Chapter One
Buffy slowly opened her eyes, only to be welcomed by a clear blue sky. As she sat up she noticed she was in some sort of forest with leaves greener than she had ever seen in her life. A slight smile crept up on her face as she inhaled; filling her nostrils with the smell of pine. The smile slowly faded when the memory of what she had done filled her mind, and the look upon Dawn's face as she turned to run into the arms of death. She furrowed her brow, trying to figure out how she had ended up being in this land instead of hell. "Maybe this is hell." Buffy said quietly out loud to herself. As she started to stand up a new smell filled her nose; a stench that made her stomach turn. "Ugh, what is that smell?" Buffy asked as she covered her nose with her hand. As if answering her question, she heard a snarl behind her. Turning slowly around, she was faced with a beast who's form was that of a man, but it's skin was almost a charred black color with yellow teeth. It's body was covered in armor. "Yeah, I'd say I'm in hell." Buffy responded right before the creature lunged itself at her. Her slayer instincts caused her to dodge to the right, causing the thing to stumble and fall to the ground face first.
Buffy stood in her fighting stance, waiting as the creature slowly pulled itself to it's feet. "Geez, you're a bit slow aren't ya?" Buffy stated with a smile on her face. The creature growled at her in anger and held his sword above his head, running right towards her. It swung, trying to cut off her head, but she quickly ducked and spun her leg around. Hitting his and knocking him to the ground on his back. She quickly snatched his sword out of his grasp and stuck it through his neck. It first screamed but it slowly turned into gurgling sounds before it lay limp on the forest floor. Buffy took in a deep breath and released it as she wiped her brow with the arm she held the sword in. She heard the sound of a twig breaking behind her and she spun around to find what caused the noise. She was faced with five more of the same creature she just killed.
"Oh this is just great." She rolled her eyes and slumped her shoulders as she glared at the creatures, who were in a fighting stance. Holding their swords out in front of them. "Come on. Do you honestly think you can take me?" Buffy placed her free hand on her hip as she asked the question. The creatures exchanged confused looks and then ran towards her, snarling and growling the whole time. Buffy sighed right before meeting her blade with that of another's, she lifted her right leg and kicked the beast in the stomach, causing it to stumble. She quickly turned, swinging her sword in the process; slicing the head off another. She saw another running towards her and she jumped, kicking it in the face with both feet, landing swiftly on her side. She spun her legs quickly above her head, making her able to get to her feet faster. She threw the sword up in the air, ran towards the beasts and did three flips before landing in front of them. Without looking up, she caught the sword in her right hand, and swung it hard and fast. Decapitating two more of her enemies. The last two stood on either side of her and were closing in fast. Buffy looked back and forth at each one before she jumped and kicked one with each of her feet; knocking them both to the ground. Rolling her wrist, causing the sword to spin in a circle, she stabbed one in the gut, her slayer strength allowing her to press the sword past the armor and to the soft flesh beneath it. She was slowly running out of breath as she fought the creatures and her legs and arms were shaking from all the work.
The last one grabbed her by the back of the neck and roughly threw her into a tree ahead of them, her sword flying out of her hand. She slowly lifted her head as the beast walked towards her, her breath was rough as she tried to catch it. She felt a warm, sticky liquid slide down the side of her face, knowing the impact with the tree cut up her forehead. She pressed her hands against the trunk of the tree, giving herself some support as she shakily stood to face the last beast. It grabbed at her neck but she quickly whacked it away with her left arm. It took it's other hand quickly to her neck and lifted her off her feet, it's jagged long nails digging into her flesh. She tried to breath in some air, but the things grip was too tight around her neck. She felt around with her hands, trying to find something, anything that would help her situation. Just as her vision began to blur and her eyes roll in the back of her head, she felt the grip around her neck loosen up. She looked into the face of her enemy and she saw something that she definitely wasn't there before. Sticking from it's forehead was an arrow point. The creature, along with herself, fell to the ground fast and hard. Buffy let out a slight cry of pain as her hand accidentally landed on the tip of his sword, going through her hand. She quickly pulled her hand back and held it with her good one, watching as the blood poured from the wound.
"Okay, yeah, that's gonna leave a mark." Buffy said to herself, not noticing the blonde elf running towards her.
"Here, let me see." He ordered as he took Buffy's hand in his. He then took a green cloth and wrapped it tightly around her hand. She looked up at his bowed head as he mended her wound. She saw a head full of long blonde hair and a quiver of arrows on his back. Laying next to him on the ground was a beautiful bow with gorgeous carvings in it. He looked up at her with a smile on his face and she couldn't help but smile back. His eyes were a light blue and full of kindness. He noticed her head and lifted his hand to pull back her hair to get a better look at the wound. She jumped at his action and moved her head back out of his reach, not quite knowing why she had.
"It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you, my lady." He said softly as he reached again to move her hair out of the way. He saw there was a big gash in her forehead and it was red and swollen around the cut. "You need to get that mended." He said as his eyes moved towards her.
"Huh? Oh, this." She said as she touched the cut with her fingers. "Nah, it's okay. I've had worse, really." She said as she stood up. He helped her up by holding her arm in his hands. He looked down at the already blood soaked cloth around her hand and gestured to it with a nod of his head.
"And that?" He asked. "Again, I've had worse." Buffy threw her wounded hand in the air and started to walk, where to, she wasn't quite sure. She just knew she had to do something other than look at the beautiful man before her.
"Who are you?" He asked suddenly, causing her to spin around to face him "Buffy. Buffy Summers. And you are?" She asked. "Legolas Greenleaf. Prince of Mirkwood." Buffy looked at him with a confused look before saying, "Lega-who? Prince of what?"
"Legolas Greenleaf. Prince of Mirkwood. And this is Middle-Earth." He was quite confused by her reaction towards him. She again looked confused while looking at her surroundings. She then looked back into his eyes. "Huh?" Was all she could get past her lips.
Buffy slowly opened her eyes, only to be welcomed by a clear blue sky. As she sat up she noticed she was in some sort of forest with leaves greener than she had ever seen in her life. A slight smile crept up on her face as she inhaled; filling her nostrils with the smell of pine. The smile slowly faded when the memory of what she had done filled her mind, and the look upon Dawn's face as she turned to run into the arms of death. She furrowed her brow, trying to figure out how she had ended up being in this land instead of hell. "Maybe this is hell." Buffy said quietly out loud to herself. As she started to stand up a new smell filled her nose; a stench that made her stomach turn. "Ugh, what is that smell?" Buffy asked as she covered her nose with her hand. As if answering her question, she heard a snarl behind her. Turning slowly around, she was faced with a beast who's form was that of a man, but it's skin was almost a charred black color with yellow teeth. It's body was covered in armor. "Yeah, I'd say I'm in hell." Buffy responded right before the creature lunged itself at her. Her slayer instincts caused her to dodge to the right, causing the thing to stumble and fall to the ground face first.
Buffy stood in her fighting stance, waiting as the creature slowly pulled itself to it's feet. "Geez, you're a bit slow aren't ya?" Buffy stated with a smile on her face. The creature growled at her in anger and held his sword above his head, running right towards her. It swung, trying to cut off her head, but she quickly ducked and spun her leg around. Hitting his and knocking him to the ground on his back. She quickly snatched his sword out of his grasp and stuck it through his neck. It first screamed but it slowly turned into gurgling sounds before it lay limp on the forest floor. Buffy took in a deep breath and released it as she wiped her brow with the arm she held the sword in. She heard the sound of a twig breaking behind her and she spun around to find what caused the noise. She was faced with five more of the same creature she just killed.
"Oh this is just great." She rolled her eyes and slumped her shoulders as she glared at the creatures, who were in a fighting stance. Holding their swords out in front of them. "Come on. Do you honestly think you can take me?" Buffy placed her free hand on her hip as she asked the question. The creatures exchanged confused looks and then ran towards her, snarling and growling the whole time. Buffy sighed right before meeting her blade with that of another's, she lifted her right leg and kicked the beast in the stomach, causing it to stumble. She quickly turned, swinging her sword in the process; slicing the head off another. She saw another running towards her and she jumped, kicking it in the face with both feet, landing swiftly on her side. She spun her legs quickly above her head, making her able to get to her feet faster. She threw the sword up in the air, ran towards the beasts and did three flips before landing in front of them. Without looking up, she caught the sword in her right hand, and swung it hard and fast. Decapitating two more of her enemies. The last two stood on either side of her and were closing in fast. Buffy looked back and forth at each one before she jumped and kicked one with each of her feet; knocking them both to the ground. Rolling her wrist, causing the sword to spin in a circle, she stabbed one in the gut, her slayer strength allowing her to press the sword past the armor and to the soft flesh beneath it. She was slowly running out of breath as she fought the creatures and her legs and arms were shaking from all the work.
The last one grabbed her by the back of the neck and roughly threw her into a tree ahead of them, her sword flying out of her hand. She slowly lifted her head as the beast walked towards her, her breath was rough as she tried to catch it. She felt a warm, sticky liquid slide down the side of her face, knowing the impact with the tree cut up her forehead. She pressed her hands against the trunk of the tree, giving herself some support as she shakily stood to face the last beast. It grabbed at her neck but she quickly whacked it away with her left arm. It took it's other hand quickly to her neck and lifted her off her feet, it's jagged long nails digging into her flesh. She tried to breath in some air, but the things grip was too tight around her neck. She felt around with her hands, trying to find something, anything that would help her situation. Just as her vision began to blur and her eyes roll in the back of her head, she felt the grip around her neck loosen up. She looked into the face of her enemy and she saw something that she definitely wasn't there before. Sticking from it's forehead was an arrow point. The creature, along with herself, fell to the ground fast and hard. Buffy let out a slight cry of pain as her hand accidentally landed on the tip of his sword, going through her hand. She quickly pulled her hand back and held it with her good one, watching as the blood poured from the wound.
"Okay, yeah, that's gonna leave a mark." Buffy said to herself, not noticing the blonde elf running towards her.
"Here, let me see." He ordered as he took Buffy's hand in his. He then took a green cloth and wrapped it tightly around her hand. She looked up at his bowed head as he mended her wound. She saw a head full of long blonde hair and a quiver of arrows on his back. Laying next to him on the ground was a beautiful bow with gorgeous carvings in it. He looked up at her with a smile on his face and she couldn't help but smile back. His eyes were a light blue and full of kindness. He noticed her head and lifted his hand to pull back her hair to get a better look at the wound. She jumped at his action and moved her head back out of his reach, not quite knowing why she had.
"It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you, my lady." He said softly as he reached again to move her hair out of the way. He saw there was a big gash in her forehead and it was red and swollen around the cut. "You need to get that mended." He said as his eyes moved towards her.
"Huh? Oh, this." She said as she touched the cut with her fingers. "Nah, it's okay. I've had worse, really." She said as she stood up. He helped her up by holding her arm in his hands. He looked down at the already blood soaked cloth around her hand and gestured to it with a nod of his head.
"And that?" He asked. "Again, I've had worse." Buffy threw her wounded hand in the air and started to walk, where to, she wasn't quite sure. She just knew she had to do something other than look at the beautiful man before her.
"Who are you?" He asked suddenly, causing her to spin around to face him "Buffy. Buffy Summers. And you are?" She asked. "Legolas Greenleaf. Prince of Mirkwood." Buffy looked at him with a confused look before saying, "Lega-who? Prince of what?"
"Legolas Greenleaf. Prince of Mirkwood. And this is Middle-Earth." He was quite confused by her reaction towards him. She again looked confused while looking at her surroundings. She then looked back into his eyes. "Huh?" Was all she could get past her lips.