Hello, friends!
Have you ever started down a road only to detour and wind up in a place you never imagined? Well, that's exactly what happened on my journey thru Middle Earth. Along the way I've picked up a hitchhiker named Tommy and together, armed with only an evil cat, we drive on to bring you the wild and crazy tale that started out with a meeting between Eowyn and Arwen but turned into so much more.
We need to make clear from the beginning that this is COMPLETELY alternate universe….couples from the books/films are out the window as we have our own fun with the folks Tolkien gave us to play with. While we realize it's not everyone's cup of tea, we love it -with cream and sugar! Be forewarned that a strong knowledge of canon will be no more help here than a Chicago street map would help Alice navigate the rabbit hole.
Please sit back and enjoy our newly-envisioned story of love, faith and what can happen when you're brave enough to take a chance. Peace and Rainbows, Heather and Tommy
( The writers declare that no profit is made and no cats or balrogs are harmed ( too badly) in the writing of this story)*****
WRAP MY MIDDLE EARTH IN RAINBOWS
Eowyn looked around and realized she'd ridden much further than she'd intended. She was fast coming up on the dark and mysterious Fangorn Forest. The war may have been over, but Eomer would still have a fit if he knew how far she'd travelled alone. Maybe that was the trouble. The war was over but Eowyn didn't feel the peace. If anything, she felt even more restless than before. And she felt she was travelling alone…..travelling thru life alone.
Before she could explore that thought any further, an inhuman screamed tore thru the air
Way to go, shieldmaiden. My only two options are to either go into the haunted, creepy forest full of man-eating trees, or stick around to find out whatever made that lovely sound. Bema, I hate it when Eomer is right! Feeling it would be better to be eaten by a tree than whatever creature made that scream, Eowyn steered her horse into the trees. In no time she was lost, swallowed up in darkness. 'Maybe this wasn't the best idea…do trees even have teeth?'
All of a sudden her horse snorted and reared as a Uruk-hai charged from the underbrush. The beast ran straight at her horse….and straight at her. Try as she might she couldn't keep her mount and went crashing to the ground. For a moment she thought she saw a great flash of light.
'Is this it? Is this what it feels like to really die? A bright light and then poof, you're gone?'
She just had time to picture her brother's face before falling into darkness.
Meanwhile, Arwen had seen everything that had happened from the time Eowyn rode into the trees. She'd never met the woman but somehow knew this had to be the Lady Eowyn of Rohan. What other human woman would be so brave – or so foolish – to ride into Fangorn Forest all alone?
She'd had just enough time to distract the orc with a flash of the Even Star. As it howled and ran deeper into the trees, her only thought was of the blond woman lying sprawled along the forest floor.
'She was lovely! Why had Aragorn insisted on telling her he could never have loved Eowyn? Her pale skin is nearly elven in perfection and her hair reminds me of my grandmother's. Was Aragorn a fool, a liar or merely blind?'
Pushing such thoughts from her mind, Arwen knelt to check the girl's pulse. It was strong and steady but the lady had obviously struck her head. Arwen may not have had her father's healing skills, but she knew enough to be afraid.
Carefully lifting Eowyn onto her own horse and motioning the other horse to follow, she turned to head deeper into the depths of Fanghorn. If she was lucky they'd make it back to camp with no more trouble. Pushing all thoughts of the orc that had started this whole mess out of her mind, Arwen couldn't take her eyes off the lady.
'How strange to meet like this. I feel almost guilty looking at her while she is totally unaware of my presence. It feels like an intrusion…but would it be a welcome one?'
