Disclaimers: I do not own The Lord of the Rings and Ella Enchanted. They belong to J.R.R. Tolkien and Gail Carson Levine. All other canon material belongs to their respected owners. All original material, including original characters and original locations, belongs to me, the authoress of this fanfiction story.
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Welcome to the third part in my Aftermath series. :)
This time, we're focusing on Terrence Dooley and his love interest. Should be fun. :)
Thanks goes to Adeleidhis for helping me with my writer's block. It is much appreciated. :)
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The village of Pim was going through hardships. All throughout the village, elves and hobbits were forced to sing and dance. It was the law, set by Sir Edgar during his reign. However, Slannen of Pim would return home soon, according to some elves. No one knew when that moment would come, but it was certain to appear soon.
When Parker Dooley returned to the village of Pim with his great-grandson Terrence Dooley, he was shocked and alarmed by what he saw. The village was quiet. Too quiet. In fact, most elves and hobbits were off performing entertainment tasks for anyone who came to pass.
Right now, nothing changed.
Parker was a dragonoid with a dragon-like head and a lizard-like, humanoid body. He had a thin, muscular frame and smooth, red scales all over his face, head, body, and medium-sized tail, which curled around his feet. His snout was short, complete with a tip that pointed up towards the sky. His yellow eyes were cat-like, while his horns were short and curvy. His ears were long, furry, and red, while three-fingered frills stood on either side of his head, complete with black tips at the ends of the frills. His claws were black and fingernail-like, while his black spikes ran from his back down to his tail.
Today, he wore a tan, buttoned-up shirt, red suspenders, and brown breeches. In his human-hobbit form, similar to his great-grandson Terrence Dooley, Parker had bright blue eyes; lighter-than-usual skin, much like Frodo's skin; fair elven features; short, pointy ears; and soft, thick, curly brown hair that rested on his head and the tops of his feet. Parker, his great-grandson Terrence, and his descendant Frodo Baggins were truly lookalikes in appearance, but not by personality, for Terrence at first thought Parker was useful to his plans.
Now that Terrence wanted to find a new home, things were looking up for the gentle-hobbit. Terrence met Parker a few days ago, but much had changed since then. He met his descendant, Frodo Baggins, and that affected him greatly, while he and Parker were visiting the Chesapeake Manor, which bordered the Land of Dragons and the Land of Talking Animals.
Parker recently lost his human wife, Eliza Bowler-Dooley, in a losing fight against the Sith Emperor Vitiate. It wasn't even fair, but Parker came to see Vitiate to become whole again, but even that had a price: Eliza's life. Parker never meant for Eliza to get killed, and the fact that she was dead didn't resolve anything. If anything, it led to more pain in Parker's life.
Maranguan was no help either, for Maranguan was Parker's evil/grey half—a neutral dragonoid who was both tricky and mysterious, when Parker thought about it.
Up until recently, Parker learned a few things from the princesses on one of the worlds he traveled to. They taught him to hope, and that hope was something he wouldn't ever forget. It made him feel lighter inside, while giving him the chance to see that maybe there was a way for him to contain Maranguan; at least, for a while.
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Parker looked around the village of Pim in angst. If the village was quiet, did that mean when the elves and hobbits saw him, they would start to sing and dance, just like they did the last time he visited their village?
He turned to Terrence, hoping that was not the case.
"Why is it so quiet?" Parker whispered in Terrence's ear.
"Shh!" Terrence shushed him. "I don't think these villagers forgot what they do to visitors. Most likely, to entertain them."
"Where's your love interest? Maybe we can talk some sense into her," Parker whispered, determined to help his great-grandson with his lover.
"Shh!" Terrence shushed him again. "Marjorie cannot know I'm here."
"Marjorie? Is that her name? Marjorie of Pim?" Parker whispered, curiously.
"We grew up together, Marjorie and I," Terrence whispered back. "It's been a long time since I'd seen her."
"What happened to her?" Parker whispered.
"That's a tale for another time," Terrence said, right as the elves and hobbits spotted them. He announced, causing Parker to chase after him, "Follow me!"
"Where are you taking me?" Parker asked aloud, doing his best to get away from the entertaining elves and hobbits.
"Back to the tavern!" Terrence screeched, leading Parker to the inn before the elves and hobbits got to them.
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References:
Vitiate comes from the MMO video game, "Star Wars: The Old Republic".
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Thanks for reading. :)