Chapter 7
"Game of checkers anyone? How about chess? No, wait, I have a better idea, how do we save Boromir's ass?" Lisa said bringing her voice to a whisper for the last part.
We moved off to the side before Courtney put in the next comment which was;
"I thought you didn't feel like saving him."
"I know, but I thought about it. In the movie he got killed because he was trying to save Merry and Pippin and he felt sorry for what he did to Frodo. One of the last things he ever heard was Merry and Pippin being taken away. Let's give him another chance to live."
No one said anything for awhile. It was I who finally broke the silence.
I think I know what you're getting at, Lisa. I guess this means we're not going to Mordor together, huh?"
"Damn straight."
"What the hell are you thinking, Lisa?" Courtney shrieked.
"Sorry about your fairytale ending, Courtney. Lisa sneered. "But let's fact the facts."
"Lisa," I tried, "Stop. Please stop. Maybe we should think this through. I know this is a bit too much 'togetherness' then we wanted. Just because you want to go with Merry and Pippin doesn't mean we should abandon our friendship."
Lisa turned and spat out, "Watch me." Then turned to walk toward the shores of the river. I turned to Courtney.
"Well, I can tell this is getting to all of us." I said. She turned around and took a troubled breath in. She was trying not to cry.
"Laura," she whispered, 'What are we going to do?"
She asked me. Not a general question, but a question directed to me. When did I become a leader? Leader or not, as a friend I wanted so badly to have an answer, but I didn't.
Just three minutes later, Courtney was losing a sword fight to an invisible opponent. Lisa was throwing rocks in the water. I defiantly didn't need the whole Frodo/Boromir thing to happen just then. My wishes never come true.
"Where's Frodo?" I heard Merry ask throwing down some firewood. I didn't think I had ever seen an entire camp clear out more quickly.
Lisa and Courtney ran off after Boromir and everyone else, who knows. I was left standing there. I guess my fate had been decided.
"Well Laura," I muttered to myself, "hi-ho, hi-ho it's off to Mordor I go." And I sat down on the ground and ate the food on the fire.
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Hi, I'm Courtney. I'm taking over for right now. And I was busy, running (quite good actually) to save Boromir with Lisa.
I grabbed Lisa's shoulder. "We have to find the lead Uruk-Hai guy."
"Well," she said sarcastically, "that shouldn't be too hard. You know, except for the fact that, they all look alike!"
"Just," I searched my mind, "keep a look out." I turned around to see Uruk- Hai pour over a hill. "Lisa." I turned back around to see that she wasn't there. "Where the hell did she go?"
I ran around trying to figure out where Boromir was when I heard a clashing of swords over the hill. I ran toward the fighting. Something I would have never done at home. I saw Boromir and Lisa fighting. Her back seemed to bulge out. I ignored it. I saw a tree and climbed up it. Before you start asking why, I did it to kill Lurtz. I was going to drop on him and chop off his head. It sounded simple enough.
He came over the top of the hill, drawing ever closer to my tree. Five.four.three.two.one.
"Hell no!" I yelled as I dropped on him and drove my sword through his chest. One slight problem, I was surrounded by the enemy.
"Oh shit." I muttered.
One saw me then took his sword against mine. I chopped off his arm and he fell back. The fight was on! I was kicking total ass! Okay, I did get nicked a couple of times, but still. I chopped, swung, drove, hah! Saruman could kick my ass? Finally after what seemed to be forever, they stopped coming over the hill.
"Boromir?" I called.
"Yes Courtney. Thank you." He said gasping for air.
"Lisa?" I yelled, but no answer came.
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Yup, Lisa here. And I didn't kick ass. I fought my little heart out, but the Uruk-Hai got me. They captured me along with Merry and Pippin; we're prisoners now.
I felt sorry for blowing off Laura. I was a little frustrated. I hope she knew that. I hoped she knew that I loved her. I hoped Boromir and Courtney and everyone was still alive. They were all hopes. Sadly, no one in the damned place knew how to do that. But wishing I was good at. And crazy as it seemed, I wished I was home eating stove-top stuffing.
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Laura again, still on the shore.
"Frodo." I called as he broke through the trees.
"Laura!" he sounded surprised. "I'm going to Mordor," he brushed past me, "alone."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa." I said. "So am I."
Just then Samwise broke the tree line. "I made a promise, Mr. Frodo, a promise." He fell silent when he saw me. I laughed.
"You're going to Mordor alone, and we're coming with you." I said. I grabbed the boat. "Get in you two."
"Laura," Frodo said, "I am very close to being angry with."
"No worries." I said forcing a smile.
We got in the boat and went across the river. I looked at the other shore, not knowing if I'd ever see Lisa or Courtney again.
"We'll meet again, another time, another place my dear." I whispered to myself tearing up.
I didn't want to die. I didn't want to die. But somewhere deep inside told me that I had to be brave.
"Well," I said out loud, "time to make the other bastards die for their country."
"Game of checkers anyone? How about chess? No, wait, I have a better idea, how do we save Boromir's ass?" Lisa said bringing her voice to a whisper for the last part.
We moved off to the side before Courtney put in the next comment which was;
"I thought you didn't feel like saving him."
"I know, but I thought about it. In the movie he got killed because he was trying to save Merry and Pippin and he felt sorry for what he did to Frodo. One of the last things he ever heard was Merry and Pippin being taken away. Let's give him another chance to live."
No one said anything for awhile. It was I who finally broke the silence.
I think I know what you're getting at, Lisa. I guess this means we're not going to Mordor together, huh?"
"Damn straight."
"What the hell are you thinking, Lisa?" Courtney shrieked.
"Sorry about your fairytale ending, Courtney. Lisa sneered. "But let's fact the facts."
"Lisa," I tried, "Stop. Please stop. Maybe we should think this through. I know this is a bit too much 'togetherness' then we wanted. Just because you want to go with Merry and Pippin doesn't mean we should abandon our friendship."
Lisa turned and spat out, "Watch me." Then turned to walk toward the shores of the river. I turned to Courtney.
"Well, I can tell this is getting to all of us." I said. She turned around and took a troubled breath in. She was trying not to cry.
"Laura," she whispered, 'What are we going to do?"
She asked me. Not a general question, but a question directed to me. When did I become a leader? Leader or not, as a friend I wanted so badly to have an answer, but I didn't.
Just three minutes later, Courtney was losing a sword fight to an invisible opponent. Lisa was throwing rocks in the water. I defiantly didn't need the whole Frodo/Boromir thing to happen just then. My wishes never come true.
"Where's Frodo?" I heard Merry ask throwing down some firewood. I didn't think I had ever seen an entire camp clear out more quickly.
Lisa and Courtney ran off after Boromir and everyone else, who knows. I was left standing there. I guess my fate had been decided.
"Well Laura," I muttered to myself, "hi-ho, hi-ho it's off to Mordor I go." And I sat down on the ground and ate the food on the fire.
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Hi, I'm Courtney. I'm taking over for right now. And I was busy, running (quite good actually) to save Boromir with Lisa.
I grabbed Lisa's shoulder. "We have to find the lead Uruk-Hai guy."
"Well," she said sarcastically, "that shouldn't be too hard. You know, except for the fact that, they all look alike!"
"Just," I searched my mind, "keep a look out." I turned around to see Uruk- Hai pour over a hill. "Lisa." I turned back around to see that she wasn't there. "Where the hell did she go?"
I ran around trying to figure out where Boromir was when I heard a clashing of swords over the hill. I ran toward the fighting. Something I would have never done at home. I saw Boromir and Lisa fighting. Her back seemed to bulge out. I ignored it. I saw a tree and climbed up it. Before you start asking why, I did it to kill Lurtz. I was going to drop on him and chop off his head. It sounded simple enough.
He came over the top of the hill, drawing ever closer to my tree. Five.four.three.two.one.
"Hell no!" I yelled as I dropped on him and drove my sword through his chest. One slight problem, I was surrounded by the enemy.
"Oh shit." I muttered.
One saw me then took his sword against mine. I chopped off his arm and he fell back. The fight was on! I was kicking total ass! Okay, I did get nicked a couple of times, but still. I chopped, swung, drove, hah! Saruman could kick my ass? Finally after what seemed to be forever, they stopped coming over the hill.
"Boromir?" I called.
"Yes Courtney. Thank you." He said gasping for air.
"Lisa?" I yelled, but no answer came.
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Yup, Lisa here. And I didn't kick ass. I fought my little heart out, but the Uruk-Hai got me. They captured me along with Merry and Pippin; we're prisoners now.
I felt sorry for blowing off Laura. I was a little frustrated. I hope she knew that. I hoped she knew that I loved her. I hoped Boromir and Courtney and everyone was still alive. They were all hopes. Sadly, no one in the damned place knew how to do that. But wishing I was good at. And crazy as it seemed, I wished I was home eating stove-top stuffing.
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Laura again, still on the shore.
"Frodo." I called as he broke through the trees.
"Laura!" he sounded surprised. "I'm going to Mordor," he brushed past me, "alone."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa." I said. "So am I."
Just then Samwise broke the tree line. "I made a promise, Mr. Frodo, a promise." He fell silent when he saw me. I laughed.
"You're going to Mordor alone, and we're coming with you." I said. I grabbed the boat. "Get in you two."
"Laura," Frodo said, "I am very close to being angry with."
"No worries." I said forcing a smile.
We got in the boat and went across the river. I looked at the other shore, not knowing if I'd ever see Lisa or Courtney again.
"We'll meet again, another time, another place my dear." I whispered to myself tearing up.
I didn't want to die. I didn't want to die. But somewhere deep inside told me that I had to be brave.
"Well," I said out loud, "time to make the other bastards die for their country."