Title: My Ada Can Beat Up Your Ada
Author: Carrie (CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur)
Rating: PG (it would be G but there are fighting elflings involved)
Characters: Lindariel (OFC), Cirithon and Thaladirith (OMCs). Told mostly from Lindariel's POV.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything other than the computer that I typed this ficlet with. I once again mention the Harry Potter books in this story, but please do not yell at me for mentioning something modern in this. I was trying for a laugh, and probably missed completely on it.
Notes: This is sort of a sequel to my Value of an Education series, BUT it takes place many many many many years after them. Lindariel finally travels back to Imladris.
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MY ADA CAN BEAT UP YOUR ADA!
"Fate protects fools, little children and ships named Enterprise" Commander Riker, Jonathan Frakes, from an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
I could not believe that it had already been close to fifty years since I had been home to Imladris. Well, it was no longer really my home. I had long ago made my home in the Golden Woods of Lórien with my husband, Haldir. After my naneth had more or less smuggled me out of the city, I had never come back here. I think she realized this would happen, because not too long after my arrival in Lórien a messenger arrived bearing a package from my naneth. Inside the package was her wedding dress and veil that she had long ago worn when marrying my father and a note that said she knew I would use it well.
My young family is now back in the land of my birth to see my parents off to the Undying Lands. My Ada had been injured in a hunting accident recently, and they decided that it would just be easier to sail on now. But my naneth wanted to see me one more time before they left. I wasn't sure how they would take seeing Haldir again. Well, I knew my naneth would be fine with it, but my Ada would probably still be upset. But I knew having Haldir and my son with us would hopefully prevent any fights that could erupt.
Cirithon was a rather small elfling for his age. He was only ten years old in the age of man, but sometimes he still acted as if he was only two. He was, however, the spitting image of his father except in one aspect, his eyes. He had the deep sapphire blue of my Ada's eyes, and I hoped that this too would help to smooth things over with my father. Cirithon loved to read as much as his uncles and I did, which annoyed Haldir to no end because he constantly had to pick up unique books in his many travels. And like his uncles before him, Cirithon loved to read the Harry Potter books over and over and over again.
We arrived in the middle of the afternoon, only to find that there was also a delegation from Mirkwood in the city as well. I was curious as to who it was, but my husband soon interrupted my musings.
"Lin, do you not think we should get this meeting over and done with so that we may all enjoy our vacation?" Haldir asked.
"Yes, you are right of course. If we delay any longer Ada would have even more of a reason to not like you." I answered smiling back. "Ciri…" I left off noticing for the first time that our son was not with us.
"I didn't see him leave, so don't yell at me." Haldir laughingly said.
Well, he couldn't have gone far. The Guards would have stopped him from leaving if he had ventured out that far." I said. "Let's go see if we can find him. Then we can take him to meet my parents."
As we meandered our way through the pathways that surrounded and cut through the city, I was aware of a pair of eyes following us, and from the tightening of his grip around my waist so was my husband. Before either of us could do anything about it someone stepped from behind the trees.
"So you finally decided to come back home." My Ada asked, just as we realized that it was indeed him.
"Ada, I did not come home. I came back to visit before you leave for the Undying Lands. My home is in Lórien with my husband and son." I said.
"Son? I see no son, just a scheming elf who stole my daughter out from under my nose." Nithron stated.
"Ada, calm down. Haldir did not steal me! I left of my own free will. He had no clue that I had followed him to Lórien until we showed up there, as you well know! Naneth told you all about it." I argued back.
I knew that it took a lot from Haldir to remain silent, but he did so. He gently grabbed my elbow and led me away from my father so that we could continue our search for Cirithon.
"Where are you taking my daughter now, elf?" My father objected to my husband pulling me away.
"My wife and I are going to go find OUR son who has wandered off. Good day, Nithron." Haldir said as we walked away from my father.
Half an hour later we finally heard our son's voice. I groaned when I realized he was arguing with another elfling. We had to walk closer to discover what it was they were arguing over though, and we still did not know who the other elfling was.
"Well, my Ada is a great warrior and can shoot an orc from a mile a way with his bow!" The proud young elfling we didn't know stated.
"Well, my Ada can too! He's the MarshMallow of Lórien!" Cirithon stated, and in his own unique way garbling the name of his father's position.
"Well, my Ada is a Prince of Mirkwood, and can beat any elf alive!" The other elfling, who we finally realized must be Legolas' son, Thaladirith.
"Well, my Ada can beat up your Ada!" Our son proclaimed just as we finally got to where they were arguing.
"Ciri, you do not argue with other elflings. You know this!" I admonished my son, but I made the mistake of looking over at Haldir who was about to burst out laughing.
"Son, I am NOT the marshmallow of Lórien, but the March Warden of Lórien." Haldir barely got out before he lost it and started laughing. Soon after, I started laughing as well as both our son and Thaladirith just looked at us like we were crazy.
"What is going on here, Haldir?" Legolas asked as we looked up and saw him.
"Well, it seems that our young sons were arguing over which Ada could beat up the other one." Haldir stated.
"So who did they decide who would win?" Legolas asked smiling.
"I really do not know. I quit paying attention after my son said the I was the MarshMallow of Lórien." Haldir said still laughing which caused Legolas to start laughing as well.
Looking at the adult elves still laughing, Cirithon looked over at Thaladirith and asked him, "They sure are weird, you want to go somewhere and play?"
"Sure. I hear there is a maze in the garden over there. There is also a little pond, and I wanted to play with my new boat Ada made me. It's called the Enterprise." Thaladirith answered back as the two elflings went on their way, leaving Legolas, Haldir and I laughing and wondering AGAIN where our sons managed to disappear to this time.