Legolas Greenleaf: Pet Detective

It was a typical day for Legolas Greenleaf. Doing what he was born to do. Fighting off the evil deeds that play a part in many peoples lives. Many say that he is courageous, daring, and awfully handsome. He was known world-wide for his incredible talents. He had the most dangerous job of all, one that no other elf, man or dwarf would even dare to take up. That job was Pet Detecting.

Legolas sat in his room, looking over his old animal books. Ever since he was an elfling, he had always pictured himself as a pet detective. His first case happened when he was about three hundred years old. His kitten, Snuggles, had disappeared. He remembered it like it was yesterday.

Flashback

"Ada!" A young Legolas yelled. His father, King Thranduil, was too occupied talking with the head guard to notice the young elf below him. Legolas didn't like this at all. He wasn't going to stand there being ignored.

"Ah!" The King yelled, causing the guard to jump nearly ten feet into the air. The King looked down and saw that his son had attached himself to his leg...with his teeth.

"Penneth, why are you biting me?" The young elf let go of his father.

"Ada, Snuggles has gone missing." A choking sound came from the guard. He was trying so hard to keep in his laughter after hearing the name of the cat.

"Well then go look for him."

"You mean, as in like a detective?" The elflings eyes grew wide with excitement.

"Of course."

The elfling jumped up and down with joy. His first job, and he wasn't even a thousand yet. He couldn't wait to get started.

"When can I start looking for Snuggles, Ada?" The elfling asked.

"Well, you can start right now if you would like."

The elfling ran off to go look for his cat Snuggles. The King turned back to a now red faced guard. The King raised his eyebrow.

"My apologies my lord, I could not contain myself." The King nodded in return.

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The young elfling ran through the corridors of the Mirkwood palace. He didn't stop until he came to a doubled door, with carvings of leaves and vines along the border and middle. He opened the doors and ran inside, shutting them after him.

Legolas ran to his closet and opened it, grabbing whatever he saw. He dressed himself in green leggings, green matching boots, and a silky blue tunic. He looked at himself in the mirror.

"Well, this style will not last long." He said to himself. He ran back out of his room in search of his missing kitty.

"Snuggles!...Snuggles!" He ran through the halls, calling the cats name every five minutes. He couldn't understand why he was getting so many strange looks.

'Probably from the clothes' He thought to himself.

Legolas searched everywhere. He searched the gardens, and Snuggles was not there. He searched in the kitchens, and the cat was not there either. He even searched through every room in the palace, and still...no Snuggles.

It was getting late in the evening and Legolas had to give up his search for his dear Snuggles. He walked slowly back to his room. With one final look around, he entered the room with a lonely sigh. He closed the door and went over to his bed. He looked up and there on his pillow was a grey kitten with four white paws, a white diamond shaped marking on it's chest, and a white snip on the end of it's nose.

"Snuggles!" Legolas yelled and ran over to the cat. The cat hissed at seeing the elfling.

"Yeah, I know I missed you too." He picked up the cat and gave it a big hug. The cat growled in the elf's arms.

"Awww...I didn't think you would miss me this much, Snuggles. I missed you lots." Legolas ran out of his room in search of his father.

"Ada! Ada!"

"Oh, thank Valar he is no longer yelling Snuggles." The King said quietly to himself.

"Ada, look who I found." He held up the cat so his father could see. The king looked down at the cat, which had it's ears back and it's claws out.

"Oh good, you found Snuggles." The King replied happily. The cat hissed in return.

"Legolas, I've been meaning to talk to you about something."

"What is it about?" Legolas said while petting his cat. Thranduil looked at the cat, which would growl every time Legolas's hand swept over it.

"Have you ever considered changing the cat's name?"

"Why? Snuggles is the perfect name for this cat. See," Legolas gave the cat a kiss on the top of its head. The cat turned around quickly and attached itself to the elflings head, digging it's claws in as well.

"See, Snuggles loves to hug." The cat hissed at the King.

"I see that"

"Ada, can I be a Pet Detective when I grow up?" Young Legolas asked.

"Of course you can, you can whatever you want." The King gave his son a smile.

"YAY!" The elfling yelled and ran back to his room. One of the Kings advisors came around a corner.

"Do you think it's wise to allow him to think he can become a Pet Detective?" He asked his king.

"Oh don't worry, he will grow out of it soon enough. He will become a great archer and fighter just like me, you will see."

End Flashback

Legolas smiled at the memory. Soon, an elf with a parchment came running in.

"Your highness, this message is from Gondor. They say it is urgent." He handed the parchment to Legolas. It read:

Dear Legolas Greenleaf: Pet Detective

My beloved pooch, Snowball has gone missing. I beg of you to please come and find my beloved Snowball. She is all I have left. Well...besides the elf-lady that sits and sleeps with me every day...cannot remember her name though...Oh, what was it?...Oh, I am giving myself a headache thinking about it. But please come and find my Snowball. I beg of you.

Yours Truly,

Elessar, King of Gondor

Legolas sat up quickly after reading such an urgent message.

"I must go in search of this poor pooch named Snowball." He ran quickly out the door and hopped on his horse, Fu-Fu.

"Farewell Father, I shall be back ssssooooooonn!" He said dramatically while galloping away. The king and his advisor stood at the doorway.

"Will not become a Pet Detective, huh?" The advisor said.

"SILENCE!"

Ada - Father
Penneth - Son