After being kidnapped by a wild army of Sarumans' Uruk-Hai, Merry and Pippin escaped into Fangorn forest; woodland filled with anger and memory. In this forest the two meet Treebeard, an ent, and must convince him they're not orc spies. While Treebeard and a group of Ent's are deep in thought, they find that they're not the only hobbit friends of Treebeard…

"What do you think they're saying Merry?"

"I dunno Pip, but I hope it's good."

The two captives, or orc spies (as Treebeard assumed) were deep in discussion about what these giant trees would do if they decided they were indeed, orc spies.

"Maybe they'll try to plant us, or eat us, or…"

"Pippin?"

"Yeah?"

"Shut up!"

"Oh, oh right."

The two halflings looked over at the gathering of tall, short, bushy and bare trees that seemed to silence the rest of the still forest. Their leader Treebeard turned slowly to the hobbits and, after a painfully long intake of breath, said, "we have decided you are not orcs, so we shall call you…"

"TREEBEARD!!"

Both Merry and Pippin jumped at the yell that came from the forest across the clearing.

"Treebeard are you there?"

"Yes my little ones, come forth…" Treebeard replied to the voice.

"Little ones?" Pippin raised an eyebrow, "baby ents?"

"No no," laughed Surge, a gnarled, thin, old ent, "little hobbits!"

"Yes we are," said Merry confused.

"No no," he gave a low rumbling laugh, "they are."

Merry and Pippin turned to look where the voice had come echoing through the darkened woods. Next to Treebeard indeed stood two female hobbits. Pippin nudged Merry with his elbow.