Journey to Mordor (By SUV)

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Lord of the Rings besides owning a copy of the DVDs and books. So do not even think about suing me! I'll sue you first! I only claim rights to the idea of this story and my plot lines. And I own Tess. Emily, Dolly, and Kate are all being used with permission. And I borrowed the Suburban from my Aunt Debbie.

Chapter Eighteen: Secret Revealed

Once arriving back at Rohan, Aragorn took Tess aside to speak to her. He found an empty room and called for a guard to make sure that no one bothered them. He also asked another guard to go find Legolas and Dolly and send them to the room. The guard agreed and took off in search of them. They would knock once they arrived.

Tess followed Aragorn into he room and took a seat in one of the scattered chairs. Aragorn pulled a chair over in front of hers. Then he sat down, facing her. He looked at her and sighed deeply.

"This is very hard to explain. And this will also come as a shock to you. But try not to kill me, okay?" said Aragorn.

"Why would I do that? Nothing's wrong is it?" asked Tess suspiciously. She raised her eyebrows and stared at him.

"No nothing's wrong. Well something was but…"

"Just cut to the chase, okay?"

"Okay. I will. So first off, Dolly told me that you never knew your parents. That you'd been adopted at birth and had no real way of knowing who they are."

"Your point is?"

"I know who they are."

"Then tell me already!"

"I can't, at least not yet."

"Why the bloody hell not?!"

"Because there are some times that you need to be told before hand. This will also complicate things more than they already are."

"Just tell me!"

"You are half Elf. Your mother is an Elf as are her twin brothers. But your father is a mortal man blessed with long life. So even if you decide against immortality, you will still have a long life."

"Is? That's means that they're still alive! Who the hell are they and when can I freakin' meet them? Soon?"

"Hold on, I'm not yet finished! Your parents were secretly married and had you. But they sadly realized that they couldn't keep you here to grow up. It wasn't safe for anyone of your bloodline to be in Middle-earth and it still isn't. So your mother created a spell which allowed her to take you to your world where you could grow up safely. The spell was also set up in such a way that you could be sent back when you were old enough to find out the truth.

"Now a choice lies before you. You can choose to remain here, in Middle-earth, where you will have to face your destiny or, you can return to world that you grew up in. But if you choose to return you'll be giving everything up that is here in Middle-earth. You will not be allowed to return to Middle-earth once you leave. You would be allowed to go and gather your belongings and possibly visit or have people visit you but you must decide in which world to remain."

"Oh okay then. Now who the hell are my parents?"

"Your parents are Elrond's daughter, Arwen Evenstar, and the bearer of the ring of Barahir, Arathorn's son."

"You?!!!" exclaimed Tess, shocked and she jumped up. "You're my father and you never (insert cuss word of choice) told me? What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Tess, calm down," said Aragorn reaching for her hand, to pull her back down into her seat. But Tess jerked her hand away.

"How long have you know and not told me? How long? How long have you hid this, lying every day? Tell me!"

"I've thought about it since I first met you. You have Elven-like grace like your mother and Elven reflexes and her temper. But you could have gotten some of that from me too because I was raised for some time in Rivendell. Your eyes and skills gave you away. You communicate with horses like no one I have ever seen and better than most Elves. And your skills with a blade are equal to mine though you've had no training. And your eyes are remarkable. The same eyes that I have myself."

"What made you certain that I was your daughter?"

"The first time I saw you fight it was like watching myself in a mirror. I saw myself in your every moment and I saw Arwen. That showed me that you were indeed my daughter. I didn't want you to fight anymore for fear that you would get hurt or killed but I always relented because you were so skilled."

"Why on Middle-earth did you ever give me up? Did you hate me so much that you decided to send me to another world?"

The words stung Aragorn who flinched inwardly before replying. "We had no choice. Arwen knew that the war was coming and knew that evil was actively seeking the heir to the throne of Gondor. This meant that your life was at stake and that it wasn't safe for you to live here. Sauron will do anything to keep a King from returning to the throne of Gondor."

"So my life is very much in danger?"

"Yes, don't tell anyone other than Dolly and Legolas. It's not that I don't trust the others but they might let it slip. These two wouldn't do that so I feel that it's safe. Plus they will be warned that if any harm comes to you I will hunt them down and hurt them."

"They'd just love that wouldn't they?" said Tess sarcastically.

"I'm sure that they would."

Just then a knock sounded on the door and signaled that Legolas and Dolly had arrived. Aragorn went to the door to let them in as Tess took a deep breath as she prepared to tell her best friend the same startling news that she herself had just heard. This was going to take some serious getting used to. And as for her choice, Tess had no clue what she was going to do. No clue at all.

[Author's Notes:

Were any of you expecting this twist? I know I was considering it but it fits in well with the story. It kind of explains why Tess and her friends ended up in an SUV in Middle-earth. And it will have an impact on them returning home. One more chapter I think before Part III. Yikes this story is flying by fast! And, not that any of you care, but I have survived my first LONG day at high school. And I expect that my hour-long bus ride in the morning will be my writing time along with the hours between 2 and 3 AM when I should be sleeping. I'll try to update every day and I think I will so far. If that changes, I will tell you. And I will not be posting on September 8th-10th due a camping trip so I can't do anything about that. I'll try to get those chapters out before then.

Next update due: Wednesday, September 1st.

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