooine" he told them.

"Planet?" questioned Merry.

"Yes Meriadoc, why are you surprised?" asked Luke.

Gandalf then explained to Luke that where they lived on Middle-Earth, there was no such thing as living on a planet of one name. Luke nodded.

"I see, this section of our galaxy of stars is called the Outer Rim Territories"

He then explained to then what a galaxy was.

"Come with me, my sister Leia could explain more about the government of our galaxy then I could" Luke finished.

He then led the group to his landspeeder. He explained what it was and what it did. "This is a landspeeder, we use them to move from place to place" They nodded and climbed inside.

"There's information on the different transports and planets inside the computer" Luke said and he then showed them how to use it. 4 hours later, they came to a small town that Luke said was called Mos Eisley. By this time Gandalf and the hobbits knew most of the ships by heart.

"By the way Meriadoc, what are your species called?" asked Luke.

"We are called hobbits" Merry replied.

"And you Gandalf ?"

"I am an Istari, Luke" Gandalf replied. Luke nodded as they walked through a doorway. They approached a ship that to the hobbits had seen better days. It was curved and looked like it was going to fall apart any minute. A rugged looking man who had been working on it looked up from his work.

"Hey Luke" he greeted the Jedi.

"Who are they?" he asked gesturing to Gandalf and the Hobbits.

"Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Peregrin Took and Gandalf the White of the Istari Council. They all come from a place called Midle-Earth" Luke told him.

The man then told them who he was. "My name is Han Solo, I come from the planet Corellia"

Han then turned around and yelled up the ramp.

"Hey Chewie! We've got some people from a place called Middle-Earth. Come meet them!"

A short time later a massive bear-like creature came down the ramp. All 4 hobbits took one look at him and doged behind Gandalf.

"What...what is he?"Merry asked.

"His species is called Wookiee. He can't speak Basic, so I'll have to translate for you" Han told them.

Gandalf and the others nodded. "If you are it's owner, then this would be the Millenium Falcon?" Gandalf inquired.

Han nodded, and told them that the Falcon was ready to leave Tatooine and head to Courscant. When Gandalf and the hobbits got on board they looked around the ship immediately. They went into the main cargo hold and saw a round table with a black and white checkered pattern on it, a couch encircling it and a panel with blinking lights on it. While they were looking around, Luke told Han something and he left, returning after a short time with datapads. He walked over to the hobbits and Gandalf and handed the datapads to them.

"What are these?" Pippin asked.

"They will tell you about the planets of the galaxy in more detail than that speeder computer did" Han responded.

Luke then turned towards then and told them that they were going to feel a slight pull, but not to worry because they were travelling at a speed that was faster than light.

"Wow" Merry gasped. Han then sauntered into the room

"We've got three hours until we reach Courscant"

"What can we do to pass the time?" Sam asked. Han turned to him, a debating look on his face.

"Well, I can teach you how to play Holochess"

"Holochess?"Frodo asked "What's that?"

"It's a game" Han responded.

"I must talk with Luke privately" Gandalf told them "I can't stay and learn it"

Han shrugged as Gandalf walked up to Luke and asked him where they could have a private talk. Luke led him into another, smaller cargo hold and asked Gandalf what the problem was.

"Have you ever heard of the Selna-stone?" Gandalf questioned Luke, looking at him closely.

"No, but my teacher told me that a stone existed that could transport people to different times and realities" Luke responded.

Gandalf nodded and pulled out the stone "This is that stone Luke, this is how we got to Tatooine

Luke looked startled and began to ask more questions about the stone.
Some time later, Han walked into the hold and told Luke and Gandalf that they were going out of hyperspace in a few minutes. They nodded and returned to the main hold, where the hobbits had already buckled themselves in. A few moments later, they felt a slight push and a buzzing sound came from thepanel. Luke walked over to it and touched a button.

"Hey Luke" Han's voice came over the small speaker"Bring the hobbits and Gandalf up here, they should see what Courscant looks like on entry"

"Ok Han" Luke replied.

With that, Luke told them to unbuckle and to follow him to the cockpit. They followed him and once they got there, the Falcon was on it's way into the atmosphere. They looked around them at all the lit up buildings. Han then began to lead the Falcon towards a large pyramidal building that Luke told them was the Imperial Palace. The freighter landed gracefully on a platform that was on the side of the building. The hobbits noticed a woman standing in a doorway with three children beside her. Once they got out, Han and Luke introduced Gandalf and the hobbits to her.

"Welcome to the New Republic, I am Chief of State Leia Organa Solo. These are my children Jacen, Jaina, and my youngest Anakin" Leia greeted.

She and Gandalf began to talk about their dilemma. While they were doing so, Frodo noticed faint movement in the shadows. He told Merry and Sam about it and they decided to check it out. They slipped into the shadows and Sam spotted a figure that didn't realise they were there. With a brief thought about it, Sam dove at the figure and jumped back in horror. The figure looked somewhat like Gollum!
"Follower of Sauron!" Pippin exclaimed.

"No, no!" Leia cried. "This is Rukh. He protects me and my familyfrom harm"

"Oh, sorry about that" Sam apoligized, sheepishly.

"It is all right Samwise. You only thought that I was going to hurt them, and acted on that" Was the Noghri's reply.

"Come with me, you can tell us more about where you came from and how you got here" Leia told them.

She led them into a hallway, and then down a turbolift. They came to a well lighted hallway and she stopped at a doorway and punched in a code into the keypad and the door opened.

"Well," she said sitting in a chair "Do you have any idea why you're here?" she asked.

Gandalf shook his head "No, I'm afraid not".

Leia nodded to herself, thinking. Gandalf then pulled out the Selna-Stone and showed it to Leia. When she saw it, she paled visibly and her eyes widened.

"Where did you get that?" she whispered, shaken.

"The fortress Barad-dur in Mordor" Merry told her.

"Why does it trouble you so much?"

"Because I saw it before, a long time ago" she answered.

"Where did you see it?" Gandalf asked, looking quite troubled. Leia's eyes grew distant as she fell into the memories of long before.......
"It was in the beginning days of the Rebellion. I was in the Emperor's throne room, trying to get him to not pass a bill that would spread the Navy's influence and destructive power even more than it already was, when one of the courtiers came in with that. Palpatine spoke with the courtier and seemed to get disturbed and told me to leave. I never saw that again, although I got the distinct impression that
it was more than it seemed to be."
Leia looked up at Gandalf, who looked quite shocked.

"Well,"he began "I never thought that such a magical device as this could have been ever brought here. I'm going to see if I can reverse the spell and get us home"

He started the spell, and the crystal responded to the spell by growing black,
then imploding in a flash of red light, that threw Gandalf to the floor.

"What the hell was that?" Han yelped, jumping from his chair.

"I'm not quite sure, but I think there was a reaction between the 2 stones" Gandalf replied, picking himself up off the floor.

"Now we can't get back home" Merry groaned.

"Yes we can" Frodo replied "We just have to find the other stone"

Luke then turned to Gandalf. "I can help you find the other stone. It gives off an unusual Force-presence so I could trace it"

The wizard nodded. "All right, where shall we start off our search?"

"I suggest you start off in the old throne room" Leia told them. "I'll show you where it is" Anakin looked up from his latest project.

"Can I come with you Mom?" Leia shook her head "No Annie, it might be too dangerous"

Frodo turned to face Leia."Doesn't he have this 'Force' power of yours?" Leia nodded, relunctantly.

"Then he can use that to protect himself" Leia sighed.

"Why do I even bother trying to argue with you kids" Anakin smiled and got up from the workbench.
She then led them to an old, unused turbolift and punched in a code. The door opened and they got inside it. They felt the lift go down slowly, and stop. The door opened and they stepped out of the lift. Suddenly, they were assaulted by blaster fire, and the Jedi pulled out thier sabers and started to deflect the fire.

"Get behind the turbolift!" Luke yelled at the wizard and hobbits, who were trying to doge the fire.

They quickly dove behind the turbolift and after a short time, the blaster fire became less and less and soon it stopped entirely.

"It's all right now" They heard Anakin call.

"What was that?" Pippin asked.

Leia shrugged "I'm not sure, I think it was a security feature though"

"You never knew about it?" Luke asked his sister.

She shook her head.

"What a strange place" Pippin commented, looking around.

The room was very dark except for a large chair in a column of light.

"That's the throne" Leia told them, pinting at it.

Gandalf walked up to it and noticed one of the lights were blinking on the keypad in the arm.

"One of the lights is blinking"

"Don't push the button, there's something not right here..."

Leia however, had her own ideas and pushed the button. All of a sudden, a hologram of the late Emperor Palpatine appeared. Frodo, who was still trying to adjust to the technology stepped backwards, startled.

"Who is that?" Sam whispered.

"The late Emperor Palpatine"Anakin whispered back.

The hologram then started to speak: "Greetings Skywalker, your DNA pattern has activated this message. If you are down here, you must have discovered those who have the Selna-Stone of the Istari. You are probably looking for the one I discovered, and you shall find it by finding the meaning of this verse:
Seek the Book of Light,
In the Land of Darkness,
Follow the Silver Directions"
With that the hologram dissappeared. "Seek the book of light in the land of darkness?" Leia mused.