Story By elemental nymph girl in assosiation with melamin veneas story
CAILINS SIDE OF THE STORY!!!
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"Oh my Gosh! Is she dead? Did you slaughter her with your deadly aim and rapid finger?" Questioned Kaitlin.
"Oh no, I just fell out of the tree and well, she broke my fall." Brussel replied, looking a little embarrased. "She'll wake up in a few.." Brussel sniffed the air, "Snorcs! Quick hide!" Brussel promptly lifted a twig off the floor and held it roughly over his head, with his eyes shut tight. A squirrel darted past looking a little confused. Kaitlin had lifted the un- conscience Caitlin over her in a defensive mode. Better her then she.
Caitlin opened her eyes to find Kaitlin next to a tree, huddling underneath her, and a rather startling elf with a twig over his head, picking his nose. There was only one rational thing to do at a time like this. She fell un-conscience again.
Brussel opened one of his silver eyes, and pulled the finger from his nose, wiping it momentarily on Kaitlins hair. Kaitlin got out from under Caitlin, and combed out her golden hair to find a green present sticking her fingers together. She wondered what it was and then put it in her mouth.
"The Snorcs have gone.!" Shouted Brussel, "Lets go to Lothryne!" He started walking.
"Er what about her." Said Kaitlin pointing to Caitlin on the floor.
Suddenly down from the tree jumped a tall, and totally gorgeous elf, with blond hair and deep green eyes.
"Brussel you Dim!" He chanted in a voice that could melt your heart. "You forgot the fair lady on the floor!" Kaitlin quickly sat down on the ground, but landed in Snorc poo!
The elf picked up Caitlin and jumped into the tree. Brussel tried to do the same with Kaitlin but ended up smeared in Snorc poo too, which, he added later, tastes like pickle.
"OY! Haldir! Brussels mucked up something else." Said the elf.
A Dazzling elf landed on the forest floor, he had eyes like blue bells, though not as piercing as the first. The one called Haldir kicked Brussel in the shin.
"Leave her alone! Do you realize how close the Snorcs are!? Do you want to put these fair ladies in danger?"
"Well we hid and they went!" Said a dismayed Brussel.
"Yeah, you hid under a twig, and that was a squirrel." Exclaimed the other.
There was a silence.
"So what's your name?" Said Kaitlin fluttering her eyelids at the elf, in a desperate attempt to get him to notice her. "Prince Limolas of mirkywood." He said. "Son of King Laradimir. Do you have something in your eye?"
"I'm Caitlin and my friend here is called Kaitlin, same name spelt different." Said Caitlin who had only just woken up. "And wow do I have a headache thanks to snot boy over there!"
Brussel bowed his head and carried on climbing behind them.
In an hour of climbing the party had reach Lothryne, which seemed to be a mass of giant redwood trees, easy to get lost without a guide.
"So Limolas,?" Said Kaitlin fluttering her eyelids yet again. "where abouts are you staying?"
"Here, and I can get you some herbs for those."
"We must take you to queen Imsoglad, she will be interested why two small elves are in these woods alone." Said Haldir. "Brussel, stop sucking your hair, its gone greasy, and those dreadlocks are not in the dress code!" (Brussel was bored on the journey.)
They reached a silver berch tree, with shining leaves and a staircase spiraling up the base. They climbed the stairs until they reached a sign that said 'Imsoglad and Cellotapes palace' but there was no entry. Limolas used his free hand to pull a small silver leaf, it quivered, then unexpectantly a door opened into a huge hallway with vines growing around the side.
There were many other elves in side, dressed in greens, golds and silvers, walking down the hallway through many of the doorways on the sides.
They themselves passes through the grandest of these doorways, through rooms of armory and treasures all of them unlocked. They had obviously never met anyone like Kaitlin before, who carefully took the odd sapphire or two. They reached a great hall with two guards and a statue on either side. One of the guards promptly took the sapphires from Kaitlins pockets, too her dismay.
Brussel was platting his hair into the tassels on his greenery clothes and now couldn't move his head.
"Brussel, you better come, Cellotape finds your constant flirting with the statue of our queen rather tiresome." Said Haldir. Obviously Brussel was not a favorite among these people.
The doors opened. The party stepped inside to see Imsoglad talking manicly to Cellotape, who was reading the Times.
Brussel, who did not believe in hygiene, ran straight up to Imsoglad, shook her hand, and then started kissing her bare feet, this was the closest he had ever got to her, other than her statue. He then turned and did the same to Cellotape, out of respect.
A group of people wearing shirts that read, 'Brussel decontamination' entered the room and sprayed Imsoglad and Cellotape with what looked like disinfectant, they looked accustomed to the procedure.
Limolas and Haldir stood to attention. Brussel had the right idea if his fingers were not halfway down his throat. Imsoglad stood up and walked over to Caitlin, whom was propped up by Limolas.
"Are you hurt?" She whispered to Caitlin.
"Yes I was unconscience because Brussel fell on me, but all I have is a sprained ankle and a headache now."
She asked the same question to Kaitlin who was in Haldirs arms complaining of a sprained nose.
"I did not know there was such a thing as a sprained nose." Imsoglad said to Cellotape. "Must be some kind of foreign disease." Cellotape nodded in agreement.
Now I should describe Imsoglad and Cellotape. Cellotape had a sticky and almost transparent personality. So he got on fine with his wife, who was happy to have anyone. Imsoglad was more of a maniac then anything else, she enjoyed flowers and the smell of dishwasher powder, and was also said to be telepathic. But the only mind that she could read that was simple enough was Brussels, and everyone knew what he was thinking by just looking at him
"So what's your name?" She asked Kaitlin. "Um don't tell me, it starts with a P.Umm.Umm.PERCY!" She shouted making everyone jump. "It is isn't it!"
"No It's Kaitlin." Said Kaitlin, looking confused.
"Same thing." She turned to Limolas. "I bet your name is Limolas!" She whispered, screwing her face up in concentration.
"Yes. I'm your cousin."
Imsoglad started crying.
"Oh no, that was ever so good, Percy is the closest anyone has ever got to my name, in fact, I wish I had been called Percy." Said Kaitlin, trying to cheer her up. Caitlin rolled her eyes, as the smarter of the two, she knew that Kaitlin had always liked the name Stanley.
Brussel patted Imsoglad on the shoulder lovingly, but Cellotape was glaring at him, and he was just making Imsoglad cry more.
She stopped suddenly and then smiled. "Does anyone feel like cleaning?" Out of her pocket she pulled a duster, and then started dusting her throne.
Cellotape walked slowly up to them, while Brussel chased after Imsoglad. "Sorry about my wife, she is a little uptight about the Snorcs, they killed her favorite squirrel, and she cannot find a replacement." He walked closer to Kaitlin, "see the green color in her face? She has been like that ever since ISMYCARON returned."
"I thought it was SAURON." Said Kaitlin.
"No he is my uncle."
"Oh."
Brussel came running back exclaiming that Imsoglad had her head stuck in an Aztec vase due to obsessive cleaning. Cellotape sighed and told Brussel to fetch the maids.
"Come into the lounge room, we need to discus how you got here."
After an hour of talking it was sorted out. Their story was told, and Cellotape was discussing his.
" Our Queen is not as strong as people think her to be, on the night when Dido came, she snuck into her bedroom, and switched the rings. Ever since she has been paranoid that people are listening to her. At night she wears foil on her head, for ISMYCARONS ears are ever hearful."
"Gosh, so if she is quite he can't hear her? That doesn't seem like much of a problem." Said Kaitlin.
"No, Imsoglad is never quiet, he listens to her thoughts, but cannot use her for her powers have gone." Said Cellotape. "We must take you to your rooms, Haldir and Limolas will be in the next room if you have any problems." With that Cellotape got up and left the room, apparently he was reading a terribly interesting article about how to look after your kitten, in the times.
They walked for some time until they reached their rooms. Both were joined by a door and shared a long balcony. The single beds for the girls were that of purple silk, there was one bathroom consisting of a shower, bath, spa, sink, cupboards, and a mirror, and a font in the middle.
Caitlin fell asleep in her bed straight away because she still had a headache.
Kaitlin sat on her bed trying to work out which way she is meant to lie down when Brussel entered the room and sat down on it.
"I know where Imsoglad keeps the ring." He said with a grin on his face. "She hides it under her bed in the North tower."
Kaitlin smiled, she knew there was only one thing to do after she had decide which end of the bed was which. It was... to brush her teeth, and then steal the ring and take to lord Almond.
Brussel was dribbling with excitement. It was leaving a puddle on the floor.
Brussel whispered. "When the moon rises above the trees, meet me by the great hall."
Kaitlin was terribly excited by all this, she was really going to take the ring! But in her excitement, she forgot to notice the puddle on the floor, and slipped knocking her self out.
Caitlin was awake already. She had listened to the whole conversation. She jumped out of bed and into Limolas' room, who was sharpening his arrows.
"Limolas!" Said Caitlin. "Brussel and Kaitlin are going to take the ring!"
"That is what Cellotape hoped they would do, when are they leaving?"
"When the moon rises above the trees."
"Well that won't be any time soon, it's new moon tonight. Where are they?"
"Well Kaitlin's unconscience on the floor, and I'm not sure where Brussel is, but if I were to guess, he's with the statue."
"Hmmm. We'd better follow them tonight. Knowing Brussel, he's probably going to go whether there's a full moon or not."
"Where's Haldir?" Said Caitlin.
"In the shower."
"Brussel said that he is the captain of the army."
Limolas laughed. "The only army Brussel is captain of, is the one in his head. I'm the captain of Mirkwoods."
Suddenly the door burst open and Kaitlin entered, staggering slightly, and walked straight into the shower room. They heard a girlish scream from inside, and Haldir wondered out with penguin pajamas and a shower cap on.
Kaitlin was on the floor of the entrance, unconscience again. Caitlin ran into the bathroom and splashed water onto Kaitlin's face. She opened her eyes.
"Mum I don't like Brussel sprouts." She murmured.
"Did someone say my name?" Brussel was at the door. Kaitlin was finding it hard to focus.
Kaitlin stood up and then sat down on the chair, rubbing her eyes.
Once everyone had showered and cleaned up, they went down stairs for dinner, just the four of them, the King and Queen, and of course Brussel, who was like a bad parasite you couldn't get rid of.
They sat down at the table laden with elegant crockery, Kaitlin was a little bit nervous at being at so posh a dinner, and put the glass on her head and poured her wine onto her plate.
Imsoglad wad looking almost normal, if it wasn't for the meat secures she had placed in her hair instead of chop sticks
Everyone at the table was staring at Kaitlin. Brussel, who was a little put down by this as he liked being the center of attention, started flicking peas at people.
The maid took Kaitlin's glass off her head, and handed her a clean plate. Brussel flicked a pea into Cellotape's mouth and snorted with laughter.
They had only just finished the first course when an elf dressed in full armor entered the room.
"My Lord!" He panted at Cellotape. "The Snorcs are chopping down the trees of Toothhorn Forest, they are making their way here! The army will be placed in the trees on your command sir!"
Cellotape promptly left the room, the others followed, this was far more exciting then finishing the rest of dinner.
Outside the hall Cellotape winked at Limolas. "Imsoglad, my wife, please will you assist me." Said Cellotape.
"Of course, I love a good fight, I can help clean up afterwards!"
The two marched after the elf and drifted out of sight.
"Oh No the ring is unarmed." Said Limolas sarcastically.
Brussel took the hint straight away and took off with Kaitlin behind him.
"The perfect opportunity for them. Come on we'd better follow them so they don't muck it up."
Brussel and Kaitlin made their way down the hallway, while Limolas, Haldir and Caitlin followed.
A maid was coming down the hall, Brussel lifted an ivy leaf off the floor and held it above his head, this looked as though it was his normal routine for incoming danger. Kaitlin was trying to crawl under the sea green carpet, when the maid trod on her hand.
"Hi Brussel," said the maid smirking slightly. Brussel sat in a confused silence, how could she see him when he couldn't see her. This happened over and over until they reached a door.
Brussel opened it to find.An elf sitting on the loo reading the Sunday post.
Limolas smiled, so did Haldir.
"Um hi is this Imsoglad's room?" Inquired Brussel, not at all phased by the position he was in.
The elf did not reply.
"Um do you know where the North tower is?" He asked again.
The confused and now slightly embarrassed elf pointed to the right.
"Thanks." Said Kaitlin who then closed the door.
The elf got back to his paper.
It was some time before they arrived at the right place. Limolas was helping Caitlin as her ankle was playing up again.
Brussel opened the door carefully, just in case there were more elves practicing with throwing knives, as the others had only narrowly missed them.
There was a dark room on the end, filled with black fermenting leaves and cobwebs, a foul smell lurked in the air.
"This must be it!" Whispered Kaitlin in a horse voice, who had not noticed the sign outside that read 'Imsoglad's room! KEEP OUT'
Brussel stepped up to the bed in the middle of the dark room, and felt underneath.
"There's something under here, Um, it feels like a hand, and an arm, Oh I Can't find it! I think there is just a dead body underneath here. Don't half smell funny."
"BODY.Body! What?" Caitlin ran forward from her hiding place and felt under the bed. She screamed and ran backwards whimpering.
Haldir walked forwards and pulled out the body, it was limp and lifeless. Kaitlin knelt by its side, and bowed her head to listen for a pulse.
The body was familiar, she pulled the head up right. THE EYES OPENED WITH A START. The lips moved.
"HELLO KAITLIN!" Kaitlin screamed and started running around the room, flapping her arms like a headless chicken. Brussel tried to calm her
Imsoglad was lying on the floor next to her bed with a foil hat on her head.
"I was felling a bit sleepy so I decided to have a rest. Can I help you?" "Err, we've came to steal the ring and destroy it." Said Brussel matter of factly.
Imsoglad's face turned green, her eyes wide and black.
"ITSSSS MINE. itssss my PreCioUSSSSTHTH!!!" She said spitting everywhere. Brussel pulled out his umbrella and held it between him and Imsoglad's watering mouth.
She lunged at Kaitlin, when an arrow sped through the air and hit Imsoglad in the throat. Cellotape was standing at the door with his bow in his hands and tears in his eyes. Sad music rang throughout the tower, (The song may it be.) Someone yelled "TURN IT OFF!" Cellotape fell to the ground silently crying. He would die soon for it is known elves die of broken hearts.
He stood up when they noticed he was actually crying with laughter, possibly hysterics. "Do not worry." His voice wavered. "She was not my true love, in fact the only reason I married her was because she was next in line for the throne. It was her sister I liked."
Brussel just stood there, eyes fixed on the only person he had ever loved, if anyone was going to die of heart break it was him. But Brussel had the attention span of a two year old, and soon (Just like Dory.) he would forget about it. Tears still ran down his cheek.
"Does anyone feel like cleaning?" He asked, thinking about what his love would do in that situation. He knelt down next to the bed and felt underneath it, until his hands fell upon a cold circular metal, he pulled it out, it glinted in his hand.
Quickly he threw it down on the ground, disgusted at the weakness of his Queen. He could never love such an item that could do that even to the fairest of people.
Suddenly Kaitlin ran up to the ring and snatched it off the floor, then started running around, pulling faces and trashing the room, while screaming. "I', Invisible.!!" Over and over again
Haldir caught her.
"What you can't see me!! I'm Invisible, I gonna rule the world. LA LAA HEE HEEE. Wait a minute. You can see me?!" She repeated again, as if amazed at the statement she had already proclaimed before.
"Why aren't I Inviddible?" She asked pronouncing her vowels wrong.
"Well for one thing, you have to put the ring on your finger, and another, that isn't the write ring." Said Caitlin, the real ring in her hand.
"How'd you do that?!" Said Kaitlin in astonishment.
"What I want to know!" Said Caitlin. "Is why you didn't try to steal the ring from her in the first place?" She looked at Cellotape.
"Well we have all sworn an oath, and if we were to break it, may our hair fall out until we are completely bald!"
Caitlin and Kaitlin winced, an elf without hair was a terrible thing.
So the first part of the Companies journey was complete, Kaitlin thought it over, but it was not.
After a good nights sleep, with Brussel camping on the floor of Limolas and Haldir's, they went down to breakfast. The table was missing one person.
"Tomorrow we will hold a royal funeral, but you must leave to Divenrale before hand, a council with Lord Almond is much in need. You must go before people catch of what you carry. We must keep it a secret, though I have no doubt Brussel has mentioned it to the statue."
Brussel drooped his head.
"So to Divenrale we go on a quest of enormous importance, for the future of elven and man kind, Oh and dwarves too. They do have dwarves here? You know the short people with long beards.?" Questioned Kaitlin.
Everyone looked at her in amazement. Caitlin was pinching herself. The first smart thing anyone had heard her say, and she didn't have a camera!
"I suggest you leave tonight, Limolas and Haldir will escort you, as it is a long and maybe dangerous journey, it should only take you a day and two nights, oh and Brussel can go to, he can carry the luggage." Said Cellotape looking desperately at Limolas.
"Please!!" He whimpered.
Limolas and Haldir gave a nod of acknowledgement, Cellotape looked relieved.
"Well then you'd better start packing, the maids will assist you with food and clothing, and I will get the horses."
All four went back up to their quarters to pack their things, but as Caitlin and Kaitlin only had the clothes they were wearing, so they packed someone elses.
Once they were all set they headed to the stables where their ponies were packed and their horses saddled.
The three horses were ready.
"Hay!" Complained Kaitlin. "Where are the other two?"
"Ones got a hoof problem and the others being shod." Said Haldir, "These two" He said pointing to a donkey and a miniature Shetland, "are for you and Brussel."
Brussel walked straight up to the donkey. It was obvious that they were friends by the way he was letting it chew on his ear.
Kaitlin was left to ride the Shetland, which looked as if it had a rather bad temper.
Caitlin and the others mounted their silver stallions.
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"Oh my Gosh! Is she dead? Did you slaughter her with your deadly aim and rapid finger?" Questioned Kaitlin.
"Oh no, I just fell out of the tree and well, she broke my fall." Brussel replied, looking a little embarrased. "She'll wake up in a few.." Brussel sniffed the air, "Snorcs! Quick hide!" Brussel promptly lifted a twig off the floor and held it roughly over his head, with his eyes shut tight. A squirrel darted past looking a little confused. Kaitlin had lifted the un- conscience Caitlin over her in a defensive mode. Better her then she.
Caitlin opened her eyes to find Kaitlin next to a tree, huddling underneath her, and a rather startling elf with a twig over his head, picking his nose. There was only one rational thing to do at a time like this. She fell un-conscience again.
Brussel opened one of his silver eyes, and pulled the finger from his nose, wiping it momentarily on Kaitlins hair. Kaitlin got out from under Caitlin, and combed out her golden hair to find a green present sticking her fingers together. She wondered what it was and then put it in her mouth.
"The Snorcs have gone.!" Shouted Brussel, "Lets go to Lothryne!" He started walking.
"Er what about her." Said Kaitlin pointing to Caitlin on the floor.
Suddenly down from the tree jumped a tall, and totally gorgeous elf, with blond hair and deep green eyes.
"Brussel you Dim!" He chanted in a voice that could melt your heart. "You forgot the fair lady on the floor!" Kaitlin quickly sat down on the ground, but landed in Snorc poo!
The elf picked up Caitlin and jumped into the tree. Brussel tried to do the same with Kaitlin but ended up smeared in Snorc poo too, which, he added later, tastes like pickle.
"OY! Haldir! Brussels mucked up something else." Said the elf.
A Dazzling elf landed on the forest floor, he had eyes like blue bells, though not as piercing as the first. The one called Haldir kicked Brussel in the shin.
"Leave her alone! Do you realize how close the Snorcs are!? Do you want to put these fair ladies in danger?"
"Well we hid and they went!" Said a dismayed Brussel.
"Yeah, you hid under a twig, and that was a squirrel." Exclaimed the other.
There was a silence.
"So what's your name?" Said Kaitlin fluttering her eyelids at the elf, in a desperate attempt to get him to notice her. "Prince Limolas of mirkywood." He said. "Son of King Laradimir. Do you have something in your eye?"
"I'm Caitlin and my friend here is called Kaitlin, same name spelt different." Said Caitlin who had only just woken up. "And wow do I have a headache thanks to snot boy over there!"
Brussel bowed his head and carried on climbing behind them.
In an hour of climbing the party had reach Lothryne, which seemed to be a mass of giant redwood trees, easy to get lost without a guide.
"So Limolas,?" Said Kaitlin fluttering her eyelids yet again. "where abouts are you staying?"
"Here, and I can get you some herbs for those."
"We must take you to queen Imsoglad, she will be interested why two small elves are in these woods alone." Said Haldir. "Brussel, stop sucking your hair, its gone greasy, and those dreadlocks are not in the dress code!" (Brussel was bored on the journey.)
They reached a silver berch tree, with shining leaves and a staircase spiraling up the base. They climbed the stairs until they reached a sign that said 'Imsoglad and Cellotapes palace' but there was no entry. Limolas used his free hand to pull a small silver leaf, it quivered, then unexpectantly a door opened into a huge hallway with vines growing around the side.
There were many other elves in side, dressed in greens, golds and silvers, walking down the hallway through many of the doorways on the sides.
They themselves passes through the grandest of these doorways, through rooms of armory and treasures all of them unlocked. They had obviously never met anyone like Kaitlin before, who carefully took the odd sapphire or two. They reached a great hall with two guards and a statue on either side. One of the guards promptly took the sapphires from Kaitlins pockets, too her dismay.
Brussel was platting his hair into the tassels on his greenery clothes and now couldn't move his head.
"Brussel, you better come, Cellotape finds your constant flirting with the statue of our queen rather tiresome." Said Haldir. Obviously Brussel was not a favorite among these people.
The doors opened. The party stepped inside to see Imsoglad talking manicly to Cellotape, who was reading the Times.
Brussel, who did not believe in hygiene, ran straight up to Imsoglad, shook her hand, and then started kissing her bare feet, this was the closest he had ever got to her, other than her statue. He then turned and did the same to Cellotape, out of respect.
A group of people wearing shirts that read, 'Brussel decontamination' entered the room and sprayed Imsoglad and Cellotape with what looked like disinfectant, they looked accustomed to the procedure.
Limolas and Haldir stood to attention. Brussel had the right idea if his fingers were not halfway down his throat. Imsoglad stood up and walked over to Caitlin, whom was propped up by Limolas.
"Are you hurt?" She whispered to Caitlin.
"Yes I was unconscience because Brussel fell on me, but all I have is a sprained ankle and a headache now."
She asked the same question to Kaitlin who was in Haldirs arms complaining of a sprained nose.
"I did not know there was such a thing as a sprained nose." Imsoglad said to Cellotape. "Must be some kind of foreign disease." Cellotape nodded in agreement.
Now I should describe Imsoglad and Cellotape. Cellotape had a sticky and almost transparent personality. So he got on fine with his wife, who was happy to have anyone. Imsoglad was more of a maniac then anything else, she enjoyed flowers and the smell of dishwasher powder, and was also said to be telepathic. But the only mind that she could read that was simple enough was Brussels, and everyone knew what he was thinking by just looking at him
"So what's your name?" She asked Kaitlin. "Um don't tell me, it starts with a P.Umm.Umm.PERCY!" She shouted making everyone jump. "It is isn't it!"
"No It's Kaitlin." Said Kaitlin, looking confused.
"Same thing." She turned to Limolas. "I bet your name is Limolas!" She whispered, screwing her face up in concentration.
"Yes. I'm your cousin."
Imsoglad started crying.
"Oh no, that was ever so good, Percy is the closest anyone has ever got to my name, in fact, I wish I had been called Percy." Said Kaitlin, trying to cheer her up. Caitlin rolled her eyes, as the smarter of the two, she knew that Kaitlin had always liked the name Stanley.
Brussel patted Imsoglad on the shoulder lovingly, but Cellotape was glaring at him, and he was just making Imsoglad cry more.
She stopped suddenly and then smiled. "Does anyone feel like cleaning?" Out of her pocket she pulled a duster, and then started dusting her throne.
Cellotape walked slowly up to them, while Brussel chased after Imsoglad. "Sorry about my wife, she is a little uptight about the Snorcs, they killed her favorite squirrel, and she cannot find a replacement." He walked closer to Kaitlin, "see the green color in her face? She has been like that ever since ISMYCARON returned."
"I thought it was SAURON." Said Kaitlin.
"No he is my uncle."
"Oh."
Brussel came running back exclaiming that Imsoglad had her head stuck in an Aztec vase due to obsessive cleaning. Cellotape sighed and told Brussel to fetch the maids.
"Come into the lounge room, we need to discus how you got here."
After an hour of talking it was sorted out. Their story was told, and Cellotape was discussing his.
" Our Queen is not as strong as people think her to be, on the night when Dido came, she snuck into her bedroom, and switched the rings. Ever since she has been paranoid that people are listening to her. At night she wears foil on her head, for ISMYCARONS ears are ever hearful."
"Gosh, so if she is quite he can't hear her? That doesn't seem like much of a problem." Said Kaitlin.
"No, Imsoglad is never quiet, he listens to her thoughts, but cannot use her for her powers have gone." Said Cellotape. "We must take you to your rooms, Haldir and Limolas will be in the next room if you have any problems." With that Cellotape got up and left the room, apparently he was reading a terribly interesting article about how to look after your kitten, in the times.
They walked for some time until they reached their rooms. Both were joined by a door and shared a long balcony. The single beds for the girls were that of purple silk, there was one bathroom consisting of a shower, bath, spa, sink, cupboards, and a mirror, and a font in the middle.
Caitlin fell asleep in her bed straight away because she still had a headache.
Kaitlin sat on her bed trying to work out which way she is meant to lie down when Brussel entered the room and sat down on it.
"I know where Imsoglad keeps the ring." He said with a grin on his face. "She hides it under her bed in the North tower."
Kaitlin smiled, she knew there was only one thing to do after she had decide which end of the bed was which. It was... to brush her teeth, and then steal the ring and take to lord Almond.
Brussel was dribbling with excitement. It was leaving a puddle on the floor.
Brussel whispered. "When the moon rises above the trees, meet me by the great hall."
Kaitlin was terribly excited by all this, she was really going to take the ring! But in her excitement, she forgot to notice the puddle on the floor, and slipped knocking her self out.
Caitlin was awake already. She had listened to the whole conversation. She jumped out of bed and into Limolas' room, who was sharpening his arrows.
"Limolas!" Said Caitlin. "Brussel and Kaitlin are going to take the ring!"
"That is what Cellotape hoped they would do, when are they leaving?"
"When the moon rises above the trees."
"Well that won't be any time soon, it's new moon tonight. Where are they?"
"Well Kaitlin's unconscience on the floor, and I'm not sure where Brussel is, but if I were to guess, he's with the statue."
"Hmmm. We'd better follow them tonight. Knowing Brussel, he's probably going to go whether there's a full moon or not."
"Where's Haldir?" Said Caitlin.
"In the shower."
"Brussel said that he is the captain of the army."
Limolas laughed. "The only army Brussel is captain of, is the one in his head. I'm the captain of Mirkwoods."
Suddenly the door burst open and Kaitlin entered, staggering slightly, and walked straight into the shower room. They heard a girlish scream from inside, and Haldir wondered out with penguin pajamas and a shower cap on.
Kaitlin was on the floor of the entrance, unconscience again. Caitlin ran into the bathroom and splashed water onto Kaitlin's face. She opened her eyes.
"Mum I don't like Brussel sprouts." She murmured.
"Did someone say my name?" Brussel was at the door. Kaitlin was finding it hard to focus.
Kaitlin stood up and then sat down on the chair, rubbing her eyes.
Once everyone had showered and cleaned up, they went down stairs for dinner, just the four of them, the King and Queen, and of course Brussel, who was like a bad parasite you couldn't get rid of.
They sat down at the table laden with elegant crockery, Kaitlin was a little bit nervous at being at so posh a dinner, and put the glass on her head and poured her wine onto her plate.
Imsoglad wad looking almost normal, if it wasn't for the meat secures she had placed in her hair instead of chop sticks
Everyone at the table was staring at Kaitlin. Brussel, who was a little put down by this as he liked being the center of attention, started flicking peas at people.
The maid took Kaitlin's glass off her head, and handed her a clean plate. Brussel flicked a pea into Cellotape's mouth and snorted with laughter.
They had only just finished the first course when an elf dressed in full armor entered the room.
"My Lord!" He panted at Cellotape. "The Snorcs are chopping down the trees of Toothhorn Forest, they are making their way here! The army will be placed in the trees on your command sir!"
Cellotape promptly left the room, the others followed, this was far more exciting then finishing the rest of dinner.
Outside the hall Cellotape winked at Limolas. "Imsoglad, my wife, please will you assist me." Said Cellotape.
"Of course, I love a good fight, I can help clean up afterwards!"
The two marched after the elf and drifted out of sight.
"Oh No the ring is unarmed." Said Limolas sarcastically.
Brussel took the hint straight away and took off with Kaitlin behind him.
"The perfect opportunity for them. Come on we'd better follow them so they don't muck it up."
Brussel and Kaitlin made their way down the hallway, while Limolas, Haldir and Caitlin followed.
A maid was coming down the hall, Brussel lifted an ivy leaf off the floor and held it above his head, this looked as though it was his normal routine for incoming danger. Kaitlin was trying to crawl under the sea green carpet, when the maid trod on her hand.
"Hi Brussel," said the maid smirking slightly. Brussel sat in a confused silence, how could she see him when he couldn't see her. This happened over and over until they reached a door.
Brussel opened it to find.An elf sitting on the loo reading the Sunday post.
Limolas smiled, so did Haldir.
"Um hi is this Imsoglad's room?" Inquired Brussel, not at all phased by the position he was in.
The elf did not reply.
"Um do you know where the North tower is?" He asked again.
The confused and now slightly embarrassed elf pointed to the right.
"Thanks." Said Kaitlin who then closed the door.
The elf got back to his paper.
It was some time before they arrived at the right place. Limolas was helping Caitlin as her ankle was playing up again.
Brussel opened the door carefully, just in case there were more elves practicing with throwing knives, as the others had only narrowly missed them.
There was a dark room on the end, filled with black fermenting leaves and cobwebs, a foul smell lurked in the air.
"This must be it!" Whispered Kaitlin in a horse voice, who had not noticed the sign outside that read 'Imsoglad's room! KEEP OUT'
Brussel stepped up to the bed in the middle of the dark room, and felt underneath.
"There's something under here, Um, it feels like a hand, and an arm, Oh I Can't find it! I think there is just a dead body underneath here. Don't half smell funny."
"BODY.Body! What?" Caitlin ran forward from her hiding place and felt under the bed. She screamed and ran backwards whimpering.
Haldir walked forwards and pulled out the body, it was limp and lifeless. Kaitlin knelt by its side, and bowed her head to listen for a pulse.
The body was familiar, she pulled the head up right. THE EYES OPENED WITH A START. The lips moved.
"HELLO KAITLIN!" Kaitlin screamed and started running around the room, flapping her arms like a headless chicken. Brussel tried to calm her
Imsoglad was lying on the floor next to her bed with a foil hat on her head.
"I was felling a bit sleepy so I decided to have a rest. Can I help you?" "Err, we've came to steal the ring and destroy it." Said Brussel matter of factly.
Imsoglad's face turned green, her eyes wide and black.
"ITSSSS MINE. itssss my PreCioUSSSSTHTH!!!" She said spitting everywhere. Brussel pulled out his umbrella and held it between him and Imsoglad's watering mouth.
She lunged at Kaitlin, when an arrow sped through the air and hit Imsoglad in the throat. Cellotape was standing at the door with his bow in his hands and tears in his eyes. Sad music rang throughout the tower, (The song may it be.) Someone yelled "TURN IT OFF!" Cellotape fell to the ground silently crying. He would die soon for it is known elves die of broken hearts.
He stood up when they noticed he was actually crying with laughter, possibly hysterics. "Do not worry." His voice wavered. "She was not my true love, in fact the only reason I married her was because she was next in line for the throne. It was her sister I liked."
Brussel just stood there, eyes fixed on the only person he had ever loved, if anyone was going to die of heart break it was him. But Brussel had the attention span of a two year old, and soon (Just like Dory.) he would forget about it. Tears still ran down his cheek.
"Does anyone feel like cleaning?" He asked, thinking about what his love would do in that situation. He knelt down next to the bed and felt underneath it, until his hands fell upon a cold circular metal, he pulled it out, it glinted in his hand.
Quickly he threw it down on the ground, disgusted at the weakness of his Queen. He could never love such an item that could do that even to the fairest of people.
Suddenly Kaitlin ran up to the ring and snatched it off the floor, then started running around, pulling faces and trashing the room, while screaming. "I', Invisible.!!" Over and over again
Haldir caught her.
"What you can't see me!! I'm Invisible, I gonna rule the world. LA LAA HEE HEEE. Wait a minute. You can see me?!" She repeated again, as if amazed at the statement she had already proclaimed before.
"Why aren't I Inviddible?" She asked pronouncing her vowels wrong.
"Well for one thing, you have to put the ring on your finger, and another, that isn't the write ring." Said Caitlin, the real ring in her hand.
"How'd you do that?!" Said Kaitlin in astonishment.
"What I want to know!" Said Caitlin. "Is why you didn't try to steal the ring from her in the first place?" She looked at Cellotape.
"Well we have all sworn an oath, and if we were to break it, may our hair fall out until we are completely bald!"
Caitlin and Kaitlin winced, an elf without hair was a terrible thing.
So the first part of the Companies journey was complete, Kaitlin thought it over, but it was not.
After a good nights sleep, with Brussel camping on the floor of Limolas and Haldir's, they went down to breakfast. The table was missing one person.
"Tomorrow we will hold a royal funeral, but you must leave to Divenrale before hand, a council with Lord Almond is much in need. You must go before people catch of what you carry. We must keep it a secret, though I have no doubt Brussel has mentioned it to the statue."
Brussel drooped his head.
"So to Divenrale we go on a quest of enormous importance, for the future of elven and man kind, Oh and dwarves too. They do have dwarves here? You know the short people with long beards.?" Questioned Kaitlin.
Everyone looked at her in amazement. Caitlin was pinching herself. The first smart thing anyone had heard her say, and she didn't have a camera!
"I suggest you leave tonight, Limolas and Haldir will escort you, as it is a long and maybe dangerous journey, it should only take you a day and two nights, oh and Brussel can go to, he can carry the luggage." Said Cellotape looking desperately at Limolas.
"Please!!" He whimpered.
Limolas and Haldir gave a nod of acknowledgement, Cellotape looked relieved.
"Well then you'd better start packing, the maids will assist you with food and clothing, and I will get the horses."
All four went back up to their quarters to pack their things, but as Caitlin and Kaitlin only had the clothes they were wearing, so they packed someone elses.
Once they were all set they headed to the stables where their ponies were packed and their horses saddled.
The three horses were ready.
"Hay!" Complained Kaitlin. "Where are the other two?"
"Ones got a hoof problem and the others being shod." Said Haldir, "These two" He said pointing to a donkey and a miniature Shetland, "are for you and Brussel."
Brussel walked straight up to the donkey. It was obvious that they were friends by the way he was letting it chew on his ear.
Kaitlin was left to ride the Shetland, which looked as if it had a rather bad temper.
Caitlin and the others mounted their silver stallions.
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