The Four Get Lost in Middle-Earth
Characters: Jennie fast sprinter, likes riding, cheerful, determined, quiet Nat obsessed with cricket, clever, argumentative, happy, sporty Steph argumentative, likes clothes, self-conscious, polite Heawood very smart, like copying the other 3, not confident The Four Get Lost in Middle-Earth
Characters: Jennie fast sprinter, likes riding, cheerful, determined, quiet Nat obsessed with cricket, clever, argumentative, happy, sporty Steph argumentative, likes clothes, self-conscious, polite Heawood very smart, like copying the other 3, not confident
Chapter 1
"Get a move on! We're going to be late!" Nat called to Steph and Heawood. Jennie smiled. "Yeah!" she called, "We've been waiting for ages!" Steph and Heawood ran over to them and they all went out of West Wing and onto the street. "Mr. Bennett wouldn't let us out of the drama room," Steph said. Nat bit her lip. "I hope we're not late for field, I've got lacrosse today!" "Same," Jennie said, "We are late, but no worries, everyone else is walking up now to. So we're not the only ones who are late" They all looked around to make sure that Jennie was right, she was. Nat smiled with relief and Steph rolled her eyes. "So, Nat? It doesn't matter," Steph said, "I'm sure the teachers won't mind for you, you're their favourite remember?" "So? Just because I say 'hello' to them every time doesn't mean that I'm their favourite person!"
"It does too! They always pick you for the teams" "Has it ever occurred to you that I might be good?" "No! All you have to do as goalie is stand there and let the ball hit you" "Well, that simple is it, Steph? Where were you then? Why did you give it up?" "Because it was boring"
"No-Uh! You were scared of the ball!" "No I wasn't!" "You were!" "Wasn't!" "Were!" "Wasn't!" "Were!" And so they continued to argue until Jennie yelled suddenly, "DOES IT REALLY MATTER?!" Nat and Steph glared at each other. "Hey, what's that?" Heawood said, pointing to something glowing in the bushes. They all looked curiously at it. Jennie crouched down to get a closer look at it. The others peered curiously over her shoulder. "It's a page of a book," she said. Steph snorted. "Boring! Let's go. We're late, remember?" "Wait!" Jennie said. "What?" Nat asked curiously. "Hey, it looks like a page of Lord of the Rings! I have the book here" Nat put down her sack and got out her copy of The Lord Of The Rings and gave it to Jennie. Steph groaned. "Not that load of rubbish again" "Shut up, Steph!" Nat hissed, nudging Steph in the ribs. Steph groaned, but before she could punch her back, Jennie picked up the glowing page. "What are you doing? It's not yours!" Heawood said. Jennie said nothing and opened Nat's copy of The Lord Of the Rings. The others watched her with awe. "Go on, Jen! Put them together!" Nat urged. Jennie sat there holding the book in her left hand, and the glowing page in her right hand. She slowly raised an eyebrow as she opened her book. Then Heawood shouted suddenly, "Look! Everything has stopped!" The other three looked around in alarm. It was true. Everyothing had stopped. Nothing was moving, not even the wind was blowing. Birds had stopped in mid-air, and cars had halted. "This is way too freaky!" Steph said. Nat nodded. "What shall we do?" Jennie gulped. "Let me see it!" Steph cried, seizing the glowing page from her. Before they knew it, a strong wind blew them off of their feet and they landed with a thud on the floor. "Whoa!" Jennie exclaimed, picking herself up. She swayed for a minute, feeling dizzy and lent against as tree. As she looked around she could see Nat, Steph and Heawood lying sprawled on the floor. She gasped. They all had pointy ears and strange robes on. Jennie fingered her ears and felt them go pointy. She screamed and ran over to her friends. "Nat! Steph! Heawood! Are you all ok? Come on! Wake up!" Suddenly Nat groaned. Jennie helped her up. Nat opened her eyes slowly. "Where am I?" "I don't know, but I think I have a strong suspicion" Jennie replied. Nat screamed suddenly, "Your ears! Your ears!" She paused and felt her own, "Ahh! My ears! My ears!" "Shh, Nat! I know. We'll work it all out later! Let's just try and get Steph and Heawood conscious before we panic". Nat nodded slowly and went to try and wake up Heawood. Jennie shook Steph gently. "Steph! Steph, can you hear me?" Both of them remained unconscious. "Nat!" Jennie said suddenly, "Can you hear something?" Nat strained to listen. Her face changed as she began to bite her lip. "Someone's coming!" "Quick, Drag them into the trees!" Jennie said. Nat hesitated. "They could be good people," She suggested. Jennie rolled her eyes. "Yeah, or orcs!" Nat held back a scream and dragged Heawood behind a tree and then climbed it herself. Jennie did the same with Steph, and they hid themselves with the leaves and peered downwards. An elf stood in the clearing. He came so suddenly and quietly that none of them knew he had appeared. He turned slowly round and stared at the trees where they were hiding. He laughed. "Why do you hide fair elf-maidens?" Then Nat fell off her branch and fell to the bottom of her tree with a loud crash. He ran over and helped her up. "Thank you" she said. He laughed again. "Will your friend not come down? Or is she too afraid?" Jennie flushed red. "Afraid of you?" she thought, "Whatever!" Then she jumped down onto the ground with a slight thump. She raised an eyebrow and eyed the elf suspiciously. "What do you want with us?" She asked. The elf stood up tall. "I have been told by Lord Elrond that there is intruders on the borders of Rivendell" "We are not intruders!" Nat said, "We were here by accident!" "Well, do I have your co-operation or do I have to drag you all to Rivendell?" Jennie and Nat looked at each other. "Very Well. But there is two more of us" Jennie said. The elf smiled. "I know" he said, "They are already accounted for" Jennie and Nat looked round to see some more elves pick up Heawood and Steph, and then stand behind the elf. Nat pursed her lips. "Fine, but where are we going?" Jennie rolled her eyes and said, "Rivendell, you twit". The elf nodded and began to walk. Jennie and Nat followed him eagerly. "When we get there, Lord Elrond wishes to speak with you." Jennie smiled weakly and Nat gulped. "Are we in trouble?" she asked. The elf looked at Nat and grinned. "I cannot be sure. He will speak to you about many things". Then the elf picked up the pace and Jennie and Nat walked briskly to keep up with him. Then Jennie let out a whistle. "Rivendell!" she muttered. It was beautiful. The place was blooming with flowers and lovely green trees. A strange sweet smell was in the air, making the air taste fresh. Jennie and Nat relaxed as they heard fair elven voices singing in the trees. "It's just like the movie!" Nat whispered. Jennie nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah, only way better and prettier. I can't believe we're here!" The elf led them over to a tall white building and told them to wait. Two guards immediately stood by them encase they tried to escape. They waited nervously, occasionally glancing at each other. Suddenly the door opened and the elf came out. "My ladies, Lord Elrond wishes to speak with you". An elf came graciously down the steps and looked down at them. Jennie and Nat exchanged anxious smiles. "He wishes for the lady on the left to see him first" the elf said, pointing at Jennie. Jennie bit her lip and went nervously up the stairs. Before she went in she turned round and gave Nat a thumbs up before disappearing into the big building.
Characters: Jennie fast sprinter, likes riding, cheerful, determined, quiet Nat obsessed with cricket, clever, argumentative, happy, sporty Steph argumentative, likes clothes, self-conscious, polite Heawood very smart, like copying the other 3, not confident The Four Get Lost in Middle-Earth
Characters: Jennie fast sprinter, likes riding, cheerful, determined, quiet Nat obsessed with cricket, clever, argumentative, happy, sporty Steph argumentative, likes clothes, self-conscious, polite Heawood very smart, like copying the other 3, not confident
Chapter 1
"Get a move on! We're going to be late!" Nat called to Steph and Heawood. Jennie smiled. "Yeah!" she called, "We've been waiting for ages!" Steph and Heawood ran over to them and they all went out of West Wing and onto the street. "Mr. Bennett wouldn't let us out of the drama room," Steph said. Nat bit her lip. "I hope we're not late for field, I've got lacrosse today!" "Same," Jennie said, "We are late, but no worries, everyone else is walking up now to. So we're not the only ones who are late" They all looked around to make sure that Jennie was right, she was. Nat smiled with relief and Steph rolled her eyes. "So, Nat? It doesn't matter," Steph said, "I'm sure the teachers won't mind for you, you're their favourite remember?" "So? Just because I say 'hello' to them every time doesn't mean that I'm their favourite person!"
"It does too! They always pick you for the teams" "Has it ever occurred to you that I might be good?" "No! All you have to do as goalie is stand there and let the ball hit you" "Well, that simple is it, Steph? Where were you then? Why did you give it up?" "Because it was boring"
"No-Uh! You were scared of the ball!" "No I wasn't!" "You were!" "Wasn't!" "Were!" "Wasn't!" "Were!" And so they continued to argue until Jennie yelled suddenly, "DOES IT REALLY MATTER?!" Nat and Steph glared at each other. "Hey, what's that?" Heawood said, pointing to something glowing in the bushes. They all looked curiously at it. Jennie crouched down to get a closer look at it. The others peered curiously over her shoulder. "It's a page of a book," she said. Steph snorted. "Boring! Let's go. We're late, remember?" "Wait!" Jennie said. "What?" Nat asked curiously. "Hey, it looks like a page of Lord of the Rings! I have the book here" Nat put down her sack and got out her copy of The Lord Of The Rings and gave it to Jennie. Steph groaned. "Not that load of rubbish again" "Shut up, Steph!" Nat hissed, nudging Steph in the ribs. Steph groaned, but before she could punch her back, Jennie picked up the glowing page. "What are you doing? It's not yours!" Heawood said. Jennie said nothing and opened Nat's copy of The Lord Of the Rings. The others watched her with awe. "Go on, Jen! Put them together!" Nat urged. Jennie sat there holding the book in her left hand, and the glowing page in her right hand. She slowly raised an eyebrow as she opened her book. Then Heawood shouted suddenly, "Look! Everything has stopped!" The other three looked around in alarm. It was true. Everyothing had stopped. Nothing was moving, not even the wind was blowing. Birds had stopped in mid-air, and cars had halted. "This is way too freaky!" Steph said. Nat nodded. "What shall we do?" Jennie gulped. "Let me see it!" Steph cried, seizing the glowing page from her. Before they knew it, a strong wind blew them off of their feet and they landed with a thud on the floor. "Whoa!" Jennie exclaimed, picking herself up. She swayed for a minute, feeling dizzy and lent against as tree. As she looked around she could see Nat, Steph and Heawood lying sprawled on the floor. She gasped. They all had pointy ears and strange robes on. Jennie fingered her ears and felt them go pointy. She screamed and ran over to her friends. "Nat! Steph! Heawood! Are you all ok? Come on! Wake up!" Suddenly Nat groaned. Jennie helped her up. Nat opened her eyes slowly. "Where am I?" "I don't know, but I think I have a strong suspicion" Jennie replied. Nat screamed suddenly, "Your ears! Your ears!" She paused and felt her own, "Ahh! My ears! My ears!" "Shh, Nat! I know. We'll work it all out later! Let's just try and get Steph and Heawood conscious before we panic". Nat nodded slowly and went to try and wake up Heawood. Jennie shook Steph gently. "Steph! Steph, can you hear me?" Both of them remained unconscious. "Nat!" Jennie said suddenly, "Can you hear something?" Nat strained to listen. Her face changed as she began to bite her lip. "Someone's coming!" "Quick, Drag them into the trees!" Jennie said. Nat hesitated. "They could be good people," She suggested. Jennie rolled her eyes. "Yeah, or orcs!" Nat held back a scream and dragged Heawood behind a tree and then climbed it herself. Jennie did the same with Steph, and they hid themselves with the leaves and peered downwards. An elf stood in the clearing. He came so suddenly and quietly that none of them knew he had appeared. He turned slowly round and stared at the trees where they were hiding. He laughed. "Why do you hide fair elf-maidens?" Then Nat fell off her branch and fell to the bottom of her tree with a loud crash. He ran over and helped her up. "Thank you" she said. He laughed again. "Will your friend not come down? Or is she too afraid?" Jennie flushed red. "Afraid of you?" she thought, "Whatever!" Then she jumped down onto the ground with a slight thump. She raised an eyebrow and eyed the elf suspiciously. "What do you want with us?" She asked. The elf stood up tall. "I have been told by Lord Elrond that there is intruders on the borders of Rivendell" "We are not intruders!" Nat said, "We were here by accident!" "Well, do I have your co-operation or do I have to drag you all to Rivendell?" Jennie and Nat looked at each other. "Very Well. But there is two more of us" Jennie said. The elf smiled. "I know" he said, "They are already accounted for" Jennie and Nat looked round to see some more elves pick up Heawood and Steph, and then stand behind the elf. Nat pursed her lips. "Fine, but where are we going?" Jennie rolled her eyes and said, "Rivendell, you twit". The elf nodded and began to walk. Jennie and Nat followed him eagerly. "When we get there, Lord Elrond wishes to speak with you." Jennie smiled weakly and Nat gulped. "Are we in trouble?" she asked. The elf looked at Nat and grinned. "I cannot be sure. He will speak to you about many things". Then the elf picked up the pace and Jennie and Nat walked briskly to keep up with him. Then Jennie let out a whistle. "Rivendell!" she muttered. It was beautiful. The place was blooming with flowers and lovely green trees. A strange sweet smell was in the air, making the air taste fresh. Jennie and Nat relaxed as they heard fair elven voices singing in the trees. "It's just like the movie!" Nat whispered. Jennie nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah, only way better and prettier. I can't believe we're here!" The elf led them over to a tall white building and told them to wait. Two guards immediately stood by them encase they tried to escape. They waited nervously, occasionally glancing at each other. Suddenly the door opened and the elf came out. "My ladies, Lord Elrond wishes to speak with you". An elf came graciously down the steps and looked down at them. Jennie and Nat exchanged anxious smiles. "He wishes for the lady on the left to see him first" the elf said, pointing at Jennie. Jennie bit her lip and went nervously up the stairs. Before she went in she turned round and gave Nat a thumbs up before disappearing into the big building.