Disclaimer: I do not own LOTR. Wouldn't it be nice if I did though. ^_^
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Legolas awoke, feeling as if something was amiss. Ianna and Elrohir were still asleep, so it couldn't be something terribly bad. The 'Deadly Trio' had decided to reside in Logolas' room for the night, as the 'Formidable Threesome' were bound to pull some crazy stunt.
Legolas frowned. He couldn't place it, but something was wrong. Suddenly a hand covered his mouth and bound his arms to his sides. He struggled but to no avail. His assailant was much stronger than he.
As he was forced out of the room, he managed to slam his foot into the wall, causing a vase to fall off its stand and crash to the floor. His kidnapper cursed and took off running.
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Ianna awoke when the vase crashed to the floor. She and Elrohir jumped up and took off running in hot pursuit. They caught up to the Legolas and the mystery figure in a secluded hallway that few ventured in to. Glorfindell's hallway.
Legolas was shoved into the room, and Ianna along with Elrohir were pushed in as well. The assailants closed the door and held it shut. The 'Deadly Trio' decided against banging on the door, as that would awake the sleeping barlog. Slayer that is.
They quietly creeped to the window, but didn't notice the wire, and they tripped. The wire released a bucket of water onto Glorfindell's head, and he woke with a roar.
"What in Mordor's name are you doing in my room." He yelled. His thundering voice awoke many of the sleeping occupants of Rivendell, who came to see what the matter was.
The young elves cowered in the corner, too scared to utter a word. Even Elrohir, who had seen the barlog slayer mad many times, hadn't seen him this angry.
Elrond entered the room looking very worse for wear. "What is going on here?" He asked,
Ianna was the first to speak up. "My Lord, we were all sleeping in Legolas' room for the night when Elrohir and I heard the vase crash to the floor. We heard running in the hall and noticed that Legolas wasn't in the room so we followed. We chased our assailants down this hallway where we were pushed into Lord Glorfindell's room. Please sir, we really meant no disrespect." The last part was aimed at Glorfindell.
Glorfindell blushed and looked away mumbling under his breath.
"I see." Said Lord Elrond. "And why didn't you just leave through the door again."
"Because someone was holding it closed." Legolas piped up.
Elrond looked at Glorfindell, who looked blankly back at him.
"Very well, I suggest that everyone go back to bed. I trust that there will be no more disturbances this night?" He looked at Elladan, who nodded.
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The next day everyone was talking about the three elflings who had dared to wake Glorfindell from slumber.
During breakfast the 'Deadly Trio' were stared at by many. After all, few would approach Glorfindell, much less wake him from sleep. Especially when he was in a bad mood. It was like inviting death onto you're hearth.
The trio enjoyed all the attention, though, much to the disappointment of the threesome.
After breakfast, all the occupants of Imaldris broke off into groups of three or four, for the tournaments. Each team had a set of colors to represent them. As long as no two designs were the same, it was okay to have the same colors.
In the tournament, only one person could be entered per activity.
The tournament began with sparring. Combatants encouraged each other, and soon only Elrohir and Kriss were left. They fought with equal determination. From the sidelines, they were cheered on by the warriors that had lost. Soon though Kriss misjudged the distance between him and Elrohir, enabling Elrohir to pin him to the ground. The first activity point went to the Deadly Trio.
The second event was sword fighting. Straight off, Ianna was paired off against Jaren. In slightly less time than it had taken Elrohir to beat Kriss, Jaren had Ianna on the ground with the sword at her neck. She conceded the fight and he helped her up grinning. The rounds continued and finally the second activity point was awarded to the ' Formidable Threesome'.
The next event wasn't as easy. The royal children were up against seasoned warriors in... hide and seek? The game was one of tracking skills. The 'Deadly Trio' soon took the point for that.
After that, there was a pie-eating contest. The cooks had prepared wondrous foods, but even so, a group of older elves took the point for that one.
Finally, it came to the last event. Archery. The 'Terrible Threesome' and the 'Deadly Trio' were neck and neck for first place. Many other teams had scored points, but none compared to the royal children.
Right before the event started a page ran up to Elrond and whispered in his ear. Elrond smiled and nodded, and the page ran off.
After many rounds of shooting, it came down to Legolas and Elladan. The faced each other and grinned, before taking their places. They aimed and released. Both arrows were directly in the middle of the target. After many times of tying. They were down to the final round. Elladan shot first. The arrow was almost directly in the middle.
"Ha beat that." He taunted Legolas.
Legolas just smiled and readied for the shot. Quick as lightening he pulled to arrows from his quiver and shot them off together. They whizzed straight into the middle of the target. The 'Deadly Trio' had won.
There was a round of applause, and Elrond stood and greeted the victors. There were no hard feelings as everyone recognized the trio for the great warriors that they were. Soon after, everyone left to get ready for the banquet that would celebrate the victories of each party. Depending on how many points each team had earned; they all would receive prizes.
Upon entering Elrohir's room, the trio was greeted with a surprise.
"What lovely clothes." Gasped Ianna.
There on the bed were three matching outfits. They were green and brown; suitable for patrolling. In the corner, right above where the heart would be, was an emblem of a bow intertwined with a vine. They were practical as well as dressy. The trio quickly dressed and headed into the main hall where the dinning would take place.
They met up with the threesome on the way. The threesome also had green and brown clothing, but instead of a bow and a leaf, theirs had a sword with flames intertwining around it.
The group made their way into the hall and was greeted by loud applause.
Lord Elrond stood up and greeted them.
"Welcome champions. It's about time that you arrived."
The children blushed, because they had taken a little long to get ready.
As 1st and 2nd place winners of the tournament, it is time to receive your gifts. Will the 'Deadly Trio' please step forwards."
Ianna, Elrohir, and Legolas took a step forwards.
"On behalf of Imaldris, I present to you these weapons." He held out two swords and a bow. "These belonged to you now. May they serve you well." He handed the bow to Legolas, and the swords to both Ianna and Elrohir. All of the weapons had the same symbol as their clothes.
Next Elrond called up the 'Terrible Threesome'.
"On behalf of Imaldris, you are also to be presented with weapons." He gave Elladan and Jaren swords, and Kriss a pair of daggers. The weapons all held the emblem of the flamed sword.
"All of these weapons belonged to elfin warriors of old. They have been passed down for generations. Each weapon has it's own history. They hold a past that is dear, not only to Imaldris, but to Mirkwood as well. I am only the keeper, until the time was right to bestow them upon you. Bear them well."
The six royal children beamed and thanked Lord Elrond graciously. Then it was time for the feast. And after that the dance.
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Bum bum bum. ^_^
Sorry that I haven't updated in a while, but I went up to Adam's State Honor band for a few days last weekend. After that I've only had sparse minutes to work on this chapter. Since I have a delay, I was able to work on this. ^_^
Thanks to my reviewers:
Deana: Thank you :P
De@d EyeS SEe No FUtURe: Well here's the next chapter. Does that mean that you have a laptop? If so you are very lucky. !_!
ShadowKitty: :) thanks.
Ash: glad you like it. ^_^
fire fearie: I hope that you like this chapter. ^-^
Please review; remember authors feed on reviews and if we don't get any we starve. ^_^
EF.
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Legolas awoke, feeling as if something was amiss. Ianna and Elrohir were still asleep, so it couldn't be something terribly bad. The 'Deadly Trio' had decided to reside in Logolas' room for the night, as the 'Formidable Threesome' were bound to pull some crazy stunt.
Legolas frowned. He couldn't place it, but something was wrong. Suddenly a hand covered his mouth and bound his arms to his sides. He struggled but to no avail. His assailant was much stronger than he.
As he was forced out of the room, he managed to slam his foot into the wall, causing a vase to fall off its stand and crash to the floor. His kidnapper cursed and took off running.
~~~~~~~~~
Ianna awoke when the vase crashed to the floor. She and Elrohir jumped up and took off running in hot pursuit. They caught up to the Legolas and the mystery figure in a secluded hallway that few ventured in to. Glorfindell's hallway.
Legolas was shoved into the room, and Ianna along with Elrohir were pushed in as well. The assailants closed the door and held it shut. The 'Deadly Trio' decided against banging on the door, as that would awake the sleeping barlog. Slayer that is.
They quietly creeped to the window, but didn't notice the wire, and they tripped. The wire released a bucket of water onto Glorfindell's head, and he woke with a roar.
"What in Mordor's name are you doing in my room." He yelled. His thundering voice awoke many of the sleeping occupants of Rivendell, who came to see what the matter was.
The young elves cowered in the corner, too scared to utter a word. Even Elrohir, who had seen the barlog slayer mad many times, hadn't seen him this angry.
Elrond entered the room looking very worse for wear. "What is going on here?" He asked,
Ianna was the first to speak up. "My Lord, we were all sleeping in Legolas' room for the night when Elrohir and I heard the vase crash to the floor. We heard running in the hall and noticed that Legolas wasn't in the room so we followed. We chased our assailants down this hallway where we were pushed into Lord Glorfindell's room. Please sir, we really meant no disrespect." The last part was aimed at Glorfindell.
Glorfindell blushed and looked away mumbling under his breath.
"I see." Said Lord Elrond. "And why didn't you just leave through the door again."
"Because someone was holding it closed." Legolas piped up.
Elrond looked at Glorfindell, who looked blankly back at him.
"Very well, I suggest that everyone go back to bed. I trust that there will be no more disturbances this night?" He looked at Elladan, who nodded.
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The next day everyone was talking about the three elflings who had dared to wake Glorfindell from slumber.
During breakfast the 'Deadly Trio' were stared at by many. After all, few would approach Glorfindell, much less wake him from sleep. Especially when he was in a bad mood. It was like inviting death onto you're hearth.
The trio enjoyed all the attention, though, much to the disappointment of the threesome.
After breakfast, all the occupants of Imaldris broke off into groups of three or four, for the tournaments. Each team had a set of colors to represent them. As long as no two designs were the same, it was okay to have the same colors.
In the tournament, only one person could be entered per activity.
The tournament began with sparring. Combatants encouraged each other, and soon only Elrohir and Kriss were left. They fought with equal determination. From the sidelines, they were cheered on by the warriors that had lost. Soon though Kriss misjudged the distance between him and Elrohir, enabling Elrohir to pin him to the ground. The first activity point went to the Deadly Trio.
The second event was sword fighting. Straight off, Ianna was paired off against Jaren. In slightly less time than it had taken Elrohir to beat Kriss, Jaren had Ianna on the ground with the sword at her neck. She conceded the fight and he helped her up grinning. The rounds continued and finally the second activity point was awarded to the ' Formidable Threesome'.
The next event wasn't as easy. The royal children were up against seasoned warriors in... hide and seek? The game was one of tracking skills. The 'Deadly Trio' soon took the point for that.
After that, there was a pie-eating contest. The cooks had prepared wondrous foods, but even so, a group of older elves took the point for that one.
Finally, it came to the last event. Archery. The 'Terrible Threesome' and the 'Deadly Trio' were neck and neck for first place. Many other teams had scored points, but none compared to the royal children.
Right before the event started a page ran up to Elrond and whispered in his ear. Elrond smiled and nodded, and the page ran off.
After many rounds of shooting, it came down to Legolas and Elladan. The faced each other and grinned, before taking their places. They aimed and released. Both arrows were directly in the middle of the target. After many times of tying. They were down to the final round. Elladan shot first. The arrow was almost directly in the middle.
"Ha beat that." He taunted Legolas.
Legolas just smiled and readied for the shot. Quick as lightening he pulled to arrows from his quiver and shot them off together. They whizzed straight into the middle of the target. The 'Deadly Trio' had won.
There was a round of applause, and Elrond stood and greeted the victors. There were no hard feelings as everyone recognized the trio for the great warriors that they were. Soon after, everyone left to get ready for the banquet that would celebrate the victories of each party. Depending on how many points each team had earned; they all would receive prizes.
Upon entering Elrohir's room, the trio was greeted with a surprise.
"What lovely clothes." Gasped Ianna.
There on the bed were three matching outfits. They were green and brown; suitable for patrolling. In the corner, right above where the heart would be, was an emblem of a bow intertwined with a vine. They were practical as well as dressy. The trio quickly dressed and headed into the main hall where the dinning would take place.
They met up with the threesome on the way. The threesome also had green and brown clothing, but instead of a bow and a leaf, theirs had a sword with flames intertwining around it.
The group made their way into the hall and was greeted by loud applause.
Lord Elrond stood up and greeted them.
"Welcome champions. It's about time that you arrived."
The children blushed, because they had taken a little long to get ready.
As 1st and 2nd place winners of the tournament, it is time to receive your gifts. Will the 'Deadly Trio' please step forwards."
Ianna, Elrohir, and Legolas took a step forwards.
"On behalf of Imaldris, I present to you these weapons." He held out two swords and a bow. "These belonged to you now. May they serve you well." He handed the bow to Legolas, and the swords to both Ianna and Elrohir. All of the weapons had the same symbol as their clothes.
Next Elrond called up the 'Terrible Threesome'.
"On behalf of Imaldris, you are also to be presented with weapons." He gave Elladan and Jaren swords, and Kriss a pair of daggers. The weapons all held the emblem of the flamed sword.
"All of these weapons belonged to elfin warriors of old. They have been passed down for generations. Each weapon has it's own history. They hold a past that is dear, not only to Imaldris, but to Mirkwood as well. I am only the keeper, until the time was right to bestow them upon you. Bear them well."
The six royal children beamed and thanked Lord Elrond graciously. Then it was time for the feast. And after that the dance.
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Bum bum bum. ^_^
Sorry that I haven't updated in a while, but I went up to Adam's State Honor band for a few days last weekend. After that I've only had sparse minutes to work on this chapter. Since I have a delay, I was able to work on this. ^_^
Thanks to my reviewers:
Deana: Thank you :P
De@d EyeS SEe No FUtURe: Well here's the next chapter. Does that mean that you have a laptop? If so you are very lucky. !_!
ShadowKitty: :) thanks.
Ash: glad you like it. ^_^
fire fearie: I hope that you like this chapter. ^-^
Please review; remember authors feed on reviews and if we don't get any we starve. ^_^
EF.
