This is the end of the world Or is it?

by Elnora-17

Some people believe that the end of the Maya Calendar stands for the end of the world. But what if it's the end of the world as we know it? A young woman that doesn't believe in it goes to sleep and wakes up inside the borders of Imladris. What will happen to her and how will her knowledge change things yet to come? The story will follow the books as much as possible.

1. Chapter 0: Prelude

Hey everyone,

I know it has been a while since I last wrote, but Uni has been eating up all of my spare time. This was just an annoying plot bunny that popped into my head and wouldn't leave me alone… It was inspired by all the fuss around the Maya Calendar and the end of the world. So this is my response to it and I must say that I quite like how it's mapping out. This chapter is just a little prelude to the actual story and I hope that it gains your interest. I cannot promise regular updates but I hope that you'll stick with me anyway.

Enjoy!

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Prelude: The end of the world

As it was nearing midnight the whole city of Ashbourne lay under the cover of darkness. The only light that could be seen for miles around came from a bedroom window on the first floor of semi-detached house on Park Avenue. If someone was to look into that bedroom window they would be able to see the light of the candles dance on the walls. The decorations of the room were quite simple. There was a desk directly under the window, a dresser against the same wall as the door was in and a bed with nightstand against the opposite wall. The only thing that stood out was the medals and plaques that the inhabitant of this room had won during mixed martial arts competitions. The color-scheme of the room was quite simple as well, for the floor was dark with a red plaid on it and the walls and ceiling were both white.

On the bed sat a young woman. She was staring at the clock that was on her nightstand. It was 5 to 12 on the 20th Dec 2012. When it was midnight the young woman sighed in relief and relaxed her tense pose. She hadn't truly believed that the world would end but one could never be too sure. More time passed yet the woman didn't go to sleep. It was half past 1 when she finally crawled under the blankets and succumbed to sweet oblivion.

The young woman had forgotten to extinguish the candles but they went out on their own when the draft picked up. Had the, now sleeping, young woman stayed awake a bit longer she would have seen the white light, that started in the nearby forest and slowly covered the whole world. As it was no-one was awake while the whole world bathed in the light after which everything went black.

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Yes, I know that this was short but I'll update the first chapter as soon as I finished typing it. If you spotted any mistakes, got suggestions or any remarks let me know. And please leave a review before you go, they make my day.