A/N: The crebain should appear somewhere in this chapter but they don't.
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THE STARTING
Starting Out
The sun had barely woken up when Ron was shaken out of sleep rather roughly.
"Who's there?" he groaned.
"It's me," Harry said, "We have to get up. The Fellowship's about to leave. They sent me to come and get you."
"It's not even dawn yet!"
"Actually it is but only just," said Hermione from the door.
"Mione! I'm- I'm not wearing anything!"
"I've got my eyes closed stupid and anyway it doesn't matter because you've got sheets and stuff covering you."
"Yeah well."
"I'm going now anyway. You two'd better hurry up. I expect we'll be leaving soon; with or without you."
Ron got up and dressed quickly (although he grumbled the whole time) and the two of them went down to the courtyard where the rest of the Fellowship was waiting.
The Start of the Search
"Where do we go now Will?"
"No idea. I'm new here too remember."
"Let's head towards those trees. Maybe someone lives there."
"But will they be of the Light or the Dark?"
"Well, we'll have to find out won't we?" asked Bran before setting off around the edge of the lake. Will sighed and glanced around once more before jogging after Arthur's son.
The trees stood solitary in the moonlight. "Creepy," whispered Bran.
"Yeah," answered Will, also in a whisper. As they spoke the moon peeked out from behind a cloud and lit up the wall between the two, wraith-like trees. Lines began to become visible on the rock face.
"Bran, look at this," Will walked up and touched the rocks, "what is this stuff?"
"How should I know? I'm new here too remember?" said Bran with a smirk.
Will shoved him playfully and went back to examining the wall. "I don't know the language. It looks kind of like the ancient Viking language but, different."
"How so?"
"That's just it. I have no idea how. I think we'd better stay here though. These are doors I think, which means someone must use them sometimes and we just have to wait until they show up."
"Sounds like a plan to me," said Bran and sat down on one of the rocks near the entrance. "Pull up a rock."
Will grinned and sat down beside his friend and ally. (He can't feel dark presence in the lake because the creature isn't a dark creature, it only protects the place)
The Start of the Quest
Lyra wandered around the rocks with Pantalaimon beside her. Will followed with Kirjava at a more sedate pace.
"Where are we Will?"
"I don't know. I've never visited this world. It's beautiful though isn't it?"
"Yeah. Kinda reminds me of a place in my Oxford where me and Pan and Roger used to play only bigger."
"It looks like that place in America. Gettysburg I think it was. We learned about it at school. There was a battle there in the Civil War (A/N: Gettysburg rocks!)."
"Hmm. Maybe. I dunno about America but it's nice anyway. I wonder if anyone lives here."
"Maybe it's like Cittagazze and all the people have been attacked by Specters."
"No," said Lyra, "If it was Specters we'd know cause we're adults now."
"You're probably right. But it's weird that there aren't any people."
"Yeah," said Lyra but it was clear that she wasn't really paying attention.
The Fellowship made good time down the Misty Mountains towards the Gap of Rohan. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were finding it hard to keep up with the rest of the Fellowship minus the hobbits. Ron had grown quite attached to Merry and Pippin and Harry enjoyed talking to Frodo and Sam. Hermione was the only one who was feeling left out because she was the only girl in the company.
They stopped to rest on a rock outcropping and Boromir began to teach Merry and Pippin some fighting moves while Frodo and Sam made a fire and began to make some food. Suddenly there was the sound of voices.
In an instant everyone was prepared to fight. Two kids walked out from behind and rock and gasped at the sight of the company.
"Who are you?" asked the girl.
"I think we should ask, who you are," said Gandalf.
"I'm Lyra and this is Will," she said pointing at the boy next to her. Suddenly a huge wild cat stepped up behind them followed by a mink-like thing.
Hermione gasped and Legolas bent his bow. "Don't look behind you," whispered Aragorn, "There's a wild cat and a something behind you."
Lyra laughed. "Those are our dæmons silly. Yours are hidden like Will's was. This is Pantalaimon and Kirjava. Pan is mine and Kirjava is Will's."
"Is it just me or is this quest getting weirder and weirder?" Frodo asked Sam.
"It's not you Mr. Frodo. Unless we've both flipped," answered the fat little hobbit.
The mink leapt into the girl's arms and she rubbed his soft fur against her cheek. Will bent down and rubbed the cat's head and she purred.
"Now you know who we are, so who are you?" asked Will.
"I am Gandalf and these are my companions. Legolas, Frodo, Aragorn, Sam, Boromir, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, and these are visitors from another world, Harry, Ron, and Hermione," said Gandalf as each person nodded in turn.
"From another world?" asked Lyra, "That's strange. We're from another world too. Well actually two different worlds but we've been to many different worlds including the Land of the Dead."
Legolas looked surprised. "You have been to the Halls of Mandos and returned?"
"I dunno if we've been to the Halls of Mandos. Maybe that's what other people call it. It was dull. But we let the dead people out of it and gave the harpies names," said Lyra.
"Lyra," Will said, "We need to find out what we have to do."
"Well last time I didn't know what to do except when I asked the Alethiometer, and we haven't got that now. I'm learning though. I expect I'll be able to use it really well soon."
"What is an Alethiometer?" asked Gandalf, clearly intrigued.
"Oh. It's a symbol reader," said Lyra, "I used to be able to use it but I can't now."
"Oh that's too bad. You can travel with us," offered Merry, "The more the merrier!"
"Thank you. We'll try not to be a bother," said Will. And so the Fellowship and its new additions set out to save the world.
Disclaimer: I own them not. They belong to their respective authors whose shoes I am not worthy to shine.
THE STARTING
Starting Out
The sun had barely woken up when Ron was shaken out of sleep rather roughly.
"Who's there?" he groaned.
"It's me," Harry said, "We have to get up. The Fellowship's about to leave. They sent me to come and get you."
"It's not even dawn yet!"
"Actually it is but only just," said Hermione from the door.
"Mione! I'm- I'm not wearing anything!"
"I've got my eyes closed stupid and anyway it doesn't matter because you've got sheets and stuff covering you."
"Yeah well."
"I'm going now anyway. You two'd better hurry up. I expect we'll be leaving soon; with or without you."
Ron got up and dressed quickly (although he grumbled the whole time) and the two of them went down to the courtyard where the rest of the Fellowship was waiting.
The Start of the Search
"Where do we go now Will?"
"No idea. I'm new here too remember."
"Let's head towards those trees. Maybe someone lives there."
"But will they be of the Light or the Dark?"
"Well, we'll have to find out won't we?" asked Bran before setting off around the edge of the lake. Will sighed and glanced around once more before jogging after Arthur's son.
The trees stood solitary in the moonlight. "Creepy," whispered Bran.
"Yeah," answered Will, also in a whisper. As they spoke the moon peeked out from behind a cloud and lit up the wall between the two, wraith-like trees. Lines began to become visible on the rock face.
"Bran, look at this," Will walked up and touched the rocks, "what is this stuff?"
"How should I know? I'm new here too remember?" said Bran with a smirk.
Will shoved him playfully and went back to examining the wall. "I don't know the language. It looks kind of like the ancient Viking language but, different."
"How so?"
"That's just it. I have no idea how. I think we'd better stay here though. These are doors I think, which means someone must use them sometimes and we just have to wait until they show up."
"Sounds like a plan to me," said Bran and sat down on one of the rocks near the entrance. "Pull up a rock."
Will grinned and sat down beside his friend and ally. (He can't feel dark presence in the lake because the creature isn't a dark creature, it only protects the place)
The Start of the Quest
Lyra wandered around the rocks with Pantalaimon beside her. Will followed with Kirjava at a more sedate pace.
"Where are we Will?"
"I don't know. I've never visited this world. It's beautiful though isn't it?"
"Yeah. Kinda reminds me of a place in my Oxford where me and Pan and Roger used to play only bigger."
"It looks like that place in America. Gettysburg I think it was. We learned about it at school. There was a battle there in the Civil War (A/N: Gettysburg rocks!)."
"Hmm. Maybe. I dunno about America but it's nice anyway. I wonder if anyone lives here."
"Maybe it's like Cittagazze and all the people have been attacked by Specters."
"No," said Lyra, "If it was Specters we'd know cause we're adults now."
"You're probably right. But it's weird that there aren't any people."
"Yeah," said Lyra but it was clear that she wasn't really paying attention.
The Fellowship made good time down the Misty Mountains towards the Gap of Rohan. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were finding it hard to keep up with the rest of the Fellowship minus the hobbits. Ron had grown quite attached to Merry and Pippin and Harry enjoyed talking to Frodo and Sam. Hermione was the only one who was feeling left out because she was the only girl in the company.
They stopped to rest on a rock outcropping and Boromir began to teach Merry and Pippin some fighting moves while Frodo and Sam made a fire and began to make some food. Suddenly there was the sound of voices.
In an instant everyone was prepared to fight. Two kids walked out from behind and rock and gasped at the sight of the company.
"Who are you?" asked the girl.
"I think we should ask, who you are," said Gandalf.
"I'm Lyra and this is Will," she said pointing at the boy next to her. Suddenly a huge wild cat stepped up behind them followed by a mink-like thing.
Hermione gasped and Legolas bent his bow. "Don't look behind you," whispered Aragorn, "There's a wild cat and a something behind you."
Lyra laughed. "Those are our dæmons silly. Yours are hidden like Will's was. This is Pantalaimon and Kirjava. Pan is mine and Kirjava is Will's."
"Is it just me or is this quest getting weirder and weirder?" Frodo asked Sam.
"It's not you Mr. Frodo. Unless we've both flipped," answered the fat little hobbit.
The mink leapt into the girl's arms and she rubbed his soft fur against her cheek. Will bent down and rubbed the cat's head and she purred.
"Now you know who we are, so who are you?" asked Will.
"I am Gandalf and these are my companions. Legolas, Frodo, Aragorn, Sam, Boromir, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, and these are visitors from another world, Harry, Ron, and Hermione," said Gandalf as each person nodded in turn.
"From another world?" asked Lyra, "That's strange. We're from another world too. Well actually two different worlds but we've been to many different worlds including the Land of the Dead."
Legolas looked surprised. "You have been to the Halls of Mandos and returned?"
"I dunno if we've been to the Halls of Mandos. Maybe that's what other people call it. It was dull. But we let the dead people out of it and gave the harpies names," said Lyra.
"Lyra," Will said, "We need to find out what we have to do."
"Well last time I didn't know what to do except when I asked the Alethiometer, and we haven't got that now. I'm learning though. I expect I'll be able to use it really well soon."
"What is an Alethiometer?" asked Gandalf, clearly intrigued.
"Oh. It's a symbol reader," said Lyra, "I used to be able to use it but I can't now."
"Oh that's too bad. You can travel with us," offered Merry, "The more the merrier!"
"Thank you. We'll try not to be a bother," said Will. And so the Fellowship and its new additions set out to save the world.