I know I have been spelling Rivendale wrong ( I did it again) but my computer changes it automatically and I have no clue how to make it stop so for now it is Rivendale. I'm sorry but arguing with the computer only does so much. Thanks to all who wrote reviews as you can tell, I take them into consideration. I need help with a good title, anyone have any suggestions??? Thankies much!!!

As Pippin awoke he noticed something was different. He was still bound, but something was not right. Then he realized that there were no voices. He opened his eyes, but his vision was still hazy. He couldn't make anything out.

"Where are all the voices?" He thought to himself.

Pippin was still in a great deal of pain. Even if he wasn't bound, he probably wouldn't be able to move. He was chilled to the bone. His arms and legs were numb. Yet he still felt the sun on his body. He didn't know what to do. He thought of yelling for his friends, but thought that would be useless. His vision was slowly returning. Then he heard a loud noise right by his head. Then he heard it again. He didn't know what to think.

"Who's there?" Pippin asked in a puzzled voice.

"No one." A strange voice replied

Aragorn was upset with Sam for letting Merry walk off to find Pippin. Worst of all, he left his pack behind. Merry had no food or supplies with him. He wouldn't be able to survive very long on his own.

            "What way did Merry go?" Questioned Aragorn.

"I think he went that way." Replied Sam, pointing in the direction in which Merry left in.

"Good, I will go find him, you stay with Frodo." Aragorn said as he dashed off in the direction of Merry.

As Merry hurried away from camp, he heard a strange noise. It sounded like it was coming from far away. It was a chopping sound, or so Merry thought.

            "Maybe they know where Pippin is." Merry said aloud to himself.

Merry started running in the direction of the chopping. He didn't care what was causing the noise, but he figured it had to be a person of some sort.

Aragorn was running at full speed trying to catch up with Merry. He didn't know how much of a head start Merry had, but figured, due to his size, he couldn't have gone far. He didn't want to shout out for him, because there could be anything out there waiting for him.

Pippin was free from his bonds, but his vision was hazy. He saw a figure standing over him.

            "Who's there?" Pippin asked

Then, as if Pippin's question was some kind of trigger, the figure started beating him. Pippin started screaming for him to stop, but the figure wouldn't. It just kept beating him. It shoved Pippin off of the platform that he was tied to and began kicking Pippin in the side. It was kicking Pippin's injured side. Pippin felt as if his cries were of no use.

            Merry heard Pippin cries. He began running as fast as he could yelling for Pippin the whole way. He was almost in tears hearing Pippin in pain. While Merry was running towards Pippin's cries, Aragorn was hearing the same screams.

            "Merry! Wait for me Merry." Yelled Aragorn in Merry's general direction, knowing that Merry was running to Pippin.

            "Aragorn! Pippin is in trouble." Merry yelled back at Aragorn.

As Pippin lay on the ground getting kicked and punched by some unknown figure, he heard what sounded like Merry's voice.

            "Merry. Merry help me. Mer…" Pippin was able to squeak out before all went black.