Chapter 4-Good witch or bad witch?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Lord of the Rings or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Except the Potential who is stuck in ME.
Summary: Buffy, Willow and Faith end up in Middle Earth and have no idea who they are.
A/N: This is set before the fight with Caleb but during Dirty Girls, so Faith is here and Molly is still alive at this point. A/N: Anything in is in elvish.
Star - here's the next chapter. Hope you like. Jen30 - Enjoy. Nina - I'll see what about the F/L thing. I was thinking about Buffy/Legolas. Interesting idea. diane8 - here's the next instalment Carapheonix - OMG. I love that line too. Pippin rules.
The three young women headed to one of Rivendell's several gardens. They chose a spot near a large and overhanging tree.
"Can I ask you guys something? Do you get this feeling that we know each from somewhere?"
Willow and Faith looked at Buffy with relief on their faces. "We thought it was just us." The redhead had answered the question. Faith added her bit on the end. "Yeah, it was weird. It was like I'd seen you before but I couldn't remember where. What's your name?"
"I don't remember." "That's odd. Me neither." "Or me." "We ought to choose names for ourselves. I'm going to be called Joan."
She looked at the other two. Their expressions were a mixture of confusion and amusement.
"What? I feel like a Joan." "Fine. It's your purgative. "Prerogative" "Whatever, Joan." "OK. I want to be called Lily. What about you?" (Willow, breaking it up) "How about Paige?" "So now our names are Joan, Lily and Paige." Buffy said, pointing at herself, Willow and then Faith.
Just then, Buffy stood up and with surprising speed and agility, grabbed hold of the branch above her and swung into the tree. About five seconds later, a figure jumped out of the tree, followed by Buffy who landed next to Willow, and landed gracefully on its feet. As it moved out of the shadows, Buffy yelled:
"YOU"
Her voice echoed through the silence. Faith looked at Buffy. "Wait, you know him."
"Yeah. We had a run-in last night. Didn't catch your name though"
"Legolas. And yours is Joan, as I overheard."
"Yeah. That's Lily and that's Paige." She said pointing to each in turn. "Why were you eavesdropping?"
"I wasn't. How did you know I was there?"
"I don't know. I just felt it. A sixth sense, I guess." The elf gave her a look that clearly said "Huh?". She hadn't noticed. While she turned away to ask the others if they had "felt" anything, Legolas saw Aragorn standing, unnoticed by the three girls, in the shadows. Buffy turned around to ask Legolas something, she saw he was looking away. She followed his gaze to a man standing at the edge of the garden, hidden in the early evening shadows. Upon catching their glance, he walked silently across the garden.
"Lord Elrond wishes to speak to you."
"About what?"
"I do not know for what reason he wishes to see you. Although I would think that it has something to do with the incident at the council earlier today." He was looking mainly at Willow, who went bright red and suddenly found the floor very interesting.
Each girl looked at the others with a mixture of fear and dread. One by one, they got up and followed the man and the elf down a series of long and twisting corridors before finally stopping at a large wooden door. The door was ajar so they went in and the door was closed behind them.
Upon entering the room, the girls could see that they were not in an office of any sort. In fact spread all over the floor were large dark coloured cushions. Lord Elrond was already in the room, his expressive passive even though he could see the strangers' discomfort. He gestured for them to sit as he sat down on a nearby wooden chair. Buffy, Willow and Faith took his example and each sat down on a cushion. Lord Elrond was about to say something when Willow blurted out:
"I'm sorry for what happened at the council. I don't know what came over me. I tried to stop it but it was too strong. I'm."
He raised his hand to silence her. Willow understood the meaning and blushed as she realized that wasn't the reason he'd asked to see them. He began:
"I thought we might try an exercise, something that should help you remember, since you appear to have no memory at all. But first, I think I should ask if you have names yet."
He hadn't directed the question to anyone particular but Faith, seeing the red still in Willow's cheeks and Buffy still moping about Faith's earlier jibes over her name, started speaking:
"I'm Paige, and that," she said pointing to Buffy, " is Joan. The redhead is Lily."
If Lord Elrond found these names rather unusual, he said nothing. After all, these girls themselves were rather unusual. The rest of the session seemed to be trying to sink into a trance of some kind almost like hypnosis. However, after a while, he could see that they were getting nowhere. So he stopped them and said:
"Perhaps we should try this another time," seeing Buffy's yawn, he added "if you are ready to retire for the night, there is someone outside to take you to your room."
As they stood up to leave, he said "Lily, would you stay behind? I'd like to talk to you."
Willow shot a terrified glance at Buffy and Faith, who said "We'll wait outside." They shut the door as they left.
Lord Elrond started speaking "I think I can explain what happened at the council. You have a great deal of power within you. You may not feel it but it's there."
"What kind of power?"
"Magical power. You are a witch, a good witch. The others also have their own power as well. Although theirs is different from yours."
A minute later, Willow left the room to find Buffy and Faith still waiting, along with a she-elf. She indicated for them to follow her. They did so, gossiping as they went. Willow told them what she had just been told. They did seem a little shocked but it seemed to make a lot of recent events understandable. Especially 'the good witch thing' and Buffy's super-senses (and Faith's, although she hadn't admitted it yet).
Eventually she stopped at a set of three doors spaced evenly apart and told them who had which rooms. She then bade them a silent good night and left.
"I'm tired. So, good night." "Night, Paige. Joan." "See you in the morning."
Buffy had the strangest dreams that night. She dreamt she was walking through a ruined building, her instinct drawing her towards a room with a large hole in its centre. She walked to its edge and looked into it. A memory inside her stirred and she said "The Hellmouth".
Suddenly the dream shifted to a house, a house so familiar yet she couldn't place it. It felt like home, though. She turned to what seemed to be the living room and to her surprise she saw a body lying on the couch. She had shoulder length dark-blonde curls and she was so still and Buffy knew she was dead. Buffy was both upset and disturbed by this sight. Everything around her was so familiar yet she didn't know where she was.
The scene shifted again and the vision disappeared. This time, she was alone. The pictures on the wall, a face was fading in and out. Her sister. She couldn't remember the name. Buffy felt something behind her. She whirled round only to find herself standing opposite . herself (The First).
Buffy awoke in an uncomfortable sweat but soon she forgot the dream and drifted into a dreamless sleep.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Lord of the Rings or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Except the Potential who is stuck in ME.
Summary: Buffy, Willow and Faith end up in Middle Earth and have no idea who they are.
A/N: This is set before the fight with Caleb but during Dirty Girls, so Faith is here and Molly is still alive at this point. A/N: Anything in is in elvish.
Star - here's the next chapter. Hope you like. Jen30 - Enjoy. Nina - I'll see what about the F/L thing. I was thinking about Buffy/Legolas. Interesting idea. diane8 - here's the next instalment Carapheonix - OMG. I love that line too. Pippin rules.
The three young women headed to one of Rivendell's several gardens. They chose a spot near a large and overhanging tree.
"Can I ask you guys something? Do you get this feeling that we know each from somewhere?"
Willow and Faith looked at Buffy with relief on their faces. "We thought it was just us." The redhead had answered the question. Faith added her bit on the end. "Yeah, it was weird. It was like I'd seen you before but I couldn't remember where. What's your name?"
"I don't remember." "That's odd. Me neither." "Or me." "We ought to choose names for ourselves. I'm going to be called Joan."
She looked at the other two. Their expressions were a mixture of confusion and amusement.
"What? I feel like a Joan." "Fine. It's your purgative. "Prerogative" "Whatever, Joan." "OK. I want to be called Lily. What about you?" (Willow, breaking it up) "How about Paige?" "So now our names are Joan, Lily and Paige." Buffy said, pointing at herself, Willow and then Faith.
Just then, Buffy stood up and with surprising speed and agility, grabbed hold of the branch above her and swung into the tree. About five seconds later, a figure jumped out of the tree, followed by Buffy who landed next to Willow, and landed gracefully on its feet. As it moved out of the shadows, Buffy yelled:
"YOU"
Her voice echoed through the silence. Faith looked at Buffy. "Wait, you know him."
"Yeah. We had a run-in last night. Didn't catch your name though"
"Legolas. And yours is Joan, as I overheard."
"Yeah. That's Lily and that's Paige." She said pointing to each in turn. "Why were you eavesdropping?"
"I wasn't. How did you know I was there?"
"I don't know. I just felt it. A sixth sense, I guess." The elf gave her a look that clearly said "Huh?". She hadn't noticed. While she turned away to ask the others if they had "felt" anything, Legolas saw Aragorn standing, unnoticed by the three girls, in the shadows. Buffy turned around to ask Legolas something, she saw he was looking away. She followed his gaze to a man standing at the edge of the garden, hidden in the early evening shadows. Upon catching their glance, he walked silently across the garden.
"Lord Elrond wishes to speak to you."
"About what?"
"I do not know for what reason he wishes to see you. Although I would think that it has something to do with the incident at the council earlier today." He was looking mainly at Willow, who went bright red and suddenly found the floor very interesting.
Each girl looked at the others with a mixture of fear and dread. One by one, they got up and followed the man and the elf down a series of long and twisting corridors before finally stopping at a large wooden door. The door was ajar so they went in and the door was closed behind them.
Upon entering the room, the girls could see that they were not in an office of any sort. In fact spread all over the floor were large dark coloured cushions. Lord Elrond was already in the room, his expressive passive even though he could see the strangers' discomfort. He gestured for them to sit as he sat down on a nearby wooden chair. Buffy, Willow and Faith took his example and each sat down on a cushion. Lord Elrond was about to say something when Willow blurted out:
"I'm sorry for what happened at the council. I don't know what came over me. I tried to stop it but it was too strong. I'm."
He raised his hand to silence her. Willow understood the meaning and blushed as she realized that wasn't the reason he'd asked to see them. He began:
"I thought we might try an exercise, something that should help you remember, since you appear to have no memory at all. But first, I think I should ask if you have names yet."
He hadn't directed the question to anyone particular but Faith, seeing the red still in Willow's cheeks and Buffy still moping about Faith's earlier jibes over her name, started speaking:
"I'm Paige, and that," she said pointing to Buffy, " is Joan. The redhead is Lily."
If Lord Elrond found these names rather unusual, he said nothing. After all, these girls themselves were rather unusual. The rest of the session seemed to be trying to sink into a trance of some kind almost like hypnosis. However, after a while, he could see that they were getting nowhere. So he stopped them and said:
"Perhaps we should try this another time," seeing Buffy's yawn, he added "if you are ready to retire for the night, there is someone outside to take you to your room."
As they stood up to leave, he said "Lily, would you stay behind? I'd like to talk to you."
Willow shot a terrified glance at Buffy and Faith, who said "We'll wait outside." They shut the door as they left.
Lord Elrond started speaking "I think I can explain what happened at the council. You have a great deal of power within you. You may not feel it but it's there."
"What kind of power?"
"Magical power. You are a witch, a good witch. The others also have their own power as well. Although theirs is different from yours."
A minute later, Willow left the room to find Buffy and Faith still waiting, along with a she-elf. She indicated for them to follow her. They did so, gossiping as they went. Willow told them what she had just been told. They did seem a little shocked but it seemed to make a lot of recent events understandable. Especially 'the good witch thing' and Buffy's super-senses (and Faith's, although she hadn't admitted it yet).
Eventually she stopped at a set of three doors spaced evenly apart and told them who had which rooms. She then bade them a silent good night and left.
"I'm tired. So, good night." "Night, Paige. Joan." "See you in the morning."
Buffy had the strangest dreams that night. She dreamt she was walking through a ruined building, her instinct drawing her towards a room with a large hole in its centre. She walked to its edge and looked into it. A memory inside her stirred and she said "The Hellmouth".
Suddenly the dream shifted to a house, a house so familiar yet she couldn't place it. It felt like home, though. She turned to what seemed to be the living room and to her surprise she saw a body lying on the couch. She had shoulder length dark-blonde curls and she was so still and Buffy knew she was dead. Buffy was both upset and disturbed by this sight. Everything around her was so familiar yet she didn't know where she was.
The scene shifted again and the vision disappeared. This time, she was alone. The pictures on the wall, a face was fading in and out. Her sister. She couldn't remember the name. Buffy felt something behind her. She whirled round only to find herself standing opposite . herself (The First).
Buffy awoke in an uncomfortable sweat but soon she forgot the dream and drifted into a dreamless sleep.