Shadow and Flame
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A/N: I'm really sorry about it taking so long to post these but my computer has been screwn' up as of late. Stupid cow comm! I'm going to totally screw with the dialogue in the story, I am going to make Saruman's speech different so if you don't like my story's influence then don't read. And Quickbeam, Shade, and Legolas come onto the others after Wormtounge returned to Saruman and after most of Saruman's speech.
Chapter 12, No Don't! urgh we're dead...
Shade, Legolas, and Quickbeam came onto the group at Orthanc, they could here Saruman's voice "Gandalf you are but a fool to keep company with the likes of these. They are no better than the Orcs you fight, why do you disgrace your name by staying with them?" He continued on but Shade did not hear him all she saw were flashbacks of the groups fighting, Gandalf falling into the darkness, the look on Boromir's face when the re-untied.
Shade stormed forward seething in a rage. She ignored the ghost hands grabbing at her, the voices telling her to stop. She marched right over and stood next to Gandalf hands on her hips. "Saruman! You will listen to what I have to say now."
"And who are you?"
"Oh you remember me, I am that helpless maiden whom you so bravely captured."
"The crazy one who jumped out of the window?" Saruman said in his best mocking tone
"One and the same. But now, on to what I was going to say, you were wrong Saruman. You are the fool! Gandalf is far greater than you will ever be! You command armies who are only loyal to you because they fear you! Well, where are your armies now? They have abandoned you; they only take orders from the Dark Lord. And" Shade raised her eyebrow. "There is one thing that Gandalf never does."
Saruman leaned over the bannister "And what is that?"
"At least he never calls the Dark Lord on his palantìr every time something goes wrong." As soon as Shade had finished everyone was laughing. She spread out her arms and gave a great laugh also. "See how easily your powers crumble oh great Saruman. See how easily your influence is torn to shreds!"
Saruman howled with rage and stormed back into the tower, only to come out again, and throw something at Shade. That some thing hit Shade square in the head, and bounced off. Shade hit the ground like a stone. She was only down for a second, and then she was back up again shaking the blackness out of her head. "Ouch that hurt you bastard! Say what did he throw at me?" Pippin strode forward and handed Shade a helmet. It was onyx with sliver leaves engraved all around it and one line over the top, in between the leaves where eleven runes of protection, and right in the center of the front, back, and sides where emerald's shaped into perfect circles. Shade looked up at Saruman "Hey, thanks! It's really beautiful and it'll protect me from anything else you throw. Now will you come down your acting like a child!"
Gandalf leaned over and whispered " I couldn't have said it better."
"No thank you if you wish to treat with me then come back when you are sober and leave behind those fools you are with, Gandalf. Good day." He turned and left the balcony.
Now it was Gandalf's turn to yell "Come back Saruman, I did not give you leave to go!" And to the amazement of everyone Saruman turned around and walked back as if dragged against his will, back to the iron rail. "If you wish to stay then stay, but you will not stay as you once were. For I am not Gandalf the Grey whom you betrayed, but Gandalf the White, come back from the dead. I cast you from the order and the Council" He raised his arms and spoke slowly in a clear voice. "Saruman you staff is broken." There was a crack and Saruman's staff broke under his hand, causing Saruman to fall to the floor, and the head of his staff fell to the ground at Gandalf's feet. "Go now, back to your madness."
With a cry of anguish Saruman crawled back into the tower. Shade could not help but feel sorry for him. Just as he backed away a heavy shinning thing hurtled down from above. It glanced off the iron rail, and wizzed passed Gandalf's ear. Shade yelped, thrust her new helmet on, and ducked as it flew through the air where a moment ago her head had been. The thing bounced down the stairs and was heading for a pool, but Pippin ran forward and snatched it out of the way in time.
"The murderous rouge!" cried Eomer (A/N: Sorry I don't know how to do the little cap. E^ thingie.)
Gandalf was un-moved. "No that was not thrown by Saruman," he said; "Not even to his knowledge, I think. It came from a window far above. A 'goodbye' from Wormtounge, I fancy. Though ill aimed." Gandalf winked at Shade, who scowled.
Shade could hear Quickbeam rustle uncomfortably behind her. "Oh, I am so sorry I had forgotten you where there. You just, well, you blend in so well."
"It's quite all right I'd have rather been forgotten than have something thrown at me." Quickbeam tilted his head slightly upward, indicating Shade's helmet that was still protecting her head from any more attacks via the air.
"Yes I guess so, but at least I got something out of it, I'll take it as a gift from Saruman, maybe I'll pass it down to my children as a heirloom."
"Oh will you?" Boromir asked slipping his hand into hers.
Shade looked up at Boromir. "Of course our children will need protection from the evils they will face in their battles."
"Of course."
Quickbeam looked puzzled then he shook his head, sighed, and muttered something about humans.
"Here Pippin, I'll take that." Gandalf said as he turned to see Pippin coming up the stairs. He walked down and took the dark globe from the hobbit. "I'll take care of it, it is not a thing Saruman would have liked to cast away."
"But he may have other things to throw." Gimli claimed slapping Shade hard on the back. Shade flew forward at the unexpected blow and just managed to throw her hands out to stop her fall. "Let's go out of a stones throw at lest!"
Shade groaned and rubbed her head, then began to chase Gimli down the stairs.
"I'll get you for that you dwarf!" Shade had picked up rocks and began to throw them at Gimli. "Lets see if you can get out of a stones throw!"
"If you can catch me lass!" Gimli cried looking over his shoulder as he ran away. Showing surprising nimbleness for one his size he did manage to keep out of her reach.
Quickbeam leaned over to Boromir and whispered " Does she do that often?"
"Yes she does." Boromir said looking fondly after Shade, who was now calling for the dwarf's blood by the end of the night.
"It is the end." Gandalf said his eyes twinkling in that way only his do when he is amused. "Let us go."
A/N: What do you think all of this was written spur-of-the-moment so it might not all make sense. REVIEW OR YOU WILL SUFFER A FATE FAR WORSE THAN THAT THE HATH BEEN INFLICTED UPON ME!! Grrrr....^_^ On happier notes I got big plans 4 this weekend. I'm going to buy a hat from Hot Topic. On a side note, Hot Topics prices are too high! I'm just a poor white free lance writer girl, how am I supposed to cope w/High school and high prices on hats! Grrr....again I say grrr...
Disclaimer: La! la! la! I can't hear you! la! la! la!
A/N: I'm really sorry about it taking so long to post these but my computer has been screwn' up as of late. Stupid cow comm! I'm going to totally screw with the dialogue in the story, I am going to make Saruman's speech different so if you don't like my story's influence then don't read. And Quickbeam, Shade, and Legolas come onto the others after Wormtounge returned to Saruman and after most of Saruman's speech.
Chapter 12, No Don't! urgh we're dead...
Shade, Legolas, and Quickbeam came onto the group at Orthanc, they could here Saruman's voice "Gandalf you are but a fool to keep company with the likes of these. They are no better than the Orcs you fight, why do you disgrace your name by staying with them?" He continued on but Shade did not hear him all she saw were flashbacks of the groups fighting, Gandalf falling into the darkness, the look on Boromir's face when the re-untied.
Shade stormed forward seething in a rage. She ignored the ghost hands grabbing at her, the voices telling her to stop. She marched right over and stood next to Gandalf hands on her hips. "Saruman! You will listen to what I have to say now."
"And who are you?"
"Oh you remember me, I am that helpless maiden whom you so bravely captured."
"The crazy one who jumped out of the window?" Saruman said in his best mocking tone
"One and the same. But now, on to what I was going to say, you were wrong Saruman. You are the fool! Gandalf is far greater than you will ever be! You command armies who are only loyal to you because they fear you! Well, where are your armies now? They have abandoned you; they only take orders from the Dark Lord. And" Shade raised her eyebrow. "There is one thing that Gandalf never does."
Saruman leaned over the bannister "And what is that?"
"At least he never calls the Dark Lord on his palantìr every time something goes wrong." As soon as Shade had finished everyone was laughing. She spread out her arms and gave a great laugh also. "See how easily your powers crumble oh great Saruman. See how easily your influence is torn to shreds!"
Saruman howled with rage and stormed back into the tower, only to come out again, and throw something at Shade. That some thing hit Shade square in the head, and bounced off. Shade hit the ground like a stone. She was only down for a second, and then she was back up again shaking the blackness out of her head. "Ouch that hurt you bastard! Say what did he throw at me?" Pippin strode forward and handed Shade a helmet. It was onyx with sliver leaves engraved all around it and one line over the top, in between the leaves where eleven runes of protection, and right in the center of the front, back, and sides where emerald's shaped into perfect circles. Shade looked up at Saruman "Hey, thanks! It's really beautiful and it'll protect me from anything else you throw. Now will you come down your acting like a child!"
Gandalf leaned over and whispered " I couldn't have said it better."
"No thank you if you wish to treat with me then come back when you are sober and leave behind those fools you are with, Gandalf. Good day." He turned and left the balcony.
Now it was Gandalf's turn to yell "Come back Saruman, I did not give you leave to go!" And to the amazement of everyone Saruman turned around and walked back as if dragged against his will, back to the iron rail. "If you wish to stay then stay, but you will not stay as you once were. For I am not Gandalf the Grey whom you betrayed, but Gandalf the White, come back from the dead. I cast you from the order and the Council" He raised his arms and spoke slowly in a clear voice. "Saruman you staff is broken." There was a crack and Saruman's staff broke under his hand, causing Saruman to fall to the floor, and the head of his staff fell to the ground at Gandalf's feet. "Go now, back to your madness."
With a cry of anguish Saruman crawled back into the tower. Shade could not help but feel sorry for him. Just as he backed away a heavy shinning thing hurtled down from above. It glanced off the iron rail, and wizzed passed Gandalf's ear. Shade yelped, thrust her new helmet on, and ducked as it flew through the air where a moment ago her head had been. The thing bounced down the stairs and was heading for a pool, but Pippin ran forward and snatched it out of the way in time.
"The murderous rouge!" cried Eomer (A/N: Sorry I don't know how to do the little cap. E^ thingie.)
Gandalf was un-moved. "No that was not thrown by Saruman," he said; "Not even to his knowledge, I think. It came from a window far above. A 'goodbye' from Wormtounge, I fancy. Though ill aimed." Gandalf winked at Shade, who scowled.
Shade could hear Quickbeam rustle uncomfortably behind her. "Oh, I am so sorry I had forgotten you where there. You just, well, you blend in so well."
"It's quite all right I'd have rather been forgotten than have something thrown at me." Quickbeam tilted his head slightly upward, indicating Shade's helmet that was still protecting her head from any more attacks via the air.
"Yes I guess so, but at least I got something out of it, I'll take it as a gift from Saruman, maybe I'll pass it down to my children as a heirloom."
"Oh will you?" Boromir asked slipping his hand into hers.
Shade looked up at Boromir. "Of course our children will need protection from the evils they will face in their battles."
"Of course."
Quickbeam looked puzzled then he shook his head, sighed, and muttered something about humans.
"Here Pippin, I'll take that." Gandalf said as he turned to see Pippin coming up the stairs. He walked down and took the dark globe from the hobbit. "I'll take care of it, it is not a thing Saruman would have liked to cast away."
"But he may have other things to throw." Gimli claimed slapping Shade hard on the back. Shade flew forward at the unexpected blow and just managed to throw her hands out to stop her fall. "Let's go out of a stones throw at lest!"
Shade groaned and rubbed her head, then began to chase Gimli down the stairs.
"I'll get you for that you dwarf!" Shade had picked up rocks and began to throw them at Gimli. "Lets see if you can get out of a stones throw!"
"If you can catch me lass!" Gimli cried looking over his shoulder as he ran away. Showing surprising nimbleness for one his size he did manage to keep out of her reach.
Quickbeam leaned over to Boromir and whispered " Does she do that often?"
"Yes she does." Boromir said looking fondly after Shade, who was now calling for the dwarf's blood by the end of the night.
"It is the end." Gandalf said his eyes twinkling in that way only his do when he is amused. "Let us go."
A/N: What do you think all of this was written spur-of-the-moment so it might not all make sense. REVIEW OR YOU WILL SUFFER A FATE FAR WORSE THAN THAT THE HATH BEEN INFLICTED UPON ME!! Grrrr....^_^ On happier notes I got big plans 4 this weekend. I'm going to buy a hat from Hot Topic. On a side note, Hot Topics prices are too high! I'm just a poor white free lance writer girl, how am I supposed to cope w/High school and high prices on hats! Grrr....again I say grrr...