"This?" Casey asked, taking her ring off and handing it to Aragorn. Aragorn
drew away as if she were thrusting the plague upon him. Casey put her ring
back on.
"You hold the Ring Of Fire." Aragorn said to Casey. "And you, you have the Ring of Water." He pointed at Riley's ring finger. "The Dark Lord Sauron must never find them. He already has in his possession the Rings of Heart and Wind. Where the Ring of Earth is, I do not know." Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. The 4 hobbits and 3 humans spun around tensely. "Who goes there?" Aragorn demanded, drawing his sword. There was the sound of a person clearing its throat.
"Room service." The voice was raspy and scratchy.
"It's a wraith!" Sam cried, running to the window. He threw it open. "Come on!" The Hobbits began to climb out the window as Riley, Casey and Aragorn began to blockade the door.
"Room service!" A voice growled from the other side, banging harshly on the door.
"Aha! That should hold them. Let's go." The three ran to the window. The hobbits were on the ground, readying the horses. Casey was the first to start the climb down as the door began to splinter and crack. Riley had just started out the window when the slamming stopped, the knob turned, and the door opened away from the blockade. There was a split second in which Aragorn and Riley were frozen, but then Riley leapt off the ledge, followed by Aragorn. Riley landed on her feet, rolled, and was up on her feet within seconds. Casey was already mounted with Merry sitting behind her.
"Riley! This isn't a soccer game! Stop rolling on the ground and lets go!" Riley swung up onto Pumpkin and pulled Pippin up behind her. The 4 Ring Wraiths also dropped from the window. However, their cloaks caught the lattice and they were stripped.
"Wait! Wait!" A Ring Wraith called, giving the T signal with his hand. "Time out." Casey, Riley, Aragorn, Sam, Pippin, Frodo and Merry all sighed and rolled their eyes. The 7 waited, annoyed, as the costume crew appeared and replaced the torn costumes. Suddenly, one of the Ring Wraiths slashed out and stabbed Frodo.
*sounds of wussy Frodo gasping in pain*
"You didn't say un-time out!" Riley yelled.
"Tough, mortal." The wraith replied. Then, the 4 wraiths let a piercing scream echo. Riley, Casey, and Aragorn were off like a flash with their respective hobbits hanging on.
"We can't leave Frodo!" Sam cried.
"Yes we can!" Casey yelled as she kicked Frisco to go backwards.
Then, as if in slow motion, the now 5 wraiths seemed to rise up from the hill that the now 6 fleeing companions had just crested. As the wraiths crested the hill, Casey discovered that they were not moving in slow motion. Casey reined Frisco to a stop and turned around. "What are you doing?" Riley demanded, halting sharply beside her. "We have to flee for our lives!"
"Look!" Casey said, pointing at the wraiths. Riley's face twisted in confusion.
"What the. they're riding donkeys. Donkeys!" Riley and Casey burst out laughing. Seeing these huge figures draped in yards of fabric with their knees up in their chest and with only the donkey's heads and huge ears visible beneath the cloth was hysterical.
"Give up the rings!" They ordered in their shrill voices. Riley and Casey turned about, still laughing hysterically, and ran to catch up with Aragorn. The wraiths were left behind in a matter of seconds.
After two days of riding, they came upon a dense forest. "Where are we?" Riley asked.
"Mirkwood." Aragorn answered.
"MIRKWOOD!" Casey and Riley shouted together, their eyes growing large as well as their smiles. "Mirkwood." They both sighed and Aragorn looked at them strangely.
"We may not stop here. We must get to Mt. Doom and destroy your rings of power."
"We're stopping in Mirkwood." Casey stated, leading Frisco deeper into the forest.
"We must advance quickly to Mordor before the Eye of Sauron finds us. We are already off course."
"We're staying in Mirkwood." Casey stated again, this time with a little more force.
"I can not allow-"
"WE'RE STAYING IN MIRKWOOD!" Casey ordered. Aragorn seemed to shrink back in fear.
So the 6 trudged on into the dense forest in search of what only Casey and Riley knew. Aragorn seemed to stay within himself and was content to contemplate his own inner questions. Pippin and Merry were also quiet and Sam was obviously distressed at the loss of Frodo.
For 3 days, the 6 wandered the forests until a rustling in the trees caught Aragorn's attention. "Shh!" He hissed, looking desperately into the canopy. He drew his sword and then gave one to Riley and Casey. The hobbits had their own.
"What's happening?" Riley asked.
"Shh!" Aragorn hissed again. Suddenly, a huge spider leapt from the tree tops and landed over Merry. However, the hobbit was small enough to roll away. "Ahhh!" Aragorn yelled, leaping from the ground and onto the spider's back. Riley and Casey watched as he raised his sword...grabbed it by the tip of the blade..and began beating the spider with the hilt.
"What the?" Riley wondered. The Spider wobbled around, bucking like a horse. "This is stupid!" Riley unsheathed her sword, ran up, and slashed the belly of the Spider. The spider wailed horribly, and then fell. Aragorn fell from the back of the monster and looked at the slain creature and then at Riley.
"How did you do that?" Riley didn't know how to respond. "That was amazing. Please teach me." Riley shrugged.
"Okay."
"You hold the Ring Of Fire." Aragorn said to Casey. "And you, you have the Ring of Water." He pointed at Riley's ring finger. "The Dark Lord Sauron must never find them. He already has in his possession the Rings of Heart and Wind. Where the Ring of Earth is, I do not know." Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. The 4 hobbits and 3 humans spun around tensely. "Who goes there?" Aragorn demanded, drawing his sword. There was the sound of a person clearing its throat.
"Room service." The voice was raspy and scratchy.
"It's a wraith!" Sam cried, running to the window. He threw it open. "Come on!" The Hobbits began to climb out the window as Riley, Casey and Aragorn began to blockade the door.
"Room service!" A voice growled from the other side, banging harshly on the door.
"Aha! That should hold them. Let's go." The three ran to the window. The hobbits were on the ground, readying the horses. Casey was the first to start the climb down as the door began to splinter and crack. Riley had just started out the window when the slamming stopped, the knob turned, and the door opened away from the blockade. There was a split second in which Aragorn and Riley were frozen, but then Riley leapt off the ledge, followed by Aragorn. Riley landed on her feet, rolled, and was up on her feet within seconds. Casey was already mounted with Merry sitting behind her.
"Riley! This isn't a soccer game! Stop rolling on the ground and lets go!" Riley swung up onto Pumpkin and pulled Pippin up behind her. The 4 Ring Wraiths also dropped from the window. However, their cloaks caught the lattice and they were stripped.
"Wait! Wait!" A Ring Wraith called, giving the T signal with his hand. "Time out." Casey, Riley, Aragorn, Sam, Pippin, Frodo and Merry all sighed and rolled their eyes. The 7 waited, annoyed, as the costume crew appeared and replaced the torn costumes. Suddenly, one of the Ring Wraiths slashed out and stabbed Frodo.
*sounds of wussy Frodo gasping in pain*
"You didn't say un-time out!" Riley yelled.
"Tough, mortal." The wraith replied. Then, the 4 wraiths let a piercing scream echo. Riley, Casey, and Aragorn were off like a flash with their respective hobbits hanging on.
"We can't leave Frodo!" Sam cried.
"Yes we can!" Casey yelled as she kicked Frisco to go backwards.
Then, as if in slow motion, the now 5 wraiths seemed to rise up from the hill that the now 6 fleeing companions had just crested. As the wraiths crested the hill, Casey discovered that they were not moving in slow motion. Casey reined Frisco to a stop and turned around. "What are you doing?" Riley demanded, halting sharply beside her. "We have to flee for our lives!"
"Look!" Casey said, pointing at the wraiths. Riley's face twisted in confusion.
"What the. they're riding donkeys. Donkeys!" Riley and Casey burst out laughing. Seeing these huge figures draped in yards of fabric with their knees up in their chest and with only the donkey's heads and huge ears visible beneath the cloth was hysterical.
"Give up the rings!" They ordered in their shrill voices. Riley and Casey turned about, still laughing hysterically, and ran to catch up with Aragorn. The wraiths were left behind in a matter of seconds.
After two days of riding, they came upon a dense forest. "Where are we?" Riley asked.
"Mirkwood." Aragorn answered.
"MIRKWOOD!" Casey and Riley shouted together, their eyes growing large as well as their smiles. "Mirkwood." They both sighed and Aragorn looked at them strangely.
"We may not stop here. We must get to Mt. Doom and destroy your rings of power."
"We're stopping in Mirkwood." Casey stated, leading Frisco deeper into the forest.
"We must advance quickly to Mordor before the Eye of Sauron finds us. We are already off course."
"We're staying in Mirkwood." Casey stated again, this time with a little more force.
"I can not allow-"
"WE'RE STAYING IN MIRKWOOD!" Casey ordered. Aragorn seemed to shrink back in fear.
So the 6 trudged on into the dense forest in search of what only Casey and Riley knew. Aragorn seemed to stay within himself and was content to contemplate his own inner questions. Pippin and Merry were also quiet and Sam was obviously distressed at the loss of Frodo.
For 3 days, the 6 wandered the forests until a rustling in the trees caught Aragorn's attention. "Shh!" He hissed, looking desperately into the canopy. He drew his sword and then gave one to Riley and Casey. The hobbits had their own.
"What's happening?" Riley asked.
"Shh!" Aragorn hissed again. Suddenly, a huge spider leapt from the tree tops and landed over Merry. However, the hobbit was small enough to roll away. "Ahhh!" Aragorn yelled, leaping from the ground and onto the spider's back. Riley and Casey watched as he raised his sword...grabbed it by the tip of the blade..and began beating the spider with the hilt.
"What the?" Riley wondered. The Spider wobbled around, bucking like a horse. "This is stupid!" Riley unsheathed her sword, ran up, and slashed the belly of the Spider. The spider wailed horribly, and then fell. Aragorn fell from the back of the monster and looked at the slain creature and then at Riley.
"How did you do that?" Riley didn't know how to respond. "That was amazing. Please teach me." Riley shrugged.
"Okay."