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A/N: Hello everyone! I thought that, since I skipped a week and this chapter is short, I would upload the next one! Enjoy!

Chapter 9: Another wish, another journey

It was the only explanation she could think of.

After hours upon hours of being interrogated by the police, the media and then some crazy scientists, she figured it out all on her own.

Beth knew where her sister had gone. Middle Earth. Sure, it wasn't a logical explanation, but it was the only one left. She had tried telling everyone, which had gone about as well as one could suppose. No one seemed to want to believe that her sister had been whisked away to another universe, that was fictional, by making a wish on the first star in the sky.

The police had gone over every square inch of the movie theatre parking lot, looking for some evidence that Marie had been disintegrated, or kidnapped, or anything. They had, of course, found nothing. Not a scorch mark on the ground or even tire treads. Everyone had given up hope that she would ever be found.

Beth had given up hope as well, at least at first. She went from one extreme to another, first thinking that she had indeed witnessed her sister's horrible murder and blocked it from her mind, and then wondering if she had ever had an older sister to begin with.

Then it hit her. No matter how ridiculous the idea was, it was the only one that made any sense. The star had granted Marie's wish! And if she knew her sister at all, which she did, she knew exactly what her wish had been. To go to Middle Earth.

Which was why, for the past few weeks, she had been making the same wish every night as soon as she spotted the first star in the twilight. 'Take my to Middle Earth to find Marie, please!' But every night she opened her eyes to find that nothing had changed around her. She was always still standing in her room, or on the street, or at her job.

'This will be the last time I do this.' She thought to herself as the sky began to darken around her. 'If nothing happens, I'll just have to move on. Or try later in life...' The faint twinkle of a star started to blink through the cloudy haze above her as she closed her eyes and made the same wish she had made about a hundred times.

She squeezed her eyes shut tightly, waiting for the bright light that had taken Marie. Nothing happened. Even while her eyes were closed the world remained dark, no light shining through the thin skin of her eyelids.

"You should be used to this by now." She told herself out loud, not yet wanting to open her eyes and face the cement and pavement of home. "It's never worked before, I don't know why you thought it would work this time."

"Who are you talking to Miss?" A deep voice almost growled at her suddenly.

Gasping, her eyes shot open at the unfamiliar voice. Trees surrounded her as she stood in a forest, a giddy feeling welling up within her. This was not home!

"Miss, are you well?" The voice spoke up again, catching her attention. She looked up to find the tallest man she had ever seen in her life staring down at her. The tallest, and the hairiest. He looked down at her with brown eyes that looked almost too large for his face, which sported a rather impressive beard.

"Where am I?" She asked him. Although he certainly looked intimidating, he seemed kind enough.

"You are bordering The Misty Mountains, near the Carrock. My home is not too far from here."

"The Carrock...then you are..."

A/N: There you go! I wanted to try from Beth's point of view because, yes, she will join Marie in the story later! It was my first time writting from her P.O.V, and I JUST decided that I will add her after all, so I'm sorry if it's rough... Please review and tell me what you though and if you have any pointers!