Faulkner: So sorry aboout the wait!!!
Pinky: There are some things you can't control!
CrystalMeth: Like girls...
Faulkner: Shove it Crystal.
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The rest of that day and the next day were a little hectic. Everyone was rushing to get things ready. But on the morning of the quest, everything was calm.
All the members of the quest had people to say good-bye to, except for Ratchet. But she didn't care. She had been woken up early (too early in her mind) and was trying to get some extra sleep in. While Gimli was saying bye to his pals, Aragorn off somewhere with Arwen, Frodo and the Hobbits with an older Hobbit named Bilbo, Gandalf talking with Elrond, Legolas with a group of elves from Mirkwood, and Boromir with some humans from Gondor; Ratchet was sitting on a rock. Eyes shut, trying to sleep.
"Wake-up. Or else the Fellowship will leave without you." someone whispered in her ear. It was Legolas.
"I don't see why we have to leave so early. We have a whole day ahead of us." she grumbeld. And the Fellowship of the Ring left Rivendell, with one companion half asleep.
~*Five Hours Later*~
You look to the right and you see trees. You look to your left and you see trees. You look behind you and you see trees. Ratchet loved trees as much as the next person, but this was crazy!
They had stopped a few minutes ago and had a little lunch. Then started walking again. She wondered if they would ever get to the good stuff. Like fighting and maybe some plains. Not just trees all over the place.
"Hey Boromir. How many fights have you been in?" Ratchet asked.
"Many." was his short answer.
After about a week or so, they reached a nice big hill. It had a beautiful view of the forest below and in the distance you could make out a little town. They were having a lunch break, when Boromir decided to give Merry and Pippin a sword fighting lesson. It was pretty funny to watch the Hobbits fight a man twice their size.
"1, 2, 3," Boromir counted as he traded blows with Merry. "Good, good."
"Move your feet." Aragorn said from the rock he was sitting on. He was having a nice little time smoking a pipe.
It was Pippin's turn, then Merry's. On Pippin's next turn, Boromir accidentally nicked his fingers. "Ow!" Pippin cried out, dropping his sword.
Boromir sheathed his sword and hurrieed over to Pippin. "Sorry!" he said as he got closer.
"Get him!" Pippin yelled as he and Merry jumped Boromir. "For the Shire!"
Aragorn, Sam, Frodo, and Ratchet started laughing at the wrestling Hobbits and man. The two were trying to tickle Boromir into submission. Then Aragorn got up to try and get them off. But Pippin and Merry just tripped him attacked him also. Ratchet was about to jump in and help the humans when Legolas cried out, "Crebain from Dunland!"
"Hide!" Aragorn yelled as he grabbed his stuff. Everyone grabbed their luggage and hid behind the closest rock or bush. A bunch of black birds flew over their hiding spots and circled for a few seconds before flying off.
"What the hell was that?" Ratchet said as she dusted herself off. The stupid dwarf had knocked her over as he was trying to find a good hiding spot.
"It seems our passage south is being watched." Gandalf said as he completely ignored her question. "We will have to take the Pass of Caradhas." and he looked to some snow covered mountains. So they packed back up and started trudging towards the mountains.
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"Stupid Gandalf. Stupid snow. Stupid cold." Ratchet grumbled. "Next idea that Gandalf has better be a good one, or i'm gonna kick his old wrinkly ass."
They were walking up the side of a mountain, covered in snow, in a line. First was Gandalf, then Legolas, Gimli, Merry, Pippin, Sam, Aragorn, Boromir, Frodo, and bringing up the rear was Ratchet. She was freezing cold and couldn't feel her toes.
"Stupid old wizard. I otta knock what's left of his teeth out." she continued complaining. Then Frodo slipped and started to roll backwards, but Ratchet noticed and stopped him. "You alright squirt?" she asked.
He didn't answer, but instead felt his neck. The chain with the Ring was gone. He frantically looked up the slope for a glint of gold. He spotted the Ring, still on its chain, a little ways away. He started to sigh in relief, when Boromir picked it up.
Frodo's breath caught in his throat.
Ratchet saw Boromir pick up the ring, and she tensed. "It is a strange fate that we should suffer all this pain and sorrow over such a small thing. Such a little thing." Boromir whispered as he stared at the Ring dangling on its chain in his hands.
"Be a good Bugle Boy and give the Ring to Frodo." Ratchet said.
Boromir looked back to them and hesitated for a second. Then slowly walked towards them and handed it to Frodo. "I care not." he said with a little smile as he ruffled Frodo's hair and continued up the mountain.
"You okay?" she asked the Hobbit. He was shaking a little bit.
"Yeah. I guess." he answered. "Just a little tired."
"Well, I agree with you there. Stupid old coot." she said with a frown. Then started walking again. They had fallen behind. When they were right behind Boromir again, Ratchet said in a louder voice so everyone could hear, "Some of us aren't exactly used to walking almost all damn day. I wonder if our immensly wise leader will give us a little break?"
Merry and Pippin started to giggle, Gimli grumbled about women, Aragorn and Boromir traded glances with each other, Legolas grinned back at them, and Gandalf just sighed. "We will take a break after we get a little farther." Gandalf called back.
Ratchet sighed and kept on walking. She figured that if she kept walking she would be able to stay a little warm. The elven clothes may have been the most comfortable, but they were certainly not the warmest! She was freezing cold, and when she got back to Rivendell some one would get their ass kicked!
They walked for about an hour more before stopping. Ratchet plopped down on a rock and started to breathe on her hands to get them warm. It worked for about a couple seconds, then they went cold again. She was getting goosebumps.
Then she felt a weight on her shoulders and immediatly looked up. There was Boromir missing a nice big comfy cloak.
"What? Why are you giving me this?" she asked him.
"You look a bit cold. Thought you could use this more than me." he said with a smile.
"I'll live. Take it back. It's yours anyways." she said as she tried to take it off. But Ratchet was starting to shiver and her fingers were starting to lose feeling.
"Don't try to lie. I can see you're cold. You're shaking."
"Yeah so? I'll tough it out." she said.
"Don't even try. Either keep your pride and freeze. Or swallow it and be warm. Your choice." he said as he walked off. She stared after him for a second, then wrapped the cloak around her and tried to get warm.
They got back up after a bit and started trudging in the snow again. A snowstorm hit near the evening and the Hobbits had to be carried by Aragorn and Boromir. Legolas was nancing around on the top of the snow while Gandalf led the way through it. No one was liking the trip one bit.
Legolas suddenly ran ahead and called back, "There is a fell voice on the air!"
Gandalf yelled back, "It's Saruman!" Then lightening hit the mountain and tons of snow fell on them. The last thing Ratchet remembered was a pair of hands pulling her up out of the snow. Then all was black.
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Ratchet had the weirdest and scariest dream of her life. She was floating over some mountain range and staring at bleak land. There was a volcano a ways away, blowing its top. A few miles to the left of it was a black castle. The ground seemed to be moving as rows and rows of ugly things moved towards the castle.
She felt a white hot heat all over her body. She looked towards the castle again and saw a red glowing... thing...on the top of the tallest spire. Then she was being pulled towards the castle by some unknown force. Ratchet tried to stop, but couldn't.
When she got closer, she wished she was a hundred thousand miles away. The red glowing thingy was a great fire eye. It stared at her with such an intensity, like a scientist studying some new species of animal. Then she heard a chuckling in her head, which confused her.
~You are strong for a mortal.~ a voice said in her head. The heat was intense, she felt like she would melt.
"So?" she choked out.
~You have been in pain. Been betrayed by your own race. I can help you get revenge. That's what you want, don't you? To show them all your strength and make them pay.~ the voice spoke again. It sent shivers down her spine, even though she was burning up.
"What's your point?" Her mouth was extremely dry. Her voice was getting raspy.
~I can help you show them all. I can get them to show you respect, treat you the way you deserve to be treated. I can teach you how to bring out that strength that is bottled up inside and show them what you're made of.~
This gigantic eyeball was creepin her out. But the offer was pretty tempting. "What's the catch?" There was always a catch.
~That you give me back what was taken from me long ago.~
"What's that?"
~My Ring. I had made it. It is mine! Take it from whoever has it and return it to me!~ the voice roared in her brain. Perfect. Not only was she burning, she was getting a migraine. Just perfect.
Wait. Wait. His Ring????
FUCK! SAURON! FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK!!!!!!!
NOT FUCKIN GOOD!!!!
"Sooooooo...... You're Sauron?" she asked as calmly as she could. This was sooooooo not good.
~So you have heard of me. Good. Will you take my offer?~ he asked.
"No." Ratchet flat out refused. But... it was very tempting. She had either been put down or ignored all her life. She would be able to get her revenge. Ahhhhh, sweet revenge! But evil was evil. No matter how tempting it was.
~Why? I could give you all you have ever wanted out of life. Revenge and power! Why not take it?~ Sauron was sounding a little agitated. Powerful Dark Lord that is getting cranky? Not good.
"I can get revenge by myself. I don't need your help, or anyone elses. Besides, if you have that stupid little ring, we'd all be in deep shit. And i'm not talking about the smelly kind." she said with a smirk.
The heat suddenly intensified ten times. ~I have your soul! Do not get cocky with me! Tell me where the Ring is! Or do I have to torture you!?~
"Awwww. Does little baby need a nap?" she sneered at the eyeball. Not a good idea. The heat increased a hundred times.
~TELL ME WHERE MY RING IS!!~ Sauron screamed in her mind. Wow. A second Hell. How quaint.
She cursed at him in Japanese, calling him many colorful (not to mention rude) names. Though it was in a different language, Sauron got the idea. The heat was extremely unbearable. Then it stopped.
~You shall meet your end. Body and soul going through all the tortures ever created. You will regret this.~
Everything went pitch black and Ratchet felt a little chilly. She opened up her eyes and thought she was still in that place where Sauron was.
"SHIT!" she screamed, not thinking clearly.
A very dirty and tired Fellowship came into her range of sight. They all had concerned looks and the Hobbits sat down right next to her. "Are you all right Ratchet?" Sam asked.
Ratchet stared at them. "Where the hell are we?" she asked with a confused expression. Everyone broke into relieved smiles.
"We are at the walls of Moria." Aragorn said.
"Moria? Wait. Don't tell me right now." she said as she set her head in her hands. "Let my head adjust."
"Are you all right?" Legolas asked her.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine." she said in a tired voice. "Just a bit... hmmm... disoriented. Don't worry. I'll be fine." The two humans, wizard, dwarf, and elf believed her and went off to what they were doing. But the Hobbits still sat next to her.
"Are you sure? You look a little pale." Pippin said.
She was going to say something like 'So would you if you just had a conversation with Sauron.' But she thought that would make them question her sanity. So, instead she said, "You would be too if you suddenly fell unconcious in an avalanche. At least, I think that's what happened." She furrowed her eyebrows and tried to remember.
"Everyone was digging themselves out of the snow. Aragorn looked around and asked where you were. Boromir turned around in the snow and said you were right in front of him. Legolas began to dig and found you lying in the snow, all pale. Gimli said... Well he said..." and Frodo didn't finish.
" S'all right Frodo. I'm gonna get that smelly old dwarf back." She tried to stand up to prove her point, but four Hobbits were in the way. "It would be a helluva lot easier if I got a little space to work with."
The Hobbits all said sorry and stepped back. Ratchet got up and weaved a little. She felt dizzy, and like she was gonna puke. Four Hobbits immediately came up to next to her to steady her. Everything stopped moving and she felt hands on her arms.
"Thanks guys. Got a little dizzy there for a minute. I'm better now, so go play with the others now." and she smiled at them. The little guys were like brothers to her. It felt nice.
Gimli was invovled with a little conversation with Legolas. She didn't interrupt and decided to surprise the dwarf later. Ratchet walked over to a rock and sat down. The giant lake in front of the walls was still as death. It was really creepy.
Then she thought back to the chit-chat with Sauron. That was even creepier. She shivered in memory of that creepy eye.
"Cold again?" someone said behind her. Ratchet thought it was Sauron (AN: Makes ya wonder what goes on in her brain) and drew her sword as she whirled around. It was only Boromir.
She frowned at him and pet her sword away. "No. Just thinkin'." she replied. Then sat back down.
"May I sit down?" he asked.
"Be my guest." she replied.
"I don't mean to intrude...but... what were you thinking about?" he asked after a moment of silence.
Ratchet sighed. "Nothing important. Just my dream. Well... nightmare actually."
"What was it about?"
"Curious little bugger, ain't cha?" she said with smirk.
"Forgive me. I did not-"
"Relax. I'm just messin' with ya."
Ratchet was just about to say what her dream was about when they heard a scraping sound. They turned around and saw the Doors of Moria open. Everyone grabbed their gear and started in. Gimli was saying something about food and mines, when Boromir said quietly. "This is no mine. It is a tomb."
The Hobbits backed up towards the entrance, Aragorn and Boromir drew their swords, and Legolas pulled an arrow out of a carcass. "Goblins." he said with disgust as he backed up.
"We should never have come here." Boromir grumbled.
Then Frodo screamed. "Strider!" Sam called out. The Hobbits were hacking at a tentacle that had grabbed Frodo's ankle. After that one was cut off, a bunch more came out of the lake and pushed the Hobbits away as it grabbed Frodo again and lifted him into the air.
Boromir and Aragorn waded into the lake and cut at the tentacles that they could reach. Legolas had drawn his bow and was shooting at the one that held Frodo.
"Forget this!" Ratchet yelled as she ran up to Legolas. "Your just wasting your arrows! Wait until the thing shows his head! Then aim for that!" He was planning on ignoring her when she grabbed his bow out of his hands.
"Hey!" he cried and made a grab for his bow, but only fell on his hands. Ratchet took this opportunity to grab a couple of arrows and take aim. Legolas got up and was about to grab his bow when he heard a roar.
The beast had shown his head and had opened his mouth. Frodo, Boromir, and Aragorn were yelling and it was altogether confusing. Ratchet notched an arrow and hoped to God that she wouldn't screw up. She pulled the string back as far as she could and aimed for the things eyes. All the while praying that everything would be all right.
The arrow flew from the bow and hit its intended target. The thing roared and dropped Frodo, who landed in Boromir's arms.
"Into the mine!" Gandalf yelled, and they all charged back into Moria.
The creature roared and brought the entrance down, successfully ending the decision of whether to go through the mine, or go somewhere else.
Ratchet handed Legolas his bow and went to see the Hobbits. "All right there Frodo?" she asked.
"Yes. I'm fine." he answered. She nodded at him and turned to Gandalf.
"How long till we get to the other side?" she asked.
"It will be a four day journey. Be on your guard. There are older and far more fouler things than orcs in the deep places of the world." he replied. Someone accidentally kicked a dead body and made a noise. "Quietly now. Let us hope that our passage goes unnoticed."
"Fat chance." Ratchet whispered. Boromir and Legolas smiled wryly.
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Faulkner: Again, i'm sorry for the long wait. My laptop crashed and I had to get everything fixed.
CrystalMeth: No internet PORNO for 2 WEEKS!!!! AHHHH!!
Pinky: You're sick....
CrystalMeth: At least they were adults and not kids. Now THATS SICK!!!!!
Pinky: There are some things you can't control!
CrystalMeth: Like girls...
Faulkner: Shove it Crystal.
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The rest of that day and the next day were a little hectic. Everyone was rushing to get things ready. But on the morning of the quest, everything was calm.
All the members of the quest had people to say good-bye to, except for Ratchet. But she didn't care. She had been woken up early (too early in her mind) and was trying to get some extra sleep in. While Gimli was saying bye to his pals, Aragorn off somewhere with Arwen, Frodo and the Hobbits with an older Hobbit named Bilbo, Gandalf talking with Elrond, Legolas with a group of elves from Mirkwood, and Boromir with some humans from Gondor; Ratchet was sitting on a rock. Eyes shut, trying to sleep.
"Wake-up. Or else the Fellowship will leave without you." someone whispered in her ear. It was Legolas.
"I don't see why we have to leave so early. We have a whole day ahead of us." she grumbeld. And the Fellowship of the Ring left Rivendell, with one companion half asleep.
~*Five Hours Later*~
You look to the right and you see trees. You look to your left and you see trees. You look behind you and you see trees. Ratchet loved trees as much as the next person, but this was crazy!
They had stopped a few minutes ago and had a little lunch. Then started walking again. She wondered if they would ever get to the good stuff. Like fighting and maybe some plains. Not just trees all over the place.
"Hey Boromir. How many fights have you been in?" Ratchet asked.
"Many." was his short answer.
After about a week or so, they reached a nice big hill. It had a beautiful view of the forest below and in the distance you could make out a little town. They were having a lunch break, when Boromir decided to give Merry and Pippin a sword fighting lesson. It was pretty funny to watch the Hobbits fight a man twice their size.
"1, 2, 3," Boromir counted as he traded blows with Merry. "Good, good."
"Move your feet." Aragorn said from the rock he was sitting on. He was having a nice little time smoking a pipe.
It was Pippin's turn, then Merry's. On Pippin's next turn, Boromir accidentally nicked his fingers. "Ow!" Pippin cried out, dropping his sword.
Boromir sheathed his sword and hurrieed over to Pippin. "Sorry!" he said as he got closer.
"Get him!" Pippin yelled as he and Merry jumped Boromir. "For the Shire!"
Aragorn, Sam, Frodo, and Ratchet started laughing at the wrestling Hobbits and man. The two were trying to tickle Boromir into submission. Then Aragorn got up to try and get them off. But Pippin and Merry just tripped him attacked him also. Ratchet was about to jump in and help the humans when Legolas cried out, "Crebain from Dunland!"
"Hide!" Aragorn yelled as he grabbed his stuff. Everyone grabbed their luggage and hid behind the closest rock or bush. A bunch of black birds flew over their hiding spots and circled for a few seconds before flying off.
"What the hell was that?" Ratchet said as she dusted herself off. The stupid dwarf had knocked her over as he was trying to find a good hiding spot.
"It seems our passage south is being watched." Gandalf said as he completely ignored her question. "We will have to take the Pass of Caradhas." and he looked to some snow covered mountains. So they packed back up and started trudging towards the mountains.
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"Stupid Gandalf. Stupid snow. Stupid cold." Ratchet grumbled. "Next idea that Gandalf has better be a good one, or i'm gonna kick his old wrinkly ass."
They were walking up the side of a mountain, covered in snow, in a line. First was Gandalf, then Legolas, Gimli, Merry, Pippin, Sam, Aragorn, Boromir, Frodo, and bringing up the rear was Ratchet. She was freezing cold and couldn't feel her toes.
"Stupid old wizard. I otta knock what's left of his teeth out." she continued complaining. Then Frodo slipped and started to roll backwards, but Ratchet noticed and stopped him. "You alright squirt?" she asked.
He didn't answer, but instead felt his neck. The chain with the Ring was gone. He frantically looked up the slope for a glint of gold. He spotted the Ring, still on its chain, a little ways away. He started to sigh in relief, when Boromir picked it up.
Frodo's breath caught in his throat.
Ratchet saw Boromir pick up the ring, and she tensed. "It is a strange fate that we should suffer all this pain and sorrow over such a small thing. Such a little thing." Boromir whispered as he stared at the Ring dangling on its chain in his hands.
"Be a good Bugle Boy and give the Ring to Frodo." Ratchet said.
Boromir looked back to them and hesitated for a second. Then slowly walked towards them and handed it to Frodo. "I care not." he said with a little smile as he ruffled Frodo's hair and continued up the mountain.
"You okay?" she asked the Hobbit. He was shaking a little bit.
"Yeah. I guess." he answered. "Just a little tired."
"Well, I agree with you there. Stupid old coot." she said with a frown. Then started walking again. They had fallen behind. When they were right behind Boromir again, Ratchet said in a louder voice so everyone could hear, "Some of us aren't exactly used to walking almost all damn day. I wonder if our immensly wise leader will give us a little break?"
Merry and Pippin started to giggle, Gimli grumbled about women, Aragorn and Boromir traded glances with each other, Legolas grinned back at them, and Gandalf just sighed. "We will take a break after we get a little farther." Gandalf called back.
Ratchet sighed and kept on walking. She figured that if she kept walking she would be able to stay a little warm. The elven clothes may have been the most comfortable, but they were certainly not the warmest! She was freezing cold, and when she got back to Rivendell some one would get their ass kicked!
They walked for about an hour more before stopping. Ratchet plopped down on a rock and started to breathe on her hands to get them warm. It worked for about a couple seconds, then they went cold again. She was getting goosebumps.
Then she felt a weight on her shoulders and immediatly looked up. There was Boromir missing a nice big comfy cloak.
"What? Why are you giving me this?" she asked him.
"You look a bit cold. Thought you could use this more than me." he said with a smile.
"I'll live. Take it back. It's yours anyways." she said as she tried to take it off. But Ratchet was starting to shiver and her fingers were starting to lose feeling.
"Don't try to lie. I can see you're cold. You're shaking."
"Yeah so? I'll tough it out." she said.
"Don't even try. Either keep your pride and freeze. Or swallow it and be warm. Your choice." he said as he walked off. She stared after him for a second, then wrapped the cloak around her and tried to get warm.
They got back up after a bit and started trudging in the snow again. A snowstorm hit near the evening and the Hobbits had to be carried by Aragorn and Boromir. Legolas was nancing around on the top of the snow while Gandalf led the way through it. No one was liking the trip one bit.
Legolas suddenly ran ahead and called back, "There is a fell voice on the air!"
Gandalf yelled back, "It's Saruman!" Then lightening hit the mountain and tons of snow fell on them. The last thing Ratchet remembered was a pair of hands pulling her up out of the snow. Then all was black.
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Ratchet had the weirdest and scariest dream of her life. She was floating over some mountain range and staring at bleak land. There was a volcano a ways away, blowing its top. A few miles to the left of it was a black castle. The ground seemed to be moving as rows and rows of ugly things moved towards the castle.
She felt a white hot heat all over her body. She looked towards the castle again and saw a red glowing... thing...on the top of the tallest spire. Then she was being pulled towards the castle by some unknown force. Ratchet tried to stop, but couldn't.
When she got closer, she wished she was a hundred thousand miles away. The red glowing thingy was a great fire eye. It stared at her with such an intensity, like a scientist studying some new species of animal. Then she heard a chuckling in her head, which confused her.
~You are strong for a mortal.~ a voice said in her head. The heat was intense, she felt like she would melt.
"So?" she choked out.
~You have been in pain. Been betrayed by your own race. I can help you get revenge. That's what you want, don't you? To show them all your strength and make them pay.~ the voice spoke again. It sent shivers down her spine, even though she was burning up.
"What's your point?" Her mouth was extremely dry. Her voice was getting raspy.
~I can help you show them all. I can get them to show you respect, treat you the way you deserve to be treated. I can teach you how to bring out that strength that is bottled up inside and show them what you're made of.~
This gigantic eyeball was creepin her out. But the offer was pretty tempting. "What's the catch?" There was always a catch.
~That you give me back what was taken from me long ago.~
"What's that?"
~My Ring. I had made it. It is mine! Take it from whoever has it and return it to me!~ the voice roared in her brain. Perfect. Not only was she burning, she was getting a migraine. Just perfect.
Wait. Wait. His Ring????
FUCK! SAURON! FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK!!!!!!!
NOT FUCKIN GOOD!!!!
"Sooooooo...... You're Sauron?" she asked as calmly as she could. This was sooooooo not good.
~So you have heard of me. Good. Will you take my offer?~ he asked.
"No." Ratchet flat out refused. But... it was very tempting. She had either been put down or ignored all her life. She would be able to get her revenge. Ahhhhh, sweet revenge! But evil was evil. No matter how tempting it was.
~Why? I could give you all you have ever wanted out of life. Revenge and power! Why not take it?~ Sauron was sounding a little agitated. Powerful Dark Lord that is getting cranky? Not good.
"I can get revenge by myself. I don't need your help, or anyone elses. Besides, if you have that stupid little ring, we'd all be in deep shit. And i'm not talking about the smelly kind." she said with a smirk.
The heat suddenly intensified ten times. ~I have your soul! Do not get cocky with me! Tell me where the Ring is! Or do I have to torture you!?~
"Awwww. Does little baby need a nap?" she sneered at the eyeball. Not a good idea. The heat increased a hundred times.
~TELL ME WHERE MY RING IS!!~ Sauron screamed in her mind. Wow. A second Hell. How quaint.
She cursed at him in Japanese, calling him many colorful (not to mention rude) names. Though it was in a different language, Sauron got the idea. The heat was extremely unbearable. Then it stopped.
~You shall meet your end. Body and soul going through all the tortures ever created. You will regret this.~
Everything went pitch black and Ratchet felt a little chilly. She opened up her eyes and thought she was still in that place where Sauron was.
"SHIT!" she screamed, not thinking clearly.
A very dirty and tired Fellowship came into her range of sight. They all had concerned looks and the Hobbits sat down right next to her. "Are you all right Ratchet?" Sam asked.
Ratchet stared at them. "Where the hell are we?" she asked with a confused expression. Everyone broke into relieved smiles.
"We are at the walls of Moria." Aragorn said.
"Moria? Wait. Don't tell me right now." she said as she set her head in her hands. "Let my head adjust."
"Are you all right?" Legolas asked her.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine." she said in a tired voice. "Just a bit... hmmm... disoriented. Don't worry. I'll be fine." The two humans, wizard, dwarf, and elf believed her and went off to what they were doing. But the Hobbits still sat next to her.
"Are you sure? You look a little pale." Pippin said.
She was going to say something like 'So would you if you just had a conversation with Sauron.' But she thought that would make them question her sanity. So, instead she said, "You would be too if you suddenly fell unconcious in an avalanche. At least, I think that's what happened." She furrowed her eyebrows and tried to remember.
"Everyone was digging themselves out of the snow. Aragorn looked around and asked where you were. Boromir turned around in the snow and said you were right in front of him. Legolas began to dig and found you lying in the snow, all pale. Gimli said... Well he said..." and Frodo didn't finish.
" S'all right Frodo. I'm gonna get that smelly old dwarf back." She tried to stand up to prove her point, but four Hobbits were in the way. "It would be a helluva lot easier if I got a little space to work with."
The Hobbits all said sorry and stepped back. Ratchet got up and weaved a little. She felt dizzy, and like she was gonna puke. Four Hobbits immediately came up to next to her to steady her. Everything stopped moving and she felt hands on her arms.
"Thanks guys. Got a little dizzy there for a minute. I'm better now, so go play with the others now." and she smiled at them. The little guys were like brothers to her. It felt nice.
Gimli was invovled with a little conversation with Legolas. She didn't interrupt and decided to surprise the dwarf later. Ratchet walked over to a rock and sat down. The giant lake in front of the walls was still as death. It was really creepy.
Then she thought back to the chit-chat with Sauron. That was even creepier. She shivered in memory of that creepy eye.
"Cold again?" someone said behind her. Ratchet thought it was Sauron (AN: Makes ya wonder what goes on in her brain) and drew her sword as she whirled around. It was only Boromir.
She frowned at him and pet her sword away. "No. Just thinkin'." she replied. Then sat back down.
"May I sit down?" he asked.
"Be my guest." she replied.
"I don't mean to intrude...but... what were you thinking about?" he asked after a moment of silence.
Ratchet sighed. "Nothing important. Just my dream. Well... nightmare actually."
"What was it about?"
"Curious little bugger, ain't cha?" she said with smirk.
"Forgive me. I did not-"
"Relax. I'm just messin' with ya."
Ratchet was just about to say what her dream was about when they heard a scraping sound. They turned around and saw the Doors of Moria open. Everyone grabbed their gear and started in. Gimli was saying something about food and mines, when Boromir said quietly. "This is no mine. It is a tomb."
The Hobbits backed up towards the entrance, Aragorn and Boromir drew their swords, and Legolas pulled an arrow out of a carcass. "Goblins." he said with disgust as he backed up.
"We should never have come here." Boromir grumbled.
Then Frodo screamed. "Strider!" Sam called out. The Hobbits were hacking at a tentacle that had grabbed Frodo's ankle. After that one was cut off, a bunch more came out of the lake and pushed the Hobbits away as it grabbed Frodo again and lifted him into the air.
Boromir and Aragorn waded into the lake and cut at the tentacles that they could reach. Legolas had drawn his bow and was shooting at the one that held Frodo.
"Forget this!" Ratchet yelled as she ran up to Legolas. "Your just wasting your arrows! Wait until the thing shows his head! Then aim for that!" He was planning on ignoring her when she grabbed his bow out of his hands.
"Hey!" he cried and made a grab for his bow, but only fell on his hands. Ratchet took this opportunity to grab a couple of arrows and take aim. Legolas got up and was about to grab his bow when he heard a roar.
The beast had shown his head and had opened his mouth. Frodo, Boromir, and Aragorn were yelling and it was altogether confusing. Ratchet notched an arrow and hoped to God that she wouldn't screw up. She pulled the string back as far as she could and aimed for the things eyes. All the while praying that everything would be all right.
The arrow flew from the bow and hit its intended target. The thing roared and dropped Frodo, who landed in Boromir's arms.
"Into the mine!" Gandalf yelled, and they all charged back into Moria.
The creature roared and brought the entrance down, successfully ending the decision of whether to go through the mine, or go somewhere else.
Ratchet handed Legolas his bow and went to see the Hobbits. "All right there Frodo?" she asked.
"Yes. I'm fine." he answered. She nodded at him and turned to Gandalf.
"How long till we get to the other side?" she asked.
"It will be a four day journey. Be on your guard. There are older and far more fouler things than orcs in the deep places of the world." he replied. Someone accidentally kicked a dead body and made a noise. "Quietly now. Let us hope that our passage goes unnoticed."
"Fat chance." Ratchet whispered. Boromir and Legolas smiled wryly.
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Faulkner: Again, i'm sorry for the long wait. My laptop crashed and I had to get everything fixed.
CrystalMeth: No internet PORNO for 2 WEEKS!!!! AHHHH!!
Pinky: You're sick....
CrystalMeth: At least they were adults and not kids. Now THATS SICK!!!!!