The Bridge of Khazad-Dum, Part Two- How Gandalf REALLY fell
We walk into the fellowship at the bridge of Khazad-Dum. Gandalf is fending off the Balrog, stupid demon of fire and shadow that the greedy dwarves awoke.
Gandalf was walking closer to the Balrog, and turned back to speak to the fellowship. "Stay back!", he exclaimed, "You don't have a light-up staff to ward off the Balrog! Only light-up staffs will be of use here." Gimli moves over to a small boulder on the bridge, sits down and begins to weep over his dead cousin, Balin. Gandalf walks to the middle of the bridge, approaching the balrog. Gandalf speaks to it, first in a low voice.
"I am the servant of the not-so-secret fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, not while I am here. Flame of my light-up staff! Go back to the shadow! YOU... SHALL... NOT... PASS!" Gandalf hits his staff on the bridge and it begins to crumble beneath the Balrog until it falls through with the segment of the bridge. Gandalf breathes deeply and sighs, like when he exhales when smoking from his pipe. He seems exasperated and turns to join the rest of the fellowship. As he does this, Boromir rushes forward to Gandalf.
Boromir approaches Gandalf, and a bit shaky, Boromir turns to him and says, "I see your mind, Gandalf. You will bring the death of me and the corruption of us all! Even though you are very helpful, you know, with the slaying of the Balrog and all, but that hasn't happened yet. You don't want me here, I know this." Boromir points his finger and shakes it in Gandalf's face. "How long did you think you could hide this from me? The almighty Boromir!!!" Boromir throws his arms in the air with frustration.. "You are afraid I will betray Frodo, which I will, and take the ring for myself, which I desire greatly! How could you ever suspect me of treason? I will not do this, I know what Frodo must do, and I will allow him to do it!... maybe. By getting killed!! After all those battles I lead to victory!!" Boromir walks closer to Gandalf and Gandalf attempts to ward him off.
"No Boromir! I will not kill you.", Gandalf said. "Step away! Remember I have the light-up staff!" Gandalf waves his staff in Boromir's face. This does not dissuade Boromir, who keeps on coming closer. Boromir closes the gap between them and knocks Gandalf over, with a rabid look on his face.
"Okay Gandalf, I need to hurry this up," Boromir said. " I have to go take a squat!!" Boromir rolls Gandalf over, making him fall off the bridge. Boromir laughs hysterically and yells back at Gandalf while he is falling. "Hahaha Gandalf," Boromir yelled down with his maniac laugh. "Now I will leave you to battle with the Balrog. You will be the ruin of me no more!" Gandalf falls out of sight, and Frodo just about looses it.
"No, Gandalf!" Frodo yells. He runs to the edge, but Boromir intercepts him. "Why, Boromir?" Frodo asked, "Why? Why you crazed murderer?!?"
"No little one," Boromir said as he caught Frodo. "I need you for now." *shifty eyes* "Besides, I am no crazed murderer. Tactics, Frodo. How could you think such a thing?" (Frodo kicks and struggles against Boromir.) Merry, Pippin, and Sam cower behind Aragorn, trembling and clutching his legs in fear. Gimli has remained oblivious to the situation, bawling on the rock, head in his hands. Aragorn's eyes have widened ( no, not in delight ) and Legolas is holding an evil look. Both seem to think Boromir's actions are a bit suspicious, but can you blame them? Sam comes to his senses gradually.
"You fool!", Sam yells at Boromir. "Gandalf was the only one who truly knew where we are going. Now we must rely on Aragorn. Why did you seal us to this terrible fate?" Aragorn shakes off the oh-so clingy hobbits and directs a devious stare at Sam while Legolas throws evil an look at Boromir. Aragorn walks forward and takes Frodo, and he relaxes in Aragorn's arms and begins to cry. Gimli looks up and wipes his teary eyes and realizes they are now leaving. He straightens up and moves toward the exit, behind the rest of the fellowship. Gimli turns around and sees that Gandalf is missing and notices Boromir is still on the edge of the break. He assumes it must have been Boromir who disposed of Gandalf, which is quite a logical deduction.
"Good job, Boromir," Gimli scolds him. "Another 'smart move' on your part." Gimli turns back and the fellowship departs with Boromir tagging along behind, a joyful, and rabid-looking smile upon his face. The fellowship disappears for a moment and they reappear out of the East Gate of Moria. Everyone begins to break down, all weepy-like. Sam, Merry, and Pippin begin to cry and Gimli tries to vent his frustration on Boromir. Legolas and Aragorn hold back their tears, Boromir and Aragorn isolate themselves from the group. Aragorn re-sheaths his sword and begins to stir up the hobbits.
"Legolas get those lazy hobbits up!" he commanded some what quietly. Legolas begins to obey, but Boromir interferes... again.
"Give them a moment for pity's sake," Boromir requested of Aragorn.
This time Gimli piped up, "This is all your fault anyway, you are not one to talk."
"Boromir, by nightfall these hills will be swarming with orcs," Aragorn responded. "See the open Gate," he points to the East Gate. "See it, do you see it Boromir?" Aragorn asked.
"Yes," Boromir mumbled looking at his feet.
"Are you sure you see it?" Aragorn asked again.
"Yes," Boromir responded in a stronger tone.
"Are you sure?" Aragorn inquired.
"Yes already!" Boromir shouted before turning away.
"Good, then we must hurry to Lothlorien so we can be protected. Come Gimli, Legolas, raise those lazy hobbits." Aragorn commanded. Aragorn picks up Sam and looks for Frodo. Frodo turns to him with tears streaming down his face. They all get up, interrupting this emotional moment, and move on.
And we thought it was the balrog all along....
We walk into the fellowship at the bridge of Khazad-Dum. Gandalf is fending off the Balrog, stupid demon of fire and shadow that the greedy dwarves awoke.
Gandalf was walking closer to the Balrog, and turned back to speak to the fellowship. "Stay back!", he exclaimed, "You don't have a light-up staff to ward off the Balrog! Only light-up staffs will be of use here." Gimli moves over to a small boulder on the bridge, sits down and begins to weep over his dead cousin, Balin. Gandalf walks to the middle of the bridge, approaching the balrog. Gandalf speaks to it, first in a low voice.
"I am the servant of the not-so-secret fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, not while I am here. Flame of my light-up staff! Go back to the shadow! YOU... SHALL... NOT... PASS!" Gandalf hits his staff on the bridge and it begins to crumble beneath the Balrog until it falls through with the segment of the bridge. Gandalf breathes deeply and sighs, like when he exhales when smoking from his pipe. He seems exasperated and turns to join the rest of the fellowship. As he does this, Boromir rushes forward to Gandalf.
Boromir approaches Gandalf, and a bit shaky, Boromir turns to him and says, "I see your mind, Gandalf. You will bring the death of me and the corruption of us all! Even though you are very helpful, you know, with the slaying of the Balrog and all, but that hasn't happened yet. You don't want me here, I know this." Boromir points his finger and shakes it in Gandalf's face. "How long did you think you could hide this from me? The almighty Boromir!!!" Boromir throws his arms in the air with frustration.. "You are afraid I will betray Frodo, which I will, and take the ring for myself, which I desire greatly! How could you ever suspect me of treason? I will not do this, I know what Frodo must do, and I will allow him to do it!... maybe. By getting killed!! After all those battles I lead to victory!!" Boromir walks closer to Gandalf and Gandalf attempts to ward him off.
"No Boromir! I will not kill you.", Gandalf said. "Step away! Remember I have the light-up staff!" Gandalf waves his staff in Boromir's face. This does not dissuade Boromir, who keeps on coming closer. Boromir closes the gap between them and knocks Gandalf over, with a rabid look on his face.
"Okay Gandalf, I need to hurry this up," Boromir said. " I have to go take a squat!!" Boromir rolls Gandalf over, making him fall off the bridge. Boromir laughs hysterically and yells back at Gandalf while he is falling. "Hahaha Gandalf," Boromir yelled down with his maniac laugh. "Now I will leave you to battle with the Balrog. You will be the ruin of me no more!" Gandalf falls out of sight, and Frodo just about looses it.
"No, Gandalf!" Frodo yells. He runs to the edge, but Boromir intercepts him. "Why, Boromir?" Frodo asked, "Why? Why you crazed murderer?!?"
"No little one," Boromir said as he caught Frodo. "I need you for now." *shifty eyes* "Besides, I am no crazed murderer. Tactics, Frodo. How could you think such a thing?" (Frodo kicks and struggles against Boromir.) Merry, Pippin, and Sam cower behind Aragorn, trembling and clutching his legs in fear. Gimli has remained oblivious to the situation, bawling on the rock, head in his hands. Aragorn's eyes have widened ( no, not in delight ) and Legolas is holding an evil look. Both seem to think Boromir's actions are a bit suspicious, but can you blame them? Sam comes to his senses gradually.
"You fool!", Sam yells at Boromir. "Gandalf was the only one who truly knew where we are going. Now we must rely on Aragorn. Why did you seal us to this terrible fate?" Aragorn shakes off the oh-so clingy hobbits and directs a devious stare at Sam while Legolas throws evil an look at Boromir. Aragorn walks forward and takes Frodo, and he relaxes in Aragorn's arms and begins to cry. Gimli looks up and wipes his teary eyes and realizes they are now leaving. He straightens up and moves toward the exit, behind the rest of the fellowship. Gimli turns around and sees that Gandalf is missing and notices Boromir is still on the edge of the break. He assumes it must have been Boromir who disposed of Gandalf, which is quite a logical deduction.
"Good job, Boromir," Gimli scolds him. "Another 'smart move' on your part." Gimli turns back and the fellowship departs with Boromir tagging along behind, a joyful, and rabid-looking smile upon his face. The fellowship disappears for a moment and they reappear out of the East Gate of Moria. Everyone begins to break down, all weepy-like. Sam, Merry, and Pippin begin to cry and Gimli tries to vent his frustration on Boromir. Legolas and Aragorn hold back their tears, Boromir and Aragorn isolate themselves from the group. Aragorn re-sheaths his sword and begins to stir up the hobbits.
"Legolas get those lazy hobbits up!" he commanded some what quietly. Legolas begins to obey, but Boromir interferes... again.
"Give them a moment for pity's sake," Boromir requested of Aragorn.
This time Gimli piped up, "This is all your fault anyway, you are not one to talk."
"Boromir, by nightfall these hills will be swarming with orcs," Aragorn responded. "See the open Gate," he points to the East Gate. "See it, do you see it Boromir?" Aragorn asked.
"Yes," Boromir mumbled looking at his feet.
"Are you sure you see it?" Aragorn asked again.
"Yes," Boromir responded in a stronger tone.
"Are you sure?" Aragorn inquired.
"Yes already!" Boromir shouted before turning away.
"Good, then we must hurry to Lothlorien so we can be protected. Come Gimli, Legolas, raise those lazy hobbits." Aragorn commanded. Aragorn picks up Sam and looks for Frodo. Frodo turns to him with tears streaming down his face. They all get up, interrupting this emotional moment, and move on.
And we thought it was the balrog all along....