Shinimegami: Behold! My first Lord of the Rings fic! I saw a few...well, maybe not a few, but I saw some good fics that had people from the real world fall into Middle Earth, and I just couldn't resist. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! ^_^

Iris: Can I says it now?

Shinimegami: Yep! Now you can say it. Oh, for those of you who don't know, Iris-chan is my chibi Harpie Lady SB that was given to me by my very good friend, KuroKarasu. And for those of you who don't know what a Harpie Lady is, then you haven't seen Yu-Gi-Oh. But don't worry, she's still cute nonetheless! Okay, Iris-chan, you can say it now.

Iris: Otay! Shinimegami do not own Lowd of ta Wings. ^.^

Shinimegami: Awww, so kawaii! *huggles Iris* Oh, sorry, now on with the fic!

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"--" = speaking '--' = thinking (--) = English translation of Elvish *--* = italics

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"Laura! Time to get up, sweetie!"

Laura slowly cracked an eye open and looked at her clock. It was eight in the morning. She groaned and turned over, pulling the sheets of her bed over her shoulders. Downstairs, her mother called again.

"Laura, are you getting up?" Laura's mother walked up the stairs and to the end of the upstairs hall where Laura's room was located. She ignored the "Knock Twice or DIE" sign on the door and opened it. The big lump under the covers in the bed signaled that Laura was *not* getting up.

"Honestly, Laura," said Laura's mother, crossing the room and pulling the covers off of her daughter. Laura's eyes popped open and she looked groggily up at her mother, who gave a small sigh of frustration.

"Honey, you *know* that you're supposed to get up at this time every morning," she said. Laura sat up in her bed, rubbing her eyes.

"Yeah, I know, Mom," said Laura after yawning. Another yawn followed; her mother looked somewhat suspicious.

"Okay, how long did you stay up last night?" she asked, hands on her hips. When Laura paused in mid sentence, she added, "you didn't stay up to four in the morning again, did you?"

"Of course not!" said Laura. "I only stayed up to 3:15 this time." Her mother had a look of both anger and frustration.

"Laura, if you can't get up at this time every day, then you might as well not have that horse at all," she said. "I mean, I'm always willing to feed it whenever you're sick or can't be that physical, but I can't do it just because you're too lazy to get up in the mornings!" Laura lowered her head.

"Okay, Mom, I'm sorry!" said Laura. "I promise, I'll get up when I say I will."

"Good, because I don't want to get another daughter to replace you," her mother said teasingly and with a quick hug. "Now you'd better get dressed before your horse gets restless of hunger. And don't forget to practice the piano later today." With that, she left Laura's bedroom, closing the door behind her.

Laura stretched her arms out and got out of her bed and made it. Walking over to her computer, she picked up her glasses and put them on.

"Much better," she said to herself. After opening the blinds to her window, Laura walked over to her dresser, which was covered with a bunch of pictures she had drawn of her favorite characters from her favorite animes.

(A/N. Oh, and I'll take this opportunity to point out that I also don't own any of the Japanese animes that I mention in this fic. They all belong to...well, whoever and whatever they belong to. Okay, you may continue. ^.^)

After about two or so minutes, which included her head getting caught in her shirt, Laura had changed out of her pajamas. She now wore dark blue jeans and a black 3/4-sleeve shirt. Laura put on her riding boots and walked towards her desk. She finally found her hairbrush next to her Yu-Gi- Oh duel monsters deck and under her Gundam Wing and Fushigi Yuugi manga. The tangles in her curly/wavy brown hair were brushed through, and Laura began to fix it into a long braid. The braid went down to her waist.

Laura put on her silver-feather earrings before looking around for her bag. She spotted it under her bed and picked it up. She walked around her room, putting into the bag some of her favorite manga and her wooden flute. Even though she was considered an expert at the piano, Laura was also very good with her flute. After doing her packing, Laura finally put on her silver cross necklace. She never left the house without it. Laura swung her bag over her shoulder and headed out of her room and down the stairs.

"Hey, Laura!" called a familiar voice when Laura reached the bottom of the stairs. She turned around to see her younger sister, Kelly, walking towards her. Laura nodded towards her in greeting.

"Laura, can I barrow one of your Pokémon versions?" asked Kelly.

"Mani er?" asked Laura, with a slight smile on her face.

"What?" asked Kelly with a look of slight frustration.

"I said 'which one'?" repeated Laura, only in English instead of Elvish. Laura couldn't help but speak Elvish when she was around her sister. In fact, she couldn't help but speak it to her parents as well.

"How about your Gold?" Kelly asked again.

"Okay, I guess," said Laura. "Just be careful with it."

"I will," said Kelly. Laura smiled. She didn't mind lending her games to Kelly. As long as it wasn't her Silver version, she didn't mind at all. Silver was her favorite.

"Hey, Kelly, did Dad leave for work already?" asked Laura as she made her way towards the kitchen.

"Well, yeah," said Kelly, entering the kitchen with her older sister. "He always leaves at 7:30, remember?"

"Oh," said Laura as realization hit her. "Yeah." She set down her bag on the counter and opened one of the pantries.

"Oh, Mom made you some sandwiches for you," said Kelly, pointing to the second counter. Laura turned and saw them in the plastic bag and picked them up.

"Where is she?" Laura asked while putting the sandwiches into her other bag.

"She said she had to go to her office for a bit," Kelly said. "Something about a new schedule, or something." Laura nodded and put the bag on her shoulder again. She headed for the back door.

"Where are you going?" Kelly asked.

"I'm gonna go feed Telpë," replied Laura, walking outside. "And then I'm gonna go practice my archery."

"Want me to tell Mom where you are if she comes back and your still out there?"

"Sure, thanks."

"Hey, where do you go when you practice your archery?

"Somewhere."

"Oh yeah, THAT sure helps." Laura laughed.

"Sorry, I just like to keep my places to myself, that's all."

"Eh, figures. Well, have fun."

"Don't worry, I will."

Laura shut the backdoor and walked to the stable, breathing in the fresh California air. She set down her bag once more and picked up a large bucket, then went to fill it up with oats. The whinnies of Telpë filled the stable as Laura approached him with his breakfast.

"Hey there, boy!" said Laura happily as she opened the horse's stall. She set down the bucket of oats and rubbed the horse's neck. Telpë was a beautiful silvery-white color, with hooves as black as a starless night. Laura led him over to the oats and he began to eat. Laura smiled and took his brush off the wall and proceeded to brush Telpë's white mane.

Laura was still smiling as she brushed her horse gently. She had always loved Telpë with all her heart. After all, she had been with him since he was just a foal. Even his name was special to her. Telpë's name was Elvish for "silver." Laura had learned a lot of Elvish language from the Lord of the Rings series, one of her favorite book series and movies. Everyone who was anyone knew exactly who her favorite character was straight from the beginning.

The silvery horse kept eating as Laura hung the brush back up and walked out of the stall. She opened up a closet to reveal her archery supplies. Laura took out her bow and her quiver full of arrows. She added a few more in, just in case she lost some while practicing. Putting her equipment down, Laura went to go check on Telpë.

"Wow, you must have had a big appetite this morning," said Laura when she noticed the bucket was completely empty. She shrugged, put the bucket away, and took Telpë's reins from the wall. Laura carefully secured them on the horse's head and then led him outside the stable.

Next, the blanket and saddle was put on. Telpë stood patiently as he waited for Laura to finish. Laura took her bag and archery equipment and secured them to the saddle, one on each side so it would be balanced.

"Ready?" Laura asked Telpë, who stamped his hooves impatiently, as if wanting to get going. Laura laughed. "Okay, let's go!" She gracefully mounted Telpë and grasped the reins firmly. And then she was off.

Laura always loved riding on Telpë. She loved the wind in her face, the feeling of her horse beneath her, and so much more. Telpë's speed was so smooth and quick. It reminded her of the second book, "The Two Towers" when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli rode on Hasufel and Arod. And of course, Gandalf on Shadowfax as well. She loved thinking about the Fellowship of nine and their quest of the One Ring. And how she thought, about if *she* were a member of the Fellowship, what would happen...

Suddenly, Telpë halted in his tracks. He whinnied and neighed, stamping the ground nervously with his hooves.

"What is it, boy?" Laura asked with concern. She managed to calm him and looked around for any sign of danger, but there was none. Laura gave a small sigh, glad that whatever had made Telpë nervous was gone.

"Mankoi lle uma tanya, Telpë?" Laura asked quietly. ("Why did you do that, Telpë?") The horse tossed its head a little; he looked around almost nervously. Laura looked around again, but still didn't see anything. Just as she was about to continue, a sudden bright flash sparked out of nowhere. Laura turned Telpë away from where ever the flash was coming from, but it still blinded both her and her horse. She didn't have time to block the light with her arm as everything around her went black.

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Laura awoke to something soft nudging her. Opening her eyes, she saw Telpë whinnying softly, trying to make her get up.

"Telpë!" said Laura happily. She stood up off the ground and hugged his neck. She was so glad that nothing had happened to him, or either of them. Then again...

Laura looked around at her surroundings. She and Telpë were still in a meadow, but not the same one they started in. They were now next to the edge of a deep forest, in front of a huge, golden meadow. And that wasn't the only thing that was different.

Laura suddenly noticed that the clothes she was now wearing were completely different from the ones she put on that morning. Now, she wore a silver tunic that went down to the bottom of her hips; a silver belt was around her waist. She also wore somewhat tight silver pants, with light, silver boots on her feet. Now that she thought about it, everything that she had with her was silver. Instead of worn out and rusty, her arrows were silver-feathered and bright, as was her quiver and bow. The saddle and reins of Telpë were now also silver. Laura checked and found that she still had her silver-feathered earrings, as well as her silver cross necklace.

Also, Laura noticed something that rather shocked her. She now had more weapons besides her arrows. A long, slender, silver whip was attached to the side of her belt. The other side of the belt held a long, silver dagger. And last, Laura noticed that the band that held together her long braid was now a thin, silken ribbon, also silver.

"This is messed up..." Laura managed to mutter. Well, it wasn't *all* bad. At least she got to wear her favorite color.

Telpë nuzzled Laura, sensing her frustration, as well as her fear. Laura managed a smile and patted the horse's neck.

"Diola lle," said Laura. ("Thank you.") Telpë always found a way to make her feel better. "Well, I guess I'd better get used to this..."

Laura put her bow into her quiver with her arrows and removed it from Telpë's saddle. She secured the leather straps across her front, so the quiver was on her back. After making sure that her bag was still tied tight, Laura mounted again and the duo galloped off.

"Where do you think we are?" Laura asked to no one in particular as she rode. She shifted slightly in her new clothes. They were all in a way, tight and slightly body-hugging.

Telpë ran on, apparently enjoying the feel of the smooth wind. Laura would have let him go on as he pleased, when she spotted something downhill and halted him. Telpë stopped instantly, and gazed down at what Laura had spotted.

She saw nine figures downhill, appearing as though they were resting. Five of which were short, while the rest were all tall. A horse was also resting with them. Then, something hit Laura.

'Nine figures and a horse,' she thought. 'This is almost like...wait a minute, it can't be! It couldn't be!... Well, it might be... But...how? Am I now in-' Laura didn't have time to finish that thought as one of the tall figures looked up and spotted Laura on top of the hill. Immediately, Laura signaled for Telpë to run, and he did. He turned and galloped away from the nine figures, and didn't stop until Laura signaled for him to under the shade of some large trees.

Laura dismounted and sat down on the ground. Telpë also slumped down next to her. Laura smiled and leaned against the horse.

"Quel esta, Telpë," whispered Laura. ("Rest well, Telpë.") He seemed tired after running all morning. After a while, Laura felt her eyes droop, and she fell into sleep.

Laura awoke later, but she didn't open her eyes. The sun was up high now; the light showed through her eyelids. Suddenly, she heard Telpë emit a soft whinny of nervousness. Laura opened her eyes, only to find herself face-to-face with the head of an arrow and a sword.

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Shinimegami: WOAH! Normally, my first chapters are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay shorter than this! Oh well, it's still cool.

Iris: *asleep in Shinimegami's arms*

Shinimegami: ^.^ Anyway, looks like a cliffhanger, folks! And gee, I wonder who she's run into. If you haven't guessed already, then you'll find out in the next chappie! Until then, ja ne! ^.~