A/N: Yay! Eighth chapter is up and I'm on the eleventh chapter in the book!
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Frodo awoke with a start as he felt something twisting around his leg. He looked around and found the tree that they had been sleeping against was now wrapping them up in its roots.
"Oh, not again!" He said as he tried to pull his leg free. The tree grabbed his other leg and began entangling it with its roots. Frodo looked frantically around to see if anyone hadn't gotten caught yet. Merry, Pippin, and Sam were no where in sight. Krystal, on the other hand, had fallen asleep next to the river and was out of the reach of the willow. "Krystal!" He yelled, still struggling with the roots. Krystal stirred and looked blankly over at Frodo.
"Hmm? What is it?" She said sleepily.
"Help!" He yelled. "The tree's attacking us!" Krystal's eyes widened and she quickly got up and ran to his side. She grabbed onto the roots and being tugging at them with Frodo.
"It's no use!" He said. "I've been trying to for five minutes by now!"
"Stand back," Krystal said as she got up.
"Well I honestly would if I could," Frodo said. " But I've been trying to since I woke up!" Krystal rolled her eyes
"I mean get your hands and arms away from the roots," She said as she took something long out from a side of her cloak.
"What are you going to do?" Frodo said cautiously as he eyed the item.
"Just trust me!" She said as the willow started wrapping further along Frodo's legs. Frodo withdrew his hands from the tree roots and moved his arms back and away from them. Krystal took a long, yet thin sword out of the packet it was in. Without any effort, she struck the roots where they had a hold on Frodo and they quickly let go of him, as if the pain was horrific. A second later Frodo was free and the roots, which were covering Merry, Pippin, and Sam, coiled back away from them and under the ground. Frodo gaped at Krystal as she put the sword back in the side of her cloak.
"What happened?" Pippin asked as he got up.
"It seems as though we've picked the wrong tree to fall asleep under," Frodo said, still eyeing Krystal curiously. "And the same one, it seems, that we did on our past journey."
"Old Man Willow?" Sam said as he looked at the tree. "But how on earth, Mr. Frodo?"
"And how'd we get out?" Merry asked as he eyed the tree where there was a thin line cut in it.
"Krystal did something to it with a sword and it let go," Frodo said.
"Krystal? With a sword?" Merry said. He looked at her. "You have a sword?"
"It's always wise to have some protection when traveling in the wild, even with companions," She said as she shrugged. "I, myself, prefer the sword." Merry and Sam gaped open mouthed at her.
"Well, we've wasted enough time already," Krystal said. "We still have a long ways to go, and we need to get to Rivendell as fast as possible." They all nodded blankly at her. The sun had gone from above them to behind them, though it was not dusk yet. They picked up their things and continued, after another ten minutes rest and having afternoon tea which was must argued about between Merry, Pippin, and Krystal until she finally gave in, and walked eastward over the hills.
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A/N: Well, I don't know about all of you, but I'm particularly proud of this chapter. Might be because it's New Years, but probably because I'm in a good mood. Yes, I have changed the rating from PG to PG-13 for later chapters. The chapters will get darker and something a bit dark that happens in the book will happen. There's a lot of dark things that happen in the book, so I don't feel bad about tell you that since you won't likely be able to guess. Even if you do, I'm not telling you (Yes, that goes for you too, Mithril =P) (As well as Frodo, so stop it or I'll end up hitting you with my Fellowship of the Rings book again =p). More to come soon!
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Frodo awoke with a start as he felt something twisting around his leg. He looked around and found the tree that they had been sleeping against was now wrapping them up in its roots.
"Oh, not again!" He said as he tried to pull his leg free. The tree grabbed his other leg and began entangling it with its roots. Frodo looked frantically around to see if anyone hadn't gotten caught yet. Merry, Pippin, and Sam were no where in sight. Krystal, on the other hand, had fallen asleep next to the river and was out of the reach of the willow. "Krystal!" He yelled, still struggling with the roots. Krystal stirred and looked blankly over at Frodo.
"Hmm? What is it?" She said sleepily.
"Help!" He yelled. "The tree's attacking us!" Krystal's eyes widened and she quickly got up and ran to his side. She grabbed onto the roots and being tugging at them with Frodo.
"It's no use!" He said. "I've been trying to for five minutes by now!"
"Stand back," Krystal said as she got up.
"Well I honestly would if I could," Frodo said. " But I've been trying to since I woke up!" Krystal rolled her eyes
"I mean get your hands and arms away from the roots," She said as she took something long out from a side of her cloak.
"What are you going to do?" Frodo said cautiously as he eyed the item.
"Just trust me!" She said as the willow started wrapping further along Frodo's legs. Frodo withdrew his hands from the tree roots and moved his arms back and away from them. Krystal took a long, yet thin sword out of the packet it was in. Without any effort, she struck the roots where they had a hold on Frodo and they quickly let go of him, as if the pain was horrific. A second later Frodo was free and the roots, which were covering Merry, Pippin, and Sam, coiled back away from them and under the ground. Frodo gaped at Krystal as she put the sword back in the side of her cloak.
"What happened?" Pippin asked as he got up.
"It seems as though we've picked the wrong tree to fall asleep under," Frodo said, still eyeing Krystal curiously. "And the same one, it seems, that we did on our past journey."
"Old Man Willow?" Sam said as he looked at the tree. "But how on earth, Mr. Frodo?"
"And how'd we get out?" Merry asked as he eyed the tree where there was a thin line cut in it.
"Krystal did something to it with a sword and it let go," Frodo said.
"Krystal? With a sword?" Merry said. He looked at her. "You have a sword?"
"It's always wise to have some protection when traveling in the wild, even with companions," She said as she shrugged. "I, myself, prefer the sword." Merry and Sam gaped open mouthed at her.
"Well, we've wasted enough time already," Krystal said. "We still have a long ways to go, and we need to get to Rivendell as fast as possible." They all nodded blankly at her. The sun had gone from above them to behind them, though it was not dusk yet. They picked up their things and continued, after another ten minutes rest and having afternoon tea which was must argued about between Merry, Pippin, and Krystal until she finally gave in, and walked eastward over the hills.
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A/N: Well, I don't know about all of you, but I'm particularly proud of this chapter. Might be because it's New Years, but probably because I'm in a good mood. Yes, I have changed the rating from PG to PG-13 for later chapters. The chapters will get darker and something a bit dark that happens in the book will happen. There's a lot of dark things that happen in the book, so I don't feel bad about tell you that since you won't likely be able to guess. Even if you do, I'm not telling you (Yes, that goes for you too, Mithril =P) (As well as Frodo, so stop it or I'll end up hitting you with my Fellowship of the Rings book again =p). More to come soon!