Vacationing in Middle Earth
By: Jo-chan
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Disclaimer: Still don't own it.
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Chapter Eleven: Enter the Hobbit(s)
"What now?" Jo asked. "We've sang the entire sound track to Aladdin, the Lion King, and Mulan."
"Light my candle?" Shawn asked.
"I'm not singing Rent with you."
"How come?" Shawn whinnied.
"Cause it gets stuck in my head for weeks. Aren't there any other Disney movies we know?"
"We could recite the Emperor's New Groove."
"Too many characters."
"The Full Monty?"
"You don't need anymore dirty thoughts in your head."
Shawn shrugged. "We should be there pretty soon."
"I hope so. I wish I had a pillow or one of those rubber donuts," Jo said ruefully, rubbing her butt. "I'm never going to be able to sit down properly again."
"Crap that's a huge tower. Didn't look that big at the theature," Shawn exclaimed.
The rest of their party turned around to stare at the two girls, surprise on their faces.
"That is Isenguard," Legolas said.
"I have the distinct feeling that were being watched," Haldir said softly.
"Oh that's just the trees," Shawn assured.
"The trees can watch us?" Gimli asked.
"They're not normal trees. They're Heurons. Sort of like Ents but more dangerous."
"And what do you know of Ents?" a voice suddenly boomed.
Jo's horse bucked in fear and she ended up falling to the ground. "Wish I really did have foresight," she mumbled softly to herself. "Then stuff like this wouldn't happen to me all the time."
"That tree spoke!" Haldir exclaimed.
"Yeah," Jo said, getting to her feet.
The tree a few feet from Jo suddenly lifted its roots and walked closer to the traveling group.
"Are you Treebeard?" Jo asked.
"I am."
"Did you bring two hobbits here?"
"I did."
"At least somethings going right around here."
"Lets go inside," Shawn suggested.
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Everyone rode into Isenguard, except for Treebeard and Jo, who insisted on walking her horse.
"You could at least pretend to be sorry," Jo grumbled to the horse. "That really hurt."
The horse ignored her.
"You know where I come from horses like you are made into glue."
"Do you speak the language of horses?" Treebeard boomed.
"Nope."
"Then you are just mumbling at the horse?"
"I've been out here a very long time. Sometimes I think I smell hamburgers."
"What is a hamburger?"
"Its a type of food. They serve it all the time where I'm from. I can still hear the grease sizzling."
"Perhapse you should rest in the shade."
"I'm fine. Just hungry. Oh cheeseburger how I long for thee. I'd kill to get some chile cheese fries. I'd even settle for school food."
"You are very strange," Treebeard observed.
'Hello Kettle? Yes, you're black,' Jo thought wirly. She allowed the horse to lead her back to the group.
"Lookit Jo!" Shawn exclaimed. "A hobbit!" Dangling from her arms was Pippin. "They're so little and cute! Can I keep him?"
"Of course you can't. He's a person not a dog."
"But he's so little!"
"Hi!" Pip said happily, waving one hand.
"Hi," Jo said back, shaking her head. "If you can get him to fit in the duffel bag you can keep him."
"Yea!"
"But you're gonna be carrying it."
Shawn pouted and put the hobbit down. "Maybe later."
Jo nodded and turned to look at the tower.
"What has happened here?" Haldir asked no one in particular.
"The Ents flooded it with the river that's over there," Shawn explained, pointing. "Then they tried to destroy the tower but it didn't work. Got some kind of juju on it or something."
"Juju?" Haldir asked.
"How do you know all this?" Treebeard boomed.
"We've got foresight," Shawn said proudly.
"What is this juju?" Haldir asked again.
"Well, its magic. There's good juju and bad juju and this place is full of it."
"Full of bad juju?" Haldir questioned.
"Yup," Shawn answered. "It'll probably never be knocked over."
"At least not until the ring is destroyed," Jo added.
"Have you seen it?" Aragorn asked eagerly. "The destruction of the ring?"
"Nooooo," Jo and Shawn said in unison. They quickly became very interested in the scuffs on their new shoes.
Gandalf shook his head at the two girls. "Let's head to the tower," he called to the group. "You two stay here with the hobbits. All four of you stay out of trouble."
"Who us?" all four asked in unison.
They watched the group ride off to the tower and looked at each other.
"What now?" Jo asked.
"We've got food," Merry said.
"Lead the way!" Shawn cheered, picking Pippin. up again and trotting away with him.
By: Jo-chan
*****
Disclaimer: Still don't own it.
*****
Chapter Eleven: Enter the Hobbit(s)
"What now?" Jo asked. "We've sang the entire sound track to Aladdin, the Lion King, and Mulan."
"Light my candle?" Shawn asked.
"I'm not singing Rent with you."
"How come?" Shawn whinnied.
"Cause it gets stuck in my head for weeks. Aren't there any other Disney movies we know?"
"We could recite the Emperor's New Groove."
"Too many characters."
"The Full Monty?"
"You don't need anymore dirty thoughts in your head."
Shawn shrugged. "We should be there pretty soon."
"I hope so. I wish I had a pillow or one of those rubber donuts," Jo said ruefully, rubbing her butt. "I'm never going to be able to sit down properly again."
"Crap that's a huge tower. Didn't look that big at the theature," Shawn exclaimed.
The rest of their party turned around to stare at the two girls, surprise on their faces.
"That is Isenguard," Legolas said.
"I have the distinct feeling that were being watched," Haldir said softly.
"Oh that's just the trees," Shawn assured.
"The trees can watch us?" Gimli asked.
"They're not normal trees. They're Heurons. Sort of like Ents but more dangerous."
"And what do you know of Ents?" a voice suddenly boomed.
Jo's horse bucked in fear and she ended up falling to the ground. "Wish I really did have foresight," she mumbled softly to herself. "Then stuff like this wouldn't happen to me all the time."
"That tree spoke!" Haldir exclaimed.
"Yeah," Jo said, getting to her feet.
The tree a few feet from Jo suddenly lifted its roots and walked closer to the traveling group.
"Are you Treebeard?" Jo asked.
"I am."
"Did you bring two hobbits here?"
"I did."
"At least somethings going right around here."
"Lets go inside," Shawn suggested.
**************
Everyone rode into Isenguard, except for Treebeard and Jo, who insisted on walking her horse.
"You could at least pretend to be sorry," Jo grumbled to the horse. "That really hurt."
The horse ignored her.
"You know where I come from horses like you are made into glue."
"Do you speak the language of horses?" Treebeard boomed.
"Nope."
"Then you are just mumbling at the horse?"
"I've been out here a very long time. Sometimes I think I smell hamburgers."
"What is a hamburger?"
"Its a type of food. They serve it all the time where I'm from. I can still hear the grease sizzling."
"Perhapse you should rest in the shade."
"I'm fine. Just hungry. Oh cheeseburger how I long for thee. I'd kill to get some chile cheese fries. I'd even settle for school food."
"You are very strange," Treebeard observed.
'Hello Kettle? Yes, you're black,' Jo thought wirly. She allowed the horse to lead her back to the group.
"Lookit Jo!" Shawn exclaimed. "A hobbit!" Dangling from her arms was Pippin. "They're so little and cute! Can I keep him?"
"Of course you can't. He's a person not a dog."
"But he's so little!"
"Hi!" Pip said happily, waving one hand.
"Hi," Jo said back, shaking her head. "If you can get him to fit in the duffel bag you can keep him."
"Yea!"
"But you're gonna be carrying it."
Shawn pouted and put the hobbit down. "Maybe later."
Jo nodded and turned to look at the tower.
"What has happened here?" Haldir asked no one in particular.
"The Ents flooded it with the river that's over there," Shawn explained, pointing. "Then they tried to destroy the tower but it didn't work. Got some kind of juju on it or something."
"Juju?" Haldir asked.
"How do you know all this?" Treebeard boomed.
"We've got foresight," Shawn said proudly.
"What is this juju?" Haldir asked again.
"Well, its magic. There's good juju and bad juju and this place is full of it."
"Full of bad juju?" Haldir questioned.
"Yup," Shawn answered. "It'll probably never be knocked over."
"At least not until the ring is destroyed," Jo added.
"Have you seen it?" Aragorn asked eagerly. "The destruction of the ring?"
"Nooooo," Jo and Shawn said in unison. They quickly became very interested in the scuffs on their new shoes.
Gandalf shook his head at the two girls. "Let's head to the tower," he called to the group. "You two stay here with the hobbits. All four of you stay out of trouble."
"Who us?" all four asked in unison.
They watched the group ride off to the tower and looked at each other.
"What now?" Jo asked.
"We've got food," Merry said.
"Lead the way!" Shawn cheered, picking Pippin. up again and trotting away with him.