I paused, breathless. Everyone seemed to not know what to say. Viggo shocked everyone when he stood up and started clapping. Everyone soon joined in. A few of my friends started yelling "Encore!" After a bit of thought, I told the band what to play for three songs in advance.

I said remember this moment

In the back of my mind

The tiime we stood with our shaking hands

The crowds and stands went wild

We were the kings and the queens

And they read off our names

The night you danced like you knew our lives would

Never be the same

You held your head like a hero

On a history book page

It was the end of the decade

But the start of an age

Long live the walls we crashed through

How the kingdom lights shine

Just for me and you

I was singing long live

All the magic we made

And bring on all the pretenders

One day

We will be remembered


After I had sang all three songs, I walked offstage. Viggo walked up to me.

"That was a brave thing you did. Great job, too."

"Thanks. Hey, wait right here. I have to show you something... crazy. Just give me a sec." I ran inside the house and into my room, tilting as I turned corners. I grabbed a small journal off of my bedside table after checking to be sure that it was the one I wanted. I ran back outside, then handed the journal to Viggo, saying, "I wrote it. You can keep the journal. I saved the story online."

"Thank you." He walked off, reading the story.

(The story was "Alex's Adventures in Middle Earth. Part I out of III")