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Chapter 1
"Quinn, look out!!" Quinn ducked in time to see an arrow whiz overhead, right where her head had been. "Where'd that come from?" she asked her brown-haired friend, Leah. "O-over th-there!" Leah said pointing to a small group of hideous creatures. Orcs, Quinn thought at first, then thought No, it couldn't be. Quinn could barely see them in the darkness of the night, even though her eyes were sharp. "What are they?" she asked. Leah shrugged. "They're coming quickly. Oh Quinn, what are we going to do!?" Quinn grabbed Leah and pulled her behind a tree. Arrows went flying past them. The truth was, Quinn had no idea. They were coming, coming; they were now only a few hundred yards away. They were disgusting, with long, black hair, mutilated faces, disgusting brown teeth, and with an evil smile on their lips. Quinn thought quickly, "Get ready to run." She told her friend who was quivering with fear beside her. Quinn gripped her flashlight tightly. She waited as they gained two hundred more yards, then one hundred more, another hundred. until they were finally about 10 feet away. She turned on her flashlight and shone it in their eyes. "Run!!!" she yelled. The creatures cowered in the light, and Quinn held it steadily on them. In the corner of her eye she saw Leah running into the shelter of the dark, forbidding forest nearby. Finally the creatures turned and ran. Quinn kept the beam of light on them until they were almost out of sight, then turned and ran into the deep forest. "Leah!" she called. "Leah, where are you?" "Over here!" Leah's voice responded. "By the big oak tree!" Quinn ran blindly in the direction of her voice, and finally met her. They were both panting, so they rested in the shelter of the oak tree for a while. While they did so, Quinn took in her surroundings. The trees all around her were tall and had many branches. There was thick undergrowth, and it was dark. Really dark. The fact that the moon wasn't out didn't help that aspect at all. There were all sorts of sounds around, from various creatures, and eyes also. The eyes really creeped Quinn out. It smelled damp and musty. "This is funny. this is almost like." she began, but broke off. Even the sound of her voice was strange in the silence. "Like what?" Leah asked. "Nothing. You'd think I was crazy if I told you." Quinn responded. It seemed a lot like the description of Mirkwood in The Hobbit. But she couldn't be in Middle Earth! It didn't exist! Or did it? She shook her head. She once had a friend who had believed Star Wars was real, and that was really weird. She didn't want Leah to think her as weird as she did to her friend who believed in Star Wars. "Oh, maybe I would, but you'd probably be right. I mean, I think I'd believe anything now. Where are we, do you know?" Leah's voice snapped her out of thought. "I don't know." Quinn said truthfully. Where were they? How had they gotten here? She tried to put the puzzle together. She and Leah had just been at Uncle Mark's house.. It all came back.
"Hey, Aunt Dawn, can we explore your attic?" Leah had said, Quinn nodding her head in excitement. "Sure. But take a flashlight up there or you won't be able to see." Quinn had grabbed a flashlight (little did she know it would save their lives.) and they had run up the stairs, eager for an adventure in the attic. There was lots of cool stuff up there. They had pushed up the board and climbed into the attic and looked for something interesting. Quinn remembered how dark and musty the attic had been, similar to this wood. Leah and she had opened one box and a bright light illuminated the attic. When their eyes got used to it, they looked in and saw a small, white orb, glistening and giving off light. It was on a silvery-white chain. Quinn had picked it up gently by that chain and Leah had grasped her elbow, and then Quinn's finger touched the orb.. BAM!!! There had been an explosion of white light and they had felt themselves falling, falling. falling. They had hit the ground hard and blacked out. When they woke up, later Leah said, "Quinn, look out!"
So they were here now. "I wonder.." Quinn started. "Shh! Someone's coming!" Leah hissed. They dove for cover as the footsteps drew nearer and nearer..
Chapter 1
"Quinn, look out!!" Quinn ducked in time to see an arrow whiz overhead, right where her head had been. "Where'd that come from?" she asked her brown-haired friend, Leah. "O-over th-there!" Leah said pointing to a small group of hideous creatures. Orcs, Quinn thought at first, then thought No, it couldn't be. Quinn could barely see them in the darkness of the night, even though her eyes were sharp. "What are they?" she asked. Leah shrugged. "They're coming quickly. Oh Quinn, what are we going to do!?" Quinn grabbed Leah and pulled her behind a tree. Arrows went flying past them. The truth was, Quinn had no idea. They were coming, coming; they were now only a few hundred yards away. They were disgusting, with long, black hair, mutilated faces, disgusting brown teeth, and with an evil smile on their lips. Quinn thought quickly, "Get ready to run." She told her friend who was quivering with fear beside her. Quinn gripped her flashlight tightly. She waited as they gained two hundred more yards, then one hundred more, another hundred. until they were finally about 10 feet away. She turned on her flashlight and shone it in their eyes. "Run!!!" she yelled. The creatures cowered in the light, and Quinn held it steadily on them. In the corner of her eye she saw Leah running into the shelter of the dark, forbidding forest nearby. Finally the creatures turned and ran. Quinn kept the beam of light on them until they were almost out of sight, then turned and ran into the deep forest. "Leah!" she called. "Leah, where are you?" "Over here!" Leah's voice responded. "By the big oak tree!" Quinn ran blindly in the direction of her voice, and finally met her. They were both panting, so they rested in the shelter of the oak tree for a while. While they did so, Quinn took in her surroundings. The trees all around her were tall and had many branches. There was thick undergrowth, and it was dark. Really dark. The fact that the moon wasn't out didn't help that aspect at all. There were all sorts of sounds around, from various creatures, and eyes also. The eyes really creeped Quinn out. It smelled damp and musty. "This is funny. this is almost like." she began, but broke off. Even the sound of her voice was strange in the silence. "Like what?" Leah asked. "Nothing. You'd think I was crazy if I told you." Quinn responded. It seemed a lot like the description of Mirkwood in The Hobbit. But she couldn't be in Middle Earth! It didn't exist! Or did it? She shook her head. She once had a friend who had believed Star Wars was real, and that was really weird. She didn't want Leah to think her as weird as she did to her friend who believed in Star Wars. "Oh, maybe I would, but you'd probably be right. I mean, I think I'd believe anything now. Where are we, do you know?" Leah's voice snapped her out of thought. "I don't know." Quinn said truthfully. Where were they? How had they gotten here? She tried to put the puzzle together. She and Leah had just been at Uncle Mark's house.. It all came back.
"Hey, Aunt Dawn, can we explore your attic?" Leah had said, Quinn nodding her head in excitement. "Sure. But take a flashlight up there or you won't be able to see." Quinn had grabbed a flashlight (little did she know it would save their lives.) and they had run up the stairs, eager for an adventure in the attic. There was lots of cool stuff up there. They had pushed up the board and climbed into the attic and looked for something interesting. Quinn remembered how dark and musty the attic had been, similar to this wood. Leah and she had opened one box and a bright light illuminated the attic. When their eyes got used to it, they looked in and saw a small, white orb, glistening and giving off light. It was on a silvery-white chain. Quinn had picked it up gently by that chain and Leah had grasped her elbow, and then Quinn's finger touched the orb.. BAM!!! There had been an explosion of white light and they had felt themselves falling, falling. falling. They had hit the ground hard and blacked out. When they woke up, later Leah said, "Quinn, look out!"
So they were here now. "I wonder.." Quinn started. "Shh! Someone's coming!" Leah hissed. They dove for cover as the footsteps drew nearer and nearer..