Hi guys! Thanks for all of the reviews! I just wanted you to know that this is the second-to-last chapter; however, I do plan on writing a sequel. Stupid plot bit me harder than anything else, and I just have to write it. In the next chapter there will be a preview type thing...

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Chapter Four

The writers had been looking for hours, and were exhausted. They headed back to Rivendell for some much needed rest, for tomorrow they would continue their search.

One exceptionally optimistic and hyper young girl was not daunted. Indeed, she was quite excited about the whole thing. Nothing really happened around there, and this was a nice change of pace.

Indeed, she felt so good that she decided to go to the Main Hall and type a bit of her first fic, in which Aragorn and Legolas were captured by orcs for no apparent reason. She didn't need an explanation; she just liked the pointless torture.

She broke away from the main crowd and skipped to the Main Hall, thinking about an amazing plot twist, in which the orcs suddenly decided to kill off one of them-

When she reached the main hall, she stopped skipping. Her mouth dropped and her eyes jumped out of their sockets. And then she let out an ear piercing scream, one that could only be made by a young, hyper teenage angst writer who had just seen possibly the best, and yet the worst thing possible.

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Legolas winced as the scream nearly broke his delicate eardrums. He had just finished throwing the last computer to the far wall as Aragorn frantically tore at the numerous pictures of themselves hanging on walls. He turned to the source and saw a girl screaming her head off.

"I FOUND THEM! I FOUND THEM! I FOU-"

Aragorn, who was closest, quickly grabbed her and covered her mouth, muffling her cries. He looked frantically at Legolas. "What do we do?" he asked as she started struggling in his grasp.

Legolas made for the entranceway. "Take her with us!"

"What!"

"We can't let her go!"

"True-"

"Come on!"

They rushed out of the Main Hall and through the corridors. All around them, they heard the pounding of many rushing feet, all headed in their general direction. Legolas led Aragorn and their struggling captive to the front of Rivendell.

As Legolas turned the corner, he suddenly bumped into someone who was rushing in the opposite direction. Instinctively he grabbed for their neck and started to squeeze.

"Legolas! Stop killing her!"

Legolas blinked and saw that he was choking Mandy to death. He quickly let her go, and she went to the floor, gasping. He picked her up from the ground and led her to the front of Rivendell.

Thankfully, no one was outside yet; all were probably in the Main Hall, looking at horror at their destroyed computers.

The elf nearly pushed Mandy out of the front gates (which were thankfully still open), and Aragorn still carried the girl, who had stopped struggling and had a look in her eyes that was similar to joy, as if she finally realized that she was being carried by Aragorn.

Legolas pulled Mandy behind a tree, and Aragorn followed. "Sorry, Mandy," he whispered. "Instinct, you see."

Mandy rubbed her neck. "Second time today," she muttered. "I swear, if I don't get a pay raise for this, I'm quitting."

"Mandy," interrupted Legolas. "We destroyed the computers. Now we need to get out of here! Tell us how to get out!"

"Ok, ok," she muttered. "We'll need to get to the Main Control Room. There I can probably refigure the coordinates and get you two back to your beds, in the exact time that you came here."

"Will the dreams cease?" Aragorn asked.

"I think so; after this catastrophe, I don't think the Heads would risk it. I imagine that we'll move back to Earth, so you shouldn't be affected anymore… hey, who's she?"

Aragorn looked down at the girl in his arms. She was looking at him with an odd look in her eyes. He blinked. "I'm not sure. She started screaming, so… well, we couldn't leave her there to tell the others where we went!"

Mandy nodded. "I see…" She bent down in front of the girl. "If he removes his hand from your mouth, do you promise not to scream?" She nodded. Mandy looked up at Aragorn, and he removed his hand.

"Wow, hi Tech Girl! Are these really Aragorn and Legolas? Are you in league with them? Are you conspiring against the Heads? Where are we going? Are-"

"Hey, shut up," Mandy said, eyes narrowed. The girl shut up. "What's your name?"

"Lothirieniel Moonflower of-"

"Real name."

"Brittany."

"Well, Brittany," started Mandy. "Yes, they are really Aragorn and Legolas. No, I'm not in league with them. No, I'm not conspiring against the Heads. And where we are going is none of your business."

"But-"

"No buts. Did you see those destroyed computers in the Main Hall?"

"Yea, did they do-"

"Yes, they did."

Brittany looked up at Aragorn. "Why'd you do that, Aragorn?"

Aragorn suddenly felt very uncomfortable. Her big eyes were boring into him, and it was unnerving. "Well, you see-"

"You don't like it?" Her lips quivered.

"Well, er-"

"No, we don't. The horrendous tales give us horrifying nightmares," said Legolas bluntly. Her big eyes turned to him, and suddenly the elf felt uncomfortable.

"They do?"

"Yes. Do you like nightmares?" Mandy asked her.

"No…"

"Well, can you imagine all the nightmares they have? All those stories you write about them are in their dreams. All those stories of capture and torture, and other terrible things… would you like those type of dreams?"

She shook her head. "No, Tech Girl, I wouldn't."

"Call me Mandy," muttered the young woman. "Tech Girl is just annoying."

"Oh, sorry-"

"Never mind it. Anyhow, in order to stop those nightmares, they had to destroy the computers. Now we need to get them back home."

"I want to help!"

"You will." Mandy smiled at her. "We need you to do two things."

"Yea?"

"You need to distract the others while we go into the Main Control Room and…"

"And?"

"You can never tell of this to anyone."

"What!" Brittany pouted, but looked at Mandy's face and immediately stopped. "Fine then. I'll help."

"Thank you, child," said Aragorn with a rare smile. She beamed. Legolas looked at her in slight amusement. She beamed even more.

"So… what should I do?" she asked.

"You'll think of something. We need to go. Now." She pushed Brittany out of the hiding place and towards the Rivendell look-alike. "Get inside and distract them!" Brittany sent them all one last look, her eyes lingering on the elf in an odd fan girl lust. The elf shuddered. Finally, she turned and ran inside to do her job.

"Come on, guys. Follow me." Mandy led them through the brush and trees and they followed quietly. So quietly that sometimes she turned around to see if they were still following her, and found them but a couple feet behind her. The bloody ranger and elf were too quiet for their own good, or so she thought.

Soon the woods turned once more into halls. She led them quickly down the hallway, and they came upon the bend where they had turned for Rivendell. Ignoring the 'Mirkwood' sign, she turned right to the original corridor filled with the bright lights and exquisite décor. Going to the first tapestry hanging on the wall, she lifted it up, and they were surprised to find a door there. She quickly opened it and ushered them inside.

They found themselves in a corridor, lit by small, plain lights. At the end of the hall was another door, only made of a strong silver metal. There was a strange device to the left of it on the wall. Mandy walked to it and pressed the buttons on the device in a long, complicated order. When she was done, the door automatically opened.

The three were now in the Main Control Room. Filled with many large screens and hundreds of buttons and gadgets and flashing lights, it looked complicated to control. On some of the smaller screens they saw images of the halls, of Rivendell, and of Mirkwood. Every now and then a person would pass by in a rushed pace, but otherwise, nothing happened.

"Those are the security cameras. I'm surprised that they didn't catch you earlier… I'm surprised that no one is here watching them! Where's security?" She sighed. "Unreliable, very unreliable… well, makes my job easier…"

"There are these… cameras… everywhere in this place?" Legolas asked, and Mandy nodded. "Why did we not see them? And why are they not in the dungeons? If indeed they can see anywhere, I would think that they would be in the dungeons as well."

"They're hidden. You're not supposed to see them," she said briskly as she started pressing buttons, turning gadgets, and typing coordinates into the main computer. Then she stopped, and looked up at him. "Wait. Did you say dungeons? We don't have dungeons."

"But you do," said Aragorn. "That is where I found myself when I first came here."

Mandy shook her head. "Impossible. We've never had dungeons. I'm positive." She paused. "Unless…" She went to another computer and started typing rapidly at it. Once she was done, a bright blue image flashed onto the screen. Her eyes widened, and she muttered, "Oh my god…"

"What is wrong?" demanded the both of them.

"That bloody, stupid, son of a-"

"Mandy!" shouted Aragorn in a commanding voice.

She stopped mid-curse, and took a deep breath. "You remember how I told you earlier that someone in security messed with the coordinates?" They nodded. "Well… we thought it was just the ff universe coordinates. It looks like that the same idiot also messed with the coordinates that keeps this place looking like it is. Along with dungeons, it seems that we also have a warg cage, a dragon's den, and, odd enough, a bright pink castle right on the edge of Mirkwood. I suppose you two going missing created so much chaos that no one noticed. I'm sure they will soon, though. It will take hours to get this place right again." She growled. "I hope that… that person got what she deserves." She sighed. "Anyhow, I got the coordinates set up for you. You should find yourselves awake in bed in a few minutes."

Legolas looked somewhat impressed. It takes a lot to get an elf to be somewhat impressed; completely impressed is near impossible. "That was fast." He paused. "Thank you, Mandy, for your help." Aragorn nodded in agreement.

She shrugged. "Eh, wasn't any real problem. I mean… well, it was our fault in the first place." She sighed, and yawned.

"Tired?" asked Aragorn.

"Yup; I didn't get my coffee today. The machine was broken. I was fixing it, but then… you two came along and made me drop it."

"Oh, I'm sorry-"

"No, no, it's fine. I'll just get another one. But speaking of tired," she grinned, "you two will feel tired very soon. You're leaving now. Look."

Aragorn and Legolas looked down at themselves, and were amazed to see that they were indeed fading.

"Farewell," Legolas said. "We shall never forget you or this place."

"Yea, I won't forget you either," responded Mandy. "Oh, and remember to hope and pray for two small people in the darkest of places! Don't lose your hope and faith in them! Don't get killed by orcs before you're over 200, Aragorn! Legolas, dwarves rock! Ok, have a nice life!" Before they could respond to her odd comments, they faded completely.

Once they were gone, Mandy let out a grin. The Heads would kill her if they knew what she had just hinted at… she shrugged to herself. Oh well.

Whistling, she left the Main Control Room and headed back to Rivendell.

Legolass Q: I also am a guilty one -grins- A very guilty one... both read and write it! BTW, I cannot wait for your next fan fic (for you must have more, really... I absolutely love your writing!)

Legolas's Girl 9: You only have two thumbs? What sort of inhuman creature are you? ;-) And... if Lost Writer wants to hurt Legolas, that's all handy-dandy with me. But if she wants to hurt Aragorn... even better! -evil grin- I'm such an angst/torture addict.

Sweet-haret179: 10:30 in the morning? Are you crazy? I don't get up until... 12 at the earliest... must be those late nights writing or something -grin- I also felt for the comps... I gave them a funeral. May they rest in peace -bows head in reverence-

Meluivan Indil: 'Fall Into Middle-earth stories' are usually very boring and uncreative, so I skip past them myself. I usually only read them if they have original humor, original plots, or very canon characters (as in they don't trust the bloody person right away! Sheesh). Oh, I've felt bad at times, too... but it's much too fun to torture them a bit -grin-. Eh, call this story my redemption... because the one I'm currently writing isn't all that nice to Aragorn -another evil grin-

SmilingDragonGirl: -grin- I love writing long and funny reviews; and I love reading them! You are one of the only people who has reviewed my stories that has done so, and I really like it :-) I'm not sure if cookies work with them... why don't you try it? Maybe it will work on that odd horse of yours! I'm very happy that you are enjoying it; it makes me happy :-) If they actually managed to touch the fan fiction and do something with the work itself... I would certainly kill them. I need my daily dose of fan fiction... daily. Because it is a daily dose. Wow, that sounded stupid. Ack, alright, I don't want to go to the caves! Is your wardrobe big enough to fit a couple hundred of us? If so, let me in! I think they'd still go after you; I mean, you are writing it still... so just to be safe, you need to hide as well. With a computer and internet access, naturally. Ooh, a review from the horse? Let us see! -reads- Wow, that's some deep character analysis. -bows to the horse- I thank you for such indepth thoughts and superior knowledge. Thanks again for the review, both of you! ;-)