- The story must contain at least two fandoms but no more than three.
- At least two characters (that are from different fandoms) must be related in some way as old friends/associates, cousins, lovers (which may include husband/wife). (The option of choosing a closer blood relation is still open as well, but no longer required)
- There must be at least one exchange between these characters
- Their relationship maybe either established or revealed later in the story, but it must be clear. More interrelated characters are permitted.
- One character must have an air rational fear of something ridiculous.
- Something must be destroyed maliciously (may NOT be a living thing!)
- Non-canon characters are not permitted.
- The entries must be between 500-1500 words.
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The following story uses two sagas: Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
Star Wars is an epic science-fiction story of Anakin Skywalker and his journey into becoming the evil Darth Vader. It tells his emotional story from his childhood until his death. His many adventures are described as he begins to be corrupted by the dark side.
The Ballad of the Heroes
or
The Destruction of the One Ring & Sauron’s Power
Welcome friends, and listen to the tale I tell,
Come and sit around this glowing fire.
For the tale I have is not for the faint of heart,
But is one that is sung with a lyre.
My tale begins near the end of the Third Age,
When the Fellowship was just being laid.
It begins at the Council of Elrond,
Where plans were being made.
Just as Lord Elrond had finished describing their predicament,
Something occurred that was weird.
For in the empty spaces in the center of the Council,
Four people appeared.
One looked like a warg, except it walked on two legs,
And spoke with a whine.
One man wore a black vest,
But the other was a woman, who looked very fine.
The final man was dressed in black,
Who did not seem afraid.
He had a silver tube at his belt,
And he was not dismayed.
After the surprise and shock had died down,
The council began to question them at best.
“Are you spies for the Dark Lord?” Gimli asked,
As his stout little body held an axe at their chest.
Immediately, the man in the black vest responded,
“Hey, point that thing someplace else! You could cut off my ear!”
But, the man in black, asked the dwarf,
“You mentioned a Dark Lord, is my father here?”
“Ah ha! There is your proof! He knows Sauron and is even related to him!”
Gloin, the father of Gimli, roared.
Glorfindel of the Elves rose and said to Gloin,
“Be silent you dwarfs! We will hear their story before we draw a sword!”
The fair maiden spoke first,
“We are sorry to have interrupted, please do carry on.
I am Princess Leia Organa-Skywalker of Alderaan, and this is my brother Luke.
The walking carpet is Chewbacca, and scruffy one is Han.”
“Now hold on one second,”
The one called Han announced.
“I am not usually this scruffy,
We were on the forest planet Endor, when these Ewoks just pounced.”
The Council did not know how to respond,
“Planets? Endor? Ewoks? What magic is this?”
Boromir of the Race of Man asked,
“What lands are you from, and how did you appear for us amiss?”
The calm Luke said,
“We do not know where ‘here’ is.
And even more, how we came here.
We were endeavoring to defeat the Emperor, but this could be a trick of his.”
Gandalf rose and approached them saying,
“You are in Middle-Earth, and this place is Lothlorien.
This place is home to Elves and a refuge for others,
We are questing to defeat Sauron, and rid him from the world of Men.”
The furry one let out a whine, which caused the Council to jump.
Han said, “Chewie’s right. We are here, we might as well join you.”
Aragorn rose and shook each of their hands, saying,
“Welcome friends, I am honored to be with you, and now we must figure out what to do.”
An Elven messenger came in and spoke to Elrond who in turn spake,
“I have just received word from our spies near Mordor,
What has happened here has happened there.
Four strangers appeared out of nowhere with a mighty roar.
“According to our spies,
The Nazgul performed a ritual, calling the strangers to him.
These four here must have accidentally arrived as well.
Sauron must have requested help and called on your side, but this poses grim.”
“I thought I felt the Dark Side here,” Luke added on
“He must have called on them for help and we somehow arrived to defeat them.
I sense Vader and the Emperor, with Boba Fett and a Stormtrooper.
Boy this is a gem”
“Gems? What gems do you speak of?”
Legolas the Elf inquired.
“Never mind,” Luke responded.
“Please do carry on as required.”
Elrond was the first to speak,
“The ring was made in the fires in Mt. Doom,
There it must be destroyed.”
Silence filled the whole room
Frodo volunteered and a Fellowship was made,
And all decided to begin the long trek to Mordor.
But Han had a most wonderful idea,
“Hey, why don’t we fly? It won’t be a chore.”
Luke told Han with a smile,
“I don’t think they have starships here buddy.”
But Boromir shouted,
“A brilliant idea! We’ll use the eagles to fly without getting all muddy!”
And so, on they flew to Mordor,
Aragorn, Gandalf, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippen,
Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, Han, Chewbacca, Leia and Luke.
Off to save the world of Men.
During their flight,
The four strangers were informed,
Of the history of Middle-Earth,
And all that was formed.
The strangers in turn,
Told them of their home.
A galaxy far, far away,
And a droid made of chrome.
Aragorn, in turn, was charmed,
By the mistress who was as pretty as a dove.
But he remembered he had Arwen,
But with Leia he was in love.
Many other things happened
Along the way.
But that is a story,
For another day.
They arrived in Mordor and could see the Great Eye,
And the Eye could see them.
The Orc defenses gathered at the walls,
Ready to fire on an eagle with their stems.
So the Fellowship landed,
In front of the Black Gate.
When all of a sudden,
A man in grey armor flew over the wall and could not wait.
Han immediately reacted,
And fired his blaster at him with a shout,
“Boba Fett, you couldn’t catch me in space,
You won’t catch me here, there is no doubt!”
The Black Gate opened,
And out strode Vader, the Emperor, and a Stormtrooper,
And other foul beasts and Orcs from Mordor.
Including the Mouth of Sauron, but that was a blooper.
Aragorn drew his sword, and turned to the fellowship saying,
“Let’s do this. For Frodo.”
Then he ran toward the Gate,
The Fellowship behind, and they were not slow.
Aragorn fought Vader, Luke fought a troll.
Han fought an Orc, and Legolas fought Boba Fett.
Gandalf fought the Emperor, and Leia fought the trooper.
All others fought with a valiance that could not be met.
With courage they fought,
For a long and fierce fight.
Many Orcs and trolls were slain,
But the eight strangers always remained in sight.
Vader then said to Aragorn,
“Aragorn, do you want to know what happened to your father?”
“I know enough! I know your friend the Orc killed him!”
“No Aragorn, I am your father, and not your brother!”
Aragorn immediately knew,
Inside that insidious armor,
Stood his father.
And he was not a farmer.
“By Gandalf’s beard,
Why am I the twin of a crybaby?
And I just fell in love with Leia too!”
He shouted “NO!” and attacked with no maybe.
Now during this time,
Chewbacca was having a hard time.
He was fighting an orc,
And it was not sublime.
Then, all of a sudden,
In front of him, a butterfly flew.
Chewbacca let out a whiney scream,
And ran as far from the butterfly without a clue.
Han shouted, “Get back here you big furry ape!
I don’t care how big the butterfly was!”
So Chewie came back, with a fury toward butterflies,
And killed the butterfly as his wings did buzz.
Then, from the sky and ground,
The Nazgul joined the fight.
And it was here, the Fellowship realized,
The battle was lost, even with flight.
But then, Luke thought,
“Why don’t I destroy the ring with my saber?”
So Luke broke away from the fight and ran to Frodo.
He grabbed the ring, with great anger, and stuck his saber on it without a caper.
With a giant roar,
The Great Eye began to fall.
As did every orc and troll,
Tower and wall.
The Fellowship let out a cheer,
They defeated the Ring and Sauron,
And saved the land of Men!
But they looked and noticed the strangers were all gone.
With the ring destroyed,
It’s power ended.
The strangers must have been taken back to their own time.
There helped no longer recommended.
And so, the fellowship went home,
Thinking about there friends and that fray.
But they remembered and they knew,
That their friends were still alive in a galaxy far, far, away.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The writer wishes to thank the following: the Seton Writers Club websites for hosting this Crossover story contest. Also, the writers wishes to thank J.R.R. Tolkien for making Middle-Earth and George Lucas for making the Star Wars Universe.
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