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Thou shalt use embarrassment to crush thy enemy
Three days later, the party set off for Rivendell. A few weeks later they were greeted 'warmly' by Elrond, Arwen, Aragorn and Bilbo.
"Welcome to Rivendell!" said Elrond, opening his arms in greeting. Then he caught sight of Merry and Pippin, and his eyes narrowed. "Meriadoc! Peregrin!"
The pair grimaced at the use of their full names. "Lord Elrond!" said Merry, as he and Pippin bowed in fake, humbleness. "We are honoured to make your acquaintance again."
As Elrond strode past to talk to the others, he muttered distinctively, "Good, keep it that way."
As they watched him walk out of earshot Pippin said, "He is so gullible!"
"Come on!" said Merry, grabbing Pippins wrist and dragging him in the direction of Aragorn and Arwen. "We have some research to do."
Stopping in front of the couple, Merry bowed low. "My Lord and Lady. We bring greetings from the Shire." The conversation continued in this manner for several minutes until...
"As you can see, we didn't get off on the right foot with Lord Elrond, so we were wondering if you would share some information with us on," at this Merry paused, to do some quick thinking. "on his hobbies and so forth, so we can..." he paused again, "wipe the slate clean, bury the hatchet, you know." Aragorn and Arwen gave each other sideways glances.
"So, roughly translated," said Arwen, "you want to find out more about my fathers weaknesses, secrets and embarrassing moments so that you can play cruel and downright evil pranks on him, using our information as the foundation of your plots. Am I correct?" Merry stared amazed at the future Queen.
"So eventually," began Aragorn, "you will drive him mad with fear, embarrassment, hatred and humiliation. All because of several child's pranks that you played on him for your own enjoyment."
"In short, yes!" said Pippin.
"We're in," they said simultaneously, with no trace of emotion on their faces. They turned on their heals and walked away, hand in hand.
"That went better than I expected," said Merry, voice slightly hoarse from astonishment.
"Never under estimate Strider and Lady Arwen." said Pippin, "it's better for your health."
"Ok point taken, but we have a lot of scheming to do before the end of the day so we'd better get on with it. But I suggest we use old reliable first. It's never failed us yet and I think it's kindest to break Elrond in gently."
Night came swiftly for the young hobbits, but not for poor, old Elrond. He had attempted to hide his overwhelming fear in the courtyard. But now it was catching up on him. At two o'clock in the morning he stumbled into his bedchamber after checking the whole of Rivendell for booby traps. To his utter surprise and terror, he had found nothing! Elrond flopped onto his bed and fell into a deep slumber without even changing his robes.
He had been asleep for no longer than ten minutes when Pippin poked his head around the door. Merry had instructed him to do the dirty work. He crept into the room carrying a large bowl of warm water. Gingerly, he lifted Elrond hand and set it in the water, then set the bowl on a small table beside his bed. Doing his best not to laugh, he slinked out of the room, not feeling the slightest bit of regret.
Morning dawned, bright and clear. Elrond woke up feeling refreshed though he felt the strangest sensation of wetness about his lower body parts.
Realization of what had happened dawned on him slowly. He looked across at the his hand in the bowl of water.
"MERIADOC!" he shrieked into the silence. "PEREGRIN!"
Of course, Merry and Pippin weren't going to come running. In fact, they were standing outside Elrond's door, sniggering heartily at the sodden elf.
"Like I said," choked Merry through his chuckles, "Never fails!"
"Now for the final piece!" said Pippin, voice quivering in excitement. He ran down to the study in which Lord Glorfindel was situated. "Lord Glorfindel," he said, struggling to keep calm. "Master Elrond would like to see you for a moment. He's in his bedchamber."
"Very well," sighed Glorfindel, setting his quill down and following Pippin out the door and towards Elrond's room.
Glorfindel entered saying, "My Lord, I was s... s... sen..."
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Elrond's voice was heard throughout Rivendell.
"Good gracious!" exclaimed the Elven maidens who had just entered bearing Elrond's breakfast.
Then Arwen entered the room. "Father, I was just wanting to... I'll come back at a better time," she scurried out of the room and hurried off down the corridor in the direction of Aragorn's chamber. On her way past Merry and Pippin she muttered out of the corner of her mouth, "Good one!" and carried on down the hall.
Merry and Pippin gave each other a high fives and fled from that area before Elrond emerged from his soaked bed.
We can safely say that every night after that incident, Elrond went to bed with a rubber sheet.
A.N. For anyone who hasn't worked it out yet, Elrond wet the bed! Please Read and Review! Next Chapter: reveal thy enemies secrets. If you like toffee you will love it! Sweetdeath04
& Thorney
Thou shalt use embarrassment to crush thy enemy
Three days later, the party set off for Rivendell. A few weeks later they were greeted 'warmly' by Elrond, Arwen, Aragorn and Bilbo.
"Welcome to Rivendell!" said Elrond, opening his arms in greeting. Then he caught sight of Merry and Pippin, and his eyes narrowed. "Meriadoc! Peregrin!"
The pair grimaced at the use of their full names. "Lord Elrond!" said Merry, as he and Pippin bowed in fake, humbleness. "We are honoured to make your acquaintance again."
As Elrond strode past to talk to the others, he muttered distinctively, "Good, keep it that way."
As they watched him walk out of earshot Pippin said, "He is so gullible!"
"Come on!" said Merry, grabbing Pippins wrist and dragging him in the direction of Aragorn and Arwen. "We have some research to do."
Stopping in front of the couple, Merry bowed low. "My Lord and Lady. We bring greetings from the Shire." The conversation continued in this manner for several minutes until...
"As you can see, we didn't get off on the right foot with Lord Elrond, so we were wondering if you would share some information with us on," at this Merry paused, to do some quick thinking. "on his hobbies and so forth, so we can..." he paused again, "wipe the slate clean, bury the hatchet, you know." Aragorn and Arwen gave each other sideways glances.
"So, roughly translated," said Arwen, "you want to find out more about my fathers weaknesses, secrets and embarrassing moments so that you can play cruel and downright evil pranks on him, using our information as the foundation of your plots. Am I correct?" Merry stared amazed at the future Queen.
"So eventually," began Aragorn, "you will drive him mad with fear, embarrassment, hatred and humiliation. All because of several child's pranks that you played on him for your own enjoyment."
"In short, yes!" said Pippin.
"We're in," they said simultaneously, with no trace of emotion on their faces. They turned on their heals and walked away, hand in hand.
"That went better than I expected," said Merry, voice slightly hoarse from astonishment.
"Never under estimate Strider and Lady Arwen." said Pippin, "it's better for your health."
"Ok point taken, but we have a lot of scheming to do before the end of the day so we'd better get on with it. But I suggest we use old reliable first. It's never failed us yet and I think it's kindest to break Elrond in gently."
Night came swiftly for the young hobbits, but not for poor, old Elrond. He had attempted to hide his overwhelming fear in the courtyard. But now it was catching up on him. At two o'clock in the morning he stumbled into his bedchamber after checking the whole of Rivendell for booby traps. To his utter surprise and terror, he had found nothing! Elrond flopped onto his bed and fell into a deep slumber without even changing his robes.
He had been asleep for no longer than ten minutes when Pippin poked his head around the door. Merry had instructed him to do the dirty work. He crept into the room carrying a large bowl of warm water. Gingerly, he lifted Elrond hand and set it in the water, then set the bowl on a small table beside his bed. Doing his best not to laugh, he slinked out of the room, not feeling the slightest bit of regret.
Morning dawned, bright and clear. Elrond woke up feeling refreshed though he felt the strangest sensation of wetness about his lower body parts.
Realization of what had happened dawned on him slowly. He looked across at the his hand in the bowl of water.
"MERIADOC!" he shrieked into the silence. "PEREGRIN!"
Of course, Merry and Pippin weren't going to come running. In fact, they were standing outside Elrond's door, sniggering heartily at the sodden elf.
"Like I said," choked Merry through his chuckles, "Never fails!"
"Now for the final piece!" said Pippin, voice quivering in excitement. He ran down to the study in which Lord Glorfindel was situated. "Lord Glorfindel," he said, struggling to keep calm. "Master Elrond would like to see you for a moment. He's in his bedchamber."
"Very well," sighed Glorfindel, setting his quill down and following Pippin out the door and towards Elrond's room.
Glorfindel entered saying, "My Lord, I was s... s... sen..."
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Elrond's voice was heard throughout Rivendell.
"Good gracious!" exclaimed the Elven maidens who had just entered bearing Elrond's breakfast.
Then Arwen entered the room. "Father, I was just wanting to... I'll come back at a better time," she scurried out of the room and hurried off down the corridor in the direction of Aragorn's chamber. On her way past Merry and Pippin she muttered out of the corner of her mouth, "Good one!" and carried on down the hall.
Merry and Pippin gave each other a high fives and fled from that area before Elrond emerged from his soaked bed.
We can safely say that every night after that incident, Elrond went to bed with a rubber sheet.
A.N. For anyone who hasn't worked it out yet, Elrond wet the bed! Please Read and Review! Next Chapter: reveal thy enemies secrets. If you like toffee you will love it! Sweetdeath04
& Thorney