Battle Scars (Hobbit/Star Wars Crossover)

Chapter 31: Returning To Middle-Earth

~T.A. 2942~  

As soon as we reached Middle-Earth, our fighter crash landed in a forest, one that was unfamiliar to me. Once Jara, Neria, and I climbed out, we scanned the area. The forest was filled with luscious green grass, many trees, and a river not far from us.

"Where are we?" Neria questioned.

"Not sure, but it's definitely not the same place as when we landed when we were here with Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka." I stated. "Come on, let's start looking around. Maybe there's a town nearby."

With that, we made our way out of the forest. As we walked around, the three of us found ourselves standing in a town with many green rolling hills, small yet beautifully decorated homes built into the land, and there were several hobbits, similar to Bilbo, walking around. Many of them looked at us in awe.

"Where we we?" Jara inquired.

I remember Bilbo talking about his home. He mentioned that he lived in Hobbiton, Shire. And it looked as beautiful as he described it. Wanting to make sure we were in the right place, I walked over towards a male hobbit, who was tending his garden.

"Excuse me, sir. Do you know where Bilbo Baggins lives?" I asked.

The hobbit gave me a funny look as he looked at me. But nevertheless, he nodded. "He lives over there."

The hobbit then pointed towards a hill, where a home stood along with a garden. I turned back, giving him a smile. "Thank you."

I walked back to Jara and Neria, who were still looking around in awe. As soon as I approached them, I spoke up. "I know exactly where to go."

"You do?" Neria inquired, baffled.

"Yeah, Bilbo's home is here in this town." I explained.

"Bilbo? You mean one of the friends you made when you were on this planet searching for Dooku?" Jara questioned.

I nodded. "Exactly."

With that, we all made our way towards Bilbo's home. Once we reached his home, we saw a green door with a knob, round windows, a small gate, and a beautiful garden with various different flowers. We opened the gate before making our way to the door. Just moments after I knocked, the door opened, revealing Bilbo. His eyes lit up as soon as he saw Neria and me.

"Miona! Neria!" Bilbo exclaimed.

Bilbo rushed out, giving both Neria and me hugs. Once we pulled away from the hug, Bilbo noticed Jara. He furrowed his brows. "Who's this?"

"This is Jara Wren. She's our friend and my apprentice. Jara, this is Bilbo Baggins, our friend I was telling you about." I said, introducing them to each other.

"Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Baggins." Jara said as they shook hands.

"Oh call me Bilbo. Any friend of Miona and Neria is a friend of mine." Bilbo mentioned. "Why don't you three come in? I just finished preparing supper."

With that, we entered inside Bilbo's home, which was rather cozy. As soon as we entered the dining room, Bilbo approached us with plates of bread, meat, potatoes, and cheese. As we ate, Bilbo spoke up. "How have you been? It's been a year since I've seen you."

Neria and I exchanged a look. Neria looked down at her food, refusing to say a word, so I decided to speak up. "Not so good, Bilbo. We've been through quite a bit. The war in our galaxy is over, but I fear a reign of terror is about to come..."

"Anakin turned against us, killing nearly every Jedi in the temple. But Master Dooku and I managed to escape." Jara chimed in.

I grimaced upon remembering the recent events. "Yes, and Obi-Wan and I went to Mustafar to fight Anakin. He wasn't the same anymore. Anakin had changed, he gave me this scar."