For everyone who reviewed my story, thank you!

THECheeseTurkey: Thanks for your input, but trust me, this will not be another typical Mary Sue. This one is actually going to be good. I've heard of the Mary Sue Litmus test, but it was really long and I decided not to bother. And don't worry, my story does have a plot. It just hasn't happened yet.

anonymous: I think that it's pretty easy to read, and apparently everyone else does, too. So I guess it's just you. And Liv is short for Olivia. But thank you for telling me about the Liam/Leon thing. I fixed it. : ) And trust me, Middle Earth will come in to play soon, as you will see if you read this chapter.

Voldie on Varsity Track: Thank you for the vote of confidence: ) But believe me, my plot will be different. You'll see.

chocolateriku: Don't worry, I will! Please keep reading: )

SchizoAndroid: You'll see soon enough. ; )

Olivia walked into her first class, biology. The teacher, Ms. Partridge, had already begun to set out the lab equipment.

"What are we doing today?" whispered Olivia to Bethany, the girl who sat across from her. Bethany rolled her eyes.

"Another completely dumb and majorly gross dissection lab. Frogs this time, I think."

"Oh, great." Olivia groaned. She was still recovering from last week's experiment, dissecting cow's eyes.

"Really. Great outfit, by the way." Bethany had never been one for style, but even the most fashion-deprived waistoid could tell that Olivia's outfits were always fabulous.

"Alright class, the lab's all set up, but first, I think we should do a little lesson on the anatomy of frogs." Olivia sighed inwardly. This is soooo Ms. Partridge. She really needs to lay off the boring lectures. Closing her eyes, Olivia leaned back in her seat. She had had plenty of boring teachers, and, like everyone else, had her own way of dealing with them. Her method was to just sit back with her eyes shut, and watch the colors and patterns that appeared. Pretty weird, she knew; that was why she never told anybody. This particular time, however, was different. Instead of being greeted by an onslaught of shapes and colors, she instead saw a swirling vortex. It was a rainbow of different colors, all churning together in a neverending cycle of motion. Intrigued, Olivia kept her eyes shut. Slowly, the vortex got bigger, as if she were moving toward it. When she reached it, she was engulfed by it, and met with the image of bright pinpoints of light. Stars. Still keeping her eyes tightly closed, Olivia felt herself moving faster and faster and faster through space and time. . .and then everything went black.

The first thing Olivia heard was the sound of birds chirping. That's weird. She thought. I must have been dreaming. But why would I dream about something as ordinary as school? Whatever. I wonder what time it is. My alarm should ring any second. . . Olivia suddenly realized that she was not in her bed. Slowly, she opened her eyes. "Oh my God." She breathed. She was not in her bed. She was not in biology. She was not anywhere that she had ever been before. Towering green-leafed trees surrounded her, and a babbling brook ran through them to her right. "I am definitely not in Connecticut anymore."

Suddenly, she looked up to see three men riding through the forest. When they got close enough for her to see them clearly, her breath caught in her throat. "Oh. . .my. . .God." she said again, and with good reason, for standing in front of her were Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli.

"Who are you, and why are you out alone in the forest?" spoke Aragorn in a strong, sure voice.

"I'm Olivia, and I. . ." she didn't know how to explain her sudden appearance. "I don't know what happened, or how I got here. Everything just went black and. . ." she added a slight tremor to her voice, as if she was trying hard to keep from crying. Looking concerned, Legolas dismounted and started to walk towards her. He took her arm and helped her off the ground.

"Aragorn is right. One so young should not be alone in the woods. You can come with us to Edoras, and there you can tell us more about how you came to be here." Aragorn grabbed her arm and hoisted her up on Hausefel behind him.

"No worries. . .Olivia," he said, trying to get his tongue around the foreign name. "I will not let you fall." And with that, Olivia sped off through the trees, still wondering if she had strayed into a dream.

Sorry it was so short! The next chapter will be longer, I promise. ; )