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Authors note: not high or drunk…just very sleepy, and the Sideshow performers mentioned where real (may they rest in peace). Out of respect I choose to featured as I see them versus the negative way they where exhibited in real life.
Chapter 2: HOLY CRAP WHAT IS THAT!!
After a few hours the magic mushrooms had began to wear off. By the end of it everyone in the fellowship seemed to find it all rather amusing, and there was a definite rise in their spirits. Even Frodo smiled a little and Boromir's anger seemed to decrease. The morning dawned bright and sunny and the fellowship decided to take a much needed day off. They all enjoyed a rather relaxing day, but the effects of the ring could still be felt. By the end of the day the depression seemed to be setting in again. Oddly enough this time it was Legolas who seemed the most agitated when night started rolling around. He kept pacing back and forth, and looking around as if at an unseen source of the disturbance. Boromir and Gandalf had fallen asleep and Gimli, Aragorn, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin where all sitting around a fire and discussing a children's story that was familiar to all of them: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Due to the bad mood of the fellowship a discussion about a little reindeer had taken a weirdly serious turn.
"I don't care what any of you say, Rudolph rocks," Pippin said angrily.
"You now I have to call Rudolph's sexuality into question," Gimli said.
"What's that's supposed to mean?!" Pippin said looking at Gimli in shock.
"I agree," Merry said. Pippin glared in his direction. "I think he was a little light in the hooves, I mean he was small and had a girly voice..."
Before he could continue Pippin cut him off, "Rudolph had a girlfriend…Clarice…she said he was cute." The others sniggered and Pippin became angrier. "If anyone was gay it was that elf Herby. No straight elf has hair like that. You know what screw you guys."
Pippin stormed off leaving the other sitting there laughing. Aragorn got up and went over to Legolas.
"Your pacing is beginning to make me nervous," he said. "Is something wrong?"
"That music," Legolas burst out. "It's making me nuts."
"Music? What music?" Aragorn said in surprise. "I think your still shrooming my droog."
"No I am not!! I'm gonna go check it out." And with that he went off into the woods.
When Legolas didn't return for an hour Aragorn began to get concerned. He had his bow and knives with him so if he had been attacked he would have been able to defend himself. But what if he'd been ambushed? The others had fallen asleep when Legolas suddenly came running out of the woods with and expression of utmost glee on his face.
"Guy's Guy's wake up!" he yelled.
The fellowship woke up and stared around. "what's going on," Aragorn said.
"You guys have to come with me right now, your never going to believe what I found. Come on lets go." He had barley uttered the last word before running into the woods again. The fellowship was to over come with curiosity to resist and they followed him into the woods. It wasn't long before they became aware of upbeat music filling the air.
"See I told you I wasn't imagining the music," Legolas said from the front of the group.
"I've heard that tune before, what is it?" Sam asked.
"I think its circus music," Merry said. Before the rest could figure out if he was right or not they went through a bunch of trees and where met by a dazzling sight. It was a gigantic illuminated blue and white tent.
"HOLY CRAP WHAT IS THAT!" Gimli yelled in surprise.
"It's a circus tent dingbat," Legolas laughed. The others remained silent taking in the sight of the tent. It was massive, with a large opening that was flooded with yellow light. On either side of the door were posters advertising various acts. Under a banner labeled "Freakshow" where large loopy letters spelling out: "Come see living breathing wonders of nature. Featuring Johnny Eck: the living Half-Boy and most amazing man alive. Josephine-Joseph: half-man half-women, truly amazing. Schlitze: the adorable pin-head, guaranteed to make your heart melt. And much much more!!" Under another banner labeled "Main Attraction" was a picture of a baby elephant with giant ears, the same loopy letters where the words: See Dumbo the world's only flying elephant.
"Did you ever see an elephant fly??" Pippin said to the group at large.
"Well, I seen a horsefly," Merry replied.
"And I seen a dragonfly," Sam said grinning.
"Yeah, I seen a housefly," Aragorn laughed.
"Yeah, I seen all that too," Legolas said gleefully. But I be done seen 'bout ev'rything when I see a elephant fly.
"Let's go let's go!" Merry said. And the fellowship eagerly agreed and headed in. everyone except for Boromir that is. He just stood there with a sour expression on his face.
"I'm not going in there; this is the stupidest crap I've ever seen." He said to Legolas who was the only one still outside. Legolas raised an eye brow at him and Boromir continued, "What do I wanna see a flying elephant and a bunch of freaks for?"
Legolas grinned, "I'll tell you what, after we go to the circus, well go back to pulling that stick out of your ass." Then laughing merrily he pushed Boromir into the shower of yellow light and music and trotting in after him.
Chapter Three coming soon!!