Chapter Ten
"Legolas!" Will cried, helping the Elf stand. "Now isn't-" Legolas warned, but it was too late.
"Drop the Elf right now." Commanded a cool voice. Will looked up, and saw another tediously beautiful girl glaring at him with both manicured hands on her hips.
Will dropped Legolas into a heap, and drew out his sword, holding it right at the girls neck.
"I'm going! I'm going!" She squealed, and disappeared.
"She was never that agreeable with me." Legolas noticed, getting to his feet.
"What did you tell her?" Will grinned, and imitated Legolas's whimper.
The Elf was not amused.
.
"Get rid of every Mary Sue here?" Anganwen repeated softly, sitting on the ground. The two watched her apprehensively, and she continued, "There is a way to close all of these portals. I think it's at the top of the tower."
"Will's up there right now. We can just ask him to." Boromir suggested.
Galadlhach went to the base of the tower, going out of his way to kick the two girls that they had bound with some of Boromir's rope.
"Will!" The Elf called, and a dark haired head appeared, and Galadlhach continued, "At the top of the tower there should be a switch, or something to close all of these portals. Can you do that?"
Will called down an affirmation, and his head bowed out of sight. .
"Now we wait." Anganwen sighed, lightly touching the nearest archway.
.
"The top of the tower?" Legolas repeated increduloudly, "The whole foundation is crumbling, Will, you'll kill yourself."
"No I won't." Will assured. At Legolas's questioning look, he added, "Because you'll be the one climbing up, not me."
Before Legolas could protest, Will gave his reasons, ticking them off with each finger, "You're more graceful than I, you made me climb that tree, and there are two more women down there dying to croon and love you that I'll set on you if you don't do this."
Legolas looked as though he was stifling a whimper, but the twitch in his eyes showed his decision.
"Great, I'll meet you at the bottom." Will finished brightly, and left.
Legolas started up the stairs that wound around the room. Up and up he went until steps were missing and large holes frowned at him in the walls.
When he thought he could go no higher, the stairs ended, and the was barely enough flagstone hanging to the wall to call it a floor.
Gingerly, the Elf eased himself onto the floor, and spotted a small depression near the edge of the stone.
He drew near it, and tried to push it down, and then to pull it up, but it was to no effect. Then he slid his hand around the edge of the floor, and reached under it, and smacked the small square up.
Legolas didn't have time to consider why it had been pushed so far, but I will quickly explain. When the button was as high as it would go, which is where Legolas had gotten it, it closed all the portals. When it was depressed slightly, the regulation of how many women (and men, to not be sexist) could enter was very few.
However, some defiant Mary Sue had figured this out, and stamped the button down as far as it would go, and thus, chaos ensued. Back to the story:
A great wind threatened to send Legolas hurtling down to the ground, but he quickly went back down the stairs to meet the others.
.
Every archway suddenly glowed with light, and nearly a dozen teenaged girls appeared by the arches, and were then drawn in, and vanished.
Mandy and Jess, who were still tied up, were thrown into one of the archways by Boromir and a laughing Will.
The whole process took quite a long time because of the immense population of all the Mary Sues. Finally, no more women appeared, and Boromir smiled, "Well, I guess we're done."
"Then why do they still glow?" Legolas inquired, coming out of the tower.
"Maybe it takes awhile." Will suggested.
"Or perhaps there is still one woman left." Galadlhach sighed, and all gazes turned to Anganwen, who already had a look of sorrow on her face.
"You have to go." Boromir said gently, laying his hand on her shoulder. She nodded, looking around at the landscape, her eyes shining with tears.
Without a word, she walked resignedly to the nearest arch, and disappeared into the light.
All of the lights in the archway spluttered, and went out just as Will cried, "No!"
Everyone turned to look at him expectantly.
"Maybe one of those portals could have sent me back to Cape Royale." He sighed.
Galadlhach and Legolas started speed-reading the text on every arch to see if there was portal for such matters.
It was Will's lucky day, because Legolas found an arch separated slightly from all the others for the purpose of sending cameoed people back to their home.
"Will of Cape Royale, I dismiss thee thither." Legolas recited.
Wincing at the lameness of the incantation, Will hurried over, and peered through the arch. Instead of it glowing, he was looking into the dark room of the smithy. He turned around to look at the others, and grinned, "Too bad we didn't get an explanation." Legolas shrugged, "If I ever find one, I go through one of these portals and tell you."
"Deal." Will agreed, and walked through the arch.
.
"What now?" Boromir asked. Galadlhach paused, then said, "I shall return to Mirkwood, and you, my prince?"
"I shall go with you, for it seems I am no longer part of the Fellowship."
"Indeed, it would be difficult to find them." Boromir agreed, "I believe I shall return to Gondor." And thus, with the Elves heading southeast, and the future steward of Gondor heading south, the party split, unaware how much they had screwed up the plot.
The End
(or is it?)
(........Yeah.......It is)
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Hobbit-Eyes: I'm going to argue that some writers of bad fics use lots of randomness, and that's what makes his/her story so lame. Is the director's commentary any good? It seems like most of it would be a bit dull, but then, I'd be comparing it to the cast commentary. You have a signed Orlando Bloom poster? Did he sign it? Oh if only, if only... Lastly, you reviewed on the eighth, and you're still doing exams? That sucks, you have my sympathies.
limpet666: Yey, I have another Faramir fan! That makes me happy.
Hellga: Oh, I see. Those are just annoying technicalities that get in the way. I'd sacrifice all of those things to live in Hobbiton.... I'd insert Paris, but then things might get a bit too hectic, but doon't think I haven't entertained that idea.
crazyrabidfangurl01: I couldn't agree with you more
Elven-Star-of-Gold: Hmmmmmm
Jade-Monsoons: Yey, I love your version of bad "die, MAry Sue, die." It made me chuckle
"Legolas!" Will cried, helping the Elf stand. "Now isn't-" Legolas warned, but it was too late.
"Drop the Elf right now." Commanded a cool voice. Will looked up, and saw another tediously beautiful girl glaring at him with both manicured hands on her hips.
Will dropped Legolas into a heap, and drew out his sword, holding it right at the girls neck.
"I'm going! I'm going!" She squealed, and disappeared.
"She was never that agreeable with me." Legolas noticed, getting to his feet.
"What did you tell her?" Will grinned, and imitated Legolas's whimper.
The Elf was not amused.
.
"Get rid of every Mary Sue here?" Anganwen repeated softly, sitting on the ground. The two watched her apprehensively, and she continued, "There is a way to close all of these portals. I think it's at the top of the tower."
"Will's up there right now. We can just ask him to." Boromir suggested.
Galadlhach went to the base of the tower, going out of his way to kick the two girls that they had bound with some of Boromir's rope.
"Will!" The Elf called, and a dark haired head appeared, and Galadlhach continued, "At the top of the tower there should be a switch, or something to close all of these portals. Can you do that?"
Will called down an affirmation, and his head bowed out of sight. .
"Now we wait." Anganwen sighed, lightly touching the nearest archway.
.
"The top of the tower?" Legolas repeated increduloudly, "The whole foundation is crumbling, Will, you'll kill yourself."
"No I won't." Will assured. At Legolas's questioning look, he added, "Because you'll be the one climbing up, not me."
Before Legolas could protest, Will gave his reasons, ticking them off with each finger, "You're more graceful than I, you made me climb that tree, and there are two more women down there dying to croon and love you that I'll set on you if you don't do this."
Legolas looked as though he was stifling a whimper, but the twitch in his eyes showed his decision.
"Great, I'll meet you at the bottom." Will finished brightly, and left.
Legolas started up the stairs that wound around the room. Up and up he went until steps were missing and large holes frowned at him in the walls.
When he thought he could go no higher, the stairs ended, and the was barely enough flagstone hanging to the wall to call it a floor.
Gingerly, the Elf eased himself onto the floor, and spotted a small depression near the edge of the stone.
He drew near it, and tried to push it down, and then to pull it up, but it was to no effect. Then he slid his hand around the edge of the floor, and reached under it, and smacked the small square up.
Legolas didn't have time to consider why it had been pushed so far, but I will quickly explain. When the button was as high as it would go, which is where Legolas had gotten it, it closed all the portals. When it was depressed slightly, the regulation of how many women (and men, to not be sexist) could enter was very few.
However, some defiant Mary Sue had figured this out, and stamped the button down as far as it would go, and thus, chaos ensued. Back to the story:
A great wind threatened to send Legolas hurtling down to the ground, but he quickly went back down the stairs to meet the others.
.
Every archway suddenly glowed with light, and nearly a dozen teenaged girls appeared by the arches, and were then drawn in, and vanished.
Mandy and Jess, who were still tied up, were thrown into one of the archways by Boromir and a laughing Will.
The whole process took quite a long time because of the immense population of all the Mary Sues. Finally, no more women appeared, and Boromir smiled, "Well, I guess we're done."
"Then why do they still glow?" Legolas inquired, coming out of the tower.
"Maybe it takes awhile." Will suggested.
"Or perhaps there is still one woman left." Galadlhach sighed, and all gazes turned to Anganwen, who already had a look of sorrow on her face.
"You have to go." Boromir said gently, laying his hand on her shoulder. She nodded, looking around at the landscape, her eyes shining with tears.
Without a word, she walked resignedly to the nearest arch, and disappeared into the light.
All of the lights in the archway spluttered, and went out just as Will cried, "No!"
Everyone turned to look at him expectantly.
"Maybe one of those portals could have sent me back to Cape Royale." He sighed.
Galadlhach and Legolas started speed-reading the text on every arch to see if there was portal for such matters.
It was Will's lucky day, because Legolas found an arch separated slightly from all the others for the purpose of sending cameoed people back to their home.
"Will of Cape Royale, I dismiss thee thither." Legolas recited.
Wincing at the lameness of the incantation, Will hurried over, and peered through the arch. Instead of it glowing, he was looking into the dark room of the smithy. He turned around to look at the others, and grinned, "Too bad we didn't get an explanation." Legolas shrugged, "If I ever find one, I go through one of these portals and tell you."
"Deal." Will agreed, and walked through the arch.
.
"What now?" Boromir asked. Galadlhach paused, then said, "I shall return to Mirkwood, and you, my prince?"
"I shall go with you, for it seems I am no longer part of the Fellowship."
"Indeed, it would be difficult to find them." Boromir agreed, "I believe I shall return to Gondor." And thus, with the Elves heading southeast, and the future steward of Gondor heading south, the party split, unaware how much they had screwed up the plot.
The End
(or is it?)
(........Yeah.......It is)
----------------------------------
Hobbit-Eyes: I'm going to argue that some writers of bad fics use lots of randomness, and that's what makes his/her story so lame. Is the director's commentary any good? It seems like most of it would be a bit dull, but then, I'd be comparing it to the cast commentary. You have a signed Orlando Bloom poster? Did he sign it? Oh if only, if only... Lastly, you reviewed on the eighth, and you're still doing exams? That sucks, you have my sympathies.
limpet666: Yey, I have another Faramir fan! That makes me happy.
Hellga: Oh, I see. Those are just annoying technicalities that get in the way. I'd sacrifice all of those things to live in Hobbiton.... I'd insert Paris, but then things might get a bit too hectic, but doon't think I haven't entertained that idea.
crazyrabidfangurl01: I couldn't agree with you more
Elven-Star-of-Gold: Hmmmmmm
Jade-Monsoons: Yey, I love your version of bad "die, MAry Sue, die." It made me chuckle