Princess Zelda stepped into her room, Weary from a long day of Training and worrying about the guardians along with the divine beasts. She was lost in thought and found herself pacing around her room fiddling with the bottom of her blue tunic that she wears for day to day activities. she finally sits down at her dresser table and looked into the mirror, she hears a strange noise coming from the mirror. She gets up examines the mirror to find a small crack along with the sound growing louder, she identified this sound as running water. she touches the crack and puts a tiny bit of pressure on it and all of a sudden, the one crack turned to many until the mirror broke through. she was obviously not prepared for this to happen, and she fell through the now caved in mirror to find herself in an unknown place with no sight of the way home. she looks up to see a horse stopped just short of her. she hears an old man's voice saying,

"Young lady are you alright?" Zelda stands up to see An old man, wearing a gray cloak and a pointy hat, driving a horse-drawn cart filled with fireworks and such.

she answers him, "Yes sir I'm fine."

He asks, "Where did you come from?"

She says, "I'm not sure, one second I'm in my room, then the next thing I know, I fall through my mirror into this world. Would you mind telling me where I am, and who you are?" The old man looks at her with a puzzled look on his face

He says to her, "You are in Middle earth. The Shire, to be more precise. And as for who I am, my name is Gandalf."

She smiles at Gandalf and says, "A pleasure to meet you Gandalf, my name is Zelda." She starts talking to herself, "Now I wonder why, why am I here? What is my purpose?"

Gandalf gets her attention and says, "I may know a way we can figure that out, but as for right now, I am going to go see some dear friends of mine. Would you like to come?" Zelda nods and gets in the cart with Gandalf. They go down the road a little ways, Gandalf starts singing a little song,"The road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, And I must follow if I can…" A young person hops out from behind a bush

"You're late!" Gandalf does not look at the hobbit at first, and then turns slowly, with an annoyed expression on his face that begins to twitch.

"A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to." Both he and Frodo slowly begin to grin and crack up into laughter, Which makes Zelda laugh as well. Frodo leaps onto cart and hugs the old man.

"It's wonderful to see you Gandalf! Who is your passenger?" Gandalf gestures to Zelda and says,

"This is Zelda, I met her on the road not too long ago." Frodo shakes her hand and says,

"Pleased to make your acquaintance." She shakes his hand back and says,

"Same to you." Frodo turns around and starts talking with Gandalf.

Gandalf says, "Ooh! You didn't think I'd miss your Uncle Bilbo's birthday?" Gandalf resumes his drive. "So, how is the old rascal? I hear it's going to be a party of special magnificence."

Frodo says, "You know Bilbo. He's got the whole place in an uproar."

Gandalf chuckles, "Well, that should please him!"

Frodo says, "Half the Shire's been invited. And the rest of them are turning up anyway."

They laugh. The cart makes its way past the fields of bright crops, over the bridge by an old mill, and past the market square. The cart begins to climb up a gradual slope towards Gandalf's destination. The hillside and the surrounds are lush and verdant.

Frodo says, "To tell you the truth, Bilbo's been a bit odd lately. I mean, more than usual. He's taken to locking himself in his study. He spends hours and hours poring over old maps when he thinks I'm not looking. He's up to something." Frodo glances at Gandalf, but the wizard is non-committal and just stares deliberately at the scenery. Frodo speaks again, "All right then keep your secrets." Gandalf lets out a small Hrrrmmph. Frodo continues, "But I know you have something to do with it."

Gandalf softly says, "Good gracious me!"

Frodo continues to speak, "Before you came along we Bagginses were very well thought of. Never had any adventures or did anything unexpected."

Gandalf speaks, "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door."

Zelda speaks, "Dragon?"

Gandalf chuckles and says, "A story for another time perhaps." Meaning it is too long a story to tell right now.

"Whatever you did, you've been officially labeled a disturber of the peace."

Gandalf says, "Oh really?"

As the cart drives past, Hobbit children are drawn to the sight of the old wizard and his cart. They run behind the cart, shouting. "Gandalf! Gandalf! Fireworks? Gandalf?"

Gandalf pretends to ignore the children. They come to a halt as the cart keeps on going away. Both Zelda and Frodo look at him expectantly. Fireworks go off from the cart. The hobbit children cheer and the three in the cart laugh.

Frodo says, "Gandalf, I'm glad you're back."

Gandalf smiles and says, "So am I, dear boy! So am I."

Zelda smiles at Gandalf and says, "I can tell that you are very fond of these people." Gandalf smiles and nods.

Outside a small hose embedded into the side of a hill , Gandalf stops his cart. He and Zelda get down and go through the gate which bears a sign saying: 'No admittance except on party business.' Gandalf knocks on the door with his staff.

A voice comes from inside saying, "No thank you! We don't want any more visitors, well-wishers or distant relations!"

Gandalf speaks back, "And what about very old friends?" Bilbo opens the door.

Bilbo says amazed, "Gandalf?"

Gandalf says back, "Bilbo Baggins!"

Bilbo gives Gandalf a hug, "My dear Gandalf!"

Gandalf says, "Good to see you! One hundred and eleven years old — who would believe it? You haven't aged a day."

Bilbo turns to Zelda and says, "Oh, hello. And who might you be?"

Zelda says, "My name is Zelda, I do wish you a happy birthday." Bilbo nods and thanks her.

Bilbo bids Gandalf and Zelda inside. "Come on, come in! Welcome, welcome! Oh, here we are. Tea? Or maybe something a little stronger? I've got a few bottles of the Old Winyard left. Twelve ninety-six — very good year. Almost as old as I am! Hahaha!" Bilbo hangs up Gandalf's hat and disappears down the corridor on his hunt for refreshments. Bilbo continues to speak, "It was laid down by my father. What say we open one, eh?"

Gandalf and Zelda both say, "Just tea, thank you." Gandalf, bent double, backs into the chandelier. He steadies it, but then bumps his head onto the beam and utters an "Ooooff". Nursing the pain he enters Bilbo's study and sees the map of the Lonely Mountain mounted on a frame. He picks it up to examine it. Zelda follows Gandalf through the house.

Meanwhile, Bilbo is pottering around in the kitchen. "I was expecting you sometime last week! Not that it matters, you come and go as you please. Always have done and always will. You caught me a bit unprepared, I'm afraid. We've only got cold chicken and a bit of pickle… Oh, there's some cheese here — oh no, that won't do. Err, we got raspberry jam and an apple tart… Not much for afters, I'm afraid. Oh, no — we're all right! I've found some sponge-cake. I could make you some eggs if you like — oh. Gandalf? Zelda?"

again both Gandalf and Zelda say, "Just tea, thank you."

Bilbo resumes his running around the kitchen, "You don't mind if I eat, do you?"

Zelda shakes her head and Gandalf says, "Oh no, not at all." Gandalf sits down on a chair just inside the kitchen entrance, Zelda sits across from Gandalf.

There is a knocking on the door and a woman shouting, "Bilbo! Bilbo Baggins!"

Bilbo puts himself up against the wall and whispers, "I'm not at home!" He tiptoes up to the front window and peers out to identify the unwanted visitor. "It's the Sackville-Bagginses!"

a voice is heard from outside, "I know you're in there!"

Bilbo speaks still in low tones, "They're after the house. They've never forgiven me for living this long!" Still with his sponge-cake, Bilbo disappears into the kitchen. "I've got to get away from these confounded relatives hanging on the bell all day, never giving me a moment's peace!" Bilbo puts down his cake and stares out his window while Gandalf tries to make himself comfortable at Bilbo's hobbit-sized table. "I want to see mountains again, mountains Gandalf! And then find somewhere quiet where I can finish my book. Oh, tea!" He hurries to prepare the tea.

Gandalf speaks, "So, you mean to go through with your plan, then."

Bilbo says, "Yes, yes. It's all in hand. All the arrangements are made." Gandalf lifts up the lid of a tea pot, Bilbo starts to pour water into it.

Gandalf speaks, "Frodo suspects something."

Bilbo looks up from pouring the tea, "'Course he does. He's a Baggins! Not some block-headed Bracegirdle from Hardbottle."

Gandalf speaks up, "You will tell him, won't you?"

Bilbo waves his hands as he speaks, "Yes, yes."

Gandalf says, "He's very fond of you."

Bilbo looks out the window, "I know. He'd probably come with me if I asked him." Bilbo chuckles, "I think, in his heart, Frodo's still in love with the Shire: the woods, the fields… little rivers. I'm old, Gandalf. I know I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart." Zelda's gaze is drawn downwards to Bilbo's waistcoat pocket as the Hobbit's fingers begins to fidget with something inside it.

Bilbo speaks, "I feel thin — sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread." Bilbo sits down wearily at the table. "I need a holiday — a very long holiday — and I don't expect I shall return. In fact, I mean not to!"

Evening falls on Hobbiton. Bilbo and Gandalf sit peacefully smoking pipe outside Bag End. Below them, in the party field, sounds of laughter and revelry float up from a growing crowd of Hobbits preparing for their evening's entertainment. Torches and candles light a festive scene and everywhere food is rapidly filling up the space on wooden trestles.

Bilbo speaks as the three are relaxing, "Old Toby. The finest weed in the Southfarthing." Bilbo blows a large ring of smoke which hangs gently in the still air. Gandalf sucks his cheeks in and out, blows a majestic, full-rigged ship that he blows through the ring. Bilbo speaks to Zelda, "You will come to my party won't you?"

She smiles and nods, "I suppose I will."

"Ahh! my friends. This will be a night to remember!"