Everything but Happiness
Chapter 5: Uruk-hai
For a day, Everson, Merry, Pippin, Frodo, Sam, Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, and Gimli all rowed down a long river. Everson felt so tired, she couldn't remember what the river was called. Merry, Pippin, and Boromir were in one boat, while Sam and Frodo were with Aragorn. That left her with Gimli and Legolas.
She didn't mind being with them. She thought they were very funny because they would argue over the silliest things. Like when Gimli complained Legolas couldn't row fast to save his life. So they decided to have a contest about who could row faster. Let's just say that Legolas won by a little. But Gimli was so stubborn he refused to lose easily. So he would bring up competitions along the way. Everson laughed, and soon they were very close friends.
Merry kept looking over at her. Every time she would laugh at Legolas or Gimli, he would feel his jealousy start to flicker, and his cheeks would turn red. He then heard Aragorn yell up ahead.
"Pull to shore!"
Legolas kept looking nervously behind him. "What's wrong, Legolas?" she asked in elvish. "Something. Something is lurking on these shores. Something evil," he answered. Everson closed her eyes, and listening the way Galadriel had taught her.
Birds were taking flight in a hurry. Many twigs on the ground were snapping, leaves rustling. Then, she saw a Uruk-hai look their way.
Feeling a lurch, she opened her eyes, breathing fast. The boat had touched the shallows. "Alright, milady?" Gimli asked her. She nodded. "Yes. Yes, I'm fine."
Legolas helped her out. "We cannot stay," she said eagerly, speaking elvish. "I know," Legolas answered in the same language, "We try not to linger anywhere to long."
She dropped herself against a tree, and Merry put his stuff next to hers. She smiled at him. "Hello," he said.
Gimli and Aragorn lit their pipes, sitting down. Legolas kept his hand on his sword hilt, still nervous. Pippin sat down, and was soon snoring loudly. Sam started to unpack some lembas. Merry and Everson were sitting down together, Everson's head lying on his shoulder. Merry was reading some stories he had brought from home.
Legolas walked over to Aragorn. "We cannot stay like this. Linger if we must, it must not be long. Evil walks along the shorelines." "What did you see?" Aragorn asked, sitting up. "Uruk-hai. Many of them. Coming towards us. We must move quickly!" Legolas said.
Suddenly, Pippin woke up with a jolt. Gimli chuckled. "Don't worry, lad," he said, "I haven't had a dreamless night ever since we started." Pippin looked around him. "Where's Frodo?" he asked.
Sam looked up from his food. "Mr. Frodo?" Then, Aragorn looked around, and noticed none other than Boromir missing also. "I will find him," Sam said, standing. "No. Uruks are near. I will go. None must leave, Legolas. We've lost too many dear to our hearts," Aragorn said, grabbing his sword.
Legolas nodded. With that, Aragorn bounded into the forest. "Why do the men always make fun of the short people?" Gimli grumbled. "Here, here!" Merry called from the corner. Everson laughed softly.
Legolas kept looking at the river, and into the forest. "Come! Aragorn needs our assistance!" he suddenly called, and leapt into the forest. "Come, young hobbits!" Gimli said, hurrying after the elf. Sam, Pippin, Merry, and Everson all grabbed their weapons and followed the dwarf and the elf.
While they were running, Everson tripped and fell. No one saw her fall. She was about to cry out when she saw the Uruk-hai behind her. Her companions gone down the hill, she got up, and realized her sword had rolled down the hill. I've left my bow, she realized in terror.
The uruks saw her, and ran past her, picking her up as they did. "Stop! Put me down Put me down!" she cried, beating the back of a Uruk-hai with her tiny fists. "Oh, be quite!" the Uruk-hai yelled in his rough voice, his bad breath breathing into her face, early choking her. He hit her over the head with his huge hand, knocking her out cold.
The Uruk-hai bounced along, and they tied Everson to the back of one. Everson hit her head a hard time, slightly waking her. She faintly saw a man that resembled Boromir leaning against a tree, with three black arrows. She heard people shouting. Then someone called her name. Everything had gone black again before she could see who had called.
"Everson!" Merry screamed, as the Uruk-hai picked him and Pippin up. Everson was on the back of a Uruk-hai, unconscious. The Uruk that was jumping from a ledge to the bottom, making Merry hit his head very hard, and everything around him went black.
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"Merry! Merry," Pippin cried. Merry groaned. "What?" he said. "They've got Everson!" Pippin cried. "I know. Where is she?" Merry asked. "She's beside you. Coughing, sweating, and trembling. She's sick!" Pippin cried. Merry looked to his other side.
Sure enough, Everson was sweating and trembling awfully, and her cough sounded rough, and full of pain. "Help! Please, she needs water!" Merry called out. The Uruk-hai laughed. "Oh, she won't be sick by the time she gets to Isenguard. Everson slightly opened her eyes. "Merry..." she whispered, "Don't worry, Merry. I'm fine." Then, she fainted again, her head going limp.
Merry now had tears in his eyes. "Don't die, Everson. Don't die," he prayed, "Don't leave me here."
Chapter 5: Uruk-hai
For a day, Everson, Merry, Pippin, Frodo, Sam, Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, and Gimli all rowed down a long river. Everson felt so tired, she couldn't remember what the river was called. Merry, Pippin, and Boromir were in one boat, while Sam and Frodo were with Aragorn. That left her with Gimli and Legolas.
She didn't mind being with them. She thought they were very funny because they would argue over the silliest things. Like when Gimli complained Legolas couldn't row fast to save his life. So they decided to have a contest about who could row faster. Let's just say that Legolas won by a little. But Gimli was so stubborn he refused to lose easily. So he would bring up competitions along the way. Everson laughed, and soon they were very close friends.
Merry kept looking over at her. Every time she would laugh at Legolas or Gimli, he would feel his jealousy start to flicker, and his cheeks would turn red. He then heard Aragorn yell up ahead.
"Pull to shore!"
Legolas kept looking nervously behind him. "What's wrong, Legolas?" she asked in elvish. "Something. Something is lurking on these shores. Something evil," he answered. Everson closed her eyes, and listening the way Galadriel had taught her.
Birds were taking flight in a hurry. Many twigs on the ground were snapping, leaves rustling. Then, she saw a Uruk-hai look their way.
Feeling a lurch, she opened her eyes, breathing fast. The boat had touched the shallows. "Alright, milady?" Gimli asked her. She nodded. "Yes. Yes, I'm fine."
Legolas helped her out. "We cannot stay," she said eagerly, speaking elvish. "I know," Legolas answered in the same language, "We try not to linger anywhere to long."
She dropped herself against a tree, and Merry put his stuff next to hers. She smiled at him. "Hello," he said.
Gimli and Aragorn lit their pipes, sitting down. Legolas kept his hand on his sword hilt, still nervous. Pippin sat down, and was soon snoring loudly. Sam started to unpack some lembas. Merry and Everson were sitting down together, Everson's head lying on his shoulder. Merry was reading some stories he had brought from home.
Legolas walked over to Aragorn. "We cannot stay like this. Linger if we must, it must not be long. Evil walks along the shorelines." "What did you see?" Aragorn asked, sitting up. "Uruk-hai. Many of them. Coming towards us. We must move quickly!" Legolas said.
Suddenly, Pippin woke up with a jolt. Gimli chuckled. "Don't worry, lad," he said, "I haven't had a dreamless night ever since we started." Pippin looked around him. "Where's Frodo?" he asked.
Sam looked up from his food. "Mr. Frodo?" Then, Aragorn looked around, and noticed none other than Boromir missing also. "I will find him," Sam said, standing. "No. Uruks are near. I will go. None must leave, Legolas. We've lost too many dear to our hearts," Aragorn said, grabbing his sword.
Legolas nodded. With that, Aragorn bounded into the forest. "Why do the men always make fun of the short people?" Gimli grumbled. "Here, here!" Merry called from the corner. Everson laughed softly.
Legolas kept looking at the river, and into the forest. "Come! Aragorn needs our assistance!" he suddenly called, and leapt into the forest. "Come, young hobbits!" Gimli said, hurrying after the elf. Sam, Pippin, Merry, and Everson all grabbed their weapons and followed the dwarf and the elf.
While they were running, Everson tripped and fell. No one saw her fall. She was about to cry out when she saw the Uruk-hai behind her. Her companions gone down the hill, she got up, and realized her sword had rolled down the hill. I've left my bow, she realized in terror.
The uruks saw her, and ran past her, picking her up as they did. "Stop! Put me down Put me down!" she cried, beating the back of a Uruk-hai with her tiny fists. "Oh, be quite!" the Uruk-hai yelled in his rough voice, his bad breath breathing into her face, early choking her. He hit her over the head with his huge hand, knocking her out cold.
The Uruk-hai bounced along, and they tied Everson to the back of one. Everson hit her head a hard time, slightly waking her. She faintly saw a man that resembled Boromir leaning against a tree, with three black arrows. She heard people shouting. Then someone called her name. Everything had gone black again before she could see who had called.
"Everson!" Merry screamed, as the Uruk-hai picked him and Pippin up. Everson was on the back of a Uruk-hai, unconscious. The Uruk that was jumping from a ledge to the bottom, making Merry hit his head very hard, and everything around him went black.
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"Merry! Merry," Pippin cried. Merry groaned. "What?" he said. "They've got Everson!" Pippin cried. "I know. Where is she?" Merry asked. "She's beside you. Coughing, sweating, and trembling. She's sick!" Pippin cried. Merry looked to his other side.
Sure enough, Everson was sweating and trembling awfully, and her cough sounded rough, and full of pain. "Help! Please, she needs water!" Merry called out. The Uruk-hai laughed. "Oh, she won't be sick by the time she gets to Isenguard. Everson slightly opened her eyes. "Merry..." she whispered, "Don't worry, Merry. I'm fine." Then, she fainted again, her head going limp.
Merry now had tears in his eyes. "Don't die, Everson. Don't die," he prayed, "Don't leave me here."