Scene Nine
(Back to our hobbit friends and Jimagorn, they arrive at an ancient
watchtower; it is only a few more hours until sunset. For a while, the
five people just stand there looking up at this wondrous sight. Then, the
camera goes in on Jimagorn, who is grasping his chest again)
Jimagorn: (In a distant sort of voice) This is the great watchtower of our people.
Rippin Took: (Whispering to Jessie Brandybuck) Obviously must not have been that great-on account it's been destroyed.
(Jessie Brandybuck stifles a laugh, and Jimagorn angrily turns around)
Jimagorn: I heard that!
Rippin Took: (Pointing at Jessie Brandybuck) It was her!
(Now we go inside the tower, where each of the hobbits is practically collapsing from exhaustion against the stone walls of the tower, overjoyed that they've actually stopped. Jimagorn takes something wrapped in brown cloth from his pack and unrolls it on the ground. Lizzo Baggins, who is nearest to him, looks stunned at what's inside: swords. Mere daggers to Jimagorn, but nice swords for the young hobbits)
Jimagorn: (Begins to thrown swords towards the hobbits) These are for you. Keep them close and use them wisely-not as knives for cutting meat or props for practical jokes.
Jessie Brandybuck: (Looks at Kram Gamgee with dismay) Aw, man!
Kram Gamgee: (Looks back at Jessie Brandybuck with a bit of a scold) What'd you look at me for? What've I ever done to you?
Jimagorn: (Getting up, and putting his hand on his own sword handle) I'm going to have a look around.
(Lizzo Baggins, who is unsheathing her sword and looking at it, suddenly looks up at Jimagorn in an apprehensive mood)
Lizzo Baggins: Now? You're going to leave me here? With Jessie and Rippin- with swords? Do you want to kill me or something?
Jimagorn: (Not paying this any mind) It is for your safety that I must look around, Lizzo Baggins. People have not inhabited this tower for years. The enemy may be here as well-or we might have a really pesky squirrel problem.
(Jimagorn gets up and leaves, and a very nervous Lizzo Baggins watches him go. Then, we see that the sun has gone down upon the land, and Lizzo Baggins is sleeping within her cloak in the tower. There is the cracking of the fire in the background, and it causes Lizzo Baggins to awaken groggily. We hear Jessie Brandybuck, Kram Gamgee, and Rippin Took talking as they tend the fire)
Kram Gamgee: (Sounding frustrated) Darn! My tomato's burst!
Rippin Took: (In a reasonable tone) Well, it sucks to be you, doesn't it?
Jessie Brandybuck: You can have some of mine, Kram.
(We hear Lizzo Baggins thinking as she raises her head slightly, but doesn't sit up, still relaxed)
Lizzo Baggins: Hmm, sounds like they're cooking. (Lays her head back down and begins to doze again. Suddenly, her eyes snap open, looking terrified at what this must mean, and her thoughts are suddenly screaming with fear) COOKING? FIRE? OH, CRAP!
(Lizzo Baggins sits bolt upright, and she sees Jessie Brandybuck, Kram Gamgee, and Rippin Took bent over the feared fire and cooking. They all look up when she sits up)
Lizzo Baggins: (Shouting with fear in her eyes) WHAT'RE YOU DOING?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Smiling as she indicates the items on her plate) We've got tomatoes, mushrooms, and nice, crispy bacon.
Kram Gamgee: (Holding up a fresh plate as Lizzo Baggins jumps up and runs over to them) We saved some for you, Lizzo.
Lizzo Baggins: (Disregarding the offer for the fear of getting caught) HAVE YOU ALL GONE MAD? DO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS? STOP-(Suddenly sees the plate Kram Gamgee is offering her, and she snatches it away from her) I'll take that, by the way! (Shouting again, and we see her foot begin stomping on the fire) PUT IT OUT, YOU FOOLS! PUT IT OUT!
(The hobbits exclaim angrily as the fire goes out, their food items ruined from the fray. We see Lizzo Baggins breathing in and out, and Jessie Brandybuck practically up to her face, angered by the loss of food)
Jessie Brandybuck: (Angrily prodding a finger into Lizzo Baggins chest) Lizzo, what the hell has gotten into you?
(Lizzo Baggins and Jessie Brandybuck suddenly look petrified as they hear a horrible hiss from outside the tower. We see Kram Gamgee run to the side of the tower to see what's going on. She gasps and looks back at her friends, looking horrified)
Kram Gamgee: Guys! It's them! It's the phone solicitors! Four of them! They must've caught up with us!
(Lizzo Baggins runs over, and pushes Kram Gamgee back into the tower. She looks out of the tower and we see her face go pale from fear)
Lizzo Baggins: Oh my God.
(The camera shows a sky view of the land below, with Sprint, Adelphia, Cingulair, and Motorola ride towards the tower. When we go back to the tower, Lizzo Baggins is looking back at her friends, and angrily pointing down)
Lizzo Baggins: (Shouting angrily) That is why we don't light a fire when phone solicitors are after us!
Rippin Took: (Shouting with fright) I'M SCARED! (Practically jumps on Jessie Brandybuck for support) Jessie, hold me!
Jessie Brandybuck: (Staring at Rippin Took, not really knowing how to react to this) Uh, Rippin, we've talked about this.
Kram Gamgee: (Looking at Lizzo Baggins and looking hysterical) What're we going to do, Lizzo?
(Lizzo Baggins quickly unsheathes her sword, and the other hobbits follow suit, Rippin Took finally getting off Jessie Brandybuck)
Lizzo Baggins: (Shouting and pushing Kram Gamgee away) GO! We've gotta find Gazer! He'll be able to help!
(We see the hobbits run up some crumbling stairs to the second floor of the tower. Many times, they'll look behind them, expecting to see a Phone Solicitor on their tail. The camera follows them into the second floor of the tower, and they realize that there's nowhere else to really go-this is all to the tower, despite going down. Frantically, they look around)
Kram Gamgee: (Sounding very scared) Where's Gazer?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Trembling with fear, her sword shaking as she holds it up) I don't know! There's really nowhere else to go! It's only two floors!
Rippin Took: (In a terrified voice) Maybe he left us here!
Jessie Brandybuck: (Turning to Rippin Took angrily) If that's true, then it's all your fault, Rippin! That remark you made about the tower really ticked him off!
Rippin Took: (Tears coming to her eyes) I know!
Lizzo Baggins: (Suddenly hearing something coming up the stairs, she looks behind her frantically) Somebody's coming!
Rippin Took: (Stops crying and runs next to Lizzo Baggins) It's Gazer! GAZER! GAZER! Hurry up dude! Up here! Come on, Gazer!
(The camera shows the entrance to the second floor, and we see Sprint come up the stairs, black robes billowing. Then, we see the horrified looks of Lizzo Baggins and Rippin Took)
Rippin Took: (In a small voice) That's-not-Gazer.
(The hobbits back up soundlessly, their swords raised in defense. Then, out of nowhere, Rippin Took speaks)
Rippin Took: (Rather obviously) Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm takin' the shorter one.
Jessie Brandybuck: (In a shocked voice) There's a shorter one?
Rippin Took: (Furrowing her brow at the other) Yeah! Don't you see her?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Raising her eyebrows at this) Wait a minute! Her? How can you-?
Rippin Took: (Rather annoyed that nobody gets it) Oh come on! She's right in front of us, with the short brown hair, brown eyes, wearing the blue sweater, and she's got the atrociously hairy feet!
(Lizzo Baggins' eyes widen and she looks behind her, speaking rather angrily at what Rippin Took is proposing)
Lizzo Baggins: (Angrily) That's ME, you idiot!
Rippin Took: (Awkwardly) Oh, sorry, Lizzo! Well-then I'll take the fat one right next to her with the pans.
Kram Gamgee: (Also offended at this) Hey! I'm Kram! I'm Lizzo's best friend!
Rippin Took: (Bemused) Well, what about you? (Points her sword at Jessie Brandybuck)
Jessie Brandybuck: (Rather logically) Uh-I'm your cousin and best friend, Jessie! You don't want to kill me. Rippin Took: (Pointing the sword at herself) Well-what about me?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Rather logically again) You don't want to kill yourself either, Rippin!
Rippin Took: (Lowering sword to her side in frustration) Well, now I'm confused!
(Lizzo Baggins gasps as she sees their enemies making to surround the hobbits. The hobbits make ready to defend one another. But the other three Phone Solicitors join up with Sprint. In one motion, they draw their swords and advance upon the hobbits-knowing that one of them has something they want)
Sprint: (In a happy voice) Okay! All in sync now!
Motorola: (To Adelphia) Ya know, you'd think you'd get used to that-but you don't!
(At the same time, the Phone Solicitors draw their blades back, getting ready to ambush and destroy the hobbits. The camera goes in on Kram Gamgee's suddenly determined face)
Kram Gamgee: (Shouting) BACK YOU DEVILS! (Runs forward and swings sword at Sprint)
Rippin Took: (Shouting back at Kram Gamgee) BILLY! DON'T BE A HERO! COME BACK TO ME!
Jessie Brandybuck: (Looks at Rippin Took with an incredulous look) I love that song!
(We go back to Kram Gamgee, who is trying to fight off Sprint, but with one tricky maneuver with his sword, he causes her to loose balance and fall down. She falls upon the ground, going unnoticed. We then see Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took close in together before Lizzo Baggins, ready to defend their friend. But with one swipe of his sword down the middle, Sprint causes them to separate. We then see the frantic look upon Lizzo Baggins' face)
Rippin Took: (Off to the side) RUN, LIZZO!
Jessie Brandybuck: (Shouting as well) GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE, LIZZO!
(But before she can even think about making a break for freedom, Lizzo Baggins trips over a rock in the middle of the floor as she steps back from the advancing Sprint. Her sword flies out of her hand, and she quickly crab-walks away from Sprint. Lizzo Baggins leans against a wall of fallen stones, looking around frantically, realizing that she is trapped and that there is no way she can possibly escape-unless.More as an afterthought, Lizzo Baggins puts her hands in her pants pockets and draws out the Movie. For a moment, she just stares at it in her hand. Then, we see Adelphia look over at her, and push past the other Phone Solicitors and draw out a long dagger; slowly, he proceeds to Lizzo Baggins, who looks up and gasps as she realizes who's coming)
Lizzo Baggins: (In a rather loud tone) Hey, Rippin! Look what I found! It's your Movie of Power! What's it doing here?
(But Adelphia looks unconvinced, advancing faster than before. Probably figuring there is no other way, Lizzo Baggins quickly pushes the play button and disappears-right when Adelphia was right next to her. He quickly starts hissing in anger. Then, we see Lizzo Baggins back in the misty world of the Movie, looking around nervously as she sees that every one of the Phone Solicitors that surrounds her can see her perfectly)
Lizzo Baggins: (Shouting) Uh-this is the exact opposite of what I wanted!
(Lizzo Baggins coils back with disgust as she sees the decaying forms of the once kings, leering at her with their empty sockets and stone-cold expressions. The shrunken faced form of Adelphia is seen speaking to Lizzo Baggins, in a cold voice)
Adelphia: (Trying to sound considerate, but failing miserably) Lizzo, give me the Movie. Relieve yourself of this burden and give the Movie to me. Don't worry about it! Just-let it go.
(Adelphia extends a skeletal hand towards Lizzo Baggins, who starts straining as if something is being pulled from her. We see Lizzo Baggins' hand-the one holding the Movie-begin to slowly go towards Adelphia's, who is hissing slightly. Lizzo Baggins begins to shout out from the pain of trying to keep the Movie away)
Adelphia: Lizzo, let it go! You are obviously too weak for this burden. Give it to power-give it to strength-give it to ones able to except it-give it to me.
(Adelphia looks as if he will be able to grasp the Movie from Lizzo Baggins. But, as if a new strength has built up in her, she screams and pulls the Movie towards her)
Lizzo Baggins: (With her eyes closed and shouting furiously) NO! YOU CAN'T HAVE IT!
(Adelphia hisses in rage as he raises the long dagger)
Lizzo Baggins: (Opening her eyes and seeing the dagger) Wait! Maybe we could talk about this-!
(Adelphia hisses as he plunges the dagger into Lizzo Baggins' left shoulder. Lizzo Baggins starts screaming in pain, still clutching the movie. Then, the dagger is suddenly taken away, and Lizzo Baggins begins to gasp for breath as she opens her eyes again, wondering what has happened. We see Jimagorn, in the regular world, shouting and fighting the Phone Solicitors with his sword. He runs over to Adelphia and starts waving the torch he carries in front of the evil form. Through Lizzo Baggins' eye, we see him in the misty world, fighting the Phone Solicitor as if in slow motion. Then, we see Lizzo Baggins, her face contorted in pain as she slowly pushes the stop chip on the Movie. When she reappears into the regular world, she starts screaming in agony, clutching her shoulder to possibly ease the pain. We see Kram Gamgee see Lizzo Baggins and suddenly look horrified)
Kram Gamgee: (Shouting) LIZZO! (Begins to run towards her, followed by Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took)
(We see Jimagorn stabbing Cingulair repeatedly, each time accompanied by a hiss, but no sign of weakness)
Jimagorn: (Agitated) Why won't you die?
(We go back to see Kram Gamgee, Jessie Brandybuck, and Rippin Took approach, the agony-ridden Lizzo Baggins. Kram Gamgee looks at Lizzo Baggins with great worry)
Kram Gamgee: Lizzo!
Lizzo Baggins: (Opening her eyes and looking at Kram Gamgee) Oh, Kram-this really sucks!
(Kram Gamgee lifts Lizzo Baggins' head, while Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took look at their fallen friend in fear)
Rippin Took: (Whispering to Jessie Brandybuck) Uh-I guess this isn't a really good time to admit to Lizzo that I accidentally burnt her only picture of Milbo in the fire we started tonight?
(Lizzo Baggins lets out a horrible scream of pain)
Jessie Brandybuck: (Looks at Rippin Took and whispers) Uh-no. Not a good time at all.
(We see Motorola running away from Jimagorn, who is screaming hysterically as he chases after him with a raised torch and sword. Motorola disappears down the tower stairs with a hiss. Jimagorn stops, and takes a breather. Sprint slowly advances from behind)
Jimagorn: (Glaring after Motorola) I hate phone solicitors.
(Jimagorn swings the torch back behind him, catching Sprint totally off guard. Sprint catches on fire and begins screaming hysterically. Hissing and screaming, Sprint runs and jumps out from an opening in the tower. Jimagorn runs after him and watches the last Phone Solicitor disappear)
Jimagorn: (A smile curling about his lips as he shouts after him) Hey! Next time, try and use the stairs!
(We go back to Kram Gamgee, who is still holding up Lizzo Baggins' head. Kram Gamgee looks towards Jimagorn)
Kram Gamgee: (Looking very nervous) GAZER!
(Jimagorn turns and sees the hobbits, and his face pulls into a look of fear. Sheathing his sword, he runs over to join the hobbits. Kram Gamgee moves out of the way, and Jimagorn studies the screaming Lizzo Baggins. The first thing he sees is the fallen dagger of Adelphia. Jimagorn picks this up and studies it)
Kram Gamgee: (Sounding desperate) Help her, Gazer!
Jimagorn: (In a bitter tone as he studies the dagger) She's been stabbed with a Phone Soliciting blade-the worst of its kind. (The dagger disintegrates in his hands)
Lizzo Baggins: (Sarcastically) Well, that's nice we know what I've been stabbed with! Now can you do something to ease my excruciating pain? (Screams in utter agony)
Jimagorn: (Picks up Lizzo Baggins with one movement, speaking to the other hobbits) This is beyond my skill to heal-she needs Elvish medicine.
Rippin Took: (Running after Kram Gamgee and in front of Jessie Brandybuck) "Elvish medicine"? Can we get that at a local Walgreens?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Shaking her head) No-not since certain rights. We'll have to go to Rivendell.
Kram Gamgee: (In a desperate tone) But-we're six days from Rivendell! She'll never make it!
Lizzo Baggins: (Looking at Kram Gamgee, and speaking weakly) Uh-Kram-you're- not-helping!
Jimagorn: (Whispers to the wounded Lizzo Baggins he carries) Hold on, Lizzo- and please have enough strength to walk on your own! (Scrunches up face at how heavy Lizzo Baggins is)
(We see them run out of the tower, and running into the forests-heading blindly towards their destination of Rivendell. The camera passes over each of their face, each one questioning the possibilities of making it there-with Lizzo Baggins alive)
Jimagorn: (In a distant sort of voice) This is the great watchtower of our people.
Rippin Took: (Whispering to Jessie Brandybuck) Obviously must not have been that great-on account it's been destroyed.
(Jessie Brandybuck stifles a laugh, and Jimagorn angrily turns around)
Jimagorn: I heard that!
Rippin Took: (Pointing at Jessie Brandybuck) It was her!
(Now we go inside the tower, where each of the hobbits is practically collapsing from exhaustion against the stone walls of the tower, overjoyed that they've actually stopped. Jimagorn takes something wrapped in brown cloth from his pack and unrolls it on the ground. Lizzo Baggins, who is nearest to him, looks stunned at what's inside: swords. Mere daggers to Jimagorn, but nice swords for the young hobbits)
Jimagorn: (Begins to thrown swords towards the hobbits) These are for you. Keep them close and use them wisely-not as knives for cutting meat or props for practical jokes.
Jessie Brandybuck: (Looks at Kram Gamgee with dismay) Aw, man!
Kram Gamgee: (Looks back at Jessie Brandybuck with a bit of a scold) What'd you look at me for? What've I ever done to you?
Jimagorn: (Getting up, and putting his hand on his own sword handle) I'm going to have a look around.
(Lizzo Baggins, who is unsheathing her sword and looking at it, suddenly looks up at Jimagorn in an apprehensive mood)
Lizzo Baggins: Now? You're going to leave me here? With Jessie and Rippin- with swords? Do you want to kill me or something?
Jimagorn: (Not paying this any mind) It is for your safety that I must look around, Lizzo Baggins. People have not inhabited this tower for years. The enemy may be here as well-or we might have a really pesky squirrel problem.
(Jimagorn gets up and leaves, and a very nervous Lizzo Baggins watches him go. Then, we see that the sun has gone down upon the land, and Lizzo Baggins is sleeping within her cloak in the tower. There is the cracking of the fire in the background, and it causes Lizzo Baggins to awaken groggily. We hear Jessie Brandybuck, Kram Gamgee, and Rippin Took talking as they tend the fire)
Kram Gamgee: (Sounding frustrated) Darn! My tomato's burst!
Rippin Took: (In a reasonable tone) Well, it sucks to be you, doesn't it?
Jessie Brandybuck: You can have some of mine, Kram.
(We hear Lizzo Baggins thinking as she raises her head slightly, but doesn't sit up, still relaxed)
Lizzo Baggins: Hmm, sounds like they're cooking. (Lays her head back down and begins to doze again. Suddenly, her eyes snap open, looking terrified at what this must mean, and her thoughts are suddenly screaming with fear) COOKING? FIRE? OH, CRAP!
(Lizzo Baggins sits bolt upright, and she sees Jessie Brandybuck, Kram Gamgee, and Rippin Took bent over the feared fire and cooking. They all look up when she sits up)
Lizzo Baggins: (Shouting with fear in her eyes) WHAT'RE YOU DOING?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Smiling as she indicates the items on her plate) We've got tomatoes, mushrooms, and nice, crispy bacon.
Kram Gamgee: (Holding up a fresh plate as Lizzo Baggins jumps up and runs over to them) We saved some for you, Lizzo.
Lizzo Baggins: (Disregarding the offer for the fear of getting caught) HAVE YOU ALL GONE MAD? DO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS? STOP-(Suddenly sees the plate Kram Gamgee is offering her, and she snatches it away from her) I'll take that, by the way! (Shouting again, and we see her foot begin stomping on the fire) PUT IT OUT, YOU FOOLS! PUT IT OUT!
(The hobbits exclaim angrily as the fire goes out, their food items ruined from the fray. We see Lizzo Baggins breathing in and out, and Jessie Brandybuck practically up to her face, angered by the loss of food)
Jessie Brandybuck: (Angrily prodding a finger into Lizzo Baggins chest) Lizzo, what the hell has gotten into you?
(Lizzo Baggins and Jessie Brandybuck suddenly look petrified as they hear a horrible hiss from outside the tower. We see Kram Gamgee run to the side of the tower to see what's going on. She gasps and looks back at her friends, looking horrified)
Kram Gamgee: Guys! It's them! It's the phone solicitors! Four of them! They must've caught up with us!
(Lizzo Baggins runs over, and pushes Kram Gamgee back into the tower. She looks out of the tower and we see her face go pale from fear)
Lizzo Baggins: Oh my God.
(The camera shows a sky view of the land below, with Sprint, Adelphia, Cingulair, and Motorola ride towards the tower. When we go back to the tower, Lizzo Baggins is looking back at her friends, and angrily pointing down)
Lizzo Baggins: (Shouting angrily) That is why we don't light a fire when phone solicitors are after us!
Rippin Took: (Shouting with fright) I'M SCARED! (Practically jumps on Jessie Brandybuck for support) Jessie, hold me!
Jessie Brandybuck: (Staring at Rippin Took, not really knowing how to react to this) Uh, Rippin, we've talked about this.
Kram Gamgee: (Looking at Lizzo Baggins and looking hysterical) What're we going to do, Lizzo?
(Lizzo Baggins quickly unsheathes her sword, and the other hobbits follow suit, Rippin Took finally getting off Jessie Brandybuck)
Lizzo Baggins: (Shouting and pushing Kram Gamgee away) GO! We've gotta find Gazer! He'll be able to help!
(We see the hobbits run up some crumbling stairs to the second floor of the tower. Many times, they'll look behind them, expecting to see a Phone Solicitor on their tail. The camera follows them into the second floor of the tower, and they realize that there's nowhere else to really go-this is all to the tower, despite going down. Frantically, they look around)
Kram Gamgee: (Sounding very scared) Where's Gazer?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Trembling with fear, her sword shaking as she holds it up) I don't know! There's really nowhere else to go! It's only two floors!
Rippin Took: (In a terrified voice) Maybe he left us here!
Jessie Brandybuck: (Turning to Rippin Took angrily) If that's true, then it's all your fault, Rippin! That remark you made about the tower really ticked him off!
Rippin Took: (Tears coming to her eyes) I know!
Lizzo Baggins: (Suddenly hearing something coming up the stairs, she looks behind her frantically) Somebody's coming!
Rippin Took: (Stops crying and runs next to Lizzo Baggins) It's Gazer! GAZER! GAZER! Hurry up dude! Up here! Come on, Gazer!
(The camera shows the entrance to the second floor, and we see Sprint come up the stairs, black robes billowing. Then, we see the horrified looks of Lizzo Baggins and Rippin Took)
Rippin Took: (In a small voice) That's-not-Gazer.
(The hobbits back up soundlessly, their swords raised in defense. Then, out of nowhere, Rippin Took speaks)
Rippin Took: (Rather obviously) Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm takin' the shorter one.
Jessie Brandybuck: (In a shocked voice) There's a shorter one?
Rippin Took: (Furrowing her brow at the other) Yeah! Don't you see her?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Raising her eyebrows at this) Wait a minute! Her? How can you-?
Rippin Took: (Rather annoyed that nobody gets it) Oh come on! She's right in front of us, with the short brown hair, brown eyes, wearing the blue sweater, and she's got the atrociously hairy feet!
(Lizzo Baggins' eyes widen and she looks behind her, speaking rather angrily at what Rippin Took is proposing)
Lizzo Baggins: (Angrily) That's ME, you idiot!
Rippin Took: (Awkwardly) Oh, sorry, Lizzo! Well-then I'll take the fat one right next to her with the pans.
Kram Gamgee: (Also offended at this) Hey! I'm Kram! I'm Lizzo's best friend!
Rippin Took: (Bemused) Well, what about you? (Points her sword at Jessie Brandybuck)
Jessie Brandybuck: (Rather logically) Uh-I'm your cousin and best friend, Jessie! You don't want to kill me. Rippin Took: (Pointing the sword at herself) Well-what about me?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Rather logically again) You don't want to kill yourself either, Rippin!
Rippin Took: (Lowering sword to her side in frustration) Well, now I'm confused!
(Lizzo Baggins gasps as she sees their enemies making to surround the hobbits. The hobbits make ready to defend one another. But the other three Phone Solicitors join up with Sprint. In one motion, they draw their swords and advance upon the hobbits-knowing that one of them has something they want)
Sprint: (In a happy voice) Okay! All in sync now!
Motorola: (To Adelphia) Ya know, you'd think you'd get used to that-but you don't!
(At the same time, the Phone Solicitors draw their blades back, getting ready to ambush and destroy the hobbits. The camera goes in on Kram Gamgee's suddenly determined face)
Kram Gamgee: (Shouting) BACK YOU DEVILS! (Runs forward and swings sword at Sprint)
Rippin Took: (Shouting back at Kram Gamgee) BILLY! DON'T BE A HERO! COME BACK TO ME!
Jessie Brandybuck: (Looks at Rippin Took with an incredulous look) I love that song!
(We go back to Kram Gamgee, who is trying to fight off Sprint, but with one tricky maneuver with his sword, he causes her to loose balance and fall down. She falls upon the ground, going unnoticed. We then see Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took close in together before Lizzo Baggins, ready to defend their friend. But with one swipe of his sword down the middle, Sprint causes them to separate. We then see the frantic look upon Lizzo Baggins' face)
Rippin Took: (Off to the side) RUN, LIZZO!
Jessie Brandybuck: (Shouting as well) GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE, LIZZO!
(But before she can even think about making a break for freedom, Lizzo Baggins trips over a rock in the middle of the floor as she steps back from the advancing Sprint. Her sword flies out of her hand, and she quickly crab-walks away from Sprint. Lizzo Baggins leans against a wall of fallen stones, looking around frantically, realizing that she is trapped and that there is no way she can possibly escape-unless.More as an afterthought, Lizzo Baggins puts her hands in her pants pockets and draws out the Movie. For a moment, she just stares at it in her hand. Then, we see Adelphia look over at her, and push past the other Phone Solicitors and draw out a long dagger; slowly, he proceeds to Lizzo Baggins, who looks up and gasps as she realizes who's coming)
Lizzo Baggins: (In a rather loud tone) Hey, Rippin! Look what I found! It's your Movie of Power! What's it doing here?
(But Adelphia looks unconvinced, advancing faster than before. Probably figuring there is no other way, Lizzo Baggins quickly pushes the play button and disappears-right when Adelphia was right next to her. He quickly starts hissing in anger. Then, we see Lizzo Baggins back in the misty world of the Movie, looking around nervously as she sees that every one of the Phone Solicitors that surrounds her can see her perfectly)
Lizzo Baggins: (Shouting) Uh-this is the exact opposite of what I wanted!
(Lizzo Baggins coils back with disgust as she sees the decaying forms of the once kings, leering at her with their empty sockets and stone-cold expressions. The shrunken faced form of Adelphia is seen speaking to Lizzo Baggins, in a cold voice)
Adelphia: (Trying to sound considerate, but failing miserably) Lizzo, give me the Movie. Relieve yourself of this burden and give the Movie to me. Don't worry about it! Just-let it go.
(Adelphia extends a skeletal hand towards Lizzo Baggins, who starts straining as if something is being pulled from her. We see Lizzo Baggins' hand-the one holding the Movie-begin to slowly go towards Adelphia's, who is hissing slightly. Lizzo Baggins begins to shout out from the pain of trying to keep the Movie away)
Adelphia: Lizzo, let it go! You are obviously too weak for this burden. Give it to power-give it to strength-give it to ones able to except it-give it to me.
(Adelphia looks as if he will be able to grasp the Movie from Lizzo Baggins. But, as if a new strength has built up in her, she screams and pulls the Movie towards her)
Lizzo Baggins: (With her eyes closed and shouting furiously) NO! YOU CAN'T HAVE IT!
(Adelphia hisses in rage as he raises the long dagger)
Lizzo Baggins: (Opening her eyes and seeing the dagger) Wait! Maybe we could talk about this-!
(Adelphia hisses as he plunges the dagger into Lizzo Baggins' left shoulder. Lizzo Baggins starts screaming in pain, still clutching the movie. Then, the dagger is suddenly taken away, and Lizzo Baggins begins to gasp for breath as she opens her eyes again, wondering what has happened. We see Jimagorn, in the regular world, shouting and fighting the Phone Solicitors with his sword. He runs over to Adelphia and starts waving the torch he carries in front of the evil form. Through Lizzo Baggins' eye, we see him in the misty world, fighting the Phone Solicitor as if in slow motion. Then, we see Lizzo Baggins, her face contorted in pain as she slowly pushes the stop chip on the Movie. When she reappears into the regular world, she starts screaming in agony, clutching her shoulder to possibly ease the pain. We see Kram Gamgee see Lizzo Baggins and suddenly look horrified)
Kram Gamgee: (Shouting) LIZZO! (Begins to run towards her, followed by Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took)
(We see Jimagorn stabbing Cingulair repeatedly, each time accompanied by a hiss, but no sign of weakness)
Jimagorn: (Agitated) Why won't you die?
(We go back to see Kram Gamgee, Jessie Brandybuck, and Rippin Took approach, the agony-ridden Lizzo Baggins. Kram Gamgee looks at Lizzo Baggins with great worry)
Kram Gamgee: Lizzo!
Lizzo Baggins: (Opening her eyes and looking at Kram Gamgee) Oh, Kram-this really sucks!
(Kram Gamgee lifts Lizzo Baggins' head, while Jessie Brandybuck and Rippin Took look at their fallen friend in fear)
Rippin Took: (Whispering to Jessie Brandybuck) Uh-I guess this isn't a really good time to admit to Lizzo that I accidentally burnt her only picture of Milbo in the fire we started tonight?
(Lizzo Baggins lets out a horrible scream of pain)
Jessie Brandybuck: (Looks at Rippin Took and whispers) Uh-no. Not a good time at all.
(We see Motorola running away from Jimagorn, who is screaming hysterically as he chases after him with a raised torch and sword. Motorola disappears down the tower stairs with a hiss. Jimagorn stops, and takes a breather. Sprint slowly advances from behind)
Jimagorn: (Glaring after Motorola) I hate phone solicitors.
(Jimagorn swings the torch back behind him, catching Sprint totally off guard. Sprint catches on fire and begins screaming hysterically. Hissing and screaming, Sprint runs and jumps out from an opening in the tower. Jimagorn runs after him and watches the last Phone Solicitor disappear)
Jimagorn: (A smile curling about his lips as he shouts after him) Hey! Next time, try and use the stairs!
(We go back to Kram Gamgee, who is still holding up Lizzo Baggins' head. Kram Gamgee looks towards Jimagorn)
Kram Gamgee: (Looking very nervous) GAZER!
(Jimagorn turns and sees the hobbits, and his face pulls into a look of fear. Sheathing his sword, he runs over to join the hobbits. Kram Gamgee moves out of the way, and Jimagorn studies the screaming Lizzo Baggins. The first thing he sees is the fallen dagger of Adelphia. Jimagorn picks this up and studies it)
Kram Gamgee: (Sounding desperate) Help her, Gazer!
Jimagorn: (In a bitter tone as he studies the dagger) She's been stabbed with a Phone Soliciting blade-the worst of its kind. (The dagger disintegrates in his hands)
Lizzo Baggins: (Sarcastically) Well, that's nice we know what I've been stabbed with! Now can you do something to ease my excruciating pain? (Screams in utter agony)
Jimagorn: (Picks up Lizzo Baggins with one movement, speaking to the other hobbits) This is beyond my skill to heal-she needs Elvish medicine.
Rippin Took: (Running after Kram Gamgee and in front of Jessie Brandybuck) "Elvish medicine"? Can we get that at a local Walgreens?
Jessie Brandybuck: (Shaking her head) No-not since certain rights. We'll have to go to Rivendell.
Kram Gamgee: (In a desperate tone) But-we're six days from Rivendell! She'll never make it!
Lizzo Baggins: (Looking at Kram Gamgee, and speaking weakly) Uh-Kram-you're- not-helping!
Jimagorn: (Whispers to the wounded Lizzo Baggins he carries) Hold on, Lizzo- and please have enough strength to walk on your own! (Scrunches up face at how heavy Lizzo Baggins is)
(We see them run out of the tower, and running into the forests-heading blindly towards their destination of Rivendell. The camera passes over each of their face, each one questioning the possibilities of making it there-with Lizzo Baggins alive)
