THE SPELLS GONE WRONG SERIES
No. 1
Hobbits, Ants, and the "Small" World That Binds Them
Alright, I'll tell you all right now: this is my final chapter. Then it's over! (wipes a tear from her eye and sniffles). But, before I get on with it, I must mention that I don't own or profit. Now! You can keep reading:
CHAPTER 8
"What's that up there?" Legolas asked and trotted ahead of the group as they ambled through the garden. The ground was nearly dry and didn't sink beneath their feet as it had been doing before.
When the others finally reached where Legolas had stopped, they looked down at a hole that dug deep into the earth.
"What is it, Dunadan?" Legolas asked, bending down to examine the hole.
"That there belongs to an earthworm," Sam pointed at the hole.
"Really?" Pippin asked. He suddenly got a worried look on his face. "Do they eat mushrooms?"
Sam shook his head. "Not whole ones."
"Aragorn, we could use this as a hide-away," Merry suggested with a bright face.
Aragorn contemplated the suggestion. "I guess so."
"Somebody's got to go down there," Boromir said, staring down the hole. "And I already went in that ridiculous leaf, so I can't do it."
Legolas bit his lip. "I went up that tree, so I'm out."
"Well, I tried that flying contraption," Aragorn said, rubbing his chin.
"Merry and I are too young," Pippin said with an angelic look on his face. "Frodo is the Ring-bearer and Sam is his special companion."
Together, they all turned to look at Gimli.
"Gimli," Aragorn said, turning fully around to face the dwarf. "Dwarves like it under the ground, don't they?"
"No, Aragorn," Gimli shook his head. "I am not going down there."
Aragorn sighed. "Then I guess I have no choice. as heir of Isildur and future king of Gondor, I order you to go down that earthworm hole!"
Gimli grunted and swung his ax over his shoulder. "Aragorn, this hole is perilous. You will be in debt to me for this."
"So some tell me," Aragorn smiled.
Cautiously, Gimli descended into the hole. Soon, he was out of sight. Everyone had their eyes fixed on the gape.
"Did we do the right thing?" Frodo asked, staring down the hole.
"Yes," Aragorn nodded, not taking his eyes off the opening. "I believe we did. Gimli needs to learn about things like earthworms. It helps build character, Frodo."
"Earthworms help build character?" Pippin asked.
"Yes, very much so," Boromir nodded slightly. "As part of the becoming-a- man-trials in Gondor, you must be shrunk down by a wizard and forced to enter the hole of the mother-worm. She eats all that dare enter her labyrinths. If you survive, you are considered a man by your people. If you are killed, well, it won't matter will it?"
Pippin looked intrigued. "What if you are wounded and escape?"
Boromir made a face that implied that the question had caught him off- guard. "Well, then.then.they.you are.you become.they eat you."
"They eat you?" Pippin asked, horrified.
"Yes," Boromir nodded, satisfied with his answer and the response it evoked. "So, if Gimli comes out alive, he is considered a man in Gondor. But," he said malevolently. "If he comes out wounded, then we would have to eat him."
Pippin gasped.
Gimli suddenly appeared in the hole. "We cannot use this hole, Aragorn," the dwarf panted.
"Why not Gimli?" Aragorn asked.
"Because that monster is still alive and in there. I managed to escape with no more than a minor wound to the leg."
Pippin all of a sudden flung himself at Gimli's feet. "No! I don't want to eat you, Gimli!" he wailed.
Gimli looked down at the hobbit at his feet as Boromir and Aragorn engaged in hearty and uncontrollable laughter.
"What is it, master hobbit?" Gimli asked.
Pippin stood up. "Boromir said that."
"He was joking, Pippin," Frodo explained.
Pippin faced Boromir for verification of this statement.
Boromir nodded. "We have no such tradition in Gondor," he laughed. "At least so much as I am aware."
"Okay, so the worm hole idea is out," Legolas thought out loud. "So now what do we do?"
"We should probably think of a way for Gandalf to see us if he comes close to us again," Aragorn said, looking upwards, shading his eyes.
"We could all stack on top of eachother," Pippin said.
"That might work," Aragorn said. "But maybe we should stack on top of eachother to get on top of a rock, the new stack up again, so we'll be even taller."
"Sounds fine to me," Boromir said. "Any objections?"
"Okay, so who is on the bottom?" Legolas asked, once on top of the rock.
"Perhaps Boromir and Aragorn should form a foundation," Frodo pointed out.
Aragorn nodded. "Alright, then we can have Legolas stand on our shoulders. He can hold up Gimli who will hold up Sam, who will hold up Merry, who will hold up Frodo. And then Pippin is at the top because he is the smallest."
"So, now we wait for Gandalf?" Sam inquired.
"Yes, basically," Aragorn sighed.
"But this forest is huge!" Merry said. "It's not like Gandalf is going to waltz up and call for us."
"Aragorn!" a booming voice sounded.
After first clapping hands over their ears, the fellowship began to scramble so that they would form their tower.
Gandalf had been walking for what seemed like an eternity. His companions had just disappeared. For a couple days he had been scouring the forest. He stopped and leaned against a tree.
Something was catching his ear. It sounded like many voices shouting for him. He looked around. The voices told him to look down. He did so and scanned the ground below him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a tower of people! He dropped to his hands and knees and looked closer. Pippin! The Took was perched atop the stack and waving wildly as the others tried to hold him up.
"Ah!" the wizard said.
Pippin clapped his hands over his ears.
"I apologize," Gandalf whispered. "So this is what happened to you all. I see now. Hold on and I'll reverse this spell gone wrong." He stood back up, and closed his eyes. He began to mutter something and held his staff over the wavering tower.
All of a sudden, the still stacked group appeared in front of him, trying to keep balance.
Of course, Aragorn and Boromir were both still standing on the rock. They lost their balance and toppled over, causing the whole group to go sprawling across the forest floor.
Gandalf set the staff against the tree and watched as everyone scrambled to their feet.
"Gandalf!" Frodo shouted happily and ran into the wizard's embrace. "I knew that you would find us!"
Gandalf laid a gentle hand on the hobbit's head. "I never would have given up."
"That was an ordeal," Aragorn sighed. "I hope I never have to do it again."
"Same with me," Boromir waved his hand.
Sam and Merry nodded. "We agree."
"What are you all talking about?" Pippin asked, grinning from ear to ear. "I want to do it again!"
THE END
Again, thank-you all. And if you enjoyed this fan-fic, I encourage you to read my new one. It is #2 in my Spells Gone Wrong Series and is entitled, Hobbits, Toys, and the Boy That Binds Them. (I'll let your imagination work with that one) It's not quite the same, but it's still funny.
Also, I would like to challenge you all to look into the fics by Aralondwen. Particularly, Innocent Bedtime Story. It is hilarious! Or, if you prefer the more dramatic stories, please read her Shadows and Dust fic.
Farewell all! I hope that I might see you again in my reviews for my new one! Good-bye!
Alright, I'll tell you all right now: this is my final chapter. Then it's over! (wipes a tear from her eye and sniffles). But, before I get on with it, I must mention that I don't own or profit. Now! You can keep reading:
CHAPTER 8
"What's that up there?" Legolas asked and trotted ahead of the group as they ambled through the garden. The ground was nearly dry and didn't sink beneath their feet as it had been doing before.
When the others finally reached where Legolas had stopped, they looked down at a hole that dug deep into the earth.
"What is it, Dunadan?" Legolas asked, bending down to examine the hole.
"That there belongs to an earthworm," Sam pointed at the hole.
"Really?" Pippin asked. He suddenly got a worried look on his face. "Do they eat mushrooms?"
Sam shook his head. "Not whole ones."
"Aragorn, we could use this as a hide-away," Merry suggested with a bright face.
Aragorn contemplated the suggestion. "I guess so."
"Somebody's got to go down there," Boromir said, staring down the hole. "And I already went in that ridiculous leaf, so I can't do it."
Legolas bit his lip. "I went up that tree, so I'm out."
"Well, I tried that flying contraption," Aragorn said, rubbing his chin.
"Merry and I are too young," Pippin said with an angelic look on his face. "Frodo is the Ring-bearer and Sam is his special companion."
Together, they all turned to look at Gimli.
"Gimli," Aragorn said, turning fully around to face the dwarf. "Dwarves like it under the ground, don't they?"
"No, Aragorn," Gimli shook his head. "I am not going down there."
Aragorn sighed. "Then I guess I have no choice. as heir of Isildur and future king of Gondor, I order you to go down that earthworm hole!"
Gimli grunted and swung his ax over his shoulder. "Aragorn, this hole is perilous. You will be in debt to me for this."
"So some tell me," Aragorn smiled.
Cautiously, Gimli descended into the hole. Soon, he was out of sight. Everyone had their eyes fixed on the gape.
"Did we do the right thing?" Frodo asked, staring down the hole.
"Yes," Aragorn nodded, not taking his eyes off the opening. "I believe we did. Gimli needs to learn about things like earthworms. It helps build character, Frodo."
"Earthworms help build character?" Pippin asked.
"Yes, very much so," Boromir nodded slightly. "As part of the becoming-a- man-trials in Gondor, you must be shrunk down by a wizard and forced to enter the hole of the mother-worm. She eats all that dare enter her labyrinths. If you survive, you are considered a man by your people. If you are killed, well, it won't matter will it?"
Pippin looked intrigued. "What if you are wounded and escape?"
Boromir made a face that implied that the question had caught him off- guard. "Well, then.then.they.you are.you become.they eat you."
"They eat you?" Pippin asked, horrified.
"Yes," Boromir nodded, satisfied with his answer and the response it evoked. "So, if Gimli comes out alive, he is considered a man in Gondor. But," he said malevolently. "If he comes out wounded, then we would have to eat him."
Pippin gasped.
Gimli suddenly appeared in the hole. "We cannot use this hole, Aragorn," the dwarf panted.
"Why not Gimli?" Aragorn asked.
"Because that monster is still alive and in there. I managed to escape with no more than a minor wound to the leg."
Pippin all of a sudden flung himself at Gimli's feet. "No! I don't want to eat you, Gimli!" he wailed.
Gimli looked down at the hobbit at his feet as Boromir and Aragorn engaged in hearty and uncontrollable laughter.
"What is it, master hobbit?" Gimli asked.
Pippin stood up. "Boromir said that."
"He was joking, Pippin," Frodo explained.
Pippin faced Boromir for verification of this statement.
Boromir nodded. "We have no such tradition in Gondor," he laughed. "At least so much as I am aware."
"Okay, so the worm hole idea is out," Legolas thought out loud. "So now what do we do?"
"We should probably think of a way for Gandalf to see us if he comes close to us again," Aragorn said, looking upwards, shading his eyes.
"We could all stack on top of eachother," Pippin said.
"That might work," Aragorn said. "But maybe we should stack on top of eachother to get on top of a rock, the new stack up again, so we'll be even taller."
"Sounds fine to me," Boromir said. "Any objections?"
"Okay, so who is on the bottom?" Legolas asked, once on top of the rock.
"Perhaps Boromir and Aragorn should form a foundation," Frodo pointed out.
Aragorn nodded. "Alright, then we can have Legolas stand on our shoulders. He can hold up Gimli who will hold up Sam, who will hold up Merry, who will hold up Frodo. And then Pippin is at the top because he is the smallest."
"So, now we wait for Gandalf?" Sam inquired.
"Yes, basically," Aragorn sighed.
"But this forest is huge!" Merry said. "It's not like Gandalf is going to waltz up and call for us."
"Aragorn!" a booming voice sounded.
After first clapping hands over their ears, the fellowship began to scramble so that they would form their tower.
Gandalf had been walking for what seemed like an eternity. His companions had just disappeared. For a couple days he had been scouring the forest. He stopped and leaned against a tree.
Something was catching his ear. It sounded like many voices shouting for him. He looked around. The voices told him to look down. He did so and scanned the ground below him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a tower of people! He dropped to his hands and knees and looked closer. Pippin! The Took was perched atop the stack and waving wildly as the others tried to hold him up.
"Ah!" the wizard said.
Pippin clapped his hands over his ears.
"I apologize," Gandalf whispered. "So this is what happened to you all. I see now. Hold on and I'll reverse this spell gone wrong." He stood back up, and closed his eyes. He began to mutter something and held his staff over the wavering tower.
All of a sudden, the still stacked group appeared in front of him, trying to keep balance.
Of course, Aragorn and Boromir were both still standing on the rock. They lost their balance and toppled over, causing the whole group to go sprawling across the forest floor.
Gandalf set the staff against the tree and watched as everyone scrambled to their feet.
"Gandalf!" Frodo shouted happily and ran into the wizard's embrace. "I knew that you would find us!"
Gandalf laid a gentle hand on the hobbit's head. "I never would have given up."
"That was an ordeal," Aragorn sighed. "I hope I never have to do it again."
"Same with me," Boromir waved his hand.
Sam and Merry nodded. "We agree."
"What are you all talking about?" Pippin asked, grinning from ear to ear. "I want to do it again!"
THE END
Again, thank-you all. And if you enjoyed this fan-fic, I encourage you to read my new one. It is #2 in my Spells Gone Wrong Series and is entitled, Hobbits, Toys, and the Boy That Binds Them. (I'll let your imagination work with that one) It's not quite the same, but it's still funny.
Also, I would like to challenge you all to look into the fics by Aralondwen. Particularly, Innocent Bedtime Story. It is hilarious! Or, if you prefer the more dramatic stories, please read her Shadows and Dust fic.
Farewell all! I hope that I might see you again in my reviews for my new one! Good-bye!