Lord of the Rings, Mary-Sue Style!
:: A young woman dressed in dark robes suddenly appears on huge stage.::
Queen Shadow: Hey everyone!!!! This is Queen Shadow on the 1's and 2's. (Smiles like a moron.) Now that we're all acquainted, let's get started. Well… this is your basic Mary-Sue plot. Now, don't go jumping to conclusions… this is a wonderfully written Mary-Sue plot. A couple teens (women if you must know…) get sucked into the wonderful world of Middle Earth by way of forest entry. Yea, I know… real original, but what can I say? I'm bored. Like to see you do better. Yea, that's right… you in the back. (Glares menacingly at kid in the distance.) I can see you!!! (Runs off stage)
:: Two women around same age as Queen Shadow appear out of hyperspace.::
Brianna: (Looks off screen and watches Queen Shadow chase the poor kid with her scythe. Shakes her head) Sorry 'bout her. She was attacked by rabid space squirrels at a young age.
Sharylan: It's not her fault. (Sighs)
:: The two look up when they hear a scream and explosion, then insane laughter.::
Sharylan: Again!?
Brianna: o.O?
Sharylan: We're going to have to go… Queen's killing again. Come on Bri!!
::Grabs friend by the arm and sprints off screen. Bri pops head back in.::
Brianna: Legolas! Be a dear and read the Disclaimer! (Disappears again)
:: Hot elf guy walks onto stage and looks down at the paper in his hands::
Legolas: Queen Shadow would like to inform you that she dose not own me, my companions, or any character of J.R.R. Tolkien's. Pity. (Sarcasm.)
:: Hears explosion in distance. Face pales. Sharalyn and Brianna run across stage, charred. Queen Shadow skids across floor and looks around, spotting Legolas. She shrieked and squeezed him in a bear hug/death grip. Looks to readers.::
Queen Shadow: Enjoy my twisted tale. Read and review!!
Legolas: Could you let go of me now?
Queen Shadow: No!(Hugs him tighter)
Legolas: (Sigh)
Chapter One: Angered Teens and Rainy Days.
It's a bright, sunny, cheerful day in Hollywood. Where people roam the crowded sidewalks with smiling faces, kids run wild in nearby parks as parents sit around and talk, and flowers sing to you as you pass. Yes, everything was bright and good in the fair city, but alas…that's just a stereotype. Our story begins in wonderful Orange County, where the air is thick with life-giving smog. A young 14 year-old girl, (A/N: Yea! It's me!!), stood under the doorway of the local high school, watching as the impossibly cold and thin raindrops Cali is famous for blocked her way to the bus stop.
"Stupid rain," she fumed. The girl looked to the left and sighed angrily as she spotted her umbrella, smashed and ripped. (A/N: It was already like that, she just keeps looking at it and getting mad. It's what I do.) Her dark blue denim jacket was soaked and clung to her uncomfortably. Now, if it had been a normal day… she would have freaked about wet cloths, but her energy was spent. 'I doubt things could get much worse.'
"Hey Shelby."
The girl turned ever so slowly.
'No!!' Her mind screamed, 'Don't turn around!! You'll be trapped--- TRAPPED!!!!' But it was too late; her eyes fell upon the next best thing to death, Brian Justin. (A/N: That's not his real name… but Shari and Bri know who I'm talking 'bout. Yea, that's him… 'Stalker Kid') Shelby felt like sprinting into oncoming traffic. But since it was like 6 pm and cars were close to nil in this neighborhood…
~*Shelby's Point of View (P.O.V)*~
"What Brian?" My soft side forced me to say something. Stupid conscience… I'll get you yet!!!
"Um, I was wondering… since it's raining 'n all… do you want to share an umbrella with me?"
My tiny brain tried it's best to process the sentence through all my frustration.
'Me and Brian… under the same umbrella… in a heavily wooded area…' Sirens went off in my head. I made my decision.
"That's cool… I'll walk in the rain." I lied; that seems to help me out a lot. He smiled, scaring me, and shrugged.
"Then can I walk you home?" He asked, desperately trying to find a way to spend time with me.
'That's a big NO!' I loved my evil side. That and lying gets me out of almost anything. =D
"Uh, I live kinda far…"
"I don't mind." Brian cut in. I was running out of ideas. (A/N: I was tired, ok!? This kid's persistent! Plus… he caught me off guard.) Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. It was Sharylan to the rescue!!!! (Cue hero music)
"Hey Shel. Want to go to the A.V. room and wait for the rain to let up?" She asked, bright blue eyes shining with amusement at my current predicament. I nodded vigorously.
"That would be great! I mean… sure, why not? Bye Brian."
The two of us sprinted off and hid around a nearby corner, letting out the breath we'd been holding. I jumped onto the blond, nearly knocking her over.
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!"
She smiled and shoved me off.
"Yea, yea… but you owe me."
We walked the short distance to the A.V. room and looked towards a girl about our age sitting at one of the many desks. She turned to face us.
"Sharylan! You were able to save her!!" The teen sprung up and hugged me. "How does it feel to be free?"
Her mock concern made me smile.
"Pretty good Brianna," I grinned. Another girl walked over and patted me on the shoulder.
"I bet it was a perilous rescue, huh, Sharylan?" Shannon, Sharylan's twin, joked, referring to her sister's love for the Middle Ages. She wouldn't shut up about it.
"Yeah… but I didn't have to kill anyone this time. Aren't you proud of me?" asked Sharylan. She grabbed a chair from nearby and fell into it. I shook my head and also found a seat. Brianna grabbed a movie from the DVD pile on the shelf and popped it into the player.
"Wha'd ya get?" I asked.
"Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," she answered, receiving a squeal of joy from me. (Yeah! Go LOTR!!!) Sharylan and Shannon groaned.
"Not again!" one of the blonde twins gagged.
"We've seen it, like… 40 times!" the other one choked. Me and Bri looked at each other and grimaced.
"How could you not love this piece of cinematic gold that is Lord of the Rings?" Brianna asked.
"Easily," they answered in unison. We shook our heads sadly and settled in to watch the movie. My ass started to fall asleep when the scene with Legolas shooting at the rider-guy-things came up. (I think they're called Wargs… not sure) Brianna fell into a trance. I turned to face the T.V. and fell victim to the god in Elf's clothing as well. I smiled and sighed.
"He has got to be the hottest man alive."
Sharylan rolled her eyes.
"Clearly, Elijah Wood is the hottest man alive. Even you know that."
Shannon and Brianna sat back quietly as a war ensued. Sharylan and I glared each other down.
"Let me get this straight… you think Elijah Wood's hotter than Orlando Bloom?" I asked slowly, praying to the magical cheese fairies that she was kidding. Her blue eyes laughed at me.
"Yea, got a problem with that?"
We went at each other's throats as Shannon and Brianna watched the movie. During the last few scenes, we got tired and collapsed on our chairs, silently swearing revenge upon each other.
After the movie, the four of us headed over to my house, (in the rain, grrr…) which was actually quite far away. As my modest home came into view, a noise to our right reached our ears.
"What's that?" I asked, moving in the direction of the sound. The others followed me and jumped when a small black kitten leaped out at us. It hissed as best it could and jumped about.
"Ah!" Shannon screamed in surprise. Brianna looked down at the wet fur ball and smiled. Sharylan raised a blond eyebrow. I 'awww'ed and crouched down to its level.
"Hey, kitty. Where's your home?"
After calming down, it 'meow'ed sadly and licked my hand, which was outstretched. My warm and fuzzy side took over next. (Yes, I do have a lot of 'sides' and no… I am not schizophrenic, yet.) The kitten crawled onto my palm. Its huge yellow eyes gazed up at me. I pet the lil' angel and held it close.
"I don't think it has a home you guys."
Shannon came closer to pet the shivering kitten on the head.
"I'll bring it with me, but you guys got to promise not to tell my parents," I added.
"When do we tell your parents anything?" Brianna asked. "We better get it out of the rain now. There's no sense in getting the poor thing sick."
I nodded and placed the cat in my pocket. Once in the house, I draped a warm blanket around the animal. The four of us were sitting around in my room, watching as the cat rolled on my bed cover.
"That's a good fuzz ball," someone cooed.
The small cat fought with the material and eventually caught herself (it's a girl) in the fabric. I smiled and picked her up.
"You know… the cat needs a name."
"I'm bored," Sharylan announced, completely ignoring my previous statement.
"Since it's a girl… I was thinking along the lines of Sarah," I continue to babble; despite the fact that nobody was paying attention to me. (Sob!)
"What do you want to do then?" Shannon asked… still ignoring me.
"I dunno… what do you want to do?" She asked back. They played that 'I dunno… what do you want to do?' game for about four minutes before Brianna screamed at them both. Silence set in… Now I was bored. Finally, a thought popped into my head. (Pop!)
~*Brianna's P.O.V*~
Oh no!! Shelby's thoughts went 'pop'! We're all doomed! DOOMED!!! But, alas, there's little we can do to stop her now. I sighed and sat on the edge of her bed.
"What has your demented mind come up with now?" She smiled at me, stroking her kitty evilly like a great mastermind.
"I say we go to the woods and hunt around."
The others, Sharylan and Shannon, looked to me, worried.
"Um Shel… I don't think that's such a good idea." I started. "Remember, we have to get to Stephanie's before dark. Her party's tonight." But Shelby walked to the door before I could stop her.
"You all can stay here and watch the carpet peel, but I'm gone." The cat leaped off the bed and followed her out.
At first, we just kind of sat there, wondering if she'd come back. Then, eventually, we got bored of sitting around and donned our rain gear. (This consisted of thin jackets and our back-packs.) Before leaving, of course… we raided her pantry. Com'n, free food! We couldn't just pass that up.
Going outside, we looked around until Shannon spotted Shelby. She was just making her way into the dense forest. I groaned and trudged after her. Up ahead was a stream, created by the recent rains. There was Shelby, jumping across some stepping-stones that just so happened to be there.
"Shelby!" I called. "You know that isn't very safe!"
She stuck her tongue out at me. Sharylan grinned and joined her. Shannon looked at me, then raced off and followed suit. I sighed and walked slowly towards the idiots skipping along the water's edge. Something suddenly shifted to my left. I turned, but found nothing.
"Shelby… I think something's out here."
"Don't worry about it." She said, holding the kitten in one hand and Sharylan's hand in the other. "It's probably a rabbit or somthin'."
I tried not to worry and stood near the bank, waiting for 'the three stooges' to finish, when something shoved me from behind.
"Ah!" I cried, grabbing onto Shannon who grabbed her sister. Sharylan was already on Shelby, so they both fell in the stream along with us. Shelby clutched the cat as we hit the water. It was a lot deeper and swifter then any of us thought and quickly sucked us under. Shannon and I broke the surface and looked for our friends. Sharylan was way upstream, desperately trying to swim to the shore. Shelby was no where in sight. Then, everything disappeared. The sound was cut off somehow, and I slowly began to fall asleep.
Beta Notes:
Kay131 here! I'm Queen Shadow's beta and post-y person. She has an account on FFN, but something is wrong or whatever, so I'm editing and uploading. This story is completely finished, and it will be updated as soon as I beta each chapter. ***THIS MAY TAKE AWHILE!!!!!!!! I have a very tight schedule, and Q.S. makes lots of mistakes. Do NOT tell her I said that! Even though she is probably reading this… Aw man, I'm screwed. Later to all of you!
In the words of Queen Shadow herself:
"Read and review, foolish mortals, or suffer the consequences!"