AN: Hi Laura here, I just want to get a few things over with before we get to the chapter, first of all we don't own anything LOTR, Katy may wish she owns Legolas, but she doesn't lol, Orion belongs to Melaura, seeing that she made him up to be her own love slave and I sadly don't own that cute little blue-eyed hobbit Frodo, well here's the chapter and more is soon to come please READ AND REVIEW!!!!
Chapter one: Welcome to Middle-Earth
They sat in a circle, their palms touching. Their eyes were closed and the wind blew their hair in their faces. Their lips moving but only a whisper came from them. The wind blew harder and the earth seemed to vibrate beneath them.
Finally their muttering stopped and the wind ceased to blow with force, they opened their eyes and looked at each other.
"Well, that was fun," said one of the brunettes, brushing stray hair out of her face.
"I think we can do it," said another one of the girls, her red hair still astray from the wind.
"Really? Even without a complete circle?" asked the other brunette
The redhead nodded, "Let's do it now."
The three friends looked at each other and smiled, they then closed their eyes and began:
"Goddess of the elements, hear us strong, we desire to travel to where we belong"
The wind picked up stronger then before, the earth vibrated with great force.
They opened their eyes and looked at each other fearfully. Then they disappeared.
***The day before***
"LEMSTERZ! have you seen my stuff?" a girl with long deep brown hair called from her bedroom.
"No!" answered back another brunette from down the hall. Her name was Laura. The other girl was Melaura, she was attempting to clean her room
"Well, I don't know where I put my crap...and this is really pissing me off," Melaura called earning a laugh from another room.
"Isn't that the point of cleaning your room?" Jenny, a girl with shoulder length blonde hair, called out. Melaura sighed and grabbed her wallet. Jenny was still urging her to get a purse.
"So when do you leave?" Laura asked Jenny as Melaura walked out of her room.
"Soon, where's Katy?" Jenny asked quickly. Soon another voice answered letting Jenny know the answer.
"I'm right here, and before you say ANYTHING! Yes, we will attempt to stay out of trouble, we will um...try to keep magic to a minimum, and...no boys," Katy, a girl with curlyish red hair, answered causing Jenny to smirk.
"You mean NO magic," Jenny corrected causing Katy to once again roll her eyes. "Now I am about to leave for the worst week of my life and I don't want anything to happen"
"Nothing will happen," said Melaura sighing, "Anyways, we will probably still be cleaning my room when you get back.
Jenny laughed and said good-bye to her friends and walked out the door.
Melaura looked at her friends and smirked, then she pulled the folded piece of paper from her wallet, "Let's get started"
***
Frodo Baggins stood on the one of the balconies of the house of Lord Elrond, Sam was at his side, as always. He looked at the numerous trees and the beautiful landscape that was Rivendell and sighed, he was summoned to a secret council, which told him his time with the Ring of Power wasn't over.
He was about to start a conversation with Sam to get his mind off things when he felt a sudden pull, a few feet next to him. He turned to see a girl appear out of no where, her brown hair all astray in her face, she wore strange clothes for the females in Middle-Earth, short pants of a strange Fabric and a red short-sleeved shirt. She landed on her bottom, as Sam gave a cry of surprise.
"Bless my little hobbit feet Mr. Frodo!" cried Sam.
The girl swept her hair out of her eyes and looked at them, Sam gasped as if he recognized her, she made eye-contact with Frodo and it felt as if the wind was knocked out of her, one look at him and he must have felt the same thing.
"Great," she muttered, after breaking eye contact with Frodo, "Where am I?"
***
The blonde elf felt her presence before she even arrived, it was a strange feeling for him, one that only an elf feels when he comes in contact with his mate. The girl appeared out of no where and before she fell to the ground, the elf caught her in his arms.
She looked at him sheepishly, then gasped. He liked the amazed way she looked at him, it made him feel warm and content inside. He set her on the ground.
"Well, fair Maiden, where did you come from?" he asked.
"Well...not from here that's for sure?" she said awkwardly, "Where the hell am I?"
"You're in the great City of Rivendell, fair red Princess,"
She blushed at his comment, then her features became worried and panicked. She looked all around her then looked at him once again.
"Did you see anyone else?" she asked worriedly, " Two another girls, with brown hair?"
The Elf shook his head and looked at her concern, "I will help you, if you need it."
She nodded happily at him.
***
Melaura opened her eyes and looked around. She was seated comfortably on a big fluffy chair type thing...she recognized it immediately
"So Estel...you kept the same room..." she mutters to herself as she looked around, everything was just so...boring about it.
She heard two voices and hid underneath the bed, she didn't want to be found yet, and she needed to check the place out first. She squinted her eyes to see better as the door started to open. A man with longish dark hair along with an another man...no elf walked in with him, they were talking quietly about some type of ring.
"The council must decide...it shall commence soon" the elf whispered as the other man nodded. A smile crept to Melaura's lips. They closed the door behind them and at that moment, Melaura decided to show herself.
"Estel!" She whispered as the man with dark hair stared at her questioningly. At
once his eyes widened in shock, then in confusion, Elrond's expression hardened as he stared down at her.
"Estel, please don't give me that look like you don't know who I am, I told you I'd come back, is it my fault if you never had that much trust in me?" she said as his eyes stayed locked onto her face.
"You're....you're dead." he finally whispered after a few moments of silence. Her expression softened as she shook her head no.
"No...though If that is what everyone believes it may be better if...just for a little while, that's the way it stays...call me Melaura...for that is what I was called in the future."
Aragorn wanted to question but was quickly cut off when she began to speak again.
"And you...what do people usually call you nowadays, since you seemed to be caught off guard when I called you Estel?" Aragorn looked at her before smiling.
"They call him Aragorn." Elrond said before Aragorn could answer. Melaura smiled and looked at the elf for a second.
"Mind if we keep the me being alive thing quiet for a little while?" Melaura asked as Lord Elrond nodded his head yes and walked over to Gandalf who was standing over a balcony. Melaura looked at Aragorn and grinned.
"So what's this about a council?"
They walked off, Melaura didn't notice the hobbits bringing her friend to Gandalf and Elrond.
***
Frodo and Sam had taken the strange girl straight to Gandalf who was speaking with Lord Elrond. They told how she appeared suddenly.
"Where do you come from?" asked the Wizard kindly.
"Earth" she said looking at the short Hobbits next to her, she smiled at them she had always thought Katy was short, compared to them, she was a giant. Elrond seemed to be thinking this over carefully before asking his next question.
"What do your people call you?" asked Lord Elrond, "We do not wish to call you stranger, while you stay here."
Before she could answer a voice called out, "LAURA!"
The girl brunette turned to see a redhead dressed somewhat like her run into the room followed by a very cute blonde guy.
"KATY!" Cried the Brunette, the two strange girls embraced and stared talking together in fast Rambles.
"I didn't know where you were..."
"Why are we here?"
"Where's Melaura?"
"The spell must have backfired..."
"Spell?" asked Gandalf, His brow furrowed, "What kind of spell"
"A Transportation spell," replied the Katy, "It must have gotten messed up, it was supposed to take us where we belonged, which we assumed was our house, where we live."
Gandalf looked thoughtful for a minute, at the two girls, his glance quickly went to the blonde Elf, then the two Hobbits. Frodo had his eyes on Laura and Gandalf knew for a fact that the spell worked, but he didn't want to tell them all of what he assumed just yet.
"You both are welcomed to stay in Rivendell, as long as it takes you all to get back home," said Lord Elrond, "But I believe, Frodo, Gandalf and Legolas," he looked at the other elf who smiled at Katy, "Must go."
As they turned to leave, the blonde elf whispered something in Katy's ear that made her turn bright red, Laura gave her a look that said, "You better spill later." Katy nodded as Two more Hobbits walked over to Sam.
"Who are you?" asked one of them with a heavy accent.
"Laura," said the brunette looking after Frodo, who also looked back towards her.
"I'm Katy," said the other new girl, "Who are you guys?"
"I'm Pippin," replied the one with the heavy accent,
"Sam"
"Merry"
Sam looked at the two girls intently, "Mr. Frodo, knew you were coming," said Sam to Laura.
Laura looked at him confused, "What do you mean?"
"He looked in the direction, where you appeared right before you appeared."
"So," said Katy, "You didn't have the luck I did, that blonde guy with the pointy ears, he caught me right before I hit the ground."
"Wow... pointy ears?" said Laura.
"He's an Elf," said Sam, "We are Hobbits and the tall man with the beard is a wizard."
"We're humans." Katy said, "Well at least I am. I don't really know about Laura." Laura glared at Katy and stuck out her tongue.
"We need to find Melaura, if we ended up here..." said Laura becoming serious.
"I know"
"Let's go listen in on the council," said Merry suddenly
"No," said Pippin, "They said it was secret"
"Let's go," said Sam, "I think any business of Mr. Frodo's is ours too"
The hobbits began walking in the direction, the first three had went. Laura looked at Katy.
"She might be there"
They followed the hobbits.
***
Laura, Sam and Katy hid behind some brush, while Merry and Pippin went to find some other hiding place.
"There she is!" whispered Laura, pointing over to a man with long black hair, Melaura was seated next to him.
Sam put a finger to his lips, then pointed to his ears and the elves.
Laura and Katy nodded not completely understanding, and listened to what was going on.
Next to the man with black hair was another man with red hair, he was talking on and on about a place called Gondor and another man who wasn't really a man, with long red hair and a long beard had tried to destroy this ring, that Frodo had presented to the council.
Laura felt sympathy for the hobbit, the ring was evil, she could feel the darkness coming off in waves, one look at Katy and she felt the same thing.
Soon a fight broke out among the council, Frodo had his eyes fixed on the ring. The ring was what was making everyone so angry.
Suddenly Frodo jumped up, "I will take it"
He said it as loud as he could over the voices, Gandalf turned a pained look on his face, Laura got the impression he didn't want Frodo bearing the ring anymore. Once it had gotten quiet, Frodo stood in front the council, "I will take the ring to Mordor... though I don't know the way."
"I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear," said Gandalf.
The man with black hair stood up and approached Frodo soon to be followed by Katy's elf, the short guy with the beard and the man with red hair. Sam suddenly jumped out of the bushes.
"Mr. Frodo, isn't going anywhere with out me"
Then Merry and Pippin came running after seeing Sam. They two joined the group, the number was nine. Before Lord Elrond could speak, both Laura and Katy came out from the bushes. Laura waved at Melaura who stood up to join them. Another man also joined them, not saying a word, the guy with red head looked at him and nodded. Aragorn sent her a look that clearly said sit back down, but she obviously ignored it.
"We're coming too, we don't where and we don't know why, but we are, cause we can help," said Laura
"What she said," said Katy, she glanced at the elf, who winked at her. She smiled and giggled silently. Laura rolled her eyes.
"Thirteen companions, you shall be called the Fellowship of the Ring" said Lord Elrond.
"Corny name, but we'll do it!" whispered Melaura into Laura's ear causing her to laugh.
"Right, Where are we going?" said Pippin.
***
Laura, Melaura and Katy were being outfitted with traveler's clothes, long gray
pants, green button down shirts, and cloaks to drive away the cold. Melaura had luckily been able to find something a tad bit different, which was a black shirt with some pants that were as close to the color of kaki as possible. She watches as Laura sent Katy a fake glare.
"Ugh!" Laura said "I don't want to match you."
"Oh shut up" Katy replied as she eyed the clothes curiously. Lord Elrond came in and took them to the armory. Laura picked out a light Elven sword. t had a gold hilt with a sun engraved on it and a silver blade with the night sky.
"It's gorgeous!"she exclaimed upon seeing it.
Elrond smiled and looked at Katy. She frowned. "I hate to be a bother...but would you happen to have any daggers?"she asked.
He looked at her. He then unlocked a cabinet door and drew out a large bundle, he looked at it carefully. "The Lady Galadriel gave these to me, she said that they once belonged to a great warrior and that their next owner would come to claim them. no one yet has found them suiting try them out for yourself." He said as he handed the bundle to Katy.
She opened it and saw about ten daggers each with a different animal on the hilt. she
picked one up and held it in her hand. "Wow" she whispered. Elrond smiled and looked at Melaura. He handed her a sword, it was similar to Laura's but had an elvish inscription on it. Laura looked on in curiosity as Melaura studied it closely.
"Thanks" She said.
Lord Elrond nodded and walked out, "These people are crazy" said Melaura grinning, "They gave us sharp, pointy things"
The three of them laughed.
***
They set out the next day.
They walked for a long time, they finally stopped at a rock clearing.
Sam had started cooking for everyone, while Boromir was training Pippin and Merry to handle a sword, Frodo was sitting, watching them with a content smile on his face. Laura went and sat next to him, since her dear friend Katy was too busy musing over Legolas. Laura could already see the sparks flying between the two of them. Melaura took a seat next to Laura.
"What a flirt," she whispered.
"Your one to talk," said Laura whispered grinning as Melaura usually was the biggest flirt of them all. Melaura only rolled her eyes and let out a short laugh.
Sam soon came over and sat next to Frodo. He looked at Laura, "You look like someone I know, but I can't place you"
Laura looked at him curiously, "Really? I can't help you, first time in Middle-Earth and everything"
Sam smiled and they watched the other two hobbits as they brought Boromir to the ground after, he had nicked Pippin with his sword. Aragorn went over to break up the fight. He too was engulfed into the playful brawl.
Laura turned away a smile on her face as Sam and Frodo began to laugh. She
noticed Melaura staring at the other guy with them, Orion, he was Boromir's brother, he had hardly spoken the whole time, then she turned to see Katy getting archery lessons from Legolas, Laura struggled not to laugh as she turned her head and looked at Laura a huge grin on her face.
Legolas had his arms around Katy, showing her how to hold the bow correctly, he suddenly let go of her and looked up at the sky. Katy got a look of disappointment on her face that made Laura cover her mouth to hide her giggles but they soon ceased when she saw what was in the sky. The others did too, it looked like a storm cloud.
"What is that?" asked Sam.
"Nothing but a wisp of Cloud," said Gimli very sure of himself.
"It's moving fast," said Boromir, "Against the Wind"
"Crebain from Duneland! " Cried Legolas.
"Hide!" yelled Aragorn, he grabbed Melaura and hid under a rock.
Frodo grabbed Laura's arm and pulled her under a crevice in the rock, Sam at their side, Legolas had grabbed Katy and they hid under some brush, they all soon were out of sight from the hundreds of black birds that flew above them.
Once they had passed, they got up brushing themselves off.
"Spies of Saruman. The passage south is being watched. We must take the pass
of Caradhras," said Gandalf.
"Where's that?" asked Katy.
Gandalf looked in the direction of a snow-covered mountain. The three friends looked at each other it was Melaura who verbalized all of their thoughts:
"Oh shit"
***
As they walked up the mountain, Gandalf in the front followed by Legolas, Katy, Laura, Melaura, Gimli and the hobbits, Aragorn, Frodo, Orion and Boromir brought up the rear.
Frodo had stumbled and fell after losing his footing on the snow, Aragorn helped him up, Frodo touched his neck, the ring was gone. He looked at Boromir, who held the ring and was staring at it in awe. Everyone stopped and watched, Aragorn slid his hand discreetly to his sword.
"It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing. Such a little thing." Said Boromir not taking his eyes off the ring.
"Boromir! Give the Ring to Frodo." said Aragorn
Katy elbowed Laura, she looked at the red-head.
"Do that thing, with your hand the telekinesis thing." she said in a whisper
Laura nodded understanding her friend, She closed her eyes and took a deep breath then looked at the ring, with a wave of her hand the ring floated out of Boromir's grasp to Frodo. Everyone looked surprised at Laura, she shrugged.
"I've always been good at that," she said.
Katy smiled at Laura, and they turned along with their companions back up the mountain. Aragorn removed his hand from his sword and with Frodo staring in awe at Laura at his side.
***
The mountain was perilous, Aragorn and Boromir had two hobbits in each arm,
carrying them up the mountain, where a blizzard was blowing hard enough to blow them all off. Katy was in Legolas arms, much to her pleasing, he walked on the snow, hardly making a footprint with his elvish grace. Laura and Melaura were in the lead with Gandalf, using magic to help the wizard make a path.
Legolas suddenly stopped as well as the rest of the company, when they all heard a booming voice.
"There's a foul voice on the air," said Legolas.
"IT'S SARUMAN!" cried Gandalf, as the mountain began to shake.
"He's trying to bring down the mountain!" Aragorn yelled, "We must turn back"
"NO!" yelled Gandalf, then he began speaking in another language. The mountain continued to shake. As the foul voice of Saruman kept speaking, a bolt of Lighting hit the mountain and an avalanche of snow came tumbling down burying the fellowship.
One by one heads poke out of the ground, first Legolas, who still had a disgruntled snow covered Katy in his arms. Aragorn and Boromir uncovered the Hobbits and Gimli. Gandalf pulled Laura and Melaura to their feet.
"We must get off the mountain! Make for the Gap of Rohan! Or take the West Road to my city!" cried Boromir.
"The Gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard." said Aragorn
"We cannot pass over a mountain. Let us go under it! Let us go through the Mines of Moria." said Gimli
With Gimli's words Gandalf had a thoughtful look of Worry on his face as if he was listening to something. Finally he said, "Let the Ring-bearer decide... Frodo?"
All eyes were on the Hobbit that was the ring-bearer, he looked at Sam, then surprisingly Laura who gave him a small reassuring smile.
"We will go through the mines." Said Frodo.
"So be it," replied Gandalf his voice grim.
They traveled off the mountain to the base of it, the walls were slimy and the area was very damp and dark, Laura stuck by Katy and Melaura since they were about to walk by what looked like a very deep, dark, murky lake.
Finally, Gimli spoke, "The walls of Moria" They stood in front of a wall.
"Well, let's see... Ithildin. It mirrors only starlight and moonlight" As he spoke these words the clouds revealed the moon and a beautiful doorway was revealed,"It reads: "The doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak friend and enter."
"What'd you suppose that means?" asked Merry, sitting upon a rock.
"Oh, it's quite simple. If you are a friend, you speak the password, and the doors will open."replied Gandalf, he then turned and said Annon Edhellen edro hi ammen!" The doors didn't open, he looked at them confused.
"What language did you just use Gandalf?" asked Laura who was sure to stay as far away from the murky water as possible and finally choosing a seat next to Katy who was sitting next the tree Legolas was leaning on.
"Elvish," replied Gandalf, "Why do you ask?"
Laura shrugged, "I just like the way it sounds"
Gandalf smiled at the young witch and continued shooting passwords at the door.
"I can teach you," said a voice next to Laura.
She turned to be face to face with Frodo, "Really?" asked Laura
Frodo nodded, "If we all live after this adventure,"
"You're comforting you know that?" muttered Katy over hearing Frodo and Laura, "You can't keep thinking you wont survive cause that's what kills you"
"Very wise, My red princess, couldn't have worded it better myself" said Legolas. Katy turned a bright shade of pink. Laura turned back to Frodo who looked deep in thought, Gandalf had finally given up with the password.
"It's a riddle. Speak 'friend', and enter. What's the Elvish word for friend?" said Frodo suddenly.
"Mellon," said Katy. The doors began to open and everyone looked at her surprised. She looked shocked.
They all head into the Mine, with Gimli boasting to Legolas. Suddenly when Gandalf shined some light around they all noticed the dead Dwarves and Orcs everywhere.
Legolas goes over and pulls an arrow from one of the Bodies, "Goblins!" he cried, he armed his bow.
"We make for the Gap of Rohan. We should never have come here! Now get out of here! Get out!!" Yelled Boromir.
The hobbits, Laura, Melaura and Katy were in the rear began backing out, suddenly
Frodo was pulled outside, it was a large tentacle coming from the water. The hobbits lashed out with their swords, Katy with her dagger trying to get the tentacle away from Frodo, while yelling for help. Once they got them free, Laura grabbed one of Frodo's arms, to pull him up when many tentacles came from the water taking Frodo and Laura up into the air.
"Oh no!" cried Katy seeing her friend and the Hobbit dangling in the air. Laura was screaming her head off, with her eyes clenched tight. Aragorn, Boromir and Legolas were attacking the monster.
"Don't let me go, don't let me go" Frodo heard Laura mutter. Her grip tightened on his arm.
The monster was finally weakened, the Witch and the Hobbit fell still clinging to one another in Boromir's arms.
"Into the mines!" cried Gandalf as the monster came tearing after them.
They all got safely into the mine, but the entrance collapsed behind them.
Boromir, Set Laura and Frodo, down, it was pitch black but Katy and Melaura found their way to Laura.
"God, Laura stop shaking" said the red-head taking her in her arms.
Gandalf had given some light, "Can she travel?" he asked.
Laura nodded, "It'll, p-pass just a l-lit-tle panic attack, don't like water n-no I don't"
Gandalf nodded "Then We now have but one choice. We must face the long dark of Moria. Be on your guard. There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world. Quietly now. It's a four-day journey to the other side. Let us hope that our presence may go unnoticed"
"Four days!!" exclaimed Melaura. Orion shot her a quick look saying grow up or something like that and Melaura rolled her eyes. She walked past I'm to stand next to Aragorn but on the way over Orion could hear one word that she made sure only he could hear.
"Ass"
They all began walking as Orion shot her a quick glare... Laura looked at Frodo and smiled, "Thank you," she mouthed to him. He nodded his head and smiled, his hand slowly reaching for hers.
End Chapter One
In the next chapter the fellowship goes through the mines of Moria and loses someone close to them....R&R