Author's note: This is the second book called The Towers, therefore it is
chapter 1!
Chapter 1-Courtney
"Lisa?" I yelled, but no answer came.
My name is Courtney Tutshill. I was brought into an alternate universe by Lisa. I wanted to go home, but Middle Earth was growing on me.
"Lisa!" I tried again. I spun around. Lisa, Merry, and Pippin were no where in sight. "No." I whispered as the truth began to dawn on me. "Laura!" I yelled. I turned and ran to the river.
There was an Eleven-boat on the other shore. Frodo, Laura, or Sam were no where to be seen. I was alone. I was alone, all my friends were gone.
"Hurry, they have reached the Eastern Shore!" Legolas cried breaking the tree line. Aragorn, Boromir, Gandalf, and Gimli were soon after him, but in no hurry.
"No," Aragorn said, "Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands."
"Well," Gandalf stated, "it seems as if all our hopes now lay with two hobbits and one girl, somewhere in the wilderness."
"Then it has all been in vain, the Fellowship has failed." Gimli replied.
"That is not true," Aragorn said smiling. "As long as we hold true to each other. Let us not abandon Lisa, Merry, and Pippin to torment to death."
"What about Laura?" I asked.
"You need not worry about your friend, Courtney. She is strong, and so are Frodo and Sam. They are all in good hands." Somehow, in saying that, all the things that had happened between Aragorn and us were beginning to mend.
I knew that was true of course. She was strong. She was our leader, well, our unofficial leader. I don't think she knew that. Lisa was the comedian. I still didn't know what I was.
"Aragorn, I have no arrows. I must go and get some." Legolas announced.
"I'll help." I said quickly with Boromir quickly behind me. I gave him a sideways look, wondering what he was up to.
Us three quickly went to work. We picked the arrows out of the dead Uruk- Hai. I had a pretty good count when I came across Lurtz. I don't know what went through me right then, but I took out my ax that had never been used and began chopping madly at him.
"Son of a bitch! You're an ass! Your kind took my best friend! You got me in this damned situation!"
"Courtney!" Boromir grabbed my shoulder and pulled me away. I looked at his face, then back down at Lurtz. There was hardly anything left of him. That's when I cried. Boromir put his hand on my shoulder. Guys aren't really the hugging type.
"I know it is hard for you Courtney." He said quietly. "Your friends are gone, one a prisoner, one to death. You must also know that you have my friendship. I saw the Uruk-Hai come over top of that hill and saw him take aim.he would have.thank you."
I looked at him wishing I could tell him the truth. "Don't worry about it Boromir." It was all I could manage.
"Lady Courtney!" Legolas cried leaping over the hill with his bow drawn.
"All is fine, Legolas." Boromir said.
I picked up the arrows I had dropped on the ground. "Here." I handed them to Legolas.
"So, uh, I guess we're going after Lisa, Merry, and Pippin, huh?" I asked as we headed back to the shore.
"Yes." Legolas said.
"How long do you think it'll take?" I questioned.
"Long, I suppose. Aragorn is a Ranger, though. He's tracked many things through the wilderness." Boromir replied.
"You guys aren't much for conversation, are ya?" I asked.
"Why do you ask so many questions?" was Legolas's answer.
I bet Laura would have kept her mouth shut. Lisa might have said a smart remark. I wasn't them though.
"Well if you would just talk." I said.
This is how you can tell the difference between elves and men. Legolas's eyes widened and his hands went for his weapon then withdrew in response to my remark. Boromir just laughed.
"Boromir!" Legolas cried. "You would take this from a mere child let alone a woman?"
"Well Legolas, it is awfully silent at times." Boromir responded.
"You know Legolas, I always wondered why you hated us." I said.
"Hate you? No, you are mistaken. Dislike you of course. You speak out of turn, disrespect, and arrogance, not to mention coming out of no where to a secret council. It is very curious!"
We broke the tree line however only Aragorn and Gimli were there.
"Where is Gandalf?" Boromir asked.
"He had business to attend to." Aragorn answered.
"Umm, I don't mean to 'speak out of turn'," I shot Legolas a look, "but isn't this business more important? I mean the fate of Middle Earth and all."
None of them answered. "Isn't that something." I muttered.
"Merry and Pippin's packs are still here. Lisa's isn't." Aragorn shot me a look.
Lisa was wearing her pack? I tried to remember. Wait, yes, she was. Lisa must have run back to camp grabbed her things and put her cloak over top of it. No wonder her back looked big.
"However," Aragorn continued, "Merry and Pippin's packs are half gone. Frodo, Laura, and Sam must have taken it. We can fit the rest into one pack and take it."
"I will." I volunteered. I had to show them I could carry my own weight.
As I went to work Aragorn continued. "We will hide the boats and continue on foot. Hopefully we will catch up to them within a week."
I put the empty pack into the other one. We may need it again. Gimli and Aragorn hid the boats. Boromir and Legolas made our camp look as if we had never been there.
Finally we set out. Them to save their friends, me to get my life back. Well, okay, and to save my friend.
Chapter 1-Courtney
"Lisa?" I yelled, but no answer came.
My name is Courtney Tutshill. I was brought into an alternate universe by Lisa. I wanted to go home, but Middle Earth was growing on me.
"Lisa!" I tried again. I spun around. Lisa, Merry, and Pippin were no where in sight. "No." I whispered as the truth began to dawn on me. "Laura!" I yelled. I turned and ran to the river.
There was an Eleven-boat on the other shore. Frodo, Laura, or Sam were no where to be seen. I was alone. I was alone, all my friends were gone.
"Hurry, they have reached the Eastern Shore!" Legolas cried breaking the tree line. Aragorn, Boromir, Gandalf, and Gimli were soon after him, but in no hurry.
"No," Aragorn said, "Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands."
"Well," Gandalf stated, "it seems as if all our hopes now lay with two hobbits and one girl, somewhere in the wilderness."
"Then it has all been in vain, the Fellowship has failed." Gimli replied.
"That is not true," Aragorn said smiling. "As long as we hold true to each other. Let us not abandon Lisa, Merry, and Pippin to torment to death."
"What about Laura?" I asked.
"You need not worry about your friend, Courtney. She is strong, and so are Frodo and Sam. They are all in good hands." Somehow, in saying that, all the things that had happened between Aragorn and us were beginning to mend.
I knew that was true of course. She was strong. She was our leader, well, our unofficial leader. I don't think she knew that. Lisa was the comedian. I still didn't know what I was.
"Aragorn, I have no arrows. I must go and get some." Legolas announced.
"I'll help." I said quickly with Boromir quickly behind me. I gave him a sideways look, wondering what he was up to.
Us three quickly went to work. We picked the arrows out of the dead Uruk- Hai. I had a pretty good count when I came across Lurtz. I don't know what went through me right then, but I took out my ax that had never been used and began chopping madly at him.
"Son of a bitch! You're an ass! Your kind took my best friend! You got me in this damned situation!"
"Courtney!" Boromir grabbed my shoulder and pulled me away. I looked at his face, then back down at Lurtz. There was hardly anything left of him. That's when I cried. Boromir put his hand on my shoulder. Guys aren't really the hugging type.
"I know it is hard for you Courtney." He said quietly. "Your friends are gone, one a prisoner, one to death. You must also know that you have my friendship. I saw the Uruk-Hai come over top of that hill and saw him take aim.he would have.thank you."
I looked at him wishing I could tell him the truth. "Don't worry about it Boromir." It was all I could manage.
"Lady Courtney!" Legolas cried leaping over the hill with his bow drawn.
"All is fine, Legolas." Boromir said.
I picked up the arrows I had dropped on the ground. "Here." I handed them to Legolas.
"So, uh, I guess we're going after Lisa, Merry, and Pippin, huh?" I asked as we headed back to the shore.
"Yes." Legolas said.
"How long do you think it'll take?" I questioned.
"Long, I suppose. Aragorn is a Ranger, though. He's tracked many things through the wilderness." Boromir replied.
"You guys aren't much for conversation, are ya?" I asked.
"Why do you ask so many questions?" was Legolas's answer.
I bet Laura would have kept her mouth shut. Lisa might have said a smart remark. I wasn't them though.
"Well if you would just talk." I said.
This is how you can tell the difference between elves and men. Legolas's eyes widened and his hands went for his weapon then withdrew in response to my remark. Boromir just laughed.
"Boromir!" Legolas cried. "You would take this from a mere child let alone a woman?"
"Well Legolas, it is awfully silent at times." Boromir responded.
"You know Legolas, I always wondered why you hated us." I said.
"Hate you? No, you are mistaken. Dislike you of course. You speak out of turn, disrespect, and arrogance, not to mention coming out of no where to a secret council. It is very curious!"
We broke the tree line however only Aragorn and Gimli were there.
"Where is Gandalf?" Boromir asked.
"He had business to attend to." Aragorn answered.
"Umm, I don't mean to 'speak out of turn'," I shot Legolas a look, "but isn't this business more important? I mean the fate of Middle Earth and all."
None of them answered. "Isn't that something." I muttered.
"Merry and Pippin's packs are still here. Lisa's isn't." Aragorn shot me a look.
Lisa was wearing her pack? I tried to remember. Wait, yes, she was. Lisa must have run back to camp grabbed her things and put her cloak over top of it. No wonder her back looked big.
"However," Aragorn continued, "Merry and Pippin's packs are half gone. Frodo, Laura, and Sam must have taken it. We can fit the rest into one pack and take it."
"I will." I volunteered. I had to show them I could carry my own weight.
As I went to work Aragorn continued. "We will hide the boats and continue on foot. Hopefully we will catch up to them within a week."
I put the empty pack into the other one. We may need it again. Gimli and Aragorn hid the boats. Boromir and Legolas made our camp look as if we had never been there.
Finally we set out. Them to save their friends, me to get my life back. Well, okay, and to save my friend.