Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue! I do not own Lord of the Rings or Legolas...all I own is Natalie.

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"Natalie..."

"Huh?" I said.

"We need your help," a voice said.

"Who are you?" I asked. "What are you? Where are you?"

I looked around to see who was talking to me. There was a figure in a grey cloak. It had a green, leaf-shaped brooch on it. By the sound of the voice, I could tell it was a female.

"I fear I cannot answer any of those questions. You must come with us. We need your help. The world is changed. I feel it in the water...I feel it in the earth...I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost. For none now live who remember it," said the mysterious figure.

"I must come now?" I asked her.

"No, we will come and get you when it is time. You should go tell your friends to take care of your belongings while you are gone. Especially if you have any pets," she said.

I looked at the cloaked person. She had taken off her hood. Her golden hair was waist-length, and her eyes were a sparkling blue. But it was not this that had surprised me, but I swore she had pointy ears. I was about to ask her what her nationality was, but suddenly, a huge red eye was looking at me, and it was wreathed in flame.

I woke up in a start. The dream had been so real. Just like the other nights. I had been dreaming about the voice for almost four days now. The first time, all I heard was that she needed my help. The second time, she told me that I must come with her. And, the third time, I had seen the figure, but not with her hood off. And I definitely had never seen pointy ears. But the pointy ears were not my concern. It had been the red eye in the flames.

I looked at my alarm clock. It glowed the numbers 9:20. p.m. I must had fallen asleep while I was watching T.V. I mean, I woke up at 4:00 a.m. earlier because of the dream, and after that, I couldn't go back to sleep. I was thirsty, so I decided to go to Starbucks. I took off my blue pj pants and put on my favorite pair of blue jean flares and a black velvet tank top. I took a blue hooded sweatshirt and wrapped it around my waist just in case I got cold. I got my wallet and my car keys. I put on my white Vans that had blue flame shoelaces. I locked my door and got into my bright red Grand Prix. I put the keys in the ignition and pulled out of my driveway. My Linkin Park CD was in the radio, so I listened to it while I drove to the coffee shop. It was a short drive. My house is fairly close to Starbucks, so it took my about 4 minutes to get there. I parked my car and walked into the shop. I was tired and a little cranky, and I wasn't really nice to the girl who was at the register.

"I'll take a grande sized Mocha Coconut Frappichino," I said to her.

"What? No 'Hello' or 'Hi'?" she asked.

"I'm sorry Jess, I didn't mean to be so rude. I need to talk with you or someone," I said.

"You had that dream again?" she said, it was more a statement than a question.

I said nothing and paid her. I sat down on one of the little chairs near the fireplace and waited for my coffee.

Jessica finished making my coffee and went on break. She sat down across from me.

"Talk," she said.

I took my frappichino and started to sip it.

"Well, I did have the dream, again," I said. "But this time, I saw the figure's face. She had long, golden hair and blue eyes. I think she had pointy ears, too. I know you probably think I'm crazy, but this is just bizarre."

"Whoa. Did you say pointy ears?" she gave me a concerned look.

"Listen, Jessica, I think that someone, somewhere, are trying to call out for help from me. I know this sounds a little random, but it's true."

"Well, I gotta go. My break-time is over," Jessica said.

I finished my frappichino and got up. I said "bye" to Jessica and got into my car.

"Natalie..." the voice called out.

Wait, I'm not asleep, I thought, And I'm not just hearing things in my head! I looked around. Behind me was the lady in the grey cloak.

"Come with me, Natalie, your time has come to help us," she whispered.

"Okay...um...can I go give my friend my keys?"

"Yes, you may."

I ran back into Starbucks.

"Natalie?" Jessica asked.

"Jess, I may not be around for a while, so could you take care of Nina for me?" I asked. Nina was my brown tortie-tabby-Abyssinian cat. I loved her very much, and I needed someone to take care of her. I gave Jessica my keys to my house and to my car.

"What should I tell Yike?" Jessica asked.

"Frankly, I don't think Yike would even notice that I'm not here for a while," I said.

"But he is our friend," Jessica said.

"Just tell him that I had the dream again, and I'm going with the cloaked lady to wherever they need my help," I said.

I walked back to the cloaked lady.

"Come, Natalie. We need your help," she said.

I followed her into an old forest of oaks that was right behind the Starbucks. All of a sudden, I walked right over a cliffy edge because it was so dark. As I fell, I saw a flash of white light and an evil laugh. And then everything went black.

******************** I'd love to get reviews! This is my first time writing a serious fanfic...usually I write parodies...I've got another fanfic posted that's called "The One Stick" and it's about how me and a bunch of my friends, celebrities, and characters from random movies/games/books have to destroy the One Stick. It's really random, and I'd like to get some reviews on that, too!