A/N:  You're all in luck.  Two chapters in one update.  It's a miracle I tell ya.  Enjoy.

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Another couple months passed and seeing as how there wasn't much for pregnant men to do (Galadriel had forbidden any of them…including Haldir…to serve on the border guard or do anything else that could be dangerous and Aragorn still hadn't gotten his weapons back and Haldir was running out of paper and crayons to draw Gandalf with and…I could go on but I won't) everyone was bored.  And 8 bored, pregnant males was a dangerous thing…especially when one had a really bitchy attitude (Haldir) and one had violent mood swings (Aragorn).  At least Frodo could make jam, but even that was put on hold again since he'd made enough in the last month to last for several months.

Anyway…so, being bored, the guys (well actually it was just Frodo, Legolas, Aragorn, Faramir and Eomer since Pippin got sick at the smallest thing, Haldir was said bitch and Boromir cried at the drop of a hat) were in the process of sneaking into Galadriel's laboratory.  Finding her potions cabinet they decided to see what other potions she had besides the male pregnancy one.

Aragorn picked up the empty 'Temporary Insanity' potion vial, "Hey, I wonder who she used this one on."

"Probably Elrond." Legolas said, "Why else would he have married Celebrian?  She was just as scary as Galadriel if not more so."

Aragorn thought for a moment, "Could be.  I'm almost positive I've heard, and seen, Elrond dancing in the garden wearing a harem outfit and singing 'Baby Got Back' at the top of his lungs."

Everyone present thought about that and found themselves shuddering at the image it brought to mind.  Finally Eomer reached into the cabinet for another potion and read the label, hoping to dispel the picture of Elrond…of ANY elf for that matter (except maybe Legolas for he was uncommonly beautiful)…dancing in a garden and singing but he feared he would have to drink a whole cask of Dwarven ale after he had the babe before he managed to dislodge that horrific picture.

Anyway, holding up the vial he held he said, "Hey, this one is to make wizards less eccentric.  I wonder why she hasn't used it on Gandalf."

"Yeah, why hasn't she?" Frodo grumped, "If she had maybe we wouldn't be pregnant right now."

"No, I think it was Gandalf's vengeful side that made him use the potion, not his eccentricity." Faramir said grabbing a potion of his own, "Hmm, truth potion.  This could prove useful later."

That said he shoved the vial in his pocket.  Aragorn chuckled evilly, "We could use it on Gandalf and get him to tell us all his embarrassing secrets and spread them around Middle-Earth."

"Sounds like fun." Legolas said picking up another vial.  Looking at the label he read it out loud while everyone else (including Frodo who was standing on a stool) looked over his shoulder, "Temporary size reduction of male…"

As one they all chorused, "WHAT???!!!"

Legolas gingerly put the potion back and said, "I think we'll just leave that one."

"Good idea." Aragorn, Eomer and Faramir agreed.

Frodo shook his head and reached for the potion, unscrewing the cover, "I think it's our duty as men…er…males…to dump this potion out for the good of all our fellow males."

At that Frodo dumped the potion out on the floor (at which point the elf and 3 men instinctively stepped away from the puddle just in case the potion could seep through their boots…no use taking unnecessary risks with that type of thing.  Having disposed of the Bane of Males Frodo turned back to the cabinet and reached for another potion.

"Sickness potion."  Frodo looked at his companions, "I wonder if Gandalf slipped a little of this in Pippin's drink as well."

"I doubt it," Legolas said, "Or he would have used it on all of us."

"True." Frodo said and put the potion back.

Before any of them could reach for another potion vial they heard someone approaching the laboratory.  Deciding they didn't want to get caught snooping through Galadriel's personal space they skidaddled.  Legolas and Aragorn each politely hooked an arm under one of Frodo's and carried him out into the hall.  After that they were all on their own as to how to escape.

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Haldir and Boromir (Pippin was in bed since he was having a really bad day and could barely lift his head without throwing up) both looked up curiously as their 5 companions burst into the flet out of breath…especially poor Frodo who'd had to run…uh…waddle (seeing as they were all in their 7th month they were all moving in more of a waddle than a walk or run…it was rather funny to see two normally graceful elves waddle, though)…anyway, Frodo had to waddle twice as fast as the 3 men and the elf since his legs were shorter.

Haldir cocked a brow but said nothing (he was still pouting about being Legolas' twin and the son of two male elves).  Boromir was the one to speak, "What has you 5 in such a hurry?"

"Galadriel…laboratory…potions cabinet…door…we…side door." Faramir gasped out, trying to catch his breath.

"What?" Haldir asked his partner in parenthood.

Boromir, having learned long ago how to decipher Faramir's code when he was out of breath, said, "They were in Galadriel's laboratory looking through her potions cabinet and were almost caught when she came in the main door but they escaped out the side door."

Faramir nodded, "Yeah."

"Find anything interesting?" Haldir asked.  Not that he really cared; he just figured it was the polite thing to do.

Aragorn nodded, "Faramir has a truth potion in his pocket that we figured to use on Gandalf to learn all his deep, dark secrets."

"Cool." Boromir said, "Anything else?"

Eomer nodded, "Legolas found a potion to temporarily reduce the size of a man's…"

Eomer couldn't make himself finish so he just motion to the correct extremity on his own body.  Both Boromir's and Haldir's eyes got huge.

"WHAT???!!!"

Aragorn chuckled, "That's what we said."

"But don't worry," Legolas said, "Frodo dumped that one out."

There was a combined sigh from Boromir and Haldir.  Frodo looked completely proud of himself.  He dropped into a chair, still looking proud, as he said, "Eomer found a potion that's supposed to make wizard's less eccentric.  We were wondering why she never used it on Gandalf."

"We should ask her." Boromir said.

Haldir shook his head, "She'll never give.  She's like a dog with a bone."

"If only there was someway we could force her to tell us…" Aragorn's words tapered off as all eyes turned to Faramir.

Faramir grinned evilly, "Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?"

As one the other 6 chorused, "Truth potion."

(Wait a minute…They're going to use Galadriel's own creation on her?  Oh the irony.)