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Frodo Baggins: The Early Years
Chapter 5
The moment Rory Brandybuck heard his son's horn call, he really feared the worst. Upon coming to spot where Saradoc was waiting, his heart sank as he saw the boat that had been quite useful only hours before. Once Bilbo and Merimac had also arrived and seen the wreckage, the four hobbits combined their efforts to remove every bit of the boat from the water. After that was done, they all returned to Brandy Hall, as Rory now thought it was appropriate to wake some others to join in the search for Drogo and Primula.
Once 20 or so hobbits had gathered Rory once again warned then that under no circumstances was the entire household going to be informed about the accident until they actually found the bodies. That is if they would ever find them. All the hobbits searching wished desperately that Drogo and Primula were clinging to a rock or something; not dead, lifeless corpses.
Rory, as the head of his family, was highly regretting the fact that it would be he who would have to take on the responsibility of breaking a child's heart. Frodo, a boy who was always bursting with happiness, was now going to be hurt beyond all his wildest dreams. And Primula, the thought he would never see his wonderful little sister again was almost to much to bear. No, I must stay strong as long as I can. People are counting on me.
Rory looked among the shoreline, at this point of the Brandywine the current was flowing a bit smoother. He was looking as carefully as any hobbit would. Then he saw it, what he had been dreading. The first part he saw was the dress, the very same one that Primula had worn that evening. Rory walked a little closer and he saw his beloved sister floating in the Brandywine facedown and not far from her was Drogo also lifeless. So it was true, Drogo and Primula had been taken by the Brandywine.
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Frodo awoke with a start. He had the nightmare again, and was again shaken by it. He sighed, a breath of relief seeing out his window that it was going to be a beautiful day. He thought at once that it was funny that he was getting up before his parents did. It seemed that everyday his mother would wake him up long before Frodo would voluntarily get out of bed, so Frodo was a tad confused this morning. Could it be that his parents decided to sleep in this morning?
Once Frodo had dressed he walked out of his room and into the little living room. Sitting right on the couch were none other that his Uncle's Bilbo and Rory. What is going on? Frodo wondered. Seeing the grave faces both the old hobbits wore, it stopped Frodo from being the first one to speak.
"Frodo, we need to talk," said Rory glancing at Frodo. Frodo looked up, startled by the strict tone, the older hobbit had adopted. Frodo gave him his utmost attention. "Frodo, last night there was an accident," started Rory. "Your parents.went boating on the Brandywine and they.drowned," Rory's voice quaked with each word he said, this was by far the hardest thing he ever had top do. Bilbo looked on wearing a sad expression, and had to dab his eyes occasionally.
Frodo gave a very alarmed look at Rory "What?" Rory nodded, confirming what he had said. Frodo stood up quickly; the tears were beginning to form on his face. "No! It's not true! It can't be true, they promised!" Frodo turned and ran out of the room and into the crowded hallways. He didn't know where he was running he just had to get away, away from everyone. Frodo ran towards the Old Forest, and he opened the gate. Once inside, Frodo sat right against the hedge and started to cry like his life depended on it.
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As soon as Bilbo and Rory had seen Frodo run off, they also couldn't control themselves and began to cry openly. They had expected that Frodo would react in that very way, but to actually watch the hurt and scared expression on the child's face was almost too much to bear.
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Why? That was the question that Frodo couldn't get out of his head. Why, did they have to leave him? They promised! It was only yesterday that they had hugged him and told him that everything was alright. But now it wasn't, they were gone.forever. Frodo didn't want to believe it, but it all made perfect sense. His parents not being home when he woke up, and Rory and Bilbo would never lie, especially about something that serious. Frodo laid down and continued to weep, his tiny frame quivered with each sob.
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By second breakfast, the whole of Brandy Hall, knew about the tragic events of the night before. Drogo and Primula's death was especially hard on many, several walked around tearing and speaking in hushed voices, the rest were still skeptical. At luncheon, Rory had officially announced the inevitable, and those who hadn't believed the rumors were now saddened and shocked.
It wasn't long before they realized that Frodo had in fact disappeared. Nobody knew where the child had run off too. Bilbo knowing how Frodo must be feeling, having lost his parents many years before could sympathize with the young Baggins. Bilbo was extremely concerned about Frodo's disappearance and decided to go and look for him.
Where would a scared and sad little hobbit go? Bilbo thought long and hard. He would go somewhere where he would be alone and undisturbed. Bilbo knew just how bright his cousin was, so he used it to his advantage. Frodo would go somewhere that nobody would think he would ever go, a place outside the Shire if he could. That was it! The old forest is technically outside the Shire! Bilbo at once made for the Old Forest, trying to remember where Rory said the secret gate was.
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Frodo didn't know how long he had laid there, crying himself to exhaustion. Once Frodo awoke he remembered just where he was. The Old Forest, the place where many horrifying tales came from. But the way Frodo was feeling, he didn't care if he was attacked or hurt. Frodo's stomach grumbled reminding him that he hadn't eaten all day, he also didn't care about eating. It didn't seem to matter much anymore. His parents were gone, he felt as if his life was over. Frodo felt fresh tears fall on his face, the ones he loved most were gone forever and the young hobbit was slowly learning to accept it.
Frodo was so caught up in his own misery that he didn't notice right away that someone grabbed his arms and pulled him into an embrace. Frodo felt his body heave even more and his eyes were tightly clenched closed. Not knowing who held him, made him feel almost as if his father was holding him once again. "Frodo it's going to be alright," said Bilbo hugging Frodo as if his life depended on it.
AN: Well I finally finished this chapter. I was working on it for days, but due to college starting up again this week and my waitressing job, I haven't had the energy to write much. Today I had a day off so I decided to finish this! I hope you guys like this chapter, I've had lots of time to decide how I wanted to do it. So please review and leave me a note, they are always helpful and inspiring.
To my lovely reviewers:
Arwen Baggins: Thank you very much for all your words of constructive criticism. As for the incident where I mixed up Saradoc and Drogo, it has now been corrected thanks to you. As to some of your remarks, I was mostly just going off of how I interpreted how everything would happen. This is the first really serious story I have ever written, so I always welcome any help anyone can give me since I'm still learning and I want it to be to my readers standards. So thank you for taking the time and giving me reviews and some nice pointers.
D'Euly: Thank you very much for your review! And I do love it when someone says I'm original. As I'm still a fairly new writer I do appreciate your tips, so thank you!
French Pony: Well I hope that this chapter fills in some of the gaps that I missed in chapter 5. It was really bugging me that I ended up making this chapter longer to fix that problem. I want to thank you for all your advice its really helpful for me since I really want this story to be the best I can make it. Thanks.
Jumping4Jesus: Thank you very much for your kind words, I am truly grateful. I totally agree.poor Frodo. He's my favorite character and I hate putting him through this, but I must, sometime I will make it up to him.
Loveofthering: Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are my most faithful reviewer and I truly thank you for all the awesome inspiring words you give me! Thanks bunches!
Midgette: No, not happy at all. Oh well. Thank you for your review!
Sugarcraze49: Yes I can relate a bit to Frodo too, I used to be like him, or at least like the Frodo the way I portray him. Thank you very much for your review!
TMMEOW1: Thank you for your nice review. And don't worry I have every intention of finishing each and everyone of my fics, I refuse to leave them undone.
If you like this story, check out some of my other fics!
SURVEY TIME: Have you ever gotten one of those annoying survey emails? What if the Harry Potter crew filled them out?
SURVEY TIME: LOTR Style: Basically the same survey, just with LOTR people filling it out.
Whose Line Is It Anyways?: Versions 1 and 2 (My first humorous fics,based off the hit show. The first one uses a panel from Harry Potter and the second version has Lord of the Rings characters.)
Harry and Frodo's Big Switch (When Frodo Baggins and Harry Potter trade bodies what oh what will happen? And will they return?)
The Fellowship of the Rings: A Hogwarts Production (What if a school decided to try to do a play out of Tolkien's first book in the trilogy? And what if that school is none other than Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?)
Harry's Unexpected Trip (When a Floo trip goes wrong, Harry finds himself on Middle Earth. Now Harry joins up with the Fellowship to prepare for the biggest war Middle Earth has ever seen, but will Harry ever make it home?)
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Frodo Baggins: The Early Years
Chapter 5
The moment Rory Brandybuck heard his son's horn call, he really feared the worst. Upon coming to spot where Saradoc was waiting, his heart sank as he saw the boat that had been quite useful only hours before. Once Bilbo and Merimac had also arrived and seen the wreckage, the four hobbits combined their efforts to remove every bit of the boat from the water. After that was done, they all returned to Brandy Hall, as Rory now thought it was appropriate to wake some others to join in the search for Drogo and Primula.
Once 20 or so hobbits had gathered Rory once again warned then that under no circumstances was the entire household going to be informed about the accident until they actually found the bodies. That is if they would ever find them. All the hobbits searching wished desperately that Drogo and Primula were clinging to a rock or something; not dead, lifeless corpses.
Rory, as the head of his family, was highly regretting the fact that it would be he who would have to take on the responsibility of breaking a child's heart. Frodo, a boy who was always bursting with happiness, was now going to be hurt beyond all his wildest dreams. And Primula, the thought he would never see his wonderful little sister again was almost to much to bear. No, I must stay strong as long as I can. People are counting on me.
Rory looked among the shoreline, at this point of the Brandywine the current was flowing a bit smoother. He was looking as carefully as any hobbit would. Then he saw it, what he had been dreading. The first part he saw was the dress, the very same one that Primula had worn that evening. Rory walked a little closer and he saw his beloved sister floating in the Brandywine facedown and not far from her was Drogo also lifeless. So it was true, Drogo and Primula had been taken by the Brandywine.
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Frodo awoke with a start. He had the nightmare again, and was again shaken by it. He sighed, a breath of relief seeing out his window that it was going to be a beautiful day. He thought at once that it was funny that he was getting up before his parents did. It seemed that everyday his mother would wake him up long before Frodo would voluntarily get out of bed, so Frodo was a tad confused this morning. Could it be that his parents decided to sleep in this morning?
Once Frodo had dressed he walked out of his room and into the little living room. Sitting right on the couch were none other that his Uncle's Bilbo and Rory. What is going on? Frodo wondered. Seeing the grave faces both the old hobbits wore, it stopped Frodo from being the first one to speak.
"Frodo, we need to talk," said Rory glancing at Frodo. Frodo looked up, startled by the strict tone, the older hobbit had adopted. Frodo gave him his utmost attention. "Frodo, last night there was an accident," started Rory. "Your parents.went boating on the Brandywine and they.drowned," Rory's voice quaked with each word he said, this was by far the hardest thing he ever had top do. Bilbo looked on wearing a sad expression, and had to dab his eyes occasionally.
Frodo gave a very alarmed look at Rory "What?" Rory nodded, confirming what he had said. Frodo stood up quickly; the tears were beginning to form on his face. "No! It's not true! It can't be true, they promised!" Frodo turned and ran out of the room and into the crowded hallways. He didn't know where he was running he just had to get away, away from everyone. Frodo ran towards the Old Forest, and he opened the gate. Once inside, Frodo sat right against the hedge and started to cry like his life depended on it.
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As soon as Bilbo and Rory had seen Frodo run off, they also couldn't control themselves and began to cry openly. They had expected that Frodo would react in that very way, but to actually watch the hurt and scared expression on the child's face was almost too much to bear.
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Why? That was the question that Frodo couldn't get out of his head. Why, did they have to leave him? They promised! It was only yesterday that they had hugged him and told him that everything was alright. But now it wasn't, they were gone.forever. Frodo didn't want to believe it, but it all made perfect sense. His parents not being home when he woke up, and Rory and Bilbo would never lie, especially about something that serious. Frodo laid down and continued to weep, his tiny frame quivered with each sob.
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By second breakfast, the whole of Brandy Hall, knew about the tragic events of the night before. Drogo and Primula's death was especially hard on many, several walked around tearing and speaking in hushed voices, the rest were still skeptical. At luncheon, Rory had officially announced the inevitable, and those who hadn't believed the rumors were now saddened and shocked.
It wasn't long before they realized that Frodo had in fact disappeared. Nobody knew where the child had run off too. Bilbo knowing how Frodo must be feeling, having lost his parents many years before could sympathize with the young Baggins. Bilbo was extremely concerned about Frodo's disappearance and decided to go and look for him.
Where would a scared and sad little hobbit go? Bilbo thought long and hard. He would go somewhere where he would be alone and undisturbed. Bilbo knew just how bright his cousin was, so he used it to his advantage. Frodo would go somewhere that nobody would think he would ever go, a place outside the Shire if he could. That was it! The old forest is technically outside the Shire! Bilbo at once made for the Old Forest, trying to remember where Rory said the secret gate was.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Frodo didn't know how long he had laid there, crying himself to exhaustion. Once Frodo awoke he remembered just where he was. The Old Forest, the place where many horrifying tales came from. But the way Frodo was feeling, he didn't care if he was attacked or hurt. Frodo's stomach grumbled reminding him that he hadn't eaten all day, he also didn't care about eating. It didn't seem to matter much anymore. His parents were gone, he felt as if his life was over. Frodo felt fresh tears fall on his face, the ones he loved most were gone forever and the young hobbit was slowly learning to accept it.
Frodo was so caught up in his own misery that he didn't notice right away that someone grabbed his arms and pulled him into an embrace. Frodo felt his body heave even more and his eyes were tightly clenched closed. Not knowing who held him, made him feel almost as if his father was holding him once again. "Frodo it's going to be alright," said Bilbo hugging Frodo as if his life depended on it.
AN: Well I finally finished this chapter. I was working on it for days, but due to college starting up again this week and my waitressing job, I haven't had the energy to write much. Today I had a day off so I decided to finish this! I hope you guys like this chapter, I've had lots of time to decide how I wanted to do it. So please review and leave me a note, they are always helpful and inspiring.
To my lovely reviewers:
Arwen Baggins: Thank you very much for all your words of constructive criticism. As for the incident where I mixed up Saradoc and Drogo, it has now been corrected thanks to you. As to some of your remarks, I was mostly just going off of how I interpreted how everything would happen. This is the first really serious story I have ever written, so I always welcome any help anyone can give me since I'm still learning and I want it to be to my readers standards. So thank you for taking the time and giving me reviews and some nice pointers.
D'Euly: Thank you very much for your review! And I do love it when someone says I'm original. As I'm still a fairly new writer I do appreciate your tips, so thank you!
French Pony: Well I hope that this chapter fills in some of the gaps that I missed in chapter 5. It was really bugging me that I ended up making this chapter longer to fix that problem. I want to thank you for all your advice its really helpful for me since I really want this story to be the best I can make it. Thanks.
Jumping4Jesus: Thank you very much for your kind words, I am truly grateful. I totally agree.poor Frodo. He's my favorite character and I hate putting him through this, but I must, sometime I will make it up to him.
Loveofthering: Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are my most faithful reviewer and I truly thank you for all the awesome inspiring words you give me! Thanks bunches!
Midgette: No, not happy at all. Oh well. Thank you for your review!
Sugarcraze49: Yes I can relate a bit to Frodo too, I used to be like him, or at least like the Frodo the way I portray him. Thank you very much for your review!
TMMEOW1: Thank you for your nice review. And don't worry I have every intention of finishing each and everyone of my fics, I refuse to leave them undone.
If you like this story, check out some of my other fics!
SURVEY TIME: Have you ever gotten one of those annoying survey emails? What if the Harry Potter crew filled them out?
SURVEY TIME: LOTR Style: Basically the same survey, just with LOTR people filling it out.
Whose Line Is It Anyways?: Versions 1 and 2 (My first humorous fics,based off the hit show. The first one uses a panel from Harry Potter and the second version has Lord of the Rings characters.)
Harry and Frodo's Big Switch (When Frodo Baggins and Harry Potter trade bodies what oh what will happen? And will they return?)
The Fellowship of the Rings: A Hogwarts Production (What if a school decided to try to do a play out of Tolkien's first book in the trilogy? And what if that school is none other than Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?)
Harry's Unexpected Trip (When a Floo trip goes wrong, Harry finds himself on Middle Earth. Now Harry joins up with the Fellowship to prepare for the biggest war Middle Earth has ever seen, but will Harry ever make it home?)
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