SPELLS GONE WRONG SERIES

No. 1 Hobbits, Ants, and the Small World That Binds Them

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CHAPTER 1

` "Gandalf," Frodo tapped the wizard on the arm. "We need to find a way to get out of this forest." "Relax, Frodo," Gandalf smiled down at the young hobbit. "All will be taken care of." Frodo returned to Sam and the two sat comfortably down on the ground.

"Is Gandalf going to do some magic, Mr. Frodo?" Sam asked. "I think so, Sam," Frodo answered.

Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir were all unsuccessfully trying to coax Pippin and Merry away from a patch of mushrooms. "Just, come along and forget the mushrooms," Boromir was bent impatiently over the two hobbits who were greedily plucking mushrooms and shoving them into their bags. "Forget mushrooms?" Pippin asked, horrified. "Never!" Boromir sighed and stood up. "We do not have the time for this," Legolas said to Argagorn. The Ranger had been silently watching the scene. Without a word, he bent over and picked up Pippin. "Come along, Pippin." However, the hobbit would not go willingly. He wrapped his arms around a sapling. "No! There's still mushrooms to be had!" Aragorn suppressed a smile and gave yank. He tumbled backwards as Pippin's grip was released. The hobbit rolled over his head, along the ground, and collided with Gandalf's staff. There was a brilliant flash of light erupted from the staff, and receded immediately. Gandalf opened his eyes. He looked around, but all of his company had vanished! He glanced around. "Aragorn!" he called. "Frodo!"

Aragorn blinked and rubbed at his sore eyes. HE looked around at the trees. They were truly the oddest he had ever seen in his life. More like giant blades of grass than trees, he thought. He saw Boromir, Pippin, and Merry all sitting up and examining one of the "trees" intensely. "Well, you don't see that everyday," Pippin said cheerfully. Frodo, Sam, and Gimli stumbled up. "Aragorn, where are we?" Frodo asked. Aragorn was baffled. Suddenly, a loud boom echoed and the fellowship had to clap their hands over their ears. Aragorn looked up and almost fell over when he saw the face of a giant Gandalf. The mouth of the giant thing opened and another boom sounded. "Gandalf!" Aragorn shouted. However, the figure turned away. It quickly turned back again and a shadow fell over the group as a large foot was falling down towards them. "Run!" Legolas shouted and helped the hobbits dash out of the way. The foot hit the ground, causing an earthquake. Helplessly, everyone watched Gandalf disappear. "Great!" Merry exclaimed. "Gandalf went and blew himself up!" "Really?" asked Pippin curiously. "He looked like he was in one piece." "I do not think Gandalf got bigger," Aragorn said slowly. "We're small!" Gimli grunted angrily.

"Hullo!" Pippin suddenly said. "There is a giant spider coming towards us!" With glances at eachother, the group ran over to Pippin and looked at where he was pointing. "That can't be good," Merry frowned. "We'll just have to kill it," Frodo said bluntly. "We can't exactly step on it Mr. Frodo," Sam pointed out. "He's right," Aragorn said, keeping a wary eye on the hairy spider. "We'll have to hide." "Up on that rock!" Pippin pointed. "But spiders can climb," Boromir put in. "Then I guess we run," Pippin said. "I'm with that one!" Aragorn said. The fellowship took off weaving through the grass blades. Legolas looked over his shoulder and saw a giant spider (a good enough size to match his own) step into the clearing they had just been in. The brown, bristly legs stopped moving and the spider stood still. "Aragorn!" Gimli waved. Aragorn looked at the dwarf. He was standing next to what looked like a piece of tree bark. He called the others over to it. He looked back. The spider was moving again. Only much faster. When they all reached the bark, Boromir did a quickhead count. "We're missing one! Where's Pippin?" Aragorn looked around wildly. He kneeled down in front of the other hobbits. "Have you seen Pippin?" They all shook their heads and shrugged. "There!" Legolas cried. Pippin was caught on a twig. Or, rather, his bag was and he furiously was attempting to free it. "Pippin! Leave the bag!" Aragorn shouted as the spider closed in on the hobbit. "No! I can't leave the mushrooms!" Pippin answered. "Pippin! Leave the bag!" Boromir shouted. Just as the spider reached him, Pippin freed his bag and shot over to his friends, clutching the bag tight against his chest. Aragorn, Boromir, and Legolas heaved up the bark while the rest slid under it. They then followed, letting the bark settle over top of them. "I say we use this opportunity to rest," Aragorn sighed, relieved.