*See "Introduction" for disclaimer*

I was falling, but this time, I landed straight on the ground on my back. I looked up, and I immediately rolled over to avoid the skeleton that was about to land on my face. I heard a voice near me, and then a voice above.

"What is THIS?!" the nearby voice asked.

"Fool of a Took!" the voice above said. Gandalf…I must be in "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." But this does not look like the movie. "Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!" For some odd reason, that lecture to Pippin always amused me.

"Wait…I see something," said a female voice. "And someone."

I turned toward the voices as they turned toward me. However, there were FOUR people (or should I say two men: one of them with Gondorian armor and the other one a Dunedain ranger; a female elf; and a dwarf who was not Gimli) instead of two or nine. Yes, they were in shock, but the dwarf and the elf were angered. Again, I took it upon myself to introduce.

"I'm sorry about the 'intrusion.' I'm Karena Edwards." The Gondorian came forward and shook my hand. He must've been the leader of the group.

"Nice to meet you, dear Karena," he spoke. "I am Berethor, Captain of the Citadel Guard of Gondor. This is Idrial, servant of Galadriel, Elegost, a ranger, and Hadhod, our dwarf friend." He gestured to each of them respectively. No wonder I didn't know who they are.

I then realized that I was now an anime human and not a real-life human like I was earlier. I wondered if this group was following the Fellowship, or if they were just trying to find their way out of the ruins of Moria. Idrial spoke up as she found something in the skeleton.

"What do you say to this, dwarf?"

"That would be a key to a very important item," Hadhod explained. "Hmm…must be kept in the throne room…perhaps a book of secrets."

The two men and I were amazed at this discovery. I had always loved adventure, and I loved to learn new things along the way.

"Can you lead us there?" Berethor asked, rather impatiently. "Time is running out!"

We heard a roaring voice up ahead, and I became rather frightened.

"I think we gained more than we bargained for!" Elegost yelled over the roar.

"It is a Balrog of Morgoroth!" Idrial and I exclaimed at the same time. We looked at each other with shock.

"How did you know what that was?" Idrial asked. I shrugged.

"It's complicated," I replied. In a matter of minutes, we were surrounded by goblins, and the Balrog destroyed the path ahead.

"We must fall back and find another way," Hadhod explained.

I stayed out of the fight as each member used their powers and weapons. I was the most fascinated with Idrial's powers as she used water and light to wipe out her foes. Berethor noticed me on the sidelines and tossed me one of his swords. I was quite surprised each member was well equipped. I joined in with what I tried to learn and took out some of the goblins myself. We finished off the rest of that group and rested for a bit. We all sat in silence when Idrial spoke up.

"So tell us, Karena. What magic led you here?"

I told the group about where I was really from with no lying involved and what happened before I got warped here. I also had to tell the group how I knew of the Balrog and each of their kinds respectively: by watching the movies. I confessed that I did not know who these people were, and thus I did not know what was going to happen.

"Sounds like you had quite the adventure," Berethor remarked. He was probably the most moved by my story. "Don't be afraid to do what you feel is right. Remember that."

"So you think it was magic that got me here, Idrial?" I asked.

"Yes," she replied. She then stopped and stared at the wall, deep in thought. "I sense someone coming for you, Karena."

Just as she said those words, some random dude appeared and all of a sudden started to wrestle me. The group tried to help, but this man's powers were stronger.

*There's the "Third Age" chapter! The turning point is next up!*