Chapter III, The Magic Changes the Strangers Stu's Point of View

I think I was the first to gain conciousness, only to find some Spock-wannabe standing over me with a bow. Naturally, I yelled out in alarm, and awoke Steve, Mei, Maia, and Tara. Mei sat up, and looked over at them with ease. Everyone except for her and Tara had the shit scared out of them.

"WOW!" Tara said, looking at the Spock-wannabes.

"So what else is interesting?" I said, sighing. "Aside from the fact we've…. Where are we, anyway?"

"You're in Rivendell, strangers." One of the Spock-wannabes said, lowering his bow.

"Rivendell!" Steve said. "Th….this is IMPOSSIBLE!"

"Why?" Mei asked, standing up.

"Rivendell's from Lord of the Rings!" Steve shouted.

"What?" Mei said, looking confused. "So we got sucked into the book or something?"

"Wow!" Maia said, looking interested. "This is so much like Lord of the Rings!"

"Took you long enough, Sherlock." I said sarcastically. Mei shot me a sharp look. I grinned. She wasn't the only one who enjoyed pissing off people.

"Ok."

One of the Spock freaks helped us up. He looked incredibly familiar, and something about me reminded me of Black Hawk Down.

"Oh my god!" Mei screeched. "It's Orlando Bloom!"

 "What?" I said, cocking my head. "The guy who played Legolas in Lord of the Rings." Mei said, shaking Mr. Spock Freak's hand.

"I…I know that my name is Legolas Greenleaf," Mr. Spock Freak said, sighing. "But I know nothing of this 'Orlando Bloom' fellow."

"Oh great." Tar said, sighing. "What next?"

"Who may you be?" Mr. Spock Freak, whom I will now call Legolas, said.

"I am Tara." Tara said, frowning. "I'm a me."

"I'm Stu." I said.

"I'm Steve." Steve said.

"I'm Maia." Maia said.

Something happened, though. Mei fell down, and then rose again, strangely, as Maia cried out that Mei would break her back or something.  Finally, Mei smiled and something new grew in. Fangs! Slowly, Mei turned from a bit chubby to very thin, from dark skinned to practically white, and eyes started to change colors. Something happened to Tara, though. Tara grew two little dog ears!

"Hello." Mei said in a newly adapted French accent. "I am the Vampire Lestat. I have hidden away in the shadows. It's time I shared myself with the world."

"Mei…" Tara said, gently tapping her friend on the shoulder. "What are you talking about?"

"What?" Mei said, shaking her head. "What the hell happened to you, Stu?"

"What?" I said, sarcastically. "Did I grow ears like dog girl here?"

"No." Maia said, handing me a mirror. "Look."

I gasped and saw I was as pale as death, and very thin. It was kind of freaky. All of the Spock-wannabes.... er… elves…. Took a step back.

"What type of sorcery is this?" Legolas said, looking confused and a bit overwhelmed. "You've all changed! I must take you to Gandalf to see what's going on!"