This is my first part of my first story I hope you all like it. It is a
story of what happens to Merry and Pippin after the ring is destroyed.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After the adventure of the One Ring the hobbits had returned to the Shire. Their long journey had made them outsiders in the Shire now. When they arrived home with their new sense of adventure everyone saw them in a different light. They had left as young hobbits that would never wander far from the Shire even though they were mischievous, and they had returned with clothes from Gondor and ponies from Rohan and many new friends. After a week or so Sam had married Rosie Cotton and then Merry, Pippin, and Sam had to say good bye to Gandalf and Frodo.
When the remaining three hobbits returned to the Shire there was still two who were not settling into the life at home after their adventure. Merry and Pippin were missing all the new friends they had made on their journey and decided to go and meet their old friends Legolas, Gimli, and Aragon.
* * * * *
The old wooden door creaked open and Sam stood in the door way.
"Hello you two how are you today?" said Sam as he stood there.
"We've got something to tell you Sam" Pippin told him. Sam looked worried and invited Merry and Pippin into his house. The two hobbits sat down as Sam went and made some tea "What is it that you wanted to tell me?" Sam shouted from the other room. He wandered back in and took a seat at the table "Is it something about Frodo?"
"No, it's about us" Pippin told Sam, who now looked puzzled.
"Pippin and me feel like we aren't fitting in anymore here in the Shire, so we have decided to go and see the others"
"Who Frodo and Gandalf you can't that was the last boat" Sam said shocked
"No not them, we're going to see Aragon, Legolas and Gimli" Pippin corrected Sam who was looking even more puzzled.
"Your going all the way back to Gondor?"
"Yes, we'll obviously stop at Rohan and place and visit other people on our journey like Faramir." Pippin continued.
"We won't be able to go all the way with out stopping," said Merry joking.
"When are you leaving?" Sam questioned them.
"Today"
"What?" Sam said shocked. "We are leaving at lunch time and heading for Bree and staying at the Prancing Pony for the night then moving on" Pippin told Sam.
"That's why we're here to say good bye" Merry told Sam.
"Will you be coming back?" Sam asked them
"We might do eventually it all depends on what happens when we reach Gondor" Pippin said. Sam looked very upset by this news and stared out the window into his garden.
"We're sorry Sam but we just can't settle back into the life in the Shire, we would have asked you if you wanted to come but your married and you cant bring your wife and children with you all that way," said Pippin as he stood up.
"We've got to go we've got to pack food and stuff to leave on time" he looked at Sam who was still ignoring them. Merry stood up next to Pippin "Bye Sam," he said and turned around and walked out the door. Pippin looked at Sam for a while "Bye," he turned around and followed Merry out the door and up the road.
Rosie walked into the room "What did they want Sam?" she asked him, "Nothing" he said and walked out of the room.
Merry and Pippin went home and packed their stuff and got ready to leave. They both got on their ponies and started heading for Bree. As they walked past Sams house the door opened and Sams child Elanor came running out "Where are you going Pippin?" she asked him as he rode up to the gate
"We're going away for a while" Pippin told her a jumped off his pony and picked up Elanor
"Can I come with you?" she asked him.
"I don't think your dad will like that"
"Why not?"
"He just won't" Sam appeared by the door, "Come on Elanor say good bye to Merry and Pippin your lunch is ready," he said to his daughter who hugged Pippin tightly "Bye Pippin, bye Merry" Pippin put Elanor down and she ran into the house.
"You're off then" Sam said to them and walked down the garden path to Pippin. He stood in front of in and then hugged him. Merry jumped off his pony and walked up to them. "I'm going to miss you" said Sam as he let go of Pippin and started hugging Merry
"Where going to miss you too" said Pippin
"You say hello to everyone for me won't you" Sam asked them as he let go of Merry
"Of course we will" Merry said to him.
"We'd better be going we're already late," Pippin said as he jumped back on his horse.
"Oh hang on a minute" Sam said as he ran back into the house. He reappeared with a picture that Elanor had drawn of all the friends that Sam had told her about.
"Give this to Aragon and the others" Sam said giving the picture to Pippin who put it in his bag.
"Right we're off then" said Merry as he urged his pony into a walk. "Bye Sam" Merry said as he walked off.
"Keep in touch won't you" Sam asked Pippin.
"Course, bye Sam" Pippin walked off after Merry and Sam watched as they both disappeared into the horizon.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After the adventure of the One Ring the hobbits had returned to the Shire. Their long journey had made them outsiders in the Shire now. When they arrived home with their new sense of adventure everyone saw them in a different light. They had left as young hobbits that would never wander far from the Shire even though they were mischievous, and they had returned with clothes from Gondor and ponies from Rohan and many new friends. After a week or so Sam had married Rosie Cotton and then Merry, Pippin, and Sam had to say good bye to Gandalf and Frodo.
When the remaining three hobbits returned to the Shire there was still two who were not settling into the life at home after their adventure. Merry and Pippin were missing all the new friends they had made on their journey and decided to go and meet their old friends Legolas, Gimli, and Aragon.
* * * * *
The old wooden door creaked open and Sam stood in the door way.
"Hello you two how are you today?" said Sam as he stood there.
"We've got something to tell you Sam" Pippin told him. Sam looked worried and invited Merry and Pippin into his house. The two hobbits sat down as Sam went and made some tea "What is it that you wanted to tell me?" Sam shouted from the other room. He wandered back in and took a seat at the table "Is it something about Frodo?"
"No, it's about us" Pippin told Sam, who now looked puzzled.
"Pippin and me feel like we aren't fitting in anymore here in the Shire, so we have decided to go and see the others"
"Who Frodo and Gandalf you can't that was the last boat" Sam said shocked
"No not them, we're going to see Aragon, Legolas and Gimli" Pippin corrected Sam who was looking even more puzzled.
"Your going all the way back to Gondor?"
"Yes, we'll obviously stop at Rohan and place and visit other people on our journey like Faramir." Pippin continued.
"We won't be able to go all the way with out stopping," said Merry joking.
"When are you leaving?" Sam questioned them.
"Today"
"What?" Sam said shocked. "We are leaving at lunch time and heading for Bree and staying at the Prancing Pony for the night then moving on" Pippin told Sam.
"That's why we're here to say good bye" Merry told Sam.
"Will you be coming back?" Sam asked them
"We might do eventually it all depends on what happens when we reach Gondor" Pippin said. Sam looked very upset by this news and stared out the window into his garden.
"We're sorry Sam but we just can't settle back into the life in the Shire, we would have asked you if you wanted to come but your married and you cant bring your wife and children with you all that way," said Pippin as he stood up.
"We've got to go we've got to pack food and stuff to leave on time" he looked at Sam who was still ignoring them. Merry stood up next to Pippin "Bye Sam," he said and turned around and walked out the door. Pippin looked at Sam for a while "Bye," he turned around and followed Merry out the door and up the road.
Rosie walked into the room "What did they want Sam?" she asked him, "Nothing" he said and walked out of the room.
Merry and Pippin went home and packed their stuff and got ready to leave. They both got on their ponies and started heading for Bree. As they walked past Sams house the door opened and Sams child Elanor came running out "Where are you going Pippin?" she asked him as he rode up to the gate
"We're going away for a while" Pippin told her a jumped off his pony and picked up Elanor
"Can I come with you?" she asked him.
"I don't think your dad will like that"
"Why not?"
"He just won't" Sam appeared by the door, "Come on Elanor say good bye to Merry and Pippin your lunch is ready," he said to his daughter who hugged Pippin tightly "Bye Pippin, bye Merry" Pippin put Elanor down and she ran into the house.
"You're off then" Sam said to them and walked down the garden path to Pippin. He stood in front of in and then hugged him. Merry jumped off his pony and walked up to them. "I'm going to miss you" said Sam as he let go of Pippin and started hugging Merry
"Where going to miss you too" said Pippin
"You say hello to everyone for me won't you" Sam asked them as he let go of Merry
"Of course we will" Merry said to him.
"We'd better be going we're already late," Pippin said as he jumped back on his horse.
"Oh hang on a minute" Sam said as he ran back into the house. He reappeared with a picture that Elanor had drawn of all the friends that Sam had told her about.
"Give this to Aragon and the others" Sam said giving the picture to Pippin who put it in his bag.
"Right we're off then" said Merry as he urged his pony into a walk. "Bye Sam" Merry said as he walked off.
"Keep in touch won't you" Sam asked Pippin.
"Course, bye Sam" Pippin walked off after Merry and Sam watched as they both disappeared into the horizon.