Silmarillion: A Distant Future

Chapter Three

Aegnor so far was having a very long and confusing day. He still had questions but Maglor was pushing them off until someone came whose name was Xander. He sighed and put his head against the wall as he waited. Maglor was upstairs cleaning up what he called a ‘radio’ which now was broken. It was not his fault that it startled him…but he did feel bad about breaking it. He looked over as he watched the cat, Silmaril, jump the table. Then it jumped onto the couch and curled up next to him. Silmaril was pure white and had silvery blue eyes. Aegnor had no idea why it was named Silmaril...maybe after the Silmarillions?

The front door suddenly opened and Aegnor looked up startled. A tall guy walked who had black hair and light blue eyes. He looked at Aegnor and then turned and called something in the language that he assumed was ‘English’ as Maglor called it. Maglor called something back from upstairs and this guy just scoffed. He turned his head and looked at Aegnor with a slightly confused expression but it turned into quick amusement. Maglor came down the stairs at the moment and talked to the man. Who laughed and said something which caused Maglor to glare at him.

“Xander. This is my cousin, Aegnor.” Maglor said. “Aegnor this is the elf I told you about. Xander.”

“I figured. He looks exactly like you described him. A little shorter than I imagined.” Xander said sliding off the bag that was on his back.

“You exactly are you? You speak Quenya but you have a very strange accent.” Aegnor asked.

“To explain who exactly I am will take a long time and as for my accent I am...or was now an elf from the woodland realm. But I speak a lot of different languages. I can even speak some backward.” Xander replied as he handed Maglor a bag he was carrying. Maglor took the bag and put it down in the kitchen then walked back over as Xander slid off the bag he was carrying on his back. They exchanged a few words again in the other language which caused Aegnor to frown and he then said, “Speak in a language we all can understand.”

“Fine. So, Maglor, what do you want from me?” Xander asked him.

“Well, I figured you can explain some things far better and faster than me. As well as get him an ID and a birth certificate.” Maglor replied.

“Here I thought you needed something that was a challenge from your cryptic messages,” Xander said shaking his head.

“What’s an ID and a birth certificate?” Aegnor asked.

“An ID is piece card that says who you are and confirmation that you are well you. As for birth certificate, that’s just saying that you are alive.” Xander answered him before Maglor could.

“Why do you need proof that you are alive? If you are talking to someone isn’t that proof enough?” Aegnor then asked.

“It’s a human thing and it’s just documentation for stuff,” Xander said with a shrug.

“I see,” Aegnor said slowly. Xander then sat down on the ground across from the couch and said, “Before you ask any more questions know that people have advanced and has discovered a lot of things over time. So it will take a while to get you all caught up with history and science. Yet, they also are superstitious and normally they hate what they don’t get. Hence why Maglor is very cautious not to be found out, myself included.”

“Really? You are cautious?” Maglor asked with a scoff.

“Just because you like living under a rock with no social life. I live a little I am cautious in my own way.” He replied.

“So. Everything I am seeing is advancements?” Aegnor asked after a moment.

“Pretty much,” Xander answered. Aegnor nodded in now some understanding, Xander was doing a much better job right now at explaining what was going on compared to Maglor. Xander then pulled some paper out of his bag and started writing some things down. It took him a few moments before he handed it to Maglor and he said, “So. Which do you think is the most important things to go over?”

“Uh. I think culture, modern government, technology, and language first. Not in that order though,” Maglor said handing the notebook back.

“Right,” He replied and started writing more in the notebook.

“What are you doing?” Aegnor asked

“Figuring out the best way to start to catch you up on a couple of lifetimes of history and life. Since we have a whole lot to catch you up on.” Xander replied sitting back looking at what he wrote down. “Before we start anything tonight let’s eat. I bought takeout and after we eat then we can get to work.”

Xander then jumped up and walked back to the kitchen. Aegnor looked to Maglor when they were alone and said, “He’s strange.”

“He’s insane. Probably just as bad as my brothers...maybe a bit worse at times. Yet, if anyone could figure out how to figure out how you are alive now it’s him. He’s the smartest elf I have ever met...he could have given my father a run for his money if it came to creating with technology.” Maglor said. “Oh. Tomorrow another elf is coming over. He will be offering a bit more help.”

“Another elf? How many elfs are around?” Aegnor replied.

“A few...I don’t know all of them but I do know there are. Not all of them wanted to sail to Valinor so they stayed and moved about.” Maglor replied with a small shrug. He looked over as Xander brought the bag over and placed it down. He pulled out a something wrapped in strange looking paper and then something else that was in paper. He handed Aegnor the same thing as Maglor. He then took out his own and started to eat. Aegnor unwrapped the food uneasily, it smelled alright...better than the food before.

“What is this?” Aegnor asked.

“Food. But if you want a definition...it’s from called a Hamburger. It’s very good and the other thing I gave you are called French Fries. Also, very good. Just eat it, it’s bad not like the food you are used to but still good.” Xander said.

Aegnor looked at the food hesitantly and then took a small bite out of this so-called ‘hamburger’ it was pretty good in all honesty. Xander laughed at Aegnor’s look of surprise where Maglor only chuckled softly.

“Told you it’s good,” Xander said. Aegnor just nodded a bit slowly at ate his food.

Aegnor dragged himself to the spare room that Maglor had that he was given. After they ate they spent a few good hours teaching Aegnor about modern technology and government of the land they were in. He could not remember a time when he felt more tired than now. He was exhausted from everything that happened from when he woke up until now. He had a bit more of an understanding than before but he was still confused about so much.

He sat down on the bed and looked out the window. He frowned a bit as he thought he saw something in the shadows move. He felt something was watching him but there was nothing there at all. Nothing. He frowned and pulled them close and laid back on the bed curling up falling asleep rather quickly.