The Treasure Chronicles
(Book 1:
Diamanda's Desire
By ThroughDeesEyes
Rating: M.
Genre: Adventure and horror.
Summary:
AU. Diamanda Hayward, a Hobbit of the Shire comes up with a plan to capture Gollum for psychological reasons, however, she does not realise how foolish a plan it is. Captured herself, she is forced to become an experiment for the enemy and eventually she is given a choice: to remain or to help Gollum find his Precious. What will her choice and the outcomes of it be?
Authors notes:
Dear reader,
I'm Dejsha/Dee and I would like to thank you for taking the time to read and review the Treasure Chronicles, fondly known as TTC.
I came up with the main characters name: Diamanda Hayward of Tuckborough, by going on the Middle-earth name Generator. After selecting my preferred race and gender, I typed my name, without spaces and capitals on the first letters of my first, middle and last name.
TTC is going to be a blend of movie/ book canon and AU: alternate universe. Sorry for any confusion. Please correct me on anything that seems amiss, out-of-character, or non-canon.
Disclaimer:
This is a work of Fanfiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents have been used in a fictitious manner in the series. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental, unless otherwise specified.
I own any original characters (OCS). I do not own any passages from texts from the books, the movie script or from websites that have been used in this series.
Chapter 1 Notes:
I am aware that the Shire does not have a university, so I invented one for fictional purposes and the same applies to Hobbit psychologists. I think that it is an interesting concept, as I'm sure Hobbits also need emotional support too. Even though I'm not a psychologist, I'm very fascinated with psychology.
The name Arlia is one of my favorite names and while it probably sounds nothing like a Hobbit name, this is FanFiction, so anything goes.
The description of Bag End in this chapter comes from the website Tolkien Gateway. I added parlours into the list of rooms in the description as I think that a parlour sounds like a good meeting place for Hobbits.
Chapter 1.
Diamanda Hayward of Tuckborough (also known as Treasure) was born in the Shire. She had had a simple life, until now. Little did she know, that that would soon change.
She was an only child. Her parents loved her unconditionally and she loved them thus in return.
Her mother and father were overjoyed to learn that their daughter had been accepted into the university of Hobbiton. She wanted to become a psychologist as her goal in life was to help troubled Hobbits.
She had studied hard and she had recently graduated and now she was a fully fledged psychologist.
She hoped to set up her own practice in the near future but for now, she was happy to have some time to herself for a while. Soon, she'd be helping the Hobbits of the Shire as she had always wanted to do.
"Treasure, Frodo is here to see you."
"I'm coming Mother."
Everyone in the Shire knew why her nickname was Treasure. It was because her name, Diamanda, sounded close to the word diamond and everyone said that she was an absolute treasure to be around.
She stood up and she walked out of the room, down the long corridor and into the parlour. "Greetings Frodo, how are you this fine day?" she asked her friend, smiling.
"Fine, fine, forgive me Arlia, I was wondering if Treasure could come with me to my hole for a while as a friend of mine wishes to meet her?" Frodo asked Treasures mother. Treasure could not help but notice that Frodo seemed distracted.
"Of course Frodo, that's fine. Once you have attended to your business, would you like to have dinner with us? Your friend is more then welcome to come along."
"I'd love to, thank you Arlia. Come along then Treasure, we mustn't keep him waiting."
"Who is this friend that you are talking about?" Treasure asked as the two friends left the hole.
"You'll see Treasure, you'll see," Frodo said, smiling.
The two friends walked across the grassy landscape of the Shire in friendly silence. Thick grey clouds moved across the sky as they played hide and seek with the sun. After several minutes, they came to Bag End.
The entrance to Bag End was a perfectly round green door featuring a brass knob in the center. The entryway was a tube-shaped hall with paneled walls and a tiled floor, furnished with carpeting, polished chairs, and an abundance of pegs for the hats and coats of many visitors.
When they entered Bag End, Treasure hung her coat up on one of the pegs and they continued down the tunnel. The tunnel continued into the hill with side doors that were also round. All of the rooms were on the same level – bedrooms, bathrooms, cellars, multiple pantries, wardrobes, a huge library, a visitors parlour and one strictly for Frodo and Bilbo and multiple kitchens. The best rooms were those on the left side of the passage for they had deep-set round windows with a view of the garden and meadows beyond down to The Water.
The two friends entered the parlour and Treasure spoke. "Well Frodo, where is this friend of yours?" she asked Frodo as she glanced around. "You haven't been inventing imaginary friends like you used to when you were a child, have you?"
"Indeed he has not," said a voice behind her
Frodo smiled as Treasure jumped and spun around.
"Treasure, I'd like you to meet Gandalf the Grey."