Authors Note(s): I apologize for the inconvienience of the missing second chap, so here it is, thanks for the positive reviews, none the less!







Judgement Chapter 2


Gabby was whipped. "'Elves don't need to sleep' my ass!" she told her horse grimly. Her eyes rolled up in her head as she blacked out.

"You'll do no such thing!" Pippin shouted. "You haven't even met the folks!" he pouted. Lisa frowned and turned away readying her horse. Legolas
readied his as well and grimacing.

"Look we've told you before, we have to get her before she does anything foolish. You can come if you want." Legolas spat out at the hobbit.

"Damn straight I'm coming!" Pip threw back over his shoulder as he ran to fetch a horse of his own. "So where are we going?" he asked with a grin.
A bridle flew through the air towards his head. Legolas laughed as it plummeted onto his head. As soon as Aragorn joined them on his own horse they bid
farewell to their friends. Off they went, south and east.

"And now, Late Night with Conan O'Brien!" a voice said. Gabby shook her head. An uncomfortable seat, a loud T.V. set, and a smiling stewardess!
It couldn't have been a dream. Gabby's hands flew to her ears. Pointed as ever. She opened her mouth to explain to the horrified stewardess when she blinked
and found herself looking up on a night sky and a horse's face.
"I am so screwed." she muttered. A noise made her turn in the northern direction. Four horses had just set off at a run. She grinned. ~A ranger on
my tail, just what I need now.~ she thought. Gabby jumped onto her horse and shouted against the harsh winds of the flatlands. "Rima! Rima! Run! Run!"
The horse took off at a fast pace and by nightfall she was convinced she was once again far enough away to let her horse graze in the marsh grasses. The
horse however didn't eat much, the Dead Marshes leading into Mordor didn't have the best grass by a longshot.

"I am going to kill her. I am going to kill her." Lisa vowed. Aragorn laughed, they had found her hast retreat from her "camp" the night before.

"You know, that will solve no problems, not to mention she is a day in front of us. These Rohan horses are the fastest in all of Middle-Earth." he
assured her. Lisa gave him one of those if-looks-could-kill glares. Aragorn cleared his throat and walked hastily away.

Legolas sulked about the camp listening to the trees and watching the plains. He would find her and take her back to Rivendell. He needed counsel
more than anything right now. All his years on Middle-Earth and now this. His mind a flurry and heart a thumping at the mere thought of her. He began to head
back towards the others when he heard Gabby's voice on the wind.

"...Do you remember when- we used to sing, Sha la la la la la la lala lala te da!" it sang out beautifully. With a glance towards camp, he turned and
ran towards the sound until it stopped. Then he ran back to camp, his heart at ease.

Gabby looked about the mountain. "Not as tough as I thought it would be." she reflected. It was an easy climb with lots of history carved in it. Though
she had encountered few orcs, the ones that she did turned and ran at the sight of her. ~Am I that ugly?~ she wondered sarcastically. She did miss her family
though. All twenty some cousins of hers. Her horse stayed faithfully at her side through all the journey. "Gilthoniel! A Elbereth..." she sang softly. She new they
were closing in. She was planning a hasty retreat when she was attacked by a band of orcs. The pain was immense but she did manage a few good kills. When
all were gone she sat on the ground gasping for breath. A large bruise was developing on her chest. Blood dribbled out the corner of her mouth. ~Well now I
want to go home for sure.~ she thought. She could feel the others break the barriers of the mountains and feel the eyes of Legolas find her. She grinned at him.

"There! Over there!" Legolas shouted. She was safe! His horse ran ahead of the ponies and Aragorn's steed. When he reached Gabby's side he
was absolutely horrified. Blood and orcs and the carnage. She still grinned at him.

"I guess I know what to do when Christmas shopping gets too hectic for me now..." she muttered. ~Humor, that's good. Don't let him know you're happy
to see him. Dammit, where's Lisa?~ she wondered. Lisa jumped down with a look that would have killed if Gabby wasn't giving her that, "So what if I ran away,
stole Arwen's horse and almost gave you a heart-attack? It was fun!" look herself. They hugged.

"So help me, you ever do that again I will KILL you without so much as a second thought!" Lisa shouted.

"Not wise." commented Legolas harshly. Gabby rolled her eyes struggling to stand up.

"Lighten up before I have to hurt someone." she said. "It was great! I got to sleep on the ground when I couldn't stay awake and be all "outdoorsy"
and crap like that." Gabby said in a ditzy voice. She tripped and was caught by Aragorn who looked extremely relieved.

"Fool! No one ventures into Mordor alone even after what happened!" he scolded.

"Right, I'll remember that, now if you'll excuse me, I have some convincing to do." Gabby said lightly. She stepped up to a rock, sat down and promptly
passed out again. On the ground, back in London now she supposed. Lisa was at her side but looked a bit absent. Gabby grabbed their bags and led Lisa
to a taxi area where she flagged one down and hitched a ride to her cousin's friend's house.
"Good to see you!" Jemma shouted as she saw Gabby leading Lisa inside the house. They chatted before Gabby asked if she could make several
long distance phone calls if she paid her back. Three hours later she laid down the phone with a grin. They were coming. She led Lisa to her room before retreating
to her own. There she rolled her eyes up in her head and awoke in front of several worried faces.
"You okay?" asked Pippin worriedly. He kept throwing glances at Lisa.
"What did you just do?" she asked suspiciously. Gabby explained as they packed up the horses and went home. "YOU CAN GO HOME!?" she screeched.
The ride to Rivendell was long but worth seeing the only thing she wanted when she got there. The paper given to the carpenter contained blue prints for an
acoustic guitar. She tuned it and practiced a bit by herself before bringing it before the people in the court. She explained it to Lord Elrond and all who asked.

"What can you play on it?" inquired Legolas. He was at peace now. Barely left her side since arriving.

"Oh, a lot. Sweet Home Alabama-" she started.

"Play it." he instructed. She obeyed with a grin. Lisa joined in at the chorus before Gabby paused and taught her how to sing the gospel-ish part.
None the less, it was amusing to hear Legolas sing it with the two friends. ~So much to be done.~ thought Lisa. ~The wedding, the adoption, the Shire.~ she
stopped. ~The Shire.~ her new home. She smiled and laughed. Legolas raised and began a game of tag with all the others. She and Aragorn watched as Legolas
and Gabriel teamed up on the four hobbits around the fountain outside for an hour.

"Gabriel." Elrond called softly. Gabby stopped chasing and followed Elrond inside. Squeals of delight issued from the interior of the building. Soon,
two girls came out. Gabriel and another they had never seen before. The tall, brown haired girl had strange blonde highlights in the front and sides. She grinned.

"Hi!" she said enthusiastically. Introductions were belted out. Cousin had hopped on a plane and, ta da! Was here, not wanting to go on back home.
Nothing to live for there, come to Middle-Earth.

"Virginia! You have to be judged!" squealed Gabby hysterically. Elrond approached from behind. He beckoned them all with a wave. And so she
was to be an elf as well. Both girls sang all night with the guitar and help from Lisa and Legolas.

Merry sat in a daze all night, staring at the newcomer. She had very bright eyes and a deep tan. A great singing voice and kept talking very rapidly
to all the hobbits. Evidently they were all very cute according to Virginia and Gabby. Sam seemed unphased by all of the giddy voices. Thoughts of home
plaguing his mind probably.

"Pip," asked Merry. "Why did you have a diamond ring with you?" he eyed Pippin wearily.

"I dunno. It was my Gran's so I always have it with me. It came with me from the start, it had a diamond, it was just right." he shrugged.

"You happen to have two?" he asked eyeing Virginia with a look of detirmination in his eyes.



Author's Note 2: I think I explained some of the rushed bits in this one but I still can't figure out what to do pertaining the issue of Gabby being able to go home
and how Virginia got there in the first place. Ah well, it's fan fiction. Emphasis on the FICTION.

Preview of Chapter Three:
A marriage, a few odd exchanges, and a subject on a very irritated elf who tries to avoid a certain hobbit until she realizes,
he likes her. She is very giddy for the remainder of the chapter. :-Þ