(A/N More!)
~~~~~~~
After they had rescued the disgruntled ringbearer, they sat in a circle. Casey counted them mentally. Altogether, there were 13, other than Meghan and herself. Wait. 13? Beside her Meghan was having the same thoughts.
"13? Aren't there supposed to be nine of you?"
Aragorn looked at her. "How did you know that?"
Shit. She recovered. "Never mind. It's a long story."
"We have time."
"Oh no we don't."
Aragorn sighed. "There were nine of us. But when we were brought here, somehow so were Elladan, Elrohir, Glorfindel and Haldir." They nodded as Aragorn said their names.
"Obviously!" lilted Meghan, and she beamed and waved at the elves, who only stared at her.
"It was quite odd," Elrohir added. "One minute we," he indicated his brother and himself, "Were out riding, and the next we were in the lake sitting on the hobbit."
"Well here's the deal. You're not in Kansas anymore," Casey told them. They blinked at her.
"What?" Frodo asked.
"Oh, shut up, Toto," Meghan told him. She and Casey started laughing hysterically.
"You do realize that nothing you've said has been the least bit informing?" Boromir asked irritably.
"Well, somehow you fell out of our sky into our world. We have no idea how or why, we only know we can't leave you here. If someone found you, that would be, well, bad. Very bad. So you'll have to stay at Casey's house until we at least get a clueof what's going on. Informative enough for you?" Meghan asked Boromir patronizingly.
"What?!? MY house???" Casey demanded incredulously.
"Well, yeah. They're not going to fit in my house," Meghan replied.
"But, but- my parents-" She stammered incoherently.
"Are going to be gone for at least four days." Meghan pointed out sweetly.
While Meghan and Casey were arguing, Arwen suddenly waltzed in.
"Arwen!" Aragorn called happily. Casey noticed the suspicious looks that the twins and Glorfindel were giving her. Like something wasn't right. Then Casey saw it. Aragorn didn't notice but for just a second her eyes went red (*gasp!*)
"That's not Arwen!" Elrohir yelled. Casey, who was closest, jumped on Arwen, knocked her over, and began beating her with a stick. 'Arwen' stood up and backed away.
Legolas ran straight in front of Arwen, his bow ready to fire. He waited until Casey inevitably fell down [hah!] and loosed an arrow straight at her heart.
His arrow, however, abruptly caught on fire in mid-flight and was reduced to cinders inches from her heart.
"What is this?" he asked rhetorically, starring in consternation. He let fly another, and another followed, but Arwen simply looked at them and they were destroyed. Then Gandalf stepped forwards and, raising his staff, was engulfed in a shining pure light. [c A/N from Meighan:- It's actually PURPLE light, but I bet you pictured white, didn't you? Hee.] Arwen, or her imposter, shrieked and Leoglas aimed and fired. Despite her attempts to knock it aside, it buried itself deeply in her shoulder. [AND THE LEGOLAS ROCK SAYS HI!]
She snarled at him and pointed her finger, which had gained claws at some point. A beam of blood red shot out and hit him, and he dropped to the ground. She let out an ear-splitting shriek and whisps of smoke curled around her face. Suddenly she dissolved entirely into smoke leaving [c A/N- love Meghan: IMPORTANT PLOT POINT!] her clothes in a collapsed heap. [c A/N- the same: I hope you paid attention. There will be a QUIZ after the show!]
Everyone but Aragorn and Casey rushed to the fallen elf's side. His eyes were unfocused, but other than that he was fine.
Aragorn glared at Casey. "What do you think you were DOING ?!" he spluttered, kicking at the clothes. Meghan's head snapped up.
"Don't touch the evidence!" she lectured and started minutely examining every detail.
"Saving your life," Casey told him.
"What are you talking about?"
"That wasn't Arwen! I don't know who it was, but they would have absolutely no hesitations killing you."
"Thank you," he said abruptly and turned away looking sad. (Aw.) Casey felt bad.
"I swore to protect you," she answered simply. He turned and stared at her.
"Look what I found!" Meghan jumped up suddenly. She was holding an hourglass with a pyramid engraved on top. "And there's sand all through the clothes."
"Great. What does it mean?" Casey asked, expecting genius.
"I have no idea," Meghan admitted.
"Well, until we can figure it out, we have to go somewhere safe. Can we stay at your home?" Gandalf asked Casey gravely.
"Yeah," she answered.
"Let's go then," Gimli urged irritably.
"Wait. We can't just all walk there. You can't be seen. Or, at least, not noticed," Meghan told him.
"If only we had a car with us. And someone who could drive it," Casey suggested hopelessly.
"I only know how to drive my bike. I don't have a clue with a car. But you've been practicing, haven't you?"
"Oh no. No, no, no. Meghan, I can't! It's illegal. It's nowhere near legal for at least two months!"
"Casey, look around you. There's a hobbit sitting beside you. Legal issues are a little. unimportant right now. And besides, you can drive. They'd have no reason to pull you over."
"How about the one that I don't even look 16? Or that I'll be cramming some 15. people into a car?"
"I'll get my motercycle. That'll narrow it down to 13."
"All right!" Casey sighed. "I give up. I'll do it."
"Do you have a plan?" Glorfindel asked.
"Yeah, but we have to go home first. It'll take an hour, maybe
two," Casey told them.
"Wait. Boromir, go with them," Aragorn ordered.
"Try to stay hidden! Avoid anyone who's not us!" Meghan told them and she, Casey and Boromir (who had to leave his cloak and pack behind) left.
~~~~~~~~
Please review! I like reviews! They make me happy!
~~~~~~~
After they had rescued the disgruntled ringbearer, they sat in a circle. Casey counted them mentally. Altogether, there were 13, other than Meghan and herself. Wait. 13? Beside her Meghan was having the same thoughts.
"13? Aren't there supposed to be nine of you?"
Aragorn looked at her. "How did you know that?"
Shit. She recovered. "Never mind. It's a long story."
"We have time."
"Oh no we don't."
Aragorn sighed. "There were nine of us. But when we were brought here, somehow so were Elladan, Elrohir, Glorfindel and Haldir." They nodded as Aragorn said their names.
"Obviously!" lilted Meghan, and she beamed and waved at the elves, who only stared at her.
"It was quite odd," Elrohir added. "One minute we," he indicated his brother and himself, "Were out riding, and the next we were in the lake sitting on the hobbit."
"Well here's the deal. You're not in Kansas anymore," Casey told them. They blinked at her.
"What?" Frodo asked.
"Oh, shut up, Toto," Meghan told him. She and Casey started laughing hysterically.
"You do realize that nothing you've said has been the least bit informing?" Boromir asked irritably.
"Well, somehow you fell out of our sky into our world. We have no idea how or why, we only know we can't leave you here. If someone found you, that would be, well, bad. Very bad. So you'll have to stay at Casey's house until we at least get a clueof what's going on. Informative enough for you?" Meghan asked Boromir patronizingly.
"What?!? MY house???" Casey demanded incredulously.
"Well, yeah. They're not going to fit in my house," Meghan replied.
"But, but- my parents-" She stammered incoherently.
"Are going to be gone for at least four days." Meghan pointed out sweetly.
While Meghan and Casey were arguing, Arwen suddenly waltzed in.
"Arwen!" Aragorn called happily. Casey noticed the suspicious looks that the twins and Glorfindel were giving her. Like something wasn't right. Then Casey saw it. Aragorn didn't notice but for just a second her eyes went red (*gasp!*)
"That's not Arwen!" Elrohir yelled. Casey, who was closest, jumped on Arwen, knocked her over, and began beating her with a stick. 'Arwen' stood up and backed away.
Legolas ran straight in front of Arwen, his bow ready to fire. He waited until Casey inevitably fell down [hah!] and loosed an arrow straight at her heart.
His arrow, however, abruptly caught on fire in mid-flight and was reduced to cinders inches from her heart.
"What is this?" he asked rhetorically, starring in consternation. He let fly another, and another followed, but Arwen simply looked at them and they were destroyed. Then Gandalf stepped forwards and, raising his staff, was engulfed in a shining pure light. [c A/N from Meighan:- It's actually PURPLE light, but I bet you pictured white, didn't you? Hee.] Arwen, or her imposter, shrieked and Leoglas aimed and fired. Despite her attempts to knock it aside, it buried itself deeply in her shoulder. [AND THE LEGOLAS ROCK SAYS HI!]
She snarled at him and pointed her finger, which had gained claws at some point. A beam of blood red shot out and hit him, and he dropped to the ground. She let out an ear-splitting shriek and whisps of smoke curled around her face. Suddenly she dissolved entirely into smoke leaving [c A/N- love Meghan: IMPORTANT PLOT POINT!] her clothes in a collapsed heap. [c A/N- the same: I hope you paid attention. There will be a QUIZ after the show!]
Everyone but Aragorn and Casey rushed to the fallen elf's side. His eyes were unfocused, but other than that he was fine.
Aragorn glared at Casey. "What do you think you were DOING ?!" he spluttered, kicking at the clothes. Meghan's head snapped up.
"Don't touch the evidence!" she lectured and started minutely examining every detail.
"Saving your life," Casey told him.
"What are you talking about?"
"That wasn't Arwen! I don't know who it was, but they would have absolutely no hesitations killing you."
"Thank you," he said abruptly and turned away looking sad. (Aw.) Casey felt bad.
"I swore to protect you," she answered simply. He turned and stared at her.
"Look what I found!" Meghan jumped up suddenly. She was holding an hourglass with a pyramid engraved on top. "And there's sand all through the clothes."
"Great. What does it mean?" Casey asked, expecting genius.
"I have no idea," Meghan admitted.
"Well, until we can figure it out, we have to go somewhere safe. Can we stay at your home?" Gandalf asked Casey gravely.
"Yeah," she answered.
"Let's go then," Gimli urged irritably.
"Wait. We can't just all walk there. You can't be seen. Or, at least, not noticed," Meghan told him.
"If only we had a car with us. And someone who could drive it," Casey suggested hopelessly.
"I only know how to drive my bike. I don't have a clue with a car. But you've been practicing, haven't you?"
"Oh no. No, no, no. Meghan, I can't! It's illegal. It's nowhere near legal for at least two months!"
"Casey, look around you. There's a hobbit sitting beside you. Legal issues are a little. unimportant right now. And besides, you can drive. They'd have no reason to pull you over."
"How about the one that I don't even look 16? Or that I'll be cramming some 15. people into a car?"
"I'll get my motercycle. That'll narrow it down to 13."
"All right!" Casey sighed. "I give up. I'll do it."
"Do you have a plan?" Glorfindel asked.
"Yeah, but we have to go home first. It'll take an hour, maybe
two," Casey told them.
"Wait. Boromir, go with them," Aragorn ordered.
"Try to stay hidden! Avoid anyone who's not us!" Meghan told them and she, Casey and Boromir (who had to leave his cloak and pack behind) left.
~~~~~~~~
Please review! I like reviews! They make me happy!