TMNT 2012: The Fellowship of the Ring

by Calmoose415

The future of Middle-Earth rests in the hands the One Ring of power, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in searching for it. But fate has placed in the hand of a young turtle named Leonardo, who inherits the ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Leo - to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom.

1. Prologue: The One Ring

Hey, guys! Calmoose here! Back with another story! This will be Lord of the Rings but with the Turtles and other characters in their places, as well as an O.C or two. This fanfic will will have elements mainly from the TMNt 2012 series and the Peter Jackson films, but it will also include characters from the 2003 TMNT series, as well as some elements in Ralph Bakshi's 1977 animated Lord of the Rings. So enjoy!

I don't own TMNT or Lord of the Rings.

The former belongs to Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and the ladder belongs to J.R.R Tolkien. O.C's belong to me.

Prologue

"The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost. For none now live who remember it. It began with the forging of the great rings. Three were given to the elves, immortal, wisest, and fairest amongst all beings. Seven to the dwarf lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine, nine rings were given to the race of mortals, who above all else, desire power. For within these rings was bound the strength and will to govern each race. But they were all of them deceived, for another ring was made. In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the dark lord, simply known as the Shredder, forged in secret a master ring to control all others. And into this ring, he poured his cruelty, his rage, and his will to dominate all. One ring to rule them all. One by one, free-lands of Middle-Earth fell to the power of the ring. But there were some who resisted. A last alliance of mortals and Elves marched against the armies of the Shredder. And on the slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle-Earth, against his army of foot soldiers and orcs. As the forces of good and evil clashed, victory seemed near for the free people of Middle-Earth. But the power of the ring could not be undone. With the power of the one ring, the Shredder seemed unstoppable as he decimated the forces of light with ease. It was in that moment, when all hope faded, that Miyamoto Musashi, son of the king, took up his father's katana and sliced the one ring off the Shredder's finger. Shredder, the enemy of the free people of Middle-Earth, had been defeated. The ring passed to Musashi, who had this one chance to destroy the evil of the Shredder forever. But the hearts of mortals are easily corrupted, and the ring of power has a will of it's own. It betrayed Musashi to his death. And some things that shouldn't have been forgotten were lost. Over time, history became legend, legend became myth, and for two thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge. Until, when chance came, it ensnared a new bearer. The ring came to the creature, Gollum, who took it deep into the tunnels of the Misty Mountains. And there, it consumed him. The ring brought to Gollum unnatural long life. For five hundred years it poisoned his mind. And in the gloom of Gollum's cave, it waited. Darkness crept back into the forest of the world. Rumor grew of a shadow in the east, whispers of a nameless fear. And the ring of power deceived, it's time had now come. It abandoned Gollum. But something happened then that the ring did not intend. It was picked up by the most unlikely creature imaginable. A turtle, Bilbo Hamato of the shire. For the time will soon come, when turtles will shape the fortunes of all.

So yeah. It's not much, but yes, that's the prologue. And yes, Bilbo is a turtle in this. So please, no flames!