A/N: Hi there, everyone. Just a note- my dear friend Joy seems to think I
stole her chickens. So. I DID NOT STEAL YOUR CHICKENS, JOY! I merely
borrowed them. If you must think someone stole them, it was Saruman, so
there. This chapter ought to make it up to you.
To everyone- R/R/Enjoy!
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Aragorn grinned. He waved his sword menacingly at the wizard, but Saruman didn't even notice. "Strider?" Frodo whispered. "I think you better look behind you." Aragorn turned around slowly. There behind him was a flock of motorized chickens that looked very angry.
"Who let you out?" Saruman screeched. He forgot all about the others in the room and started backing away until he was against the bars of the cage. Legolas started poking him in the back, but the wizard didn't even notice. The elf giggled. Apparently Saruman was afraid of his own creations.
"Don't giggle," Gandalf snapped. "It's not dignified." But he too was staring at the scene.
At the sound of Gandalf's voice, Saruman seemed to snap back to his old self. He glared at Gandalf and then turned to point at the chickens. "Be gone." he commanded in a spooky tone.
They didn't listen. Instead, the birds screeched as one and dived for Saruman. He squealed and curled up into a little ball on the floor. The chickens descended on him and started pecking mercilessly.
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Sam and Merry were sitting on Bill's (the pony) back, utterly bored. They watched as Gimli paced back and forth. Back and forth. Back. and forth.
"I'm really bored," Merry groaned. "Why do Frodo and Pippin get to go help rescue Legolas?"
Gimli, without stopping his pacing, glared at him. "You're bored? Who's the one stuck here playing nursemaid to a couple of hobbits? I could be in there chopping orc-necks right now."
Merry rolled his eyes and jumped off of Bill's back. He started to climb a nearby apple-tree. Merry was in the thick of the branches when a cry sounded out. Then in rapid succession fell Merry and a couple of Orcs, who immediately started trying to strangle the poor hobbit.
Gimli yelled in excitement as he rushed forward with the axe. Merry saw him coming and screamed. "Don't forget there's a hobbit in here, Gimli!"
At all the noise, the surrounding thickets rustled. A dozen orcs jumped out from behind a nearby rosebush and started yelling and waving their weapons around. Twelve more followed from behind a azalea bush, and several other pieces of shrubbery were still moving suspiciously.
Gimli looked up and all around. "Uh oh," he muttered.
Meanwhile, Sam was still sitting on Bill, mulling things over thoughtfully. "I thought," he pondered, "that Strider only took Frodo with him."
Merry overheard and cried, "So where's Pippin? Sam, you dumb ass, get off that horse and HELP!"
"Bill isn't a horse, he's a pony," Sam said indignantly, but he did.
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Gandalf groaned. Saruman had finally managed to get control of the chickens, and he transported them into the cage with him and Legolas. Fortunately, the chickens seemed to go for blond hair.
He was watching Saruman beguile Aragorn with some amusement when a movement from the corner of his eye alerted him. Gandalf turned to see Pippin, of all creatures, come in. He was holding a darkish sphere cradled in both arms.
"Pi-" Legolas started to cry out. Gandalf, with amazing speed, stepped over and neatly covered Legolas's mouth with his hand.
"Listen, you fool elf," Gandalf whispered, "don't you ever learn a lesson?" Legolas looked at him, confused.
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That thing he found sure was heavy, Pippin thought. He saw Gandalf and started towards him, despite the wizard waving his arms wildly, eyes wide. Wizards could be weird sometimes.
However, Pippin tripped as he was walking, and the sphere dropped from his hold and bounced on the floor a few times. Of its own accord, it started to roll towards Saruman, who didn't even notice, until.
The room darkened. The sphere glowed bright red, and out of its depths came.
The Eye of Saruon
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The eye of Saruon peered all around before its gaze fell on Saruman, who stood still as if petrified. He gave a small nervous chuckle. "Heh, heh, heh, Master. I'm. ah, so pleased to see you."
A hissing sound- laughter?- came from the eye. It remained fastened on Saruman. A red beam of light shot out from it suddenly, and aimed itself at Saruman's head. There was a sudden flash of light, and the eye disappeared from the sphere.
A cackling laughter filled the room. It grew and grew and grew until everyone was covering their ears. Outside of the tower, the Orcs suddenly stopped fighting and cowered in fright.
Slowly the sound faded away only to be replaced by a new one. Saruman was wailing in a high-pitched voice. He tried to cover his head with his hands, and that's when they all noticed it.
His eyes were rimmed with tears. And his hair. was platinum blond.
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A/N: Wow. This is almost done. just a chapter or two left, I think. R/R!
To everyone- R/R/Enjoy!
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Aragorn grinned. He waved his sword menacingly at the wizard, but Saruman didn't even notice. "Strider?" Frodo whispered. "I think you better look behind you." Aragorn turned around slowly. There behind him was a flock of motorized chickens that looked very angry.
"Who let you out?" Saruman screeched. He forgot all about the others in the room and started backing away until he was against the bars of the cage. Legolas started poking him in the back, but the wizard didn't even notice. The elf giggled. Apparently Saruman was afraid of his own creations.
"Don't giggle," Gandalf snapped. "It's not dignified." But he too was staring at the scene.
At the sound of Gandalf's voice, Saruman seemed to snap back to his old self. He glared at Gandalf and then turned to point at the chickens. "Be gone." he commanded in a spooky tone.
They didn't listen. Instead, the birds screeched as one and dived for Saruman. He squealed and curled up into a little ball on the floor. The chickens descended on him and started pecking mercilessly.
~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~
Sam and Merry were sitting on Bill's (the pony) back, utterly bored. They watched as Gimli paced back and forth. Back and forth. Back. and forth.
"I'm really bored," Merry groaned. "Why do Frodo and Pippin get to go help rescue Legolas?"
Gimli, without stopping his pacing, glared at him. "You're bored? Who's the one stuck here playing nursemaid to a couple of hobbits? I could be in there chopping orc-necks right now."
Merry rolled his eyes and jumped off of Bill's back. He started to climb a nearby apple-tree. Merry was in the thick of the branches when a cry sounded out. Then in rapid succession fell Merry and a couple of Orcs, who immediately started trying to strangle the poor hobbit.
Gimli yelled in excitement as he rushed forward with the axe. Merry saw him coming and screamed. "Don't forget there's a hobbit in here, Gimli!"
At all the noise, the surrounding thickets rustled. A dozen orcs jumped out from behind a nearby rosebush and started yelling and waving their weapons around. Twelve more followed from behind a azalea bush, and several other pieces of shrubbery were still moving suspiciously.
Gimli looked up and all around. "Uh oh," he muttered.
Meanwhile, Sam was still sitting on Bill, mulling things over thoughtfully. "I thought," he pondered, "that Strider only took Frodo with him."
Merry overheard and cried, "So where's Pippin? Sam, you dumb ass, get off that horse and HELP!"
"Bill isn't a horse, he's a pony," Sam said indignantly, but he did.
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Gandalf groaned. Saruman had finally managed to get control of the chickens, and he transported them into the cage with him and Legolas. Fortunately, the chickens seemed to go for blond hair.
He was watching Saruman beguile Aragorn with some amusement when a movement from the corner of his eye alerted him. Gandalf turned to see Pippin, of all creatures, come in. He was holding a darkish sphere cradled in both arms.
"Pi-" Legolas started to cry out. Gandalf, with amazing speed, stepped over and neatly covered Legolas's mouth with his hand.
"Listen, you fool elf," Gandalf whispered, "don't you ever learn a lesson?" Legolas looked at him, confused.
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That thing he found sure was heavy, Pippin thought. He saw Gandalf and started towards him, despite the wizard waving his arms wildly, eyes wide. Wizards could be weird sometimes.
However, Pippin tripped as he was walking, and the sphere dropped from his hold and bounced on the floor a few times. Of its own accord, it started to roll towards Saruman, who didn't even notice, until.
The room darkened. The sphere glowed bright red, and out of its depths came.
The Eye of Saruon
~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~
The eye of Saruon peered all around before its gaze fell on Saruman, who stood still as if petrified. He gave a small nervous chuckle. "Heh, heh, heh, Master. I'm. ah, so pleased to see you."
A hissing sound- laughter?- came from the eye. It remained fastened on Saruman. A red beam of light shot out from it suddenly, and aimed itself at Saruman's head. There was a sudden flash of light, and the eye disappeared from the sphere.
A cackling laughter filled the room. It grew and grew and grew until everyone was covering their ears. Outside of the tower, the Orcs suddenly stopped fighting and cowered in fright.
Slowly the sound faded away only to be replaced by a new one. Saruman was wailing in a high-pitched voice. He tried to cover his head with his hands, and that's when they all noticed it.
His eyes were rimmed with tears. And his hair. was platinum blond.
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A/N: Wow. This is almost done. just a chapter or two left, I think. R/R!