Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel belongs to Joss Wheldon, Charmed belongs to the creator whose name I don't know, Harry Potter belongs to the wickedly amazing J.K Rowling and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy belongs to J.R.R Tolkien, Peter Jackson and all the other screenwriters. The songs featured in the story belong to the songwriters who wrote these amazing songs. Please don't sue me, I'm completely and utterly broke and it's for entertainment purposes only.
Timeline: post season 7 Buffy, six months after the series finale Chosen. AU: Charmed. During the first movie The Fellowship of The Ring all the way to The Return Of The King.
Pairing(s): Buffy/Legolas, Dawn/Frodo (weird pairing I know but I wanted to do something different), Dawn/Sam (friendship), Piper/Sam (friendship), Merry/Willow (friendship), Angel/Cordelia, Cordelia/Pippin (friendship), Fred/Wesley, Leo/Piper, Paige/Richard (?), Lucius/Narcissa, Harry/Ginny, Dawn/Harry, Buffy/Draco (friendship), Dawn/Draco (friendship?), Sirius/Paige (?), Ron/Hermione, Cole/Phoebe, Aragorn/Arwen
Author's Note: So sorry for the long wait! I had to rewrite this chapter due to things that had no connections to the story what so ever. Anyway, thanks for the reviews! One reviewer from asked me questions like:
How is that Cole is alive after being vanquished last season?
Answer: This is an alternate story for Charmed. Cole was never vanquished
but it will be explained a lot better later on in the story.
Are Xander and Gunn two of the mortals in the prophesy?
Answer: You'll have to wait until later on to find out.
Is Willow in the prophesy?
Answer: No, Willow is not in the prophesy but will play a big role in the
gang's fight in Middle Earth. It will be explained later on in the story.
Are the people involved in the prophesy split up in different sections of Middle Earth to avoid too much attraction?
Answer: Yes, but there's another reason why they split up. That will also
be explained later on in the story.
Well, that's that. Please review and remember no flames! I will ignore them and I don't have the patience for them.
Summary: The A.I gang and the two Slayers discovered that they had seen the Eye Of Sauron and met the Charmed Ones who told them about the prophesy. Then the Charmed Ones, Buffy and Dawn head over to Middle Earth to make a head start.
Buffy never took her eyes off of the man as he walked from the corner to near the stairs where Frodo reappeared about a minute later. He was grabbed roughly and was taken up the stairs. Buffy, with Spike and Piper behind her, went to follow him. When she heard the fear in Frodo's voice that's when she decided to intervene but Spike beat her to it and kicked the door down. The man known as Strider attacked with his sword but Spike, who also had a sword, blocked him and kicked him in the stomach. Just as Strider was about to attack again, Buffy ran in front of Spike and kicked him in the stomach again and pinned him to the wall with both arms.
"Please put away your weapons." He said. "I mean no harm."
"Oh, really?" Spike said in a mocking voice. "Could please explain to me and my lady friends here why you scared the shit of Frodo and why you attacked me?"
"I did not know it was you, William." Strider said. "I thought you were one of them."
Spike gave Strider an incredulous look. "Strider, believe me, if I were in leagues with Sauron; you'd be dead by now along with Little One here." He said jerking his thumb at Frodo who was looking at him, Buffy and Piper with a mixture of fear and curiosity. After getting a nod from Spike, Buffy let go of Strider's arms and then backed away.
Strider then glanced at Buffy and Piper with suspicion. Noticing his expression, Spike shook his head at him.
"Don't worry, Strider. They're on our side. These lovely ladies are Buffy Summers and Piper Halliwell." He said.
"Pleased to meet you." Piper said trying to keep the anger from entering her voice. Buffy just nodded. She noticed that Piper was now staring at Frodo with a gentle look on her face. The frightened look on the young Hobbit's face vanished at the sight of the gentle expression on Piper's face and he smiled at her and Buffy.
"My name is Piper." She said. "And this is Buffy."
"Frodo." The young Hobbit said. "Frodo Baggins." Then he did something that surprised Piper. He kissed her on the back of her hand. Piper's cheeks turned three shades of red and nearly burst into giggles. Buffy only grinned when Frodo did the same to her. Spike couldn't help but smile at the sight. Their brief moment of no tension ended when Phoebe, Paige, Dawn, Merry, Pippin and Sam came up the stairs with weapons. Spike quickly went to the door.
"Hey there guys and kittens!" Spike exclaimed. "Frodo's okay. He's fine." Phoebe, Paige and Dawn lowered the taser guns they were carrying. Merry and Pippin lowered their weapons of choice which were a candlestick and a chair and Sam, who had his fists out, lowered them slowly and stared at Strider with utter distrust. Spike then turned back to Strider who was now glancing at Phoebe, Paige and Dawn with suspicion. Sighing in annoyance, he made the new introductions.
"Would you bloody relax, Strider?" Spike snapped. "These other lovely ladies are Piper's sisters Phoebe and Paige and Buffy's sister Dawn. They DO NOT work for Sauron. They are on our side."
"If they are not spies of Sauron then who are they?" Strider asked.
"We're from a different world. Another dimension to be exact." Buffy said. Then she went on to explain to Strider about the reason they were in Middle Earth and of all the supernatural activities that has been happening in San Francisco and Los Angeles. She also explained a little bit about the prophesy but left out the part about the Ring. When she was finished, she saw that Strider was now looking more trustful and was willing to work with her, the Charmed Ones, Dawn and Spike. She also saw that the four Hobbits were staring at her and her friends with amazed expressions on their faces. Before she could say something else, she saw that Spike had cocked his head like he was sensing a radio signal. Strider also noticed it and glanced at him in alarm.
"What is wrong, William? What do you sense?" he asked.
Spike glanced at his friends in alarm. "They're here."
"What's here, Spike?" Paige asked. A screeching sound answered her question. Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin all glanced around in fear and horror. Dawn shank back in fright. Buffy drew her taser gun. Piper, Phoebe and Paige stared at Spike and Strider with fearful and confused glances on their faces.
"What the hell was that?" Phoebe asked.
"Those bloody bastards were once Men. Kings of Men from a long time ago." Spike explained. "Then Sauron gave them nine Rings of Power. Blinded by their greed, they took them without question. One by one, they fell into darkness and became slaves to his will. They're Ringwraiths or Black Demons as I like to call them."
"What do they want?" Paige asked.
"They're after Little One here." Spike said jerking his thumb at Frodo. "As long as Little One has the Ring, they'll never stop hunting him."
"William is right." Strider said. "As long as Frodo has the Ring, they will not stop until they reclaim it. We must leave Bree in the morning."
"And go where?" Piper asked.
"Into the wild." It was all Strider said before leaving the room.
The next morning...
Hours had gone by since Buffy, Dawn, Spike, the Charmed Ones, the four Hobbits and Strider had begun walking from Bree and into a forest and it was not a very pleasant walk. Phoebe had tried numerous times to strike a conversation with Strider but failed miserably and decided to give up. Buffy, Dawn, Spike and Piper stayed back with the Hobbits. Piper immediately stroke up a conversation with Sam about California and about the Shire while the others stayed quiet.
"Where are you taking us?" Merry asked.
"Into the wild." Strider said.
"Isn't that what you told us last night?" Paige asked.
Strider ignored Paige's question and kept on walking. Paige rolled her eyes in disgust and anger.
"How do we know this Strider is a friend of Gandalf's?" Merry asked Frodo in a distrustful voice.
"Believe me, Merry." Spike spoke up. "If Strider were working for Sauron, he'd be dead before he'd get hold of you and your friends."
"William is right, Merry." Frodo agreed. "A person working for the enemy would smell fouler. We have no choice but to trust him."
"So where exactly are we going?" Both Dawn and Sam asked at the same time.
"To Rivendell, Master Gamgee, Lady Dawn. To the house of Elrond." Strider replied.
"Did you hear that?" Sam said excitedly. "Rivendell! We're going to see the Elves." Spike frowned and then turned to Buffy.
"Rivendell. Isn't that where your crew and Angel and his crew are?" he asked.
"Yeah." Buffy said. "Giles said that we're to meet him and the rest of the gang there once we have Frodo with us."
Spike only nodded and remained quiet for the remainder of the journey. After a while, they came across marshland and crossed over to dryland where they rested. Eveyone except Piper were fast asleep. She couldn't sleep despite the weariness she was feeling. She rolled onto her side and was about to try to sleep when she heard a man's voice singing. Piper realized that it was Strider. He was singing in a language she couldn't understand so she opened the bag to get out a language translator that Angel had packed in all of the bags and turned it on. After a few minutes, she read what was said on the small screen and then turned off and put it back in the bag.
"Who was she?" Piper asked quietly. "This woman you sing of."
Strider turned around to face Piper. "Tis lady is elf-maiden Luthien who gave her love to Beren, a mortal." He said quietly.
"What happened to her?" Piper asked habouring a feeling that she already knew the answer.
"She died." Strider replied. "Get some sleep, Lady Piper."
Feeling the call of sleep calling to her, Piper rolled back onto her side and almost immediately fell asleep dreaming of Leo and of her family and of the rough days ahead.