Faulkner: Next chapter peeps. It's extremely short, and i'm sorry for that,
My mum's in the hospital and my stepdad can't drive. We are currently
depending on my Uncle to get around and me to buy groceries. Fun, huh?
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Someone was shaking Ratchet. Ratchet, who wasn't a morning person, started cussing and turned onto her other side. The person persisted and shook her even harder. When all she did was pull her cloak over her head, the person stood up and kicked her in the butt.
Reaction was instant and Ratchet jumped to her feet, furious.
"What the hell are you kickin' me for! It's still fuckin' dark out!"
"That's because dark clouds are covering the sun." Eomer said, the one who had successfully woken her. "Look."
She narrowed her eyes at him and looked up at the sky. Just like he had said, the sky was covered in thick black clouds. Not even an inch of blue sky was showing in between the darkness.
"Dawn has come already." and he pointed to the horizon where the barest amount of light was showing through. "Gather your things, we are leaving." and he moved off, ordering people around all the while.
Ratchet looked back up at the sky and let out a low whistle. "Well, hell. This can't be good." she muttered. After putting on her cloak and shouldering her backpack, she stood next to her horse and watched people run around in ordered chaos.
Eomer made another appearance a few minutes later on his own chestnut stallion and beckoned her to follow him. Sighing, she carefully mounted. Her ankle was still in bad shape and she could swear it was bigger than it was the last time she looked. But as things stood, there was nothing she could do about it except endure the pain and curse whatever deities that gave her such rotten luck.
They traveled all through the day and only stopped at what was supposedly the afternoon. No one could tell because of the thick black clouds that covered all but the slimmest of blue along the horizon.
Their lunch was eaten in silence, Ratchet munching on bit of the lembas that was packed for her journey to the battle. Occaisonally Eomer and the king would mutter between themselves, but then they would clam-up again. It was almost like Ratchet was traveling by herself again.
The army then put prepared and set out on their mounts again in relative silence. The opressive darkness overhead made for a very subdued moral. And a still very grouchy Ratchet.
"Hell. I hate the dark. It was bad enough in Moria. At least I had my CD player then. Bloody screwy technology." she muttered to herself. "Where's the blasted thing when you need it? And then my batteries just HAD to die. Piece of crap. Last time I get my batteries at the dollar store." Her horse, now affectionately named Louie, snorted and tossed her head. "Same here, Louie." Ratchet patted the horses neck.
As per usual, boredom eventually ended up in near insanity and near insanity ended up in singing. Except the singing was being done under her breath so only the men closest to her could just barely hear.
"Now i've told you this once before
You can't control me
If you try to take me down you're gonna break
Now I feel your every nothing that you're doing for me
I'm picking you outta me
You run away
I stand alone
Inside
I stand alone."
Ratchet glanced up from her staring at the horse mane before her and noticed they were approaching a forest. A forest that looked very creepy in the dark.
"You're always hiding behind your so called goddess
So what you don't think that we can't see your face
Resurrected back before the final fallen
I'll never rest until I can make my own way
I'm not afraid of fading
I stand alone
Feeling your sting down inside me
I'm not dying for it
I stand alone
Everything that I believe is fading
I stand alone
Inside
I stand alone."
Louie tossed her head again and pranced a little while she trotted. Ratchet pet her neck and tried to soothe her.
"And now it's my time (now it's my time)
It's my time to dream (my time to dream)
Dream of the sky (dream of the sky)
Make me believe that this place is inplaqued by the poison in me
Help me decide if my fire will burn out before you can breathe
Breathe into me
I stand alone
Inside
I stand alone
I stand alone
Feeling your sting down inside
I'm not dying for it
I stand alone
Everything that I believe is fading
I stand alone
Inside
I stand alone."
As they drew nearer to the forest, Ratchet wondered if they were actually thinking of going in there. She had heard Legolas talking about giant spiders in his home forest. What if this place had giant bugs? Giant beetles, or giant bees? Or better yet, giant scorpions?
"Inside, I stand alone
Inside, I stand alone
Inside...."
Louie calmed slightly, but still pranced and started grinding her bit making a sound that was eerily like something crunching a bone. A chill went up Ratchet's spine at that thought and she mentally slapped herself. 'Too many horror movies! I shouldn't have watched The Ring, Resident Evil, Thirteen Ghosts, Ringu, and that older version of The Mummy all in one night. The guy at Blockbuster said too many scary movies in one go was bad for the imagination. Crap.'
And while she was busy ranting in her mind, they drew closer to the forest. Before Ratchet knew it, they were traveling inside the deeper darkness of the forest. Yet another chill crawled up her spine.
"Bloody hell." she muttered to herself again. "When this is over, i'm gonna kill that Elf for telling me about giant bugs. As if Tremors and Eight Legged Freaks wasn't enough."
Nobody payed any attention to her, as they were now quite used to her muttering to herself. The Rohirrim, quite frankly, thought one too many screws were loose up in her attic. To be tactless, they thought she was crazy. But then again, who didn't?
And after yet more riding that made Ratchet's butt go number than numb, they finally stopped and broke camp.
"If I ever meet Sauron in person again, i'm gonna go postal on his ass. This bloody war is gonna kill me." she kept muttering as she took care of Louie, carefully removing the saddle and brushing her down, just as the Elves taught her.
She watched as Eomer and the king walked into the just set up tent along with somone who was suspiciously short. Ratchet frowned and thought that it was always the royalty that got all the good stuff. She settled herself onto the hard ground and leaned against a tree. Louie started to nibble at the nearby grass and stayed close to her current owner.
"Hell Louie. How did I get myself into this?" Ratchet asked her horse as the mare chewed contentedly on some clover. "Great. Now i'm talking to horses. What does the world have to throw at me next? An earthquake maybe? I've never been in one of those. Sounds like a wonderful torture to me." Louie just whickered.
Ratchet continued to mutter to herself as she slowly fell asleep. At one point, she thought she saw Merry running from the tent, but dismissed it as sleep overtook her.
And so, the funky dreams started up again. Along with the urging to choose between Boromir and Haldir for some reason or another.
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Faulkner: Okay, extremely short and crappy chapter, I know. But i'm having some problems at home and school is less than a week away. This is gonna hafta do for a little bit. Sorry folks.
Pinky: Anyone recognize that song from the Scorpion King? It's I Stand Alone by Godsmack.
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Someone was shaking Ratchet. Ratchet, who wasn't a morning person, started cussing and turned onto her other side. The person persisted and shook her even harder. When all she did was pull her cloak over her head, the person stood up and kicked her in the butt.
Reaction was instant and Ratchet jumped to her feet, furious.
"What the hell are you kickin' me for! It's still fuckin' dark out!"
"That's because dark clouds are covering the sun." Eomer said, the one who had successfully woken her. "Look."
She narrowed her eyes at him and looked up at the sky. Just like he had said, the sky was covered in thick black clouds. Not even an inch of blue sky was showing in between the darkness.
"Dawn has come already." and he pointed to the horizon where the barest amount of light was showing through. "Gather your things, we are leaving." and he moved off, ordering people around all the while.
Ratchet looked back up at the sky and let out a low whistle. "Well, hell. This can't be good." she muttered. After putting on her cloak and shouldering her backpack, she stood next to her horse and watched people run around in ordered chaos.
Eomer made another appearance a few minutes later on his own chestnut stallion and beckoned her to follow him. Sighing, she carefully mounted. Her ankle was still in bad shape and she could swear it was bigger than it was the last time she looked. But as things stood, there was nothing she could do about it except endure the pain and curse whatever deities that gave her such rotten luck.
They traveled all through the day and only stopped at what was supposedly the afternoon. No one could tell because of the thick black clouds that covered all but the slimmest of blue along the horizon.
Their lunch was eaten in silence, Ratchet munching on bit of the lembas that was packed for her journey to the battle. Occaisonally Eomer and the king would mutter between themselves, but then they would clam-up again. It was almost like Ratchet was traveling by herself again.
The army then put prepared and set out on their mounts again in relative silence. The opressive darkness overhead made for a very subdued moral. And a still very grouchy Ratchet.
"Hell. I hate the dark. It was bad enough in Moria. At least I had my CD player then. Bloody screwy technology." she muttered to herself. "Where's the blasted thing when you need it? And then my batteries just HAD to die. Piece of crap. Last time I get my batteries at the dollar store." Her horse, now affectionately named Louie, snorted and tossed her head. "Same here, Louie." Ratchet patted the horses neck.
As per usual, boredom eventually ended up in near insanity and near insanity ended up in singing. Except the singing was being done under her breath so only the men closest to her could just barely hear.
"Now i've told you this once before
You can't control me
If you try to take me down you're gonna break
Now I feel your every nothing that you're doing for me
I'm picking you outta me
You run away
I stand alone
Inside
I stand alone."
Ratchet glanced up from her staring at the horse mane before her and noticed they were approaching a forest. A forest that looked very creepy in the dark.
"You're always hiding behind your so called goddess
So what you don't think that we can't see your face
Resurrected back before the final fallen
I'll never rest until I can make my own way
I'm not afraid of fading
I stand alone
Feeling your sting down inside me
I'm not dying for it
I stand alone
Everything that I believe is fading
I stand alone
Inside
I stand alone."
Louie tossed her head again and pranced a little while she trotted. Ratchet pet her neck and tried to soothe her.
"And now it's my time (now it's my time)
It's my time to dream (my time to dream)
Dream of the sky (dream of the sky)
Make me believe that this place is inplaqued by the poison in me
Help me decide if my fire will burn out before you can breathe
Breathe into me
I stand alone
Inside
I stand alone
I stand alone
Feeling your sting down inside
I'm not dying for it
I stand alone
Everything that I believe is fading
I stand alone
Inside
I stand alone."
As they drew nearer to the forest, Ratchet wondered if they were actually thinking of going in there. She had heard Legolas talking about giant spiders in his home forest. What if this place had giant bugs? Giant beetles, or giant bees? Or better yet, giant scorpions?
"Inside, I stand alone
Inside, I stand alone
Inside...."
Louie calmed slightly, but still pranced and started grinding her bit making a sound that was eerily like something crunching a bone. A chill went up Ratchet's spine at that thought and she mentally slapped herself. 'Too many horror movies! I shouldn't have watched The Ring, Resident Evil, Thirteen Ghosts, Ringu, and that older version of The Mummy all in one night. The guy at Blockbuster said too many scary movies in one go was bad for the imagination. Crap.'
And while she was busy ranting in her mind, they drew closer to the forest. Before Ratchet knew it, they were traveling inside the deeper darkness of the forest. Yet another chill crawled up her spine.
"Bloody hell." she muttered to herself again. "When this is over, i'm gonna kill that Elf for telling me about giant bugs. As if Tremors and Eight Legged Freaks wasn't enough."
Nobody payed any attention to her, as they were now quite used to her muttering to herself. The Rohirrim, quite frankly, thought one too many screws were loose up in her attic. To be tactless, they thought she was crazy. But then again, who didn't?
And after yet more riding that made Ratchet's butt go number than numb, they finally stopped and broke camp.
"If I ever meet Sauron in person again, i'm gonna go postal on his ass. This bloody war is gonna kill me." she kept muttering as she took care of Louie, carefully removing the saddle and brushing her down, just as the Elves taught her.
She watched as Eomer and the king walked into the just set up tent along with somone who was suspiciously short. Ratchet frowned and thought that it was always the royalty that got all the good stuff. She settled herself onto the hard ground and leaned against a tree. Louie started to nibble at the nearby grass and stayed close to her current owner.
"Hell Louie. How did I get myself into this?" Ratchet asked her horse as the mare chewed contentedly on some clover. "Great. Now i'm talking to horses. What does the world have to throw at me next? An earthquake maybe? I've never been in one of those. Sounds like a wonderful torture to me." Louie just whickered.
Ratchet continued to mutter to herself as she slowly fell asleep. At one point, she thought she saw Merry running from the tent, but dismissed it as sleep overtook her.
And so, the funky dreams started up again. Along with the urging to choose between Boromir and Haldir for some reason or another.
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Faulkner: Okay, extremely short and crappy chapter, I know. But i'm having some problems at home and school is less than a week away. This is gonna hafta do for a little bit. Sorry folks.
Pinky: Anyone recognize that song from the Scorpion King? It's I Stand Alone by Godsmack.