Attack of the Plot Bunnies

by rabidsamfan

Ficlets, and drabbles; funny and serious. Many focusing on Samwise, but not all. 1-30 in chronological order, 31. Departure, 32. Feasting at Rivendell, 33. Counsellor of Elrond, 34. Bottom of the Bin, 35.Mending, 36. Gift

16. Ashes

Attack of the Plot Bunnies Chapter Sixteen

Timeline: 25 March 1419 Chapter: Movie fic, based on the moment when Sam and Frodo have finally escaped the Sammath Naur, and the expression on Sam's face.

Credit where Credit is due: previously appeared in my LJ – and much improved thanks to the comments there!

Disclaimer: It all belongs to Tolkien (except for the bits that belong to Peter Jackson and the rest of the people who made the movies.) I'm just playing with the toys.

Author: rabidsamfan

Title: Ashes

I had to save you.

I hear your voice, and you are glad that the task is done, but I cannot rejoice. I've nothing left inside.

I didn't let you fall.

But there's nowhere left to go, except a few more feet up this bit of rock. That won't be enough. The mountain is destroying itself, same as it destroyed the Ring.

I couldn't let you fall.

I called to you. You reached for me. I had to pull you up. And still we are dying, and my head aches and my heart is numb.

Why can't I save you?

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