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Chapter 3- Welcome back ole timer/Dusky there's some bad news.
Aragorn looked at Gandalf astounded," It cannot be."
Legolas kneeled,"Forgive me. I mistook you for Saruman." Gimli joined Legolas in bowing before the light of Gandalf.
"I am Saruman," Gandalf said,"Or rather, Saruman as he should have been."
I couldn't hold it in anymore,"Gandalf," I cried out happily and jumped forward to hug him.
Gandalf laughed,"I see you have missed me dear Dusky."
"You fell," Aragorn went on still in shock.
"Through fire and water," Gandalf said, his face changed as he thought of his battle with the Balrog, an said somthing else about it too, but I didn't catch it exactly- shock and awe stopped me from hearing him.
"Gandalf," I asked after a few moments of him zoning out,"Are you okay?"
Gandalf seemed momentarily confused,"Gandalf? Yes," The he smiled,"That's what they used to call me."
I nodded, Gandalf looked at Aragorn, smiling,"Gandalf the Grey. That was my name."
"Gandalf," Gimli mumbled.
"I am Gandalf the White," Gandalf told us.
I caught Legolas' grin.
"And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide," Gandalf claimed.
Then Gandalf lead Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and I through the forest. He wore his elven cloak over his white robes,"One stage of the journey is over,another begins. We must travel to Edoras with all speed."
"Edoras?" I echoed. Where was Edoras?
"That is no short distance," Gimli grummbled, I sighed, didn't anwser my unspoken question but it'll do...
"We hear of trouble in Rohan," Aragorn said,"It goes ill with the king."
Gandalf stopped,"Yes, and it will not be easily cured."
"Then we have run all this way for nothing," Gimli asked as we continued to walk,"Are we to leave those poor Hobbits here in this horrid, dark, dank tree-infested-?"
I tried not to laugh as the forest responded with a low rumble to Gimli's complaining. Gimli stopped and looked around in fear. Then I really did let a few laughs out.
"I believe you mean charming," I said to him.
"Yes, a charming...quite charming forest," Gimli smiled and the rumbling ceased.
Gandalf turned to Gimli,"It was more than mere chance that brought Merry and Pippin to Fangorn. A great power has been sleeping here for many long years. The coming of Merry and Pippin will be like the falling of small stones that starts an avalanche in the mountains."
"In one thing you have not changed," Aragorn said," dear friend," Gandalf leaned close to Aragorn," You still speak in riddles."
I smiled, well it seems things are looking up!
"A few things are about to happen that have not happened since the Elder Days," Gandalf said to us all," The Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong, *nd a dragon will be among us."
"A dragon," I said," You mean a fire breathing, scaled, winged creature!"
Gandalf smiled,"The very same!"
"Strong?! A dragon," Gimli smiled nervously,"Oh, that's good."
"So stop your fretting, Master Dwarf," Gandalf as he turned to leave. Gandalf starts walking out of the forest again," Merry and Pippin are quite safe. In fact, they are far safer than you are about to be." I followed Gandalf, out of the forest.
"This new Gandalf's more grumpy than the old one," my ears picked up Gimli say as he trudged after the rest of us. I hid my smile.
The next moment Gandalf's whistle pierced my eardrums, I threw my hands over my ears. The whistle echoed off into the distance. Then he whistled again. As the last echo died out, a neigh answered him.
A magnificent white horse galloped, towards Gandalf, over a nearby hill...Gandalf smiled at my awed face,"H-he is beautiful!" Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli stood with their steeds, looked upon the approaching horse in awe with me.
"That is one of the Mearas," Legolas said,"unless my eyes are cheated by some spell."
The beautiful horse galloped across the plain and came to a stop in front of Gandalf," Shadowflax. He is the lord of all horses ...and has been my friend through many dangers."
Gandalf walked up to Shadowflax and stroked his neck. Then glanced at me,"Come along Dusky, I believe you should ride with dear Shadowflax and I."
Aragorn helped me onto Shadowflax and then Gandalf got on after me. Then we sped off towards Edoras across the plains.
We stopped to rest later that night, Gandalf stood on the edge of a small hill overlooking the Plains. Aragorn left the fire and joined him. I placed an invisibility spell on me and followed silently. Gandalf must have sensed Aragorn,"The veiling shadow that glowers in the east takes shape. Sauron will suffer no rival. From the summit of Barad-dûr, his Eye watches ceaselessly. But he is not so mighty yet that he is above fear. Doubt ever gnaws at him. The rumor has reached him. The heir of Númenor still lives."
Aragorn looked over to Gandalf to find him already looking into his eyes,"Sauron fears you, Aragorn. He fears what you may become."
Aragorn looked away, considering these words. Gandalf looked back to the east," And so he'll strike hard and fast at the world of Men. He will use his puppet Saruman to destroy Rohan. War is coming. Rohan must defend itself, and therein lies our first challenge for Rohan is weak and ready to fall. The king's mind is enslaved, it's an old device of Saruman's. His hold over King Théoden is now very strong. Sauron and Saruman are tightening the noose. But for all their cunning, we have one advantage."
Aragorn and Gandalf locked eyes again.
"The Ring remains hidden," Gandalf asked?
Aragorn nodded.
"And that we should seek to destroy it has not yet entered their darkest dreams," Gandalf droned on,"And so the weapon of the enemy is moving towards Mordor in the hands of a Hobbit. Each day brings it closer to the fires of Mount Doom. We must trust now in Frodo. Everything depends upon speed and the secrecy of his quest.
Gandalf and I looked over to Aragorn and saw the worry on his face," Do not regret your decision to leave him. Frodo must finish this task alone."
"He's not alone," Aragorn said,"Sam went with him."
Gandalf looked over to Aragorn, surprise on his face. Then he smiled," Did he? Did he, indeed? Good," Gandalf looked back to the landscape,"Yes, very good."
Aragorn walked back to camp,"Good luck my gal," he whispered as he paused right next to me.
Gandalf chuckled," Come Dusky release that spell of yours and come forward."
I did as he said and walked up,"How on middle earth did you know?"
Gandalf smiled,"I am able to sense your aura a lot more than I was able to, any time you use magic I will be able to sense you."
I sighed,"We'll that's comforting," I said sarcastically.
Gandalf laughed,"So I take it you had a dream a few nights ago."
I nodded,"It was more of a memory really. It was my cousin Ryan. Well, he's my second cousin really. But, one day when he was visiting he took me to a small pond near my aunt's house. Then he talked about a relationship I had had with a boy, that didn't end very well, needless to say. But Ryan and I bonded a bit."
Gandalf smiled and smoked his pipe,"So, I can tell you a bit of why you had that dream."
I raised on eyebrow,"I thought it was just because I was missing family."
Gandalf shook his head,"Oh no my dear, your cousin is somewhere here in this world."
"WHAT!"
Gandalf laughed at my reaction and placed a hand on my shoulder,"Do not worry, he is safe and were we are going."
I let the subject drop,"Well this should be fun."
Gandalf laughed,"Yes my dear, I believe it shall! Now I know you heard me tell Aragorn that Sauron feared him. Well Sauron fears you and your kin as well. You and your kin hold ancient power you found that out by being able to manipulate the ancient magic. Sauron knows that you can turn the war against him. You and all your kin in this world."
I nodded,"Well great, wonderful perfect," I said sarcastically,"But why was I sent here- and my kin?"
Gandalf crossed his arms,"Well, it seems that Sauron was able to get Saruman to use his magic to lock onto your aura as well as your cousins'."
I bit my lip,"But that means it could be any of them."
Gandalf shook his head,"Not exactly it seems the targets if this spell were only your generation. My guess is that only your generation has the power of the Ancient Ones in them.
" So it's someone close to you, in your family, in your generation. I doubt anyone else was taken besides the one we know of- but you should check."
I nodded,"I'll Scry my family and see what happens."
So, on my watch when everyone else was asleep, I went over to the supplies. I heard Legolas behind me,"What are you doing?"
I didn't even try to explain when I answered,"I need water... Ah-ha!" I pulled out a canteen," I need to Scry people I know real quick."
Legolas cocked his head, knowing what Scry meant because I had taught him,"Why?"
"It seems a few people I know have come her as well."
I poured water into the metal cap- which was about the size of the head of a spoon- and said,"Draumr Kópa!"
I thought of my mother and she appeared, she was crying and sitting in my room with a 'missing child' poster, my and Ryan's pictures were on it,"So I am missing," I muttered, Legolas looked at me funny," I'll explain in a bit."
Then I did my cousins, all we're there and accounted for- and mourning for me and Ryan!
Then I Scryed my fraternal twin sister Dawn (yes I have a twin- deal) all I revived saw her sobbing in her room. So it was just me and Ryan.
I put the water back into the canteen. Legolas frowned and put a hand on my shoulder,"What is the matter Dusky, you have turned pale."
"I- I... A friend of mine is here as well.," I muttered, "Family."
Legolas nodded,"Ah, so you fear for their safety?"
I nodded,"Very much so, I cannot get a lock on their location nor if they are alright. So I'm kinda having to try really hard to not freak out!"
Legolas tried to hide his smile, he took me in his arms and kissed the top of my head,"It will all work out Dusky do not worry."
I sighed and rested against him,"Okay Legolas- but I'm holding you against that."
As I drifted off to sleep, I heard Legolas chuckle,"I had a feeling you would."
The next morning we rode across the Plains. We stopped on a rise looking across to Edoras, we looked at the walled city covering a small mountain. Atop its summit is Meduseld.
"Edoras and the Golden Hall of Meduseld," Gandalf said," There dwells Théoden, King of Rohan...whose mind is overthrown. Saruman's hold over King Théoden is now very strong."
I looked at Gandalf (which is hard to do when you're sitting in front of him on a horse)," Will my friend be there?"
"He might-Be careful what you say," Gandalf warned,"Do not look for welcome here."
Gandalf started ShadowFlax off. The others followed us to Edoras.
"So I'll take that as a maybe," I said above the wind.
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