A/N: Alright everyone here's then next chapter. Now if any of you think that this is going a bit slow just remember it took me six chapters to get the Fellowship and the X-men to meet so don't worry I'll get them together. Thanks to Zammy for the review.

Mia: Hey thanks for the last review. Now in my story I've got Jubilee figured to be about 16 or 17. I don't know that I'll be having her hook up with Legolas. He's a few thousand years old and with her being a teenager that's just too big an age gap. Remember that in the last one I had Legolas and Rogue flirting but even you get past the age difference you have to deal with the whole elf/human thing. Sorry for letting you down I hope that you keep reading this story even though I'm not going to be doing that. But I can guarantee that Jubilee will have an important role in this story and will get some loven, but even saying that I don't need to bump it up to PG-13 to do that. All of the love stuff in the LothR trilogy was PG rated so I'm going to keep it at that level. Once again thanks for the review. Please keep reading!

Amalie: Thanks I take that as a compliment that you want me to write a Drizzt story and I'm glad that you like this one. I just barely started reading R.A. Salvatore, I just finished the Dark Elf Trilogy So I don't know that I feel like I know Drizzt well enough to write a good fic about him, but I will think about it.

LDSsunshine girl: Thanks for the review. Now about Galadriel seeing the X-men…I'm going to quote Magneto from the first movie "Are you sure you saw what you saw?" and as far as who would win between One-eye and Wolvie…don't be to sure I think if they really fought to the death they would both wind up killing each other. Thanks again

Chapter 3

Lost-Lorien

"Can we please have a break!" Jubilee puffed trailing behind he fellow x-men. "My sides feel like they're about to split open!"

"Then you should not have drinken so much water on our last break child," Storm scolded while looking behind at the teenage mutant who was now scowling terribly in her direction.

"I'm afraid that I have to side with Jubilation." Nightcrawler said lightly touching his temple "I fear that I can't go on much further unless we take a few minutes to rest,"

Cyclops stopped running upon hearing this, "What's happened Kurt?" he asked looking to his comrade. Who was now leaning against a tree for added support"

"Nothing…" the mutant responded "I just feel light-headed that's all. I fear that I am making our progress slow indeed."

"There's nothing to worry about," Cyclops said, putting his hand on the other man's shoulder "It's not like we are trying to run a marathon or meet a deadline."

"Speak for yerself," Wolverine said gruffly "That orc said this place was ruled by a witch. Now personally I would like to find the Fellowship before she finds us. Hopefully they know where we can go to avoid trouble; seeming how they know their way around here and we don't."

Cyclops sighed not wanting to get into an argument with his teammate, "Can you still smell the trail that the orcs left behind? How close are we?"

Wolverine sniffed the air "Not nearly close enough, the scent is getting weaker. I almost think that we were tricked."

"Knowing our luck, we were," Jubilee snorted sarcastically "Follow the river," she mocked.

"It'll be okay girl," Wolverine said trying to comfort his "protégé" in his own way, "We've been in tighter spots."

Cyclops knew that the other mutant was right, but to him everything still looked hopeless, dark, Jubilee's sarcasm had brought home something he had already thought. The advice of following the river was indeed easier said than done. It branched off in many places and often there were so many trees and brush that it made it impossible to even see the river without considerable effort to scrape ones way to it. Only Wolverine's enhanced tracking abilities and Storm occasionally flying above the trees to view their progress, had kept them near it

Slowly the mutant's thoughts crept backward to the black memory of the dark cavern they had arrived in. Thoughts turned to Jean. The look on her face as she fell: the same look that she had when she had decided that she was to dangerous to exist as Dark Phoenix. He felt lost without her. She had always been someone who made him feel like he was a capable leader. Cyclops suddenly turned to Storm in an effort to distract himself.

"Ororo," he said "Fly up above the trees and see if you can spot anything."

"What do you want me to look for?" she asked "I will only see what I have seen every other time. Far away mountains, and endless forests and our long and crooked river."

"Just humor me," Cyclops said.

Without another word the mutant woman caused the winds to elevate her far above the surrounding foliage and above the ever thickening canopy of branches until she felt the cool rush of air hit her face. The mutant woman again gasped at the beauty of Middle-earth. The memory of the first time she had taken flight in this land was still etched into her memory. The sight had nearly brought her to tears. The land was so untamed, pure, there was no hint of pollution in the, air, it was crisp and sweet. She could see the mountain they had emerged from, now only part of a large chain covered in mist. She remained in the air, losing sense of time, merely reveling in the sensation of the rich land she was in. She understood why the Fellowship had wanted to return here so badly. Finally Storm managed to pull her attention back to the task she had been given. Scanning the earth below her for anything that Cyclops might want to know about.

She could see the river they had been following; they had strayed a little from it, yet not enough to fuss over. Ahead all she could see was endless forests, Though some distance before her, the trees seemed to be much larger and different than the rest. Not seeing anything noteworthy she decided that it was time to rejoin the group, as she knew that Wolverine would be getting impatient to leave again. Taking one last glimpse of the landscape, she began her decent. It was only then that she spotted something by the river. It was only there for fleeting second, but she knew that it wasn't an animal. She stopped herself and gazed at the water again but this time nothing seemed to be there. Quickly she landed.

"There's something at the river," she said looking to Cyclops who was sitting next to Nightcrawler on the ground.

"What?" he responded, the rest of the x-men turning to hear her report. Storm looked around half-embarrassed by her answer.

"I don't know," she said "I only saw it for a second, but I'm sure that it wasn't an animal."

"We had better check it out." Cyclops said dusting himself up as he stood, "Is it very far?" he asked

Storm shook her head about to respond but was interrupted by Jubilee "You can't be serious." she moaned looking to Cyclops "Now in addition to looking for some forest ruled by a witch, we're going to hunt some…thing! That Storm thinks she saw!? It could have been anything."

"Exactly," Cyclops replied "and with us all alone in a time, a place that we know nothing about, Anything could be a threat to us and all the more reason be sure that we see what we're up against. Now lets go, Storm lead the way,"

Jubilee rolled her eyes, as Storm began to make toward the river with Cyclops behind her, "What about Kurt?" She asked looking to Wolverine, desperate for an excuse "He's still hurt."

"I feel fine lipshen," the mutant said as he stood up and began to follow Cyclops into the woods. "All I needed was to catch my breath."

"You know darlin'" Wolverine said "You don't have to go if you don't want to."

"Are you serious?" Jubilee asked.

"Course I am," Wolverine responded beginning to make his way toward the river "You just stay here and wait and we'll be back in no time. Just holler if anymore orcs come."

"Orcs?" Jubilee said her eyes growing wide. Turning her gaze from Wolverine who now had his back to her, to the forest which almost seemed to come to life before her very eyes. "Wolvie!" she called running to her mentor, "Wait up! Suddenly looking for this phantom that Storm saw seems like a great idea! In fact I'm surprised that I hadn't thought of it!"

"I thought you'd see it my way," Wolverine grinned.

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"Hank, tell me you have some good news," Xavier said as he wheeled into the laboratory. The furry blue mutant scientist was hunched over a computer, reading something on the screen; with a cup of coffee sitting next to him.

"It's funny you should put it like that," Beast said taking a sip from his mug. Not entirely sounding like his usual self. Turning to face the Professor, who noticed heavy bags under the other mutants eyes he lifted his drink high into the air "This makes forty-two!" he said with a tired smile.

"I'm sorry Hank," Xavier said, though he had been up most the night as well; ever since his premonition. "Have you found out anything."

"As I was articulating," Beast said "It's funny that you should ask me if I have good new. Quite humorous indeed."

"Beast," Xavier sighed "I know this will sound rude, but if you don't tell me what you know I'm going to have to search for my answer inside your mind."

"Very well, Professor," Beast replied "I only find it humorous that you should ask me for good new, because for once I do!"

"You know what happened to them?" Xavier said hopefully "Is that the good news?"

Beast simply smiled, taking a gulp of coffee, then he frowned unpleasantly, "I also unfortunately as usual have bad news as well."

Xavier couldn't help but roll his eyes, his patience running thin. "Hank, I'm never letting you touch coffee again! Now tell me what's going on! Where are Cyclops, and the others!"

Beast took another gulp of coffee then looked at his leader, "From what I've been able to ascertain from the read-outs I received. I have come to believe that our teammates are on Middle-earth!"

"What? Where the Fellowship came from?" Xavier said confusedly "How can that be?"

"I believe that it has something to do with the magic that Gandalf used to return themselves there, and the technology that Cable uses to "Body-slide" from one location to another." Beast responded.

"So your saying that the energy that Cable used to body-slide reacted with…" Xavier said attempting to catch on to what the other mutant was telling him.

"With what seems to be a residual trace of the energy that Gandalf used, thus creating a portal between the two time periods." Beast finished smiling broadly at his own deduction. Finishing off his mug of coffee.

Xavier sighed taking in everything he had just been told "Now what's the good news?" he said looking at the other mutant in the eyes.

Beast frowned awkwardly "umm…Professor…I'm afraid that was the good news."

"What!?" Xavier said "You mean that it's good news that they're lost in a long-forgotten time period that is filled to brimming with all sorts of terrible monsters!"

"Well…yes!" Beast said "At least we know where they are and how they got there. Also if they can locate the Fellowship, Gandalf will be able to return them here."

"Just the same," Xavier said "Do you know of a way that we might be able to bring them back?"

"That's the bad news," Beast replied "You see, there are only two men that I can think of that could duplicate the kind of energy that we would need to reopen the portal and one of them is on Middle-earth."

"Cable," Xavier concluded "Who is the other?"

"We know him by the name of Sinister." Beast frowned dreadfully.

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The trees and shrubbery had only grown thicker as they neared the river, Wolverine was took the lead and began to hack a path for the rest of his teammates, who trudged along slowly. The going was made even more frustrating by the constant complaining, and moaning that came from Jubilee.

"This so sucks!" she ranted as she crashed through the narrow path Wolverine had made, still managing to get her legs scratched up. "I can't believe this sort of stuff always happens to me! I mean honestly! What did I do to deserve this!?"

"Keep that up," Cyclops said "and you'll really be asking yourself that question, because I'm going to…"

"Shutup!" Wolverine growled, "We're almost to the river and I think that 'Ro was right. There is something up there, I can barely smell it, hard to tell, I think its in the river to cover up its tracks."

"That would explain why you can't get a good scent," Nightcrawler said.

"Yeah," Wolverine said his voice dropping to a whisper "it smells familiar somehow I just can't place it."

"Do you know where this thing is?" Cyclops asked

"Straight ahead I think," Wolverine said,

"Alright," Cyclops said formulating a plan in his head "Storm, fly above and try to get a look at it. Wolverine scout ahead try find it, then come back and tell us. With luck it's something friendly, maybe an elf, or dwarf."

No sooner had the x-man given the orders, then Wolverine had disappeared into the woods calling upon his hunting skills to sneak upon his prey without a sound. Storm flew straight upward above the trees and disappeared from view.

"Now lets just hope we haven't bitten off more than we can chew." Cyclops sighed. They sat there for some time. The forest had seemed to go just as quiet as they had. Making a noise seemed like breaking one of Xavier's rules. As if their surroundings were waiting for something, anticipating a sudden event. It was just then that they heard Wolverine roar loudly, followed by a high pitch shriek. The trio of x-men sprang to life rushing toward the sound of their teammate, now not caring if they were carved up by the forest.

Suddenly a pale figure leapt out right in front of Jubilee and sped past her. Wolverine came rushing behind nearly knocking the shocked mutant teenager over.

"Was that…?" Cyclops yelled at Wolverine who continued his chase.

"Who else could it be!" Wolverine called back. The trio now turned and joined Wolverine in his chase. Storm suddenly came barreling down out of the trees and fired a lightning bolt in front of the figure, the creature fell backward allowing Wolverine to pounce and wrestle it to the ground. Cyclops was the first to catch up to them. The creature still struggling to get out of Wolverine's grasp. Jubilee and Nightcrawler finally caught up.

"You!" Jubilee said

"Don't hurt us!" Gollum cried "Don't let nasty monster eat us!"

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