Chapter 6

"You must be SpongeBob SquarePants," said the Doctor.

SpongeBob gasped. "The Doctor knows my name!" he said excitedly.

"And you're Harry Potter!" exclaimed Rose. "You know, they've made some books about you."

"Don't tell him about book 7," whispered the Doctor to Rose. "He hasn't gotten that far into the story yet."

"What?" said Harry.

"Nothing," said the Doctor quickly. "So we have Harry, SpongeBob, and..." He had no idea who the third stranger was.

"Frodo Baggins."

"Oh."

"I think you've lost this in the ocean," said SpongeBob, handing the Doctor the sonic screwdriver.

"Oh, my sonic screwdriver!" said the Doctor. "Thank you. I've been looking all over for this."

"What do you need help with?" asked Rose.

"And why aren't you in your own stories?" asked the Doctor.

"Well, Frodo and I were in our own time period, until a purple, black hole appeared and then there was a flash of light, and now we're in 2005."

"Must be another alien," said the Doctor. "We'll find it after we send you home."

"How do we get them home?" asked Rose.

"I usually don't let other people see this, but it might be the only way. In here!"

The Doctor opened the door of the Police Box and all three visitors stepped inside. All three jaws came open.

It definitely looked like something from outer space. There were many circular lights on the ceiling, small sets of stairs, and in the middle was a tall, glowing green control panel with many switches and button on it.

"This, my friends," said the Doctor. "is the TARDIS."

"The what?" asked Harry and Frodo.

"It stands for "Time And Relative Dimension In Space"," Rose explained. "It's like a time machine."

"Brilliant!" Harry muttered.

"So, let's get busy," said the Doctor.

Five minutes later...

After Frodo had told the Doctor where he last was before the purple black hole, the Doctor was already pushing some buttons and pulling down some switches. The TARDIS made a tremendous noise and started shaking furiously.

"Does the TARDIS always do this?" asked Harry, clinging onto a railing to stop himself from falling.

"Well, we're going to a different time period, but in a fictional place, so yeah," said the Doctor.

10 seconds later...

Finally, the TARDIS stopped shaking and the Doctor opened the door.

"Was this where you were before the black hole?" he asked Frodo.

Frodo looked outside. There were many rocky caverns and a dark, gray sky. This was Emyn Muil.

"Yes."

"It's not the most colorful place," said the Doctor. "What are you doing here anyway?"

"I'm taking this ring to Mordor, the land of shadows," said Frodo. "Now, I may as well say my goodbyes." He said goodbye to Rose and wished good luck to Harry. To SpongeBob, he said, "Thank you, SpongeBob. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have returned."

"Aw, you're welcome," said SpongeBob, blushing.

"Goodbye, Doctor," said Frodo, shaking the Doctor's hand. And he stepped out of the TARDIS. The Doctor waved goodbye, closed the door, and the TARDIS vanished, making a noise like an engine.

Frodo stood there until it had vanished completely. Just then, he heard a familiar voice calling his name. He turned around and saw another hobbit with light hair behind him.

"Sam!" he cried with joy and relief as he ran to hug his companion in greeting. "Sam, you will not believe what an adventure I've had!"

"What are you talking about, Mr Frodo?" asked Sam, confused.

"Don't you remember me disappearing?" asked Frodo.

"No, I don't remember you disappearing at all," said Sam. "Are you sure you're alright, Mr. Frodo?"

"Frodo hesitated. Was meeting the Doctor real or a hallucination?

"I'm not sure, Sam," he said quietly. "I'm not sure."