A/N: because it gets annoying after a while, even though Strider isn't being called Aragorn yet, we're going to call him Aragorn from here on out.

Feedback: three reviews, hey I got more than one review without holding out on you…me feelz good…(the grammar check on my computer told me to put 'me' instead of 'I' there…lol)

Dark Wolf: was it that last bit that confused you, cause that kinda didn't go with the line of the story, it's like in the show when they've done one thing for the whole show and when it's over everything's calm again and they do that little shot at the very end of the episode to be like a cliffhanger, except that really didn't fit the cliffhanger criteria, it's more a sudden ending bit.

Wingedslayer03: hey, hoping this makes you happy, I'm planning to update every Wednesday afternoon, right after school, rain or shine, unless it's this summer and I'm off somewhere with my family, cause they like to take me off to do stuff when I'm with them for the summer. But I promise to update on Wednesday, if I don't, you can yell at me and I won't yell back.

Wild320: woot, I love reviews like yours, they make my ego bloat. ^_^

There are four things that are impressive to watch as they walk:

lions, strongest of all animals and afraid of none;

goats, strutting roosters,

and kings in front of their people…

--Proverbs 10 (29-31)

It wasn't long before they came to an area uncovered by the forest. When they came to this, Willow remembered a spell she'd seen to protect a vampire from sunlight. After a long argument with Buffy over her doing magic, she told Dawn the words, and that was it, Spike could walk in the sun. Luckily the spell only needed a few things, and those things were easily found in the forest.

From the edge of the woods it didn't take them long to cross the river to the woods surrounding Rivendell. Within hours of reaching those woods, they met up with two identical elves, who introduced themselves as Elladan and Elrohir.

"We have been looking for you for the last few days," said Elladan, or was it Elrohir, Buffy shook her head, she couldn't tell the two apart, that was when she noticed that their hair was braided differently, now all she had to do was get them to repeat their names.

"Since the hobbit came riding into the city," the other one finished.

"Is he well?" Aragorn asked.

"We don't know," the first one answered. "We headed out again right after he arrived."

"This is stupid," Dawn mumbled under her breath as Aragorn asked about Gandalf. "Gandalf's there, Frodo's going to wake up soon, the hobbits do a happy dance, there's a council, and the future of your world is decided."

The two elves looked at her like there was something seriously wrong with her.

"What?!" she asked, the teenage 'I didn't do anything, why are you looking at me like that' look on her face.

"You aren't supposed to say anything, Niblet," Spike told her.

"Oh, well, he was asking stupid questions," she said rolling her eyes.

"It wasn't stupid, he didn't know, and it's not like we've been all that forthcoming," Willow explained to her.

"Whatever," Dawn said, crossing her arms.

"Who are these strange people, Estel?" the second elf asked.

"They are warriors from another world, they are unsure of how they got here and how to return to where they are from. Gandalf might be able to help them," Aragorn answered.

"Warriors?" the first elf asked disbelievingly, seeing that most of the group was women.

"It's mostly just Buffy," Anya said, pointing to the blond still carrying the stone hammer.

"I'll have you know I've been fighting since before any of you were born," Spike said indignantly.

"Except me," Anya pointed out.

"Yeah, well, you don't really count, you don't do anything," Spike retorted.

"I do too," she glared.

"Name one thing," he told her.

"I…I run the Magic Box," she answered after a second.

"That doesn't count, you're only after money," Xander piped up.

"It does too!"  she pouted.

"We all do our part. Anyways, there are demons older than Anya," Buffy said, stopping the argument. Then, turning towards the newcomers to the group of travelers, she asked, slightly exasperated, "Are you going to show us the rest of the way, or do we get to continue wandering around the stupid forest for god knows how much longer."

The other Scoobies nodded in agreement.

Sunnydale

10:00 PM

"I've set up everything that could be done ahead of time," Giles said as Mady walked into the room carrying several large bags.

"Ok, we'll have to wait till midnight, but alright," she nodded, walking into the living room where everything was set up in the middle of the floor. Dropping her bags on the couch, she asked, "Do you know how hard it is to find a magic shop around here?"

"Oh, yes, I used to own one here in town, but it was destroyed a while back, now you have to go to the next town," Giles told her, with her saying the last four words with him.

"That's just plain evil, I had to get some obscure ingredients that they didn't have, I ended up driving out a good hour before I found one with what I needed," she told him unpacking the bags on the coffee table. "Ok, it's ten now, we have a couple hours, and I have another spell I need to do."

"What spell is that?" Giles asked looking up from the old tome in his hands.

"I'm doing a spell that will connect this bag," she said holding an old looking shoulder pack up, "with this house, so that we'll have access to all the good weapons, and the others can have stuff that makes them feel at home. One question, are you sure you want me to send you back after we get there and tell them about the prophecy? I mean, you could be a big help."

"Yes, I am sure, this is my place, I need to be here for when the Second gets here, also, I'm helping reform the Watcher's Council, I have to be around for that," he answered, watching as she threw several department store bags off to the side and focused mainly on the two bags with the widespread 'Thank You' labels like the ones he used to have in the store for people who didn't like paper.

She set up a blue candle at east and one at west; they were a foot apart, then a red candle at north and south the same distance apart.

"This is going to be a while, if you have anything left to do, I'd do it now. We should start getting the finishing touches on the portal spell done at eleven," she told him, taking a large leather bound book from the last shopping bag.

Placing the bag in the center she began reading something written in Latin from the thick book. She'd been chanting for at least half an hour before she stopped, Giles had already gone off in search of something, rather than sitting around wasting time.

Imladris (Rivendell for all you humans out there)

"Hello, Elladan, Elrohir," Elrond greeted, as the twins led the group (minus the hobbits, who had gone to see Frodo) into Elrond's study, where he and Gandalf were talking off to one side of the room. "Hello Estel, and who are these people you bring?"

"This is Lady Buffy, her sister, Lady Dawn, and her comrades, Lady Willow, Lady Anya, and the Misters Spike and Xander," Aragorn said pointing to each one in turn. Then, to them, he said, "This is Lord Elrond, the Lord of Imladris, and Gandalf the Grey."

"I was hoping you'd arrive soon, Buffy," Gandalf said, walking into view, receiving only a blank stair in response.

"Granddad?!" Buffy said finally.

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A/N: short chappy I know, but I thought it would be good to end here, plus I'm trying to start this thing where I update every Wednesday. Lets see how it works.

Next week on Sands of Time:

"Ah! Valor im cano lle.

Edro i lond an ennor." Mady chanted, screaming the last word as flames engulfed she and Giles.

"Mom died almost five years ago," Buffy told Gandalf.

"You are a wizard, child."