Chapter 2: A Rough Beginning
The journey had just begun, and already there was trouble. Xena and Boromir hadn't stopped bickering since they'd left Rivendell. The other eight members of the Fellowship were getting tired of the constant arguments.
Even elves and dwarves get along better than those two! Aragorn thought to himself. He had been planning to pull them aside and talk to them during the mid-day break, but before he could do that, Boromir had wandered away. When he got back, he'd pulled Merry and Pippin aside for a few lessons with a sword. Aragorn decided to speak to them that evening, and was practicing what he was going to say when he heard yelling. He immediately jumped to his feet and ran towards where Boromir and the two halflings were, figuring that was probably where the trouble was. As he ran, he could hear Boromir and Xena screaming at each other amidst the clashing of swords.
"I told you I should teach them!" Xena shouted at Boromir, swinging her sword at his head.
"You?" Boromir avoided the blow, and then swung back at her.
"Well, it would be a disaster if you did it!" Xena roared.
"I'm a better warrior, and I know more about what we'll be up against! I would do a better job!" Boromir growled, while aiming a blow at Xena. She parried his thrust, then, yelling her signature call, "Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi!" somersaulted over his head, landing behind him. With one hard kick, she knocked him to the ground, and then placed her sword tip against his throat.
"Who's the better warrior now?" she hissed in his ear.
Aragorn ran up at this point, and with the help of Legolas, who had also just arrived, grabbed Xena's sword, and then pulled her off of Boromir.
When the two had been separated, Aragorn began to scold them. " Boromir, Xena, we don't need this! This journey is risky as it is, and there's a good chance we'll get hurt or die facing the evils of Saruman and Sauron. We don't need the two of you trying to kill each other! You've been at each other's throats for days now, and we're all sick of it. Both of you go cool down, and I'll work with the hobbits."
Looking around, Aragorn noticed the entire Fellowship had gathered. Merry and Pippin looked shocked and a little frightened- Aragorn wasn't sure which had scared them more, the fight, or him- while Frodo and Sam stared at him in astonishment, they'd never seen him like this before. Legolas looked apathetic toward what was happening-petty human fights probably bored him to tears- while Gimli looked annoyed, possibly because he hadn't been able to get into the fight. Gandalf looked weary and worn out, he had circles under his eyes and looked very tired. Aragorn made a mental note to talk with him later, after Boromir and Xena had been taken care of.
Aragorn motioned for Merry and Pippin to go with him, and as he led them away he noted with satisfaction that Xena and Boromir had walked away in separate directions.
Legolas watched the two fighters, along with the two hobbits and Aragorn, walk away and nearly sighed with relief.
Gimli spoke, "Well, I'm glad they're gone."
Legolas nodded reluctantly, not wanting to vocally agree with the dwarf, even though he shared his opinion.
Gandalf didn't say anything, he just turned and walked slowly back to the rock he'd been perched on. Frodo and Sam exchanged a look, then headed back to the food they'd abandoned minutes before.
No one spoke much after that, and not too much time passed before the ten packed up and continued their journey to Mordor.
That's the end of Chapter 2; let me know what you think!
The journey had just begun, and already there was trouble. Xena and Boromir hadn't stopped bickering since they'd left Rivendell. The other eight members of the Fellowship were getting tired of the constant arguments.
Even elves and dwarves get along better than those two! Aragorn thought to himself. He had been planning to pull them aside and talk to them during the mid-day break, but before he could do that, Boromir had wandered away. When he got back, he'd pulled Merry and Pippin aside for a few lessons with a sword. Aragorn decided to speak to them that evening, and was practicing what he was going to say when he heard yelling. He immediately jumped to his feet and ran towards where Boromir and the two halflings were, figuring that was probably where the trouble was. As he ran, he could hear Boromir and Xena screaming at each other amidst the clashing of swords.
"I told you I should teach them!" Xena shouted at Boromir, swinging her sword at his head.
"You?" Boromir avoided the blow, and then swung back at her.
"Well, it would be a disaster if you did it!" Xena roared.
"I'm a better warrior, and I know more about what we'll be up against! I would do a better job!" Boromir growled, while aiming a blow at Xena. She parried his thrust, then, yelling her signature call, "Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi!" somersaulted over his head, landing behind him. With one hard kick, she knocked him to the ground, and then placed her sword tip against his throat.
"Who's the better warrior now?" she hissed in his ear.
Aragorn ran up at this point, and with the help of Legolas, who had also just arrived, grabbed Xena's sword, and then pulled her off of Boromir.
When the two had been separated, Aragorn began to scold them. " Boromir, Xena, we don't need this! This journey is risky as it is, and there's a good chance we'll get hurt or die facing the evils of Saruman and Sauron. We don't need the two of you trying to kill each other! You've been at each other's throats for days now, and we're all sick of it. Both of you go cool down, and I'll work with the hobbits."
Looking around, Aragorn noticed the entire Fellowship had gathered. Merry and Pippin looked shocked and a little frightened- Aragorn wasn't sure which had scared them more, the fight, or him- while Frodo and Sam stared at him in astonishment, they'd never seen him like this before. Legolas looked apathetic toward what was happening-petty human fights probably bored him to tears- while Gimli looked annoyed, possibly because he hadn't been able to get into the fight. Gandalf looked weary and worn out, he had circles under his eyes and looked very tired. Aragorn made a mental note to talk with him later, after Boromir and Xena had been taken care of.
Aragorn motioned for Merry and Pippin to go with him, and as he led them away he noted with satisfaction that Xena and Boromir had walked away in separate directions.
Legolas watched the two fighters, along with the two hobbits and Aragorn, walk away and nearly sighed with relief.
Gimli spoke, "Well, I'm glad they're gone."
Legolas nodded reluctantly, not wanting to vocally agree with the dwarf, even though he shared his opinion.
Gandalf didn't say anything, he just turned and walked slowly back to the rock he'd been perched on. Frodo and Sam exchanged a look, then headed back to the food they'd abandoned minutes before.
No one spoke much after that, and not too much time passed before the ten packed up and continued their journey to Mordor.
That's the end of Chapter 2; let me know what you think!