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A/N: To Lady Eowyn of Rohan: Er…I'm not obsessed with Haldir! I'm going to marry him! ^_^ AND YOU'D BETTER BE KIDDING ABOUT GIVING HIM A NOSE JOB!!!! Hmph… And the reason Tanis is so defensive about being half-elven is because half-elves are generally despised by all the elven races of Krynn, and he grew up in Qualinesti having to deal with all the elves hating him…so that's why. To Lady Iniquity: Tanis, if I remember correctly, has shoulder-length reddish-brown hair. I'm not sure if I do remember correctly though…I'll have to ask Lith. And any reviews are enough! I love reviews! Thank you for reviewing! Thank you all for reviewing! I'll just get on with the story now, shall I…
***CHAPTER THREE***
***
Two…objects…sat in one of those boring wooden rooms, with Lith standing over them.
"Now," she smiled, "You're going to get acquainted with each other. No power exercised, get it?"
A sullen feeling of agreement radiated from each…object.
The Ring began burning as the Mordorish writing appeared on it, hoping to impress the other.
The Graygem's many facets began to glint and gleam.
"So," the Ring began, "Who are you?"
"I'm the Graygem, that's who," the Graygem replied. "And you would be…?"
"The One Ring," it proudly replied. "And you're ugly."
The Graygem seemed to glare. "Hey, it helps disguises. Lots of people would want a gold ring naturally, but few want a oddly faceted gray gem. It's a great disguise. I was able to fly all over the world, wreaking havoc…ah, those were the good days."
"Tell me about it," the Ring replied wistfully. "When I was with Sauron, I could do all this great stuff – transmogrifying, killing, torture, destruction, covering the world in darkness sort of stuff – but now that we're separated, I must resort to (sniffs) corruption. Corruption, of all things! Even the displaced Morgoth could do corruption. No, no more killing and torturing – just corrupting. Ah, what I wouldn't give to have your kind of freedom – just being able to go run around, spreading chaos all over the land."
The Graygem sighed gloomily. "Man, it's not as easy as it looks," it said miserably. "I really imprison Chaos, and you know, I sometimes think he just wants to explode me to get out. I mean, I'm him and all, but still…"
Ten minutes later, they had decided to form a Union of Evil and take over both Krynn and Middle-Earth.
***
"How's it going?" Taru asked Lith wearily, sinking down in her chair. Lith handed her an enormous chocolate milkshake, which she dug into gratefully.
"Ah, not bad," Lith replied, sipping her own milkshake. "Mmm, the Juice Bar really does make the best milkshakes." Then an idea struck. "D'ya think Fala would want a cameo?"
Taru grinned. "I don't think she'd mind. Why not?"
Fala appears and waves. "Hi guys!"
Lith grins. "Hi! Sit down! Want a milkshake?"
"Sure!" Fala starts to drink. "Oh, these are good. So what have you been doing lately?"
Taru smiles. "I put Raistlin and Saruman together. For a while I thought Saruman would come out mangled…if he came out at all."
"That's horrible!" Fala exclaimed.
Lith was giggling. "I put the Graygem in with the One Ring. They totally hit it off. They've formed a union to take over both worlds."
"And she tortured my Haldir!" Taru said indignantly.
Fala leaned forward. "Ooh, what happened?"
Lith grinned evilly. "I put Tanis and Haldir in the same room. Tanis got a little…annoyed…so he gave Haldir a buzz. Taru had to give him a wig!"
Fala began to laugh.
***
Lith was, once more, standing over two people. One, however, was uncommonly short for a human.
"Delbin, Aragorn," she said sweetly, "You are going to become friends. Or else. Now, I'll be leaving you. No hitting." After her highly illuminative speech, Lith swept out of the room.
"Hi, I'm Delbin Knotwillow. Who are you? I suppose the tall lady called you Aragorn, so that must be your name. How do you do? Say, I remember Uncle Trapspringer used to say that all the time to people. Would you like to hear some stories about him? He was my fourth uncle on my father's side. Or was it my mother's? I forget. Hey, this is a very pretty ring. Where'd you get it? Did it cost much? I'd like one, although of course I'd need a smaller size. Do you think that they have a small size special? They might, you know. Oh, what a nice sword!! It's so pretty. Can I try it? I had a sword once, but Kaz took it away because he said I'd do more damage to myself than anyone else. So now I have my hoopak, which is really quite nice. Say, do you know Kaz? I don't suppose you do, him being a minotaur and all, but he's really quite nice. I saved his life once, you know. Would you like to know how it happened? Well, see, we were going to – oh, what's the matter? Do you feel sick? I felt horrible once, after I ate some spiced potatoes in an inn at Haven. I heard about these great ones in Solace, but they weren't good at all. Hey-"
Aragorn grit his teeth and bore the little monster's prattle with considerable patience. However, that patience was wearing thin.
"-And he took his axe, and BOOM, that goblin's head went flying! I hate goblins. They're so ugly and they smell bad. Oh, did I ever tell you about the time I got lost from Kaz? We were going to-"
"SHUT UP YOU BLASTED MONSTER!!!!!!" Aragorn screamed. He touched his ring for assurance, except the ring…wasn't there.
"DID YOU STEAL MY RING?!?!?!"
"No, just borrowed it for a bit," Delbin answered, offended. "And I'm not a monster, just a kender. Hey, did I ever tell you about the time when- "
***
Taru grinned at Lith as she sat down and handed her a chocolate raspberry frappuchino. Lith drank gratefully.
The two were sitting their peacefully when, from a room near there, a rhythmic bonging began.
"What's that?" Taru asked in alarm.
"Probably just Aragorn," Lith replied with a grin. "I shut him in with Delbin."
A/N: To Lady Eowyn of Rohan: Er…I'm not obsessed with Haldir! I'm going to marry him! ^_^ AND YOU'D BETTER BE KIDDING ABOUT GIVING HIM A NOSE JOB!!!! Hmph… And the reason Tanis is so defensive about being half-elven is because half-elves are generally despised by all the elven races of Krynn, and he grew up in Qualinesti having to deal with all the elves hating him…so that's why. To Lady Iniquity: Tanis, if I remember correctly, has shoulder-length reddish-brown hair. I'm not sure if I do remember correctly though…I'll have to ask Lith. And any reviews are enough! I love reviews! Thank you for reviewing! Thank you all for reviewing! I'll just get on with the story now, shall I…
***CHAPTER THREE***
***
Two…objects…sat in one of those boring wooden rooms, with Lith standing over them.
"Now," she smiled, "You're going to get acquainted with each other. No power exercised, get it?"
A sullen feeling of agreement radiated from each…object.
The Ring began burning as the Mordorish writing appeared on it, hoping to impress the other.
The Graygem's many facets began to glint and gleam.
"So," the Ring began, "Who are you?"
"I'm the Graygem, that's who," the Graygem replied. "And you would be…?"
"The One Ring," it proudly replied. "And you're ugly."
The Graygem seemed to glare. "Hey, it helps disguises. Lots of people would want a gold ring naturally, but few want a oddly faceted gray gem. It's a great disguise. I was able to fly all over the world, wreaking havoc…ah, those were the good days."
"Tell me about it," the Ring replied wistfully. "When I was with Sauron, I could do all this great stuff – transmogrifying, killing, torture, destruction, covering the world in darkness sort of stuff – but now that we're separated, I must resort to (sniffs) corruption. Corruption, of all things! Even the displaced Morgoth could do corruption. No, no more killing and torturing – just corrupting. Ah, what I wouldn't give to have your kind of freedom – just being able to go run around, spreading chaos all over the land."
The Graygem sighed gloomily. "Man, it's not as easy as it looks," it said miserably. "I really imprison Chaos, and you know, I sometimes think he just wants to explode me to get out. I mean, I'm him and all, but still…"
Ten minutes later, they had decided to form a Union of Evil and take over both Krynn and Middle-Earth.
***
"How's it going?" Taru asked Lith wearily, sinking down in her chair. Lith handed her an enormous chocolate milkshake, which she dug into gratefully.
"Ah, not bad," Lith replied, sipping her own milkshake. "Mmm, the Juice Bar really does make the best milkshakes." Then an idea struck. "D'ya think Fala would want a cameo?"
Taru grinned. "I don't think she'd mind. Why not?"
Fala appears and waves. "Hi guys!"
Lith grins. "Hi! Sit down! Want a milkshake?"
"Sure!" Fala starts to drink. "Oh, these are good. So what have you been doing lately?"
Taru smiles. "I put Raistlin and Saruman together. For a while I thought Saruman would come out mangled…if he came out at all."
"That's horrible!" Fala exclaimed.
Lith was giggling. "I put the Graygem in with the One Ring. They totally hit it off. They've formed a union to take over both worlds."
"And she tortured my Haldir!" Taru said indignantly.
Fala leaned forward. "Ooh, what happened?"
Lith grinned evilly. "I put Tanis and Haldir in the same room. Tanis got a little…annoyed…so he gave Haldir a buzz. Taru had to give him a wig!"
Fala began to laugh.
***
Lith was, once more, standing over two people. One, however, was uncommonly short for a human.
"Delbin, Aragorn," she said sweetly, "You are going to become friends. Or else. Now, I'll be leaving you. No hitting." After her highly illuminative speech, Lith swept out of the room.
"Hi, I'm Delbin Knotwillow. Who are you? I suppose the tall lady called you Aragorn, so that must be your name. How do you do? Say, I remember Uncle Trapspringer used to say that all the time to people. Would you like to hear some stories about him? He was my fourth uncle on my father's side. Or was it my mother's? I forget. Hey, this is a very pretty ring. Where'd you get it? Did it cost much? I'd like one, although of course I'd need a smaller size. Do you think that they have a small size special? They might, you know. Oh, what a nice sword!! It's so pretty. Can I try it? I had a sword once, but Kaz took it away because he said I'd do more damage to myself than anyone else. So now I have my hoopak, which is really quite nice. Say, do you know Kaz? I don't suppose you do, him being a minotaur and all, but he's really quite nice. I saved his life once, you know. Would you like to know how it happened? Well, see, we were going to – oh, what's the matter? Do you feel sick? I felt horrible once, after I ate some spiced potatoes in an inn at Haven. I heard about these great ones in Solace, but they weren't good at all. Hey-"
Aragorn grit his teeth and bore the little monster's prattle with considerable patience. However, that patience was wearing thin.
"-And he took his axe, and BOOM, that goblin's head went flying! I hate goblins. They're so ugly and they smell bad. Oh, did I ever tell you about the time I got lost from Kaz? We were going to-"
"SHUT UP YOU BLASTED MONSTER!!!!!!" Aragorn screamed. He touched his ring for assurance, except the ring…wasn't there.
"DID YOU STEAL MY RING?!?!?!"
"No, just borrowed it for a bit," Delbin answered, offended. "And I'm not a monster, just a kender. Hey, did I ever tell you about the time when- "
***
Taru grinned at Lith as she sat down and handed her a chocolate raspberry frappuchino. Lith drank gratefully.
The two were sitting their peacefully when, from a room near there, a rhythmic bonging began.
"What's that?" Taru asked in alarm.
"Probably just Aragorn," Lith replied with a grin. "I shut him in with Delbin."