** Disclaimer: I only own Zana, Romih, Eva and Lena ********************
Here goes another chapter! I have the feeling that I'm separating too much from Lord of the rings.. what do you think? The truth is that I like mixing things from "our" world too.. well, anyway.. just to make characters more real.. for all of you who would be interested, I made a kind of poster with almost all the characters from this story because I based them on "real " people .. I mean, maybe you would like to know how does Romih look like, for example.. : ) And yes, there's also a picture of Zana : ) I made a kind of "collage".. well, you'll tell me.. : ) Thanks for all the reviews!
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I woke up this morning
And the streets were full of cars
All bright and shiny
Like they'd just arrived from Mars
And as I stumbled through
Last nights drunken debris
The paperboy screamed out
The headlines in the street
Another war and now the pound Is looking weak
And tell me have you read about The latest freak
We're bingo numbers and our Names were obsolete
Why do I feel bitter when I Should be feeling sweet
Hello, hello
Turn your radio on
Is there anybody out there
Help me sing my song
La la la life is a strange thing
Just when you think you learn How to use it it's gone
- Hello - Shakespeare's sisters
For the past hour I had been selecting clothes from Lena's wardrobe, and it turned out that we had similar size, so fortunately I didn't look too horrible with her party dress. I wondered how I always managed to end in a party wherever I went.. Mirkwood, Troy and now Berlin. But that time I was really scared. I had studied about those times, I had read many books about politics and their primitive laws about Jewish.. and I felt real panic. After all, I didn't know Romih, Eva and Lena. I had to trust them, but deep inside I was willing to run away from there. But I went to the living room.
My cup of tea was still on the table, already cold, but I took it anyway. It was dark outside. Winter was like that.. the sun disappeared after 5 pm. I noticed my hands shaking. I thought about Legolas and Haldir. They hadn't end up there with me.. that could mean that our destinies had been separated.. maybe that was the end of my mission.. maybe I had to stay there forever.. the thought made me freeze, and I took a deep breath. The house was silent, Eva and Lena went on shopping and left me alone. I didn't dare to turn on the lamps, afraid of being seen from the street. Whenever a soldier with uniform walked there, my heart seemed to stop beating.
The sound of steps in the doorway paralysed me. I listened carefully, left the cup on the small table and walked behind the sofa. The key opened the door and someone closed it behind him. Silence. I kneeled on the ground, hidden by furniture. The steps came to the living room, I closed my eyes, almost praying.
"Hallo?" A known voice asked, and I stood up, calmed. Romih jumped. "Zana! You scared me! What were you doing there, hidden?" He turned the lamp on, and looked at me. "You're shaking!" Walking towards me, I left the corner and nodded.
"I didn't know who was coming.. I was afraid that someone had discovered me." I saw the kind smile on his face again.
"Don't be scared.. nobody will come here because everybody trusts me.. " His blue eyes on mines were smiling. We both sat on the big sofa, he was still checking me. "I just finished work now.. I was wondering all time how would you be spending the afternoon.." I felt a bit nervous under his gaze.
"As you can see.. I'm alone, hidden and with a dress for the party ready" He smiled, and nodded.
"This sounds interesting" I smiled too. I felt a lot better by then.
"Romih.." he looked at me, and I tried to keep my thoughts away from Legolas and Haldir. "What kind of party will be? Who will be there? What do I have to do?" I was afraid of being discovered, afraid of being sent to one of those camps.. afraid of everything.
"You don't have parties in the place where you come from?" He asked, interested. I realised that his childish face was so nice.
"Well.. we have them, yes.. but there's no danger on them.. not this kind of danger, at least.. " I looked through the window, remembering Mirkwood and Troy. And also parties from my world. They seemed to be centuries ago. My world, my time.. for the first time in days, I wondered how would people be thinking about me.. maybe they had called police, maybe the whole country was looking for me.. or maybe I had changed the past so much, that nothing of that was happening. I felt lost again.. without Legolas, without Haldir..
"Zana?" Romih leaned against me, and I looked at him. "Are you OK?"
"I'm sorry, I was just remembering.." A moment of silence came.
"I won't ask you about things you don't want to tell me.." He said, softly. "But maybe I could help you if you decided to do it.." I looked at his blue eyes and saw kindness. Like in Legolas eyes.
"I know that your intentions are good, Romih.. but believe me that it's a lot more complicated than you think.." Yes, how could I explain him that I came from the future, that I had travelled to the past, where the Earth was called Middle Earth?
"Don't worry" He said, standing up, with a smile. "Something tells me that one day you'll open yourself and that I only need to be patient.."
"What do you mean?" I asked, looking at him. He shrugged.
"I risked my life lying at work.. I invented a life that wasn't true, I invented a wife, a story .. and just today, when I saw everything dark because tonight I'll have to face the most dangerous and important people from SS, when I needed a girl who spoke Spanish or Italian.. you just appeared on my way, as if you had fallen from Heaven.." His gaze became mysterious. Then, he looked at me. "Do you believe in Destiny, Zana?" He was right.. everything had gone perfectly.. I needed a shelter.. I needed good people in those horrible times.. and the first person I met after that strange journey was him. I looked at him too.
"Maybe.." I noticed that my voice was just a whisper. Yes, maybe that was the end. Maybe Legolas and Haldir were already back in Middle Earth. Maybe I had already solved my life and since always I was meant to live in the 40's and not in 21rst century. Maybe that was my real life. Romih left the room with a smile.
"We have to get ready for the party." He gave me a last look before going upstairs.
"You still didn't tell me about it!" I shouted.
"On our way there he will tell you.. now, get dressed" Eva was watching me from the main door with a smile.
"Hans will come with me and we all will go there" Lena was about to explode of happiness. I envied her. "Come on, we have a lot of work.. the party will be at 9"
"But it's still 6.." I said, surprised.
"We know" They both replied, serious. I sighed.
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Haldir came inside Himmler's office, with an angry look. He hoped that the horrible man would believe his lies. He knew that Legolas would die if he left him on his hands.
"Ghering, my friend.. what did you get from him?" His small eyes smiled evilly. Haldir hated him in that moment. And he went on with his plan.
"You see.. I was thinking of bringing him with me to my home.."
"Why?" A suspicious look on Himmler's eyes made Haldir freeze for a moment. But he didn't loose his skills.
"There I have more.. tactics.. to make him speak. if you know what I mean.." Haldir tried to smile like that man. And he got a laugh in reply.
"I see it's true what they say about you.. you're evil.." His laughs were horribly loud. For a moment, he didn't speak, but then he shrugged. "Hey, you're responsible of him.. if something goes wrong, it will be your fault.. not mine.. and you know what happens when you do something wrong.." Haldir wondered what was the meaning of those words, and then decided he didn't want to know.
"I know, of course.. and I accept this responsibility" He waited for a reply, his heart beating fast. Himmler nodded.
"He's all yours.." Haldir smiled, and walked towards the door. " But wait.." He froze, and turned around.
"Yes?"
"The party begins at 9.. you must finish before going. You know who will be there, you can't miss it" Himmler gave him a paper with an address written.
"I won't" Leaving the room, he opened the door of the next one and saw that Legolas looked better than before. "Come on.. once I'll discover where I live.. we'll be safe"
"What do you mean? What happened?" Legolas eyes watched around himself, confused.
"It's a strange story, and I better tell you on our way home.. " Haldir checked his pockets and took a wallet. Wondering what was that, he opened it and saw a kind of card with his face on it. Scared, he left it on the table. "What is this? My face is on a paper!!What kind of world is this?" Looking around himself, he saw more "papers with faces" on the walls.. it seemed that those humans had invented something to put themselves on books and walls. The door opened and a man showed up.
"Herr Ghering, the car is waiting.. I'll drive you home" Haldir sighed. Taking the wallet, he realised that his name was different and that he lived on a street in his own house.. and he was popular there..
"Come on, Legolas.. I want to wake up from this nightmare"
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I watched myself on the mirror and remembered the party in Mirkwood, and how different were things in that moment. All dresses of Lena were blue, except the one she would be wearing, that was white. And I saw myself so different, with my hair in a strange hairdo, the skirt covering my knees and the top part showing my arms and showing too much in the front part.
"I can't wear this.. I will call people's attention.." I said, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Eva smiled.
"You'll see.. most of women in those parties wear clothes like this, so nobody will say anything about you.. times changed, Zana.. we're not on 19th century anymore.." I laughed when I heard that remark.. if they only knew where did I come from.. soon she turned around to help Lena with her dress and I checked myself again. I wasn't anything special. I shrugged, and I checked time in my wrist watch. Soon, both women looked at it surprised.
"What kind of watch are you wearing?" I tried to hide it, aware that it would be too complicated to explain them.
"Nothing.. special technology.." They didn't look too convinced, but luckily for me, they were too polite to insist. I removed it from my wrist and kept it inside a drawer. Lena gave me a bracelet, smiling. "Thank you" I said, looking around.
"Now that we are ready.. I'll see if my car is ready to leave" Said Eva, leaving the room.
"Leave now? Where?" I asked, and Lena shrugged.
"I don't know.. I'll have dinner outside with Hans, and my mother was invited in another restaurant.. we'll meet you later in the party" She smiled and sighed. "I love those events, although I hate hypocrisy on those horrible people who will go.. fortunately Hans is not like them.."
"He's your boyfriend?" I asked, and she nodded.
"We'll marry in summer.. wait, now he's here.." We heard the main door, and she ran downstairs, leaving me there alone.. perfect. Eva and Lena left were going to have dinner outside. I was surprised that they had ignored me, without offering food or anything.. just a "meet you in the party" phrase. They cared about me before, but now it seemed they only thought about having fun. I looked through the window and saw a black luxurious car, Lena coming inside it. Another car waited for Eva, and she also left. Great. I was so hungry, and alone in that big house. I walked towards the door and went downstairs.
"Are you ready?" I turned around and met Romih. He looked at me slowly, and smiled. "I like those clothes more on you than on my sister"
"Thanks.." I blushed, and he walked towards me, giving me a coat. "Where do we go?" I asked, buttoning the long warm grey coat.
"I reserved a table in a nice restaurant" He replied, opening the main door.
"With your mother and sister?" I asked, without understanding. He let me pass first, and when I turned around he was smiling.
"No, only you and me" He offered me his arm while we walked towards his car. I took it. "I suppose I should know a bit more about my wife before bringing her to a party" His blue eyes shone. I didn't know what to say. "Come in" Said, opening the door.
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Gimli stopped shouting, as well as the man in front of him.
"Oh, God, you dwarf, you look exactly like me!!" The man said, kneeling on the ground. "But I'm wearing this custom.. I feel ill.. Viggo gave me a strong drink instead of water, I'm sure." Gimli observed him.
"Viggo? What are you talking about? Do you know what does this mean? I've found my double! It's the end!!" Gimli jumped, beating the walls. "The end, the end, the end.." He went on beating boxes, chairs..
"Calm down, man.." He turned around and shouted.
"Aragorn!!" The man smiled.
"Yes, but only for two hours.. so please, call me by my real name"
"What?" Gimli was completely lost. A big group of people had come and observed them, amazed.
"It's seems a fan managed to come here.. look, he's exactly like Gimli.." A woman who was wearing folders commented.
"Because I am Gimli!!" He shouted, and they all laughed. He felt shocked. What was that?
"What happens here?" A man with long curly hair asked, and when someone was about to reply, they realised that the tall man who looked like Gimli had disappeared. Now they only saw the dwarf. Who looked like the man.
"Great.. what have you done?" Gimli murmured to himself. "I have to escape." He ran towards a door, and realised that it wouldn't be so easy. Behind the fake kind of forest, he found a group of huge metal machines with four wheels that made a horrible noise and they moved, carrying persons. Amazed, he stopped. "Where am I?"
"New Zealand" Turning around, he met Galadriel. She was smiling. "And I'm the real one. Welcome to our new time, my friend." Gimli almost fainted.
"Cate!!" A voice shouted, and Galadriel looked back.
"I have to go.. we'll talk later. Wait for me there" She pointed at a big white machine that seemed to have a house inside. "It's called caravan" She smiled, leaving him alone again.
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Haldir and Legolas arrived in a big house behind a wooden fence. The whole street was full of them. Carefully, Legolas left the car and walked towards the door. Haldir took the keys and managed to open it. Once inside, he locked it, walked to the living room and put curtains back. Legolas looked through a window and, for a moment, he froze. It couldn't be possible.. he was dreaming.. a car was stopped in the house in front of them. A tall young man dressed in a suit was opening the door.. and the girl who was with him.. not, he must be dreaming..
"Haldir? Can you please come here?"
"What's wrong?" He asked, walking towards him, and when Legolas looked outside again, the car had already left.
"Nothing.." He murmured. He had visions about Zana and that meant that he was completely crazy. When he looked again at Haldir, at his human body.. he froze. "Haldir.. this can be the end.."
"I know, Legolas.. I know" Silence came. "I must go to a party. Something tells me that I have to go"
"What will I do in the meanwhile? I can't stay here, I must find Zana!" Legolas was almost out of control. Haldir took a deep breath.
"Legolas.. since we left Middle Earth we always travelled together.. and now Zana and Gimli are not here.. don't you realise that she's changing her own future and our future too? Gandalf said that only her future would be changed.. but look at me!" He pointed at his ears. "I'm a human!"
"Zana is here.. I can feel it.." Legolas murmured, but Haldir shook his head.
"No. Zana is somewhere else and we can't find her. Destiny didn't join us here"
"I'm not so sure. " Legolas looked at Haldir. "Can you please check your wardrobe?" Haldir gave him a confused look. "And I need something.. like this" He picked up a scissors from a desk.
"Why?" Haldir opened a door and found a kind of collection of clothes.
"We must go to a party" Legolas smiled mysteriously, as he started to cut his hair.
Here goes another chapter! I have the feeling that I'm separating too much from Lord of the rings.. what do you think? The truth is that I like mixing things from "our" world too.. well, anyway.. just to make characters more real.. for all of you who would be interested, I made a kind of poster with almost all the characters from this story because I based them on "real " people .. I mean, maybe you would like to know how does Romih look like, for example.. : ) And yes, there's also a picture of Zana : ) I made a kind of "collage".. well, you'll tell me.. : ) Thanks for all the reviews!
************* ****************** ******************* ***************
I woke up this morning
And the streets were full of cars
All bright and shiny
Like they'd just arrived from Mars
And as I stumbled through
Last nights drunken debris
The paperboy screamed out
The headlines in the street
Another war and now the pound Is looking weak
And tell me have you read about The latest freak
We're bingo numbers and our Names were obsolete
Why do I feel bitter when I Should be feeling sweet
Hello, hello
Turn your radio on
Is there anybody out there
Help me sing my song
La la la life is a strange thing
Just when you think you learn How to use it it's gone
- Hello - Shakespeare's sisters
For the past hour I had been selecting clothes from Lena's wardrobe, and it turned out that we had similar size, so fortunately I didn't look too horrible with her party dress. I wondered how I always managed to end in a party wherever I went.. Mirkwood, Troy and now Berlin. But that time I was really scared. I had studied about those times, I had read many books about politics and their primitive laws about Jewish.. and I felt real panic. After all, I didn't know Romih, Eva and Lena. I had to trust them, but deep inside I was willing to run away from there. But I went to the living room.
My cup of tea was still on the table, already cold, but I took it anyway. It was dark outside. Winter was like that.. the sun disappeared after 5 pm. I noticed my hands shaking. I thought about Legolas and Haldir. They hadn't end up there with me.. that could mean that our destinies had been separated.. maybe that was the end of my mission.. maybe I had to stay there forever.. the thought made me freeze, and I took a deep breath. The house was silent, Eva and Lena went on shopping and left me alone. I didn't dare to turn on the lamps, afraid of being seen from the street. Whenever a soldier with uniform walked there, my heart seemed to stop beating.
The sound of steps in the doorway paralysed me. I listened carefully, left the cup on the small table and walked behind the sofa. The key opened the door and someone closed it behind him. Silence. I kneeled on the ground, hidden by furniture. The steps came to the living room, I closed my eyes, almost praying.
"Hallo?" A known voice asked, and I stood up, calmed. Romih jumped. "Zana! You scared me! What were you doing there, hidden?" He turned the lamp on, and looked at me. "You're shaking!" Walking towards me, I left the corner and nodded.
"I didn't know who was coming.. I was afraid that someone had discovered me." I saw the kind smile on his face again.
"Don't be scared.. nobody will come here because everybody trusts me.. " His blue eyes on mines were smiling. We both sat on the big sofa, he was still checking me. "I just finished work now.. I was wondering all time how would you be spending the afternoon.." I felt a bit nervous under his gaze.
"As you can see.. I'm alone, hidden and with a dress for the party ready" He smiled, and nodded.
"This sounds interesting" I smiled too. I felt a lot better by then.
"Romih.." he looked at me, and I tried to keep my thoughts away from Legolas and Haldir. "What kind of party will be? Who will be there? What do I have to do?" I was afraid of being discovered, afraid of being sent to one of those camps.. afraid of everything.
"You don't have parties in the place where you come from?" He asked, interested. I realised that his childish face was so nice.
"Well.. we have them, yes.. but there's no danger on them.. not this kind of danger, at least.. " I looked through the window, remembering Mirkwood and Troy. And also parties from my world. They seemed to be centuries ago. My world, my time.. for the first time in days, I wondered how would people be thinking about me.. maybe they had called police, maybe the whole country was looking for me.. or maybe I had changed the past so much, that nothing of that was happening. I felt lost again.. without Legolas, without Haldir..
"Zana?" Romih leaned against me, and I looked at him. "Are you OK?"
"I'm sorry, I was just remembering.." A moment of silence came.
"I won't ask you about things you don't want to tell me.." He said, softly. "But maybe I could help you if you decided to do it.." I looked at his blue eyes and saw kindness. Like in Legolas eyes.
"I know that your intentions are good, Romih.. but believe me that it's a lot more complicated than you think.." Yes, how could I explain him that I came from the future, that I had travelled to the past, where the Earth was called Middle Earth?
"Don't worry" He said, standing up, with a smile. "Something tells me that one day you'll open yourself and that I only need to be patient.."
"What do you mean?" I asked, looking at him. He shrugged.
"I risked my life lying at work.. I invented a life that wasn't true, I invented a wife, a story .. and just today, when I saw everything dark because tonight I'll have to face the most dangerous and important people from SS, when I needed a girl who spoke Spanish or Italian.. you just appeared on my way, as if you had fallen from Heaven.." His gaze became mysterious. Then, he looked at me. "Do you believe in Destiny, Zana?" He was right.. everything had gone perfectly.. I needed a shelter.. I needed good people in those horrible times.. and the first person I met after that strange journey was him. I looked at him too.
"Maybe.." I noticed that my voice was just a whisper. Yes, maybe that was the end. Maybe Legolas and Haldir were already back in Middle Earth. Maybe I had already solved my life and since always I was meant to live in the 40's and not in 21rst century. Maybe that was my real life. Romih left the room with a smile.
"We have to get ready for the party." He gave me a last look before going upstairs.
"You still didn't tell me about it!" I shouted.
"On our way there he will tell you.. now, get dressed" Eva was watching me from the main door with a smile.
"Hans will come with me and we all will go there" Lena was about to explode of happiness. I envied her. "Come on, we have a lot of work.. the party will be at 9"
"But it's still 6.." I said, surprised.
"We know" They both replied, serious. I sighed.
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Haldir came inside Himmler's office, with an angry look. He hoped that the horrible man would believe his lies. He knew that Legolas would die if he left him on his hands.
"Ghering, my friend.. what did you get from him?" His small eyes smiled evilly. Haldir hated him in that moment. And he went on with his plan.
"You see.. I was thinking of bringing him with me to my home.."
"Why?" A suspicious look on Himmler's eyes made Haldir freeze for a moment. But he didn't loose his skills.
"There I have more.. tactics.. to make him speak. if you know what I mean.." Haldir tried to smile like that man. And he got a laugh in reply.
"I see it's true what they say about you.. you're evil.." His laughs were horribly loud. For a moment, he didn't speak, but then he shrugged. "Hey, you're responsible of him.. if something goes wrong, it will be your fault.. not mine.. and you know what happens when you do something wrong.." Haldir wondered what was the meaning of those words, and then decided he didn't want to know.
"I know, of course.. and I accept this responsibility" He waited for a reply, his heart beating fast. Himmler nodded.
"He's all yours.." Haldir smiled, and walked towards the door. " But wait.." He froze, and turned around.
"Yes?"
"The party begins at 9.. you must finish before going. You know who will be there, you can't miss it" Himmler gave him a paper with an address written.
"I won't" Leaving the room, he opened the door of the next one and saw that Legolas looked better than before. "Come on.. once I'll discover where I live.. we'll be safe"
"What do you mean? What happened?" Legolas eyes watched around himself, confused.
"It's a strange story, and I better tell you on our way home.. " Haldir checked his pockets and took a wallet. Wondering what was that, he opened it and saw a kind of card with his face on it. Scared, he left it on the table. "What is this? My face is on a paper!!What kind of world is this?" Looking around himself, he saw more "papers with faces" on the walls.. it seemed that those humans had invented something to put themselves on books and walls. The door opened and a man showed up.
"Herr Ghering, the car is waiting.. I'll drive you home" Haldir sighed. Taking the wallet, he realised that his name was different and that he lived on a street in his own house.. and he was popular there..
"Come on, Legolas.. I want to wake up from this nightmare"
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I watched myself on the mirror and remembered the party in Mirkwood, and how different were things in that moment. All dresses of Lena were blue, except the one she would be wearing, that was white. And I saw myself so different, with my hair in a strange hairdo, the skirt covering my knees and the top part showing my arms and showing too much in the front part.
"I can't wear this.. I will call people's attention.." I said, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Eva smiled.
"You'll see.. most of women in those parties wear clothes like this, so nobody will say anything about you.. times changed, Zana.. we're not on 19th century anymore.." I laughed when I heard that remark.. if they only knew where did I come from.. soon she turned around to help Lena with her dress and I checked myself again. I wasn't anything special. I shrugged, and I checked time in my wrist watch. Soon, both women looked at it surprised.
"What kind of watch are you wearing?" I tried to hide it, aware that it would be too complicated to explain them.
"Nothing.. special technology.." They didn't look too convinced, but luckily for me, they were too polite to insist. I removed it from my wrist and kept it inside a drawer. Lena gave me a bracelet, smiling. "Thank you" I said, looking around.
"Now that we are ready.. I'll see if my car is ready to leave" Said Eva, leaving the room.
"Leave now? Where?" I asked, and Lena shrugged.
"I don't know.. I'll have dinner outside with Hans, and my mother was invited in another restaurant.. we'll meet you later in the party" She smiled and sighed. "I love those events, although I hate hypocrisy on those horrible people who will go.. fortunately Hans is not like them.."
"He's your boyfriend?" I asked, and she nodded.
"We'll marry in summer.. wait, now he's here.." We heard the main door, and she ran downstairs, leaving me there alone.. perfect. Eva and Lena left were going to have dinner outside. I was surprised that they had ignored me, without offering food or anything.. just a "meet you in the party" phrase. They cared about me before, but now it seemed they only thought about having fun. I looked through the window and saw a black luxurious car, Lena coming inside it. Another car waited for Eva, and she also left. Great. I was so hungry, and alone in that big house. I walked towards the door and went downstairs.
"Are you ready?" I turned around and met Romih. He looked at me slowly, and smiled. "I like those clothes more on you than on my sister"
"Thanks.." I blushed, and he walked towards me, giving me a coat. "Where do we go?" I asked, buttoning the long warm grey coat.
"I reserved a table in a nice restaurant" He replied, opening the main door.
"With your mother and sister?" I asked, without understanding. He let me pass first, and when I turned around he was smiling.
"No, only you and me" He offered me his arm while we walked towards his car. I took it. "I suppose I should know a bit more about my wife before bringing her to a party" His blue eyes shone. I didn't know what to say. "Come in" Said, opening the door.
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Gimli stopped shouting, as well as the man in front of him.
"Oh, God, you dwarf, you look exactly like me!!" The man said, kneeling on the ground. "But I'm wearing this custom.. I feel ill.. Viggo gave me a strong drink instead of water, I'm sure." Gimli observed him.
"Viggo? What are you talking about? Do you know what does this mean? I've found my double! It's the end!!" Gimli jumped, beating the walls. "The end, the end, the end.." He went on beating boxes, chairs..
"Calm down, man.." He turned around and shouted.
"Aragorn!!" The man smiled.
"Yes, but only for two hours.. so please, call me by my real name"
"What?" Gimli was completely lost. A big group of people had come and observed them, amazed.
"It's seems a fan managed to come here.. look, he's exactly like Gimli.." A woman who was wearing folders commented.
"Because I am Gimli!!" He shouted, and they all laughed. He felt shocked. What was that?
"What happens here?" A man with long curly hair asked, and when someone was about to reply, they realised that the tall man who looked like Gimli had disappeared. Now they only saw the dwarf. Who looked like the man.
"Great.. what have you done?" Gimli murmured to himself. "I have to escape." He ran towards a door, and realised that it wouldn't be so easy. Behind the fake kind of forest, he found a group of huge metal machines with four wheels that made a horrible noise and they moved, carrying persons. Amazed, he stopped. "Where am I?"
"New Zealand" Turning around, he met Galadriel. She was smiling. "And I'm the real one. Welcome to our new time, my friend." Gimli almost fainted.
"Cate!!" A voice shouted, and Galadriel looked back.
"I have to go.. we'll talk later. Wait for me there" She pointed at a big white machine that seemed to have a house inside. "It's called caravan" She smiled, leaving him alone again.
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Haldir and Legolas arrived in a big house behind a wooden fence. The whole street was full of them. Carefully, Legolas left the car and walked towards the door. Haldir took the keys and managed to open it. Once inside, he locked it, walked to the living room and put curtains back. Legolas looked through a window and, for a moment, he froze. It couldn't be possible.. he was dreaming.. a car was stopped in the house in front of them. A tall young man dressed in a suit was opening the door.. and the girl who was with him.. not, he must be dreaming..
"Haldir? Can you please come here?"
"What's wrong?" He asked, walking towards him, and when Legolas looked outside again, the car had already left.
"Nothing.." He murmured. He had visions about Zana and that meant that he was completely crazy. When he looked again at Haldir, at his human body.. he froze. "Haldir.. this can be the end.."
"I know, Legolas.. I know" Silence came. "I must go to a party. Something tells me that I have to go"
"What will I do in the meanwhile? I can't stay here, I must find Zana!" Legolas was almost out of control. Haldir took a deep breath.
"Legolas.. since we left Middle Earth we always travelled together.. and now Zana and Gimli are not here.. don't you realise that she's changing her own future and our future too? Gandalf said that only her future would be changed.. but look at me!" He pointed at his ears. "I'm a human!"
"Zana is here.. I can feel it.." Legolas murmured, but Haldir shook his head.
"No. Zana is somewhere else and we can't find her. Destiny didn't join us here"
"I'm not so sure. " Legolas looked at Haldir. "Can you please check your wardrobe?" Haldir gave him a confused look. "And I need something.. like this" He picked up a scissors from a desk.
"Why?" Haldir opened a door and found a kind of collection of clothes.
"We must go to a party" Legolas smiled mysteriously, as he started to cut his hair.