Hello all, here's the next chapter. Hopes you likes it.
Disclaimer: I, sadly, don't own anything but the plot.
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Deep in the woods of Mirkwood there is still evil. Not every evil was destroyed with the Ring and what evil that's left is biding it's time, waiting for the perfect opportunity to take revenge on the Ring-bearer and his companions. **************************************************************************** ********************************************************************
"How's the plan?"
"Perfect my love, everything is set."
"So shall I start my part now?"
"Yes, but be careful."
"I always am." With that they kissed and ran in separate directions. **************************************************************************** ********************************************************************
"Frodo! Frodo! You've got to help me! Frodo!"
Frodo came out of his house to find Fatty Bolger running toward Bag- End yelling at the top of his lungs and looking frantic and scared. Frodo quicky ran to the distressed Hobbit and tried to calm him down. "Now, now Fatty, try and calm down so you can tell me. Come inside and let me make you some tea so you can tell me all about it."
"No time Frodo, it's my sister...she...she," but Fatty found himself out of breath (running and shouting all the way from his house to Frodo's would do that). Frodo took the opportunity of Fatty's silence to usher the Hobbit inside and sit him down. Frodo quickly ran to prepare some tea while Fatty caught his breath. "Now Fatty, what is wrong with you sister?" Frodo asked after Fatty chugged two cups of tea.
"She...she...here." He handed Frodo a piece of paper with scribbling on it. Frodo took it and read: Dear old Fatty, has lost his baby sister to a baddy, dear Estella is on her way to the Mirkwood Mountains as you read, follow and find who did the nasty deed. Frodo was shocked.
"Where did you find this?"
"On her bed. She wouldn't get up this morning, which is very odd as you know, so I went into her room and found this. I came straight here to you. Oh Frodo, what do I do?" The poor Hobbit hid his head in his hands in despair.
"Don't worry dear friend. We shall follow her and rescue her." Fatty looked up with hope.
"Really, you'd do that?"
"Of course. Now we'll need some sacks first. Then some food." Frodo and Fatty started picking out what to bring and what not to bring when they heard a knock on the door.
"Hello Sam," Fatty said answering the door.
"Oh hello Fatty. I came to talk to Mr. Frodo, but if he's busy I can come back another time..."
"Nonsense Sam, come in," Frodo insisted.
"Why are you packing?"
"We're going to Mirkwood to save Fatty's sister."
"Estella?" Fatty nodded sadly. "What happened?" Frodo tossed him the note. "Wow," Sam said as he read the note. "Did you tell Merry yet?" Fatty looked at him suspiciously.
"What's Merry got to do with it?"
Sam mentally kicked himself for not keeping his mouth shut. "Oh, nothing. I just know that he would love to come on a quest with us, that's all. Him and Pippin."
"Then why didn't you ask if Pippin knew? Or both of them? What do you know, what are you hiding?" Fatty had his hands on Sam's shoulders by now and was shaking him.
"Nothing, I swear."
"Filthy liar!"
"Fatty, calm down," Frodo said trying to get Fatty off of Sam. "I'm sure he knows nothing. You're just uptight because your sister was kidnaped. Calm down." Fatty looked at Frodo, then at Sam, then let go and backed away looking ashamed.
"I'm sorry Sam. Frodo's right, I'm just worried about my sister."
"It's okay friend," Sam said rubbing his shoulder where Fatty had grabbed hard. "We'll find her."
"What do you mean 'we'?"
"Well of course I'm coming Mr. Frodo. You don't honestly think I'm going to let you put yourself in harms way without me do you?"
"But you just got engaged."
"And Rosie would never let me hear the end of it if I didn't go." **************************************************************************** ********************************************************************
It was at dawn the next morning when the three left. They decided not to tell anyone to avoid unneeded panic among the Shire. They also didn't tell Merry and Pippin. Pippin had his own troubles and it wouldn't help if Merry was in distress, too. (They told Fatty that Merry needed to stay behind to help Pippin get over his depression. Somehow they figured that now was not a good time for him to learn about the potential relationship between his baby sister and Merry.) They road quickly following the same road that Bilbo had followed all those years before and didn't stop until well after midday when they found themselves staring at three very confused looking stone trolls.
"Well, I suppose we should rest here for the night."
"But we must continue, who knows what will happen."
"Fatty, we won't be any good if we have no sleep. Come now, we'll rest here for a few hours then continue on our way." Frodo then sat down and pulled out various food, the most notable of which was the mushrooms. And the mushrooms are what got our stalkers caught.
"Mushrooms! He's brought Mushrooms! Hurry up Pippin!" Frodo looked up in alarm at first but then, seeing who it was, relaxed and even laughed despite (or maybe because of) Fatty's perplexed and angry look.
"Go away, we don't need anymore slowing us down." Pippin and Merry stopped there ponies at these words and looked hurt.
"Oh come now Fatty, we could use two tall, experienced Hobbits on this sort of thing," Frodo said still smiling. "I was wondering when you two would be joining us. It took you long enough."
"Sorry Frodo, but Pippin can be awfully hard to convince when he wants to be." He then leaned down and whispered, "He's still not smiling." Frodo nodded sadly and turned to Pippin.
"Mushrooms dear friend?" Pippin nodded and sat down to eat and, to everyone's surprise, still didn't manage to smile even while eating mushrooms. This was very, very unHobbitish.
"So, where are we going?" Merry asked to break the first awkward silence the friends had had since...ever.
"Mirkwood," Sam answered. "Fatty's sister has been kidnaped.
Merry's face fell. "Estella's been kidnaped?"
"Yes," Fatty said frowning. "Why do you look so sad about it?"
"Oh, well, anyone would be sad at such a bright and wonderful Hobbit's disappearance of course."
"Of course," Fatty repeated looking very suspicious.
"So..." Frodo tried desperately to think of a different subject. "It's interesting seeing these three fellows again."
"Yes it is," Merry said, silently thanking Frodo for the subject change. "What's the story again?"
"Well, Bilbo and the 13 Dwarves were traveling along..." **************************************************************************** ********************************************************************
The five companions continued traveling after a few hours rest but, like Bilbo and his companions, they sensed danger all around them and found it hard to be happy (Pippin's constant frown didn't help any).
"Merry, what do you keep looking back at?" Fatty asked with annoyance as he broke the long, eery silence.
"Shh," he said bringing his finger to his lips and looking worried. "We're being followed." ############################################################################ ################ Oooooooooh, cliff hanger. I wonder who it is (Well, actually, I don't because I know, but if I didn't, I would wonder.) Please, please, please review (yes, I know, it's shameful for someone to have to beg like this, so please review so I no longer have to...PLEASE) God bless, *dopey*
Deep in the woods of Mirkwood there is still evil. Not every evil was destroyed with the Ring and what evil that's left is biding it's time, waiting for the perfect opportunity to take revenge on the Ring-bearer and his companions. **************************************************************************** ********************************************************************
"How's the plan?"
"Perfect my love, everything is set."
"So shall I start my part now?"
"Yes, but be careful."
"I always am." With that they kissed and ran in separate directions. **************************************************************************** ********************************************************************
"Frodo! Frodo! You've got to help me! Frodo!"
Frodo came out of his house to find Fatty Bolger running toward Bag- End yelling at the top of his lungs and looking frantic and scared. Frodo quicky ran to the distressed Hobbit and tried to calm him down. "Now, now Fatty, try and calm down so you can tell me. Come inside and let me make you some tea so you can tell me all about it."
"No time Frodo, it's my sister...she...she," but Fatty found himself out of breath (running and shouting all the way from his house to Frodo's would do that). Frodo took the opportunity of Fatty's silence to usher the Hobbit inside and sit him down. Frodo quickly ran to prepare some tea while Fatty caught his breath. "Now Fatty, what is wrong with you sister?" Frodo asked after Fatty chugged two cups of tea.
"She...she...here." He handed Frodo a piece of paper with scribbling on it. Frodo took it and read: Dear old Fatty, has lost his baby sister to a baddy, dear Estella is on her way to the Mirkwood Mountains as you read, follow and find who did the nasty deed. Frodo was shocked.
"Where did you find this?"
"On her bed. She wouldn't get up this morning, which is very odd as you know, so I went into her room and found this. I came straight here to you. Oh Frodo, what do I do?" The poor Hobbit hid his head in his hands in despair.
"Don't worry dear friend. We shall follow her and rescue her." Fatty looked up with hope.
"Really, you'd do that?"
"Of course. Now we'll need some sacks first. Then some food." Frodo and Fatty started picking out what to bring and what not to bring when they heard a knock on the door.
"Hello Sam," Fatty said answering the door.
"Oh hello Fatty. I came to talk to Mr. Frodo, but if he's busy I can come back another time..."
"Nonsense Sam, come in," Frodo insisted.
"Why are you packing?"
"We're going to Mirkwood to save Fatty's sister."
"Estella?" Fatty nodded sadly. "What happened?" Frodo tossed him the note. "Wow," Sam said as he read the note. "Did you tell Merry yet?" Fatty looked at him suspiciously.
"What's Merry got to do with it?"
Sam mentally kicked himself for not keeping his mouth shut. "Oh, nothing. I just know that he would love to come on a quest with us, that's all. Him and Pippin."
"Then why didn't you ask if Pippin knew? Or both of them? What do you know, what are you hiding?" Fatty had his hands on Sam's shoulders by now and was shaking him.
"Nothing, I swear."
"Filthy liar!"
"Fatty, calm down," Frodo said trying to get Fatty off of Sam. "I'm sure he knows nothing. You're just uptight because your sister was kidnaped. Calm down." Fatty looked at Frodo, then at Sam, then let go and backed away looking ashamed.
"I'm sorry Sam. Frodo's right, I'm just worried about my sister."
"It's okay friend," Sam said rubbing his shoulder where Fatty had grabbed hard. "We'll find her."
"What do you mean 'we'?"
"Well of course I'm coming Mr. Frodo. You don't honestly think I'm going to let you put yourself in harms way without me do you?"
"But you just got engaged."
"And Rosie would never let me hear the end of it if I didn't go." **************************************************************************** ********************************************************************
It was at dawn the next morning when the three left. They decided not to tell anyone to avoid unneeded panic among the Shire. They also didn't tell Merry and Pippin. Pippin had his own troubles and it wouldn't help if Merry was in distress, too. (They told Fatty that Merry needed to stay behind to help Pippin get over his depression. Somehow they figured that now was not a good time for him to learn about the potential relationship between his baby sister and Merry.) They road quickly following the same road that Bilbo had followed all those years before and didn't stop until well after midday when they found themselves staring at three very confused looking stone trolls.
"Well, I suppose we should rest here for the night."
"But we must continue, who knows what will happen."
"Fatty, we won't be any good if we have no sleep. Come now, we'll rest here for a few hours then continue on our way." Frodo then sat down and pulled out various food, the most notable of which was the mushrooms. And the mushrooms are what got our stalkers caught.
"Mushrooms! He's brought Mushrooms! Hurry up Pippin!" Frodo looked up in alarm at first but then, seeing who it was, relaxed and even laughed despite (or maybe because of) Fatty's perplexed and angry look.
"Go away, we don't need anymore slowing us down." Pippin and Merry stopped there ponies at these words and looked hurt.
"Oh come now Fatty, we could use two tall, experienced Hobbits on this sort of thing," Frodo said still smiling. "I was wondering when you two would be joining us. It took you long enough."
"Sorry Frodo, but Pippin can be awfully hard to convince when he wants to be." He then leaned down and whispered, "He's still not smiling." Frodo nodded sadly and turned to Pippin.
"Mushrooms dear friend?" Pippin nodded and sat down to eat and, to everyone's surprise, still didn't manage to smile even while eating mushrooms. This was very, very unHobbitish.
"So, where are we going?" Merry asked to break the first awkward silence the friends had had since...ever.
"Mirkwood," Sam answered. "Fatty's sister has been kidnaped.
Merry's face fell. "Estella's been kidnaped?"
"Yes," Fatty said frowning. "Why do you look so sad about it?"
"Oh, well, anyone would be sad at such a bright and wonderful Hobbit's disappearance of course."
"Of course," Fatty repeated looking very suspicious.
"So..." Frodo tried desperately to think of a different subject. "It's interesting seeing these three fellows again."
"Yes it is," Merry said, silently thanking Frodo for the subject change. "What's the story again?"
"Well, Bilbo and the 13 Dwarves were traveling along..." **************************************************************************** ********************************************************************
The five companions continued traveling after a few hours rest but, like Bilbo and his companions, they sensed danger all around them and found it hard to be happy (Pippin's constant frown didn't help any).
"Merry, what do you keep looking back at?" Fatty asked with annoyance as he broke the long, eery silence.
"Shh," he said bringing his finger to his lips and looking worried. "We're being followed." ############################################################################ ################ Oooooooooh, cliff hanger. I wonder who it is (Well, actually, I don't because I know, but if I didn't, I would wonder.) Please, please, please review (yes, I know, it's shameful for someone to have to beg like this, so please review so I no longer have to...PLEASE) God bless, *dopey*