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As I said in the previous chapter, This is my play or twist on the whole girl brought into the world of LOTR from another world. I was influenced by other ideas around me. I own nothing except Evelyn!
Swept Away by Destiny
Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit Fanfiction
Chapter 2:The Prophecy
It's one thing to think that you're the center of the universe — it's another thing entirely to have this confirmed by an ancient prophecy." - Douglas Adams.
Words of whisper were heard about. They were unclear and fuzzy as Evelyn began to regain conciousness. The words spoken came into focus as light began to enter into her blue eyes.
Stirring awake from her sleep in the darkness, she began to take in the light.
"Oh, she's waking up!" She heard a masculine voice say.
Evelyn's eyes gained focus and she was surprised to see an older man with white hair and brown eyes looking at her. He held his pipe up in the air, looking to Evelyn with a bright smile.
"Ah, there you are. Hello. You seemed to be passed out outside. It's a lucky thing my nephew came across you." He raised an eyebrow to her, taking a puff from his pipe.
It was then when a young man, who she guessed was his nephew, walked in with a cup of tea. "Hello there. Glad to see you've finally awaken. Here, I made you some tea."
She accepted the cup without a second thought, feeling a bit groggy from her experience. "Thank you." Evelyn took a sip from the cup.
"If you don't mind me asking, what is a woman doing all the way out here?" The older man asked.
Evelyn put her other hand to her face. "I don't know what to tell you. It's all a crazy dream really." She continued to drink her tea.
The nephew gave a slight chuckle. "Seems like it. I found you passed out under a tree."
"But I could have sworn I was in the library? Unless...that was all a dream too?" The brunette looked surprised.
"You are an interesting one!" The Older man looked to her interested and gave a slight chuckle. "How did you end up all the way out here in the Shire?"
Evelyn's eyes went wide and she spit out her tea, coughing a bit. "What?! Did you say Shire?"
The two looked at her in worry and raised eyebrows. "Yes. This is the Shire. You're at Bag End."
It was then at this moment Evelyn Collins looked down with big eyes to see their big hairy hobbit feet. She blinked a couple times then looked up at them with her mouth wide open.
The look of pure shock on her face caused both hobbits to exchange a look. "Oh dear. I think she is in shock Frodo." Bilbo said.
Frodo looked to her anxiously. "Are you okay Miss?" He began to wave a hand in front of her face as she blinked some more.
She lifted her hand and pointed at them. "H-H-Hobbit!"
Frodo nodded. "Yes, that is correct."
Suddenly she began to laugh. "You can't be serious! I'm still dreaming, that's it! This is all a crazy dream. It has to be!"
Bilbo chuckled. "No, it's actually quite real. Unless you want this to be a dream?"
Evelyn put down the tea cup on the nightstand next to her and stood up. She quickly noticed the height difference between her and Frodo. "Well...you definitely have the height down for a hobbit. But I wonder..." She looked to his feet. "Are they actually real?"
Frodo gave her a bizzare look and chuckled. "Yes, of course they are. They are my feet."
"And your ears?"
"Well, I can hear you so yes."
Evelyn raised a brow at him, not fully believing this. She looked around to see she was in fact in a hobbit sized hole and yet couldn't believe this. That was when it came to her. "I'm in New Zealand on the set, aren't I? You all finally brought hobbit actors to the attraction to add to the atmosphere!" That was it. That had to be it. But still the question remained, if so, how did she end up in New Zealand?
They looked to her weirdly again. "You must have hit your head...maybe that's why you were unconscious. You're lost dear. You need to rest." Bilbo told her.
Deep inside her, a part of her was screaming to find out if this was all real or not, well her logic part told her this was all a crazy dream. Evelyn had to find out. For some reason, this all felt too real.
Looking to Frodo, she put her eyes on her target. Moving her hands, they went to grasp for his hobbit ears. "Hmm, well they feel real. No prosthetic feel. Maybe the tips..."
Frodo suddenly gasped and stomped his foot. This caused Evelyn to pull away and look to him in shock. Hobbit's had sensitive ears and that reaction right there made her believe that maybe she wasn't in her own world anymore.
Bilbo chuckled at everything happening before him, finding amusement in it.
Evelyn saw the hobbit touch his ears with wide eyes. A bit of a blush on his cheeks. "F-Frodo..." She looked to him hesitantly.
The blue eyed hobbit looked to her with the same hesitance. "As I said, those are my ears. And if you were wondering, yes they are quite real."
A bright red blush of embarrassment came to the college student's face, realizing how much of a fool she was making herself to be in front of the hobbits as she suddenly passed out again.
"Oh no, there she goes again! Catch her Frodo!"
Stirring awake, light came to Evelyn's eyes again and in her view were three faces. One being Bilbo, the other being Frodo and then an older man with a long white beard.
Oh look, Gandlaf's here too. Evelyn thought to herself. She then jolted up, wide eyed. "GANDALF"S HERE AS WELL?!"
They looked to with raised brows. Gandalf leaned towards her face, giving a pecuilar look. "How do you know my name?"
Evelyn mentally facepalmed herself. She should have known better than to say something like that. "Uh...um...who doesn't know Gandalf the great, Gandlaf the Grey?!"
He chuckled a bit. "Please dear, Gandalf the grey is just fine. But calling me Gandalf is even better." The wizard looked to the two hobbits behind him. "She seems fine. A bit...odd, but then she fits right in here. Doesn't she?"
They nodded in agreement. Gandalf turned back to her. "Let us make sure though. What is your name?"
"Evelyn Collins."
"Where are you from?"
"Ireland."
Gandlaf raised an eyebrow. "I've never heard of such a place before. Where is it located?"
"Um, in the land?" She gave a nervous laugh.
"What are you doing here in the Shire?"
Evelyn shrugged. "To be honest, I'm not sure how I got here. It's a crazy story that I still can't believe to be quite...possible."
The three men exchanged looks before looking back to her. "Well, we're listening." Bilbo replied.
The brunette looked to him with a smile. She knew it would be alright to tell her crazy story to Bilbo, knowing he had many crazy ones to tell himself. Maybe telling them the truth wouldn't be bad. She would sound crazy, but felt they would deal with it.
"I come from another world. One where your world is nothing but a storybook written by an amazing author. That's um, how I happened to know who your are. I-I was in the library lost in my reading of magic books when...well...I ran across the books about your world all wrapped together. I tried to take off the wrapping, but the books crashed to the floor, opened up and unleashed a crazy wind storm that I believe sucked me right here."
She stopped and looked to them a bit nervous to their reaction. She couldn't help but feel that way.
Bilbo nodded, taking it all in. Frodo looked a bit confused, but seemed to accept it. Gandalf though...the wizard looked to her with wide eyes. "You were brought here from another world you say?"
Evelyn nodded to him.
"Then the Prophecy..." He muttered to himself.
All eyes looked to him in curiosity. "Are you alright Gandalf?" Frodo asked him.
The wizard nodded, chuckling. "Oh yes. I was just thinking..." He paused before continuing. "There is a prophecy that the elves and I have run across recently. It is about a woman from another world who will be brought to our own."
Evelyn looked to him wide eyed. "Wait, this can't be about me?!"
Gandalf gave her a look saying otherwise.
The brunette shook her head. "Oh, no no no. Besides, nothing about a prophecy like this was ever mentioned in the books!"
"Ah ha! So you do know of future events?" Gandalf pointed out to her.
She sighed and nodded. "Yes...but it doesn't mean anything. Like I said, this world is just a story back in my world. I know how it ends and it doesn't involve me."
"Well, it does now."
Evelyn looked to him with a frustrated look. This can't be happening. It didn't happen! "What did the prophecy say, if I may ask?"
The wizard pulled out a rolled up piece of paper from his grey robes. They all looked to him, eager to learn more about the matter.
"Here it reads: A woman from another world will be appear in ours. She is said to help with a most dangerous task that threatens Middle Earth. Seeing into the future, she will help guide him with her strong will to the place it shall be destroyed and be a light. The woman does not know of the power she posses, but she has been chosen for the task for her heart is pure and her will, strong."
They all looked up at Evelyn who looked wide eyed. "Nope, this can't be happening."
"Who is him? What is the dangerous task?" Frodo looked confused. "What is it talking about Gandalf?"
The wizard shook his head. "We're not exactly sure quite yet, but we will hopefully know more soon." He looked to Evelyn, knowing she must know more. "For now, let us enjoy each other's company."
A bright smile came to Frodo's face as Bilbo got up from his chair. "Oh dear, Evelyn. Your tea has gotten cold. Let me make you a nice warm one and we can have a snack."
The older hobbit rushed out of the room as Gandalf and Frodo followed, Evelyn trailing behind slowly. She was lost in thought over everything that has happened.
Frodo ran back into the room, seeing her lost in thought. "Evelyn, are you okay?"
She looked to him with a smile, shaking it away. "Y-Yeah. Sorry for trailing behind. This is my first time in a Hobbit hole! I'm just taking this all in."
"Ah well, Bag End is pretty huge. I've gotten use to it though."
Evelyn thought to herself. Here she was in a hobbit hole with the great hobbit's Frodo and Bilbo. And then there was Gandalf the grey. She should be enjoying this moment instead of wasting it on thoughts concerning a prophecy. Besides, they weren't always clear.
"This is so cool! Plus I'm here with hobbits!" She gasped, looking to him."Have you had second breakfast yet?"
Frodo gave a slight chuckle, looking to her surprised. "Uh yes." He paused, looking to her curiously. "You seem to know some things about us hobbits."
Evelyn gave a chuckle. "You have no idea."
Let me known what you think of this chapter. I wanted to end if off on a happy and humorous note.
This scene is taking place a few or so months before Bilbo's farewell party because I wanted Evelyn to enjoy her time being in the Shire and around Hobbits. Plus I didn't want to jump into the juicy climax stuff right away. Must take time. More things will be revealed later.
See you in the next chapter!
