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Chapter 4
"Are you ready?" Asked Legolas.
It was a week later and they still haven't left the Shire. The rest of the hobbits heard that they were going to leave and they insisted on holding a going away party. Legolas had to admit that these small hobbits sure did know how to party. The only bad part about the party is that he had to leave Frodo's house and socialize with the hobbits. He didn't mind doing that, but hobbits were curious folk and they wanted to know all about Legolas, his family, Mirkwood, and all his adventures and battles he fought in. He didn't get annoyed until about the 10th time he told the stories. The party couldn't of ended any later. He was happy when his friends finally told him that they were ready.
"Yes, I'm ready, I don't know about the rest of them, but I know that I am." Said Frodo. He had actually been ready since the moment that Legolas had told them the trouble that they were in. He had been ready to go off on another adventure since the moment he stepped foot in the Shire 8 years ago.
"I'm ready to go if Master Frodo is," said Sam. "But you'd better start praying that Merry and Pippin have even considered packing."
"Oh we've considered it. Actually we started it about 3 days ago thank you." Said Merry.
"Yes, we aren't as lazy as you think we are… sometimes. Well, we have our moments, but usually we aren't THAT lazy." Said Pippin.
"Sure you aren't," smiled Legolas. "But if you are all ready now, lets go. We should be off as soon as we can. The sooner the better. I want to make good timing while it's still light outside."
"Alright then," said Frodo. "Let's be off now."
They started off down the path that led straight out of the Shire. They headed off towards Rivendell, the journey would take them about 2 weeks, and they would get there sooner than Gandalf had expected. But that would be nice to just relax once they get there.
After a couple hours of walking, they finally had to stop and rest. Morning Star was getting restless from walking, he wanted to run fast, not walk at a slow hobbits pace. And he hated having to stop so often, it just seemed that Pippin and Merry just never got tired from eating and they had to do it so often.
Legolas whispered something in Morning Star's ear, because the horse started to neigh, the horse must have understood him. Legolas took off the bridal and saddle and let Morning Star run ahead of them so he could graze in the open field. He set the saddle aside, for he needed it not. He only brought it in case of an emergency, but he did keep the bridal, he hooked it to his quiver, for it could come in handy one day.
"How far are we from Rivendell? How much longer do we have?" Asked an already exhausted Pippin.
Legolas laughed, "Pippin, we've been walking a mere 5 hours, we have a long journey ahead of us."
"Can we stop here and rest for awhile, please?" Asked Merry, "my feet are going to fall off, and I don't think I could live without 'em."
"I'll make a proposition for you. OK? Because the sooner we get to Rivendell, the sooner you can rest in more luxury than you can on the open road. Right? So I say that we walk for 5 hours at a time, and then we may rest for 2. And continue with that pattern until we get to Rivendell. So we may continue on through the night also." Said Legolas.
The hobbits stood pondering what Legolas had just told them. They didn't know if it was such a good idea. But if it would get them to Rivendell sooner, then why not?
"I say we listen to Legolas' plan and continue on as he said," said Frodo. He looked at the rest of the hobbits. "It would certainly shorted our journey by a great much, because we will always be on foot. And think of the food and beds in Rivendell. Wouldn't you like to sleep in them soon?"
The hobbits looked at him and pondered. "Well I agree with Master Frodo." Piped up Sam. "I think it would be best to continue."
"Why not? I say we do it. Eh Pip?" Merry said.
Pippin looked at the hobbits as though they all had several heads each. "Do you know what you are saying?" he exclaimed. "That would mean that we would be walking longer than we would be resting! I don't know about it. But I'll do it anyhow."
"Alright, this should make our journey run smoother. Now since we have been on the road for 5 hours already, I say we can take our first break now." Said Legolas.
Of course the hobbits all agreed with him. Any time to rest was okay with them. They dropped their packs to the ground and laid out blankets on the ground. They soon fell asleep, nice and soundly. Legolas stood and took guard. It wasn't night yet, but it was getting there. And he was never too sure of the country these days.
Suddenly he could sense that there was a large creature walking up behind him. He turned around and saw the most hideous thing ever. It was the creature from his dream. The same one that the strange elf had told him about several weeks earlier on his way to Hobbiton. He stood in shock, it was every child's nightmare. An actual nightmare coming to life. He quickly reached for an arrow and fit it to the string. The elf's bow was singing. He was firing arrow after arrow at the creature. They all just bounced off. These arrows were supposed to be the strongest in the land, and yet they were not penetrating this creatures skin. The creature was walking towards him slowly, breathing heavily. It wasn't really walking, it was limping, one of it's legs had been nearly ripped off, it was dragging it across the forest floor, contaminating everything it touched.
Legolas frantically tried to find a spot on the creature that looked like it might be a soft spot, to send the creature to it's grave. From deep inside the chest of the thing, Legolas could hear a faint heartbeat. He looked and saw that the chest of the creature was nothing but bones and he could see the heart pumping inside the black cage. He aimed for the heart and shot his last arrow. The creature roared deafeningly loud. Legolas fell to the ground and covered his ears, he felt as though his eardrums might burst. The hobbits all awoke at the sound and saw the creature.
The thing lost its balance and fell over. It just lay on the ground for a couple of seconds, and then moved its head to stare directly at Legolas. You will get what you deserve one day elf! Just like the rest of them. Legolas stared in shock when he heard the voice in his head. He heard the heart of the creature start to slow down, and then stop altogether.
"What was that all about?" Asked the hobbits as they ran up to Legolas, who was still trying to recover from the shock. They saw the look in the elf's eyes and looked at the creature.
"What was that?" Asked Pippin.
"Legolas, why was that thing trying to kill you?" Asked Frodo.
"I don't know the answers to any of your questions. Please, leave me be for awhile, I have spent my last arrow and I must go retrieve as many as I can." Said Legolas.
"No, my friend. You must rest, you are ghostly pale and look sick. You must rest, we will find the arrows for you," said Sam.
"Thank you," said Legolas. He leaned up against a tree to think quietly to himself. He often looked at the creature just to make sure that he would stay dead. For he wasn't sure what this thing was and didn't know if it had the abilities to cheat death or not. You will get what you deserve one day elf! Just like the rest of them. Legolas replayed those words in his head many times. What did the creature mean by that? What have I done? What has any of us done? He looked at the creature once more. Elrond will most certainly know what this is. He walked over to the creature and cut off one of its fingers, he would take the finger to Elrond, maybe he could do tests on it to know what it is.
"Come," said Legolas, once the hobbits returned. "We must get to Rivendell sooner than we expected. I must speak to Elrond."
With that, the hobbits gathered up their supplies and quickened their pace towards Rivendell, in hopes to arrive there within the next week.
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**Hey people, sorry if this is short. But I'm trying. I hope it's better than what it was before. ( I hope it is. Please review. I feed off of reviews!! Thank you!!**
**the exiled one**
Chapter 4
"Are you ready?" Asked Legolas.
It was a week later and they still haven't left the Shire. The rest of the hobbits heard that they were going to leave and they insisted on holding a going away party. Legolas had to admit that these small hobbits sure did know how to party. The only bad part about the party is that he had to leave Frodo's house and socialize with the hobbits. He didn't mind doing that, but hobbits were curious folk and they wanted to know all about Legolas, his family, Mirkwood, and all his adventures and battles he fought in. He didn't get annoyed until about the 10th time he told the stories. The party couldn't of ended any later. He was happy when his friends finally told him that they were ready.
"Yes, I'm ready, I don't know about the rest of them, but I know that I am." Said Frodo. He had actually been ready since the moment that Legolas had told them the trouble that they were in. He had been ready to go off on another adventure since the moment he stepped foot in the Shire 8 years ago.
"I'm ready to go if Master Frodo is," said Sam. "But you'd better start praying that Merry and Pippin have even considered packing."
"Oh we've considered it. Actually we started it about 3 days ago thank you." Said Merry.
"Yes, we aren't as lazy as you think we are… sometimes. Well, we have our moments, but usually we aren't THAT lazy." Said Pippin.
"Sure you aren't," smiled Legolas. "But if you are all ready now, lets go. We should be off as soon as we can. The sooner the better. I want to make good timing while it's still light outside."
"Alright then," said Frodo. "Let's be off now."
They started off down the path that led straight out of the Shire. They headed off towards Rivendell, the journey would take them about 2 weeks, and they would get there sooner than Gandalf had expected. But that would be nice to just relax once they get there.
After a couple hours of walking, they finally had to stop and rest. Morning Star was getting restless from walking, he wanted to run fast, not walk at a slow hobbits pace. And he hated having to stop so often, it just seemed that Pippin and Merry just never got tired from eating and they had to do it so often.
Legolas whispered something in Morning Star's ear, because the horse started to neigh, the horse must have understood him. Legolas took off the bridal and saddle and let Morning Star run ahead of them so he could graze in the open field. He set the saddle aside, for he needed it not. He only brought it in case of an emergency, but he did keep the bridal, he hooked it to his quiver, for it could come in handy one day.
"How far are we from Rivendell? How much longer do we have?" Asked an already exhausted Pippin.
Legolas laughed, "Pippin, we've been walking a mere 5 hours, we have a long journey ahead of us."
"Can we stop here and rest for awhile, please?" Asked Merry, "my feet are going to fall off, and I don't think I could live without 'em."
"I'll make a proposition for you. OK? Because the sooner we get to Rivendell, the sooner you can rest in more luxury than you can on the open road. Right? So I say that we walk for 5 hours at a time, and then we may rest for 2. And continue with that pattern until we get to Rivendell. So we may continue on through the night also." Said Legolas.
The hobbits stood pondering what Legolas had just told them. They didn't know if it was such a good idea. But if it would get them to Rivendell sooner, then why not?
"I say we listen to Legolas' plan and continue on as he said," said Frodo. He looked at the rest of the hobbits. "It would certainly shorted our journey by a great much, because we will always be on foot. And think of the food and beds in Rivendell. Wouldn't you like to sleep in them soon?"
The hobbits looked at him and pondered. "Well I agree with Master Frodo." Piped up Sam. "I think it would be best to continue."
"Why not? I say we do it. Eh Pip?" Merry said.
Pippin looked at the hobbits as though they all had several heads each. "Do you know what you are saying?" he exclaimed. "That would mean that we would be walking longer than we would be resting! I don't know about it. But I'll do it anyhow."
"Alright, this should make our journey run smoother. Now since we have been on the road for 5 hours already, I say we can take our first break now." Said Legolas.
Of course the hobbits all agreed with him. Any time to rest was okay with them. They dropped their packs to the ground and laid out blankets on the ground. They soon fell asleep, nice and soundly. Legolas stood and took guard. It wasn't night yet, but it was getting there. And he was never too sure of the country these days.
Suddenly he could sense that there was a large creature walking up behind him. He turned around and saw the most hideous thing ever. It was the creature from his dream. The same one that the strange elf had told him about several weeks earlier on his way to Hobbiton. He stood in shock, it was every child's nightmare. An actual nightmare coming to life. He quickly reached for an arrow and fit it to the string. The elf's bow was singing. He was firing arrow after arrow at the creature. They all just bounced off. These arrows were supposed to be the strongest in the land, and yet they were not penetrating this creatures skin. The creature was walking towards him slowly, breathing heavily. It wasn't really walking, it was limping, one of it's legs had been nearly ripped off, it was dragging it across the forest floor, contaminating everything it touched.
Legolas frantically tried to find a spot on the creature that looked like it might be a soft spot, to send the creature to it's grave. From deep inside the chest of the thing, Legolas could hear a faint heartbeat. He looked and saw that the chest of the creature was nothing but bones and he could see the heart pumping inside the black cage. He aimed for the heart and shot his last arrow. The creature roared deafeningly loud. Legolas fell to the ground and covered his ears, he felt as though his eardrums might burst. The hobbits all awoke at the sound and saw the creature.
The thing lost its balance and fell over. It just lay on the ground for a couple of seconds, and then moved its head to stare directly at Legolas. You will get what you deserve one day elf! Just like the rest of them. Legolas stared in shock when he heard the voice in his head. He heard the heart of the creature start to slow down, and then stop altogether.
"What was that all about?" Asked the hobbits as they ran up to Legolas, who was still trying to recover from the shock. They saw the look in the elf's eyes and looked at the creature.
"What was that?" Asked Pippin.
"Legolas, why was that thing trying to kill you?" Asked Frodo.
"I don't know the answers to any of your questions. Please, leave me be for awhile, I have spent my last arrow and I must go retrieve as many as I can." Said Legolas.
"No, my friend. You must rest, you are ghostly pale and look sick. You must rest, we will find the arrows for you," said Sam.
"Thank you," said Legolas. He leaned up against a tree to think quietly to himself. He often looked at the creature just to make sure that he would stay dead. For he wasn't sure what this thing was and didn't know if it had the abilities to cheat death or not. You will get what you deserve one day elf! Just like the rest of them. Legolas replayed those words in his head many times. What did the creature mean by that? What have I done? What has any of us done? He looked at the creature once more. Elrond will most certainly know what this is. He walked over to the creature and cut off one of its fingers, he would take the finger to Elrond, maybe he could do tests on it to know what it is.
"Come," said Legolas, once the hobbits returned. "We must get to Rivendell sooner than we expected. I must speak to Elrond."
With that, the hobbits gathered up their supplies and quickened their pace towards Rivendell, in hopes to arrive there within the next week.
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**Hey people, sorry if this is short. But I'm trying. I hope it's better than what it was before. ( I hope it is. Please review. I feed off of reviews!! Thank you!!**
**the exiled one**