Disclaimers: See Drabble 1 for more info.
Okay, so I looked it up online and it said there are only four elements: fire, water, air (wind) and earth, but there is a fifth element, which I assumed is metal and metal usually corresponds with the four elements. With that said, metal has been the trickiest to figure out of the elements and given it's the last one of the elements, but is not the end of the drabble series, this one actually has been the hardest to begin writing. Now that that's said, this drabble especially is very AU because of Frodo's lightsaber. Enjoy. :)
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26.) Metal
Word Count: 458
Frodo was ready. In his satchel were all the necessary components to building his lightsaber. The specifications he needed were found on worlds outside the galaxy far, far away. Middle-earth had power cells available, but most of the other parts were outside his home world. Something he longed to do was to have the weapon Force-activated, so no one could steal it and unleash its power.
Returning to Bag End, he closed the door to the study. Even though he checked twice to see if anyone was coming, the hobbit hole was, for the most part, silent. That was good. Silence was his friend in meditation, and he was about to journey deep into the catacombs of his mind. The construction process would be worth his time, if he did his job right.
Moving into a sitting position with his legs crossed, Frodo placed the satchel a few inches away from him. He wouldn't need to open it. He would leave that to the Force. Closing his eyes, he let go of all thoughts. Eventually, the sounds dissipated. He saw darkness for what seemed like moments on end.
At last he could see the inner workings of his lightsaber being constructed. The power cell fitted into his blue crystal and his focusing crystal, meant to make the beam wider. The emitter matrix was tricky to get right. If the emitter matrix was inverted, the lightsaber would explode and he couldn't risk that happening. The power insulator slid over the grey power cell, fastening it to its pink surface. More parts joined together, fitting in the right spots. Frodo could see all this clearly in his mind, as if his thoughts were tasked with the construction of his lightsaber. Eventually, the bluish-gray metal casing snapped into place, knitting the two silver, and one black, power cells together. The last threads of his deep meditation attached the pommel cap to the hilt.
His newly-constructed lightsaber was complete.
Frodo opened his eyes. Hovering in the air was his very own lightsaber. Its shape reminded him of his sword Sting's blade. Even though it looked like a standard one-bladed lightsaber, the hilt's tip was elegantly rounded off. As he reached for the hilt, the Force guided the weapon into his hand. Holding the hilt vertical, and making sure to keep it at a safe distance away from his face, he reached out with his senses. The beam singed in the air, stopping its climb an inch or two above his head. The beam's color was cyan blue. He was impressed.
"I will use this weapon wisely," he promised. He stared at the lightly humming blade, admiring the color and wide shape. Chuckling, he said to himself, "It seems I am a Jedi."
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After struggling for months trying to come up with something that stayed true to the fan theory "what if Frodo is a Jedi", I finally came around to writing my first drabble with Frodo as a Jedi and constructing his lightsaber. I think I did a good job for my first time with Frodo on this fandom, but this is not my first Star Wars-esque story. No, my first story were actually two poem collections based on the first "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" game. It's feels nostalgic working on a Star Wars and Lord of the Rings drabble. Frodo as a Jedi is awesome. :) And yes, I did loads of research of the technicalities of constructing a lightsaber before I wrote this drabble; so that way, I didn't walk in blind during the writing process.
Now, I don't know what I'll do next in this drabble series, but whatever I do next I'll be in the mood to do it. Thanks for reading this drabble. Until next time. :)
