Chapter 15 – The Elven Valley

"RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

That was the last thing the orc leader screamed before he, Ezekiel and the rest of the orcs began riding their Wargs in terror, narrowly dodging the green lasers that were being fired like a Gatling gun from G's cybernetic arm. For the past ten minutes both G and Nyx had admittedly began to enjoy themselves chasing away the orcs, who clearly had no idea what the hell was going on due to the fact that the only advance weapon THEY had were a punch of crossbows. With Nyx flying the protective sphere of magic and G shooting just behind them so they'd run, both the orcs and Ezekiel were beginning to wonder if they were going to make it out of this situation alive.

"Ha! We got them on the run!" Nyx cried with glee.

"Yeah boys!" G added, readying his arm for another round. "Say hello to my little friend!"

Soon it became so enjoyable for the two, that they ended up humming "Ride of the Valkyries" during the chase. Finally after they were sure that the orcs and Ezekiel had gone far enough away from the group, and were too scared to even turn back, G then instructed Nyx to turn the sphere back and regroup with the others. However once she did so, G noticed that something was wrong.

"Nyx?" he said, taking notice of her tired expression. "Are you okay?"

"I'm… I'm fine," Nyx lied, trying to fight the strain in her head. "I just never kept a barrier up this long before.

G's eyes shot wide with realisation upon hearing that, how could he have been so careless!? Sure, Nyx was an Alicorn but she was also still just a filly, keeping up her magic for any long period of time must has been strenuous on her. Suddenly Nyx's strain began to take its full toll on her and the aura around her horn began to fade, as did the sphere of magic surround her and G as she began to feel faint.

"Okay, this is NOT good!" G exclaimed, clearly starting to panic. "Nyx, sweetie? No sleepy time yet!"

"S… sleepy time…" Nyx mumble before finally giving into her strain and passing out.

The second Nyx's eyes closed, the magic dissipated and both she and G were dropping out of the sky.

"AHHHHHH! I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A PARACHUTE!" G screamed as comically flapped his arms up and down, as if he were trying to fly.

However despite the obvious danger, G's mind still reacted to only one thing and that was keeping Nyx safe from harm no matter what the cost was. Grinding his teeth with determination he then reached out, took the unconscious filly in his arms and turned to face his back to the ground.

"Oh this is gonna hurt," he complained as he held Nyx tight to shield her from the impact.

After a several seconds of fast falling, G' finally collided with the ground, causing a large splash as he and Nyx landed at the river edge and creating a massive crater. When Nyx finally managed to pry open her eyes, she couldn't help but notice that something was wrong as she felt G's arms slide off her.

"G?" she mumbled before suddenly seeing the beaten up state that the Living Genre was in as trickles of blood ran down his forehead. "G! Sweet Celestia! Wake up! WAKE UP!"

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As G's mind became enticed by the strange veil of wispy white cloud surrounding him, he couldn't help but feel strange, it was though he had entered another realm without having to force his way into it for once, and it was a realm that he found surprisingly pleasant. However as soon as he found himself feeling relaxed, the cloud quickly changed from white to black and for some strange reason it felt like the very essence of it was burning away at his body like acid.

"What the…!?" G gasped, seeing his metal arm melt away into molten slag.

Suddenly another voice echoed into G's ears.

"Ah'm coming for you!" it said with an eerie tone, causing G to scream with horror as a pair of glowing red eyes pierce through the mist, looking directly at him.

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"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" G screamed as he fell out of the soft bed onto the hard, stone floor.

"G, are you alright!?" Nyx squealed as she quickly rushed to G's side.

Once finally managed to calm himself down long enough to become aware of his surroundings, he was met with an astonishing sight. For a brief moment, he thought he was still dreaming, or at the very least hallucinating from the hit he took to the head on his way down from the fall, however after feeling Nyx's hoof poking him to make sure he was still alive, he knew that this was real. Looking around G saw that he was in a stone room that was practically furnished for comfort, not only was the bed line with sheets as soft as silk, by the rest of the wood-carved furnishing gave the entire room a look of tranquillity. What made it even better was the open holes that served as windows displayed the luscious garden outside. Suddenly, G's mind snapped back into reality after he heard Nyx speak up again.

"Are you alright?" she repeated, earning a gentle nod from the Living Genre.

"I think so," G replied, rubbing his throbbing head. "How long was I out?"

"Three days," Nyx answered, much to G's surprise. "After we chased off the orcs, you took quite a hit when we fell out of the sky… sorry about that by the way."

Three days!? He hasn't been unconscious for that long in years! Still whatever the case, he was glad that at least Nyx was alive and well, however that was when G's mind quickly turned to the memories of his other companions. Suddenly, as if reading G's mind Nyx called out to the door.

"Hey guys!" she cried. "He's awake!"

Then as if on cue the door burst open and the rest of the group walked in, a little worse for the wear but still looking pretty good. Whatever cuts or bruised they had received over the past few days have long since healed, and even Laura's arm looked much better after having the arrow removed and bandaged up. Though it was no surprise to see Edward smiling back down at him, G couldn't help but feel flabbergasted that even Lug looked as though he was relieved to see that he was okay.

"Well it's about time!" Goggles joked as he and Laura helped G back into bed.

"You gave us a good scare there lad," Lug added, pouring him a glass of water from the pitcher on the bedside table.

"Aw thanks Lug," G said sarcastically, accepting the glass and taking a few small gulps. "I didn't know you cared."

"Well I don't really have a choice lad," Lug laughed. "After all, you're our only ticket home."

Everyone couldn't help but share a few small chuckles at that, for the moment G had completely forgotten how he ended up in this recovery bed in the first place due to have so much fun with the group.

"So let me get this straight," Goggles said with a smirk. "You can survive a fall from a mountain but a shorter drop puts you in a coma for three days?"

"What can I say? I'm as random as my body parts," G replied with a casual shrug. "Besides I think I was too pumped up on adrenaline that day to even notice the fall really."

"That makes absolutely no sense," Laura commented, raising an eyebrow.

G smirked at that.

"Neither does my witty charm but I certainly had no complaints about it," G retorted, giving Laura a playful wink and causing her to blush. "Where are we anyway?

At those words, Nyx flapped her little wings and lifted herself up onto the bed and sat next to G as she began to explain.

"Well after you got knocked out, the rest of the group came running and all of a sudden we were surround by a bunch of new guys," She said. "Not dangerous mind you, though they did point their bows at us as a precaution."

"Not dangerous, but certainly arrogant," Mossy pointed out. "One of them thought we were hobbits, whatever they are."

"After we explained the situation, they were more than willing to help us out," Nyx continued. "Though of course, we all thought it best that we kept our dimension jumping thing a secret."

Hearing this G couldn't help but sigh with relief, the less people who actually know about that sort of thing the better, though that did bring up another question.

"So how did you explain our appearances?" he asked with concern. "But I doubt anyone here has ever seen a Keidran and a man with Scissors for hands."

Lug couldn't help but smirk at that.

"We simply told them that we were from a different country," he said.

"Said that we had just arrived in Middle-Earth by sea," Spud added.

"And they bought it!" Goggles chuckled. "Normally I'm not one for liars but I have to admit it was pretty convincing."

With every word the group spoke G couldn't help but feel more relaxed, if anything he felt that some of his wits must have rubbed off on them, they were certainly going to need it for the days ahead.

"You still haven't answered my first question though," he pointed out. "Where exactly IS here?"

"I believe I can tell you that," another voice answered.

Upon hearing those words, everyone turned towards the open door to see another figure enter the room. Granted G may not have been the tallest of creatures, but compared to this new arrival he felt terribly insignificant in terms of height, he stood over 6 feet tall had dark hair and grey eyes that shone like starlight. Not only that, but he also wore an assortment of formal robes that appeared to be made from the finest silk, and a ring of silver around his head, clearly this had to be whoever was in charge of this place. Suddenly G noticed another feature from this new arrival, he may have appeared human but he also had pointed ears, there was only one person in Middle-Earth who could have fit this particular description.

"Lord Elrond," G gasped, bowing his head with respect.

Seeing how respectful G was being to this new arrival, the rest of the group wasted no time in mimicking his actions and bowing their heads, causing the Elven Lord to smile.

"You and your friends have had quite the journey Master G," he said, bowing his own head. "I welcome you all to Rivendell.

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Needless the say Rivendell had to have been one of the most peaceful places G had ever set foot upon, granted he has always enjoyed the idea of visiting but G never felt like he had the right to do so since it was a key location in most stories involving Middle-Earth, however given the circumstances nothing can be helped now. In a nutshell it was a free-for-all on everywhere they went from then on if they wanted to be successful in their mission, with a few precautions taken of course. After Elrond had officially welcome the group to Rivendell, none of them had wasted any time in making the most out of their stay. While G continued to recover in bed, the others each decided to take advantage of their new surroundings and take up their own activities for the day, all except for Nyx who felt the need to stay and keep him company since she felt somewhat responsible for what happened. Soon the sun began to set and G made a quick recovery, though it certainly astounded many of the elves since not many people who have been in a coma for three days normally start walking around so soon after waking up, in fact that frightened them more than his appearance did. At the moment, he found himself in need of a pleasant stroll to clear his head, taking in the glorious scenery as the sun began to set over the horizon. As he took everything in, Rivendell was exactly how G had pictured it, hidden at the edge of a narrow gorge and surrounded by wonders both agricultural and structural, every building was pure white, whether it were made of stone or wood, and amongst each over were a series of rocky stairs, crystal clear waterfalls or well cared greenery, not only that but everything seemed to be overlooking the vast valley below so there was an incredible view. It was no wonder why Elrond chose this particular place when he set up a strong hold in a darker time, not only was it safe, but beautiful as well.

"It really is peaceful here," G heard another voice say as he looked over the valley.

Turning his head, he saw that it was in fact Goggles who spoke, most likely joining him after indulging in Elven tea again.

"You bet it is," G sighed in response taking everything in as he breathed the fresh air.

"Definitely a good place to relax for a while," Goggles continued jumping onto the railing G was leaning on. "Especially after what happened this last week eh?"

"No doubt about it," G replied. "Heck, I was passed out for half of it."

At those words both Goggles and G couldn't help but chuckle at the irony of that last statement, however soon the laughter turned serious as Goggles proceeded to change the subject.

"Listen G," grabbing his attention. "Nyx told us all about what happened while you two were getting rid of the orcs."

"Oh?" G replied, having an idea of where this was going.

"I just want to say that while I appreciate you saving her from the fall, I can't help but feel worried about Nyx's safety," Goggles continued with a solemn tone in his voice. "Is everything ahead gonna be as dangerous as it was? Because I want to know before we take any more steps."

Of Course G knew this sort of thing would happen, it had to eventually, granted he did warn the group about the danger before they even arrived in Middle-Earth, even did a whole musical number mentioning it, but still there was no power in all of creation to stop someone from worrying, especially when it comes to someone others care about.

"I'm not gonna lie to you monkey-boy, those orcs are just mere samples of the horrors that are out there," G replied bluntly, instantly peeking Goggles' interest. "I know you're the smartest member of the group so I can be sure that you'll be more than capable of keeping this to yourself for now. I don't want to ruin their chance to relax for now after what they've been through, but the truth of the matter is that with every good thing to be spawned into creation, there must also be their opposite. While there are peaceful lands like Equestria, there are also worlds with unspeakable devastation, and with everything all messed up like it is there's a possibility that we might run into such horrors."

As Goggles absorbed each piece of information, the gears in his head kept turning and turning until they reached an understanding. If what G said was true then he and the rest of the group were definitely way in over their heads when they decided to join G on his mission.

"If that's the case then what will we do for all the villainous characters out there?" he asked, catching G off guard. "If they're as bad as you say, what's to stop them from making things worse in whatever realm they get sucked into. And what will we do if and when we actually find them? Because judging from how that feral kid acted when he we first met him then it's definitely not gonna make things easy."

It was then that G's good mood quickly started to fade even more rapidly than ever, he couldn't help but think back to seeing Ezekiel with those orcs as if he was actually one of them, if one villainous character can join such a group within a few short days, just imagine what other villains can do if they were trapped in another world too. Not only that but a whole bunch of other villains who have taken over his home is after his head and will no doubt be doing everything in their power to make sure they get it. After a few moments of silence G finally spoke.

"I don't know," he admitted. "I thought I did at first but after everything that's happened the last few days, I think I might be in WAY over my head. It's not exactly every day that something like this happens you know."

Goggles may not have liked this answer but at the very least he was able to accept it, after all no matter who or what a creature is, if something this large were ever to happen to them then they would most likely be caught in the same state of mind. Suddenly the orb at the end of his tail lit up, indicating that he had an idea.

"Well if we are going to be traveling together, then we're gonna need some gear to protect ourselves," he said with a smirk.

"Wait, what!?" G exclaimed, not believing what he had just heard.

He would have said more but by the time G had turned around, Goggles had already ran off, mostly towards whatever workshop Rivendell had, G had almost forgotten how fast a Gizmonk can be, both in speed and in behaviour no matter how crazy an idea is. Seeing that Goggles is now long gone, G banged his head against the railing in frustration.

"For the love of…" he mumbled to himself. "Why did he have to go and makes things more complicated!? Agh! What am I doing here!? Author if you can hear me then you had better send me a sign of what I should do next, because I am seriously starting to lose my mind here!"

Luckily I CAN hear him as could all of you readers at home, though thankfully he still can't hear us due to being unable the break the fourth wall anymore, which is actually a good thing since that conversation would have lasted for at least another chapter. However a sign did appear before G, a sign in the form of a snazzy ringtone buzzing from his vest pocket.

Scotty doesn't know,

Scotty doesn't know,

Scotty doesn't know-oh,

Don't tell Scotty…

Once G finally answered his phone, he knew instantly who was on the other end before he even spoke.

"Speak to me," he said.

"G?" Chi's voice answered with a relieved, and yet ecstatic tone. "Oh thank Aku, I managed to get hold of you…"

Judging from how Chi was speaking in a quickened pace, G instantly knew something was wrong.

"Whoa easy there Chi," he said, trying to calm her down. "Now tell me what's going on."

However the next thing Chi said only made G's eye widen with terror.

"G, they found you!" she said.

Upon hearing this, not only did G gasp in fear but he had to force himself not to scream with frustration.

"What do you mean they found us!?" he asked, through gritted teeth, even though he probably knew what she meant regardless.

"I'm sorry I didn't get to tell you this earlier," Chi replied with a heavy sigh. "But Kneesocks used your realm's power to create some kind of tracking system so that they could found you no matter where you are in the multiverse."

"Well that would explain how you lot managed to find me so fast last time," G commented, remembering the events of his last encounter with the villains.

"It gets worse," Chi continued, much to G's dismay. "Kneesocks thought it would be best to add a few new features to the system after our last encounter, now anyone who stays behind has a detailed map of where YOU are and how far away you are from the entry point. It's like a giant GPS over here."

This was bad, if the villains could track him no matter where he was then everyone around him was in serious danger. Though on the plus side, even if such a device did exist then it would take at least a few days each time they tried using it to find G's whereabouts, which unfortunately enough is exactly how long he was in a coma for.

"Okay Chi calm down," G said, though trying to calm himself down in the process. "Now where exactly IS the entry point?"

"Well I'm hiding in my room for now, but from I saw it's at a place called Weathertop," Chi answered. "But what does that matter? You can just get out of that realm wherever right? I mean that IS the plan isn't it?"

G sighed at that.

"It is but I also have to find anyone who's trapped here too," he said. "And judging from the smell of it at least three more are west of here."

This was indeed true, after waking up G wasted no time in trying to pick up on Ezekiel's scent again, however it was then that he picked up on a few more that came from the same direction he was going. And while Ezekiel's a guaranteed risk, the other ones might just be as innocent as the other members of G's group, either way he had to be sure.

"West!?" G heard Chi gasp. "But that'll lead you straight towards the damn place!"

"Not if I take a different road," G pointed out. "Middle-Earth is pretty big and whoever comes here will certainly have a time navigating the area even with someone else tracking my whereabouts."

"That may be true but these guys seriously want you dead, and they aren't going to give up the hunt so easily," Chi argued before letting out a heavy sigh. "Look, just be careful okay? I'll keep you posted as soon as I get more info."

At those words G let out a sigh of his own.

"Thanks Chi," he finally said before hanging up the phone. "Not the kind of sign I was looking for Author!"

However while G may have been irritated, he also failed to notice another individual walking up to him, not really understanding the words G was speaking but can defiantly see that G was feeling uneasy.

"Something troubles you, Master G?" Elrond asked, instantly grabbing his attention.

At first G had absolutely no idea how to answer the Elven Lord, after all he couldn't very well explain the whole truth to him less risk him thinking that he was dangerous, or at the very least insane. Still he needed some idea of what to do, and someone as wise as Elrond would probably have some answers.

"Something does Lord Elrond," he finally said in a calm tone. "I need some advice."

Elrond gave a gentle smile at that.

"And I shall be happy to give it," he replied before gesturing G to follow him. "Please?"

As he followed Lord Elrond through the corridors, G's mind continued to think of a way to explain the situation to him without revealing too much information about the group's true origins. Whatever he said next, he had to make sure that whatever comes of it was for the group's best interest.

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Author's Notes:

The Character Nyx belongs to Pen Stroke / :iconPenstrokepony:

The Character Laura belongs to :icontwokinds:

The Characters Chi and Mimi belong to :iconbleedman: