Title: Daughter's of Earth

Author: Extra Flamey

Pairings: Willow/Tara, Willow/Legolas, Tara/Borimir

Disclaimer: Buffy characters are Joss's, Lotr characters are Tolkien's.

"I'll just shift everyone who isn't a fifteen-year-old girl into an alternate dimension" Willow stated proudly, as if this would solve all their problems.

Tara's mouth dropped "What?"

"It'll be for like a fraction of a second. They won't even notice." Willow smiled and began to call on the appropriate deities.

"Will, no, you can't!" Tara interrupted.

Slightly annoyed, Willow turned to her lover. "Why?"

"Well, what if something went wrong?"

"It won't" Willow assured her.

"But w-what would Giles say?" Tara was grasping for something that would make Willow reconsider.

Willow ignored her and started the spell. Raising a hand, she muttered the incantation. Suddenly, everything went dark and the last thing she remembered was Tara clamping a hand on her shoulder and scolding her about the spell.

Willow groaned as she began to regain consciousness. Last time she checked she was at the Bronze with Tara. Had she fainted? Fallen? She opened her eyes and saw a gorgeous blue sky. As she regained her senses, she felt a rock protruding into her back. Gasping, she sat up. Oh goddess. She was in a forest! She looked down and saw Tara laying next her, her eyes fluttering open.

"Willow?" Tara's voice sounded small and slightly frightened.

"I'm here, baby. I don't know where here is exactly though..." She got to her feet and after convincing her legs not to give out, pulled Tara up as well. Tara looked around, confused. Then something clicked and Tara turned towards her vehemently.

"The spell! Will, w-we shifted dimensions!"

"Uh, well, okay, I-I can fix this. Just lemme think a minute"

"I told you not to use that spell! Willow, you are using too much magic!"

"W-what? I am not! I was just, trying to help find Dawnie."

Tara didn't seem satisfied with that answer, but decided there were more important things at hand.

"Let's just sort out how to get back, ok?"

Willow tried the incantation again. Nothing. She tried it backwards. Nothing. She tried it in Latin. Nothing.

"Arggh" She groaned. "I wish we had the books."

"W-well, maybe, we didn't actually shift dimensions. C-Could these be Sunnydale woods?" Tara looked around wondrously.

"Doubtful, California isn't really known for trees like this." Willow touched the bark of a particularly large tree. Behind her she heard Tara gasp. Turning to see what was wrong, Willow found herself face to face with an arrow.

"What business do you have in these woods?" The man at the end of the arrow demanded. Willow glanced around to find another man pointing a sword at Tara and several other men, most of who were very short brandishing other weapons.

"Uh, well, we're trying to get home. It's a little hard with your arrows in my face though." She scowled at the man, and bit her tongue to stop herself from commenting on his appearance. He had hair longer than hers and it was nearly white. His ears had points at the end he wore clothes that made him look like a History Channel reject.

"You are simply lost maidens then?" The one with the sword pointed at Tara said. Willow noticed he was dressed in a similar fashion as the arrow toting dude. Did we run into a movie taping or something, she wondered.

Tara spoke up. "W-well, we don't k-know exactly how to get h-home. We w-woke up here."

"Lower your sword, Aragorn. You'll frighten the poor girl to death. And tell the elf to drop his arrows." A sandy blonde haired man stepped up next to Tara and smiled at her. "Were you kidnapped then, my lady? Or lost your memory perhaps? I am Borimir of Gondor."

The one they called Aragorn lowered his sword and signaled for the other to lower his arrow. Willow scowled at the blonde arrow toting guy again before moving to stand besides Tara.

"I'm Willow and this is Tara. We weren't really kidnapped, and uh, our memories seem to be A-okay. If we told you how we really got here, you probably wouldn't even believe us. So if you could point us in the direction of the nearest phone, we could be on our way."

"I am Aragorn, Son of Arathorn. What business do you have in these woods? I assure you, I will believe you."

"They came here by magic" A deep voice proclaimed. Willow saw an old man with a long beard step forward and laid a hand on Aragorn's shoulder. "I can sense a deep magical power in these young women. They are witches, of course. White witches too, as far as I can tell. Isn't that right, girls?"

Tara smiled and nodded, glad to be in a place that had magic. It would be much easier to get home.

The old man smiled. "I was told this quest would gain much assistance from two maidens, but I did not presume them to be of a magical nature. I am Gandalf the Grey."

"Uh, hang on a sec here. Quest? We kind of just want to get back. We got a teenage delinquent to find." Willow interjected.

"They must be from far away, Gandalf. For their manner of speech is quite strange. I am Frodo Baggins of the Shire. It is a pleasure to meet you." A very tiny man stepped out from behind Gandalf.

Willow couldn't withhold her squeal. "Aww lookit how tiny you are! And what big feet! God I sound like the evil wolf on Red Riding Hood. And look there's more of you little guys. Are you like midgets?" She launched into her babbling mode.

"We are hobbits, milady" Another one of them stepped up to her, This one sporting an Irish accent. "I am Peregrin Took, this is Meriadoc Brandybuck and Sam McGee. The grumpy Dwarf is Gimli and the elf is Legolas. You have such bright red hair!" he exclaimed.

Willow's smile evaporated. Hobbits? Dwarves? Elves? She took a step back, feeling overwhelmed. What kind of dimension had she dropped them into?

"By the look on your face, I gather you have not had many encounters with Hobbits or Elves or Dwarves." Aragorn said gently. "If Gandalf insists you are to be part of this quest, I hope you hold no ill will towards them. We are all equals in the Fellowship."

"N-no, W-we don't have a problem with them. W-we've just never really encountered them." Tara offered a small smile at Legolas and Gimli, trying to show she had nothing against them.

"What quest?" Willow asked. "We didn't come here to help you on some quest. We did by accident. O-or you did it! Yeah I think Mr. Wizard the Gray pulled us here! Well we want to be put back in our dimension, thank you very much!" She crossed her arms indignantly.

"I assure you, my lady, I did not bring you here. I foresaw the arrival of two maidens to assist the Fellowship but I did not specifically bring you two here."

"Willow, your spell did then." Tara said softly.

"You did a spell? You brought yourself here then." Gandalf said. "What sort of spell was this?"

"I-I was looking for a girl, a-and trying to move everyone who wasn't her into an alternate dimension." Willow hung her head.

"That is advanced and dangerous magic. Perhaps you are not as proficient as I thought. But since you are here, and working for the side of good, I would like to invite you to assist our quest. Do you know of it or must I explain?"

"We don't even know where we are!" Willow snapped, angry that this old man had hinted she was not good at magic.

"You are outside of Rivendell, in Middle Earth. Our quest is to deliver the One Ring to the Fires of Mount Doom so it can be destroyed. I thought you were the two maidens destined to help us but if you simply wish not to, I can direct you to Rivendell and we will be on our way." Gandalf stated, leaving no room for complaints.

"We'd love to help you." Tara smiled warmly at the group. "Back home, w-we helped some friends slay vampires and things, s-so this isn't really new."

Willow was unsure. "Tara, what about Dawnie? A-and we don't even know anything about what we're up against."

Tara stepped up and spoke directly to her. "Willow, I-I feel we're needed here. Buffy will find Dawnie. Isn't helping people what we do? A-and think of all the new culture's we'll be exposed to. When we finish helping, I-I promise we'll go home. I don't want to stay here forever. I-I just get the feeling we are this guys two girls he was looking for."

"Alright then. We'll help. But when this is over, do you promise to help us get home?" She looked pointedly at Gandalf.

"Yes, I believe with the ring out of the way I can manage to send you two ladies back to your proper homes." Gandalf smiled, glad the girls were helping.

The hobbits cheered and Borimir and Gimli smiled at the girls.

"Gandalf, I trust your decisions, but two young maidens on a quest as dangerous as this?" Aragorn spoke softly to Gandalf.

"Hey! I heard that. Girls are just as good as guys are at fighting. Ever heard of a Slayer?" Willow countered, throwing her best resolve face on.

"My lady, I did not mean to offend you, I worry for your safety-"

"Well, I've been facing demons and monsters for years. I can take care of myself and so can Tara."

"The girls have their magic protecting them, and I do not doubt Lady Willow when she says she has been facing demons for years. And if worse comes to worse, we will all protect each other. It is settled, they are coming." Gandalf turned and started out again. Sam and Frodo readied Bill the Pony and followed him.

"Come, ladies. You may tell us of your lands as we travel." Borimir stepped in between then and gestured that they should walk along side of him. They smiled and did so, but Willow couldn't help thinking of Buffy and the others. What would they think? Would she and Tara really be able to get home? Gandalf has promised to assist and she felt enormous power from this guy so maybe it was possible. She just prayed she and Tara could help them complete their quest quickly and get home.