~^~ The Failure ~^~
DISCLAIMER: Don't own the LotR characters, but if they're for sale call me at +354....
SUMMARY: Frodo is captured by Saruman who wants to claim the ring, but.. Where is the one ring? Just read and see.. (Reviews would be really appreciated)
RATED: R, for dark themes, violence, abuse and some angst-y subjects
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Iorhael: The bird is just a bird, nothing supernatural involved although it did understand Frodo's intentions. (I kinda got the idea when Gandalf grabbed the butterfly in FotR and later there appeared a really big bird (?), I kinda understood it as Gandalf asked the butterfly to get him away)
Cstini: Thank you! Have you checked out Iorhael's "Nasty Hobbitsess" or Aelfigu's "Ring Around the Merry"? They ARE brilliant. It both involves Merry that gets corrupted by the power of the Ring and gets EVIL.
Aelfigu: Thanks a lot. Actually Sauron is not physical "He cannot take physical form" as Saruman stated in FotR (or something like that) You see Sauron is spiritual until.. (something). You're right Saruman is in Isengard but as I described to Endymion I was implying that the two-some had gotten really far before they were captured.
Endymion: "Aiwe" means "small bird" in Elfish. The bird comes from the future. LOL, Nah, it comes from Rivendell and has the talent to understand. As for Aragorn's travel to Mordor you'll just have to read and see.
QTPie-2488: Thank you and I'm sorry for the lacks of updates, I've been working like a maniac and I think my life has died meanwhile. But today is Whitsun and I'm finally getting a day off to catch up and update.
Aratlithiel: Thank you very much. I'm just glad to have you with me. It's better to get a review a bit later than to get none.
And the story goes on...
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Aragorn paced back and forth. Every now and then tossing a glance at the impatient man that sat behind the desk, in the man's hand was a quill pen that he had dipped few times into the bottle of ink by his side, but the ink quickly dried while he waited for Aragorn's statement. Now to spare the ink he waited for Aragorn to speak up.
Aragorn stopped, raising his head to look through the window and out to the city of Ithilien. There the citizens were deep in their daily activities oblivious to the fate of Middle-Earth if the conscription would not be sent out.
"We are not advancing anything, Master Aragorn" The man finally muttered out loud
Aragorn tore his attention from the window and faced the man "I think it's absurd to send this people to war"
"If you don't send them our chances will contract" The man said
"Oropher told me that Galadriel had summoned me a great army" Aragorn said
"But not big enough. This is right fighting for justice and if the townsmen of Gondor cannot understand that.." The man paused and inhaled deeply, "then they are fighting on the wrong side"
"What do you expect me to do?" Aragorn strode forward until the desk was the only thing in between them "You expect me to punish them for not anticipating in war? There are people who have family out there, people who have conquer too much - too much to risk it all"
"Exactly" The man said "Not only am I your consultant I am also your friend and my words are chosen wisely, but if you do not call the men of Gondor into war the fate of Middle-Earth would be so terrible that I cannot speak of it"
Aragorn held his peace while he stared down at the pen clutched in the man's hand "We shall not give out a letter, I shall announce it. Make sure every citizen of Gondor will be in front of the tower tomorrow morning"
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Frodo had drawn himself back into the corner. His whole body shivering for the lacks of food and water, shivering because of cold and shivering because of pain. The chamber was dark and quiet, the night had fallen over but he could not sleep for his worries and pain.
In a slow rasp voice, he started to sing
// In the distant lands I stay
I wait for the picture to come in to my mind
The picture that takes me away
And brings me to my beloved kind
The voice in my head has promised
That though my life may be at risk
I will see my home some day
Until then..
I wait for the picture to take me away//
Frodo had closed his eyes, seeking peace in the song he had sung
"You losing hope there, Frodo" A voice entered his ears
Frodo's eyes flew open and he found Sam in front of him
"I might be sick, I might be delirious but I'm still hopeful" Frodo whispered
"Hopeful for what?" Sam asked as he stepped closer, eyeing Frodo carefully
"That you can be saved" Frodo bit his lower lip, somehow regretting of saying that out loud
Sam chuckled "Me saved? Look at me, I'm more alive than I've ever been. This is so beautiful Frodo. My life has become beautiful. And you can be a part of it - You could be so much more, we could become one, Frodo. Don't you want that?"
"I'd rather lose half of me than to gain half of you" Frodo whimpered
Sam grabbed Frodo by the hair, shoving his head back to face him "Your words can hurt, Frodo. It's time you realize that"
"Let me go and I stop hurting you" Frodo said through his gritted teeth
"Let you go?" A grin that Frodo had never seen on Sam appeared and he knew it wasn't really an assemble for good
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"My kin!" Aragorn stated as he stood in front of the citizens of Gondor, behind him stood guards and Merry and Pippin had shown up unnoticed
"I have summoned you here today to announce war" Aragorn said as he faced several faces in the crowd "We shall need every help we can get for the fate of Middle-Earth stands on the edge of destruction"
The whole crowd turned to each other and started to talk, everyone rose their voices above the next one to emphasise their words
"I'm not going to a war!" Was heard from the crowd and several agreed
Merry brushed past Pippin who tried to grab him but was too late, he watched how Merry made his way around the guards
"Merry!" Pippin warned, but the crowd's voices overcame his.
Merry stepped up in front of Aragorn "Listen to me! All your lives are at risk and if you do not sign yourselves in I'm not sure you will sign in for anything else. Because Sauron will not ask for names when he puts you into slavery. We are at war, yes. We are at war against all the wrong in this world. I know you'e afraid for your lives, but isn't it better to die fighting for something?"
Merry trailed off when he heard a horn blow and the crowd seperated in two. Along the path that the folks had made in the middle came Elves, hundreds of Elves, dressed as warriors. The leader was Oropher who gave a slight smile to Aragorn as he appraoched
"These Elves are ready to fight the wrong, I am and have been fighting alongside eight companions. The question is not will you.. It is.. why won't you" Merry trailed off as the crowd burst out in to talking again, everyone looking at each other and waiting for the reaction of the man beside them.
Suddenly a man stepped forward "Where do I sign?"
And the crowd followed.
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Aha! There you go, an update! I'm sorry I've been terrible busy. But please drop me a line, it might hasten me! I'm sorry if you see some major misspelling, I posted this chapter and later when I read it over I saw a bunch of mistakes. So I re-posted it.
DISCLAIMER: Don't own the LotR characters, but if they're for sale call me at +354....
SUMMARY: Frodo is captured by Saruman who wants to claim the ring, but.. Where is the one ring? Just read and see.. (Reviews would be really appreciated)
RATED: R, for dark themes, violence, abuse and some angst-y subjects
---
Iorhael: The bird is just a bird, nothing supernatural involved although it did understand Frodo's intentions. (I kinda got the idea when Gandalf grabbed the butterfly in FotR and later there appeared a really big bird (?), I kinda understood it as Gandalf asked the butterfly to get him away)
Cstini: Thank you! Have you checked out Iorhael's "Nasty Hobbitsess" or Aelfigu's "Ring Around the Merry"? They ARE brilliant. It both involves Merry that gets corrupted by the power of the Ring and gets EVIL.
Aelfigu: Thanks a lot. Actually Sauron is not physical "He cannot take physical form" as Saruman stated in FotR (or something like that) You see Sauron is spiritual until.. (something). You're right Saruman is in Isengard but as I described to Endymion I was implying that the two-some had gotten really far before they were captured.
Endymion: "Aiwe" means "small bird" in Elfish. The bird comes from the future. LOL, Nah, it comes from Rivendell and has the talent to understand. As for Aragorn's travel to Mordor you'll just have to read and see.
QTPie-2488: Thank you and I'm sorry for the lacks of updates, I've been working like a maniac and I think my life has died meanwhile. But today is Whitsun and I'm finally getting a day off to catch up and update.
Aratlithiel: Thank you very much. I'm just glad to have you with me. It's better to get a review a bit later than to get none.
And the story goes on...
~^~
Aragorn paced back and forth. Every now and then tossing a glance at the impatient man that sat behind the desk, in the man's hand was a quill pen that he had dipped few times into the bottle of ink by his side, but the ink quickly dried while he waited for Aragorn's statement. Now to spare the ink he waited for Aragorn to speak up.
Aragorn stopped, raising his head to look through the window and out to the city of Ithilien. There the citizens were deep in their daily activities oblivious to the fate of Middle-Earth if the conscription would not be sent out.
"We are not advancing anything, Master Aragorn" The man finally muttered out loud
Aragorn tore his attention from the window and faced the man "I think it's absurd to send this people to war"
"If you don't send them our chances will contract" The man said
"Oropher told me that Galadriel had summoned me a great army" Aragorn said
"But not big enough. This is right fighting for justice and if the townsmen of Gondor cannot understand that.." The man paused and inhaled deeply, "then they are fighting on the wrong side"
"What do you expect me to do?" Aragorn strode forward until the desk was the only thing in between them "You expect me to punish them for not anticipating in war? There are people who have family out there, people who have conquer too much - too much to risk it all"
"Exactly" The man said "Not only am I your consultant I am also your friend and my words are chosen wisely, but if you do not call the men of Gondor into war the fate of Middle-Earth would be so terrible that I cannot speak of it"
Aragorn held his peace while he stared down at the pen clutched in the man's hand "We shall not give out a letter, I shall announce it. Make sure every citizen of Gondor will be in front of the tower tomorrow morning"
~^~
Frodo had drawn himself back into the corner. His whole body shivering for the lacks of food and water, shivering because of cold and shivering because of pain. The chamber was dark and quiet, the night had fallen over but he could not sleep for his worries and pain.
In a slow rasp voice, he started to sing
// In the distant lands I stay
I wait for the picture to come in to my mind
The picture that takes me away
And brings me to my beloved kind
The voice in my head has promised
That though my life may be at risk
I will see my home some day
Until then..
I wait for the picture to take me away//
Frodo had closed his eyes, seeking peace in the song he had sung
"You losing hope there, Frodo" A voice entered his ears
Frodo's eyes flew open and he found Sam in front of him
"I might be sick, I might be delirious but I'm still hopeful" Frodo whispered
"Hopeful for what?" Sam asked as he stepped closer, eyeing Frodo carefully
"That you can be saved" Frodo bit his lower lip, somehow regretting of saying that out loud
Sam chuckled "Me saved? Look at me, I'm more alive than I've ever been. This is so beautiful Frodo. My life has become beautiful. And you can be a part of it - You could be so much more, we could become one, Frodo. Don't you want that?"
"I'd rather lose half of me than to gain half of you" Frodo whimpered
Sam grabbed Frodo by the hair, shoving his head back to face him "Your words can hurt, Frodo. It's time you realize that"
"Let me go and I stop hurting you" Frodo said through his gritted teeth
"Let you go?" A grin that Frodo had never seen on Sam appeared and he knew it wasn't really an assemble for good
~^~
"My kin!" Aragorn stated as he stood in front of the citizens of Gondor, behind him stood guards and Merry and Pippin had shown up unnoticed
"I have summoned you here today to announce war" Aragorn said as he faced several faces in the crowd "We shall need every help we can get for the fate of Middle-Earth stands on the edge of destruction"
The whole crowd turned to each other and started to talk, everyone rose their voices above the next one to emphasise their words
"I'm not going to a war!" Was heard from the crowd and several agreed
Merry brushed past Pippin who tried to grab him but was too late, he watched how Merry made his way around the guards
"Merry!" Pippin warned, but the crowd's voices overcame his.
Merry stepped up in front of Aragorn "Listen to me! All your lives are at risk and if you do not sign yourselves in I'm not sure you will sign in for anything else. Because Sauron will not ask for names when he puts you into slavery. We are at war, yes. We are at war against all the wrong in this world. I know you'e afraid for your lives, but isn't it better to die fighting for something?"
Merry trailed off when he heard a horn blow and the crowd seperated in two. Along the path that the folks had made in the middle came Elves, hundreds of Elves, dressed as warriors. The leader was Oropher who gave a slight smile to Aragorn as he appraoched
"These Elves are ready to fight the wrong, I am and have been fighting alongside eight companions. The question is not will you.. It is.. why won't you" Merry trailed off as the crowd burst out in to talking again, everyone looking at each other and waiting for the reaction of the man beside them.
Suddenly a man stepped forward "Where do I sign?"
And the crowd followed.
~^~
Aha! There you go, an update! I'm sorry I've been terrible busy. But please drop me a line, it might hasten me! I'm sorry if you see some major misspelling, I posted this chapter and later when I read it over I saw a bunch of mistakes. So I re-posted it.
