The clanking filled the hall. Pippin winced as the bucket hit the bottom of the well. Gandalf looked him straight in the eye. "Fool of a Took!" he snatched the staff and his hat from Pippin. "Next time why don't you throw yourself down as well and spear us of your stupidity!"
Those were the last words Gandalf would ever say to Pippin.
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Phoenix Joplin ran threw the woods. The rain poured down around her face and washed away her tears. All she could hear were her feet hitting the muddy ground and her heavy breathing. She hoped that running would make her problems go away, that running would take her so far from her problems, that maybe running could turn back time and bring her brother back.
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"Gandalf!" Frodo yelled as he saw Frodo fall. Boromir carried Frodo out behind everyone else with Aragon following behind. As soon as they were out of the cave.
Sam sat alone resting his forehead on his hand. Merry sat on the ground, staring into the open land. Pippin stumbled upon Merry. "Come here Pip." He barely choked out. Pippin collapsed onto Merry's lap in tears. He could feel Merry squeezing his shoulder and gently saying: 'its going to be okay Pip'.
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Phoenix tripped on a log and fell into the creek. "Why?!" She yelled into the open sky to the clouds. "Why did you take him away from me?!" she punched the water, causing a large splash. She pushed herself up and crawled out of the creek to sit on the bank. She stared grabbing for stones, throwing them into the water. The last stone she picked up was a small green gem. She looked at it carefully. One it was engraved letters that she did not understand. As she ran her thumb over the unknown writing it changed into letters she knew but did not form words she knew. She slowly spoke them. The words felt odd against her lips, but as the last syllable left her mouth, the rain stopped and a bright light shown down on her causing her to close her eyes for what she thought was a second but when she would later open them she would find herself in a world where she would make a difference.