A Hero for Middle Earth(Percy Jackson/LOTR Crossover)

Chapter 1

Percy awoke on a green hill under a blue sky. The land around him was exceedingly beautiful:the grass was emerald green, and the sky was a deep rich blue. He got up and began to stretch, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings. "Well, that was a weird dream I had last night,"remarked Percy, "well, weirder than usual at least-Whoa.'' At that point he looked around and was rendered speechless by the landscape around him, especially the mountains around him that reached above the clouds. "So the dream was real;the gods sent me to a different world. Well, hey, one more thing to dross off my 'to-do' list I guess."

The previous night he had received a dream in which Apollo told him all about this land, called Middle Earth. Apparently, they needed help, and he was supposed to help save the world or whatever, so, you know, just your average demigod quest. He checked his pocket and was met with the cool touch of his ballpoint pen. "So Riptide works in another world, that's good." He was told that he had to meet the rulers of this land, so they would send him on his way. He looked behind him and saw a vast ocean, and ahead of him he saw a gap in the mountains with what looked to be a city. "I suppose that's a good place to start,"and with that, he started walking.
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After a long time of walking, Percy reached the city. It was much bigger than he thought, and far more beautiful than he could have ever imagined. No human could ever construct anything like this. "Well" Percy said aloud,"Annabeth would give it a go I bet; if anyone could make anything like this, it would be Annabeth." Oh Hades, Annabeth; how long was he going to be separated from her? Did she know about all this? Percy's mind was instantly flooded with questions. A pang of sadness entered his heart when he thought of the upcoming months he wouldn't be able to talk to or see Annabeth. It would be a long time before he came back, if he came back. "Oh man, if I died, Annabeth would kill me. Oh, wait a moment...."

Percy turned his attention back to the sprawling city as he wandered through it. The buildings were all made of the same, beautiful white stone- all chiseled with such superb craftsmanship; was unbelievable. They spared no expense anywhere; the amount of riches the inhabitants had was clearly made known. Why, even the sand the roads were comprised of seemed to be ground-up diamonds. There were plants and fountains everywhere; clearly the people that built this loved nature dearly. The only problem was that Percy couldn't find the people that built this place. It seemed to be deserted, yet everything was in such great condition.

He continued to wander the city: half - looking for people, half- admiring the work that went into this and the beauty of the city. As he walked over a bridge, he took a deep breath of the fresh air and exhaled. "This is amazing. I feel- ," he paused, trying to find the right words, "at peace." Percy smiled and looked around until his gaze landed in the center of the city where a tower dominated the rest of the cityscape. He followed it up a long way until he came to the top: a lantern at the top whose silver beam extended all the way out to sea.

"Amazing," whispered Percy, at a complete loss for words.

"Yes, it is quite magnificent isn't it?"

Percy spun around and instinctively uncapped Riptide and pointed at the stranger. The stranger was fair as far as guys go- he had piercing blue eyes, and his hair looked golden in the sunlight. He looked friendly, but he had a silver breastplate on with an ornate sword at his side. His blue cape was flowing in the light breeze. When the stranger saw Riptide, he just laughed. "No need for that my friend, I mean you no harm." The stranger's voice was warm and welcoming; Percy smiled and put Riptide away without thinking.

"Um, no offense, but who are you?"

The stranger smiled and said, "I am Eönwë, the herald of Manwë, I have come to bring you to the Valar. Walk with me."