Disclaimer: Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy, Joss does. I do not own Lord
of the Rings, Tolkien does. I do not own this idea fully, the people who
wrote the stories mentioned on the page before (the page before the page
before the page before the page.etc.) do mostly. The idea of putting Dawn
in is definitely MINE! (I second that, wait I firsted it, BLASTED!!)
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The Day of the Council
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A servant woke Buffy up at six' o'clock. She had dressed Buffy in a light sea green dress with white lace. Buffy hadn't yet gotten used to all the dresses she had to wear. Don't get her wrong, she loved dresses. She was just mad that there wasn't another alternative. She still had her khaki's and green tank top, but Strider had said that they were not formal enough for day wear, mostly due to the fact that the tank top showed a bit of her stomach. So Buffy had been stuck wearing dresses every single day.
Anyhow, Buffy was now all ready to go to the 'council' of Elrond's. Gandalf had informed them the day before that they would have a council at nine' o'clock and that she and Dawn were expected to be there. Buffy trusted Gandalf. He reminded her of Giles and seemed to have a very large knowledge supply. Besides, he was a wizard, which boosted him up on the Buffy trusting level. One thing Buffy had learned, never get on the bad side of a very, very powerful wizard. You might find yourself turned into a rat, or be fed your own skin piece by piece, or some other things that she really didn't want to find out how they felt. Dawn, however, didn't trust the wizard one bit. He had one day been talking to them when out of the blue, he had asked why he sensed a lot of energy in her, magical energy. He had also commented that Buffy seemed to have an aura of an old power, though it wasn't in the magical energy department. Buffy seemed to understand why he would sense this, but it just scared Dawn that he could sense those kind of things. Anyway, back to before the council. Buffy didn't know that you had to be up by six to be ready by nine. Especially when she was finished dressing by seven. So much time left. Buffy went down to the dining hall. She saw the hobbits and ran to sit by them. Dawn was already sitting in between Pippin and Merry.
Dawn had also been awakened by a servant and put into a dress. Her dress, however, was light lavender, if that can be done. She had stolen out of the room with her hair down and had run to the dining hall to meet Merry and Pippin. They were going on and on about Bilbo's one hundred and eleventh birthday. When she had learned Bilbo's age, her mouth had dropped. She had seen Bilbo once, and he only looked to be eighty years old. The ages of people gave her the wiggins. She was the youngest person in Rivendell.
After talking for an hour and a half, a bell rang, signaling the time of the Council was near. Buffy, Dawn, and Frodo got up and took leave of the other three hobbits. Frodo led them to the area of the Council, explaining that Gandalf had showed him the way yesterday. They were the last ones there. Frodo was announced as he sat down beside Gandalf.
"This, my friends, is Frodo, son of Drogo. Few have come hither through greater peril on an errand more urgent."
Buffy and Dawn went and sat down beside Frodo, in Dawn's case, right beside him. A few seconds later, Elrond spoke again.
"Strangers from distant land, friends of old; you have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle-Earth stands upon the brink of destruction; none can escape it. You will unite or you will fall," he said. He turned to Frodo. "Bring forth the ring," he commanded.
Frodo stood uncertainly and walked over to the circular stone tablet. He picked something up out of his pocket and put it on the tablet. He then breathed a sigh of relief and came back to sit down. He looked over at Dawn and smiled slightly, as if he had just gotten rid of the greatest burden, which he had. Whispers broke out among the people gathered. Buffy looked at the ring again. It reeked of pure evil. There was no good at all in the simple golden band, only the power of evil. Not only that, but the ring seemed to like the attention put on it. It called out to the weakest person there, a human named Boromir.
Boromir stood up. "It is a gift. A gift to the foes of Mordor! Why not use this ring? Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay, by the blood of our people-- all your lands kept safe! Give Gondor the weapon of the enemy. Let us use it against him!"
"You cannot wield it!" This came from Strider. "None of us can. It answers to Sauron and Sauron alone. It has no other master."
Boromir looked at Strider. "And what would a Ranger know of this matter?"
Suddenly, one of the elves stood up. He spoke out to Boromir. "This is no mere Ranger, this is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance."
"This is Isildur's heir?"
"And heir to the throne of Gondor."
This came as a shock to both Buffy and Dawn. They looked at him wide-eyed. He was a king? Buffy had different thoughts, however. 'I beat up a king and sat on top of him? Buffy = 1, Stri.er.Aragorn = 0.' Boromir talking brought her out of her thoughts.
"Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king. I still say we should use it against him."
Dawn rolled her eyes. "Then you're an idiot," she said quietly. The elves, however, heard her. They started snickering at this. She then spoke louder. "That thing, ring, whatever ya wanna call it, is evil. Evil can only be used for evil, not good. Honestly, they say the older the wiser." She rolled her eyes again and sat back in her seat. Frodo smiled at her while Boromir glared and sat down.
Gandalf shook his head. Elrond spoke up once more. "Lady Dawn has a good point. The ring cannot be used for good, only for evil. Therefore, we have only one choice. The ring must be destroyed."
One of the dwarves stood up and grabbed his companion's axe. "Then what are we waiting for?!?" He ran over to the tablet and slammed the axe down on the ring. The axe shattered and the force of it threw the dwarf backwards. His companions went over and helped him back to his seat. At the same time, Frodo was holding his head in pain, looking at the ring. Dawn had now started sweating, and she looked like she was having trouble. Buffy looked at her with questioning eyes. Dawn said nothing, but sat back up, obviously still in pain.
"The ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft we here possess." Elrond said this in a booming voice. "The ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom and only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and thrown into the fiery chasm from whence it came."
All was quiet, until Boromir spoke up. "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. And the Eye is ever watchful. Not with ten- thousand men could you do this, it is folly." Buffy had taken a huge disliking to this man, as well as Frodo and Dawn. Dawn kept muttering about how that really gave her faith, obviously being sarcastic.
"Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The ring must be destroyed!" This came from the elf who had defended Stri.er.Aragorn earlier. The dwarf who had attacked the ring with an axe then stood up.
"And I suppose you think you should be the one," the dwarf bellowed. "I'll die before I see an Elf in possession of the ring of power. Never trust an Elf!"
The council then erupted into chaos. The elves were yelling at the dwarves, and the dwarves were yelling at the elves. Boromir was yelling at everyone, as well as Gandalf, who had joined in a few seconds after it had started. Dawn was glaring at the ring. It was enjoying the fighting. It was also enjoying tormenting her mind. Frodo stood up and tried to speak over the chaos. It wasn't working.
Buffy then shouted, "HEY! Everyone SHUT UP!!" This got everyone to quiet down in seconds. Frodo then spoke again.
"I will take the Ring to Mordor, though, I do not know the way."
Gandalf looked sad and walked over to Frodo. "I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear. You have my magic and guidance."
Aragorn then walked over and knelt at Frodo's side. He spoke softly. "You shall have my sword, Frodo. I swore to protect you, by life or death, and I shall do my best to fulfill that promise."
The cute elf that had spoken many times earlier then said, "you shall have my bow."
The dwarf, clearly not wanting to be left out, yelled, "and my axe!!"
Boromir then looked at the five gathered. "It looks like you carry the fate of us all, little one. If this is in fact the will of the council, then Gondor will see it done."
Then, out of the bushes, came Merry, Pippin, and Sam. The latter was walking slowly while the other two sprang out and practically ran to Frodo's side.
"We'll come with Frodo, if Lord Elrond will allow," Merry said while standing upright, proud and strong. Dawn almost laughed at this since this was very un-Merry-like.
"That's right!" This came from Pippin. "I will not let my cousin go about this alone! We help our relatives in the family of the Took."
Sam didn't stand up for himself, but rather spoke the truth from the heart. "I made a promise to accompany Master Frodo until the end, and I will keep my word."
"Very well," started Lord Elrond, "You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring." He said this while looking at the nine of them with a proud look on his face. Buffy and Dawn almost laughed outright. He looked like he had won the lottery.
Lord Elrond then dismissed everyone but the Fellowship, Buffy, and Dawn. He started speaking once again. "I shall get straight to the point. Sauron is not only searching for the Ring. He is also searching for Lady Dawn. We have no reason as to why he seeks her, though we do know that if she were to fall into his hands, something very bad would happen. Thus it is my belief that Lady Dawn should travel with the Fellowship, for she will not be safe in Rivendell."
Everyone but Gandalf looked confused at what Elrond had suggested. Buffy and Dawn were looking guilty, though none noticed. Most of the Fellowship were thinking, 'Is it wise to send a girl with them?' Frodo, however, actually spoke this aloud. "Is it very wise to send Dawn with us on the quest? She could get hurt."
At this, Dawn glared at him. "Hey. I stabbed a sword through a Ringwraiths head while all you hobbits were being hurt, I think I deserve some credit."
"Yes, Dawn. But you also got stabbed yourself."
"And I wasn't affected while you were majorly affected. Wait a minute, what am I saying? Why do I have to go with them?"
"Lady Dawn, you will be safer with the Fellowship traveling, then in Rivendell waiting." This came from Lord Elrond.
Buffy then spoke up. "Dawn will go on one condition. If she goes, then I go."
Lord Elrond looked surprised at this. "I do feel that you should put yourself in danger, Lady Buffy."
"First, no Lady, just .. Buffy. Second, I'm used to danger. Stri..er.Aragorn has seen what I'm capable of. Ask him."
Lord Elrond looked at Aragorn. "How capable is she for a journey such as this one?"
Aragorn looked at Buffy's impatient stare and started. "She is very capable, Lord Elrond. She defeated half of the Nazgul's without a mark to show for it."
Buffy noticed that he left out the part where she kicked his ass. She was about to tell them about that when Aragorn glared at her. She rolled her eyes. Stupid male trying to keep his pride.
"Very well." Lord Elrond said softly. "The ladies Buffy and Dawn shall both accompany you on your quest to destroy the Ring. However, neither is allowed to enter Mordor."
Buffy and Dawn just looked at him. Dawn started first. "Why would we want to go to this Mordor place anyway. It sounds like Hell!
Buffy cut in. "It is Hell, Dawnie." Dawn just looked at her and shrugged. Everyone was looking at them confused, clearly not having heard of this Hell they were talking about.
"Same difference." They looked at the two females even stranger for this.
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The Day of the Council
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A servant woke Buffy up at six' o'clock. She had dressed Buffy in a light sea green dress with white lace. Buffy hadn't yet gotten used to all the dresses she had to wear. Don't get her wrong, she loved dresses. She was just mad that there wasn't another alternative. She still had her khaki's and green tank top, but Strider had said that they were not formal enough for day wear, mostly due to the fact that the tank top showed a bit of her stomach. So Buffy had been stuck wearing dresses every single day.
Anyhow, Buffy was now all ready to go to the 'council' of Elrond's. Gandalf had informed them the day before that they would have a council at nine' o'clock and that she and Dawn were expected to be there. Buffy trusted Gandalf. He reminded her of Giles and seemed to have a very large knowledge supply. Besides, he was a wizard, which boosted him up on the Buffy trusting level. One thing Buffy had learned, never get on the bad side of a very, very powerful wizard. You might find yourself turned into a rat, or be fed your own skin piece by piece, or some other things that she really didn't want to find out how they felt. Dawn, however, didn't trust the wizard one bit. He had one day been talking to them when out of the blue, he had asked why he sensed a lot of energy in her, magical energy. He had also commented that Buffy seemed to have an aura of an old power, though it wasn't in the magical energy department. Buffy seemed to understand why he would sense this, but it just scared Dawn that he could sense those kind of things. Anyway, back to before the council. Buffy didn't know that you had to be up by six to be ready by nine. Especially when she was finished dressing by seven. So much time left. Buffy went down to the dining hall. She saw the hobbits and ran to sit by them. Dawn was already sitting in between Pippin and Merry.
Dawn had also been awakened by a servant and put into a dress. Her dress, however, was light lavender, if that can be done. She had stolen out of the room with her hair down and had run to the dining hall to meet Merry and Pippin. They were going on and on about Bilbo's one hundred and eleventh birthday. When she had learned Bilbo's age, her mouth had dropped. She had seen Bilbo once, and he only looked to be eighty years old. The ages of people gave her the wiggins. She was the youngest person in Rivendell.
After talking for an hour and a half, a bell rang, signaling the time of the Council was near. Buffy, Dawn, and Frodo got up and took leave of the other three hobbits. Frodo led them to the area of the Council, explaining that Gandalf had showed him the way yesterday. They were the last ones there. Frodo was announced as he sat down beside Gandalf.
"This, my friends, is Frodo, son of Drogo. Few have come hither through greater peril on an errand more urgent."
Buffy and Dawn went and sat down beside Frodo, in Dawn's case, right beside him. A few seconds later, Elrond spoke again.
"Strangers from distant land, friends of old; you have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle-Earth stands upon the brink of destruction; none can escape it. You will unite or you will fall," he said. He turned to Frodo. "Bring forth the ring," he commanded.
Frodo stood uncertainly and walked over to the circular stone tablet. He picked something up out of his pocket and put it on the tablet. He then breathed a sigh of relief and came back to sit down. He looked over at Dawn and smiled slightly, as if he had just gotten rid of the greatest burden, which he had. Whispers broke out among the people gathered. Buffy looked at the ring again. It reeked of pure evil. There was no good at all in the simple golden band, only the power of evil. Not only that, but the ring seemed to like the attention put on it. It called out to the weakest person there, a human named Boromir.
Boromir stood up. "It is a gift. A gift to the foes of Mordor! Why not use this ring? Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay, by the blood of our people-- all your lands kept safe! Give Gondor the weapon of the enemy. Let us use it against him!"
"You cannot wield it!" This came from Strider. "None of us can. It answers to Sauron and Sauron alone. It has no other master."
Boromir looked at Strider. "And what would a Ranger know of this matter?"
Suddenly, one of the elves stood up. He spoke out to Boromir. "This is no mere Ranger, this is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance."
"This is Isildur's heir?"
"And heir to the throne of Gondor."
This came as a shock to both Buffy and Dawn. They looked at him wide-eyed. He was a king? Buffy had different thoughts, however. 'I beat up a king and sat on top of him? Buffy = 1, Stri.er.Aragorn = 0.' Boromir talking brought her out of her thoughts.
"Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king. I still say we should use it against him."
Dawn rolled her eyes. "Then you're an idiot," she said quietly. The elves, however, heard her. They started snickering at this. She then spoke louder. "That thing, ring, whatever ya wanna call it, is evil. Evil can only be used for evil, not good. Honestly, they say the older the wiser." She rolled her eyes again and sat back in her seat. Frodo smiled at her while Boromir glared and sat down.
Gandalf shook his head. Elrond spoke up once more. "Lady Dawn has a good point. The ring cannot be used for good, only for evil. Therefore, we have only one choice. The ring must be destroyed."
One of the dwarves stood up and grabbed his companion's axe. "Then what are we waiting for?!?" He ran over to the tablet and slammed the axe down on the ring. The axe shattered and the force of it threw the dwarf backwards. His companions went over and helped him back to his seat. At the same time, Frodo was holding his head in pain, looking at the ring. Dawn had now started sweating, and she looked like she was having trouble. Buffy looked at her with questioning eyes. Dawn said nothing, but sat back up, obviously still in pain.
"The ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Gloin, by any craft we here possess." Elrond said this in a booming voice. "The ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom and only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and thrown into the fiery chasm from whence it came."
All was quiet, until Boromir spoke up. "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. And the Eye is ever watchful. Not with ten- thousand men could you do this, it is folly." Buffy had taken a huge disliking to this man, as well as Frodo and Dawn. Dawn kept muttering about how that really gave her faith, obviously being sarcastic.
"Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The ring must be destroyed!" This came from the elf who had defended Stri.er.Aragorn earlier. The dwarf who had attacked the ring with an axe then stood up.
"And I suppose you think you should be the one," the dwarf bellowed. "I'll die before I see an Elf in possession of the ring of power. Never trust an Elf!"
The council then erupted into chaos. The elves were yelling at the dwarves, and the dwarves were yelling at the elves. Boromir was yelling at everyone, as well as Gandalf, who had joined in a few seconds after it had started. Dawn was glaring at the ring. It was enjoying the fighting. It was also enjoying tormenting her mind. Frodo stood up and tried to speak over the chaos. It wasn't working.
Buffy then shouted, "HEY! Everyone SHUT UP!!" This got everyone to quiet down in seconds. Frodo then spoke again.
"I will take the Ring to Mordor, though, I do not know the way."
Gandalf looked sad and walked over to Frodo. "I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear. You have my magic and guidance."
Aragorn then walked over and knelt at Frodo's side. He spoke softly. "You shall have my sword, Frodo. I swore to protect you, by life or death, and I shall do my best to fulfill that promise."
The cute elf that had spoken many times earlier then said, "you shall have my bow."
The dwarf, clearly not wanting to be left out, yelled, "and my axe!!"
Boromir then looked at the five gathered. "It looks like you carry the fate of us all, little one. If this is in fact the will of the council, then Gondor will see it done."
Then, out of the bushes, came Merry, Pippin, and Sam. The latter was walking slowly while the other two sprang out and practically ran to Frodo's side.
"We'll come with Frodo, if Lord Elrond will allow," Merry said while standing upright, proud and strong. Dawn almost laughed at this since this was very un-Merry-like.
"That's right!" This came from Pippin. "I will not let my cousin go about this alone! We help our relatives in the family of the Took."
Sam didn't stand up for himself, but rather spoke the truth from the heart. "I made a promise to accompany Master Frodo until the end, and I will keep my word."
"Very well," started Lord Elrond, "You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring." He said this while looking at the nine of them with a proud look on his face. Buffy and Dawn almost laughed outright. He looked like he had won the lottery.
Lord Elrond then dismissed everyone but the Fellowship, Buffy, and Dawn. He started speaking once again. "I shall get straight to the point. Sauron is not only searching for the Ring. He is also searching for Lady Dawn. We have no reason as to why he seeks her, though we do know that if she were to fall into his hands, something very bad would happen. Thus it is my belief that Lady Dawn should travel with the Fellowship, for she will not be safe in Rivendell."
Everyone but Gandalf looked confused at what Elrond had suggested. Buffy and Dawn were looking guilty, though none noticed. Most of the Fellowship were thinking, 'Is it wise to send a girl with them?' Frodo, however, actually spoke this aloud. "Is it very wise to send Dawn with us on the quest? She could get hurt."
At this, Dawn glared at him. "Hey. I stabbed a sword through a Ringwraiths head while all you hobbits were being hurt, I think I deserve some credit."
"Yes, Dawn. But you also got stabbed yourself."
"And I wasn't affected while you were majorly affected. Wait a minute, what am I saying? Why do I have to go with them?"
"Lady Dawn, you will be safer with the Fellowship traveling, then in Rivendell waiting." This came from Lord Elrond.
Buffy then spoke up. "Dawn will go on one condition. If she goes, then I go."
Lord Elrond looked surprised at this. "I do feel that you should put yourself in danger, Lady Buffy."
"First, no Lady, just .. Buffy. Second, I'm used to danger. Stri..er.Aragorn has seen what I'm capable of. Ask him."
Lord Elrond looked at Aragorn. "How capable is she for a journey such as this one?"
Aragorn looked at Buffy's impatient stare and started. "She is very capable, Lord Elrond. She defeated half of the Nazgul's without a mark to show for it."
Buffy noticed that he left out the part where she kicked his ass. She was about to tell them about that when Aragorn glared at her. She rolled her eyes. Stupid male trying to keep his pride.
"Very well." Lord Elrond said softly. "The ladies Buffy and Dawn shall both accompany you on your quest to destroy the Ring. However, neither is allowed to enter Mordor."
Buffy and Dawn just looked at him. Dawn started first. "Why would we want to go to this Mordor place anyway. It sounds like Hell!
Buffy cut in. "It is Hell, Dawnie." Dawn just looked at her and shrugged. Everyone was looking at them confused, clearly not having heard of this Hell they were talking about.
"Same difference." They looked at the two females even stranger for this.
