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Hey people! Just in case you were wondering…. I don't own any of the characters…. Except Amanda and some others. Okay? You would never see them again if I did. But I will try not to turn this into a love story, because I personally can't stand them….. anyhoo. Puhleaze review!! Reviews keep me writing!! (
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Chapter 1:
Amanda sighed as she pulled up the covers on her bed. "Oh God," she sighed, "feels so good to be home at last."
She had just spent the night at a school organization and she had to be there to represent the club she was in at school. She was actually the president of the club, although she had no reason why, the club was called The Country, all they did was discuss the events that had been going on recently in the country. So… nothing interesting at all. "Just like me," she sighed.
She had been there all night and was now getting back around 2 in the morning, the soft pillow against her head felt good. This day had been officially labeled the worst day of her life. First her friend dragged her to see a horrible movie, The Lord of the Rings, she had never been more bored throughout any movie than she had been with this one. (A/N: Sorry to diss LotR there, but it goes with the story, I really love the movie, and I've seen it 11 times, awesome photography!) She didn't really see the point of the entire movie, a little ring, little people, who join big people, who are finally tracked down by scary people, then 2 little people go away… then it ends. Pointless. Her friend wanted to go because she was in love with this Viggo Mortensen? The way her friend almost burst into tears when she saw him almost made her sick. Amanda thought he looked so much better in G.I. Jane.
To top the horrible day off, she had to be at that damn organization her school was holding. She had to deal with the stares and nasty comments all the other people there made about her. Sure, she wasn't exactly the most popular person, but she wasn't the social reject either. She just dealt with it and pushed her long, narrow glasses up her nose. The worst thing about that night was this strange man walking around in a long green cloak. He had been asking for the leader of The Country. She avoided the man as best as she could, he looked like he escaped from the Medieval Faire that comes to town every summer. After about ten minutes he seemed to leave, but she wasn't sure. And the rest of the night passed up uneventfully.
She heard the door open downstairs and bolted upright at the shrill sound of the alarm system. Her mom and brother were out of town to look at a college her brother was going to attend so she was the only one home now and has been for the past 2 days, they weren't supposed to be home until earlier that day. She relaxed when she heard the buttons being pushed and the alarm being turned off. "They must have gotten back early," she said to herself. And relaxed back down into the covers. Soon she heard the yapping of her two dogs, they barked like crazy, but soon fell silent. Amanda got up and closed the door of her room in case they started up again. She looked out the window to see if her mother's car was in the driveway. Oddly enough, there wasn't a car anywhere in sight, even the motion detector light wasn't on, and it was positioned towards the back door.
She heard footsteps slowly move up the stairs, she walked over to the door and cracked it open a little, just enough to see a hooded figure enter her mother's room. It walked out and walked into the next room down. It seemed to be looking for something, she closed the door and walked over to the air conditioner and pulled off the vent. She reached inside and pulled out a black gun. She crept over to the corner and sat, waiting for the figure to enter her room. Don't get this wrong, she isn't some girl in a dumb movie who has a gun but has NO idea whatsoever how to use it, her uncle was a policeman and often he would let her practice in their training course, and she had a deadly aim. She heard the slow footsteps slowly walk towards the door. She was surprised at how soft they were, the floorboards outside her room were extremely creaky and even if a mouse stepped on them they would make a horrible groan, for now they were silent as the thing stood in front of the door. The door slowly started to open, she tensed up, waiting for the moment when she could get a clear shot, she had no intention of killing this thing, just wounding it enough so that it couldn't return the favor to her. By now, she could see the outline of a tall masculine shape underneath a thick cloak. From the light of the window, she could faintly see a green tint to the cloak, she gasped when she realized that it was the psycho from the school.
This person just stopped in the doorway and looked at her. It's face was completely shielded by a shadow from his cloak. He briskly walked toward her and she fired a warning shot a centimeter away from his arm, making a hole in his cloak.
"Stay back!!" She screamed, "Or the next one will go right between your eyes!! Get out of here you bastard!!"
The man seemed alarmed that she was acting this way, he continued walking towards her, "Are you the leader of the country?" He asked her.
"Get out of my fucking house you crazy son of a bitch!! I'll call the police!!" She screamed again. Almost on the verge of tears from both frustration and fear.
"Please listen to my words, I need you to come with me," he said calmly.
"I told you, to get out of here right now, because I'm not having second thoughts right now about killing you." She threatened.
In about .0005 seconds it seemed, he had a bow out and an arrow fitted onto the string. The movements seemed to pass in a blur before, she gasped, surprised that a person could move that fast. She was familiar with bows, for her brother always used to go hunting with her father and used crossbows. So she had studied them a little, but this one seemed strangely out of place.
"Nor have I," he said as he pointed the lethal weapon at Amanda.
She looked at the figure more closely now, she could see bright green eyes staring out at her from underneath the cloak. They looked like the eyes that Louis had in Interview with the Vampire, they seemed to shine with preternatural light. "Who are you?" she asked.
"Please, my lady," he said, lowering his hood to reveal long flowing blond hair, pulled back into a loose half ponytail, "there is no time for explanations now, you must come with me."
"I'm not going anywhere with you," she said.
"Are you the leader of the country or no?" He asked her.
"Yes."
"Then you must come, I have strict orders from the Lord to bring you to him," he said. He had put the arrow back into his quiver and held his bow. "I have no intention of bringing harm towards you, but I fear that I have no choice but to take you to him myself, forcefully even, if you do not cooperate."
"And what if I don't go with you," she threatened.
"Well I fear that you have no choice if you are going or not, because if you resist then I will be forced to make you come, inflicting harm, if necessary. The only choice you have right now is whether you come willingly or forced," he explained.
She looked at him, he had her cornered in her room, and she had no way out. She had a feeling deep inside her that she wasn't going to get out of this one. "Who. Are. You.?" She asked slowly, for he had failed to mention that.
"My name right now is not import-", he was cut off suddenly by Amanda's outburst.
"It is about the most fucking important thing in this conversation right now." She yelled.
"I'm sorry, but I do not understand your language, you use words of the Western language that I have not heard before," he said calmly.
"Oh my God," she sighed. "Where did you come from and where are you taking me to?"
"It's far from here. It is on your planet, but in an alternate universe I fear." He said, like it was completely normal.
Amanda laughed, "Excuse me? Alternate universe? Are you sure you're okay in the head?"
He looked at her with a confused look and blinked twice, "Right in the head? I fear I do not understand."
"Never mind!" Amanda was now getting completely annoyed with this guy, he was starting to extremely piss her off. She stood up and looked the guy in the eyes.
The man was surprised at the height of this woman, he himself was nearly 6 foot 2. "I'm sorry, but I don't believe I've ever encountered a mortal woman of your height before."
"Mortal woman?" she asked, "I'm 5'9" and only 15 and a half. Are 'immortal' women short?" She asked sarcastically.
"Well no. But mortal women tend to be a little lower." He looked at her. "You are awfully young to be the leader of the country."
"Yeah? It's not like The Country is a big deal. Anyways I've been through enough shit for people to think I'm 2,000." She said.
"I'm 3,000 years old and I have been on many adventures." He said plainly.
She looked at him like he had 3 heads. "Riiiiight. You believe that buddy." She said patting him on the shoulder.
"Come now, we must be off." He said turning and heading out towards the door.
"What? You are taking me on a trip and not even letting me pack? Can't I at least pack a backpack? I'm not a guy, I can't stand sitting in the same clothes for more than a day." She said.
He looked at her and sighed, "You may carry one pack. Fill it with stuff that you will absolutely need. I do not know how long you will be gone from here, but I do know that it won't be for a short while. It will be a long while."
She sighed and emptied out her bookbag, she pulled out all her books, binders and any loose pencils or annoying papers. She filled it with all the essentials that us girls will need. She threw in a tooth brush, tooth paste, deodorant, soap, shampoo, shaving cream, a pack of razors, contacts case, solution, and about 10 extras lenses for each eye, a small mirror and so on and so forth. She put in only clothes she would need. She glanced at the LotR books laying on the ground. Her friend Amber wanted her to read them so she could understand the movie better, so she shoved them in incase she ever got bored. When she was finished, the stranger picked up the bag and frowned.
"You will need more support for the long journey. The weight should be even, add more so it will be easier." He said.
She sighed and looked around. She spotted her AP Biology book lying on the floor, she picked it up and shoved it into the bag. "There, are you happy now?" she asked. "You have just made a hell of a lot more work for me. It was heavy enough before."
He felt it again and frowned again, "You will be uneven. Maybe you should add another strange book."
She looked around the room and spotted her baby laying on her desk… her baby, her life, her loved… her laptop. She walked over to it and placed it into its carrying case and shoved in 5 fully charged up batteries, she was lucky she got the good batteries that lasted a long time, so she probably wouldn't need them. She spotted her games laying next to her bag and smiled slyly and placed the Sims and Roller Coaster Tycoon in the case. If the guy didn't know swear words, he probably had no clue what The Sims is… she could have a little fun with that.
"What is this strange 'Vaio'?" He asked looking at the cover of the laptop.
"It's the name of the computer," she explained, "it's a Sony Vaio. The company Sony makes it. They also make TVs."
Stare. Blink.
"Never mind."
"Alright, are you ready to be off now?" He asked.
"Sure," she said. Amanda still couldn't believe that she was actually agreeing to go on this trip.
She wrote a note to her mom explaining to her that she was going away with her friend Amber for the weekend. She knew her mom wouldn't believe it, she would most likely call Amber up and ask for Amanda, then she would find out that she wasn't there and would totally freak out. Oh well, thought Amanda, what am I going to tell her? Some guy just walked into my house one night then I run away with him? Yeah right.
When she walked out the door, she patted her cat on his head and hugged her dogs. "Don't worry, mom will be home tomorrow to feed you."
As they left the house, the stranger didn't fail to notice the close bond between this girl and her animals. "You have a strong friendship with those beasts don't you?"
"Yes, I grew up with them all. I love them all." She said.
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After awhile of walking down the street Amanda was beginning to feel awkward. "Um, if you don't mind me asking this. If we are supposed to be going to a alternate universe… how are we going to get there by walking down the street?"
"The same way I came through," he said.
Amanda looked at him strangely. "You aren't lying are you?"
"Why would I?"
She looked at the ground and kept walking. Soon they reached the city. "Is the 'portal' to this place in the middle of Cleveland, Ohio?" She asked sarcastically.
"No, it is in the great lake up ahead." He explained.
"Lake Erie?" She started laughing. She doubled over from laughing so hard and almost fell to the ground.
He looked at her, "What do you find so amusing?"
"I just find it funny that no one has ever noticed that there is an entrance to a alternate universe in the middle of Lake Erie. Don't you think someone would have found it?" She said, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, all the laughing was making her tear up.
"No," he said plainly.
"Ok then," she said, and kept walking. "You do realize that it is dangerous to be walking around this part of the city in the middle of the night."
"Not if you are with me and when you have this," he handed her a object wrapped up in one of her shirts.
"What is this? OH MY GOD!" She screamed when she saw her gun in the shirt. She looked around and lowered her voice into a whisper. "You asshole, do you know what could happen to me if someone found me with this?"
"No, but what I have seen it do, I think that it will be helpful." He said.
After about another half hour of walking, they reached the edge of a lake.
"Okay….." said Amanda, trying to hide a smile. "Um, is something supposed to happen?"
"Hold on Lady Amanda," said the stranger looking around.
"Do you know what you are doing?" she asked. "Because it doesn't really look like it. I mean not too many people come walking out of the lake."
The stranger stood looking around, he seemed lost. "AHA! I have found our passage way." He pointed to the dock behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"The Rock Hall? It's in there? Is there anything else I should know about Lake Erie? I mean, portals to distant universes… is there a Loch Ness Monster in there?" Asked Amanda skeptically.
"No," said the stranger sharply, "will you kindly stop making jokes at me. I know what I'm doing here, I'm a trained warrior…. Also, yes there is a creature of great magnitude dwelling at the bottom of the lake, and it is quite dangerous, I suggest you inform humans not to swim."
"Okaaay! Geeze, sorry. I'll just shut up now. Wow, our own Lake Erie Monster." Amanda looked over at the dock.
They started making their way over to the edge of the dock and peered over. "Do you see that hole?" Asked the stranger. "That was caused by the great War. It is the portal between your world and my world."
"Where exactly is your world?" Asked Amanda as they started making their way into the giant hole, it seemed to close up behind them as they walked. They were soon draped in a cloak of darkness. Amanda was rummaging through her bag trying to find the flashlight she put in there. "Voila!" She said as she pulled it out.
"Middle-Earth" said the stranger.
Amanda stopped dead in her tracks and turned on her flashlight and shined it into the strangers face, revealing his pointed ears "Who are you?"
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**Hey people. Hey, I don't know if I should continue this or not, I woke up at 7 in the morning and I couldn't fall asleep so I just sat in bed and wrote this. I don't know if I should keep going or not… should I? or should I not? Who is this stranger? Who could he be? Why does he need Amanda? Why? Why? Why?....... They leader thing does have something to do with the story so don't worry. I'm not retarded and just felt like putting a freak in there and saying "take me to your leader", no. that's just not right. Does it sound dumb so far?? Please tell me!! If there are enough reviews I might add another chapter tomorrow, or maybe even today!! It's only 1:30 in the afternoon!!!! Does anyone else in here like "Chop Suey" by System of A Down? It's awesome!! Thank you!!*** (
Hey people! Just in case you were wondering…. I don't own any of the characters…. Except Amanda and some others. Okay? You would never see them again if I did. But I will try not to turn this into a love story, because I personally can't stand them….. anyhoo. Puhleaze review!! Reviews keep me writing!! (
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Chapter 1:
Amanda sighed as she pulled up the covers on her bed. "Oh God," she sighed, "feels so good to be home at last."
She had just spent the night at a school organization and she had to be there to represent the club she was in at school. She was actually the president of the club, although she had no reason why, the club was called The Country, all they did was discuss the events that had been going on recently in the country. So… nothing interesting at all. "Just like me," she sighed.
She had been there all night and was now getting back around 2 in the morning, the soft pillow against her head felt good. This day had been officially labeled the worst day of her life. First her friend dragged her to see a horrible movie, The Lord of the Rings, she had never been more bored throughout any movie than she had been with this one. (A/N: Sorry to diss LotR there, but it goes with the story, I really love the movie, and I've seen it 11 times, awesome photography!) She didn't really see the point of the entire movie, a little ring, little people, who join big people, who are finally tracked down by scary people, then 2 little people go away… then it ends. Pointless. Her friend wanted to go because she was in love with this Viggo Mortensen? The way her friend almost burst into tears when she saw him almost made her sick. Amanda thought he looked so much better in G.I. Jane.
To top the horrible day off, she had to be at that damn organization her school was holding. She had to deal with the stares and nasty comments all the other people there made about her. Sure, she wasn't exactly the most popular person, but she wasn't the social reject either. She just dealt with it and pushed her long, narrow glasses up her nose. The worst thing about that night was this strange man walking around in a long green cloak. He had been asking for the leader of The Country. She avoided the man as best as she could, he looked like he escaped from the Medieval Faire that comes to town every summer. After about ten minutes he seemed to leave, but she wasn't sure. And the rest of the night passed up uneventfully.
She heard the door open downstairs and bolted upright at the shrill sound of the alarm system. Her mom and brother were out of town to look at a college her brother was going to attend so she was the only one home now and has been for the past 2 days, they weren't supposed to be home until earlier that day. She relaxed when she heard the buttons being pushed and the alarm being turned off. "They must have gotten back early," she said to herself. And relaxed back down into the covers. Soon she heard the yapping of her two dogs, they barked like crazy, but soon fell silent. Amanda got up and closed the door of her room in case they started up again. She looked out the window to see if her mother's car was in the driveway. Oddly enough, there wasn't a car anywhere in sight, even the motion detector light wasn't on, and it was positioned towards the back door.
She heard footsteps slowly move up the stairs, she walked over to the door and cracked it open a little, just enough to see a hooded figure enter her mother's room. It walked out and walked into the next room down. It seemed to be looking for something, she closed the door and walked over to the air conditioner and pulled off the vent. She reached inside and pulled out a black gun. She crept over to the corner and sat, waiting for the figure to enter her room. Don't get this wrong, she isn't some girl in a dumb movie who has a gun but has NO idea whatsoever how to use it, her uncle was a policeman and often he would let her practice in their training course, and she had a deadly aim. She heard the slow footsteps slowly walk towards the door. She was surprised at how soft they were, the floorboards outside her room were extremely creaky and even if a mouse stepped on them they would make a horrible groan, for now they were silent as the thing stood in front of the door. The door slowly started to open, she tensed up, waiting for the moment when she could get a clear shot, she had no intention of killing this thing, just wounding it enough so that it couldn't return the favor to her. By now, she could see the outline of a tall masculine shape underneath a thick cloak. From the light of the window, she could faintly see a green tint to the cloak, she gasped when she realized that it was the psycho from the school.
This person just stopped in the doorway and looked at her. It's face was completely shielded by a shadow from his cloak. He briskly walked toward her and she fired a warning shot a centimeter away from his arm, making a hole in his cloak.
"Stay back!!" She screamed, "Or the next one will go right between your eyes!! Get out of here you bastard!!"
The man seemed alarmed that she was acting this way, he continued walking towards her, "Are you the leader of the country?" He asked her.
"Get out of my fucking house you crazy son of a bitch!! I'll call the police!!" She screamed again. Almost on the verge of tears from both frustration and fear.
"Please listen to my words, I need you to come with me," he said calmly.
"I told you, to get out of here right now, because I'm not having second thoughts right now about killing you." She threatened.
In about .0005 seconds it seemed, he had a bow out and an arrow fitted onto the string. The movements seemed to pass in a blur before, she gasped, surprised that a person could move that fast. She was familiar with bows, for her brother always used to go hunting with her father and used crossbows. So she had studied them a little, but this one seemed strangely out of place.
"Nor have I," he said as he pointed the lethal weapon at Amanda.
She looked at the figure more closely now, she could see bright green eyes staring out at her from underneath the cloak. They looked like the eyes that Louis had in Interview with the Vampire, they seemed to shine with preternatural light. "Who are you?" she asked.
"Please, my lady," he said, lowering his hood to reveal long flowing blond hair, pulled back into a loose half ponytail, "there is no time for explanations now, you must come with me."
"I'm not going anywhere with you," she said.
"Are you the leader of the country or no?" He asked her.
"Yes."
"Then you must come, I have strict orders from the Lord to bring you to him," he said. He had put the arrow back into his quiver and held his bow. "I have no intention of bringing harm towards you, but I fear that I have no choice but to take you to him myself, forcefully even, if you do not cooperate."
"And what if I don't go with you," she threatened.
"Well I fear that you have no choice if you are going or not, because if you resist then I will be forced to make you come, inflicting harm, if necessary. The only choice you have right now is whether you come willingly or forced," he explained.
She looked at him, he had her cornered in her room, and she had no way out. She had a feeling deep inside her that she wasn't going to get out of this one. "Who. Are. You.?" She asked slowly, for he had failed to mention that.
"My name right now is not import-", he was cut off suddenly by Amanda's outburst.
"It is about the most fucking important thing in this conversation right now." She yelled.
"I'm sorry, but I do not understand your language, you use words of the Western language that I have not heard before," he said calmly.
"Oh my God," she sighed. "Where did you come from and where are you taking me to?"
"It's far from here. It is on your planet, but in an alternate universe I fear." He said, like it was completely normal.
Amanda laughed, "Excuse me? Alternate universe? Are you sure you're okay in the head?"
He looked at her with a confused look and blinked twice, "Right in the head? I fear I do not understand."
"Never mind!" Amanda was now getting completely annoyed with this guy, he was starting to extremely piss her off. She stood up and looked the guy in the eyes.
The man was surprised at the height of this woman, he himself was nearly 6 foot 2. "I'm sorry, but I don't believe I've ever encountered a mortal woman of your height before."
"Mortal woman?" she asked, "I'm 5'9" and only 15 and a half. Are 'immortal' women short?" She asked sarcastically.
"Well no. But mortal women tend to be a little lower." He looked at her. "You are awfully young to be the leader of the country."
"Yeah? It's not like The Country is a big deal. Anyways I've been through enough shit for people to think I'm 2,000." She said.
"I'm 3,000 years old and I have been on many adventures." He said plainly.
She looked at him like he had 3 heads. "Riiiiight. You believe that buddy." She said patting him on the shoulder.
"Come now, we must be off." He said turning and heading out towards the door.
"What? You are taking me on a trip and not even letting me pack? Can't I at least pack a backpack? I'm not a guy, I can't stand sitting in the same clothes for more than a day." She said.
He looked at her and sighed, "You may carry one pack. Fill it with stuff that you will absolutely need. I do not know how long you will be gone from here, but I do know that it won't be for a short while. It will be a long while."
She sighed and emptied out her bookbag, she pulled out all her books, binders and any loose pencils or annoying papers. She filled it with all the essentials that us girls will need. She threw in a tooth brush, tooth paste, deodorant, soap, shampoo, shaving cream, a pack of razors, contacts case, solution, and about 10 extras lenses for each eye, a small mirror and so on and so forth. She put in only clothes she would need. She glanced at the LotR books laying on the ground. Her friend Amber wanted her to read them so she could understand the movie better, so she shoved them in incase she ever got bored. When she was finished, the stranger picked up the bag and frowned.
"You will need more support for the long journey. The weight should be even, add more so it will be easier." He said.
She sighed and looked around. She spotted her AP Biology book lying on the floor, she picked it up and shoved it into the bag. "There, are you happy now?" she asked. "You have just made a hell of a lot more work for me. It was heavy enough before."
He felt it again and frowned again, "You will be uneven. Maybe you should add another strange book."
She looked around the room and spotted her baby laying on her desk… her baby, her life, her loved… her laptop. She walked over to it and placed it into its carrying case and shoved in 5 fully charged up batteries, she was lucky she got the good batteries that lasted a long time, so she probably wouldn't need them. She spotted her games laying next to her bag and smiled slyly and placed the Sims and Roller Coaster Tycoon in the case. If the guy didn't know swear words, he probably had no clue what The Sims is… she could have a little fun with that.
"What is this strange 'Vaio'?" He asked looking at the cover of the laptop.
"It's the name of the computer," she explained, "it's a Sony Vaio. The company Sony makes it. They also make TVs."
Stare. Blink.
"Never mind."
"Alright, are you ready to be off now?" He asked.
"Sure," she said. Amanda still couldn't believe that she was actually agreeing to go on this trip.
She wrote a note to her mom explaining to her that she was going away with her friend Amber for the weekend. She knew her mom wouldn't believe it, she would most likely call Amber up and ask for Amanda, then she would find out that she wasn't there and would totally freak out. Oh well, thought Amanda, what am I going to tell her? Some guy just walked into my house one night then I run away with him? Yeah right.
When she walked out the door, she patted her cat on his head and hugged her dogs. "Don't worry, mom will be home tomorrow to feed you."
As they left the house, the stranger didn't fail to notice the close bond between this girl and her animals. "You have a strong friendship with those beasts don't you?"
"Yes, I grew up with them all. I love them all." She said.
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After awhile of walking down the street Amanda was beginning to feel awkward. "Um, if you don't mind me asking this. If we are supposed to be going to a alternate universe… how are we going to get there by walking down the street?"
"The same way I came through," he said.
Amanda looked at him strangely. "You aren't lying are you?"
"Why would I?"
She looked at the ground and kept walking. Soon they reached the city. "Is the 'portal' to this place in the middle of Cleveland, Ohio?" She asked sarcastically.
"No, it is in the great lake up ahead." He explained.
"Lake Erie?" She started laughing. She doubled over from laughing so hard and almost fell to the ground.
He looked at her, "What do you find so amusing?"
"I just find it funny that no one has ever noticed that there is an entrance to a alternate universe in the middle of Lake Erie. Don't you think someone would have found it?" She said, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, all the laughing was making her tear up.
"No," he said plainly.
"Ok then," she said, and kept walking. "You do realize that it is dangerous to be walking around this part of the city in the middle of the night."
"Not if you are with me and when you have this," he handed her a object wrapped up in one of her shirts.
"What is this? OH MY GOD!" She screamed when she saw her gun in the shirt. She looked around and lowered her voice into a whisper. "You asshole, do you know what could happen to me if someone found me with this?"
"No, but what I have seen it do, I think that it will be helpful." He said.
After about another half hour of walking, they reached the edge of a lake.
"Okay….." said Amanda, trying to hide a smile. "Um, is something supposed to happen?"
"Hold on Lady Amanda," said the stranger looking around.
"Do you know what you are doing?" she asked. "Because it doesn't really look like it. I mean not too many people come walking out of the lake."
The stranger stood looking around, he seemed lost. "AHA! I have found our passage way." He pointed to the dock behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"The Rock Hall? It's in there? Is there anything else I should know about Lake Erie? I mean, portals to distant universes… is there a Loch Ness Monster in there?" Asked Amanda skeptically.
"No," said the stranger sharply, "will you kindly stop making jokes at me. I know what I'm doing here, I'm a trained warrior…. Also, yes there is a creature of great magnitude dwelling at the bottom of the lake, and it is quite dangerous, I suggest you inform humans not to swim."
"Okaaay! Geeze, sorry. I'll just shut up now. Wow, our own Lake Erie Monster." Amanda looked over at the dock.
They started making their way over to the edge of the dock and peered over. "Do you see that hole?" Asked the stranger. "That was caused by the great War. It is the portal between your world and my world."
"Where exactly is your world?" Asked Amanda as they started making their way into the giant hole, it seemed to close up behind them as they walked. They were soon draped in a cloak of darkness. Amanda was rummaging through her bag trying to find the flashlight she put in there. "Voila!" She said as she pulled it out.
"Middle-Earth" said the stranger.
Amanda stopped dead in her tracks and turned on her flashlight and shined it into the strangers face, revealing his pointed ears "Who are you?"
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**Hey people. Hey, I don't know if I should continue this or not, I woke up at 7 in the morning and I couldn't fall asleep so I just sat in bed and wrote this. I don't know if I should keep going or not… should I? or should I not? Who is this stranger? Who could he be? Why does he need Amanda? Why? Why? Why?....... They leader thing does have something to do with the story so don't worry. I'm not retarded and just felt like putting a freak in there and saying "take me to your leader", no. that's just not right. Does it sound dumb so far?? Please tell me!! If there are enough reviews I might add another chapter tomorrow, or maybe even today!! It's only 1:30 in the afternoon!!!! Does anyone else in here like "Chop Suey" by System of A Down? It's awesome!! Thank you!!*** (