** Disclaimer: I only own Zana, Romih, Eva and Lena ***********************
I'm having problems to update in fanfiction, I suppose they will put the new chapters sooner or later.. anyway, here's there's another one more.. maybe after reading it you get the impression that the end of this fic is near, but it's not, of course! : ) Believe me, I don't want to finish so soon and I still have many ideas inside my head.. at least I want to write the chapter 100th! : ) Thanks for all the reviews!
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When we all give the power
we all give the best.
Every minute of an hour
don't think about a rest.
Then you all get the power
you all get the best.
When everyone gives everything and every song everybody sings.
.Then it's live
live is life
And you call when it's over
you call it should last.
Every minute of the future is a memory of the past.
'Cause we all gave the power
we all gave the best.
And everyone gave everything and every song everybody sang.
-Live is life.- Opus
I felt observed as we walked by the streets. A soldier from the SS with a half naked girl in the middle of the winter was more than strange for all the citizens. We crossed a rich neighbourhood, with big houses with their own gardens. Like in movies about 19th century.. the trees in the street, expensive dresses.. Romih obviously belonged to the snob part of Berlin.
"We're almost there" He whispered, leading me to a big house. I looked at it surprised. Big windows all over the facade, balconies and a huge garden, al rounded by a high iron fence. "Here.." He showed me the way. When our eyes met, he smiled. "Don't worry, my mother will understand, you'll see. We're good people and my sister will help you with your clothes"
"What do you mean? I'll meet your family? What will they think? Are you crazy?" I stopped and looked around, but he took my arm.
"You must follow me, don't shout or else neighbours we'll put us in big trouble. Listen to me.." His blue eyes became kinder again. ""You don't have more options.. obviously you hide me something about your origins, but the truth is that I don't want to know it. This is something crazy but you arrived just in the right moment" I was more confused than ever, but I followed him, crossing the fence. He turned around to lock it and I was able to see the main door, with coloured glasses in the windows. I felt his hand in my arm again. Come on." I observed his as he opened the door. He had a nice childish face, with those innocent light blue eyes. He was strong, and his voice was deep. He kept the key and I cam inside that huge mansion. The lamps hanging from the ceilings probably cost more than all my furniture at home.
"This is amazing.." I murmured, and he smiled.
"This is what happens when your father dies for defending Hitler's ideas" His eyes became sad.
"I'm sorry.." I didn't know what to say when I saw the pain in his face. But suddenly a loud voice came from the living room.
"Romih! Is it you?" A woman of maybe sixty years old came in. She was tall, slim and blonde, and her blue eyes were exactly like Romih's ones. She stopped to watch at me, shocked. "Mein Gott!" She spoke German, and I shrugged. Romih walked towards her.
"Mom, you can perfectly speak English, so please do it.. she's Zana. I found her in a park" The woman couldn't believe her eyes, checking my clothes.
"But.. what kind of people are you bringing home? Why didn't you bring her to your boss?" The woman sighed suddenly. "No, of course not.. I'm sorry, girl.. I overreacted. Bringing you to Himmler would be like signing your death.." She looked at me kindly.
"She lost all what she had with her.. someone stole her clothes except this.. dress.. and also her belongings.. she was confused and it seems she can't remember very well what happened.." They both analysed me. The woman took my hand.
"Dear, you're completely frozen! Of course she can't remember anything, if we don't make her warm she will die! Hannah?" She shouted, and a servant came. "She can't speak English, but she will lead you to our guests room where you'll be able to take a bath. I'll bring you clothes of my daughter, you're similar.. she's not at home now, but when she'll come back, we'll drink hot tea and you'll eat something" Somehow I felt sure in that place, and tears came to my eyes.
"Thank you very much, I was so scared.." Romih looked at me in a very kind way.
"It was a pleasure, Miss Zana" I went upstairs, following that old woman, while they watched at me. I knew they would be talking and taking a decision, but I also knew that they would help me.
After taking the bath and washing my hair, I found clean and warm dresses over the bed. Although I wasn't used to them , those skirts , high shoes and so on. I was like a German girl from the 40's. After getting completely ready ( I still missed my hairdryer), I left the room and walked downstairs, wondering where would my friends be. For the second time, I got really scared. What if something horrible had happened to them? I heard voices in the living room, speaking in German. When I came in, they turned around to meet me. Romih's mother smiled.
"You look so nice! Come here.." She checked me, and I blushed. "Anyway.. there's something I don't like.. you can't walk with your hair over your shoulders! Polite girls wear it like me.." She pointed at her head. Great. Now I would have to wear one of those strange hairdos. "Hannah!" The old woman came back, forced me to sit and fixed my hair. "Now.. now you look really well" She smiled. "By the way, my name is Eva" I smiled back.
"Thank you very much for everything.." I murmured, as I sat down in the sofa they showed me, and the hot tea was served. Romih sat in front of me, on a small chair. His blue eyes all time on me. We heard the door bell, and my heart started to beat so fast.
"My daughter always forgets her keys.." Eva sighed, and in some seconds a blonde girl came in the room and looked at me in surprise.
"I didn't know we had a visit" She walked towards me, and with a big smile, shook my hand. "I'm Lena" I felt shy under all their gazes. Lena sat with her mother and took the cup of tea. "I'll speak in English because I want to be polite with our new guest.." She gave me a quickly smile and then looked at her mother. " but I have to tell you, mom, that I'm really worried about tonight's party.. Hans doesn't know if he will be able to come, and you know that a girl of my age can't be alone!" She was about to cry. Which party were they talking about?
"Lena, if Hans won't go, then you won't go neither.. all important members of the Reich will be there and you know that we can't risk anything.." Eva looked at Romih.
"Excuse me.." I said, forgetting to be polite, forgetting about everything. I wanted to find my friends and leave that horrible time with nazists and war. The three looked at me. "I think you should explain me some things.. first, why did you risk everything for me, Romih?" I looked at him, whose eyes were still on me. "And second.. why did you bring me to your house, give me clothes, food.. if you don't know who I am or where do I come from?" Romih sighed, and Eva nodded,
"Romih.." She said, inviting him to speak. He leaned against me, looking at the small table with an absent minded look in his eyes.
"We're a rich family from Berlin. A very important one. And like all rich families, we have to support the Reich. If we do this, they won't take away from us all our things, our beloved people.. if we support them, we have food, shelter and protection.. any sign of disagreement.." He made a pause and I understood what he meant. "So when my father died last year, he became a kind of national hero.. he was sent to the war as a high sergeant, and he was killed there.. someone tried to kill Hitler when he visited the North, but the shot was wrong and it was my father the one who died.. so he saved his life.. and now we're getting all kind of compensations.. they gave me this important job and I had to accept it. " He stopped for a while, and drank some hot tea.
"I understand this, of course.." I said, inpatient. "But which relation does this have with me?"
"You see.. officials from SS have to be an example to follow.. all members of security forces have to be loyal, honest and.. have a family.." He looked at me, but I didn't understand.
"You already have a family" Eva and Lena smiled and shook their heads. Romih smiled too.
"No, Zana.. a family.. a wife and children.." Silence came. I became scared.
"And..?" No, that couldn't be true.
"Tonight there will be a party. With all important members of SS. And they think I'm married. I lied when I got this job. They asked me who was my wife, why she was never here.. and I had to invent a story. That she came from one of the allied countries in the South and that she was spending holidays with your family.. so it was a miracle when I found you.. I almost couldn't believe my eyes, you're exactly what I needed for tonight"
"Wait, wait.." I said, a bit angry. "I won't marry you, I don't belong here, to this time, I've lost the people I most love and I won't stay here.." He nodded, kindly.
"I know.. I only need you for tonight.." Eva gave a low shout.
"Romih! And what will happen after tonight? What will you tell them? She has to stay with us, it was a sign from heaven!"
"Mom, we can't force her.. she will save me tonight.. I can't ask her for more.." Romih looked at me and smiled sadly. He was a good man. I smiled back.
"Thank you.." I said, and saw the sadness in his eyes. "But.. what will you do after tonight?" I couldn't help asking this. I felt so sorry for him.
"I'll manage to survive.. " His blue eyes on mines. "And who knows what can happen.."
"Yes, life is unpredictable" I replied, thinking. Eva stood up, together with her daughter.
"We have to find a nice dress for tonight, Zana. And Romih has to go back to his work" We all stood up. " Come with us, we'll check the wardrobes" I followed them, and looked back once. Romih was standing in front of the main door, looking at me.
"Thank you" I said, and he just smiled.
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Haldir was shocked. He was another person, in another time. He was a human, his own reincarnation.. but inside the same body.. how could that be possible? Where was his elf- body? Why he was still Haldir, aware that he was himself? Strange things were happening, exactly like Gandalf had said.. he still remembered those words inside his head. "Haldir.. every person has to reincarnate.. until they're completely ready to leave forever this world.. you'll know when your last reincarnation will happen" And he had replied "how?", and Gandalf had smiled. "You'll know it.. when the soul and the body will be one". Yes, he remembered his words.. he was sitting there, in a strange room with strange machines, he was Haldir of Lorien, with all the memories from Middle Earth, with all his personality.. with the same face and body.. but now he was human. The final step maybe? His elf-soul was inside a human body.. he was on Earth.. the circle, his life circle had been completed. He felt shocked. No, that couldn't be the end. He still had to travel with Zana, end the mission.. but her mission was to fix her own life.. and save Middle Earth.. obviously she had done it already.. Middle Earth was before Earth.. and now he was on Earth.. but.. when did she save it? Maybe she had jumped too in advance in time, and she would go back to the past.. maybe times were mixed and they were living the wrong one.. he couldn't believe that this was the end of Haldir, the end of his elfish life.
"Herr Ghering? The car is ready for you. They will drive you to the office of Herr Himmler, where the prisoner is waiting. " The woman said, and he nodded, replying in that strange language he had suddenly learnt. Standing up, he looked through the window. A black big machine with four doors was waiting. A car. He had to get used to all the new things from that time. But the thing he didn't understand was his end.. it was like a punishment. Gandalf had left forever.. and he would have to live and die in that horrible part of time.
Walking outside, he thought about Zana, Legolas and Gimli. Wondering if they were OK. Maybe they were sent to another time.. yes, most probable. This is why he was alone there. They got separated. For the first time in his life, he lost all hope and wishes to live. He stepped into the car, and saw the streets passing fast. He touched his ears, his new round ears. In the mirror of driver's seat he still looked like Haldir. But he wasn't an elf any more.
They stopped in front of a huge grey building. When he came inside, he was led to a big room, where another man with the same uniform was waiting. He was short, strong, with a horrible expression on his ugly face.
"Herr Ghering, finally you're here!" He invited him to come in, and Haldir followed the man. "We've found an interesting boy.. he only speaks English and a strange language we still couldn't decode.. but you know that we have effective systems to make people talk.." Haldir walked towards the other side of the room, and sat on a chair.
"Today I don't feel very well, I hope you'll excuse me.." Haldir said, and Himmler looked at him worried.
"But tonight an important event will take place! You can't avoid it!" Haldir frowned.
"Important event?" When he saw the surprise in the man's eyes, he nodded quickly. "Oh, yes, of course!" He lied, and Himmler smiled.
"This party will be great and al our officials and important people will come. Also Adolf promised me he would go.. so you can imagine what kind of event it will be."
"Of course.." Haldir went on nodding. "What about this man you found?"
"Oh!" Himmler returned to reality, and sat down. "He's in the next room. I would like you to talk to him alone.. I wasn't able to get any kind of useful information from him.. but maybe you'll be more.. skilled, if you know what I mean.." Haldir didn't like the look in that man's eyes. Standing up, he left the place and walked to the next room. He had the feeling that people who worked there were like monsters. And even more when he found out who was the poor wounded man sitting there. He closed the door behind him so fast.
"Legolas!" He ran towards him. Legolas had his face full of blood, and he was whispering something in elvish. "Legolas, it's me, Haldir" But when the elf opened his eyes and saw the uniform, he shouted angry.
"Leave me alone, man, you'll be sorry for this!" Legolas eyes were completely lost. For a moment, he analysed the man in front of him, and then he calmed down. "Haldir!It's you. what is going on here? Why are you wearing their clothes? Why did they beat me?" Haldir asked him to shut up.
"We've ended up in another century.. there's a war between men and there are enemies everywhere.. and.. Legolas, something terrible happened.. I'm not an elf any more.."
"What? " Legolas checked his face. "Haldir, what happened?"
"I'm not Haldir any more, they call me by a strange name.. Legolas, I'm a human.. and this is my last reincarnation. This is the end for me.. but you must find Zana and go on with the mission.. you're an elf, obviously.." He looked at his ears. "And where is Gimli?" They looked at each other.
"Haldir, I must escape from here.. let me go!"
"Wait, if I let you go, they would discover me.. I have to think of something.." Haldir stood up, looking through the window.
"You can't leave me here!" Legolas shouted. "Untie me!"
"Legolas, please, trust me. I have a plan" His blue eyes shone. "Maybe I'm condemned to be a human from now on, and die in this horrible world.. but inside me I'll always be Haldir of Lorien"
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Gimli woke up, looking around himself. The sun was burning his face. It was day in Troy. And he was alone. Standing up, he left the room, asking for them. Nobody knew.
"They left me here! I can't believe it!" He shouted, beating a column with his small feet. "Aargh!!!!"
"What's wrong?" A voice asked behind him. He turned around and met a strange man dressed in strange clothes.
"My friends left me. in Troy!"
"Troy? What are you talking about?" Gimli looked around.. it was another palace, in another time. The man in front of him was an elf.
"Middle earth? I'm in Middle Earth?" He asked, shocked.
"Well.. no, you're on a stage in New Zealand.. we're filming a movie and it seems you escaped from the set and fell asleep like always"
"What are you talking about? What is New Zealand?" He asked, confused. The elf laughed.
"Come on, they're waiting for you" He took his arm, and Gimli jumped.
"No! I want to find Haldir, Legolas and Zana!"
"Zana? What the hell are you talking about? Peter is waiting for you, come on!" The elf had lost his patience. Gimli followed him and suddenly felt a strong headache. Everything became black. Something was happening to him, obviously. He heard the same kind of cries from the next room. He saw a shape, a tall man, walking towards him.. but there was something wrong about him.. they both looked exactly the same. When they looked at each other, Gimli shouted. He had met his reincarnation, his own double. And that wasn't a good thing.
I'm having problems to update in fanfiction, I suppose they will put the new chapters sooner or later.. anyway, here's there's another one more.. maybe after reading it you get the impression that the end of this fic is near, but it's not, of course! : ) Believe me, I don't want to finish so soon and I still have many ideas inside my head.. at least I want to write the chapter 100th! : ) Thanks for all the reviews!
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When we all give the power
we all give the best.
Every minute of an hour
don't think about a rest.
Then you all get the power
you all get the best.
When everyone gives everything and every song everybody sings.
.Then it's live
live is life
And you call when it's over
you call it should last.
Every minute of the future is a memory of the past.
'Cause we all gave the power
we all gave the best.
And everyone gave everything and every song everybody sang.
-Live is life.- Opus
I felt observed as we walked by the streets. A soldier from the SS with a half naked girl in the middle of the winter was more than strange for all the citizens. We crossed a rich neighbourhood, with big houses with their own gardens. Like in movies about 19th century.. the trees in the street, expensive dresses.. Romih obviously belonged to the snob part of Berlin.
"We're almost there" He whispered, leading me to a big house. I looked at it surprised. Big windows all over the facade, balconies and a huge garden, al rounded by a high iron fence. "Here.." He showed me the way. When our eyes met, he smiled. "Don't worry, my mother will understand, you'll see. We're good people and my sister will help you with your clothes"
"What do you mean? I'll meet your family? What will they think? Are you crazy?" I stopped and looked around, but he took my arm.
"You must follow me, don't shout or else neighbours we'll put us in big trouble. Listen to me.." His blue eyes became kinder again. ""You don't have more options.. obviously you hide me something about your origins, but the truth is that I don't want to know it. This is something crazy but you arrived just in the right moment" I was more confused than ever, but I followed him, crossing the fence. He turned around to lock it and I was able to see the main door, with coloured glasses in the windows. I felt his hand in my arm again. Come on." I observed his as he opened the door. He had a nice childish face, with those innocent light blue eyes. He was strong, and his voice was deep. He kept the key and I cam inside that huge mansion. The lamps hanging from the ceilings probably cost more than all my furniture at home.
"This is amazing.." I murmured, and he smiled.
"This is what happens when your father dies for defending Hitler's ideas" His eyes became sad.
"I'm sorry.." I didn't know what to say when I saw the pain in his face. But suddenly a loud voice came from the living room.
"Romih! Is it you?" A woman of maybe sixty years old came in. She was tall, slim and blonde, and her blue eyes were exactly like Romih's ones. She stopped to watch at me, shocked. "Mein Gott!" She spoke German, and I shrugged. Romih walked towards her.
"Mom, you can perfectly speak English, so please do it.. she's Zana. I found her in a park" The woman couldn't believe her eyes, checking my clothes.
"But.. what kind of people are you bringing home? Why didn't you bring her to your boss?" The woman sighed suddenly. "No, of course not.. I'm sorry, girl.. I overreacted. Bringing you to Himmler would be like signing your death.." She looked at me kindly.
"She lost all what she had with her.. someone stole her clothes except this.. dress.. and also her belongings.. she was confused and it seems she can't remember very well what happened.." They both analysed me. The woman took my hand.
"Dear, you're completely frozen! Of course she can't remember anything, if we don't make her warm she will die! Hannah?" She shouted, and a servant came. "She can't speak English, but she will lead you to our guests room where you'll be able to take a bath. I'll bring you clothes of my daughter, you're similar.. she's not at home now, but when she'll come back, we'll drink hot tea and you'll eat something" Somehow I felt sure in that place, and tears came to my eyes.
"Thank you very much, I was so scared.." Romih looked at me in a very kind way.
"It was a pleasure, Miss Zana" I went upstairs, following that old woman, while they watched at me. I knew they would be talking and taking a decision, but I also knew that they would help me.
After taking the bath and washing my hair, I found clean and warm dresses over the bed. Although I wasn't used to them , those skirts , high shoes and so on. I was like a German girl from the 40's. After getting completely ready ( I still missed my hairdryer), I left the room and walked downstairs, wondering where would my friends be. For the second time, I got really scared. What if something horrible had happened to them? I heard voices in the living room, speaking in German. When I came in, they turned around to meet me. Romih's mother smiled.
"You look so nice! Come here.." She checked me, and I blushed. "Anyway.. there's something I don't like.. you can't walk with your hair over your shoulders! Polite girls wear it like me.." She pointed at her head. Great. Now I would have to wear one of those strange hairdos. "Hannah!" The old woman came back, forced me to sit and fixed my hair. "Now.. now you look really well" She smiled. "By the way, my name is Eva" I smiled back.
"Thank you very much for everything.." I murmured, as I sat down in the sofa they showed me, and the hot tea was served. Romih sat in front of me, on a small chair. His blue eyes all time on me. We heard the door bell, and my heart started to beat so fast.
"My daughter always forgets her keys.." Eva sighed, and in some seconds a blonde girl came in the room and looked at me in surprise.
"I didn't know we had a visit" She walked towards me, and with a big smile, shook my hand. "I'm Lena" I felt shy under all their gazes. Lena sat with her mother and took the cup of tea. "I'll speak in English because I want to be polite with our new guest.." She gave me a quickly smile and then looked at her mother. " but I have to tell you, mom, that I'm really worried about tonight's party.. Hans doesn't know if he will be able to come, and you know that a girl of my age can't be alone!" She was about to cry. Which party were they talking about?
"Lena, if Hans won't go, then you won't go neither.. all important members of the Reich will be there and you know that we can't risk anything.." Eva looked at Romih.
"Excuse me.." I said, forgetting to be polite, forgetting about everything. I wanted to find my friends and leave that horrible time with nazists and war. The three looked at me. "I think you should explain me some things.. first, why did you risk everything for me, Romih?" I looked at him, whose eyes were still on me. "And second.. why did you bring me to your house, give me clothes, food.. if you don't know who I am or where do I come from?" Romih sighed, and Eva nodded,
"Romih.." She said, inviting him to speak. He leaned against me, looking at the small table with an absent minded look in his eyes.
"We're a rich family from Berlin. A very important one. And like all rich families, we have to support the Reich. If we do this, they won't take away from us all our things, our beloved people.. if we support them, we have food, shelter and protection.. any sign of disagreement.." He made a pause and I understood what he meant. "So when my father died last year, he became a kind of national hero.. he was sent to the war as a high sergeant, and he was killed there.. someone tried to kill Hitler when he visited the North, but the shot was wrong and it was my father the one who died.. so he saved his life.. and now we're getting all kind of compensations.. they gave me this important job and I had to accept it. " He stopped for a while, and drank some hot tea.
"I understand this, of course.." I said, inpatient. "But which relation does this have with me?"
"You see.. officials from SS have to be an example to follow.. all members of security forces have to be loyal, honest and.. have a family.." He looked at me, but I didn't understand.
"You already have a family" Eva and Lena smiled and shook their heads. Romih smiled too.
"No, Zana.. a family.. a wife and children.." Silence came. I became scared.
"And..?" No, that couldn't be true.
"Tonight there will be a party. With all important members of SS. And they think I'm married. I lied when I got this job. They asked me who was my wife, why she was never here.. and I had to invent a story. That she came from one of the allied countries in the South and that she was spending holidays with your family.. so it was a miracle when I found you.. I almost couldn't believe my eyes, you're exactly what I needed for tonight"
"Wait, wait.." I said, a bit angry. "I won't marry you, I don't belong here, to this time, I've lost the people I most love and I won't stay here.." He nodded, kindly.
"I know.. I only need you for tonight.." Eva gave a low shout.
"Romih! And what will happen after tonight? What will you tell them? She has to stay with us, it was a sign from heaven!"
"Mom, we can't force her.. she will save me tonight.. I can't ask her for more.." Romih looked at me and smiled sadly. He was a good man. I smiled back.
"Thank you.." I said, and saw the sadness in his eyes. "But.. what will you do after tonight?" I couldn't help asking this. I felt so sorry for him.
"I'll manage to survive.. " His blue eyes on mines. "And who knows what can happen.."
"Yes, life is unpredictable" I replied, thinking. Eva stood up, together with her daughter.
"We have to find a nice dress for tonight, Zana. And Romih has to go back to his work" We all stood up. " Come with us, we'll check the wardrobes" I followed them, and looked back once. Romih was standing in front of the main door, looking at me.
"Thank you" I said, and he just smiled.
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Haldir was shocked. He was another person, in another time. He was a human, his own reincarnation.. but inside the same body.. how could that be possible? Where was his elf- body? Why he was still Haldir, aware that he was himself? Strange things were happening, exactly like Gandalf had said.. he still remembered those words inside his head. "Haldir.. every person has to reincarnate.. until they're completely ready to leave forever this world.. you'll know when your last reincarnation will happen" And he had replied "how?", and Gandalf had smiled. "You'll know it.. when the soul and the body will be one". Yes, he remembered his words.. he was sitting there, in a strange room with strange machines, he was Haldir of Lorien, with all the memories from Middle Earth, with all his personality.. with the same face and body.. but now he was human. The final step maybe? His elf-soul was inside a human body.. he was on Earth.. the circle, his life circle had been completed. He felt shocked. No, that couldn't be the end. He still had to travel with Zana, end the mission.. but her mission was to fix her own life.. and save Middle Earth.. obviously she had done it already.. Middle Earth was before Earth.. and now he was on Earth.. but.. when did she save it? Maybe she had jumped too in advance in time, and she would go back to the past.. maybe times were mixed and they were living the wrong one.. he couldn't believe that this was the end of Haldir, the end of his elfish life.
"Herr Ghering? The car is ready for you. They will drive you to the office of Herr Himmler, where the prisoner is waiting. " The woman said, and he nodded, replying in that strange language he had suddenly learnt. Standing up, he looked through the window. A black big machine with four doors was waiting. A car. He had to get used to all the new things from that time. But the thing he didn't understand was his end.. it was like a punishment. Gandalf had left forever.. and he would have to live and die in that horrible part of time.
Walking outside, he thought about Zana, Legolas and Gimli. Wondering if they were OK. Maybe they were sent to another time.. yes, most probable. This is why he was alone there. They got separated. For the first time in his life, he lost all hope and wishes to live. He stepped into the car, and saw the streets passing fast. He touched his ears, his new round ears. In the mirror of driver's seat he still looked like Haldir. But he wasn't an elf any more.
They stopped in front of a huge grey building. When he came inside, he was led to a big room, where another man with the same uniform was waiting. He was short, strong, with a horrible expression on his ugly face.
"Herr Ghering, finally you're here!" He invited him to come in, and Haldir followed the man. "We've found an interesting boy.. he only speaks English and a strange language we still couldn't decode.. but you know that we have effective systems to make people talk.." Haldir walked towards the other side of the room, and sat on a chair.
"Today I don't feel very well, I hope you'll excuse me.." Haldir said, and Himmler looked at him worried.
"But tonight an important event will take place! You can't avoid it!" Haldir frowned.
"Important event?" When he saw the surprise in the man's eyes, he nodded quickly. "Oh, yes, of course!" He lied, and Himmler smiled.
"This party will be great and al our officials and important people will come. Also Adolf promised me he would go.. so you can imagine what kind of event it will be."
"Of course.." Haldir went on nodding. "What about this man you found?"
"Oh!" Himmler returned to reality, and sat down. "He's in the next room. I would like you to talk to him alone.. I wasn't able to get any kind of useful information from him.. but maybe you'll be more.. skilled, if you know what I mean.." Haldir didn't like the look in that man's eyes. Standing up, he left the place and walked to the next room. He had the feeling that people who worked there were like monsters. And even more when he found out who was the poor wounded man sitting there. He closed the door behind him so fast.
"Legolas!" He ran towards him. Legolas had his face full of blood, and he was whispering something in elvish. "Legolas, it's me, Haldir" But when the elf opened his eyes and saw the uniform, he shouted angry.
"Leave me alone, man, you'll be sorry for this!" Legolas eyes were completely lost. For a moment, he analysed the man in front of him, and then he calmed down. "Haldir!It's you. what is going on here? Why are you wearing their clothes? Why did they beat me?" Haldir asked him to shut up.
"We've ended up in another century.. there's a war between men and there are enemies everywhere.. and.. Legolas, something terrible happened.. I'm not an elf any more.."
"What? " Legolas checked his face. "Haldir, what happened?"
"I'm not Haldir any more, they call me by a strange name.. Legolas, I'm a human.. and this is my last reincarnation. This is the end for me.. but you must find Zana and go on with the mission.. you're an elf, obviously.." He looked at his ears. "And where is Gimli?" They looked at each other.
"Haldir, I must escape from here.. let me go!"
"Wait, if I let you go, they would discover me.. I have to think of something.." Haldir stood up, looking through the window.
"You can't leave me here!" Legolas shouted. "Untie me!"
"Legolas, please, trust me. I have a plan" His blue eyes shone. "Maybe I'm condemned to be a human from now on, and die in this horrible world.. but inside me I'll always be Haldir of Lorien"
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Gimli woke up, looking around himself. The sun was burning his face. It was day in Troy. And he was alone. Standing up, he left the room, asking for them. Nobody knew.
"They left me here! I can't believe it!" He shouted, beating a column with his small feet. "Aargh!!!!"
"What's wrong?" A voice asked behind him. He turned around and met a strange man dressed in strange clothes.
"My friends left me. in Troy!"
"Troy? What are you talking about?" Gimli looked around.. it was another palace, in another time. The man in front of him was an elf.
"Middle earth? I'm in Middle Earth?" He asked, shocked.
"Well.. no, you're on a stage in New Zealand.. we're filming a movie and it seems you escaped from the set and fell asleep like always"
"What are you talking about? What is New Zealand?" He asked, confused. The elf laughed.
"Come on, they're waiting for you" He took his arm, and Gimli jumped.
"No! I want to find Haldir, Legolas and Zana!"
"Zana? What the hell are you talking about? Peter is waiting for you, come on!" The elf had lost his patience. Gimli followed him and suddenly felt a strong headache. Everything became black. Something was happening to him, obviously. He heard the same kind of cries from the next room. He saw a shape, a tall man, walking towards him.. but there was something wrong about him.. they both looked exactly the same. When they looked at each other, Gimli shouted. He had met his reincarnation, his own double. And that wasn't a good thing.