Stormy: Hey, everyone! I still don't own The Lord of the Rings. Mr. Tolkien still owns that. Ah, well. Enjoy!
The first thing I noticed when we entered the Council Room was how simply breathtaking it was. I was playing with the pendant of my necklace a bit out of habit, and I gasped. The gorgeous view of the city, the golds, greens and silvers and browns flowed together in perfect harmony. The chairs were gold and silver, and there was a throne on the end. I noticed a relatively small stone pedestal in the center of the circle that the chairs and throne were arranged in. "Well Luna," I said, turning to look at my companion, "Where do you wanna sit?"
After about five minutes, all the chairs were filled. We sat next to Gandalf the Grey and Luna was directly across from a man with an unshaven face and long, black hair. That man must be Aragorn... I thought to myself. Then, I frowned and shook my head slightly. Took ya that long? Well done, Holmes! I silently reprimanded myself. Of course it was Aragorn. And that Dwarf over there is Gimli, and the hobbit right beside Gandalf is Frodo, And Boromir is over there, and –my thoughts were interrupted as I gazed upon my very favorite Lord of the Rings character: Legolas.
As I (subtly) stared at my personal opinion of what perfection would look like if it manifested physically, I was barely aware that Boromir was walking around the room, talking about something with great passion. Obviously, it was centered around that stupid little ring Frodo had placed on the stone pedestal in the center of the Council room. Eventually, Aragorn said in that calm, yet commanding voice of his, "You cannot use the Ring. None of us can."
Boromir spun on the dark-haired man. "And what would a ranger know about this?" He sniveled, and said 'ranger' as if it were a term meant to degrade. I frowned at him, but he didn't see me underneath my hood. But my annoyance with the man from Minas Tirith was short-lived, because someone else seemed to be even more outraged with Boromir than I was. Legolas jumped up, and said, "That is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and you owe him your allegiance." I silently cheered for both Aragorn and Legolas. Boromir irritated me. They had a small dispute, and eventually, both parties sat back down in their respective chairs. Not wanting to draw attention to myself, I quietly leaned over and whispered to Luna, "Luna, I can feel a big argument coming. Are you gonna get involved? I would rather you didn't, but whatever." She smiled wisely, and said, "Not to worry, Telsa, Love. I won't do anything more than is necessary." That worried me a bit; knowing Luna, but I said no more on the subject.
Luna and I listened attentively, and Boromir ranted, saying how it was the 'blood of his people that kept our lands safe', and other such nonsense. Eventually, the meeting devolved into another fight. As I had predicted. This proved to be an extremely annoying ordeal for Luna and myself, but it was Luna that stood up and shouted in a voice that commanded respect and obedience, such as I had never heard her use before, "People! People! Calm the *bleep* down!" The din in the Council Room died immediately, all eyes in shock upon this Elven girl. "Thank you." She said, more calmly, but her tone was matter-of-fact, and no-nonsense. "Now, the Ring is definitely an object we can't have around, because there is always the chance that Sauron will eventually find it and get his metaphorical hands on it. Therefore, the Ring must be destroyed. Simple as that." She looked around the mob for any objections, found none, nodded, satisfied, and sat back down. Elrond stood again, nodded at Luna, and said, "She is right. The Ring must be destroyed."
"So what are we waiting for!" Interrupted Gimli. He ran toward the pedestal where the Ring rested, axe ready, and swoosh! Swung the weapon down on the gold band. But instead of even scratching it, the Ring was fully intact, and shards of Gimli's axe blade were scattered all over. Weird.
"The Ring cannot be destroyed by any craft we here possess. It must be taken to the land of Mordor, to the Cracks of Mt. Doom, and cast into the Fire from whence it came." Came Elrond's ringing voice. "One of you must do this." Of course, the fight started again, but then, the little Hobbit I'd barely noticed before stood, and said meekly, "I will take it." No one heard over the arguing. I had, however, and smiled encouragingly at Frodo, and nudged him forward to give him confidence. "I will take it!" He cried again. The fighting stopped, and he continued, now that he had everyone's attention. "I will take the Ring to Mordor." He hesitated, "Though, I do not know the way."
Poor little guy.
Gandalf walked over to the small person, and said, "I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear." Aragorn stood, "If by my life or my death I can protect you, I will. You have my sword."
"And my bow." Said Legolas, kneeling.
"And my axe." Said Gimli gruffly.
"And will you not need a healer?" I put in hopefully, "I am quite skilled in magic, as well. You have my staff."
"If my Telsa's going, I am too. I would never part from my soul-bonded sister." Piped up Luna. I smiled, feeling grateful. "Hey!" There was a sudden voice. A small blond Hobbit tumbled out of the bushes outside from his hidden vantage point, and my blood ran cold. Oh, no. Please Luna. Not here, not now –but I was too late.
"SAM!" Came the joyful cry. I smacked my forehead, sensing the impending humiliation.
"Oof!" I turned and saw Luna happily cuddling a pinned Sam Gamgee. "Luna! Please get off Sam. You'll break him." I chided, adopting my 'Mother' tone. "Fine."
"Thank you."
And after Sam, came Merry and Pippin.
"After all, you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission… quest… thing…" Said Pippin, trying to save face. "Well, that rules you out, Pip." We laughed. Then, the Fellowship was born.
So, there's Chapter Four! And say, there's this really cool button below there, it says Review Chapter. Click it! Please click it! Pretty please with whipped cream and a cherry on top? I love you all! ^w^