A/N: Thanks for all the wonderful reviews. I am getting a hang of this story. I am thinking about turning it in to a mystery in future chapters. What do you think of that? Thanks for the reviews.
Disclaimer: Tolkien owns the whole thing. I am merely borrowing the idea and turning and twisting the plot.
Chapter Three: Finding the Rest of the Fellowship
When they had all finished eating dinner Cooper sent them in to finish watching the movie they had started before hand. Cooper washed up all the dishes and soon had the kitchen in order. She was about to walk in to the other room and announce that she was done and that they could discuss about what they should do. When, she remembered that she had promised Theodore Parker that she would call him tonight. Teddy, as most people called him, was Cooper's best friend, next to Alex anyway. They could talk about anything; tonight Cooper definitely had news to tell him. Teddy went to the private school down the road from the public high school. It was a small Christian school with around 150 students; Cooper's family went there for church, but didn't feel like paying the tuition for Cooper to go there. Cooper dialed up Teddy's phone number from memory. She waited not so patiently for some one to pick up the phone. When they did it was Mrs. Parker. "Hello, Mrs. Parker?" "Yes, this is Cooper. Is Teddy available?" "All right, I'll wait for you to get him." Cooper had to cover the phone with her hand and pull it away from her head to avoid becoming deaf.
"Hi! Cooper, sorry if you deaf."
"Oh that's okay. I'm use to by now. How was your day at school?" They asked and answered the routine questions. The Cooper said, "Teddy, are you sitting down?"
"No, why?"
"You need to find a place quick before I tell you my news."
"All right I'm sitting down. Telling me your exciting news."
"Does the chair you're sitting in have a back and sides?"
"Yes, I am sitting in my recliner."
"Good. Okay, can you hold on for just a minute?" With that Cooper quickly located the cordless phone and locked herself in her bathroom. "Okay, are you ready for this?"
"Cooper, you're stalling. What is it?"
"Well, you know how some jerk ran into my truck the other night? After school today I had to pick it up at the automotive shop downtown. I took the subway because I didn't have any other means of transportation. Well, as I got off the subway I saw the sunlight glint off something in the corner"
"Wait, let me guess. It was the ring of power that must be destroyed, and it is now up to you to destroy it. Now you are asking for my help in getting to Middle Earth. Am I right?" Asked Teddy in a very sarcastic voice.
"Well, partially. I am asking you to help me do something, it evolves the ring, and it is about saving the world."
"Hum, you are speaking in riddles. It wasn't the ring you saw, but it has to do with Tolkien and his story. Well you might tell me the whole story instead of leaving me hanging." Cooper told the story that you already know. Teddy was skeptical about Cooper's story, but she had never lied to him. After Cooper was done telling him her story Teddy asked if it would be possible to come over and verify her story.
"I can understand that you don't know quiet what to think of it. You probably think I am turning into the most frightful liar. I'm still not sure what to make of it," Cooper continued to babble on about nothing in particular. Teddy knew that she did this when she was nervous.
"Cooper, I am going to come over right after I help my Mom put the kids away. By the way, where are your parents? Right, they went to the horse sale up in Thermopolis. By over quickly."
Cooper wandered out to the living room where they were still watching The Thirteenth Warrior. Cooper sat down on the swivel computer chair and observed the fellowship's reaction to the movie. The Hobbits were awed by all the gore and violence, they had, had relatively sheltered lives in the Shire. Gímli didn't seem fazed at all by the blood and goring images projected on the screen. Aragorn seem amazed that anyone would want to watch anything with so much violence. Guess it is kind of a sixth sense thing with rangers because after Cooper had been doing her observation for about three minutes he realized that she was staring at them. He got up almost as gracefully as an elf. (Since he was raised by elves he learned how to be stealthy, this is also attributed to his Númenórean blood.) He grabbed a chair and sat down next to Cooper. She seemingly had noticed his presence, and was still watching with an vigilant air about her. But in truth Cooper was very aware of Aragorn's presence next to her. Of the fellowship he had always captured her attention as no other could. Just as Cooper was beginning to reflect on her thoughts Teddy rang the doorbell. If some one had written everything our before hand the scene could not have been more comical. Everyone ,except Cooper who had been waiting for Teddy, jumped all at the same precise moment.
A/N: Sorry this chapter was short, they will become longer. What do you think so far? I love input and suggestions. Constructive criticism and help are always welcome. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews. If you think should take the part of the book report out (in the first chapter) please tell me. Reviews reviews reviews! I love reviews. IYall my wonderful reviewers.