By evening Legolas, Pixie, Frodo and Pippin had climbed down the mountain.

"I don't think we should go any further today." Frodo said as he looked around.

"I agree." Pippin said regarding the terrain on the mountain steppe.

"I'll start the fire." Legolas said before Pixie could start her fire lecture again.

"I like you," Pixie nodded at Legolas. "You do as you're told."

"He's just afraid of you." Frodo frowned.

"No, he's just better than you." Pixie said.

"You want the ring, don't you?" Frodo looked up at her.

"Why would I want the ring?"

"To have power."

"I already do have power over you, little man." Pixie said.

"No you don't!" Frodo protested.

"Yeah I do." Pixie said and kicked Frodo in the shin. Frodo howled in pain. "See, I do have power over you."

"I don't want him sleeping anywhere near me!" Legolas said as he looked straight at Pippin. "It will go like this: me, you," he pointed at Pixie. "You," he nodded at Frodo. "Then you." he looked at Pippin like he was an escaped lunatic.

Pixie frowned at Frodo.

"If you even try anything, little man," she looked hard at him.

"You are sick!" Frodo yelled. "Did you know that?! You are sick!"

"And you better keep Hungry Boy away from me!" Pixie yelled back at Frodo.

"I'll keep Hungry Boy away from you if you keep him away from me." Legolas said and gripped his bow tighter.

"Agreed." Pixie shook his hand.

"Keep that imaginary stew to yourself today! Or don't make it at all!" Aragorn threatened Merry.

"No sir, I won't sir." Merry said.

"You should tell him about the sword." Sam whispered when Aragorn turned away.

Merry just shook his head.

"Do you know what he would do to me then?" Merry panicked. "Do you know what he would do to me?!" Merry shook Sam.

"Calm down!"

"I can't calm down!"

"Here, look, he's gone to sleep. We have until morning to think of a plan." Sam reminded him calmly.

"I have to bury the evidence!" Merry said and ran outside into the snow.

"You're crazy!" Sam gasped for air as he caught up with Merry.

"No, I'm just going to bury the evidence!" Merry looked like a madman.

"You should just tell him the truth Merry!"

Merry's eyes began to glow a menacing blue color. Sam turned on his heel and ran away waving his arms in the air.

"No stew this morning, Merry?" Aragorn asked.

"No sir," Merry answered nervously.

"All right, I don't think you will need my sword any more. We are out of danger here. Give it back." Aragorn held out his hand.

Merry looked around him.

"Crickey sir! It's gone!" Merry exclaimed.

"Cut the crap!" Aragorn barked.

"No sir it's really gone!"

"WHAT??!" Aragorn burst.

"Goblins took it?" Merry said as a last resort.

"I'll show you Goblins!" Aragorn yelled and he was about to punch Merry when Sam showed up.

"No! Don't hit him! I have your sword!" Sam yelled. "Here!" Sam held out the broken sword to the raged Aragorn.

"What the freaking hell did you do to it?!"

"It wasn't my fault sir!" Merry squeaked. "It was the goblins!"

"Look you little dwarf!" Borimir seized Gimli's beard. "You have been leading us around in circles for half the day now! Where the hell are you trying to take us?!"

"You've been following me?" Gimli scratched his head. "I've been following you the whole time!"

"How the hell can you follow me when I was walking behind you?!"

"I see a fire!" Gandalf called out. "Over there!" he pointed his stick to the farthest mountain the eye could see.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Boromir asked dropping Gimli to the ground.

"That means there are people there! They can tell us the way!"

"What if it's not, what if that's an accident fire?" Gimli asked.

"You fool! How would a fire start by itself in snow?" Gandalf shuddered at such ignorance.

"Lets go then!" Boromir called as he began to run down the mountain.

"Wait! Boromir! You don't know what could be down there!" Gandalf called after him.

But Boromir didn't hear him. Gandalf grabbed Gimli by the beard and sped after Boromir to prevent any danger.

Meanwhile at the fire Legolas and Pixie were congratulating each other on a job well done about keeping Pippin away.

"No! I want you!" Pippin called in his sleep. "Come back!" Pippin rolled over and rolled straight into the fire and put it out.

"Pippin!" Frodo groaned.

Pippin didn't wake up. The other three had to smother his body in snow to put out the fire. By the time they were finished Pippin was awake.

"Put you damn pants on!" Pixie and Legolas said together.