Author: The last chapter was Tex (with help from Starr) This chapter is us!
Rating: PG
Summary: Peter Jackson loves coffee, and because he is too lazy to make it, he finds a coffee boy named Jimmy. But what happens when Jimmy mysteriously disappears during the filming of Lord of the Rings? How will Peter get his coffee?
Disclaimer: Oh come on, people! We don't own anything to do with Lord of the Rings, Peter, or anyone else. We only own Jimmy. The characters from Lord of the Rings belong to Mr. Tolkien (mayherestinpeace), and I doubt that there will be much of them in this, except for references of course. It's mostly just the movie people.
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Ch. 4: The Council of Peter
In the courtyard of the not-quite-finished (A/N: Hee, hee! We like dashes…) Imladris set, there were carven chairs arranged in a semi-circle around a stone platform. On the other side of the dais were two chairs, one large and ornately carved, the other a folding chair. People of all sizes and nationalities filed in, including those whose arrivals we documented in chapter three. On each chair was a packet with a name on it. The packets contained scripts, pictures, keys, conceptual art, and etcetera. Each person sat where their name was. Once everyone had arrived, they noticed that there were two chairs (besides the two set apart) whose occupants were not present. This was soon forgotten as the youth who had driven everyone from their various points of entry came into the yard.
'Mr. Peter Jackson!' He announced.
Confused, most of the assembly stood up, not knowing what else to do. The director entered, looking rather pleased at the vertical state of his crew. Then he noticed the two empty seats.
'Jimmy, bring me those packets.' He demanded. Jimmy complied without speaking.
'Stuart Townsend and Orlando Bloom,' Peter read, 'oh well, they will be reprimanded when they get here.'
Just then, (because of the laws of narrative causality) a thrumming noise was heard. The crew looked up. Sure enough the silhouette of a helicopter could be seen. Moreover, a figure just jumped out! The group gazed on in horror until the figure opened his parachute. The helicopter hovered (or rather descended) near him, but far enough away to avoid causing a gore shower falling on the people below.
The parachutist touched down near the centre of the courtyard causing quite a few of the female (and a couple male) cast members to swoon. He was lithe (A/N: THANK YOU, Manpants) and had curly, dark hair (A/N: Again, THANK YOU, Manpants [ever so much]). The helicopter set down not far from the gathering. The pilot hopped down, and cheerfully walked to it. He had brown hair, dark eyes, and a generally sour look, despite the fact that he was smiling.
'Here are your packets,' Peter snarled, angry at having his entrance outdone by mere actors, 'now sit down!'
The twain took the proffered packets, and walked to the empty seats.
'Now that we're all HERE…I think introductions are in order. Please say your name, what you do here, and what you have done. I am Peter Jackson, your director, and this is Jimmy, my coffee-boy.' The two of them (Jimmy looking miffed at not being able to introduce himself and at having to sit in the folding chair) sat down in the separate chairs.
Sitting on the end, to the left of Peter was the short actor with the freaky blue eyes; he stood up.
'I'm Elijah Wood, and I play Frodo Baggins. I've beaten aliens, evil children, helped a runaway slave and my little brother escape from various people, swam with dolphins, discovered an asteroid, been a pickpocket, and lost my memory. And for "Huck Finn" I had to smoke this herb, and it was really nasty. I mean really, really, REALLY nasty! You wouldn't believe-'
'That's nice. Please sit down.' Peter commanded, looking impatient. The actors that had arrived with Wood started snickering. 'Next?'
The man next to Wood stood up. He had arrived on the same plane as his younger colleague.
'Hello, I'm Sean Astin, and I'm gonna play Sam. I've been acting since I was little; some of you may have seen me in "The Goonies".'
About half of the assembled cast and crew (mostly guys) then yelled out, 'HEY YOU GUYS', causing an ear-to-ear grin from Astin. 'I'm glad you've all seen it! Anyway, I've got a two-year-old daughter named Alexandria.' This elected a loud 'Awwww' from the group, causing another wide smile. 'Thank you,' he said, and sat down.
Next was the shorter of the two from the British Airlines plane. He got up.
'Hi, Ah'm Billy Boyd, an Ah play Peregrin Took. Ah've been en th' theatre, an Ah play th' guitar an sing.' At the end of this, he sat back down, looking very pleased with himself.
Next up was a man with large, prominent ears. He was taller than the others who had gone before him. He waved a little to the assembled crowd. 'Hallo ich bin Dominic Monaghan. Ich werde Meriadoc Brandybuck spielen. Ich habe Arbeit im Theater, Radio getan, und Fernsehen," Hetty Wainthrop einschließend, forscht". * He sat down, purposefully ignoring the puzzled looks from the other cast members.
The old man from the cruise ship stood. He surveyed the crowd for a moment, and then he spoke, 'I am Sir Ian McKellen, and I play Gandalf the Gay, I mean Grey.' This earned a few nervous laughs. He smiled and went on. 'I have been in "Richard the Third", "Gods and Monsters", and "X-Men".' The audience clapped politely as Sir Ian bowed and sat down.
After Sir Ian, still looking very pleased with his grand entrance, the parachutist stood up arrogantly. 'Hi, I'm Orlando Bloom. I'll be playing Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil, king of Mirkwood. I went to London Guildhall school of Music and Drama, and I've been in quite a few theatre productions. Also, I had a minor role as Rentboy in "Wilde". I was in "Midsomer Murders" on the telly as well.' There was a collective sigh from the female members of the cast as he stopped speaking.
The huge Welshman then rose from his seat. 'I am John Rhys-Davies.' A ripple went through the assembly. It sounded like a bunch of people whispering, 'Sallah'. Rhys-Davies smiled a bit, 'yes, I was in two of the Indiana Jones films. I was also in "The Living Daylights", and the television series "Sliders". I am here to play Gimli the dwarf,' Several people looked up at the giant actor and snickered, 'and voice Treebeard the Ent.'
When he finished, the pilot of the helicopter rose. 'I'm Stuart Townsend,' he began, in a mostly American accent with a slight trace of British, 'I was born in Dublin, and was in the movie "Shooting Fish." I'm going to play Aragorn {A/N: We'll see about that!}.'
The last member of the Fellowship got up. 'My name is Bean. Sean Bean.' Rhys-Davies snorted. 'And I will be playing Boromir son of Denethor, the RIGHTFUL heir to the throne of Gondor.' Townsend snorted indignantly. 'I've been in "Ronin", "Goldeneye", and I was the lead player in the television series "Sharpe".
After he was through, Peter rose once more. He turned to the Nine, and proclaimed, 'You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring.' Now on to the crew.'
*'Hello, I'm Dominic Monaghan. I'll be playing Meriadoc Brandybuck. I've done work in the theatre, radio, and television, including "Hetty Wainthrop Investigates".
A/N: By the way, the authors apologize to our "loyal fans" for this chapter being so late. On account of conflicting schedules, school, home life, and basically, when one wants to work on it, the other doesn't. But the creative juices are flowing, and we're going to update A LOT more often. So please bare with us, and we'll post again soon. Thanks for all of the reviews, please send more. J
Sincerely,
TexStarr