Same declaimers apply throughout the story; I own nothing except my original characters like Kevin or Eleanor. I want to thank PoppySeed, Kat Heiman, Renze, CocoBeans, Hisui Shirou, Melissa for reviewing my story! It really motivates me to continue writing. ;p
For conveniences, italics are used to represent thoughts of an individual characters.
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The Double Cross –Chapter 4
"I am phoning to give you your next assignment."
"What?!" Eleanor exclaimed, as she opened her laptop. After using her right chin and shoulder to secure her cell phone, Eleanor began typing frantically on the keyboard with two of her hands. "What the hell is going on? What is this place? What am I doing here? Why didn't my client show up? And…"
"You didn't expect me to fall for that did you? Don't bother tracking me down Eleanor." Bilbo said calmly as Eleanor stuck out her tongue. Damn, she hated the way how he is always able to read her mind. What was that all about anyway? Staying quiet, she listened as he continue, "You will be wasting your effort. You lack sophisticated equipments to perform tracking of any kind, not to mention that Middle Earth will never be able to provide enough resources for you."
Eleanor felt something nagging at the back of her brain, but when she tried to grasp it, it was gone. She had heard the term 'Middle Earth' before but couldn't recall where. Giving up in frustration, she snapped, "Is this what this is all about? To tell me that it sucks to be me and that you are better than me in every way? Boy, I'll take that as a compliment. I mean after all, I am the one that pay your commission after each assignment."
"Eleanor, while you got your laptop going, I'll send over the details of your new assignment."
Great, he even ignores me now.
Legolas was more curious than ever, he barely paid attention to the on-going conversation Eleanor is having. All the items on the floor were things he has never seen before. He was moving Eleanor's things around, opening and turning everything he had his hands on. This ended up spilling all her expensive makeup all over the ground. He ignored the mess and picked up a small metal black box.
"Hold on." Eleanor said, pressing the cell phone on her chest. "Watch it! Don't you dare touch my stuffs. Go back into your room." To reinforce her speech, she pointed her index finger to Legolas then to the balcony door which leads to his chamber. Hell no is she going to let him touch her gun, who knows what he would do with it. Due to 'someone', the whip is not in her possession anymore. This left her with her gun.
Legolas, who had finished his exploration, stood up coolly and went inside. He slammed the balcony door behind him. Eleanor shook her head and continued with her conversation.
Eleanor waited as the loading bar moved quickly from the left to right. It wasn't long before Bilbo finished transferring the data. Opening the transferred folder, she waited for her next set of instructions.
"This is the map for the world you are in now. Right now, you are in Mirkwood." She watched as Bilbo had taken over her computer by using the networking system between them. On the screen, the place called Mirkwood was circled with black lines. The line slowing moved to the left, moving toward and past the Misty Mountains. Then an arrow pointed to a place called Rivendell. Bilbo continued, "It doesn't matter how you do it. You must transfer the box to Rivendell in its perfect condition. Further instructions will be given to you once you got there. However there will be people heading to stop you. They will kill you in order to retrieve the box. Guard the box with you life and do whatever it takes to transport the box safely there; even if it means that you have to kill those people in return. Further instructions will be given to you once you reach Rivendell."
"What kinds of people will be in the way?"
"I am afraid that I cannot tell you." Bilbo said solemnly, "if I tell you now, things might not turn out as it should've been."
"Should have been?" Eleanor laughed. "And if I say that I don't want to do it?"
"You have no choice." Bilbo said in a cold voice. "If you refuse to do it, that means that you are useless and can be disposed at anytime."
"…And you can guarantee my safe return to my own world once I delivered the box?"
Silence.
"Do I look suicidal to you? You planned all this didn't you? For some unknown reason, you deceived me into stealing that box from the museum. Then you made me go to Hell's Gate to wait for my client, only to end up fighting with Kelvin and then arriving here. I bet you leaked information about my whereabouts to him too. What's in it for you?!"
Bilbo chuckled, "this assignment is different from others. This is no longer a 'once done then no strings attached' deal. In order for you to return, you must make your own decisions and your life will be affected greatly by it. Whether you can return or not completely depends on the judgments you make in this assignment. Eleanor are you getting all this?"
"Do I seem to have a choice?" Eleanor said bitterly, "you set me up damnit. You know I will refuse this assignment and yet you force me to come here anyway. I don't know why you would risk the trust between us but…don't you die on me old man, at least not before I get my revenge on you. So take care of yourself before I get back and start hunting you down…"
She remembered! The map belongs to some fantasy fiction called...The Lord of the Rings! If she can buy some time before he close off the connection, maybe she can…maybe… She opened her internet explorer and went to msn.com to begin searching for the storyline on The Lord of the Rings. If she was able to know what will happen during the story, it may help her along the way, maybe even save her life.
"Don't even think about it. At the end of this conversation, I'll personally cancel your cell phone connection. You'll never make it in time to search for the whole 'story'."
"Is it fake or real? It is just a fiction and yet this place seemed so real…" Eleanor clicked into a site and began searching for the right materials. Finding none, she clicked the back button impatiently and continued to scroll down the search list. How come you can never find anything you needed?
"I am sorry but I cannot tell you. I am going to hang up now. Get ready and carry out the assignment as soon as possible."
"What role does Kelvin play in all this!!" Eleanor shouted, trying to keep Bilbo on line. "Hello? Hello!!"
The line went dead. The website which was loading, displayed the 'error on connection' message. Her only bond to the truth and her own world was now gone.
"Bilbo! You bastard!" Eleanor screamed. In her frustration, she threw her cell phone. It sailed across the balcony, landing at some unknown place below. Eleanor sat down, inhaling deeply and closing her eyes. She needed a vacation.
Alright, I landed on some lame place called "Middle Earth which belongs to some stupid fantasy story which probably is about rapists running around and trying to jump on people. For some reason, Bilbo-the traitor- was able to get me here then contact me; only to send me off to another assignment. Now, I am forced to transfer that big heavy box to Rivendell, by myself. During that time, I'll have to kill those who get in my way. How sweet…but at least I get to kill people, she thought sarcastically. That's something I don't get everyday. Boy, I wonder when I'll get to see a psychiatrist. Maybe I should start making my appointment.
Sighing, Eleanor stood up again. Looking at her stuffs as they lay all over the floor, there wasn't much that can help her for this assignment. She was ill-equipped, that's for sure. She wasn't expecting things to turn up this way. There is something missing however. Shit, her cell phone! Bilbo said he will phone her once she arrived at that place! She ran to the edge of the balcony where her phone was last seen but wasn't able to locate it. She dumped all the things back into her bag and ran to the balcony door carrying it. Turning the knob she realized that something wasn't right.
The door didn't open.
She turned the doorknob again, with more force this time. Still the door didn't open. He won't do this to her would he?
Jerking the door, Eleanor yelled, "Open the fucking door!!"
Legolas thought he heard something from the 'mad woman', yet he continued his way to his father's room; planning carefully as to what he would say to his father about this dilemma. Little did he know as to what will happen to him once the 'mad woman' finds him until it was too late.
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That's the end of the chapter~ I hope you liked it!! @_@^ (:D: thought this represent me better since I wear glasses. Won't it be freaky if I have eyes that are big enough to go parallel with my mouth~~)