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"NO!" Pippin awoke with a sharp cry. Ignoring the searing pain in his stomach and chest he sat up. He was breathing hard and droplets of sweat were gathering on his forehead. He lifted his hand up to brush them away and he let it linger on his cheek. Then he noticed. He was no longer bound. He looked at his surroundings. Dark, but that was no change, at least there was no fire.
Fire. Burning. He drew a shuddering breath and slowly bent his head downwards, eyes closed.
He sat there for a while, collecting his thoughts and courage, until at last he reluctantly let his eyes open.
The mark the orcs had inflicted on him was neither blackened nor stained with blood as he had expected. It was a perfect startling white which stood out starkly against his skin. He looked away quickly, not wanting to see more. Not wanting to accept that he was Saruman's.
He hated being trapped. Kept under lock and key, like a wild beast. He longed to be free, to be back in the Shire with the green grass, the rippling brooks, the soft summer evenings. Even the relentless teasing of his three sisters would be welcome! He had always wanted to go on an adventure. Bilbo's stories had always captured his heart and he had longed to go to far off places and battle a dragon! It was ironic that his adventure had led him here.
Pippin let out a sigh. He wanted a warm bed, wholesome food and a mug of good, brown ale. Then he remembered the wafer of lembas left in his pocket. He reached in and found the battered crumbs. Scooping them into his hand he ate what was left, crumb by crumb, not wasting any for there was none to spare.
Just as he finished the door banged open and something was thrown in. A small bundle wearing a yellow waistcoat...
"Merry!" Pippin cried "Merry!" The small form turned over and called blearily back.
"Pippin? Pip!" He scampered over and they embraced each other, tears flowing freely down their cheeks. When they parted, Merry looked Pippin up and down and took in with a horrified expression his numerous cuts and bruises. "Oh, Pip. What have they done to you? You poor Took! Here." He pulled off his battered waistcoat and handed it to his younger cousin. "Its not much, but its warmer that stone to the skin." Just then he noticed the burn on Pippin's chest and his eyes widened. He drew a sharp breath and looked Pippin in the eye. Pippin looked away quickly. "Saruman doesn't own you Pip. Know that. Just because he gave you that..." Merry trailed off. He reached up his hand and lightly took Pippin by the chin, turning his face towards him. He saw Pippins face contorted with grief.
"Merry. What can we do? There's little chance of us ever getting out of this horrible place. Even if we do life won't be the same. I don't know if I can live with...this. These memories." Pippin sobbed.
"Me either Pip. Me either." Merry whispered and seeing the look on Pippin's face he felt his own eyes filling with tears. Then, leaning on each other they fell asleep against the stone wall.
Their sleep was dreamless but it was not long lived. A terrible shriek ran through the fortress followed by a shout.
"Elf! Think you can outsmart me!" Another scream was heard and the hobbits looked at each other, their faces saying what their lips could not.
Legolas...
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AN: hehehehe! more hobbit angst!
Reasonably crazy: BRIGHT lil' ray of sunshine, aren't you? And you're still a fiend. My not physically possible yet somehow still existant baby Ringwraith thinks so too. Baby Ringwraith: SCRECH! (It can't do the full, drawn-out screech thingy yet.) you must update you must update you must update you must update... Or my Baby Ringwraith will bite you. Rar. Baby Ringwraith: SCRECH!
Pippin da Great: aaaah! Baby Ringwraith! Here you are....the update....keep that thing away from me!
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Mortal Elf: Hi Pip this is Becky! I have my own log-in! I haven't read your story yet.I wanted my name to be Elf Queen but it was already taken. So was oliphaunt and mumakil! See ya
Pippin da Great: I do not know this person....ok maybe i do! And she doesnt want to read this story....doesnt like angst and torture. Tut tut tut...
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anon: Wonderful. Simply wonderful, but please dont kill off Merry, that would too sad! Please update soon!
Pippin da Great: Ooooh! i probably wont kill off Merry...that was just to build tension....but then again!
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Angels, Demons and Plushies: Adrienne: Branded?! What the hell does that mean?! You know, you're lucky I don't know where you live. *jumps at the computer*
Merry Plushie: ADRIENNE, PIPPIN, BONDAGE, LEATHER!!
Adrienne: *falls to the ground, drooling*
Pippin Plushie: -_-U Why, only me?
Merry: What? Adrienne likes you more than me.
Pippin: Now that's a lie and you know it!
Merry: *shurgs*
Sam: Yikes, how depressing. Frodo: Supensful is more I like it. People never want to give us poor hobbits a break, huh?
Rosie: Oh, Merry, read the author's reply.
Merry: What? *reads* WHAT?! KILL ME?! WHY?! WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?! IS IT BECAUSE I'M SO MUCH FUN TO TORTURE?! DO YOU WANT ME TO DIE?! WOULD YOU LIKE SEEING MY POOR COUSIN IN TORTURE?! WHO THE F*** DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!
Hobbit Plushies: 0.0
Merry: *is breathing very hard and then, he passes out*
Hobbit Plushies: -_-U
Pippin: I wanna know what happens to Merry! *starts crying*
Pippin da Great: Yey! i looooove your reviews...you keep reviewing, and i will keep writing! And Merry....yes i do like seeing your poor cousin AND you in torture! :)
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Lady Ithiliell aka Luna Malfoy: Great chapter! I really liked it! Me: Wow, Reasonably crazy, you have a Baby Ringwraith! How Cute! Reasonably crazy and Baby Ringwraith: *glare* Me: Um, did I say cute? Hehehe *nervous laugher* I meant...um...scary! Really! Um... Pippin, Save me! *runs* Please hurry with the update, so the two are occupied! Pleaase! *RC and BR catch up* Ah! *runs*
Pippin da Great: Glad you liked the chapter! Run faster! They're right behind you!
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star's dreams: What do this mean? Do this mean that cold hearted most hated wizard claim Pippin as his. Bo to him and his evil ways bo and a lot of other bad stuff.
Pippin da Great: It could just mean that....poor Pippin! Oh well!
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Pip4: No no no no no! Poor Pip :( *Runs in and higs Pippin then hits Saruman with a big metal stick* Take that and that and this!! On another note, it's cool that they got to talk to Legolas a little bit.
Pippin da Great: Yay! i got another 'poor Pip!' yay! Saruman: ow -_-
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Honey Dipped Rose:
|&|I have to admit though, I kinda wandered away from LotR fanfic. You see, I've gotten into a new fandom now . just letting you know that I am still here and loving it!|&|
Pippin da Great: Wandered away from LOTR fanfic?!?!?! Traitor! Glad you are still here and lovin' it!
"NO!" Pippin awoke with a sharp cry. Ignoring the searing pain in his stomach and chest he sat up. He was breathing hard and droplets of sweat were gathering on his forehead. He lifted his hand up to brush them away and he let it linger on his cheek. Then he noticed. He was no longer bound. He looked at his surroundings. Dark, but that was no change, at least there was no fire.
Fire. Burning. He drew a shuddering breath and slowly bent his head downwards, eyes closed.
He sat there for a while, collecting his thoughts and courage, until at last he reluctantly let his eyes open.
The mark the orcs had inflicted on him was neither blackened nor stained with blood as he had expected. It was a perfect startling white which stood out starkly against his skin. He looked away quickly, not wanting to see more. Not wanting to accept that he was Saruman's.
He hated being trapped. Kept under lock and key, like a wild beast. He longed to be free, to be back in the Shire with the green grass, the rippling brooks, the soft summer evenings. Even the relentless teasing of his three sisters would be welcome! He had always wanted to go on an adventure. Bilbo's stories had always captured his heart and he had longed to go to far off places and battle a dragon! It was ironic that his adventure had led him here.
Pippin let out a sigh. He wanted a warm bed, wholesome food and a mug of good, brown ale. Then he remembered the wafer of lembas left in his pocket. He reached in and found the battered crumbs. Scooping them into his hand he ate what was left, crumb by crumb, not wasting any for there was none to spare.
Just as he finished the door banged open and something was thrown in. A small bundle wearing a yellow waistcoat...
"Merry!" Pippin cried "Merry!" The small form turned over and called blearily back.
"Pippin? Pip!" He scampered over and they embraced each other, tears flowing freely down their cheeks. When they parted, Merry looked Pippin up and down and took in with a horrified expression his numerous cuts and bruises. "Oh, Pip. What have they done to you? You poor Took! Here." He pulled off his battered waistcoat and handed it to his younger cousin. "Its not much, but its warmer that stone to the skin." Just then he noticed the burn on Pippin's chest and his eyes widened. He drew a sharp breath and looked Pippin in the eye. Pippin looked away quickly. "Saruman doesn't own you Pip. Know that. Just because he gave you that..." Merry trailed off. He reached up his hand and lightly took Pippin by the chin, turning his face towards him. He saw Pippins face contorted with grief.
"Merry. What can we do? There's little chance of us ever getting out of this horrible place. Even if we do life won't be the same. I don't know if I can live with...this. These memories." Pippin sobbed.
"Me either Pip. Me either." Merry whispered and seeing the look on Pippin's face he felt his own eyes filling with tears. Then, leaning on each other they fell asleep against the stone wall.
Their sleep was dreamless but it was not long lived. A terrible shriek ran through the fortress followed by a shout.
"Elf! Think you can outsmart me!" Another scream was heard and the hobbits looked at each other, their faces saying what their lips could not.
Legolas...
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AN: hehehehe! more hobbit angst!
Reasonably crazy: BRIGHT lil' ray of sunshine, aren't you? And you're still a fiend. My not physically possible yet somehow still existant baby Ringwraith thinks so too. Baby Ringwraith: SCRECH! (It can't do the full, drawn-out screech thingy yet.) you must update you must update you must update you must update... Or my Baby Ringwraith will bite you. Rar. Baby Ringwraith: SCRECH!
Pippin da Great: aaaah! Baby Ringwraith! Here you are....the update....keep that thing away from me!
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Mortal Elf: Hi Pip this is Becky! I have my own log-in! I haven't read your story yet.I wanted my name to be Elf Queen but it was already taken. So was oliphaunt and mumakil! See ya
Pippin da Great: I do not know this person....ok maybe i do! And she doesnt want to read this story....doesnt like angst and torture. Tut tut tut...
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anon: Wonderful. Simply wonderful, but please dont kill off Merry, that would too sad! Please update soon!
Pippin da Great: Ooooh! i probably wont kill off Merry...that was just to build tension....but then again!
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Angels, Demons and Plushies: Adrienne: Branded?! What the hell does that mean?! You know, you're lucky I don't know where you live. *jumps at the computer*
Merry Plushie: ADRIENNE, PIPPIN, BONDAGE, LEATHER!!
Adrienne: *falls to the ground, drooling*
Pippin Plushie: -_-U Why, only me?
Merry: What? Adrienne likes you more than me.
Pippin: Now that's a lie and you know it!
Merry: *shurgs*
Sam: Yikes, how depressing. Frodo: Supensful is more I like it. People never want to give us poor hobbits a break, huh?
Rosie: Oh, Merry, read the author's reply.
Merry: What? *reads* WHAT?! KILL ME?! WHY?! WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?! IS IT BECAUSE I'M SO MUCH FUN TO TORTURE?! DO YOU WANT ME TO DIE?! WOULD YOU LIKE SEEING MY POOR COUSIN IN TORTURE?! WHO THE F*** DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!
Hobbit Plushies: 0.0
Merry: *is breathing very hard and then, he passes out*
Hobbit Plushies: -_-U
Pippin: I wanna know what happens to Merry! *starts crying*
Pippin da Great: Yey! i looooove your reviews...you keep reviewing, and i will keep writing! And Merry....yes i do like seeing your poor cousin AND you in torture! :)
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Lady Ithiliell aka Luna Malfoy: Great chapter! I really liked it! Me: Wow, Reasonably crazy, you have a Baby Ringwraith! How Cute! Reasonably crazy and Baby Ringwraith: *glare* Me: Um, did I say cute? Hehehe *nervous laugher* I meant...um...scary! Really! Um... Pippin, Save me! *runs* Please hurry with the update, so the two are occupied! Pleaase! *RC and BR catch up* Ah! *runs*
Pippin da Great: Glad you liked the chapter! Run faster! They're right behind you!
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star's dreams: What do this mean? Do this mean that cold hearted most hated wizard claim Pippin as his. Bo to him and his evil ways bo and a lot of other bad stuff.
Pippin da Great: It could just mean that....poor Pippin! Oh well!
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Pip4: No no no no no! Poor Pip :( *Runs in and higs Pippin then hits Saruman with a big metal stick* Take that and that and this!! On another note, it's cool that they got to talk to Legolas a little bit.
Pippin da Great: Yay! i got another 'poor Pip!' yay! Saruman: ow -_-
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Honey Dipped Rose:
|&|I have to admit though, I kinda wandered away from LotR fanfic. You see, I've gotten into a new fandom now . just letting you know that I am still here and loving it!|&|
Pippin da Great: Wandered away from LOTR fanfic?!?!?! Traitor! Glad you are still here and lovin' it!