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Saruman had won. His troops had beaten the Fellowship at Helm's Deep, and two Minas Trith guards betrayed their land and reported Frodo and Sam. He had the ring now. He had all the power! He could kill them all... including Gandalf. That brought a smile to his face. Yet, he didn't want to kill them. He wanted one to suffer for their crimes in a terrible way worse than dying. He soon thought of his plan.

Saruman stepped out of his throne room. While he was deciding what to do, he had his Uruk-Hai bind the hands of all he had captured.

"Hello all of you! You made quite an effort defending the ring. I'm afraid it failed" Saruman had to decided to speak to them like a friend before delivering the crushing blow. "I'm sure your wondering what your fate will be. It is not a good one." He paused. 'My army will build an arena of some sort. Then, the ones I pick of this list, will fight to the death until one remains. Would you like to hear who will fight?" He didn't wait for a reply. "Representing the hobbits will be Meriadoc, Pippin, Samwise, and Frodo." No reply. "For the dwarfs will be... Wait. I count only one of you. Sorry Gimli. You will have no partners." Gimli seemed close to tears. Saruman didn't mind. "For the elves will be Legolas and Arwen." Aragorn perked up.

"Arwen is not here, you vile man!" Aragorn almost spat on Saruman.

"Bring her in," Saruman replied.

Two orcs brought Arwen in. Her hands were bound and she was gagged.

"ARWEN!" Aragorn jumped to his feet, but an Uruk-Hai quickly knocked him down.

"Arwen, I'm sure one of your comrades will bring up to speed on what's happening. As I was saying, Legolas and Arwen will represent the elves. Now for the humans. Aragorn, Gandalf, and Boromir will be our representatives.

Pippin spoke up. "Boromir isn't here. Your Uruk-Hai killed him. Surely you knew that."

"I, his brother Faramir, volunteer to take his place." As well as capturing Sam and Frodo, his orcs had captured Faramir.

"So it is decided. This... pageant will take place in 7 days time. In the mean time, you are allowed to train and sharpen your skills. Until next time." With those words, Saruman left leaving all of the contestants in fear for their lives.