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Chapter Two - In My Situation...

Di's POV

The feeling of uncertainty is unnerving, but especially so if one is in my situation. To experience the emotion of unknowing when one is accustomed to being the most knowledgeable in the room is quite disconcerting, which is why, as soon as the we arrived on relatively firm and safe ground, my body decided that to fully concentrate on understanding the experience it had just been through it could no longer be bothered with the effort of digesting my lunch so disposed of it for me in a rather loud and humiliating fashion, purely out of confusion. Never let it be said that Diana Asimova was overcome by fear. Questions cascaded in a torrent through my mind, jostling each other for my attention. Before answering them, I surveyed my surroundings. I noticed my friends standing nearby, gaping in awe at the scenery around us, and realised that Seph had either created an elaborate simulation, or we were actually in Middle Earth, that fantasy place in Lord of the Rings.

I ruled out the first possibility almost instantly as I knew Seph could not possibly have done so with her positively non-existent organisational skills ( she was having an "unofficial" birthday party! What that really meant was that she had forgotten about her own birthday until Fin reminded her this morning, and had then hastily decided to invite us to her house, out of courtesy). That meant that we must be in Middle Earth, however impossible that seemed. I knew it must have been true, as, in the words of the great Holmes : "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth". I also caught sight of Fin staring in shock at what had happened, confirming my suspicion that we were in fact in Middle Earth. Only something truly fantastic could keep Finna quiet for long. Keeping this in mind, I decided to continue to look around. What I saw amazed me.

A deep valley yawned before me, scattered with gushing inlets of pure water. Looking down, I could not make out the valley floor, and I was certain that it reached down many fathoms. Vast bridges spanned the width of the chasm, and, perching precariously on the rocks, were a multiplicity of dwellings. Great arches and pillars stood on the valley, so timeless that they blended in with the rocks themselves and formed part of the landscape. Huge forests grew on the cliff face, coating it with a blanket of green. The rocks themselves told their own story, as if they were alive, and their sharp crevices and caves spoke of ancient rivers, mystery and adventure. I was immediately reminded of Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland, where I had been on an educational holiday with my family. However, there the serene valley had been tainted by signs of human intervention: signposts, railings, and litter. Where I was now, nature had continued to paint with its magical beauty, and what had resulted was a magnificent world. So this was what Seph and the others were constantly gossiping about.

Now that I had found out where I was, the next question was: How did I get here? It was simple really, and I had actually anticipated something like this happening, obviously not to me, though. When Seph had blown out her candles for her birthday wish, she had opened a temporal tunnel which created a distortion in space-time , through which we were subsequently sucked. This could only occur because, according to my calculations, our town Cardiff was built atop a rift in time and space, created by the culmination of three ley lines. It seemed that Seph's house was directly above the crux of the rift, and that the alignment of the sun for the summer solstice had resulted in a surge of power in the rift. All it needed was a spark of power from the wish Seph made to open a temporal tunnel. Then, Seph was in charge of where we could arrive, and obviously she chose Middle Earth. Which does not exist... Which cannot possibly exist because it is a work of fiction... Which I was standing in right now. Once again I contemplated the impossibility of my situation, but soon realised that this was a futile exercise, as, for the first time, I had arrived somewhere that was beyond my understanding. We found ourselves walking towards a large forest, and I knew I should have been apprehensive. Somehow though, the only feelings I had were curiosity and excitement.

"How about we set up camp now, team?" suggested Kelly who had allegedly taken a survival course last year. She was by far the most qualified of our group, having willingly sat through multiple episodes of 'Bear Grylls - Born Survivor', and also playing Minecraft for hours on end. She promptly allocated various jobs to her 'team' (how patronising is that?) and set us off to collect leaves, sticks, and moss. Obviously, I had informed the others of the most useful types of plants, information which they will no doubt regret ignoring later. Working until dusk on Kelly's instruction, we marvelled at our handiwork.

"This handiwork is marvellous, guys!" said Kelly, climbing into our makeshift hut. Seph had made a fire - after letting us forage around for dry twigs for half an hour she had revealed that she had in fact brought a lighter with her in her bag of provisions - and we had eaten a small meal of berries and a few snack bars from Seph's bag. Now we were crawling into a tent we had made, which about the size of a car. Inside, light from the dying sun was coloured green, and in the half-light I could barely make out the others' faces. It was not surprising that we were all exhausted, as a trip through the temporal tunnel was enough to make anyone long for a bed. However, that was a luxury we did not have, so we had to make do with moss mats for pillows and hard earth as a mattress. Where was Seph's magical all-inclusive bag when we needed it? But we (well, really only I) should not have worried, as we all fell asleep instantly. Our first night of many in Middle Earth passed peacefully.

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