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Disclaimer: LOTR is not mine. The song doesn't belong to me either.
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Faramir whooped for joy. He had done it! He had turned the lights on!
Eowyn was beaming. Yes, she thought, no more overly dramatic husbands. Or at least that's what she hoped.
The couple started running to the electronics, hoping their friends were still there. When they arrived, they got a warm welcome from everyone except Aragorn, who was sulking.
"So," said Pippin, "Now what?"
Everybody looked around, not sure what to say. Aragorn took this chance to become the "leader" again.
"Well we..." Aragorn realized that he, along with the others, didn't know what to do. "Why don't we..."
"Can we get out?" Faramir asked.
"No," Aragorn said, relieved that he could provide some information. "The doors are locked. Unless we break through the glass we are stuck."
"That's a good idea," Frodo said, "Can we try breaking through?"
"It may be our only chance."
The group hurried to the front only to find the snow had piled up outside, blocking half the door.
"We can't get through that!" Gimli exclaimed. "Even if we broke through the doors we couldn't get to our car, much less drive home."
"Sure we can," Legolas said, desperately wanting to leave the store.
Everyone looked at him.
"You may be able to, elf," Gimli growled, "But what about the rest of us?"
"Hey," said Arwen, who still didn't like Gimli, "I could easily leave too. I'm an elf also!"
Aragorn, sensing trouble, said, "Fine. No one leaves. Let's get back to the electronics and see if we can pick up a weather station on one of the radios."
With that said, he turned and started walking, hoping the others would follow. They all did except for Gandalf.
"Electronics?" he said in a voice ready to cry.
"Yes Gandalf, we are going to the electronics section," said Faramir, unsure of the mental condition of the ancient wizard.
Gandalf rushed over to Gimli. "My CD!" he said urgently.
"Oh..." The look on Gimli's face did not please Gandalf.
"Don't tell me you lost it!" Gandalf cried.
"Well, you see, it was dark and-"
Gimli's excuse was cut off by a wail from Gandalf.
"Nooo! It can't be! All is lost! Oh Valar! Just take me now! Oh... How can it be?"
Everybody looked at Gandalf with an expression of annoyance, disgust, and a twinge of pity. Mostly annoyance and disgust though.
"Um...Gandalf?" Eowyn asked nervously, "Can't you just get another one?"
"It's not the same!"
"Come on Gandalf," Arwen reasoned, "Let's go back to the CDs and I'll help you find it, ok?"
"Oh, I guess so..."
As Arwen and a now quiet Gandalf passed Aragorn, he mouthed, "Thank you." Arwen mouthed back, "You owe me one." Aragorn gulped.
When they got to the electronics, Arwen and Gandalf went off to find the polka CD. Aragorn led the rest to a radio.
"Let's see if we can pick up a weather station," he said.
The ranger began flipping through the stations. Suddenly the hobbits started shouting.
"Turn back!"
"Go to the station you just passed!"
Aragorn fiddled with the radio some. "This one?" he asked.
"Yes!" the hobbits were now singing and dancing to the song that was playing.
"It's all right to be little bitty
A little farm house or a big ol' city
Might as well share,
Might as well smile,
Life goes on for a little bitty while!"
As the four hobbits continued singing the rest of the group looked at each other in puzzlement. What were the halflings doing?
"A good ol' boy and a pretty little girl,
Start all over in a little bitty world
Little bitty plan and a little bitty dream,
It's all part of a little bitty scheme."
The sane ones- I mean the un-hobbits, were starting to get worried about them. It's not every day you get to see hobbits (trying to) breakdance. Aragorn was just reaching for the power button when the song ended. The hobbits, out of breath, sat down and acted as if nothing had happened.
"Um...what was that all about?" Legolas asked uneasily.
"Oh, that?" Pippin said, still trying to catch his breath, "That was our theme song, 'Little Bitty.'"
"Ok..."
Faramir broke the awkward silence that followed this by saying, "Maybe we should check on the weather station now."
"Oh, yes," said Aragorn, and quickly found the right station. Everyone listened with bated breath to the staticy forecast. Boromir hit the radio with his fist and it came in clearer:
"Well folks, this is a great day to stay indoors. Hehe, not like you could actually go outside... Anyway, today's forecast is: snow. Well, that's quite obvious, folks! I sure hope you have some food stored up because according to our radar, we are experiencing a snowstorm that will last at least five days, maybe more, and it seems like we still have the worst to come. Be on the lookout for more heavy snowfall, high winds, and maybe even some hail. Well folks, it's quittin' time for me! Ahem, I mean, have a wonderful day and stay indoors!"
Aragorn turned off the radio. They had heard all they needed to hear. Their situation was worse than they had thought.
"Well," Aragorn said shakily, "Might as well get comfortable. We're not leaving anytime soon."
And with that he went off to break the news to Arwen and Gandalf.
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A/N: Sorry if this chapter isn't as long as the others, but I wanted to get this up before I go on vacation. So...review? Please?
Disclaimer: LOTR is not mine. The song doesn't belong to me either.
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Faramir whooped for joy. He had done it! He had turned the lights on!
Eowyn was beaming. Yes, she thought, no more overly dramatic husbands. Or at least that's what she hoped.
The couple started running to the electronics, hoping their friends were still there. When they arrived, they got a warm welcome from everyone except Aragorn, who was sulking.
"So," said Pippin, "Now what?"
Everybody looked around, not sure what to say. Aragorn took this chance to become the "leader" again.
"Well we..." Aragorn realized that he, along with the others, didn't know what to do. "Why don't we..."
"Can we get out?" Faramir asked.
"No," Aragorn said, relieved that he could provide some information. "The doors are locked. Unless we break through the glass we are stuck."
"That's a good idea," Frodo said, "Can we try breaking through?"
"It may be our only chance."
The group hurried to the front only to find the snow had piled up outside, blocking half the door.
"We can't get through that!" Gimli exclaimed. "Even if we broke through the doors we couldn't get to our car, much less drive home."
"Sure we can," Legolas said, desperately wanting to leave the store.
Everyone looked at him.
"You may be able to, elf," Gimli growled, "But what about the rest of us?"
"Hey," said Arwen, who still didn't like Gimli, "I could easily leave too. I'm an elf also!"
Aragorn, sensing trouble, said, "Fine. No one leaves. Let's get back to the electronics and see if we can pick up a weather station on one of the radios."
With that said, he turned and started walking, hoping the others would follow. They all did except for Gandalf.
"Electronics?" he said in a voice ready to cry.
"Yes Gandalf, we are going to the electronics section," said Faramir, unsure of the mental condition of the ancient wizard.
Gandalf rushed over to Gimli. "My CD!" he said urgently.
"Oh..." The look on Gimli's face did not please Gandalf.
"Don't tell me you lost it!" Gandalf cried.
"Well, you see, it was dark and-"
Gimli's excuse was cut off by a wail from Gandalf.
"Nooo! It can't be! All is lost! Oh Valar! Just take me now! Oh... How can it be?"
Everybody looked at Gandalf with an expression of annoyance, disgust, and a twinge of pity. Mostly annoyance and disgust though.
"Um...Gandalf?" Eowyn asked nervously, "Can't you just get another one?"
"It's not the same!"
"Come on Gandalf," Arwen reasoned, "Let's go back to the CDs and I'll help you find it, ok?"
"Oh, I guess so..."
As Arwen and a now quiet Gandalf passed Aragorn, he mouthed, "Thank you." Arwen mouthed back, "You owe me one." Aragorn gulped.
When they got to the electronics, Arwen and Gandalf went off to find the polka CD. Aragorn led the rest to a radio.
"Let's see if we can pick up a weather station," he said.
The ranger began flipping through the stations. Suddenly the hobbits started shouting.
"Turn back!"
"Go to the station you just passed!"
Aragorn fiddled with the radio some. "This one?" he asked.
"Yes!" the hobbits were now singing and dancing to the song that was playing.
"It's all right to be little bitty
A little farm house or a big ol' city
Might as well share,
Might as well smile,
Life goes on for a little bitty while!"
As the four hobbits continued singing the rest of the group looked at each other in puzzlement. What were the halflings doing?
"A good ol' boy and a pretty little girl,
Start all over in a little bitty world
Little bitty plan and a little bitty dream,
It's all part of a little bitty scheme."
The sane ones- I mean the un-hobbits, were starting to get worried about them. It's not every day you get to see hobbits (trying to) breakdance. Aragorn was just reaching for the power button when the song ended. The hobbits, out of breath, sat down and acted as if nothing had happened.
"Um...what was that all about?" Legolas asked uneasily.
"Oh, that?" Pippin said, still trying to catch his breath, "That was our theme song, 'Little Bitty.'"
"Ok..."
Faramir broke the awkward silence that followed this by saying, "Maybe we should check on the weather station now."
"Oh, yes," said Aragorn, and quickly found the right station. Everyone listened with bated breath to the staticy forecast. Boromir hit the radio with his fist and it came in clearer:
"Well folks, this is a great day to stay indoors. Hehe, not like you could actually go outside... Anyway, today's forecast is: snow. Well, that's quite obvious, folks! I sure hope you have some food stored up because according to our radar, we are experiencing a snowstorm that will last at least five days, maybe more, and it seems like we still have the worst to come. Be on the lookout for more heavy snowfall, high winds, and maybe even some hail. Well folks, it's quittin' time for me! Ahem, I mean, have a wonderful day and stay indoors!"
Aragorn turned off the radio. They had heard all they needed to hear. Their situation was worse than they had thought.
"Well," Aragorn said shakily, "Might as well get comfortable. We're not leaving anytime soon."
And with that he went off to break the news to Arwen and Gandalf.
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A/N: Sorry if this chapter isn't as long as the others, but I wanted to get this up before I go on vacation. So...review? Please?