Disclaimer: I don't own 'Lord of the Rings'; Cyn, Doc, Alex, Toni, and Aaron are mine, though. Good rule to follow: if you find an OC in this story, it probably belongs to me, if it doesn't, I'll let you know.

Alex groaned; where was he? He sat up. The last thing he remembered was sitting with Toni, Ginger, and Cyn, at the home of the latter duo. His brother had just come through the door, telling him it was about time to go. Something about 'geek conventions'? Oh well, Aaron wasn't the brightest; about the only use he had for his head, was beating things with it. Speaking of which...

Aaron was on the ground, snoring happily, his back towards him. A few feet away, Cyn was sitting up, on a rock, looking outward.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Portal," she said, shortly. "One minute we're at my house, reading Tolkien, next we're here."

"Do you know where here is?" asked Toni, from the other side of the rock.

"Middle-Earth," said Cyn. "Between Rivendell and the Misty Moutains."

"Ah.." said---Doc? It sounded like Doc, anyway; but he couldn't have been out of his twenties, by the looks of things. His hair was a dark brown(not grey, like usual) and longer, his eyes were brighter, and the few wrinkles, that had formerly adorned his face, were now gone. Then he noticed it, Docs ears were pointed.

He looked at the two girls... "You have pointed ears!"

"Very obserent," said Cyn. "But you've got them, too."

"What?" his hands travelled to his ears. With a jolt, he realized she was right. "I'm an elf?!"

"Yup," said Cyn, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "The portal did it."

"Aaron is, too," added Toni.

"So..." he started, then paused a second. "We're in Middle-Earth? And we're elves?!"

"Yes," said Doc. "You see, the portal came for Cyn, but I guess it got the rest of us as well."

"Right," said Cyn.

"How do you know it came for you?" asked Toni, curiously. "I mean we're all here."

"This isn't the first time," she sighed. "It won't take a scrap of time at home, when we're here."

"I guess that's a good thing," said Alex.

"What is?" asked Aaron, blinking sleepily. "And whad'ya do to your hair?"

Now that he was sitting up, and facing him, the elf-ification was quite startling. First off, his brothers hair was at least down to his shoulders, and his clothes fit him oddly, because he was now taller, and narrower. Aaron must have noticed the look on Alex's face, because he immediatly held his long light brown hair in front of his eyes.

"What happened?" he asked, of no one in particular.

"Portal," said Cyn.

"OK... and I'm--like this, why?"

"Pretty normal, for an elf, if you ask me."

"ELF?!? What are you talking about? I'm no elf!"

"You are now," said Cyn. "And a pretty average one at that."

"WHAT?!?"

"We're trapped as elves," said Alex.

"Trapped?" asked Doc. "What are you talking about? I like this."

"Me too," said Toni.

"Well... where are we?" asked Aaron, slumping defeatedly.

"Arda," said Cyn, then seeing the blank look on his face, added, "Also known in Middle-Earth."

"Oh, like Lord of the Rings?"

"Now you're catching on," said Doc, smiling encouragingly.

"One last thing," said Ginger. "Don't tell anyone about what we know. Got it?"

"Right, that makes sense," said Alex.

"Ok," said Toni.

"You know I'm in," said Doc, when they turned to him.

"Aaron?" asked Toni.

"Whatever," he said. "I never got past the first chapter, anyway."

This was most definately weird.

OK! Chapter one!

I realize it's not the best chapter I ever wrote, but I'm working on the next one, and it seems to be looking up.

I'm just going to let you know the characters' full names, because... I feel like it. Wow, that's a good reason. So, here they are: Alex: Alexander Norward; Aaron: Aaron Norward(Bet you couldn't guess that); Toni: Antonia Smithers; Doc: Dr. Randolf Hunter ; Cyn: Cynthia Hunter.

I'm planning more, and would love reviews!

~Princess Arimae