It is obvious that I do not own Tolkien. Other wise...I would not be
wasting my time writing stupid fanfiction. I'd be rich. Happily. And I
would like to add: The elvish I use is based highly upon the movie's elvish
and other such sources. Forgive me, those of you who have spent days,
months, and years to learn the incredible language that the great Tolkien
created.
Prologue
My name is Ashley. There is nothing extraordinary about me. I'm 16. I'm not popular but I'm not picked on either. I have a few close friends, I have a bike instead of a car. I'm kind of tall and skinny, and neither pretty nor ugly. At school I play a smart mouthed, witty girl that gets along with most people. But when I'm alone, I'm quiet. I love to write and listen to music. I love to sit up in a tree or walk in the woods with Kal'daka, my white wolf-dog. Pathetically, Kal is one of my best friends. I love animals more then people most of the time. I can't help it. Everything about nature is so beautiful...so free...
Chapter 1
School. I thought disgustedly as I got off the bus. It was the last day of school. For the summer. "Thank god!" I heard a friend of mine say. "I know right?" I said, startling Jamie. "Hey ash! I didn't see you. Ready for the science exam?" I snorted and she grinned. "Me neither. Well I'll see you later. Gotta go meet Dom!" She waved and ran off to meet her boyfriend as I rolled my eyes. I sighed as I reached the room for the test. "I'm so gonna fail." I heard another friend, Jessica complain. "Aye. But you already knew that!" I called back. "Shut up!" "Ashley turn around. Jessica, be quiet!" my science teacher said moodily. He was a jerk. I grinned at Jessica again before turning around and beginning the test.
*** "Two hours. Two freakin' hours!" I complained. "I know. My butt is SO sore! So what are you guys doing after school?" Jessica asked. My friends and me were waiting for the buses. I sat on the table while my various friends stood or sat by me. "Dom 'n I are going to the movies." Jamie said happily, leaning against a wall. "I'm goin' home 'n sleepin." Jen said with her southern accent. "What about you Ash? Going to go walk in the woods with that dog of yours?" "jeez, I am surprised you haven't brought the thing to school yet!" "I would if I could." I said with a straight face before I grinned. The others laughed. The buses arrived and I called Jamie and Jessica over to me. "I had that dream again." I said seriously. 'The one where someone is talking to you?" I nodded and Jamie shook her head. I have had the dream a lot. "Was it still in that messed language?" Jessica asked. I nodded. "This time I could understand the language. It wasn't something I knew...But it sounded like my father's voice. And he spoke that language..." I trailed off. Jamie knew my father was dead. We both did. My mother was alive but she worked a lot and refused to talk about him. "I wish I remembered him. We don't have any pictures of him...I don't even know his name. All I have is this." I gestured to the silver dog tags around me neck. The Letters had once been visible. Now they were faded with age and many carefully cleaning. "I don't remember much. Except for 'It's almost time.'" I answered. Jamie and Jessica quirked their brows at me. "It didn't say anything else?" Jamie said. I furrowed my brows and shrugged. We walked to my bus, which was the closest of the three, and said goodbye before splitting and taking our own paths. I walked on to the bus and sat down. I put on my Incubus CD and looked out the window. I didn't have to wait long until I was home. I got off wearily and rushed home. I knew the forest where I walked was cool so I changed into black jeans, a black top, my black boots, and a black cloak my mother had given me. I wasn't gothic; I just liked to blend in with the shadows of the trees. I walked out to the shed in the back. Kal'daka greeted me with a friendly bark. He walked out of his dog house and I looked him over. He was gorgeous. He was white with silver running through in streaks. He was large too, about 4 feet at the shoulder. I walked into the forest with him, enjoying for the moment the shade of the trees. I knew he wanted to run. So did I. "Lets go, Kal." I whispered. We started to run. We reached his favorite part of the forest; a huge pond. He barked loudly before we jumped into it. But the water never came. Suddenly we were falling. I did not know what was going on. Kal'daka yipped in shock, I was frozen, scared and yet accepting. For sure, death was certain. But instead, we landed nimbly in a forest. I looked around me, my eyes adjusting to the dim lights. This was not my forest. My head felt light and I was dizzy. I closed my eyes to steady myself as Kal'daka looked around, shifting on his paws. When I opened my eyes, I nearly shit myself. Four people were standing in front of me. They looked like they had stepped out of the 1300's. Three were extremely short and hair. The other one was tall and rugged looking. He must not have brushed his hair in weeks.
The four looked at me with a mixture of fear and hatred. That was before I heard hooves. I looked behind me and saw a white horse with two riders in the distance being chased by nine black riders. Who looked exactly like me. Minus the fact that I did not have a horse. I looked back at the man. Confusion was spread across his face. I'm stupid. I look like those people. HELLO! And I expect them to look at me normally? I nearly slapped myself. I almost giggled. Then I realized the man was close. And he had a sword. I blinked. He can't see my face. HOOD! Once again, I fought the urge to slap myself. I raised a hand slowly and pushed my hood aside revealing my long amber hair, blue eyes and somewhat big ears. I did my best to cover them. I was embarrassed about them because they were big. Not huge but not exactly normal sized. They were kinda pointy too. His eyes studied me. The other children type people stood watching in awe. "Come with us." It didn't sound like a suggestion. I quirked a brow and nodded. "Pippin, you ask!" said the shorter of the children. "No, Merry, you!" 'Pippin' said. They looked at each other. "Sam you ask!" They said in unison. 'Sam' quirked a brow and rolled his eyes. "Are you from Rivendell?" Sam asked. I stared. "Maybe she doesn't understand us. Maybe she speaks Elvish... or something." Pippen said. "Pip, if she didn't understand that, how'd she know what Strider said?" Sam asked. Pip blushed. "Be quiet." He looked at me. "Are you?" Merry asked. "uhm.. To tell you the truth, I don't really know where the hell I am." Strider looked at me. "You are near the city of Imladris, More commonly known as Rivendell. It is located near the Misty Mountains." He explained. "Not helpful." I muttered. He shook his head and continued to walk. It wasn't long before we went over a large river. Kal'daka waded through it easily and it calmed him, so I relaxed too. I looked ahead. All of a sudden it was a bit much. A huge city. In the trees. Damn.
Prologue
My name is Ashley. There is nothing extraordinary about me. I'm 16. I'm not popular but I'm not picked on either. I have a few close friends, I have a bike instead of a car. I'm kind of tall and skinny, and neither pretty nor ugly. At school I play a smart mouthed, witty girl that gets along with most people. But when I'm alone, I'm quiet. I love to write and listen to music. I love to sit up in a tree or walk in the woods with Kal'daka, my white wolf-dog. Pathetically, Kal is one of my best friends. I love animals more then people most of the time. I can't help it. Everything about nature is so beautiful...so free...
Chapter 1
School. I thought disgustedly as I got off the bus. It was the last day of school. For the summer. "Thank god!" I heard a friend of mine say. "I know right?" I said, startling Jamie. "Hey ash! I didn't see you. Ready for the science exam?" I snorted and she grinned. "Me neither. Well I'll see you later. Gotta go meet Dom!" She waved and ran off to meet her boyfriend as I rolled my eyes. I sighed as I reached the room for the test. "I'm so gonna fail." I heard another friend, Jessica complain. "Aye. But you already knew that!" I called back. "Shut up!" "Ashley turn around. Jessica, be quiet!" my science teacher said moodily. He was a jerk. I grinned at Jessica again before turning around and beginning the test.
*** "Two hours. Two freakin' hours!" I complained. "I know. My butt is SO sore! So what are you guys doing after school?" Jessica asked. My friends and me were waiting for the buses. I sat on the table while my various friends stood or sat by me. "Dom 'n I are going to the movies." Jamie said happily, leaning against a wall. "I'm goin' home 'n sleepin." Jen said with her southern accent. "What about you Ash? Going to go walk in the woods with that dog of yours?" "jeez, I am surprised you haven't brought the thing to school yet!" "I would if I could." I said with a straight face before I grinned. The others laughed. The buses arrived and I called Jamie and Jessica over to me. "I had that dream again." I said seriously. 'The one where someone is talking to you?" I nodded and Jamie shook her head. I have had the dream a lot. "Was it still in that messed language?" Jessica asked. I nodded. "This time I could understand the language. It wasn't something I knew...But it sounded like my father's voice. And he spoke that language..." I trailed off. Jamie knew my father was dead. We both did. My mother was alive but she worked a lot and refused to talk about him. "I wish I remembered him. We don't have any pictures of him...I don't even know his name. All I have is this." I gestured to the silver dog tags around me neck. The Letters had once been visible. Now they were faded with age and many carefully cleaning. "I don't remember much. Except for 'It's almost time.'" I answered. Jamie and Jessica quirked their brows at me. "It didn't say anything else?" Jamie said. I furrowed my brows and shrugged. We walked to my bus, which was the closest of the three, and said goodbye before splitting and taking our own paths. I walked on to the bus and sat down. I put on my Incubus CD and looked out the window. I didn't have to wait long until I was home. I got off wearily and rushed home. I knew the forest where I walked was cool so I changed into black jeans, a black top, my black boots, and a black cloak my mother had given me. I wasn't gothic; I just liked to blend in with the shadows of the trees. I walked out to the shed in the back. Kal'daka greeted me with a friendly bark. He walked out of his dog house and I looked him over. He was gorgeous. He was white with silver running through in streaks. He was large too, about 4 feet at the shoulder. I walked into the forest with him, enjoying for the moment the shade of the trees. I knew he wanted to run. So did I. "Lets go, Kal." I whispered. We started to run. We reached his favorite part of the forest; a huge pond. He barked loudly before we jumped into it. But the water never came. Suddenly we were falling. I did not know what was going on. Kal'daka yipped in shock, I was frozen, scared and yet accepting. For sure, death was certain. But instead, we landed nimbly in a forest. I looked around me, my eyes adjusting to the dim lights. This was not my forest. My head felt light and I was dizzy. I closed my eyes to steady myself as Kal'daka looked around, shifting on his paws. When I opened my eyes, I nearly shit myself. Four people were standing in front of me. They looked like they had stepped out of the 1300's. Three were extremely short and hair. The other one was tall and rugged looking. He must not have brushed his hair in weeks.
The four looked at me with a mixture of fear and hatred. That was before I heard hooves. I looked behind me and saw a white horse with two riders in the distance being chased by nine black riders. Who looked exactly like me. Minus the fact that I did not have a horse. I looked back at the man. Confusion was spread across his face. I'm stupid. I look like those people. HELLO! And I expect them to look at me normally? I nearly slapped myself. I almost giggled. Then I realized the man was close. And he had a sword. I blinked. He can't see my face. HOOD! Once again, I fought the urge to slap myself. I raised a hand slowly and pushed my hood aside revealing my long amber hair, blue eyes and somewhat big ears. I did my best to cover them. I was embarrassed about them because they were big. Not huge but not exactly normal sized. They were kinda pointy too. His eyes studied me. The other children type people stood watching in awe. "Come with us." It didn't sound like a suggestion. I quirked a brow and nodded. "Pippin, you ask!" said the shorter of the children. "No, Merry, you!" 'Pippin' said. They looked at each other. "Sam you ask!" They said in unison. 'Sam' quirked a brow and rolled his eyes. "Are you from Rivendell?" Sam asked. I stared. "Maybe she doesn't understand us. Maybe she speaks Elvish... or something." Pippen said. "Pip, if she didn't understand that, how'd she know what Strider said?" Sam asked. Pip blushed. "Be quiet." He looked at me. "Are you?" Merry asked. "uhm.. To tell you the truth, I don't really know where the hell I am." Strider looked at me. "You are near the city of Imladris, More commonly known as Rivendell. It is located near the Misty Mountains." He explained. "Not helpful." I muttered. He shook his head and continued to walk. It wasn't long before we went over a large river. Kal'daka waded through it easily and it calmed him, so I relaxed too. I looked ahead. All of a sudden it was a bit much. A huge city. In the trees. Damn.