Frodo and Sam woke up to a bunch of guys laughing.
"Look! We got 'em! Hey Big G! We got 'em!" chuckled one particularly fat guy.
"Ya, ya, shut up Mark. I have eyes," spat Big G, a tall guy with a lot of muscles.
"What do you want from us," squealed Sam.
"Well, first we wanna beat you up for walkin' into our alley, then we're gonna beat you up for getting' away, and then we're gonna beat you up for walkin' into our alley again. Get it, got it, good," Big G explained. Sam and Frodo were speechless in fear and couldn't even utter a squeak. They each had a good black eye before they could speak.
"Please! Please, we don't mean any harm! We walked in here by accident, it was a mistake. Just please don't hurt us!" cried Sam.
"Ha! If yer scared of a little black eye, then you have no idea what the Alley Punks are capable of," declared Big G.
"Ya, and you also have no idea what the Street Rats are capable of you slime ball," said a voice from somewhere above them,
"Percy!" yelled Frodo.
At that moment, Big G let out a cry of pain and put both hands down to cover his groin .
"You don't know how long I've wanted to do that!" Harry was now visible over the doubled over Big G, grinning ear to ear, and he had just set his foot on the ground.
"C'mon, let's go," said Harry, grabbing Sam and Frodo's arms. Percy jumped down and knocked out the remaining gang members. Percy eventually caught up and the 3 of them started running down the alleys.
"Man, you guys are luckier than the first time we saved you," panted Harry.
"And you're also really desperate to get home," Percy added.
"So we've decided to help you," Harry continued.
"We have everything we need in this here rucksack," Percy pointed to the bag on his back.
"And we're leading you towards the way back," Harry finished.
"Really?" cried Frodo, "Thank you so much!"
"Eh, we're getting tired of the Big Apple. It's time to go home," Percy said. They stopped in front of a large brick wall with a faded picture of big red lips, with a fang. Above the picture read 'Lucy's Steak House – Take a vampire-sized bite out of our 5-star steaks.'
"So, this is it," declared Harry, "the one-way ticket home."
Percy took a cross-shaped necklace out of his bag and took a moment looking at it.
"Vera gave it to me when she sent us here. Told us to use it at this spot it we ever wanted to get back," Percy explained.
He held it in his hand for a few more seconds before pulling him head up and throwing it at the wall. The second it shattered a swirling purple portal formed.
"Here we go," Percy muttered as he stepped into the portal.
Yay! They're going back to Middle-Earth! That's one good thing, but what if Frodo doesn't make it back home in time? Does the portal affect time too?