Crystal woke to the clamour of horse hooves. Oh! Now she could finally get out of these woods! She leapt to her feet, then paused. Somehow, she felt… different. The ground seemed further away than it had before. She was also slightly slimmer (not that she hadn't been slim before, though). Forgetting the hooves for a moment, she raced to the spring, and gasped when she saw her reflection. Her cheekbones were higher and her lips were fuller. Her forehead was fair and sloping, with not a blemish in sight. Formerly, her long flowing hair had been blond, but not it seemed almost golden. Her eyes were deep, deep blue- as blue as the ocean, or the sky on a cloudless day. And her ears were pointed. She touched her ears in disbelief. "Lady?" A man's voice said. Crystal whirled around. Before her was a man on horseback. He wore a soft, flowing brown robe. His hair was a shiny blond, and her ears were pointed just like her own. His eyes were blue as ice. No, they were a deep, chocolate brown. Now they were blue again. Crystal was instantly overwhelmed by his hotness. "W-Who are you?" She stammered. Her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. The stranger beamed at her and puffed his chest. "I am Legolas, son of Thaundril, and Prince of Mirkwood. You must tell me your name, for you are the fairest elf-maiden I have ever had the pleasure of meeting." She had trouble finding her voice. "Thank you very much, though I am sure that is not true. I am Crystal Rosalina Angel Meadowlark." "The name angel is very fitting indeed, for that is what you must be. Tell me where you hail from and what a lady such as yourself doing in the middle of the woods." Legolas's hotness was freezing her powers of logic and brainpower, so Crystal was not very surprised about the whole Middle Earth situation. She had better things to worry about… like Legolas (for this was hot, movie-verse Legolas). "I am from a place called Earth," Crystal said. She was really getting a feel for the conversation now. "You will not know it, as it is very far away. I became lost in the woods and I could not find my way out." "I will show you the way," Legolas said. "For I am on my way to Rivendell, to be part of the Council of Elrond. You can ride on my horse with me." So Legolas pulled her onto the horse behind him. "Hold onto my waist," said he. Crystal wrapped her arms around him and held him altogether too tightly, but Legolas did not mind.