Chapter Two

Author's Note: Woohoo, I kept my schedule! Who would have thought?

The two girls were alone, in a strange land. 'Where are we?' Sasha said, blinking confusedly.

Amanda studied the landscape. It was mostly green, rolling hills, but in the distance there was a cluster of circular brown… somethings. Strangely, they all seemed to be branching out of a large hill.

As Amanda kept staring at the mysterious brown objects, something clicked in her brain.

'What is it?' Sasha said expectantly.

Amanda turned around in surprise.

Sasha laughed. 'You have that I-just-figured-something-out face.'

'Well, I think we're in Middle-Earth. Hobbiton, to be precise.' Amanda said.

Sasha's mouth literally fell open. 'But- but how can we possibly-'

Amanda shrugged. 'I don't know. But if Pippin can come to our world, why can't we go to his?' Excitement bubbled up inside her. Pippin! Maybe she could see him again. 'Come on.' She beckoned to her friend. 'If we're really in Middle-Earth, our best bet is to go down there. To Hobbiton.'

The two girls finally reached their destination. Up close, it was definitely Hobbiton. Many round doors opened into a large hill, and cheerful bustling hairy-footed people scurried all around.

'Wow.' Amanda breathed, and Sasha nodded mutely in agreement.

'So, where do we go now?' Sasha asked, laying a hand on Amanda's shoulder.

'Let's go to Pippin's place. He might know what to do, and at the very least we can have a good time.' Amanda decreed.

'Sounds good to me.' Sasha said. 'One small problem. How do we get there? All these doors look the same.'

'Ask the locals!' Amanda said cheerfully. She walked up to a round-faced hobbit woman with braided blonde hair. 'Hello.'

'Hello.' The hobbit looked a little strangely at Amanda's modern attire, but didn't comment on it. 'Do you need something?'

'Yes. Can you tell me how to get to the residence of…' She took a second to remember Pippin's full name. '…Peregrin Took?'

'Oh! He lives just that way. Last hole on the lane.' She pointed. 'But be careful- he's quite strange, that one. Came back from a wander in the forest telling tales of how he landed in an alternate dimension called Earth. Hit his head, if you ask me.' She took a good look at Amanda and Sasha.

Sasha stifled a giggle.

'Thank you.' Amanda said courteously. She pulled Sasha away from the perplexed hobbit and started walking.

'Well, this should be the place.' Amanda said, looking up at a cheerful little hole with the typical round green door. She swung open the gate and headed up the rock pathway with Sasha behind her.

Pausing at the door, she raised a hand to knock, but stopped. What if it wasn't the place? What if this was all a mistake?

'Knock.' Sasha whispered behind her. 'Just knock. Why aren't you knocking?'

Amanda let out a deep breath. There was only one way to find out. She stretched out her hand, and knocked three times on the solid wooden door.

The door opened. A familiar face poked out, the expression changing from curious to surprised to happy. 'Amanda! Sasha! What are you doing here?'

Sasha shrugged, 'I have no idea. We were in the park, touched some wood, and ended up in Middle-Earth. So, we decided to come and visit you!

'Well, I'm glad you're here.' Pippin said cheerfully. 'Come on, I'll show you around.'

Author's Note: Okay, so, the story should pick up from here. I'm pretty much done with the getting-there part, and from now on it'll be more exciting. Now I have 2/3 of the next month to laze around and say 'I'll do it tomorrow' and 1/3 to race around saying 'omigosh I'm gonna miss my deadline!' XD

Next Chapter out by: 10/15/2015