Escaflowne: The War of the Ring

BY Dragonfang33

Chapter Four: Journey to Fanalia

Location: Near Arsacs

p The Fellowship had lept out in front of Hitomi and Van, swords, axes, and bows drawn, as if they were expecting a thousand Orcs or Snow-trolls to come charging at them, and they had a good reason for being this cautious, for in front of them were thousands of blue eyes. Slowly Van walked up to them, his own sword drawn, battle seemed inevitable.

p Slowly one of the figures moved and came into the light, from a distance the eyes of the Humans and Hobbits would have mistakened it for a Wrag of Isengard, and fear that they had walked into an ambush of Saruman's was one of the reasons Boromir lept in front of Hitomi, his shield and sword drawn.

p "Fear not child," he said, turning to Hitomi, "I shall protect you from the Spawn of Isengard."

p "Stay your hand Boromir," Legolas suddenly said, "It is not a Wrag of Sarumans'nor a Wrag of the Orcs." Once the Elf had said, Gandalf motioned for the Fellowship to lower their weapons. Slowly a Hyena like man walked forward, and slowly Van approched him.

p "Do you have it Lord Van," the creature asked

p "Indeed," Van said, and produced a blood red ruby. Once that ruby came out Frodo, Sam, and the other Hobbits approached Van.

p "What is that?" Merry asked

p "You have never seen a Drag Energist before?" Van asked in shock.

p "May I," Gandalf said as he walked toward Van, but Van wouldn't have it. He drew his blade once again, and was met with Aragorn's sword, Anduril under his neck.

p "Touch Gandalf and the wrath of the North will be upon you." the exiled Prince said

p "I apoligize if I offended," Gandalf said, "I just wanted to enquire about that stone."

p While the debate between the other members of the Fellowship and Van continued, Boromir turned to Hitomi, who by now had broken down and began crying.

p "Fear not," Boromir said, "for you have the might of Gondor behind you."

p "What's that suppose to mean," Hitomi said, "how can you and your friends be so calm, unless your from this world."

p "We are not from this world," Gandalf said, overhearing the conversation, "and if the two of you are finish I believe we have some transportation." A large wagon had pulled up, and in the driver seat was the same Hyena man they had seen earlier.

p The road to the Kingdom of Fanalia was dark, and surrounded on all sides by a large set of mountians. But this trip was preoccupied with trying to get information from everyone.

p "So you went to the Mystic Moon," The Hyena man asked, "and your trying to tell me this girl is one of the Moon's inhabitants?"

p "Yeah," Van replied, "She seems to have followed me home."

p "And them," the driver once again asked, this time indicating the Fellowship.

p "Mystic Moon," Van replied

p "Now wait," Pippin shouted, "the Shire is no Mystic Moon."

p "You speek of strange lands," Van replied, eyeing the Hobbit, "Gondor, Middle-earth, Isengard. If those are not nations of the Mystic Moon." Suddenly Hitomi, who was being comforted by Boromir, suddenly spoke up.

p "Excuse me," she said, "But Earth has no nations by those names."

p "Indeed," Aragorn said, fingering his sword, "we don't come from your so called "Earth," or "Mystic Moon, we come from the world of Arda." Hitomi was in shock, Aragorn had just said that the nine Fellowship members were from another world.

p "You mean," Van said, in shock, "that you come from a world beyond the Mystic Moon?" this had caught the attention of the driver, but he dared not speek.

p "I think," Frodo answered, "Gandalf can answer that question better then the rest of us." Van turned to the old Wizard, who was lost in thought. Three times he called for him but it took Merry and Sam elbowing him to get his attention.

p "What," Gandalf said, jumping six feet in the air.

p "Something wrong Gandalf," Merry asked

p "I sense the presence of Saruon and Saruman here on this world," Gandalf replied. He ha said this so softly that only the other Fellowship members had heard it, and when they heard that news they all were frozen with fear. But Van didn't care he once again asked Gandalf if the Fellowship came from a world beyond the Mystic Moon, and Gandalf replied with one word, Yes. (I don't know what the Elvish word for Yes is) When Van, and Hitomi heard that they just about fell off the cart, but were stopped by the cry of the driver.

p "Behold Fanalia," he yelled. When the Fellowship heard that cry they first thought they were under attack by the Enemy, and reached for their weapons.

p "No," Van said, "Fanalia is my nation." Taking Van at his word the Fellowship lowered their weapons, and joined Hitomi in gazing upon a large city, much like Edoras in Rohan, surrounded by a large misty valley, and a pair of towering mountains.

p Okay thats number four, I will add number five after I get two more reviews