Chapter Three :: Dark Sanctuary
Gandalf awoke to find that everybody else was still asleep. He woke Aragorn and Frodo and they discussed possible nearby locations where they may set up a base of sorts. Slowly as they talked the other members of the party started to wake up. Merry walked over quietly and sat with Gandalf, Frodo, and Aragorn. "What's going on?" he asked. Gandalf told him they were talking about important stuff and made him go away. Merry walked over to Pippin in a huff. "What's wrong Merry?" asked Pippin. "They won't let me listen to what they're talking about" Merry said grumpily.
Soon the time came when the group had to check out of the inn and head off again. They packed up, piled into the van and left quickly. The sun was burning in the sky as they drove to the outskirts of town to find a place to set up shop. Not far from the town, towards the north western end was an old abandoned industrial area that consisted of an abandoned warehouse and two factories. "Perfect!" Gandalf shouted as he swerved the van towards the small industrial center.
Once there the group took a good look at the buildings. One factory was falling apart, the other looked half decent and the warehouse looked semi new. Gandalf looked the buildings that were still holding together. "Lets take that one!" Gandalf declared pointing towards the one that was falling apart. Everybody looked at Gandalf and then headed off towards the warehouse. "I said that one, the factory, over there, where do you think you're going?" Gandalf shouted. "We're going to the building that isn't falling apart Gandalf my friend!" Gimli shouted back to him. Gandalf ran to catch up with the party as they all entered the abandoned warehouse. Pippin and Merry were first in. "Merry…" Pippin said, "I don't like the looks of this place, feels as if we're being watched by something".
After a thorough examination Gandalf announced that they would begin to move into the Warehouse immediately. He gave everybody a job and made sure they stuck to it and did their job efficiently. However, Gandalf himself set up a lawn cheer and broke out a beer and relaxed while everybody worked to set up. By the end of the day they had all the equipment moved in and unpacked. How they carried all their equipment is unknown because all they had for travel was a dinky van. But anyways, they moved a lot of equipment into the warehouse and unpacked it all. Gandalf stood up and looked around at everybody. "Alright, that's enough for today. Lets get some rest. We have a long day ahead of us!" and with that Gandalf went off to find a place to lie down and sleep.
That night, curled up in their own little corner, Pippin and Merry lay paranoid. "Something's here I can feel it Pip." Merry whispered. "I know, I felt it here when we walked in" Pippin replied. "I don't like this place very much Pip" "Neither do I Merry" and the two youngest fell asleep only to be abruptly awoken by two pairs of arms covering their mouths and whisking them off.
The next morning Gandalf came to start waking everybody up. He first woke Sam and had Sam go prepare some food while Gandalf woke the rest. As Gandalf went to wake Legolas and Gimli he heard a shout from Sam. Sam burst into the room shouting repeatedly about how Merry and Pippin were gone, they had disappeared they weren't where they fell asleep, etc. "Oh I'm sure they aren't gone Sam, they probably woke up early and are off either playing some trick, or exploring." Legolas told Sam. But as the day bore on there was still no sign of Merry and Pippin. "Ya know, I think they really might be gone." said Frodo. "I TOLD YOU!" Sam exclaimed. "Oh calm down Samwise Gamgee!" Gandalf scolded. "Wherever they are, we should probably start looking for them as soon as possible."
Gandalf awoke to find that everybody else was still asleep. He woke Aragorn and Frodo and they discussed possible nearby locations where they may set up a base of sorts. Slowly as they talked the other members of the party started to wake up. Merry walked over quietly and sat with Gandalf, Frodo, and Aragorn. "What's going on?" he asked. Gandalf told him they were talking about important stuff and made him go away. Merry walked over to Pippin in a huff. "What's wrong Merry?" asked Pippin. "They won't let me listen to what they're talking about" Merry said grumpily.
Soon the time came when the group had to check out of the inn and head off again. They packed up, piled into the van and left quickly. The sun was burning in the sky as they drove to the outskirts of town to find a place to set up shop. Not far from the town, towards the north western end was an old abandoned industrial area that consisted of an abandoned warehouse and two factories. "Perfect!" Gandalf shouted as he swerved the van towards the small industrial center.
Once there the group took a good look at the buildings. One factory was falling apart, the other looked half decent and the warehouse looked semi new. Gandalf looked the buildings that were still holding together. "Lets take that one!" Gandalf declared pointing towards the one that was falling apart. Everybody looked at Gandalf and then headed off towards the warehouse. "I said that one, the factory, over there, where do you think you're going?" Gandalf shouted. "We're going to the building that isn't falling apart Gandalf my friend!" Gimli shouted back to him. Gandalf ran to catch up with the party as they all entered the abandoned warehouse. Pippin and Merry were first in. "Merry…" Pippin said, "I don't like the looks of this place, feels as if we're being watched by something".
After a thorough examination Gandalf announced that they would begin to move into the Warehouse immediately. He gave everybody a job and made sure they stuck to it and did their job efficiently. However, Gandalf himself set up a lawn cheer and broke out a beer and relaxed while everybody worked to set up. By the end of the day they had all the equipment moved in and unpacked. How they carried all their equipment is unknown because all they had for travel was a dinky van. But anyways, they moved a lot of equipment into the warehouse and unpacked it all. Gandalf stood up and looked around at everybody. "Alright, that's enough for today. Lets get some rest. We have a long day ahead of us!" and with that Gandalf went off to find a place to lie down and sleep.
That night, curled up in their own little corner, Pippin and Merry lay paranoid. "Something's here I can feel it Pip." Merry whispered. "I know, I felt it here when we walked in" Pippin replied. "I don't like this place very much Pip" "Neither do I Merry" and the two youngest fell asleep only to be abruptly awoken by two pairs of arms covering their mouths and whisking them off.
The next morning Gandalf came to start waking everybody up. He first woke Sam and had Sam go prepare some food while Gandalf woke the rest. As Gandalf went to wake Legolas and Gimli he heard a shout from Sam. Sam burst into the room shouting repeatedly about how Merry and Pippin were gone, they had disappeared they weren't where they fell asleep, etc. "Oh I'm sure they aren't gone Sam, they probably woke up early and are off either playing some trick, or exploring." Legolas told Sam. But as the day bore on there was still no sign of Merry and Pippin. "Ya know, I think they really might be gone." said Frodo. "I TOLD YOU!" Sam exclaimed. "Oh calm down Samwise Gamgee!" Gandalf scolded. "Wherever they are, we should probably start looking for them as soon as possible."