What Did You Say Your Name Was Again?


hello! hello! What is up my dawgs! Thank you for coming back to read this fic! I hope you all like it! As always, please review when you are done! And now for Chapter 3!! Yippee!!

Disclaimer: I live in a cardboard box. That should sum everything up as to whether or not I own this stuff.

Author Notes: Frodo and Sam are already roaming across the shire, the ring in tow, of course, but haven't yet gotten to Bree.


Chapter Three


Alycia, realizing that the likelihood of Sarah being in Rivendale was about 100 to none, decided to go to Rivendell as fast as she could. But she first needed to know where she was to begin with.
Excuse me. Three little hobbit boys jumped up in their little hobbit seats and turned their little hobbit bodies to look at Alycia. But can you tell me where I am? she asked politely, afraid of scaring off the poor little creatures.
Well, the first hobbit (who looked to be about ummm.. i dunno! But young!) just stared at her wide-eyed with his mouth half open. The second hobbit (who seemed about the same age... whatever age that is...) started to stutter out an answer, but Alycia never quite caught it. And the third hobbit (who seemed much, much older with balding grey hair) answer her curtly. Ye're in the Shire, he puffed.
Well, she already knew that! She was really going for, you know, a specific area, a name, anything! Umm.. what part of the Shire am I in? I guess it could be called a part' she thought dumbly to herself.
was her reply.
she whispered under her breath (mainly for the sake of this story). Thank you, she said as she dipped low for a curtsy. The hobbits gave her a queer look. And as she walked away, she smacked herself in the forehead for being so silly. Like they know what a curtsy is!?! ....Or do they?
Alycia walked. And walked. And walked. And walked. And jogged (change of pace). And then, walked some more. She was walking through what she thought was a vast corn field, when she heard voices. She decided to find out who it was. Maybe they would be able to help her out. It's worth a shot.' She shrugged, then changed her course a bit to the left, and plowed through.

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Frodo and Sam were walking through a huge area of corn stalks. They were trying to get as far away from the shire as possible. Who knew the shire was really THIS BIG!?!? (*Author holds out hands as far as they can reach*) They had just reached a little path when...

Mr. Frodo? Sam said as he looked around. Frodo Baggins was no where in sight. A jolt of fear ran through him. he called again. Now he was starting to get scared. he yelled as he jogged up the path, but slowed to a stop as he saw Frodo jogging towards his voice from around the bend. I thought I'd lost you, he told Frodo.
What are you talking about? asked a half-bemused Frodo as he stood in front of his friend.
It's just something Gandalf told me, Sam replied, trying to brush it off. But Frodo would have none of that!
What did he tell you? he questioned slowly.
Don't you lose him, Samwise Gamgee.', he answered. And I don't mean to, he said as he shook his head.
Frodo smiled. We're still in the Shire! What could possibly happen? Both continued to walk the path when they heard a noise. Footsteps. Just when Sam had decided to club the person who walked through, out came a- an elf!?!
Alycia stood there, taken-aback, for a second. Then, recognition clicked in her mind and she fought off the urge to jump up and down in joy.
Before she could finish her word, another hobbit came out of the right side of the field, crashing into Sam with a bit of a rain of vegetables. And as Alycia and Frodo looked down at the two hobbits, yet another one came out of the field and collided with Frodo in just the same manner. Alycia just stood there puzzled for a second. Okay, more than a second.
The second hobbit (who just so happens to be a cute lil accent-y hobbit) pushed himself up a bit to see who he ran into. he said. It was Frodo! he exclaimed. It's Frodo!
Hello Frodo! Merry greeted, as if they ran into each other like that everyday. He had already gotten off of Sam and was dusting himself off.
Get off him! Sam yelled as he literally pick Pippin up and threw him to his feet. He knelt down and help Frodo up in a much nicer fashion.
What is the meaning of this? Frodo asked while Pippin and Merry bustled around collecting their veggies.
Hold these, Merry told Sam as he started piling the vegetables up in Sam's arms.
Who's you're friend? Pippin asked. And all 8 eyes turned to face her. She opened her mouth to say something but, yet again, was beat. This time by Sam.
You've been in Farmer Maggot's crop again, haven't you?! Just then, barks and growls could be heard from their right and Get out of my crop, ya'll!' could also be faintly distinguished.
Pippin wasted no time in turning Alycia around and pushing her ahead of them all as they ran through the field. Sam stood there for a few moments, dumbfounded, with his hands still full of carrots and cabbages before he quickly dropped his load and ran to catch up with the others.
I don't know why he's so upset! Merry yelled to the crew. It's only a couple of carrots, he said innocently.
And some cabbages! Pippin yelled over his shoulder as they ran. And those three bags of potatos we left here las week!
Is that all?! Alycia asked half-sincerely half-sarcastically, in reference to Merry and Pippin's account.
Oh and then the mushrooms the week before! Pippin added.
Yes, Pippin! Merry yelled. My point is he's clearly overreacting! The five ran as fast as they could across the corn field. Unbeknownst to them all, a cliff was just ahead. And as soon as Alycia broke free of the last row of cornstalks, she stopped abruptly right before going over. Until Pippin, then Merry, next Frodo, and finally Sam bumped into her and sent them all plummeting down. And after numerous rolls and twists and flips that Alycia didn't even know she or any of them were capable of doing, they landed in a pile at the bottom of the hill.
Pippin commented, That was close. And, no, he wasn't talking about their nearly fatal escape, he was talking about the pile of poop that was just in front of his face.
Alycia groaned and tried to sit up, but someone was still on her. I think I've broken something, Merry moaned. ..oh no... he whimpered as he pulled a broken carrot out from underneath him. That was my favorite one!
Trust a Brandybuck and a Took! Sam growled as he sat up and brushed off his shoulders.
Merry asked indignantly as he, too, brushed off his coat and straightened himself up. That was just a detour. A shortcut, he said proudly. You wouldn't have wanted to take the long way, now would you?
Sam put his hand behind his neck and began to rub out all the kinks. A shortcut to what? Sam asked in disbelief.
Pippin announced. He was still lying on the ground. He went to get up but was pushed back down by Sam, scrambling to get to the mini-mushroom patch. When he went to get up again, he was pushed down a second time by Merry, who was trying to get to the mushrooms as well. Still, Pippin was unfased as he pushed himself up and third and successful time and proceeded to scurry to the mushrooms.
Alycia was still sitting on the ground until Frodo came over and helped her up. The other three were so engrossed in their fungi that they had completely forgotten Alycia's presence. Frodo was going to ask her name, when he felt a weird um.... feeling?
I think we should get off the road, he stated casually. He and Alycia looked over at Merry, Pippin, and Sam, who showed no sign that they even heard what Frodo had said. Frodo stood there, in the middle of the road, contemplating on what to do.
Well,' Alycia thought, I've seen this part of the movie!' She ran over to Sam, grabbed the bag of mushrooms (and received a few angry hey's!), then turned around, took hold of Frodo's hand and ran towards the side of the road, with Sam, Merry, and Pippin hot on her trail.
she whispered harshly to Sam and threw the bag at him once they were all safely under the trunk of a tree. she murmured, putting a finger to her mouth. She sat still, straining to hear the clip-clop of horse hooves that she knew was coming. And it did come.
The five waited anxiously in their hiding place as they heard the horse stop right next to their trunk. Then, two heavy feet being placed on the ground could be heard. They could feel it, whatever it was, lurking right next to them.
Frodo sat there, rubbing the ring in his hand. Suddenly, he had the irrepressible urge to put it on. Put it on... Put it on... Put it on... kept racing through his mind. It dominated his thoughts, it took control of his mind. The only thing that made sense was to put on the ring. Nothing else in the world mattered now. And he was just about to give in, too. Just about to satisfy this new urge. Just about to quench this new desire. When Sam reached over and promptly grabbed Frodo's hand away.
Frodo blinked and looked around. He was silently thanking Sam for saving them all unknowingly. The creature turned it's head a bit and Merry took this as his chance. He siezed the bag from Sam and threw it over to the right. When it' went to go investigate this new sound, the group ran as fast as they could for as far as they could, stopping as they slide down a small hill.
Alycia was out of breath. She dropped to the ground and propped herself up with her elbows. Between her heavy breaths of air, she could barely hear Merry question What was that?

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