Silmarillion: A Distant Future

Chapter Thirty

Maglor groaned as he heard a crash from downstairs and he looked up and he groaned. For the past 6 months, he has been dealing with the twins, Aegnor, Celegorm, Curufin, and Fingon. For a long story short for the past six months he felt like a lion trainer. It was annoying but in all truth, he would not trade it for the world. He yawned and forced himself out of bed and got ready for the morning.

When he got down the stairs he was greeted to arguing from Celegorm and Curufin. Fingon just was sitting with the twins and Aegnor with a cup of coffee. It seemed to be they were showing him something on their laptop. He just ignored and got a cup of coffee himself and walked to join the others.

"Morning," Maglor said walking past his arguing brothers and going to Fingon and the twins.

"Good morning," Fingon said looking. In a short time, Fingon and his other two brothers picked up the language rather quickly. There was still some words they did not know but they could manage very well.

"So. What are they arguing about this time?" Maglor asked as he sat down across from them.

"Not sure, yet, I think I heard something about eggs." Said Amras with a nod from his twin. Maglor just nodded and rubbed his face. He then looked up as a knock came from the front door and a few moments later Xander waltz into the room holding a hot cup.

"Xander? What are you doing here?" Maglor asked.

"Besides plotting Alton's murder? Dropping this guy off," he said pointing to Maedhros who walked into the room.

"Maedhros!?" Maglor, Fingon, Amras, and Amrod said all standing up in surprise.

"Hey," He said. "I thought I would surprise you."

The twins ran over to hug him and he wrapped an arm around them with a smile. Maglor looked him over and said, "It's good to see you back on your feet."

"It's good to be back on my feet," Maedhros replied he then looked to Fingon and waved. "Finno," He said.

Fingon rushed over and hugged him tightly Maedhros patted his back and said, "Uh...I do need to breathe,"

"Oh. Sorry," Fingon said letting go and holding up his hands.

"So. How did you get here?" Maglor asked looking at him.

"We got a lift," A new voice said as he walked over.

"Elliot!" Maglor said with a smile as he hugged the new figure.

"Rowan has a twin?" Amras asked looking at Elliot.

"Yeah but I am the handsome one," Elliot replied.

"Also the one who dyed his hair a bit," Maglor said as he looked at Elliot's hair which was a lighter brown than Rowan's.

"If I recall you did dye your hair as well," Elliot said.

"He did?" Amrod asked. "What color?"

Elliot opened his mouth but Maglor clamped a hand over it. Yet, Maedhros turned to the twins and said with a small smirk, "Blond and then a dark red."

"What? How-how did you know?" Maglor asked his jaw dropped open and the hand covering Elliot's mouth fell to his side.

"I showed him some pictures," Elliot said with a smirk.

"You said you destroyed them," Maglor said.

"The copies...not the originals," Elliot said gesturing with his hand as if to emphasize his point about the copies. Maglor covered his face with his hands and gave a low grown. He looked up at slightly at his eldest brother and asked, "How much did you see?"

"Quite a bit. I do have some questions for you later," Maedhros said.

Maglor covered his face again and muttered, "Someone shoot me,"

"Sure thing," Another said causing Maglor to look by the door seeing a very worn out Xander who looked half dead.

"Xander? What are-" Maglor but Xander cut him off by holding up a finger and said, "I have to speak with Alton and since I was already at the airport I gave these guys a lift."

"Alright...but maybe you should sleep first. The last time I saw you this tired you were working for NASA with part of the space program." Maglor said.

"Yeah...yeah," Xander replied with a yawn. "I know but I have this-" He held up a hot cup "-to keep me going or possibly kill me."

"Kill you?" Aegnor asked after he said his hellos to Maedhors.

"Yeah. I have coffee with a whole lot of espresso and a lot of surges. I also poured in some Redbull," He said taking a drink slowly. "It does taste like death but I still need to function for the next few hours so-death it is."

"Xander it's at times like these when I wonder how you are still alive and I start to get very concerned for your well being," Maglor said.

"I am still alive," Xander said. "Well, I think I am, anyway where is Alton?"

"Upstairs in his office," Amrod said.

"Great," Xander replied gave a nod to them and headed towards the stairs.

"So. That was Xander you told me about?" Fingon asked looking at Maglor.

"Yeah. That's him," Maglor replied. He shook his head and turned back to the others and said, "Come on. Let's head to the kitchen, Celegorm and Curufin would be happy to see you."

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Alton looked at Xander with concern and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Positive, we may hate each other but we do work well together," Xander replied. "She's running down the last few leads before we get moving."

"So. You are going to take care of it no matter what I say?" He asked.

"We always did," Xander replied.

"True but this is their headquarters," Alton said. "You two may be good but even you two will need help."

"We'll be fine," Xander said. "Besides if something happens to us you can always make a move instead of playing babysitter,"

"I offered my home nothing more," Alton replied.

"You mean have a bleeding heart and care too much about others?" Xander asked with a grin.

Alton shook his head and said, "They have been quiet for quite some time. Be careful."

"Aren't I always?" Xander asked.

"No. Yet, I recommend some sleep before you get started." He said. "Perhaps a few days worth."

"Sleep? What's that?" Xander asked. Alton shook his head and looked back to his laptop, "Well. Good luck."

"Of course and don't tell the guys downstairs what I told you. I do not want Maglor or his brothers to worry about this," Xander said.

"Of course," Alton said.

"Well, I better be off. I have a lot of work to do." Xander said.

Alton nodded and said, "Of course and Xander? It's good to have you back working full time."

"I left because of death. Yet, I can't let others suffer that fate," Xander said as he stopped the door. Alton said nothing as Xander left the room. He then shook his head and got back to work, Xander was many things and has been over these very long stretch of years. Yet, through it all, he still kept his honor and knows when to show his true colors. 

A/n: And after all this time UPDATE!
As well as apologizes for it taking this long, I had to let my brain buffer for this story. Well, it may still be slow but you will see more soon. So sit back and enjoy from here on out things will get stranger.