Welcome to this shiny new fic, Life is but a dream. I am very new here, so constructive criticism would be appreciated! :D Also, there is going to be a fair amount of gayness here, so if that's not your jam, that's fine, you don't have to read.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Fabian and Liberty. So the copyright gods may not smight me.
A young man in a grey jacket, white shirt, and blue jeans sat in a small café, eating a muffin. He glanced up when a young, dark skinned woman slid into the seat opposite him. She tossed her head, rather ineffective with her afro puffs and said, "Fabian, might I ask why you asked me to meet you at Costa at 8 o'clock on a Saturday morning? " Fabian smiled. "Can't a guy ask his Very Own Big Sister to see him? Come now, Liberty. As an offering, I have bought you a muffin! A chocolate one." Liberty raised an eyebrow at the pastry he pushed across the table, before tucking into it. "Alright, what did you do now?" Fabian laughed uneasily and pushed his hand through his fluffy blonde hair. "Um, turns out my landlord didn't appreciate my offer of a blow job in exchange for an extended term of rent. So I'm kinda oughta a home. Can I crash at yours?" Liberty put her muffin down and facepalmed. "Really Fabian?"
She raised her eyes to meet his puppy dog ones. He could really pull it off, with his angelic countenance. She groaned. "Fine, but -" She was interrupted by a crash. They turned, and things seemed to move in slow motion. A lorry careered through the big glass window beside them, and seemed to hover over them for a split second, before beginning to fall. They would be crushed. Right before the huge vehicle smashed down on top of them, a burst of blue light hit both of them. Then they were gone.
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Liberty suddenly opened her eyes. Water was all about her, stinging her eyes and filling her open mouth. She was aware of a ringing in her ears and a pressurr in her lungs, and knew she needed air. She desperately kicked upwards, and broke the surface gasping. "Fabian?" She screamed. "Fabian, where are you?" Fabian surfaced beside her.
"Where the hell are we? What the hell is happening?" Liberty started swimming. "We're in a river, judging by the current. Where, I don't know. " She reached a grassy bank and hauled herself up. "Of course I would choose to wear my new dress and fancy lingerie." She grumbled, wringing the water out of her bright blue sundress. Fabian flopped onto the bank. "Hey, do you think those fishermen over there might know where we are?" He panted. Liberty looked over to wear he was pointing. Indeed, two men were sitting aways away down the bank, with fishing rods in their hands.
Liberty stood up and tottered over to them. "Exscuse me! Sorry to bother you, but might I ask where we are?" Fabian stood up as well and muttered, "How come you're never that nice to me?" Liberty ignored him. The two fishermen turned towards them. One, a rather attractive young man with blonde curls and a slightly crooked jaw, looked her wet, crumpled form over before replying. "Why, this is the Shire, of course! Buckland, to be specific." Liberty frowned. "Er, how far is that from Leamington Spa, exactly?" The other guy, who had brownish fluffy hair, raised his eyebrows. "Where, sorry?" He had a Scottish accent.
Liberty was about to answer when she noticed their clothes. "Are you guys from a Ren fair, or something? " Then it clicked. She turned to Fabian, who was 'subtly' checking out the Scott, with a growing sense of dread. "Fabian, do you remember that book mom would read to us when we were kids?" Fabian did a double take. "Aw, sis, you can't be serious! That's made up stuff!" The blonde stood up. "Who are you two, anyway? " Liberty mentally kicked herself at her lack of manners. "Oh, I'm Liberty Jacoby, and this is my little brother, Fabian." The blonde performed a small bow. "I'm Meriadoc Brandybuck, more commonly called Merry, and this idiot -" here he nudged his companion "is Peregrine Took, Pippin to his friends. "
Liberty felt faint. These were the hobbits from Lord of the Rings! But hobbits were tiny. These guys were taller than her, and she wasn't magically turned into a hobbit! She glanced at her toes, which were thankfully still encased in their flats. She looked at Merry's feet. They were covered in hair. She fought off panic and smiled. "Might I ask if there's somewhere where my brother and I might be able to get some dry clothes?" Merry slapped his forehead. "Where are my manners? You can come to my friend's new place, I do believe I have some of Pippin's sister's dresses there. She visited yesterday, and she always leaves an outfit."
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The four of them walked to a rather nice house not far away, which was rather uncomfortable in wet clothes. On the way, Liberty nudged Fabian and muttered, "Been awfully quiet. What's up?" Fabian kept his gaze fixed on Pippin. "A hot Scot is what's up. Damn, he's a looker." He replied in an equally quiet voice. Liberty laughed quietly.
When they reached the house, they were greeted by a very fat man, whom Merry introduced as Fredegar 'Fatty' Bolger. Liberty was given a nice skirt and blouse combination, and shown to a bathroom. "Won't your sister object to me wearing her clothes? " she asked Pippin. He snorted. "Pimpernel has so many outfits she'll never notice." The outfit fitted her well, but the bust sagged rather alarmingly. When she came out, Fabian was wearing trousers, a shirt, and a waistcoat. She found out that Pippin had gone to fetch the owner of the house, who lived a while away. Merry had kindly offered to let the siblings stay at the house, waving away their concerns. "Frodo's a kind old fellow. He won't mind." They ate together, and were shown to their rooms.
When Liberty was alone, she dug in the pockets of her dress and pulled out here pepper spray. She hoped she wouldn't need it. Merry and Fatty seemed quite nice. "Nice or not, they're still strangers," she muttered as she put it under her pillow.
Was it good? Was it bad? Was it horrendous? Please click the review button and let me know! Also, if you want to find out exactly how Fabian and Liberty got into Middle Earth, read Magneto the mom-to-be. You'll find out there, but don't sue me for brain damage. And exscuse my self-advertising! :)