***This is a FFX/LoTR Crossover. It takes place after the party in FFX falls to the bottom of Lake Macalania and are teleported by Sin. Instead of ending up in Bikanel, All of them are thrown to remote locations in Middle-Earth. It will be broken down into several chapters, switching from one group or person to another.
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters or places in this fic are mine. However, the plot of the story is of my own creation, and I take full ownership of it. Just so you know, you don't need to get something copyrighted in order for it to be yours, and yours ONLY... So keep that in mind.
Before I start, I apologize for any inaccuracies or misconceptions of any of Tolkien's or Square's characters or places or events...
My first fic!! Hope you enjoy!***
Chapter 1: Of Hobbits and Men
Tidus had a splitting headache. He was on his face, covered with sand and salt water, feeling the tide crash against him every few seconds. He raised his head a few inches and looked around him.
'Dammit Jecht... Where have you taken me now?' he thought.
"You ok man?" said a voice from behind him. Tidus turned over and looked up to see Wakka standing above him. "You been asleep for quite a bit, brudda."
"Where are we?" Tidus asked, now sitting up. His head pounded hard as his eyes met the sun.
"Don't know. But you an' me are the only two here. No sign of the others, or anyone else for that matter," Wakka answered as he helped Tidus to his feet. The two of them looked around. On one side was a vast ocean, almost with a greyish color. On the other, rolling green hills dotted with an occasional tree.
"You recognize any of this?" Tidus asked, shielding his eyes as well as he could from the blinding sunlight.
"Nah. Not a bit. Guess we better go, ya?" Wakka said in reply. Tidus nodded and the two of them set off away from the sea. They talked as they walked aimlessly forward.
"You ok?" Wakka asked when he noticed Tidus wince as they walked.
"Huh? Oh, yeah I'm fine. Just a bit of a headache," Tidus replied.
"Yeah, Sin's toxin will do that to ya. Praise be to Yevon that we're safe," Wakka said.
"Yeah, yeah... I wonder where the others are..." Tidus said as he looked ahead at the land that lay before them.
"I dunno, but let's just hope Kimahri or Auron is with Yuna. I don't like this place one bit... Don't recognize a thing... Might not be safe..." Wakka said. They were silent for a time, taking note of the emerald green grass and the tall trees. Off to their right, which was south, there ran a small chain of hills and mountains.
"Is... Is that Gagazet?" Tidus asked.
"No way, man. Gagazet is much bigger than that." Wakka answered, looking at the hills with a smile.
On they walked for what seemed like days. Finally, as the sun met that surface of the sea that was now so far behind them, they came to....
"What is this!?" Wakka said in amazement. They stood on a hilltop overlooking a small village. There were roads, and bright green fields, and a big tree in the center. There were doorways that led straight into the hillside, and barns and sheds on the surface. And craziest of all to Tidus and Wakka, there were little people scurrying about.
"Wakka... I don't think we're in Spira anymore..." Tidus said.
"I hear ya, brudda..." Wakka whispered as he watched. Finally, one of the creatures saw the two of them standing on the hill and shouted.
"Big Folk! Big Folk in The Shire!!" he said. And as quick as a chocobo on fire, they bolted into their holes.
Tidus and Wakka simply stood there for a few minutes, trying to get a grip on what they had just seen. Night had fallen almost entirely before the two of them even moved again.
They walked down the hill cautiously, not knowing what to expect from these things.
"That... Person... called this place 'The Shire'. What is a Shire?" Tidus asked.
"I have no clue... No clue..." was Wakka's reply. "Why don't you go up and knock on one of those doors... Then you can ask one of them yourself..."
"Wakka, I wouldn't knock on one of those doors if you payed me 1 MILLION GIL..." Tidus said. "You do it, if you're so curious."
"Hey man, you're the one who asked what a 'Shire' was!" Wakka shouted in his own defense.
"Fine, Fine... But you better be ready in case they do something funny, OK?" Tidus said.
"Ok, I will.. Knock on..." Wakka looked around, trying to find the biggest house in hopes that the creature inside would be a little bigger than the others. "THAT one," he said, pointing to a house on a hill, which everyone who lived in the village called "Bag End".
Tidus nodded, as if trying to motivate himself, and walked up the hard dirt path to the door. Wakka was close behind him as he went. Suddenly, they heard something in the trees beside the house and jumped in fear.
"Calm down, Brudda!" Wakka hissed.
"How can I be calm!? That could have been one of those little things wanting to KILL me!" Tidus said in a harsh whisper.
"Just knock on the stupid door!" Wakka said. Tidus turned and realized that they were already at the doorstep. He reached out a hand and rapped on it softly.
"Who is it?" asked a pleasant sounding voice from inside. Tidus tried to answer, but the only thing that came out was a dull grunt. "Gandalf? Gandalf, is that you!? Oh it's been so long!" said the voice again. The door opened, and the creature was silent.
Tidus and Wakka stood there shoulder to shoulder, silent with fear. The thing, which came halfway up their chests, was silent as well. Finally, after nearly a minute of staring at each other, the thing spoke.
"Can... Can I help you?" He asked. Tidus remained silent for several more seconds until a sharp elbow by Wakka snapped him back to reality.
"Where... Uhhh... What... What is this place?" He stammered. The thing before him was silent, shocked at the question.
"Hobbiton," he said. "Hobbiton of The Shire."
"So... This... 'Shire'... It's a place, ya?" Wakka cut in. The thing nodded. Tidus took a step back.
"And... And what are you?" he asked cautiously.
"Why, I'm a Hobbit you fool!" The creature said with a sudden grin. "Haven't seen many big folk in Hobbiton... You usually stay in Bree," he continued.
"Uhhh... Bree?" Tidus asked.
"Come, Come... Surely you've heard of Bree..." The Hobbit said. Tidus and Wakka looked at each other and shook their heads. "Are you two lost?"
"Ya, you could say that..." Wakka said. The conversation went back into silence for a few moments before the Hobbit spoke again.
"My name is Frodo Baggins," he said.
"I'm Tidus, and this is Wakka," Tidus said, now finding his fear lessen. This 'Hobbit' seemed nice enough. Maybe there was nothing to worry about.
"Odd names..." Frodo said. "Where are you two from?"
"Besaid," Wakka replied.
"Zanarkand," said Tidus.
"Forgive me if I've never heard of them. We hobbits don't concern ourselves with the affairs of those outside of the Shire, which may explain why you've never heard of a Hobbit before," Frodo said.
"Maybe," Wakka said with a shiver. The night had closed in fast, and the two of them were quite underdressed for the chill that came with it.
"Where are my manners?" Frodo said quickly. "Would you like to come in?" he asked, stepping aside to give room for the two to enter. Tidus and Wakka looked at each other, shrugged, and walked past Frodo. The ceiling was surprisingly high, higher than the two would have thought by just seeing the creatures. There were miscellaneous objects strewn about, leaning on walls or other things.
"Forgive the mess," Frodo said as he led them to the living room. "My Uncle Bilbo loved to keep things," he said.
"He's dead?" Wakka asked as he looked around the room. Frodo sighed.
"Not dead. Just gone. Gone to Rivendell," he said. "Of course, you've heard of Rivendell, right?" Tidus and Wakka shook their heads.
"Where the elves live..." Frodo said.
"What's an elf?" Wakka asked. Frodo was silent, shocked again by Wakka's question. He sat down across from them, his mouth slightly ajar.
"You... You're kidding, right?" Frodo asked, growing suspicious of the two.
"No... What's an Elf?" Tidus asked.
"Something's not right... Where did you two say you were from?" Frodo asked. They told him again, and Frodo was silent.
"How come you've never heard of Besaid or Zanarkand? Everyone in Spira knows about Zanarkand. It's sacred ground!" Wakka said.
"What is `Spira'? We're in Middle-Earth..." Frodo said.
"Wakka... Sin...." Tidus said as it all finally dawned on him. "Sin has taken us from Spira... I was right... We're not in Spira anymore..." Wakka's mouth fell open as he realized what Tidus was saying.
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters or places in this fic are mine. However, the plot of the story is of my own creation, and I take full ownership of it. Just so you know, you don't need to get something copyrighted in order for it to be yours, and yours ONLY... So keep that in mind.
Before I start, I apologize for any inaccuracies or misconceptions of any of Tolkien's or Square's characters or places or events...
My first fic!! Hope you enjoy!***
Chapter 1: Of Hobbits and Men
Tidus had a splitting headache. He was on his face, covered with sand and salt water, feeling the tide crash against him every few seconds. He raised his head a few inches and looked around him.
'Dammit Jecht... Where have you taken me now?' he thought.
"You ok man?" said a voice from behind him. Tidus turned over and looked up to see Wakka standing above him. "You been asleep for quite a bit, brudda."
"Where are we?" Tidus asked, now sitting up. His head pounded hard as his eyes met the sun.
"Don't know. But you an' me are the only two here. No sign of the others, or anyone else for that matter," Wakka answered as he helped Tidus to his feet. The two of them looked around. On one side was a vast ocean, almost with a greyish color. On the other, rolling green hills dotted with an occasional tree.
"You recognize any of this?" Tidus asked, shielding his eyes as well as he could from the blinding sunlight.
"Nah. Not a bit. Guess we better go, ya?" Wakka said in reply. Tidus nodded and the two of them set off away from the sea. They talked as they walked aimlessly forward.
"You ok?" Wakka asked when he noticed Tidus wince as they walked.
"Huh? Oh, yeah I'm fine. Just a bit of a headache," Tidus replied.
"Yeah, Sin's toxin will do that to ya. Praise be to Yevon that we're safe," Wakka said.
"Yeah, yeah... I wonder where the others are..." Tidus said as he looked ahead at the land that lay before them.
"I dunno, but let's just hope Kimahri or Auron is with Yuna. I don't like this place one bit... Don't recognize a thing... Might not be safe..." Wakka said. They were silent for a time, taking note of the emerald green grass and the tall trees. Off to their right, which was south, there ran a small chain of hills and mountains.
"Is... Is that Gagazet?" Tidus asked.
"No way, man. Gagazet is much bigger than that." Wakka answered, looking at the hills with a smile.
On they walked for what seemed like days. Finally, as the sun met that surface of the sea that was now so far behind them, they came to....
"What is this!?" Wakka said in amazement. They stood on a hilltop overlooking a small village. There were roads, and bright green fields, and a big tree in the center. There were doorways that led straight into the hillside, and barns and sheds on the surface. And craziest of all to Tidus and Wakka, there were little people scurrying about.
"Wakka... I don't think we're in Spira anymore..." Tidus said.
"I hear ya, brudda..." Wakka whispered as he watched. Finally, one of the creatures saw the two of them standing on the hill and shouted.
"Big Folk! Big Folk in The Shire!!" he said. And as quick as a chocobo on fire, they bolted into their holes.
Tidus and Wakka simply stood there for a few minutes, trying to get a grip on what they had just seen. Night had fallen almost entirely before the two of them even moved again.
They walked down the hill cautiously, not knowing what to expect from these things.
"That... Person... called this place 'The Shire'. What is a Shire?" Tidus asked.
"I have no clue... No clue..." was Wakka's reply. "Why don't you go up and knock on one of those doors... Then you can ask one of them yourself..."
"Wakka, I wouldn't knock on one of those doors if you payed me 1 MILLION GIL..." Tidus said. "You do it, if you're so curious."
"Hey man, you're the one who asked what a 'Shire' was!" Wakka shouted in his own defense.
"Fine, Fine... But you better be ready in case they do something funny, OK?" Tidus said.
"Ok, I will.. Knock on..." Wakka looked around, trying to find the biggest house in hopes that the creature inside would be a little bigger than the others. "THAT one," he said, pointing to a house on a hill, which everyone who lived in the village called "Bag End".
Tidus nodded, as if trying to motivate himself, and walked up the hard dirt path to the door. Wakka was close behind him as he went. Suddenly, they heard something in the trees beside the house and jumped in fear.
"Calm down, Brudda!" Wakka hissed.
"How can I be calm!? That could have been one of those little things wanting to KILL me!" Tidus said in a harsh whisper.
"Just knock on the stupid door!" Wakka said. Tidus turned and realized that they were already at the doorstep. He reached out a hand and rapped on it softly.
"Who is it?" asked a pleasant sounding voice from inside. Tidus tried to answer, but the only thing that came out was a dull grunt. "Gandalf? Gandalf, is that you!? Oh it's been so long!" said the voice again. The door opened, and the creature was silent.
Tidus and Wakka stood there shoulder to shoulder, silent with fear. The thing, which came halfway up their chests, was silent as well. Finally, after nearly a minute of staring at each other, the thing spoke.
"Can... Can I help you?" He asked. Tidus remained silent for several more seconds until a sharp elbow by Wakka snapped him back to reality.
"Where... Uhhh... What... What is this place?" He stammered. The thing before him was silent, shocked at the question.
"Hobbiton," he said. "Hobbiton of The Shire."
"So... This... 'Shire'... It's a place, ya?" Wakka cut in. The thing nodded. Tidus took a step back.
"And... And what are you?" he asked cautiously.
"Why, I'm a Hobbit you fool!" The creature said with a sudden grin. "Haven't seen many big folk in Hobbiton... You usually stay in Bree," he continued.
"Uhhh... Bree?" Tidus asked.
"Come, Come... Surely you've heard of Bree..." The Hobbit said. Tidus and Wakka looked at each other and shook their heads. "Are you two lost?"
"Ya, you could say that..." Wakka said. The conversation went back into silence for a few moments before the Hobbit spoke again.
"My name is Frodo Baggins," he said.
"I'm Tidus, and this is Wakka," Tidus said, now finding his fear lessen. This 'Hobbit' seemed nice enough. Maybe there was nothing to worry about.
"Odd names..." Frodo said. "Where are you two from?"
"Besaid," Wakka replied.
"Zanarkand," said Tidus.
"Forgive me if I've never heard of them. We hobbits don't concern ourselves with the affairs of those outside of the Shire, which may explain why you've never heard of a Hobbit before," Frodo said.
"Maybe," Wakka said with a shiver. The night had closed in fast, and the two of them were quite underdressed for the chill that came with it.
"Where are my manners?" Frodo said quickly. "Would you like to come in?" he asked, stepping aside to give room for the two to enter. Tidus and Wakka looked at each other, shrugged, and walked past Frodo. The ceiling was surprisingly high, higher than the two would have thought by just seeing the creatures. There were miscellaneous objects strewn about, leaning on walls or other things.
"Forgive the mess," Frodo said as he led them to the living room. "My Uncle Bilbo loved to keep things," he said.
"He's dead?" Wakka asked as he looked around the room. Frodo sighed.
"Not dead. Just gone. Gone to Rivendell," he said. "Of course, you've heard of Rivendell, right?" Tidus and Wakka shook their heads.
"Where the elves live..." Frodo said.
"What's an elf?" Wakka asked. Frodo was silent, shocked again by Wakka's question. He sat down across from them, his mouth slightly ajar.
"You... You're kidding, right?" Frodo asked, growing suspicious of the two.
"No... What's an Elf?" Tidus asked.
"Something's not right... Where did you two say you were from?" Frodo asked. They told him again, and Frodo was silent.
"How come you've never heard of Besaid or Zanarkand? Everyone in Spira knows about Zanarkand. It's sacred ground!" Wakka said.
"What is `Spira'? We're in Middle-Earth..." Frodo said.
"Wakka... Sin...." Tidus said as it all finally dawned on him. "Sin has taken us from Spira... I was right... We're not in Spira anymore..." Wakka's mouth fell open as he realized what Tidus was saying.