The treachery of the sea and a false warning
"Nooooo!" cried Craig and Andrew at the same time jumping out of their sleeping bags. Their heads collided as they rose. They were both covered in sweat. "Ow," they said together as they sat back down. "Why'd you wake up? Wow this is weird!" they continued together. They were having a sleepover in Andrew's basement. "Oh, good it was only a dream," said Craig. "Ya, I know what you mean," there was a pause. "Wait, you just had the same dream?" "What, with them dead." ".And all the Uruk-Hai around them!" finished Andrew. "Freaky, we just had the same dream at the same time." "It must be some sort of sing or something," said Andrew.
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"There they are," said Gloith who was leading the way. "We'll be safe in those hills by night fall."
The group approached the dark hills slowly. It was a gloomy day. There were low grey clouds and the hills loomed slowly and menacingly up.
An hour later they had reached the centre of the hills. There was a spring exiting from a small cave there. The back of the cave would move back if you say Galad, the elvish word for light. That was one of the two entrances of the dwarves cave.
They got there late. They found the cave and brought their horses to the stables. Then they went to the great city and to the hall of the king under the hills. He was Cobber, son of Boffer.
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"That was really scary, we are not letting those girls out of our sight." Announced Andrew "Ya," agreed Craig. There was a pause. "But that was also really strange. I mean with the ." his voice trailed off. The boys were in the basement playing Nintendo. "Like, I never." Craig tried to continue, "I always." there was another pause. "I always thought that something was wrong, and that I didn't belong here. As if I was from somewhere else, but I never thought. do you think we could be from Middle Earth? Do you think that the books could be more than just stories?" he asked quietly. "It's possible, and I always felt the same way that you do. In any case, the girls are in danger of some sort so keep a sword or a staff handy," replied Andrew.
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Two weeks had passed. They had gotten more food and supplies, they had rested and their axes had been fixed. They were leaving for the next leg of their journey today. They said goodbye to the humans. The next part of their journey would lead them through the sea and through the land of the Easterlings. The trip through the sea would relieve them of passing the Southrons and their dark lord.
They left by the other entrance. It was seldom used because it had a very large boulder on it witch required four dwarves to move. The entrance was an island a mile away from the main land.
The dwarves got out and found a raft waiting for them on a beach. They got on and set sail.
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"Hey Andrew, lets go swimming this afternoon." Said Craig. "Ya, that'll be fun, but we'll have to stop by my place and get my stuff."
Two hours had passed and they were at Craig's house. The next swim was in thirty minutes. "Do you need money?" asked Craig. "No, I'm good," said Andrew. "Ok, let's g. what's this?" asked Craig as he opened a note on the door.
It read: Gone to the park with Anne, Took my sward to spare. Be back in an hour or so. Chanty
"CRAP!" yelled Andrew, "this could be it!!!" "Let's go," yelled Craig grabbing his bag and running out the door, Andrew at his heals.
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"Looks like it's going to be another cloudy day," said Gloith. They had been on the raft for three uneventful days all cloudy and getting and getting darker every day. The clouds were dark grey and there was a considerable wind. "We'll be passing over the deepest part of the sea tonight, then we'll have at least four days to the Island and then a day to the mainland." He continued.
The day passed slowly and the only change was in the dwarf's position, the size of the waves and the fact that the clouds got darker.
By nightfall they new that they would not know when morning came if it kept getting darker like this.
THUMP, WACK!!!
Three hours had passed since Balin sailed and Gloith was now getting Gith up to sail the raft while the others slept.
"What's happening?" questioned Balin getting up with a worried look on his face. All three of the dwarves were worried. It started to drizzle. They rose to the crest of a wave and fell swiftly down the other side. The dwarves stood facing out looking for the cause of the banging. "Anything?" whispered Gith. "Nothing," was the response. They rose another wave. "There a." Gloith's Exclamation was drowned out by a piercing scream. It came from the long thin body of a thirty-foot sea serpent. The serpent charged the small distance that separated them.
BANG!!!
It's tail struck the raft as it tried to knock one or more of the dwarves into the water.
"Nooooo!" cried Craig and Andrew at the same time jumping out of their sleeping bags. Their heads collided as they rose. They were both covered in sweat. "Ow," they said together as they sat back down. "Why'd you wake up? Wow this is weird!" they continued together. They were having a sleepover in Andrew's basement. "Oh, good it was only a dream," said Craig. "Ya, I know what you mean," there was a pause. "Wait, you just had the same dream?" "What, with them dead." ".And all the Uruk-Hai around them!" finished Andrew. "Freaky, we just had the same dream at the same time." "It must be some sort of sing or something," said Andrew.
? ? ?
"There they are," said Gloith who was leading the way. "We'll be safe in those hills by night fall."
The group approached the dark hills slowly. It was a gloomy day. There were low grey clouds and the hills loomed slowly and menacingly up.
An hour later they had reached the centre of the hills. There was a spring exiting from a small cave there. The back of the cave would move back if you say Galad, the elvish word for light. That was one of the two entrances of the dwarves cave.
They got there late. They found the cave and brought their horses to the stables. Then they went to the great city and to the hall of the king under the hills. He was Cobber, son of Boffer.
? ? ?
"That was really scary, we are not letting those girls out of our sight." Announced Andrew "Ya," agreed Craig. There was a pause. "But that was also really strange. I mean with the ." his voice trailed off. The boys were in the basement playing Nintendo. "Like, I never." Craig tried to continue, "I always." there was another pause. "I always thought that something was wrong, and that I didn't belong here. As if I was from somewhere else, but I never thought. do you think we could be from Middle Earth? Do you think that the books could be more than just stories?" he asked quietly. "It's possible, and I always felt the same way that you do. In any case, the girls are in danger of some sort so keep a sword or a staff handy," replied Andrew.
? ? ?
Two weeks had passed. They had gotten more food and supplies, they had rested and their axes had been fixed. They were leaving for the next leg of their journey today. They said goodbye to the humans. The next part of their journey would lead them through the sea and through the land of the Easterlings. The trip through the sea would relieve them of passing the Southrons and their dark lord.
They left by the other entrance. It was seldom used because it had a very large boulder on it witch required four dwarves to move. The entrance was an island a mile away from the main land.
The dwarves got out and found a raft waiting for them on a beach. They got on and set sail.
? ? ?
"Hey Andrew, lets go swimming this afternoon." Said Craig. "Ya, that'll be fun, but we'll have to stop by my place and get my stuff."
Two hours had passed and they were at Craig's house. The next swim was in thirty minutes. "Do you need money?" asked Craig. "No, I'm good," said Andrew. "Ok, let's g. what's this?" asked Craig as he opened a note on the door.
It read: Gone to the park with Anne, Took my sward to spare. Be back in an hour or so. Chanty
"CRAP!" yelled Andrew, "this could be it!!!" "Let's go," yelled Craig grabbing his bag and running out the door, Andrew at his heals.
? ? ?
"Looks like it's going to be another cloudy day," said Gloith. They had been on the raft for three uneventful days all cloudy and getting and getting darker every day. The clouds were dark grey and there was a considerable wind. "We'll be passing over the deepest part of the sea tonight, then we'll have at least four days to the Island and then a day to the mainland." He continued.
The day passed slowly and the only change was in the dwarf's position, the size of the waves and the fact that the clouds got darker.
By nightfall they new that they would not know when morning came if it kept getting darker like this.
THUMP, WACK!!!
Three hours had passed since Balin sailed and Gloith was now getting Gith up to sail the raft while the others slept.
"What's happening?" questioned Balin getting up with a worried look on his face. All three of the dwarves were worried. It started to drizzle. They rose to the crest of a wave and fell swiftly down the other side. The dwarves stood facing out looking for the cause of the banging. "Anything?" whispered Gith. "Nothing," was the response. They rose another wave. "There a." Gloith's Exclamation was drowned out by a piercing scream. It came from the long thin body of a thirty-foot sea serpent. The serpent charged the small distance that separated them.
BANG!!!
It's tail struck the raft as it tried to knock one or more of the dwarves into the water.