~Bilbo~
Bilbo was perfectly content.
He sat in his favorite armchair; the fabric was patched and worn in places, but it was very warm and comfortable. He closed his eyes and smiled as the flickering heat of the fire basked over his face and the bottoms of his curly-haired feet, the crackling sound of the sparks wafting softly in the small room. He nestled deeper into the chair, grasping his steaming cup of tea in his hands.
Peace. Warmth. Tea. No adventures of any kind. What more could a hobbit want?
Suddenly, he felt himself fall into nothingness, and let out a yelp he heard his tea cup smash against the floor. Spinning around in nothingness, and worried sick about his ruined rug, his heart sped against his chest a mile a second.
He slammed into the hard stone, bruising his elbow. He stood cautiously, his timid body shaking all over. The buildings were like nothing he had ever seen- and where were the trees? The Hill? The Shire? It was all gone!
And with that, Bilbo collapsed in a dead faint.
~Stella~
The noise. The stage. The crowd cheering as Lemonade Mouth walked into the flashing lights.
This is the life Stella had grown accustomed to these past few months.
She found her electric ukalale waiting for her on stage, and carressing its smooth wood with a finger held it in a playing position.
She flashed Olivia a supportive smile, knowing how much she had been stressing over this- but who could blame her?
They were performing at Madison Square Garden.
She met eyes with all the members of the band, one by one- Charlie, holding his drumsticks so tightly it looked as if he thought someone was going to take them away; Wen, fingering his trumpet nervously; Mo, confidently holding the bow to her bass; and Olivia, holding the microphone in a loose grip with both hands, timidly approaching the center of the stage.
These were her best friends. They could do this.
She lifted her arm to begin the first cord to Skinny Nancy-
BOOM.
She was falling through space, everywhere and nowhere at the same time, senses colliding with each other until she found herself slamming onto cold cobblestones, the chill of the night greeting her like a slap to the face. She groaned, and pushing herself slowly off the ground with her fists wondered where on earth she was. A small crowd of people seemed to be gathering over there- Was this some kind of sick joke?! She marched over to the oddly dressed group, still holding her ukalale and donned in her combat boots/leather jacket combo, and screamed "WHAT ON EARTH JUST HAPPENED?!"
~Luna~
Luna was carefully explaining to Parvati, for the fifth time, the concept of nargles. Why didn't she understand? It was really very simple.
"They're very mischievous thieves, you know. One stole my copy of The Quibbler this morning, in fact. I assume it was because I forgot to wear my butterbeer cork necklace- they help keep nargles away, father says-"
Suddenly, she found herself falling, as if the floor had collapsed on itself and revealed another dimension underneath. She felt herself being compressed and stretched out, colors blinking all around in her in flashes. Hm, this is interesting- I wonder if the nargles had anything to do with- but Luna didn't have time to finish her thought.
She did a bellyflop onto cold concrete, cutting her leg viciously in a three-inch long gash. "Huh... This is an odd sort of place, isn't it?" she thought, pushing herself to a standing position and taking in her surroundings.