Well, I'm glad to see this fic was welcomed with open arms, LOL! ^_^ I was a bit nervous about bringing the future into it... however I'm enjoying this coz I'm getting to open up the sci-fi area of my imagination; I adore programmes like Quantum Leap and Red dwarf, and I love Back to the Future. That film has probably influenced most of the ideas about 3003 in this fic... anyway, reviewer replies!!!

BURN THE R.U.M; Thanks!

Anmras; Yeah, I'm sure you will! I'm looking forward to bringing them to3003; just wait till you see them!!!

Kawaii Elf Girl; Hmmm... I'm afraid I don't know all that much about Phila, I live in London! I only really know about New York, Texas, Las Vegas, L.A, Florida, Springfield (Lol!) and Washington DC... and that's only from movies!!! =S If you tell me about Phila I'd be happy to include it! Thanks for the review!

Azaelia2; Oh thank you! ^_^ It's really uplifting when somebody tells you your idea is fresh and original!!! Thanks a bunch for the review!!! ^_~

kurleyhawk2; Thanks! ^_^

ElizabethBlack4; Amy!!! Thanks mate!!! Yeah, just think Back to the Future and you've pretty much got it... except a much darker version! ^_~

IrishQT; Great Star-Stallion... *_* I've gone all starry-eyed!!! Where did you get that?! LOL! Well of course Legolas & Aragorn are in this!!! You think I'm gonna leave out my two fave characters?! And the Hobbits will be in it too... ^_~

On with the story then!!!

.: Chapter One :.

Gandalf opened his eyes and sighed. The milky whiteness disappeared from his irises as they gradually faded back into focus. He had been looking into the future.

Word had spread that something was wrong. Who could have known that the defeat of Sauron spelt doom for their descendents? No wonder the Dark Lord was called The Deceiver... he had blinded the truth from all their eyes. The white-haired wizard frowned. It had been barely a year since the War of the Ring in their own time; the Fellowship was just beginning to settle back into their old- and new- lives.

Frodo, the heroic Ringbearer, had been living in relative happiness back in Bag End, sharing his quaint, cosy Hobbit hole with Sam and Rosie Gamgee. The pair had married and were blissfully happy together, now expecting their first child in a matter of months. Frodo's rather memorable (for mostly wrong reasons) cousins, Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took, were also getting back to their old ways. Although the War had changed them, made them more mature, they still retained that wonderful Hobbit charm that stopped them losing that childish streak... and although no one had told them, for fear of a great influx of pranks and mischievousness, most that knew them wouldn't want the pair any different.

It was not only the four Hobbits who were re-establishing a peaceful life. Aragorn had probably undergone the biggest change of them all. The former Ranger was now King of Gondor. A simpler, or stupider, man would have probably come unstuck at the daunting challenges of running a kingdom, but somehow Aragorn, now known to his people as Elessar, had taken it all in his stride, and everyone who knew him beforehand was extremely proud of him, especially Elrond, the King's foster father. He had always had high hopes for Estel, the Hope of Men.

Then Gandalf remembered something that made him smile, and nearly even laugh aloud. Two members of the Fellowship had rather strayed from the beaten path when it came to getting back to normal. Legolas and Gimli had been spending most of their time travelling around, seeing new sights. In fact, Aragorn had the bright idea of the two telling him new places they'd seen, and then went out and tried to establish links between them and Minas Tirith. The White City now had strong allies in all parts of Middle-Earth. Though they still filled their duties as Lords, titles given to them courtesy of Gondor's new King, they still found time to enjoy life; something Gandalf was glad to see. The relationship between the Elf and Dwarf was more than rocky at first, but as time had went on they had grown closer until now they were the best of friends.

Gandalf slapped himself mentally. Now all he had to do was to somehow manage to get all of the Fellowship in one place and tell them about their new mission. But how would he say about Sauron's appearance on Earth?

He had gradually pieced together the pieces of the puzzle...

Sauron, in forging the One Ring, had somehow foreseen his downfall at the hands of the Fellowship. Looking forward in Time, he discovered an Age where there was barely any hope left... a time where there were no heroes. As he made the Ring, poured into it a small dark spell that would transport him and any that remained of his evil army to this time; the year 3003.

The Dark Lord had not counted on Gandalf's powers though, and now the wizard had discovered a way to get to the future through a spell. As the travellers began their journey through time, the caster of the spell had to stay and ensure everything went alright. It was easy to get lost navigating them Mists of Time, even in a group of seven.

He was nudged from his thoughts as his cart slowed to a halt outside of a bright green rounded door, with a doorknob in the exact centre...

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"I swear to Aulë, if you don't slow this demented beast this instant I will ensure that our Lady Arwen will be spoon feeding you for a month!!!" cried Gimli as he clung onto Legolas' waist. The Elf merely laughed lightly as he spurred Arod on faster.

"Oh stop complaining!" he smiled, turning slightly to speak to his friend. "You want to get of, quote, "this beast"? Well the faster we go, the quicker we'll arrive!"

Gimli shuffled up as he began to bounce of the back end of the horse for the twentieth time. "Aye laddie, but you'd better pray I don't stab my axe into this thing to get a grip!"

Arod whinnied, annoyed, as his master laughed again.

"I don't think he appreciated that remark my friend..."

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Well, I hope you liked that! I rather enjoyed writing it, so please R&R! ^_~

~*~ Star-Stallion ~*~