Lord of the Rings: Beifong's aid
Summary: After LoK: Book4, Lin Beifong is sent by the spirits to help in the war in the ring. She must now face orcs, trolls, and other creatures to survive.
Ch 1 new world, new people
"What happened?" Lin asked, waking up on a patch of grass. Last she remembered, was going to bed after the Varrick's wedding. This didn't look like the earth kingdom, or republic city. At least she still had her police uniform.
Standing up, Lin used her seismic sense, and found some information. The area she was in was fertile ground, someone must have been planting crops. And no-one was to be around for many miles.
"Chief Beifong." A voice said.
Lin looked behind her, and saw Iroh.
"Iroh. What the hell is going on?"
"Listen. I sent you here for a reason. There's a war going on here. A powerful ring has to be found and destroyed. I know you can do this." Iroh said.
"Why me? Why not Korra?" Lin asked.
"She's busy in the spirit world with Asami. Nuff said." Iroh said.
"When can I get back to republic city?"
"When the ring is destroyed. For now, head where you're facing." Iroh said, before disappearing into mist.
Lin sighed. This was going to be a long day. Lin ran, then jogged in the direction she was facing. She ran towards a forest and noticed it was getting dark.
Darkness fell, and Lin slowed to a crawl. Halting her breath, she relied on her seismic sense, much like how her mother would. Stopping behind a bush, she grabbed a couple of berries and tested them.
"Finally. Something to eat." She muttered, as she took all the berries from the bush and ate them.
Out of the blue, a loud shrieking was heard, scaring the shit out of her.
"What. The. Fuck."
In the forest
Four hobbits ran thru the forest, trying to escape a rider wearing a dark cloak.
"What was that?" Merry asked.
Peeking up, they saw the same rider, and the horrible shrieking was heard.
"Get down!" Sam yelled, as he and the other hobbits ducked out of sight. They held their breath and waited for what seemed to be forever, and the black rider went away.
"I have to leave the shire." Frodo said, glancing at the other hobbits.
"Sam and I have to get to Bree."
"Right. Buckleberry Ferry. Follow me." Merry said.
They ran from their hiding spot and into the open, right as the black rider intercepted them. Frodo attempted to get past it, while Sam and Pippen ran past its left.
"RUN!" Pippen yelled, heading towards the dock.
Lin heard the horrible screaming again. She ran towards that direction and saw someone riding a horse, with 4 kids trying to get past the rider. Lin unsheathed her knives and ran towards them.
Frodo was pinned against a tree, and couldn't find a way out. Eyes wide eyed in terror, he waited for the mysterious hooded figure to kill him. Out of the blue, something jumped out and tackled the black rider. The new person moved its arms, and earth moved! Frodo blinked twice and saw that the earth was moving in a way to imprison the black rider, following the silent commands of the newcomer. The moon shone on the stranger and Frodo saw that it was wearing some metal suit, covering neck to toe.
"Get out of here. I'll take care of him." The stranger said, in an older female voice.
Frodo didn't need to be told twice. He ran towards the dock and jumped towards the ferry, being caught by his friends.
Lin watched as the hooded figure struggled to break free from its earth prison. Lin shook her head at the figure, and threw the earth prison in the water. The hooded figure screamed in horror, not wanting to drown. Lin heard more shrieking and figured that his friends were out there. Looking at the dock, Lin ran full tilt and earth bended the ground into a forward catapult, launching her towards the ferry.
"Who are you?" Pippen asked, seeing Lin land amongst them.
"Lin Beifong. I'm a traveler of sorts." Lin lied, not wanting to tell the truth, not yet.
"How did you move the ground like that?" Frodo asked.
"It's classified." Lin said.
"How long till the nearest crossing?" Frodo asked.
The Brandywine Bridge. 20 miles." Merry said, using a large stick to push the ferry downstream.
"Mr. Frodo, you alright?" Sam asks.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Frodo said. "Thanks for the save back there." He said to Lin.
"Don't mention it. It's what I do." Lin said.
"You think she's a ranger?" Pippen asked.
"Maybe." Merry said.
Approaching Bree, it started raining, and hard. Approaching a wooden gate, they knocked on the door and a speakeasy opened up.
"What's your business in Bree?" a man asked.
"We're to see someone at the prancing pony. Our business is our own." Frodo said.
"Okay. Come on it." The guard said.
Walking thru the dreary village, they approached the Prancing Pony and walked in. Lin took notice of what was going inside. Many people were inside either getting drunk or chatting with friends. Frodo approached the bar and asked the bartender about Gandalf.
"Haven't seen him in 4 months." The bartender said.
"What are we going to do now?" Sam asked.
"We wait. I'm sure Gandalf will come here." Lin said.
Sitting at a table, they drank in silence, gathering their thoughts. Merry came in with a rather large jug.
"What's that?" Pippen asked.
"This my friend, is a pint." Merry said.
"It comes in pints? I'm getting one." Pippen said.
"You just had three cups already." Merry protested, but to no avail.
"Hey Frodo, why are you using a fake name? Mr. Underhill? Something you're hiding?" Lin asked.
"It's nothing." Frodo said.
"It bet it has something to do with the ring around your neck." Lin said, her seismic sense and metal bending easily detecting it.
"I don't want anyone to know. Gandalf told me to hide it. I'd rather not talk about it." Frodo whispered.
Lin looked into Frodo's eyes and saw he was desperate about not wanting word to leak out.
"I won't say a thing." Lin replied. But she wondered the possibility of a wizard. It was all fairy tale, but Frodo said Gandalf was a wizard. With no evidence to say otherwise, she decided to wait and see.
"That man's done nothing but stare at you since we got here." Sam said to Frodo.
Frodo pulled a waiter aside and asked him about the strange man.
"Who's he?" Frodo asked.
"Some ranger. Comes by these parts now and then. Calls himself Strider." The waiter said, before walking away.
"Strider." Frodo muttered.
Lin looked at Strider, wondering why that man alone was watching the hobbits. She took another drink, keeping her eye on Strider. She caught Frodo playing with the ring in his hands. Could that be the ring Iroh said to destroy?
"Baggins, sure I know a Baggins." Pippen said, catching Lin off guard.
"He's over there, Frodo Baggins." Pippen said.
Lin brandished a knife from within her arm gauntlet. She was going to kill Pippen.
"Pippen, no!" Frodo said, walking towards Pippen.
"Easy, Frodo." Pippen said, accidently spilling his drink. Frodo slipped on it and fell on the ground. As he fell, the ring fell from his hand and fell towards him. Frodo opened his hand to catch the ring, but the ring fell onto one of his fingers, and he disappeared.
"What the fuck?" Lin asked, seeing Frodo disappear into thin air. She watched Strider stand up and move towards the area of commotion. Soon, everyone was going back to their business, dismissing it as another stunt by a wizard. Strider simply waited until Frodo reappeared.
"You draw too much attention to yourself, Mr. Underhill." Strider growled, picking up Frodo and dragging him upstairs.
Lin followed Strider and kicked in the door, knives ready.
"Leave the kid alone." Lin said.
Strider said nothing, but put his sword away and closed the door.
"Whoever you are, no need to worry. I've been assigned to protect him." Strider said.
"Assigned by who?" Lin asked.
"By Gandalf." Strider said.
"Gandalf?" Frodo asked.
The trio heard more noise and faced the door, weapons ready.
"Let him go! Or I'll have you longshanks!" Sam shouted, fists raised up. Merry and Pippen came after him as well.
"You have stout heart, little hobbit. But that will not save you." Strider said. He faced Frodo and put away his sword.
"You cannot wait for the wizard, Frodo. They are coming." Strider said.
"Who's coming?" Lin asked.
"I'll tell you later. We need to move right now."
A/N: was inspired by these two.
'Lord of the Rings: The Spartan Prophecy' by So-Pro Warrior
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