It Always Works in the Fanfics

By: Luimenel

Authors note: Suilad Gwaith. I am as happy as I can be, I got 11 reviews!!!! *does a little happy/ praising the fanfiction gods dance* Eh hem thank you to all of you who reviewed, especially my friends who I bugged until they did, and the people I didn't even have to bug. Annain galuath. And Lafitafi suggestions would be quite usful in case my muse goes on strike.

Disclaimer: Yes, it is completely, utterly, totally and entirely... *sees pack of advancing lawyers waving copyright law infringement suits*eep... not mine especially Minnie and Pandora. They are authors here too. You should read their stuff.

Author's Licenses, Computers and Diablo II

Why? Why had Elrond let those two adolescents accompany the fellowship? Legolas was not a happy elf. The two girls had been plaguing him for weeks and he didn't know how much longer he could stand it.

The slightly less sane one, Audrey, had told Lord Elrond that he had to let her and her friend, Anna, accompany the fellowship on their mission...quest...thing. Elrond had absolutely refused but then Anna had spoken up and said something or other about fanfics. Legolas did not know what a fanfic was but he had hoped that Elrond would not give in to the girls. Unfortunately, Elrond had practically given up without a fight, then walked out of his office muttering curses to Mondays. Audrey and Anna had both jumped for joy and danced around singing, We're going with the fellowship! We're going with the fellowship! Legolas, afraid to be left alone with the two girls, ran after Elrond and asked, a bit rudely, why Elrond had done such a thing.

Elrond had simply sighed and said, Legolas, this is a Rabid Fangirl with an author's license. There is simply nothing I can do, and continued walking to his quarters.

Now Legolas was downright miserable. Although he was flattered that Audrey seemed to like him, he was a bit nervous around the two. They were much more open and loud than the women he was used to. He could hear the girls , they sounded like they were arguing. His elven ears picked up something along the lines of:











At least Legolas bathes regularly.

Maybe Aragorn is too busy saving everyone's butts to bathe regularly.

Oh please, be realistic. Plus, Legolas is single. At this Audrey stuck out her tongue at Anna, having thoroughly proved her point.

Legolas sighed. It was going to be a very long trip.

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The rest of that day's travel had gone by rather uneventfully, except for a bit of harmless dwarf-bashing from Audrey exacting a death threat from Gimli. There was also a near death experience when Anna asked Are we there yet? one to many times, causing Aragorn to pull out his sword and tell her that if she wasn't silent for the remainder of the trip he would personally see to it that she would not be able to speak because her head would be elsewhere. A death threat from her idol was enough to make Anna lower her voice to a dull roar.

The fellowship had stopped for the night, and Audrey and Anna were glad of a rest from the constant walking. (Charlie: Where did Anna's bicycle go? Luimenel: Quiet Charlie. It fell down a plot hole. Charlie: Well, there certainly isn't a shortage of those around here.)

Audrey and Anna sat down next to Audrey's backpack and started looking for something.

I know I put it in here somewhere. said Audrey.

Sam couldn't help wondering what it was they were looking for. He sat fidgeting for a moment, but then his curiosity got the better of him and he went to see what it was the girls needed to find.

Excuse me, ladies, he said, What is it that you are looking for?

Audrey looked up, You know, I wish I had packed my whole room. It would have made this much easier.

Anna interrupted, She is looking for her computer so she can send an e-mail to some friends of hers.

Sam nodded but looked completely confused.

Audrey and Anna, ever the daughters of the new millennium, then had to explain all of the things from modern earth to poor little Sam, who was getting more and more confused with every minute. He just completely gave up trying to understand when they started talking about someone named and his extremely interesting life.

A/N If you don't know who Ralph is and you really truly want to know, e-mail me and I can tell you the whole story.

Eventually the two teenagers became so absorbed into their discussion of everyone's invisible friends that Sam was able to slip away unnoticed.

Pippin walked over to where Sam was standing, What were you talking about?

Someone named Ralph.

Who's Ralph?

You don't want to know.

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Audrey had found her computer, sent her e-mails and was engrossed in a game of Diablo II. Anna was trying to convince Borimir that monsters on the screen weren't real and couldn't hurt anyone. Borimir finally acted as though he was convinced and went over to sit next to Gimli. He still kept casting nervous glances at the computer out of the corner of his eye.

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Everyone was going about their business. Legolas was fletching arrows. Aragorn was sharpening Anduril and Anna was flitting about next to him asking him a gazillion questions a minute. All of the hobbits and Gandalf were watching Audrey beat the shit out of a bunch of computer generated monsters. Things were as normal as they could be with two girls from the year 2002 stuck in the fellowship when two new girls stumbled through the bushes.

Minnie! Pandora! Audrey exclaimed running over to hug her friends.

Suilad, Audrey said Minnie.

We got your e-mail, said Pandora. We just thought we would stop by to say hello.

said Audrey cheerfully.

said Minnie and Pandora together.

Well, we should probably be getting back. said Minnie.

An author's work is never done and all that. said Pandora.

Well, bye then. said Audrey.

said Minnie.

said Pandora.

And the two new girls walked back into the woods.

What was that about? asked Anna, perplexed.

They wanted to be in the fic.

Author's license?

You bet.

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No! Pippen! The other button! No! Not that one! Audrey was just about having a heart attack, as was Pippen who was trying to learn to play Diablo II. He was not having a very good time of it. Audrey's favorite character, a level 75 sorceress, had not only lost all the experience she had gained in the last week but she was now somehow down to level 74. (Charlie: how the hell did Pippen manage that? Luimenel: He's talented, what can I say?)

Oh blarg, said Pippen, he had picked up some of Audrey and Anna's vocabulary.

My turn. chimed Anna after Pippen's seventh death. That was what they had decided on as the limit. Anna got behind the computer that had magically been plugged into a tree. (Charlie: What?!?!?!?! Luimenel: Quiet, Charlie.) Anna immediately switched to her own account and logged on with her amazon.

YAY! Tyler's on! Anna exclaimed.

Oh, god, Audrey groaned, Please spare me. No flirting in Latin or Pippen gets to use your character, ok?

Anna muttered.

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Aragorn just sat by the fire watching the proceedings and wondered what the hell Elrond had been smoking when he let those two accompany them. The two females were only slowing things down and they were a bit frightening. How could Legolas have survived them for three weeks? And the fact that those other two had showed up out of nowhere meant there were more out there. Aragorn shuddered and watched as Audrey tried to wrestle the controls to the the computer away from Anna who was not listening to Audrey's pleas about nausea and coughing fits.

Aragorn was tired of the amount of noise they were making which was probably attracting all kinds of horrible animals. He walked over to encourage a bit more silence, looked at the computer and noticed that one of the characters had a sword just like his. He asked about it, one thing led to another, and he ended up being coached on the finer points of Diablo II by Anna, who kept scooting closer and closer too him. Audrey turned away and made gagging noises while clutching at her throat.

After a while the remaining fellowship that was pointedly ignoring the computer noticed that Aragorn seemed to be enjoying the game and ended up walking over and playing too. Finally, after who knows how long, everyone came to the conclusion that at least an hour of sleep would be good. Audrey shut down the computer and everyone went off to bed.

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Author's note: Yes, it is shorter than the other chapters and yes, not very much happened but well, I kind of like it and hope you do too and will review it, conveying that likeage.

Speaking of reviews, I have come up with a new idea. Here is the deal. You review my fic, preferably nice but constructive criticism will be accepted, then you tell me the name, or preferably ID number, of a fic of yours(or anyone else's) that you feel is under-appreciated and could use some reviews. Regardless of whether I know what you are talking about, I will read the fic and review it to the best of my ability. If that isn't a good reason to review I don't know what is.

Oh, yes and before I forget, Anna wants to write the next chapter. Prepare for randomness.