Chapter Ten: Going to Isenguard Takes a Long Time
By: Jo-chan
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Disclaimer: I don't own it and I'm REALLY, REALLY sorry this took so long. Don't throw rotten fruit at me please. *hides behind desk*
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"We've been here for two weeks," Jo mumbled. "Wonder whats going on at home."
"Maybe we'll pull a Fushigi Yuugi and show up five minutes after we left," Shawn answered.
"What happens if we don't? What if time goes by faster there then it does here? What if we show up five years after we left? What do we tell people?"
"We went to Baja, Mexico."
Jo sighed. "I'll think of something when we get there." Jo tugged at her horses reins, making it stop.
"Whatcha lookin' at?" Shawn asked, stopping her horse as well.
"The forest is moving," Jo answered.
"Have you gone crazy?"
"Its the other Ents. Heurons or whatever they're called the wild trees."
"Wild trees?"
"Yeah. They're dangerous if an Ent isn't around to watch them. They're all going to Isenguard. Wonder if its been flooded yet."
"Kinda starting to with I finished all the books," Shawn mumbled.
"Well, the Heurons go to Isenguard to help destroy it. They guard the city too. They stand like a fence around it. Merry and Pip are there with them."
"Forgot about the Hobbits," Shawn said, watching the trees. "What happens when we get to Isenguard?"
"Head to Gondor with Gandalf. Aragorn, Leoglas, and Gimli go to get the dead people."
"What dead people?"
"There's this door in a mountain or something like that and inside of it are these spirits. They're this group of people that promised to protect Gondor back during the First War of the Ring but they broke their promise. That's why they're spirits. They have to keep their promise before they can rest."
Shawn uttered a low whistle. "Remind me to never make a promise to anyone around here."
"No kidding. Anyway, Gandalf finds Merry and Pip in Isenguard and they he goes to Gondor. We'll be going with him. I've seen enough stuff around here to last me a lifetime of nightmares."
"Wussie," Shawn said softly.
"Shut up. You won't even ride a roller coaster."
"Neither will you."
"Oh yeah," Jo said thoughtfully. "And I'm afraid of planes. Never mind. I forgot what I was talking about."
Shawn gazed at her with a bemused smile. "Have you been out in the sun too long?"
"I don't think so," Jo mumbled. "My butt is asleep again. Eventually its going to fall off. I'll be the butt-less wonder." She paused. "Maybe I have been out in the sun too long."
"That's what I'm thinking. If we get home five years after we left do we have to go back to high school?"
"Doubt it."
"I'm beginning to find more and more reasons to stay here for awhile."
"Me too," Jo admitted. "Hopefully I'll get back after the AP tests are issued. That would be great."
"If we miss graduation do we still graduate?"
"I dunno."
"We're just babbling to ourselves aren't we?"
"Yeah."
"Oh well," Shawn sighed. "I hope Mom remembers to feed Diana."
"I can imagine it now. 'My daughter and her friend disappeared strangely in the night with their baggage. Where's the dog food?'"
"Make you into dog food," Shawn mumbled. "And feed you to a horse."
Jo glanced at her and nudged her horse to the side a few inches. "You're starting to scare me dude."
Shawn rubbed her forehead. "Sorry. Need Diet Coke."
"That explains everything," Jo groused. "How long have we been doing this?"
"Babbling?"
"No riding. We've been out here forever."
"I dunno. A couple of hours. Hey Haldir?"
"Yes, my lady."
Shawn grinned broadly. "How long does it take to get to Isenguard?"
"About four full days riding but we won't make you ladies ride at night so it will take about eight days."
"Eight days?" Shawn asked in surprise.
Jo fell off her horse in shock. "Getting to Isenguard takes a long time."
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1. Okay, I know its been a long time. Three months in fact. Whoa, didn't realize it had been that long. Anyway I've been going through a bunch of stuff lately. My doctor thinks I'm crazy and put me on Lexapro, and went through a serious period of depression, then I graduated and now I'm trying to get a job. Life needs to leave me alone for a while. Don't be too mad okay? I'll write more. I promise. *ducks rotten fruit*
By: Jo-chan
*****
Disclaimer: I don't own it and I'm REALLY, REALLY sorry this took so long. Don't throw rotten fruit at me please. *hides behind desk*
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"We've been here for two weeks," Jo mumbled. "Wonder whats going on at home."
"Maybe we'll pull a Fushigi Yuugi and show up five minutes after we left," Shawn answered.
"What happens if we don't? What if time goes by faster there then it does here? What if we show up five years after we left? What do we tell people?"
"We went to Baja, Mexico."
Jo sighed. "I'll think of something when we get there." Jo tugged at her horses reins, making it stop.
"Whatcha lookin' at?" Shawn asked, stopping her horse as well.
"The forest is moving," Jo answered.
"Have you gone crazy?"
"Its the other Ents. Heurons or whatever they're called the wild trees."
"Wild trees?"
"Yeah. They're dangerous if an Ent isn't around to watch them. They're all going to Isenguard. Wonder if its been flooded yet."
"Kinda starting to with I finished all the books," Shawn mumbled.
"Well, the Heurons go to Isenguard to help destroy it. They guard the city too. They stand like a fence around it. Merry and Pip are there with them."
"Forgot about the Hobbits," Shawn said, watching the trees. "What happens when we get to Isenguard?"
"Head to Gondor with Gandalf. Aragorn, Leoglas, and Gimli go to get the dead people."
"What dead people?"
"There's this door in a mountain or something like that and inside of it are these spirits. They're this group of people that promised to protect Gondor back during the First War of the Ring but they broke their promise. That's why they're spirits. They have to keep their promise before they can rest."
Shawn uttered a low whistle. "Remind me to never make a promise to anyone around here."
"No kidding. Anyway, Gandalf finds Merry and Pip in Isenguard and they he goes to Gondor. We'll be going with him. I've seen enough stuff around here to last me a lifetime of nightmares."
"Wussie," Shawn said softly.
"Shut up. You won't even ride a roller coaster."
"Neither will you."
"Oh yeah," Jo said thoughtfully. "And I'm afraid of planes. Never mind. I forgot what I was talking about."
Shawn gazed at her with a bemused smile. "Have you been out in the sun too long?"
"I don't think so," Jo mumbled. "My butt is asleep again. Eventually its going to fall off. I'll be the butt-less wonder." She paused. "Maybe I have been out in the sun too long."
"That's what I'm thinking. If we get home five years after we left do we have to go back to high school?"
"Doubt it."
"I'm beginning to find more and more reasons to stay here for awhile."
"Me too," Jo admitted. "Hopefully I'll get back after the AP tests are issued. That would be great."
"If we miss graduation do we still graduate?"
"I dunno."
"We're just babbling to ourselves aren't we?"
"Yeah."
"Oh well," Shawn sighed. "I hope Mom remembers to feed Diana."
"I can imagine it now. 'My daughter and her friend disappeared strangely in the night with their baggage. Where's the dog food?'"
"Make you into dog food," Shawn mumbled. "And feed you to a horse."
Jo glanced at her and nudged her horse to the side a few inches. "You're starting to scare me dude."
Shawn rubbed her forehead. "Sorry. Need Diet Coke."
"That explains everything," Jo groused. "How long have we been doing this?"
"Babbling?"
"No riding. We've been out here forever."
"I dunno. A couple of hours. Hey Haldir?"
"Yes, my lady."
Shawn grinned broadly. "How long does it take to get to Isenguard?"
"About four full days riding but we won't make you ladies ride at night so it will take about eight days."
"Eight days?" Shawn asked in surprise.
Jo fell off her horse in shock. "Getting to Isenguard takes a long time."
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1. Okay, I know its been a long time. Three months in fact. Whoa, didn't realize it had been that long. Anyway I've been going through a bunch of stuff lately. My doctor thinks I'm crazy and put me on Lexapro, and went through a serious period of depression, then I graduated and now I'm trying to get a job. Life needs to leave me alone for a while. Don't be too mad okay? I'll write more. I promise. *ducks rotten fruit*