Please see my author's note at the bottom of the story!

Do It For Frodo:

Frodo sat down thoughtfully, his eyes downcast. "But I don't understand," he said, the self-doubt creeping into his voice. "I thought the Ring was destroyed, Gandalf."

The wizard sat down next to the hobbit and fiddled in his pocket a moment before pulling out his pipe and lighting it. He made a few puffs and then turned thoughtfully to the small figure beside him. "It was Frodo, but I speak of a new threat to this world we live in."

Frodo's eyes widened, and he looked nervously past the stone bench where he and Gandalf sat in the small garden hidden in the upper terraces of Minas Tirith. "What is it?" he asked nervously, well remembering his role in the destruction of the One Ring.

Gandalf puffed on his pipe and blew out a particularly fine smoke ring which wandered past the stone wall and into the dusky horizon. "This new foe may be the undoing of us all, my boy. Our fandom is being corrupted by a new evil…"

"A new evil!" Frodo interrupted and then paused, his fingers absently rubbing his scarred hand. "Is there anything I can do, Gandalf?"

Gandalf inclined his head. The resilience and strength of hobbits would never cease to amaze him. "Actually, there is, Frodo. You can write a letter."

"A letter?" the hobbit asked skeptically.

"Yes," said the wizard. "A letter. You see, dear Frodo, some of the fans of Middle Earth have taken to being quite brutal to one another. They leave flames for reviews instead of kind words or constructive criticism. They make C2 communities that make fun of novice writers' stories or criticize them for being the kind of story they wouldn't read."

Frodo gasped. "Why would they do that? Wouldn't their love for Middle Earth give them some sort of…oh, I don't know, middle ground?"

Gandalf nodded and gazed out toward the red sun on the horizon. "That's why you must write them a letter, my dear boy. Encourage them to be more kind, or I fear this fandom we love may not last much longer…"

Frodo nodded, and the hobbit picked up the beaten leather journal that Aragorn had given him. He untied the front cover and picked up the nubby quill and small pot of ink he had brought out with him to the garden. He had hoped for some alone time, but had set it aside when the wizard joined him.

Frodo pensively chewed on the end of his quill and then he began to write…

Dear Fans of Middle Earth,

Please don't be unkind to each other. You all represent so many lands and so many different kinds of people, just sort of like the Fellowship, I should think! And just as the Fellowship had to work together to defeat evil in our land, so you must.

I challenge you to be your best. Be positive. Believe in each other. Build each other up with kind words and encouragement. Please don't let this wonderful fandom fall to bitterness and derision.

I know you can do it. I believe in you. If just a hobbit like me can help make a difference in my world, then so can you. To quote Gandalf (and he's very wise!), "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." Won't you choose to be that person?

Change the future—you all can do it with kindness and by choosing to be positive and uplifting.

Love,

Frodo

After Frodo finished his letter, he looked up at Gandalf who still stared hopefully at the horizon. "Do you think it will be enough, Gandalf?"

But Gandalf only crookedly smiled and blew a smoke ring that lifted over the trees and into the cloudless sky.

Author's note:

I've never written and posted anything before this. I've always been too shy or too nervous. That feeling changed after I saw a C2 that listed a huge number of stories by young authors as being poorly written. I'm just tired of being a bystander.

This little story is about bullying. Please Post a review to this story if you would like to end bullying in our fandom. You don't have to write anything in the review except to say: #DoItForFrodo

Like Sam, I believe "There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo…and it's worth fighting for."

Will you help me fight for it?

Please also check out Tolkien Scribe's story, "Scrolls of Imladris" which she wrote in support of #DoItForFrodo! Erestor gives some much needed wisdom on how to give feedback and criticism. Loved its positive message!