Chapter 2
The strange group finally decided on something-to stop for the night. After supper, they laid on the ground and tried to sleep. They had a hard time, however, due to Molly.
"I can't sleep. The ground's too hard. I'm sinking in the mud. It's too cold. The moon's too bright. I'm thirsty. It's too hot," she whined.
"Molly. Shut up and let. Us. Sleep," Meighan growled through gritted teeth from beside Legolas.
This shut Molly up for about five minutes. Then she started up again. Finally Laina had had just about enough. She got up and walked over to her.
"Molly, if you do not shut up RIGHT NOW, I will make Gimli SIT on you." Molly shut up quickly and didn't make a noise.
"Hey, why am I used for punishment?" Gimli started to complain until Merry and Pippin started throwing stones at his big ugly head.
The next morning they had a quick breakfast and continued on their way to...somewhere. The whole time Laina had a sense that something was missing and around mid-morning she mentioned it to Elrohir.
"I know what you mean," he agreed. "Like the crickets have stopped chirping."
"Yeah, but more annoying," she told him. "More like an irritating alarm clock that you got used to that somebody suddenly turned off. Or a seagull was suddenly shot."
"Gimli must be gone!" Meighan piped up from behind them.
"Hey, he's my...*shudder*...friend," Legolas defended him half heartedly. They blinked at him. "Oh, never mind," he said, and stopped pretending Gimli was his friend for unknown reasons. Just then another dwarf fell out of the sky.
"Hey mister, are you okay?" Laina asked.
"Who are you calling 'mister'?" he-er-she demanded.
"You're pretty," Gimli told her and everybody realised they were identical. "Marry me!"
"Ok!" she said, and they ran off into the woods.
"At least they're gone, at least they're gone," Legolas chanted, trying not to think about two identical...creatures..getting married.
After a couple more hours, Meighan announced that she was hungry.
"Me too!" Laina said. "Hey Elladan! Let's stop for lunch!" she called to the twin that was leading.
"Yay!" Merry and Pippin shrieked, and sat down, refusing to move another step until they were fed.
"Mmm, this is good!" Laina mumbled as she bit into an Elvish something-or- other. "Hey Molly, want a bite?"
An eerie silence fell over the group as they realised that neither Molly nor Aragorn were with them. Finally Laina exploded.
"What are we going to do? I told you we'd forgotten something. It'll take ALL DAY to go back there, and they'll be hungry and lost and...and..." she trailed off.
"Cheer up!" Pippin told her. "Aragorn's a ranger. He tramps through the woods for FUN!"
"Yeah!" Merry added. "They'll probably have caught up with us by tomorrow morning."
***Meanwhile***
Deep in the woods and far from the path, Molly collapsed on a rotting log. "I can't believe you got us lost!" she admonished Aragorn who was staring at a tree.
"We're not lost, just...misplaced," he insisted to the tree.
"LOST! Darling, what are you doing?" For Aragorn was still staring blankly at the tree.
"Finding out where we are,"
"Or pretending to,"
"AlRIGHT," he sighed, giving up his charade and sitting down heavily beside her. "I give up. We are lost,"
"I knew it," Molly moaned.
Suddenly Aragorn sat up straight, eyes wide. "On the other hand, we ARE alone..." he trailed off suggestively.
"No."
"Aw, come on..."
***Meanwhile*** As the group rested and contemplated what they were going to do, and earsplitting crack filled the air, like a gun shot. It was followed almost immediately by a serious of swearing from a deep voice.
"Holy shit. Fuck fuck, what the hell did you do that for? That REALLY hurt!!"
A high pitched voice responded to the deeper voice. "I know it hurt. I told you NO. You should listen to me!"
"Damn listening to you. I'm the friggin king of Gondor for sobbing out loud. What do I need to listen to you for?"
"Because, it's me. Don't you love me?" The latest outburst was followed by a deep yell, followed by a high pitched scream, and then obvious sounds of fighting. Or, at least, the group HOPED it was fighting...(l/n: wink wink, OoOoOoOoOoO Molly...)
"Look's like we found them," Elrohir announced, grinning.
"I'd REALLY like to know who's going to wear the pants in that family," Elladan laughed.
The strange group finally decided on something-to stop for the night. After supper, they laid on the ground and tried to sleep. They had a hard time, however, due to Molly.
"I can't sleep. The ground's too hard. I'm sinking in the mud. It's too cold. The moon's too bright. I'm thirsty. It's too hot," she whined.
"Molly. Shut up and let. Us. Sleep," Meighan growled through gritted teeth from beside Legolas.
This shut Molly up for about five minutes. Then she started up again. Finally Laina had had just about enough. She got up and walked over to her.
"Molly, if you do not shut up RIGHT NOW, I will make Gimli SIT on you." Molly shut up quickly and didn't make a noise.
"Hey, why am I used for punishment?" Gimli started to complain until Merry and Pippin started throwing stones at his big ugly head.
The next morning they had a quick breakfast and continued on their way to...somewhere. The whole time Laina had a sense that something was missing and around mid-morning she mentioned it to Elrohir.
"I know what you mean," he agreed. "Like the crickets have stopped chirping."
"Yeah, but more annoying," she told him. "More like an irritating alarm clock that you got used to that somebody suddenly turned off. Or a seagull was suddenly shot."
"Gimli must be gone!" Meighan piped up from behind them.
"Hey, he's my...*shudder*...friend," Legolas defended him half heartedly. They blinked at him. "Oh, never mind," he said, and stopped pretending Gimli was his friend for unknown reasons. Just then another dwarf fell out of the sky.
"Hey mister, are you okay?" Laina asked.
"Who are you calling 'mister'?" he-er-she demanded.
"You're pretty," Gimli told her and everybody realised they were identical. "Marry me!"
"Ok!" she said, and they ran off into the woods.
"At least they're gone, at least they're gone," Legolas chanted, trying not to think about two identical...creatures..getting married.
After a couple more hours, Meighan announced that she was hungry.
"Me too!" Laina said. "Hey Elladan! Let's stop for lunch!" she called to the twin that was leading.
"Yay!" Merry and Pippin shrieked, and sat down, refusing to move another step until they were fed.
"Mmm, this is good!" Laina mumbled as she bit into an Elvish something-or- other. "Hey Molly, want a bite?"
An eerie silence fell over the group as they realised that neither Molly nor Aragorn were with them. Finally Laina exploded.
"What are we going to do? I told you we'd forgotten something. It'll take ALL DAY to go back there, and they'll be hungry and lost and...and..." she trailed off.
"Cheer up!" Pippin told her. "Aragorn's a ranger. He tramps through the woods for FUN!"
"Yeah!" Merry added. "They'll probably have caught up with us by tomorrow morning."
***Meanwhile***
Deep in the woods and far from the path, Molly collapsed on a rotting log. "I can't believe you got us lost!" she admonished Aragorn who was staring at a tree.
"We're not lost, just...misplaced," he insisted to the tree.
"LOST! Darling, what are you doing?" For Aragorn was still staring blankly at the tree.
"Finding out where we are,"
"Or pretending to,"
"AlRIGHT," he sighed, giving up his charade and sitting down heavily beside her. "I give up. We are lost,"
"I knew it," Molly moaned.
Suddenly Aragorn sat up straight, eyes wide. "On the other hand, we ARE alone..." he trailed off suggestively.
"No."
"Aw, come on..."
***Meanwhile*** As the group rested and contemplated what they were going to do, and earsplitting crack filled the air, like a gun shot. It was followed almost immediately by a serious of swearing from a deep voice.
"Holy shit. Fuck fuck, what the hell did you do that for? That REALLY hurt!!"
A high pitched voice responded to the deeper voice. "I know it hurt. I told you NO. You should listen to me!"
"Damn listening to you. I'm the friggin king of Gondor for sobbing out loud. What do I need to listen to you for?"
"Because, it's me. Don't you love me?" The latest outburst was followed by a deep yell, followed by a high pitched scream, and then obvious sounds of fighting. Or, at least, the group HOPED it was fighting...(l/n: wink wink, OoOoOoOoOoO Molly...)
"Look's like we found them," Elrohir announced, grinning.
"I'd REALLY like to know who's going to wear the pants in that family," Elladan laughed.