Chapter Four

"Strangers from distant lands, friends of old you have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle earth stands upon the brink of destruction. None can escape it, night will fall. Each race is bound to this fate this one doom. Bring forth the ring Frodo."Elrond said. Frodo walked forward and set the ring down an a table in the middle of the room.

"So it is true." Boromir said "In a dream I saw the eastern sky go dark, but in the west a pale light lingered. Voices crying, doom is near at hand. Isildur's bane is found, Isildur's bane."

"Boromir" Elrond said.

"Stop!" Eve yelled. Gandalf started speaking in the language of Mordor.

"If you take one step more you will meat your doom, you shall meet your welcome tomb." Eve whispered in elvish.

"Never before has any voice uttered the words of that tongue here in Imladris. "Elrond said.

"I do not ask your pardon master Elrond, for the black speech of Mordor may yet be heard in every corner of the west. The ring is all together evil." said Gandalf.

"It is a gift, a gift to the foes of Mordor. Why not use this ring. Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor kept the forces of evil at bay, by the blood of our people, your lands kept safe. Give Gondor the weapon of the enemy let us use it against him." Boromir said.

"You cannot wield it, none of us can." Aragorn said.

"And more importantly why would you want to?" Eve asked.

"The one ring answers to Sauron alone, it has no other master." Aragorn said.

"And what would a ranger know of this matter." Boromir said. Then Legolas stood up.

"This is no mere ranger, he is Aragorn son of Arathorn you owe him your allegiance." Legolas said.

"Aragorn, this is Isildur heir." Boromir said

"And heir to the throne Gondor." Eve said.

"Sit down, Legolas." Aragorn said in Elvish.

"Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king." Boromir said.

"Is that so because I thought that was the reason Middle Earth is going to the Wargs." Eve muttered. Legolas looked at her smiling.

"Aragorn is right we cannot use it." Gandalf said.

"You have only one choice the ring must be destroyed." Elrond said.

"What are we waiting for." Gimli said as he stood up got out his axe walked over to the ring and hit it as heard as he could with the axe. But he was thrown back and his axe was shattered. Eve heard Sauron talking. "The ring cannot be destroyed Gimli son of Gloin by any craft we here possess." Elrond said

"The ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom, only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back in the fiery chasm from wince it came. One of you must do this."

"One doesn't simply walk into Mordor." Boromir said.

*No you do a lovely waltz and hope Sauron likes to dance.* Eve thought. "Its black gates are guarded by more than just orks. There is evil there does not sleep.."

*Really, I didn't know.* Eve thought.

"..the great eye is ever watchful tis a baron waist land riddled with fire, and ash, and dust the very air you breath is a poisonous fume, not with ten thousand men could you do this, it is folly." Boromir said.

*Not with ten thousand men but maybe three or four women.* Eve thought to Frodo. Frodo smiled.

"Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said, the ring must be destroyed." Legolas said.

"And I suppose you think you're the one to do it." Gimli said.

"And if we fail what then. What happens when Sauron takes back what is his." Boromir said.

"It would be no worse than using it our selves." Eve said.

"I will be dead before I see the ring in the hands of an elf!" Gimli yelled. *Is that a promise?* Eve thought. Then everyone started fighting.

"No one trusts an Elf." Gimli said. Eve heard Sauron's voice. Then she heard Frodo.

"I will take it." Frodo said.

"I will take it.... I will take the ring to Mordor. Though I do not know the way."

"I will help you bear this burden Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear." Gandalf said. Aragorn stood.

"By my life or death I can protect you, I will." Aragorn said as he walked over and kneeled in front of Frodo. "You have my sword."

"And you have my bow." Legolas said.

"And my axe." Said Gimli as he walked over to Frodo.

"I trust you with my... Afterlife. You have my...Pick a weapon." Eve said as she stood up and walked over to stand behind Frodo, next to Legolas.

"You carry the fate of it all little one, if this is indeed the will of the council than Gondor will see it done." Boromir said.

"Ah! Mr. Frodo's not going anywhere without me." Sam said.

"No indeed it is highly possible to separate you, when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not." Elrond said laughing a little.

"Oi! We're coming to." Merry said running in. "You'll have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us."

"Is that an option." Eve asked Elrond sarcastically. Elrond looked at Eve with a half smile.

"Anyway you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission, quest, thing."Pippin said.

"Well that rules you out Pip." Merry said.

"Ten companions so be it, you shall be the "Fellowship of the Ring"." Elrond said.

"Right, where are we going?" Pippen asked.

"Oh no where special just Mordor." Eve said laughing at the look on Pippins face.