Hi everyone. I would like to say that I don't own any of these characters. Their not mine so don't sue me. Now please read and tell me what you think of it.

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Somewhere in South Africa

A loud explosion sounded, causing debris to fall down. A cloud of dust started to form and grew larger until the debris stopped falling. A female figure stepped through the dust and walked through the opening the explosion caused. Lady Lara Croft normally doesn't blow up tombs but in this case she had no choice. There was a thick wall between her and her destination, the only way to go through was with some C4 explosives.

A nice elderly man had come by Lara's house to ask her to go here. He said a powerful weapon was buried here. A weapon that must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. And there already were wrong men looking for it, so it was better to be in her hands.

Lara wiped the dust from her shirt and walked inside. Inside there only was more dust and debris, that's the risk of blowing things up. It was terribly hot inside. This because she was close to a volcano. Fortunately the volcano hadn't erupted for fifty years and it wasn't about to as well. She made her way through the debris, focusing her eyes for leads to the artifact. A short piece of a necklace caught her eye. Some rocks were removed from it and she pulled out the necklace. On the necklace was a ring. Or at least what's left of it. For a moment Lara studied it. Then she placed it in her backpack and decided to leave.

Fortunately Lara didn't run into any trouble on her way back to the hotel. As soon as she was inside she took a shower and made a phone call for some transportation to go home. From the moment she had made that phone call it took her five hours before she was back at Croft manor. Hillary and Bryce were already outside waiting for her arrival.

"Lara, welcome home. How was you're trip?"

"A little too easy."

Hillary held out his hand and waited for Lara to give him her bag. Always immediately after Lara return from her trips Hillary starts cleaning her gear and clothes. A habit of him that Lara had gotten used too.

"So you found the ring?"

Lara nodded and removed the necklace from her jacked pocket.

"Bloody hell…"

Remembering herself that the ring was completely wasted by time, she now looked upon a clean golden ring. Bryce and Hillary stood right behind her peering over her shoulders to have a glimpse of the ring.

"A ring that old and it's still shining?"

Lara looked over her shoulder to see Bryce staring at the ring with his mouth wide open.

"Bryce, when I found the ring it was wasted and dusty and now it is clean and it looks like it has never been worn before, very odd…"

Her eyes looked at it for a few more seconds and then she placed it back in her pocket.

"I'll be in my room if you need me Hilly."

Hillary nodded and followed Lara inside the house.

"Well don't mind me being here you guys, I'll be in my bloody trailer if you need me."

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After a long shower Lara had dressed herself in a brown leather pants and a tank top. She put on her boots but didn't bother to tie them. She walked downstairs, her boots echoing in the hallway with every step she took. Downstairs Hillary was waiting, holding a sandwich in his right hand and a glass of juice in his left. A smile was aimed at the butler and although it was almost midnight Lara accepted the kind offer of the butler.

"Thank you Hilly."

"Well yes it's always important that a lady gets something to eat after one of her trips."

The two friends shared a smile and made way for the living room. However their path was disturbed when all of the sudden the light fell out. Lara swore behind her breath and placed the plate and glass on the floor. Hillary looked at her with a concerned look.

"This isn't an electrical malfunction, is it?"

"I'm afraid not, let's go to the garage, we need some weapons."

Quickly they started running for the garage. Just when they reached it a man popped out of nothing landing right in front of her. Lara and Hillary startled backwards. The man held out his gun and was ready to fire it. Unfortunately for him, he never got the chance for it as Lara's hand removed a knife from her boot and placed it in the man's stomach. Without a grimace she continued to her guns, dialed the security code and removed her Beretta's and two Uzi's. As always Hillary reached for his shotgun and a box of shelves.

"Be careful Hillary."

Just after Lara said this Hillary fired his shotgun inches from Lara's head. A thump told Lara her butler had saved her life. She nodded at him and inspected the dead man for leads. She found nothing but bullets, guns and knifes on this men. Then she spotted something on his left lower arm. She moved his shirt up and saw a tattoo of an eye circled by fire. Lara kept staring at it, almost unable to keep her eye of it. It was as if a force was pulling her closer.

I see everything, I know everything…

"Lara…" Hillary's voice brought her back to reality "Are you alright?"

"Hmm? Yes I'm fine, let's go."

She got back on her feet and exited the garage, Hillary close by her.

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Bryce was in his trailer, listening to his techno music and mumbling with the melody. It was one of his hobbies, mixing music and loading it in his bugs. A cold can of coke was resting next to his computer and a bug walked over his keyboard.

"Oh, hi there little one."

He lifted the bug from his keyboard and turned around to put it on the floor. Out of nowhere a hand connected with his throat, cutting of the air from his lungs. Bryce widened his eyes and looked upon a strange looking man. His face was tattooed with strange kind of marks and he had pointy ears. He was strong too strong for Bryce to fight. His right hand tried to pull away the hand from his throat while his left hand was looking for a hard object. He stopped when he found his keyboard, grabbed it and smashed it hard against the man's head. The man didn't even flinch and started choking Bryce even more.

As hard as he could he tried to break free, but it was no use. This…thing was much stronger and Bryce already had a blurry vision from the lack of oxygen. Suddenly he heard a loud scream and the air to his lungs came back. He opened his eyes and looked upon a young man with long blond hair. He wore a black leather pants and a cotton sleeveless shirt covered his body. The man was holding a sword in his hand, blood from the rare looking man was still dripping of it.

"Who are you? And what was that thing."

"I am a friend and that was a human orc, now where are you're friends they are in danger."

"Bugger Lara and Hillary, their inside the house."

"Let's go then."

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"Hillary behind you."

A strange looking man appeared behind Hillary and Lara saw it coming. She shot one bullet right between his eyes but the man just got up again.

"Bloody hell, what is this creature."

Hillary and Lara both fired at it and after Lara's chamber was empty the man stayed down.

"What in heaven's name was that?"

The man had strange marks tattooed at his face and pointy ears. They didn't have much time to look at the man. Two more men approached. One normal man and one who looked exactly like the one they shot, only this one was much taller. Hillary fired at the human and followed him to the garage, while Lara had to face the strange looking man. She shot him until her chamber was empty again. This time it had no use, he just continued walking. From his back he removed a sword and with a loud screaming he attacked Lara. She was only just able to evade it but he soon attacked her again. Unable to evade this one Lara felt the blade peering though her body, right under her shoulder.

She couldn't stop a yelp from the pain leaving her mouth. He yanked the sword out of her body and Lara stumbled on the floor. The speed and strength he used on her was so painful. He stopped for a moment and looked at her. Lara looked back, pressing her hand on the blood seeping wound. Then the man lifted his sword ready to strike. But lifting is sword was the last thing he did in his life, the blade of another sword cut through his neck, leaving his body without a head.

Lara looked upon the face of a hansom looking man. His long blond hair was hanging over his shoulders and his beautiful blue eyes looking straight at hers. He kneeled down in front of her looking at her injury, the injury that was burning horrible and making Lara dizzy.

"Are you alright?" the man asked Lara.

"Who are you?" she asked while trying to sit up more comfortably.

"My name is Legolas and you are?"

His voice was kind and gentle, it made Lara believe she could trust this man. But she knew better then that. You can't just trust people because they saved you're life. However Lara thought it was best to do so, for now.

"Lara Croft, what were those creatures?"

"Lara!?"

Hillary had emerged from the garage and immediately walked over to Lara, Bryce was right behind him. He saw her injury and pushed Legolas aside to look at it. It was a nasty injury, blood was still dripping from it and it had already started to infect. Also a strange looking blue liquid was visible in her wound.

"My god what is this?"

He put his hand on it so it would stop bleeding.

"Ow, Hillary can you be careful please? I'm not dying or anything."

Legolas kneeled down again and looked at the blue liquid.

"You are poisoned."

Lara narrowed her eyes "excuse me?"

"The blue liquid is human orc poison, if it gets into you're heart you will become one of them."

Three sets of eyes were aimed at Legolas, worried eyes especially those of Lara.

"Can you bloody do something about it?"

Legolas nodded and removed a small bag from his pocked. In the bag was a red powder. He put a few of it on his hand and pressed it at Lara's injury.

"Ow, be careful. Bugger what is it with you men? Like to se a woman suffer maybe?"

Legolas smiled at Lara, looking for Lara's eyes and seeing she smiles back at him.

"You can bandage the wound now." Legolas said to Hillary.

"Yes please and while you're at it Hilly, I believe Legolas over here owns us an explanation."

A slight nod was aimed at Lara as he helped her to her feet. The couch felt much more comfortable. Hillary had gone to the kitchen for some bandages and returned in a matter of seconds. Lara leaned forward so that Hillary could clean the injury.

"So, who were these men…things…ow Hilly?"

An evil grimace was formed on his face. Lara answered with a jog from her good arm. She could hear a soft grump leaving his mouth and smiled back at him, immediately facing back to Legolas.

"Sorry about that, now what were those creatures?"

Again that attracting smile was aimed at Lara.

"Those creatures were human orcs. They are linked to the ring you found."

Her hand reached for her pocket, removing the ring from it and showing it to Legolas.

"Yes that one, the lord of the rings."

"I know what it's called. Once their was a ring to rule them all. A ring that only listened to his master, Sauron. But their was this little hobbit that had the courage to destroy the ring before evil would control middle earth. He had help of an elf, a dwarf, two humans, a sorcerer and three more hobbits. After a long journey he was able to destroy it, just before it destroyed him."

A raised eyebrow from Legolas showed Lara he was surprised by her knowledge about the ring.

"But the ring is reincarnating and wants to go back to his master and that's why these men and human orcs were here."

"Eh Lara…" Bryce scratched the back of his head "What is this guy brambling about?"

"Bryce it's just another saving the world from destruction thing." Lara said and rolled her eyes back to Legolas. "So what do we have to do to destroy it?"

"You've been to the Cradle of life once?"

"Yes." Lara replied a little confused.

"The ring must be taken their and destroyed in Pandora's black acid."

This was the part where Lara started to doubt of Legolas his intensions. How was it possible he knew so much about the ring and about Lara. From the outside he looks handsome and young but from the inside he's was much older and wiser.

"So let's say you're right, how is it possible you know all these things?"

Legolas turned around and started thinking. He knew Lara had seen a lot of unnatural things but would she believe him if he tells her the truth? He knew there was only one way to find out. He turned around again and pulled his hair backwards, showing his ears, the ears of an elf.

"Holy chit, you're one of them."

Bryce couldn't shut his big mouth and received a jog from Hillary.

"Bryce…"

"Sorry about that."

But Lara had totally different thoughts about him. She pulled herself up and took a few paces closer to Legolas. Her hand reached for his ear and she touched it. Legolas allowed her to do so. He even was kind of flattered by the soft and gentle touch of Lara's hand.

"You're an elf…"

Legolas nodded and moved away her hand.

"A what? Lara elves don't exist, right Hillary."

Again Bryce received a jog from the butler.

"I think it's time for us to leave, Lady Croft shall I start packing you're bag?"

Her brown eyes still focused on Legolas, letting Hillary know to pack with a nod.

"Good, come on Bryce."

Bryce had no choice but to follow the butler. Hillary had grabbed his arm and dragged him along. It caused Legolas to smile, a smile Lara had seen a lot today.

"You were that elf with the hobbit."

"Yes, together with the sorcerer and the King I have returned to earth to protect the ring from evil and to make sure it will be destroyed."

Finally it started to make sense to Lara.

"That old man who asked me to retrieve the ring was the sorcerer, am I right?"

"Yes, Gandalf is his name and we are going to him now, the serum I placed on you're wound is only slowing down the poison, he can heal the wound and stop the poison."

As kind as Lara can be, she can also be rather rude. Without any further words she turned her back to Legolas and walked upstairs leaving Legolas alone in the room. Fortunately Lara returned quickly carrying a rucksack and a gun belt.

"I'm afraid bullets won't do much good on human orcs."

"Legolas, there is one thing you should know about me. I never go on an adventure without my guns. So you just use you're sword, I'll use my guns."

At the same moment Hillary entered with a few chambers for Lara's guns. Legolas looked at him and sort of asked what it would take to convince Lara about this. Hillary just waved him off.

"Oh please Mr Legolas forget about that. It is impossible to talk some sense inside that woman's head. I stopped trying many years ago."

Lara eyed her butler and replied without words but with the removal of the safety from her guns, causing Hillary to swallow deeply and kindly smiled at her. After Lara had said goodbye to her two friends she and Legolas exited Croft manor, making way to Gandalf so he could heal her wound.

So what do you think? Should I continue writing another chapter? Or should is stop because it really sucks? Please review and if you like it I will start writing the next chapter!!