Merry and Pippin
Note- Ok, I'll warn you, this chapter is focuses mostly on everyone's favorite elf and king. It also has a bunch of Disney stuff (which I don't own), and will hopefully be more humorous than the last couple of chapters (but I can't make any promises). Sorry that it's taken so long to update. The last riddle was a stick, and I can't think of another one right about now. That's about all that I can think to say, so here's chapter ten.
~Chapter X- Enter the Dirty yet Handsome King~
"A plague on all dragons!! How is it that the ONE time you need them, they're all slain?" mumbled the high king of Gondor from the seat of his horse.
"What was that, Aragorn?" asked Legolas, the Prince of Mirkwood and Aragorn's Lord Protector and best friend.
"Dragons!" Aragorn repeated louder, although he knew his friend's elven ears could hear him perfectly. He head only asked because he wasn't sure of the meaning of his words. "Finding a bride used to be so simple! You'd put on your shining armor and go slay a dragon and you'd have the perfect queen waiting for you in the highest tower."
"I'm sure that those knights from the olden days would've gladly traded places with you. This won't be so bad. See, Gandalf even made a list of all the eligible princesses around. All we have to do is visit them and see which one you like the best..."
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Pippin awoke late in the afternoon. He felt around blindly (he still hadn't opened his eyes yet) for a pillow to cover his ears and block out the noise.
'Stupid birds. Why can't they eat the house quieter?' he mumbled. A few seconds later.
'Eat the house?' Suddenly, Pippin's tired little mind was racing. He remembered everything. Everthing: getting lost in the woods, the lembas, the mushrooms, the furnace, Galadriel (yes, he remembered the sorceress, although he wasn't sure how, considering he had been half-dead), Merry.
"Merry!" Pippin jumped up to his furry feet and saw his brother lying on the floor. Pippin rushed to his side and called his name. No response. He shook his brother with all his might, but nothing happened. He kneeled down beside him and tried to recall the words to a spell he had never learned so that perhaps Galadriel would take mercy on him and come and save his brother. No one came. A silver tear ran down the younger hobbit's face as he finally realized how much his brother had given to him. And as the tear, filled with Pippin's sorrow and love and despair touched the skin of his brother, Meriadoc awoke.
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"Aragorn? Aragorn, look, I'm sorry." Legolas called to his friend, who had ridden ahead. The ranger turned king just grunted. "It's not MY fault that that these princesses haven't turned out like we hoped."
Aragorn stopped his horse long enough for the elvish prince to catch up.
"I know. But, but, she was an ANIMAL. Why would Gandalf even put her on the list?" Aragorn asked, having just come out of Sherwood Forest.
"Well, he did write on here that she was a real fox. I just didn't know he meant that LITERALLY." Legolas chuckled. It had almost been worth the disappointment to see Aragorn's face when he saw Maid Marian.
"Who's next on the list?" Aragorn asked, trying to suppress a smile. Laughter, after all, is a very contagious thing.
"Let's see. ' Pocahontas: an outdoorsy girl."
"Sounds good so far." Aragorn admitted. Maybe she would be the one to understand his love of being a ranger. Legolas continued reading.
" 'Her hobbies include talking to trees ("I didn't know there were ents in her part of the world, Legolas." "Quit interrupting!"), painting with all the colors of the wind ("The wind looks pretty transparent to me. Legolas, do your elven eyes see any color in it?" "NO! Just be QUIET!"), talking to cute furry woodland creatures, and jumping off of cliffs.'"
"Ummm, how about we skip Pocahontas for now, I'm not sure that Gondor needs a suicidal queen, especially so soon after the whole Denethor episode."
"Next is.Oh, Aragorn, listen to this! 'A beautiful maiden that lives with seven dwarves.' Ha-ha, it seems that they all praise her beauty."
"No thanks. Knowing dwarves standards of beauty, she probably has a beard! Who else is on the list?"
" 'Cinderella'. Wait, she's already taken."
"Really? How? I thought she ran away from every ball, and no prince could ever catch her to profess his love."
"I heard about it while you were talking to the fox. She danced so much in those glass slippers that she got blisters all over her feet. When midnight came, she couldn't run away. Rumor is that she's getting married next month."
"Alright. Who does that leave?"
"Just one. 'An Arabian princess who loves dressing like a peasant and playing with her tiger.' Sounds .interesting. And there's a note from Gandalf that you might want to read."
"What does it say?"
Legolas looked at the list. Down below all of the descriptions was the note. It read:
'Aragorn,
I got a visit from an old friend of mine, who goes by the name Galadriel. She said that if you are having trouble in your search, you should try looking in the Shire. She won't say anything else about it, but she's very insistent that you should visit the Shire. Good luck.
~Gandalf'
"Why does he always have to speak in riddles? Oh, what I wouldn't give for just ONE dragon!!" Aragorn shouted. Legolas just rolled his eyes and continued riding.
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Moral- Dragons aren't always bad. I promise next chapter will have more Merry and Pippin (and some other favorite LOTR characters, although I won't say anything more about them. I don't want to spoil it). A few math equations for you:
Story+ REVIEW = STORY UPDATED QUICKLY STORY+ NO REVIEW= LONG TIME BEFORE NEXT UPDATE REVIEW= HAPPY AUTHORESS HAPPY AUTHORESS= HAPPY STORY
Note- Ok, I'll warn you, this chapter is focuses mostly on everyone's favorite elf and king. It also has a bunch of Disney stuff (which I don't own), and will hopefully be more humorous than the last couple of chapters (but I can't make any promises). Sorry that it's taken so long to update. The last riddle was a stick, and I can't think of another one right about now. That's about all that I can think to say, so here's chapter ten.
~Chapter X- Enter the Dirty yet Handsome King~
"A plague on all dragons!! How is it that the ONE time you need them, they're all slain?" mumbled the high king of Gondor from the seat of his horse.
"What was that, Aragorn?" asked Legolas, the Prince of Mirkwood and Aragorn's Lord Protector and best friend.
"Dragons!" Aragorn repeated louder, although he knew his friend's elven ears could hear him perfectly. He head only asked because he wasn't sure of the meaning of his words. "Finding a bride used to be so simple! You'd put on your shining armor and go slay a dragon and you'd have the perfect queen waiting for you in the highest tower."
"I'm sure that those knights from the olden days would've gladly traded places with you. This won't be so bad. See, Gandalf even made a list of all the eligible princesses around. All we have to do is visit them and see which one you like the best..."
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Pippin awoke late in the afternoon. He felt around blindly (he still hadn't opened his eyes yet) for a pillow to cover his ears and block out the noise.
'Stupid birds. Why can't they eat the house quieter?' he mumbled. A few seconds later.
'Eat the house?' Suddenly, Pippin's tired little mind was racing. He remembered everything. Everthing: getting lost in the woods, the lembas, the mushrooms, the furnace, Galadriel (yes, he remembered the sorceress, although he wasn't sure how, considering he had been half-dead), Merry.
"Merry!" Pippin jumped up to his furry feet and saw his brother lying on the floor. Pippin rushed to his side and called his name. No response. He shook his brother with all his might, but nothing happened. He kneeled down beside him and tried to recall the words to a spell he had never learned so that perhaps Galadriel would take mercy on him and come and save his brother. No one came. A silver tear ran down the younger hobbit's face as he finally realized how much his brother had given to him. And as the tear, filled with Pippin's sorrow and love and despair touched the skin of his brother, Meriadoc awoke.
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"Aragorn? Aragorn, look, I'm sorry." Legolas called to his friend, who had ridden ahead. The ranger turned king just grunted. "It's not MY fault that that these princesses haven't turned out like we hoped."
Aragorn stopped his horse long enough for the elvish prince to catch up.
"I know. But, but, she was an ANIMAL. Why would Gandalf even put her on the list?" Aragorn asked, having just come out of Sherwood Forest.
"Well, he did write on here that she was a real fox. I just didn't know he meant that LITERALLY." Legolas chuckled. It had almost been worth the disappointment to see Aragorn's face when he saw Maid Marian.
"Who's next on the list?" Aragorn asked, trying to suppress a smile. Laughter, after all, is a very contagious thing.
"Let's see. ' Pocahontas: an outdoorsy girl."
"Sounds good so far." Aragorn admitted. Maybe she would be the one to understand his love of being a ranger. Legolas continued reading.
" 'Her hobbies include talking to trees ("I didn't know there were ents in her part of the world, Legolas." "Quit interrupting!"), painting with all the colors of the wind ("The wind looks pretty transparent to me. Legolas, do your elven eyes see any color in it?" "NO! Just be QUIET!"), talking to cute furry woodland creatures, and jumping off of cliffs.'"
"Ummm, how about we skip Pocahontas for now, I'm not sure that Gondor needs a suicidal queen, especially so soon after the whole Denethor episode."
"Next is.Oh, Aragorn, listen to this! 'A beautiful maiden that lives with seven dwarves.' Ha-ha, it seems that they all praise her beauty."
"No thanks. Knowing dwarves standards of beauty, she probably has a beard! Who else is on the list?"
" 'Cinderella'. Wait, she's already taken."
"Really? How? I thought she ran away from every ball, and no prince could ever catch her to profess his love."
"I heard about it while you were talking to the fox. She danced so much in those glass slippers that she got blisters all over her feet. When midnight came, she couldn't run away. Rumor is that she's getting married next month."
"Alright. Who does that leave?"
"Just one. 'An Arabian princess who loves dressing like a peasant and playing with her tiger.' Sounds .interesting. And there's a note from Gandalf that you might want to read."
"What does it say?"
Legolas looked at the list. Down below all of the descriptions was the note. It read:
'Aragorn,
I got a visit from an old friend of mine, who goes by the name Galadriel. She said that if you are having trouble in your search, you should try looking in the Shire. She won't say anything else about it, but she's very insistent that you should visit the Shire. Good luck.
~Gandalf'
"Why does he always have to speak in riddles? Oh, what I wouldn't give for just ONE dragon!!" Aragorn shouted. Legolas just rolled his eyes and continued riding.
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Moral- Dragons aren't always bad. I promise next chapter will have more Merry and Pippin (and some other favorite LOTR characters, although I won't say anything more about them. I don't want to spoil it). A few math equations for you:
Story+ REVIEW = STORY UPDATED QUICKLY STORY+ NO REVIEW= LONG TIME BEFORE NEXT UPDATE REVIEW= HAPPY AUTHORESS HAPPY AUTHORESS= HAPPY STORY