Disclaimer: we don't own Lord of the Rings or any of the characters and the actors who play them, though we are working on a plan to somehow come across owning Orlando Bloom, and we also don't own Pepsi max, the company who make it do, and if we did I, Mascara Freak would be walking around with a lifetime supply of it hooked into my veins.

Author's note: Mascara Freak- This fanfic is a joint effort, it is written by moi and Rumplestiltiskin, who is another new author, please be kind, we're under educated idiots. Rumplestiltskin- Written mostly by Mascara Freak 'cos she rocks at writing. I only added little bit here and there.

Chapter 1: The real reason for the Council of Elrond

" You all know why you have been summoned to this council" Elrond paused to look at his company. It consisted of elves, dwarves, men, an old grey bearded wizard and a short thing with hairy feet. He continued "Long ago did the authors of this story realise our taste for that fizzy, sweet oh so addictive drink" All eyes glazed over and drooling was not only see able but hear able. Elrond shook his head to clear his thoughts and again carried on "That they now have also realised that whilst that drink was in our systems we were hyper and uncontrollable" All heads hang in shame. "Therefore Middle Earth has been banned from having the presence of that sweet, sweet drink" This caused angry mutterings between the parties, Elrond allowed this to carry on for a bit. "But one bottle still remains!!!" All eyes turned to the 2-litre bottle of Pepsi max that stood on the stone table in the middle of the circle of chairs. "And now my friends, we must reach our decision, which race will be gifted with the last bottle of Pepsi max?" One of the dwarves, a short hairy man with fiery red hair and a long bushy beard stood up and walked over to the bottle. He turned and had just opened his mouth to address the council when a small figure with large hairy feet cloaked in black from head to toe flew across the council and grabbed the bottle. He landed on the other side of a river and it became clear that he could not really fly but was merely swinging from a rope. As he landed two others joined him and they all did what appeared to be a celebratory dance.

"You fool of a dwarf!" screamed a usually calm elf named Legolas. "You let them get away with the sacred drink right under your nose!" " Don't just stand there fools, chase them, get it back!" yelled the wizard Gandalf who was beginning to get irritable and smelly in his old age. The company charged for the door of the council platform and promptly all got squashed into the opening, which was quite narrow. It took them about 10 minutes to get themselves sorted out, by which time you would think the robbers would have got clean away... but no. The three amigos had got no further than the gates of Rivendell before arguing on which way to go. In the end they settled on a game of rock, paper, scissors and had only just stated down the road when the council got to the gates. " There they are!" The council cried as one, " Get them!" and so started a mad chase across all of Middle Earth that was to take them all into places they'd only dreamed of.

Well it's only short, think of it as a taster. Please review, if you want more and review then we will be very quick at updating.