Chapter 24: A Journey in the Dark, Part 2.
Disclaimer: Not mine and therefore definitely not yours.
THE EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Finally* the chapter got finished.....rewritten 8 times, it's a record...... And yes it's a miracle. I finally get round to updating.
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"Only now I know the value of my watch." Pris grumbled.
"I've lost all track of time."
"Is it yesterday or yesterday's tomorrow or tomorrow or - "
"It's today. Fullstop."
"Shut UP."
"Oh no....... The flint 'n tinder's running out........"
No sooner were the words spoken than the torch flickered, guttered, and died out.
"Perfect. Utterly perfect."
"OW!!!!!"
"What on earth?"
"What *under* the earth, you mean......."
"Just walked slapbang into his royal highness of Mirkwood here." Shuwen answered scathingly.
"Ow yourself." Legolas scowled, rubbing ruefully at his back.
"Shurrup."
"Little pestilence."
"*Little*? Hah."
"Shut UP Nez."
"SILENCE!" Gandalf yelled at them.
"Look who's shouting."
"He should be glad not to have heard Shana's "Suilaid, mae govannen, havo dad, dina" routine yet..........." [A/N: It's this girl in our class, got the habit of raiding our notebooks, and guess what she pieced together.]
Then suddenly the air became less musty, evidence there was circulation. Then Pris and Gwen, who had been in front, fell down a short flight of steps. They were at the Twenty-first hall. The others decided to take the easier way of getting down the steps.
"I will risk a little more light." Gandalf muttered, and there was a sudden lightning flash.
"Hey cool........"
"Whee......look how high it goes........"
"Now there's an eye-opener an' no mistake.........."
"Huh?!"
There was s sudden grunt and then Gimli broke out into a clanking run. Bounce clang into the Chamber of Marzabul.
"Noooo!!!!!!!"
Wham. He bashed his head into the stone of Balin's tomb, sobbing something resembling a pig when you drop an elephant onto it.
"Shut UP, pieface." Shuwen scowled.
As the rest filed in, Gandalf turned his attention to the runes.
"Here lies Balin son of Fundin, lord of Moria. He is dead then. I feared so."
The dwarf's wailing struck up anew. Tiredness and days in the dark had made Gwen rather irritable, and this was the last straw.
"SHUT THE HECK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The echoes from the outburst hadn't died down before there was a loud crash reverberating around the chamber. Pippin stood guiltily by the well.
"Fool of a took!" Gandalf growled. "Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!"
Polinn took a deep breath. The entire company stood stock still, listening, as Gandalf turned back to the book of Marzabul.
"They are coming."
Doom. Doom. Doom...
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Yeah I know this chapter is short but hell. I'm BUSY. My parents evidently don't know the meaning of "Holiday". Hey at least I updated! Happy? You'd better be.
Disclaimer: Not mine and therefore definitely not yours.
THE EXAMS ARE OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Finally* the chapter got finished.....rewritten 8 times, it's a record...... And yes it's a miracle. I finally get round to updating.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Only now I know the value of my watch." Pris grumbled.
"I've lost all track of time."
"Is it yesterday or yesterday's tomorrow or tomorrow or - "
"It's today. Fullstop."
"Shut UP."
"Oh no....... The flint 'n tinder's running out........"
No sooner were the words spoken than the torch flickered, guttered, and died out.
"Perfect. Utterly perfect."
"OW!!!!!"
"What on earth?"
"What *under* the earth, you mean......."
"Just walked slapbang into his royal highness of Mirkwood here." Shuwen answered scathingly.
"Ow yourself." Legolas scowled, rubbing ruefully at his back.
"Shurrup."
"Little pestilence."
"*Little*? Hah."
"Shut UP Nez."
"SILENCE!" Gandalf yelled at them.
"Look who's shouting."
"He should be glad not to have heard Shana's "Suilaid, mae govannen, havo dad, dina" routine yet..........." [A/N: It's this girl in our class, got the habit of raiding our notebooks, and guess what she pieced together.]
Then suddenly the air became less musty, evidence there was circulation. Then Pris and Gwen, who had been in front, fell down a short flight of steps. They were at the Twenty-first hall. The others decided to take the easier way of getting down the steps.
"I will risk a little more light." Gandalf muttered, and there was a sudden lightning flash.
"Hey cool........"
"Whee......look how high it goes........"
"Now there's an eye-opener an' no mistake.........."
"Huh?!"
There was s sudden grunt and then Gimli broke out into a clanking run. Bounce clang into the Chamber of Marzabul.
"Noooo!!!!!!!"
Wham. He bashed his head into the stone of Balin's tomb, sobbing something resembling a pig when you drop an elephant onto it.
"Shut UP, pieface." Shuwen scowled.
As the rest filed in, Gandalf turned his attention to the runes.
"Here lies Balin son of Fundin, lord of Moria. He is dead then. I feared so."
The dwarf's wailing struck up anew. Tiredness and days in the dark had made Gwen rather irritable, and this was the last straw.
"SHUT THE HECK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The echoes from the outburst hadn't died down before there was a loud crash reverberating around the chamber. Pippin stood guiltily by the well.
"Fool of a took!" Gandalf growled. "Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!"
Polinn took a deep breath. The entire company stood stock still, listening, as Gandalf turned back to the book of Marzabul.
"They are coming."
Doom. Doom. Doom...
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Yeah I know this chapter is short but hell. I'm BUSY. My parents evidently don't know the meaning of "Holiday". Hey at least I updated! Happy? You'd better be.