The War of the Sugar Coma
Authoresses' Notes: Lenquo: 'Ello! This is the chapter that Gandalf comes to visit. Unfortunately, I'm not in this chapter much.....actually at all. Don't worry, for all you Lenquo-romance fans I'll be back in the next one. Actually, this chapter is pretty much entirely from the movie. There are a few alterations as with any fic but besides that, it's pretty exact. Enjoy anyway, please. Cavca: But we love you, Lenquo-chan. I also apologize for the dates in the first chapter. In reality it would be the 9th of Halimath in the year 1400. Sorry for the mistake. Anywhoo, on with the fic!!!!
Chapter 9: Gandy's Meeting
Tersa's POV..............
"Okay, guys. I gotta go. Goodnight," Frodo said heading out of the Green Dragon.
"Bye!" came the unison yell from the 4 of us left behind. About 5 minutes later, the rest of us split up, too. We walked outside and Pip and Merry said their goodbyes. They took off playing tag.
"Do you want me to walk you home?" Sam asked.
"No, but I'll walk you back to Bag Shot Row," I said.
"Okay."
We ended up running most of the way. Well, I did anyway. The stars were so beautiful and I felt joyful, so I ran.
"Tersa, this is my house," Sam half laughed. He stopped laughing suddenly and looked toward BagEnd.
"What?" I asked.
"I thought I heard something. It was at BagEnd." He snuck up to the window. Frodo was standing in front of the fire. Next to him was a hunched over figure in a grey cloak. He was poking at the fire. He turned to Frodo and held something out to him.
"Hold out your hand, Frodo. It's quite cool," Gandalf said. As Frodo took the ring from the poker, he added, "What can you see? Can you see anything?"
"Nothing. There's nothing," Frodo said turning the ring over in his hand. Suddenly a red writing appeared on the ring. I gasped. Sam grabbed my shoulder and pushed me down.
"Quiet!" he mouthed. I glared at him, then stuck my head over the window sill again.
"Wait. There are markings. It's some form of Elvish, but I can't read it," Frodo said as I was coming back up.
"There are few who can. The language is that of Mordor, which I shall not utter here," Gandalf said standing up.
"Mordor?"
"In common tongue, it reads, One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." ( Three rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-Lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. Sorry, had to.)
"My, how cheery," I whispered.
"Shhh!"
"This is the One Ring, forged by Sauron in the fires of Mount Doom. Isildur took it from the hand of Sauron himself," Gandalf continued.
"Bilbo found it, in Gollum's cave," Frodo said still staring at the ring.
"For sixty years, it lay quiet in Bilbo's keeping, prolonging his life, delaying old age. But no longer. There is evil stirring in Mordor. The Ring has awoken. It's heard its master's call."
"But he was destroyed. Sauron was destroyed!"
"No, Frodo. His spirit endured. Sauron's life force was bound to the Ring and the Ring survived. Sauron has returned. His orcs have multiplied. His fortress of Barad-Dur is rebuilt in Mordor. He needs only this ring to cover all the lands in a second darkness. He is seeking it, all his thought is bent on it. The Ring yearns above all else to return to the hand of its master. They are one, The Ring and The Dark Lord. He must never find it."
"Alright, we keep it hidden. We put it away, we never speak of it again. Nobody knows it's here, do they?"
Gandalf looked at him with sorrow in his eyes but said nothing.
"Do they, Gandalf?"
"There was one other who knew that Bilbo had The Ring. I looked everywhere for the creature Gollum, but the Enemy found him first. I don't know how long they tortured him, but amid the endless screams and inane babble, they heard 2 words. Shire. Baggins."
"Shire, Baggins, but that would lead them here."
Brilliant deduction, Frodo, the voice in my head said. I ignored it and turned my attention to Frodo who was holding The Ring out to Gandalf.
"Take it, Gandalf, you must take it."
"You cannot offer me this ring!"
"I'm giving it to you!"
"Don't tempt me! I dare not take this ring, not even to keep it safe! Understand, I would use this ring out of a desire to do good, but through me, it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine."
"But it can't stay in the Shire!"
"No. No it can't."
Frodo looked like he was thinking of something as he stared at The Ring. He looked up suddenly at Gandalf.
"What must I do?"
"You must go, and go quickly," Gandalf said solemnly.
"Where?"
"Get out of the Shire. Make for the village of Bree."
"What about you?"
"I will wait for you at the Inn of the Prancing Pony."
"And The Ring will be safe there?"
"I don't know, Frodo. I don't have any answers. I must see the head of my order. He is both powerful and wise. Trust me, he will know what to do. You must leave the name of Baggins behind you, for that name is not safe outside the Shire. Travel only by day and stay off the road."
"I can cut across country easily enough," Frodo said rushing from one side of the room to the other as he shoved random things in his backpack.
"Dear Frodo. Hobbits are the most amazing creatures. You can learn everything there is to know about their ways in a month, and after a hundred years they can still surprise you."
"Sam started to get up to leave and fell into the bushes behind us.
"Get down!" I heard Gandalf yell. His staff came down and hit Sam on the head. I squeaked and Gandalf looked down at me. He grabbed my collar as I tried to flee. The next thing I know, things are spinning passed me and as I hit the desk, I knew that I was in huge trouble.................
Cavca's POV.................
I was leaning against the wall on the opposite side of the doorway as the others. I'd heard the whole conversation with Frodo and Gandalf. I smiled hearing Tersa's squeal. I winced when I heard the thud of Tersa and Sam hitting the table.
"Confound it all, Samwise Gamgee! And you, too, Tersa Took! Have you been eavesdropping?!" Gandalf fumed.
"I ain't been dropping no eaves, sir," Sam said quickly.
"There are eaves at BagEnd?" Tersa asked.
Not wise to be a smartass, Tersa, I thought.
"I was just cutting the grass outside the window, if you follow me," Sam winced.
"A bit late for trimming the verge," Gandalf said angrily.
"I heard raised voices."
"What did you hear? Speak!"
"Nothing important. That is, I heard a great deal about a ring and a dark lord."
"And something about the end of the world," Tersa added.
"Please don't hurt us, sir."
"Don't turn us into anything unnatural."
"No? Perhaps not. I've thought of a better use for you," Gandalf said looking to Frodo.
"What are you going to do, Gandalf?" Frodo asked.
"I'm going to send them with you."
"Then you're not leaving without me," I said stepping out from behind the doorway. Sam and Tersa sat up and hopped off the table.
"No!" Frodo said instantly. "She can't. Don't let either of them come. Or Sam. I need to do this on my own."
"You won't be able to do this alone, Frodo. You'll need the support of everyone you care about. This journey is more than you understand. It won't be easy," I said, our eyes meeting.
"Who are you?" Gandalf asked me politely.
"Cavca Gamgee."
After a moment, Gandalf said, "Hmmm... They're all going with you, Frodo."
"But, Gandalf-" Frodo started.
"No. They all know what's going on. Sam would follow you anyway and these girls may be some help. Besides, I've seen Cavca and Tersa around together and we both know that Tersa would follow you both to the ends of the earth."
"Yup!" Tersa said. v
"If this Cavca's anything like Tersa, so will she. There's no point in telling them to stay."
"But they could get hurt," Frodo protested.
"So could you!" Tersa and I chimed together.
"Frodo!" Gandalf said sternly. "The all shall be accompanying you. They may assist you on your journey. Not to mention, I fear it would be far greater a risk to leave them behind."
Frodo sighed and glared at me. I knew that he would be trying to make my life a living Hell for the entire quest..........................
Tersa's POV................
I can't believe I'm able to go with them. Dalfy actually said he wanted us to go. YAY!!! We had to hurry, of course. Sam packed quickly enough. Cavca and I had already packed, so all we had to do was grab our bags. Gandalf told us all to sleep at BagEnd. He said we'd leave at first light and that we'd need all the rest we could get. Sam, Cavca, and I slept in the front room to make sure Frodo didn't leave without us. It was Sam's idea. Cavca and Sam fell asleep before me. The last thing I remember before my eyelids closed completely was seeing Sam smile weakly through half- closed eyes. I smiled back, then slipped into dream world......................................
Authoresses' Notes: Lenquo: 'Ello! This is the chapter that Gandalf comes to visit. Unfortunately, I'm not in this chapter much.....actually at all. Don't worry, for all you Lenquo-romance fans I'll be back in the next one. Actually, this chapter is pretty much entirely from the movie. There are a few alterations as with any fic but besides that, it's pretty exact. Enjoy anyway, please. Cavca: But we love you, Lenquo-chan. I also apologize for the dates in the first chapter. In reality it would be the 9th of Halimath in the year 1400. Sorry for the mistake. Anywhoo, on with the fic!!!!
Chapter 9: Gandy's Meeting
Tersa's POV..............
"Okay, guys. I gotta go. Goodnight," Frodo said heading out of the Green Dragon.
"Bye!" came the unison yell from the 4 of us left behind. About 5 minutes later, the rest of us split up, too. We walked outside and Pip and Merry said their goodbyes. They took off playing tag.
"Do you want me to walk you home?" Sam asked.
"No, but I'll walk you back to Bag Shot Row," I said.
"Okay."
We ended up running most of the way. Well, I did anyway. The stars were so beautiful and I felt joyful, so I ran.
"Tersa, this is my house," Sam half laughed. He stopped laughing suddenly and looked toward BagEnd.
"What?" I asked.
"I thought I heard something. It was at BagEnd." He snuck up to the window. Frodo was standing in front of the fire. Next to him was a hunched over figure in a grey cloak. He was poking at the fire. He turned to Frodo and held something out to him.
"Hold out your hand, Frodo. It's quite cool," Gandalf said. As Frodo took the ring from the poker, he added, "What can you see? Can you see anything?"
"Nothing. There's nothing," Frodo said turning the ring over in his hand. Suddenly a red writing appeared on the ring. I gasped. Sam grabbed my shoulder and pushed me down.
"Quiet!" he mouthed. I glared at him, then stuck my head over the window sill again.
"Wait. There are markings. It's some form of Elvish, but I can't read it," Frodo said as I was coming back up.
"There are few who can. The language is that of Mordor, which I shall not utter here," Gandalf said standing up.
"Mordor?"
"In common tongue, it reads, One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." ( Three rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-Lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. Sorry, had to.)
"My, how cheery," I whispered.
"Shhh!"
"This is the One Ring, forged by Sauron in the fires of Mount Doom. Isildur took it from the hand of Sauron himself," Gandalf continued.
"Bilbo found it, in Gollum's cave," Frodo said still staring at the ring.
"For sixty years, it lay quiet in Bilbo's keeping, prolonging his life, delaying old age. But no longer. There is evil stirring in Mordor. The Ring has awoken. It's heard its master's call."
"But he was destroyed. Sauron was destroyed!"
"No, Frodo. His spirit endured. Sauron's life force was bound to the Ring and the Ring survived. Sauron has returned. His orcs have multiplied. His fortress of Barad-Dur is rebuilt in Mordor. He needs only this ring to cover all the lands in a second darkness. He is seeking it, all his thought is bent on it. The Ring yearns above all else to return to the hand of its master. They are one, The Ring and The Dark Lord. He must never find it."
"Alright, we keep it hidden. We put it away, we never speak of it again. Nobody knows it's here, do they?"
Gandalf looked at him with sorrow in his eyes but said nothing.
"Do they, Gandalf?"
"There was one other who knew that Bilbo had The Ring. I looked everywhere for the creature Gollum, but the Enemy found him first. I don't know how long they tortured him, but amid the endless screams and inane babble, they heard 2 words. Shire. Baggins."
"Shire, Baggins, but that would lead them here."
Brilliant deduction, Frodo, the voice in my head said. I ignored it and turned my attention to Frodo who was holding The Ring out to Gandalf.
"Take it, Gandalf, you must take it."
"You cannot offer me this ring!"
"I'm giving it to you!"
"Don't tempt me! I dare not take this ring, not even to keep it safe! Understand, I would use this ring out of a desire to do good, but through me, it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine."
"But it can't stay in the Shire!"
"No. No it can't."
Frodo looked like he was thinking of something as he stared at The Ring. He looked up suddenly at Gandalf.
"What must I do?"
"You must go, and go quickly," Gandalf said solemnly.
"Where?"
"Get out of the Shire. Make for the village of Bree."
"What about you?"
"I will wait for you at the Inn of the Prancing Pony."
"And The Ring will be safe there?"
"I don't know, Frodo. I don't have any answers. I must see the head of my order. He is both powerful and wise. Trust me, he will know what to do. You must leave the name of Baggins behind you, for that name is not safe outside the Shire. Travel only by day and stay off the road."
"I can cut across country easily enough," Frodo said rushing from one side of the room to the other as he shoved random things in his backpack.
"Dear Frodo. Hobbits are the most amazing creatures. You can learn everything there is to know about their ways in a month, and after a hundred years they can still surprise you."
"Sam started to get up to leave and fell into the bushes behind us.
"Get down!" I heard Gandalf yell. His staff came down and hit Sam on the head. I squeaked and Gandalf looked down at me. He grabbed my collar as I tried to flee. The next thing I know, things are spinning passed me and as I hit the desk, I knew that I was in huge trouble.................
Cavca's POV.................
I was leaning against the wall on the opposite side of the doorway as the others. I'd heard the whole conversation with Frodo and Gandalf. I smiled hearing Tersa's squeal. I winced when I heard the thud of Tersa and Sam hitting the table.
"Confound it all, Samwise Gamgee! And you, too, Tersa Took! Have you been eavesdropping?!" Gandalf fumed.
"I ain't been dropping no eaves, sir," Sam said quickly.
"There are eaves at BagEnd?" Tersa asked.
Not wise to be a smartass, Tersa, I thought.
"I was just cutting the grass outside the window, if you follow me," Sam winced.
"A bit late for trimming the verge," Gandalf said angrily.
"I heard raised voices."
"What did you hear? Speak!"
"Nothing important. That is, I heard a great deal about a ring and a dark lord."
"And something about the end of the world," Tersa added.
"Please don't hurt us, sir."
"Don't turn us into anything unnatural."
"No? Perhaps not. I've thought of a better use for you," Gandalf said looking to Frodo.
"What are you going to do, Gandalf?" Frodo asked.
"I'm going to send them with you."
"Then you're not leaving without me," I said stepping out from behind the doorway. Sam and Tersa sat up and hopped off the table.
"No!" Frodo said instantly. "She can't. Don't let either of them come. Or Sam. I need to do this on my own."
"You won't be able to do this alone, Frodo. You'll need the support of everyone you care about. This journey is more than you understand. It won't be easy," I said, our eyes meeting.
"Who are you?" Gandalf asked me politely.
"Cavca Gamgee."
After a moment, Gandalf said, "Hmmm... They're all going with you, Frodo."
"But, Gandalf-" Frodo started.
"No. They all know what's going on. Sam would follow you anyway and these girls may be some help. Besides, I've seen Cavca and Tersa around together and we both know that Tersa would follow you both to the ends of the earth."
"Yup!" Tersa said. v
"If this Cavca's anything like Tersa, so will she. There's no point in telling them to stay."
"But they could get hurt," Frodo protested.
"So could you!" Tersa and I chimed together.
"Frodo!" Gandalf said sternly. "The all shall be accompanying you. They may assist you on your journey. Not to mention, I fear it would be far greater a risk to leave them behind."
Frodo sighed and glared at me. I knew that he would be trying to make my life a living Hell for the entire quest..........................
Tersa's POV................
I can't believe I'm able to go with them. Dalfy actually said he wanted us to go. YAY!!! We had to hurry, of course. Sam packed quickly enough. Cavca and I had already packed, so all we had to do was grab our bags. Gandalf told us all to sleep at BagEnd. He said we'd leave at first light and that we'd need all the rest we could get. Sam, Cavca, and I slept in the front room to make sure Frodo didn't leave without us. It was Sam's idea. Cavca and Sam fell asleep before me. The last thing I remember before my eyelids closed completely was seeing Sam smile weakly through half- closed eyes. I smiled back, then slipped into dream world......................................