Disclaimers: Look at the other chapters; I'm not going to type it up.
Ella sighed, knowing that the Council meeting would be the doom of many. Ella looked over to Lysa, who was sitting next to her. They had decided to pick Lysa over Sean, because of her ability to make people want to do as she says. After that carefree moment that seemed about days ago now they had made up their minds. Ella closed her eyes remembering:
~~About a half an hour before~~
Sean had begun to pace while the others remained in silence on Ella's bed. The four hobbits had long left and now they were alone. Finally Sean turned to them all.
"Why don't we just say it. We're all trying to figure out how to follow that Fellowship. How about we talk about it instead of pretending that that's not what we're thinking."
Ella sighed "Sean, why should I be going? Gandalf said it as if I HAVE to go."
Lysa shrugged "Who knows what goes on in his head. But I think your should go."
Ella frowned "Why?"
"Because, you're the one who always make the decisions in our little group. You're the leader."
Mickey laughed, "I always thought it was so obvious."
Ella rolled her eyes. Leave it Mickey to have you feel like the only one who doesn't know. "So everyone thinks I'm the leader person?"
They all nodded, one after another. Ella sighed and said, "Ok, so who's going besides me?"
Mickey and Sean both looked at Lysa, and that gave Ella her answer. "Lysa, we better get ready. I don't really want to be wearing this to the Council…" She looks down at the wrinkly cloak, T-shirt and jeans.
Lysa smiled and said casually "Uh…mostly, it's you who needs to change. But beware! You will have to wear a…dress!"
Mickey sighed in relief "Thankfully, I don't. I get to borrow some dwarf clothes Gimli brought along. And even if it is guys clothes, I'm be more comfortable then in a dress."
Ella sticks out her tongue at Mickey before turning to Lysa "What do I have to chose from, Lys?"
Lysa walks to a large wardrobe by Ella's bed. She opens it and searched for a moment. Then she backs away from it with a dress in her hand. It was a beautiful ocean blue dress with many colored beads at the waist. It had no sleeves, so it worked because that day was pretty hot. Lysa smiled "What do you think?"
Mickey nods a bit "It ok…I guess."
Sean grins, "That's a big compliment from Mickey, Lys. Don't expect more."
Ella takes the dress and felt it silk texture. She shrugged "I'd rather wear this than the dress that they have in the mall." She took the dress and walked to the bathroom. When she came back she looked at herself in the mirror, spinning slightly. Then she hears a voice by the door.
"After you're done inspecting yourself, I suggest that you get to the council room." Ella turned around and saw Gandalf's outline in the doorway.
She smiled "If I don't fall down a flight of stairs and break my neck."
Gandalf frowns "Are you clumsy?"
She shook her head "No, it's just this stupid dress. I don't wear dresses back home." At the mention of home, her stomach plummets. She hadn't thought of it before, but how were they to get back home? Sure, there were bad points in her life, but pretty much she lived a good life. She had friends, a home, a good education (even if she didn't like to think of it that way) and money.
Lysa must have seen the look on her face and read her emotions. "Gandalf, do you have any idea how we are going to get home after this? We're hardly sure how we got here so we've got fewer ideas on how to get back. "
"If you have no ideas, Lysa, what makes you think we will?" Gandalf answered.
Mickey rolled her eyes "First of all because you're a wizard. Next, because you're powerful. Oh yeah, and because you're GANDALF!"
"But whoever brought you here, must have powers beyond me. For if I could transport things in an instant, I would transport the One Ring into the Cracks of Doom. But that is not to be." Then he turned to Ella and Lysa "Come. It is time for the Council."
~~Back to the Present~~
After a while everyone was settled and the Council was to begin. Elrond began: "Here we are going to decide what is to be done. Black Riders are abroad and the Dark Lord's power is growing. But it is apparent that he does not have to One Ring…yet. But where is the Ring? And what will we do with it when we find it?"
Boromir spoke up "Use it! We could rid ourselves of the Dark Lord and all his minions. There would be no need for wars and Middle-Earth would become great."
Lysa smiled grimly. "That's what you want to believe, Boromir. But that is not so. You and everyone else who tried on the Ring would be over powered and the greater their want for peace and goodness, the more evil they would become. It would not make Middle-Earth great! It would make it into a land of darkness and death."
"Than let's hide it. Put it deep into the Earth where no one will dig it out again." Gimli said, thinking it a good idea.
Ella shook her head "No. If someone could dig a hole that deep to put it in, another can dig a hole to dig it out. It cannot be hidden. It cannot be used. It must be destroyed."
"But no fire can burn it. No hammer will dent it. How else can it be destroyed?" Frodo said.
"But one fire CAN destroy it. The fire in where it was made. Into the Cracks of Doom you must throw it and then, only then, may the Dark Lord be destroyed." Ella answered. "But who will go on this journey? Lysa and I know who is to be going and there will be a fight right here to see who will go. Me, I would rather fight about NOT going. But the reason of the fight will be because of mistrust. The elves don't trust the dwarfs and the Men don't trust the elves and so on. That is a sign that the power of the Ring has already taken over."
Boromir looked confused "But we do not have the Ring yet. How can we decided who will go?"
Gandalf smiled "Frodo, bring it out." Everyone but Aragorn, Gandalf, Elrond, Ella and Lysa, looked at Frodo and the small golden ring in his hand in amazement. Ella smiled as she saw a hint of greed in the eyes of some. That was to be expected and it was. Frodo himself looked as if he wanted to yell, "It's mine! Hands off!" Which he probably did, no doubt about it. But instead he tucked the Ring back under his shirt.
Ella exchanged a glance with Lysa and nodded. They had planned this before in hopes that it would work. Lysa stood up suddenly and the room got quiet. Ella saw that Lysa was nervous, and was surprised. Lysa, the cool girl that was never ever afraid to speak her thoughts in front of millions of people, was nervous about speaking to only about two dozen people. But, of coarse, this was much different than anything Lysa had ever done so it was normal that she was nervous.
Lysa took a deep breath and said calmly "As Ella said before, we know who are going to be picked for the Fellowship."
"What Fellowship?" Legolas asked.
"The Fellowship of the Ring. The nine that are to accompany the Ring- bearer. But we are not included in that Company. And we wish to be accompanying the Fellowship. So I ask, if me and my friends, may be the Company of the Fellowship."
Ella smiled "And also four plus nine equal 13. And 13 is the number of dwarves that went with our Bilbo to snag the gold Smaug stole." She swore she saw Bilbo wink at her but it may have been her imagination.
Elrond stood "But who is to be the Ring –bearer, Lysa and Ella?"
Lysa shook her head "He will say it himself, I need not say it for him."
With that Bilbo stood up on his chair "I know what you're all thinking. Crazy old Bilbo started this business and he might as well finish it."
Lysa laughed, "Sit down, Bilbo. You got one out of two correct. You are not crazy, but you are old. The Ring is another's burden now. You will trouble with it no more."
Gandalf pulled Bilbo back into his seat. Then Frodo stood up and said quietly "I shall be Ring-bearer. I have had for a few years now so I am used to it, mostly. And plus I probably wouldn't be able to give it to another."
Ella whispered to Lysa "Remember Gandalf saying that if anyone took the Ring by force it would break Frodo's mind?"
Lysa nodded "I remember, but don't worry about it. His IS going to be ring- bearer."
Ella opened her mouth to answer Lysa when Sam came out a corner. "Wait Mr. Frodo! I'm coming too. It's dreadful business, this is, but as my old Gaffer would say, 'Do to your friends what you would want done to yourself, Sam.'"
Ella laughed "Go with him you will Sam. And more Elves you will see!"
Legolas stood "I will go too."
Boromir stood also "As will I."
Gimli got up "Make that three."
Aragorn nodded and stood "I will join the Fellowship too."
Gandalf said, "I will go and help this Fellowship destroy the Ring."
Elrond looked over everyone and said after a moment "There are two spaces left to complete the Nine."
With that Pippin and Merry come out of their hiding place. "We're going too!" Pippin shouted.
"You'll have to tie us up and send us to Mirkwood in bags to stop us!" Merry said.
Elrond shook his head "No. You do not understand what it is you are going."
"But neither does Frodo, nor pretty much everyone else in this Fellowship. No one can tell the future for certain." Gandalf began.
Ella smiles and whispers to Lysa "Except maybe us…"
Lysa laughs and everyone stares at her. She grins and says, "Elrond, even if you send two powerful elves with the Fellowship, sometimes it is friendship that is needed, not strength or height. Look at Bilbo for example. Would the 13 dwarves have been better off with another dwarf instead of Bilbo? No they would not. Who would have found the Ring? Dori would not have been carrying Bilbo if he was a dwarf and then Bilbo wouldn't have fallen and found the Ring. And in what hands would it be in now? Who knows? But most likely the hands of Sauron."
Ella nodded "So, who do you think will be a better companion? Or companions I should say."
Elrond sighed, "You two have knowledge that none in this room have-"
"Or in this world" Lysa corrected.
Elrond nodded in agreement "Or in this world. In that way a proclaim that Peregin Took and Meradoc Brandybuck shall go with Frodo, Samwise, Legolas, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli and Gandalf."
"And with the Company of The Fellowship. With Ella, Mickey, Sean and me." Lysa said and got up. "We must leave as soon as possible…which most likely will be in a week or two…"
Ella frowns "Why?"
"Because you need to build your strength up, that's why."
"I do not!" With that Lysa steered Ella away while the others continued their meeting.
~~In Mordor~~
Luci smiles as Sauron hands her a small ring. "What is this for?"
"This is a ring I took from one of my lieutenants…now it is yours. It will bring changes but only for the best. " His eye glistened mysteriously.
Luci felt no fear and no suspicion. What she only felt was the urge to put on the ring and take it as her own. And when he said it was for her she smiled evilly. "Lord, Can-can I have it now?" Suddenly in her hand appeared a small ring. Very simple yet incredibly beautiful. Luci looked closer at the ring and saw that it had weird writings faintly in light red. She held it in her hand for a moment without putting it on. Then when she could resist it no longer she slipped onto her finger.
For about a second she felt no change. Then her face twisted. The pain was unbearable! She fell down onto her knees and screamed. The scream echoed around the plain before disappearing into nothing. Her face was not the only thing getting changed. She got taller and her fingers got long and bony. But no one would have seen these changes. She had disappeared from the sight of anyone but Sauron could hear her screams and sense a darkness floating into someone's heart.
Before long the battle in Luci began. Luci didn't struggle much. She was quite mean from the beginning so that part of her fought with the evil that came from the ring. Soon the ring won her over and she stood. If anyone had seen her, they would have seen a strangely bony and evil looking woman. Her eyes had shrunk to slits and long blonde hair was floating slightly away from her body.
In front of her appeared a cloak and a small crown of black metal. It was taking from deep in the earth of Mordor. It was evil metal and the metal had a look of darkness. She picked out both of the items and slipped on the cloak. Then she lightly laid the crown on her head. She bowed down low and said in weird deep voice "Lord, what can I do for you?"
He laughed, "You shall search for your sister. She happens to be with the Ring-bearer and I need her. Get her. Now go. Take this." He shows her a large animal. "Use it to follow the Ring from the air. Go and serve me!"
With that she jumped onto the animal's back and flew off.
A/N: That's my longest chapter so far isn't it? Whoa.
Ella sighed, knowing that the Council meeting would be the doom of many. Ella looked over to Lysa, who was sitting next to her. They had decided to pick Lysa over Sean, because of her ability to make people want to do as she says. After that carefree moment that seemed about days ago now they had made up their minds. Ella closed her eyes remembering:
~~About a half an hour before~~
Sean had begun to pace while the others remained in silence on Ella's bed. The four hobbits had long left and now they were alone. Finally Sean turned to them all.
"Why don't we just say it. We're all trying to figure out how to follow that Fellowship. How about we talk about it instead of pretending that that's not what we're thinking."
Ella sighed "Sean, why should I be going? Gandalf said it as if I HAVE to go."
Lysa shrugged "Who knows what goes on in his head. But I think your should go."
Ella frowned "Why?"
"Because, you're the one who always make the decisions in our little group. You're the leader."
Mickey laughed, "I always thought it was so obvious."
Ella rolled her eyes. Leave it Mickey to have you feel like the only one who doesn't know. "So everyone thinks I'm the leader person?"
They all nodded, one after another. Ella sighed and said, "Ok, so who's going besides me?"
Mickey and Sean both looked at Lysa, and that gave Ella her answer. "Lysa, we better get ready. I don't really want to be wearing this to the Council…" She looks down at the wrinkly cloak, T-shirt and jeans.
Lysa smiled and said casually "Uh…mostly, it's you who needs to change. But beware! You will have to wear a…dress!"
Mickey sighed in relief "Thankfully, I don't. I get to borrow some dwarf clothes Gimli brought along. And even if it is guys clothes, I'm be more comfortable then in a dress."
Ella sticks out her tongue at Mickey before turning to Lysa "What do I have to chose from, Lys?"
Lysa walks to a large wardrobe by Ella's bed. She opens it and searched for a moment. Then she backs away from it with a dress in her hand. It was a beautiful ocean blue dress with many colored beads at the waist. It had no sleeves, so it worked because that day was pretty hot. Lysa smiled "What do you think?"
Mickey nods a bit "It ok…I guess."
Sean grins, "That's a big compliment from Mickey, Lys. Don't expect more."
Ella takes the dress and felt it silk texture. She shrugged "I'd rather wear this than the dress that they have in the mall." She took the dress and walked to the bathroom. When she came back she looked at herself in the mirror, spinning slightly. Then she hears a voice by the door.
"After you're done inspecting yourself, I suggest that you get to the council room." Ella turned around and saw Gandalf's outline in the doorway.
She smiled "If I don't fall down a flight of stairs and break my neck."
Gandalf frowns "Are you clumsy?"
She shook her head "No, it's just this stupid dress. I don't wear dresses back home." At the mention of home, her stomach plummets. She hadn't thought of it before, but how were they to get back home? Sure, there were bad points in her life, but pretty much she lived a good life. She had friends, a home, a good education (even if she didn't like to think of it that way) and money.
Lysa must have seen the look on her face and read her emotions. "Gandalf, do you have any idea how we are going to get home after this? We're hardly sure how we got here so we've got fewer ideas on how to get back. "
"If you have no ideas, Lysa, what makes you think we will?" Gandalf answered.
Mickey rolled her eyes "First of all because you're a wizard. Next, because you're powerful. Oh yeah, and because you're GANDALF!"
"But whoever brought you here, must have powers beyond me. For if I could transport things in an instant, I would transport the One Ring into the Cracks of Doom. But that is not to be." Then he turned to Ella and Lysa "Come. It is time for the Council."
~~Back to the Present~~
After a while everyone was settled and the Council was to begin. Elrond began: "Here we are going to decide what is to be done. Black Riders are abroad and the Dark Lord's power is growing. But it is apparent that he does not have to One Ring…yet. But where is the Ring? And what will we do with it when we find it?"
Boromir spoke up "Use it! We could rid ourselves of the Dark Lord and all his minions. There would be no need for wars and Middle-Earth would become great."
Lysa smiled grimly. "That's what you want to believe, Boromir. But that is not so. You and everyone else who tried on the Ring would be over powered and the greater their want for peace and goodness, the more evil they would become. It would not make Middle-Earth great! It would make it into a land of darkness and death."
"Than let's hide it. Put it deep into the Earth where no one will dig it out again." Gimli said, thinking it a good idea.
Ella shook her head "No. If someone could dig a hole that deep to put it in, another can dig a hole to dig it out. It cannot be hidden. It cannot be used. It must be destroyed."
"But no fire can burn it. No hammer will dent it. How else can it be destroyed?" Frodo said.
"But one fire CAN destroy it. The fire in where it was made. Into the Cracks of Doom you must throw it and then, only then, may the Dark Lord be destroyed." Ella answered. "But who will go on this journey? Lysa and I know who is to be going and there will be a fight right here to see who will go. Me, I would rather fight about NOT going. But the reason of the fight will be because of mistrust. The elves don't trust the dwarfs and the Men don't trust the elves and so on. That is a sign that the power of the Ring has already taken over."
Boromir looked confused "But we do not have the Ring yet. How can we decided who will go?"
Gandalf smiled "Frodo, bring it out." Everyone but Aragorn, Gandalf, Elrond, Ella and Lysa, looked at Frodo and the small golden ring in his hand in amazement. Ella smiled as she saw a hint of greed in the eyes of some. That was to be expected and it was. Frodo himself looked as if he wanted to yell, "It's mine! Hands off!" Which he probably did, no doubt about it. But instead he tucked the Ring back under his shirt.
Ella exchanged a glance with Lysa and nodded. They had planned this before in hopes that it would work. Lysa stood up suddenly and the room got quiet. Ella saw that Lysa was nervous, and was surprised. Lysa, the cool girl that was never ever afraid to speak her thoughts in front of millions of people, was nervous about speaking to only about two dozen people. But, of coarse, this was much different than anything Lysa had ever done so it was normal that she was nervous.
Lysa took a deep breath and said calmly "As Ella said before, we know who are going to be picked for the Fellowship."
"What Fellowship?" Legolas asked.
"The Fellowship of the Ring. The nine that are to accompany the Ring- bearer. But we are not included in that Company. And we wish to be accompanying the Fellowship. So I ask, if me and my friends, may be the Company of the Fellowship."
Ella smiled "And also four plus nine equal 13. And 13 is the number of dwarves that went with our Bilbo to snag the gold Smaug stole." She swore she saw Bilbo wink at her but it may have been her imagination.
Elrond stood "But who is to be the Ring –bearer, Lysa and Ella?"
Lysa shook her head "He will say it himself, I need not say it for him."
With that Bilbo stood up on his chair "I know what you're all thinking. Crazy old Bilbo started this business and he might as well finish it."
Lysa laughed, "Sit down, Bilbo. You got one out of two correct. You are not crazy, but you are old. The Ring is another's burden now. You will trouble with it no more."
Gandalf pulled Bilbo back into his seat. Then Frodo stood up and said quietly "I shall be Ring-bearer. I have had for a few years now so I am used to it, mostly. And plus I probably wouldn't be able to give it to another."
Ella whispered to Lysa "Remember Gandalf saying that if anyone took the Ring by force it would break Frodo's mind?"
Lysa nodded "I remember, but don't worry about it. His IS going to be ring- bearer."
Ella opened her mouth to answer Lysa when Sam came out a corner. "Wait Mr. Frodo! I'm coming too. It's dreadful business, this is, but as my old Gaffer would say, 'Do to your friends what you would want done to yourself, Sam.'"
Ella laughed "Go with him you will Sam. And more Elves you will see!"
Legolas stood "I will go too."
Boromir stood also "As will I."
Gimli got up "Make that three."
Aragorn nodded and stood "I will join the Fellowship too."
Gandalf said, "I will go and help this Fellowship destroy the Ring."
Elrond looked over everyone and said after a moment "There are two spaces left to complete the Nine."
With that Pippin and Merry come out of their hiding place. "We're going too!" Pippin shouted.
"You'll have to tie us up and send us to Mirkwood in bags to stop us!" Merry said.
Elrond shook his head "No. You do not understand what it is you are going."
"But neither does Frodo, nor pretty much everyone else in this Fellowship. No one can tell the future for certain." Gandalf began.
Ella smiles and whispers to Lysa "Except maybe us…"
Lysa laughs and everyone stares at her. She grins and says, "Elrond, even if you send two powerful elves with the Fellowship, sometimes it is friendship that is needed, not strength or height. Look at Bilbo for example. Would the 13 dwarves have been better off with another dwarf instead of Bilbo? No they would not. Who would have found the Ring? Dori would not have been carrying Bilbo if he was a dwarf and then Bilbo wouldn't have fallen and found the Ring. And in what hands would it be in now? Who knows? But most likely the hands of Sauron."
Ella nodded "So, who do you think will be a better companion? Or companions I should say."
Elrond sighed, "You two have knowledge that none in this room have-"
"Or in this world" Lysa corrected.
Elrond nodded in agreement "Or in this world. In that way a proclaim that Peregin Took and Meradoc Brandybuck shall go with Frodo, Samwise, Legolas, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli and Gandalf."
"And with the Company of The Fellowship. With Ella, Mickey, Sean and me." Lysa said and got up. "We must leave as soon as possible…which most likely will be in a week or two…"
Ella frowns "Why?"
"Because you need to build your strength up, that's why."
"I do not!" With that Lysa steered Ella away while the others continued their meeting.
~~In Mordor~~
Luci smiles as Sauron hands her a small ring. "What is this for?"
"This is a ring I took from one of my lieutenants…now it is yours. It will bring changes but only for the best. " His eye glistened mysteriously.
Luci felt no fear and no suspicion. What she only felt was the urge to put on the ring and take it as her own. And when he said it was for her she smiled evilly. "Lord, Can-can I have it now?" Suddenly in her hand appeared a small ring. Very simple yet incredibly beautiful. Luci looked closer at the ring and saw that it had weird writings faintly in light red. She held it in her hand for a moment without putting it on. Then when she could resist it no longer she slipped onto her finger.
For about a second she felt no change. Then her face twisted. The pain was unbearable! She fell down onto her knees and screamed. The scream echoed around the plain before disappearing into nothing. Her face was not the only thing getting changed. She got taller and her fingers got long and bony. But no one would have seen these changes. She had disappeared from the sight of anyone but Sauron could hear her screams and sense a darkness floating into someone's heart.
Before long the battle in Luci began. Luci didn't struggle much. She was quite mean from the beginning so that part of her fought with the evil that came from the ring. Soon the ring won her over and she stood. If anyone had seen her, they would have seen a strangely bony and evil looking woman. Her eyes had shrunk to slits and long blonde hair was floating slightly away from her body.
In front of her appeared a cloak and a small crown of black metal. It was taking from deep in the earth of Mordor. It was evil metal and the metal had a look of darkness. She picked out both of the items and slipped on the cloak. Then she lightly laid the crown on her head. She bowed down low and said in weird deep voice "Lord, what can I do for you?"
He laughed, "You shall search for your sister. She happens to be with the Ring-bearer and I need her. Get her. Now go. Take this." He shows her a large animal. "Use it to follow the Ring from the air. Go and serve me!"
With that she jumped onto the animal's back and flew off.
A/N: That's my longest chapter so far isn't it? Whoa.