Chapter Four by angelinhell
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Mysterious Disembodied Voice: Meanwhile, the four characters from the disclaimers are wandering around Rivendell, because they feel like it.
evilemmylou: Ah, the great American reason for everything.
ririchan: (runs into pillar) Ow. (runs into pillar) Ow. (runs into Legolas) Ow. (looks up) Oh, sorry.
Legolas: Watch it.
ririchan: (notices that Legolas is wearing blue) Hey, was he wearing that in the movie?
laaanessness: I think it was green.
ririchan: (runs after him) Hey, Blondie!
Legolas: What?
ririchan: You're supposed to be wearing green.
Legolas: Does it really matter if it's blue?
ririchan: But it's supposed to be GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!
Legolas: Blue!
ririchan: Green!
Legolas: Blue!
ririchan: Green!
Legolas: Blue!
ririchan: Green!
Legolas: BLUE!
ririchan: GREEN!
Legolas: BLUUUUUUUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ririchan: GREEEEEEEEENNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
evilemmylou: Okay, break it up, you two.
Legolas: Blue infinity!
ririchan: Damn! Stupid elves...(trips over Gimli) Stupid rocks... (looks down notices the short, angry dwarf she has just referred to as a "stupid rock") Um.
Gimli: I'll teach you to call me stupid! (chases ririchan into river with axe)
laaanessness, evilemmylou, and angelinhell: (shrug and wander off)
Legolas: And so the story must begin.
angelinhell: (popping up) Who told you to say that?
God: That would be me.
angelinhell: ARGH! You live to torment me.
God: Pretty much. But he is right.
angelinhell: You're right, he is. Here goes.
Alli, Autumn, and Beth wandered aimlessly around the elvish city, not really knowing where to go or what to do. They didn't really know where they were going, as there weren't exactly maps at every convenient interval, like in malls.
This seemed to be Beth's new obsession- maps. Particularly maps in malls.
"Why can't they just put a map every few corridors so the new people at least know where they're going?" Beth whined.
Autumn shrugged. Alli contemplated mugging Beth but reconsidered and decided it wasn't worth the effort.
"So what's the-" Beth began. Alli shot her a glare and she lapsed into indistinct, sullen muttering.
Suddenly Autumn spotted an open door. "Hey, guys, I think we found the library."
"Jackpot," Alli said excitedly.
"They have a library?" Beth asked.
"Yes, Lizzy, they have a library. They're frickin elves, for God's sake!"
(God: Please don't take my name in vain.
angelinhell: Shut up.)
"Any manga?" was her next, regrettable, but predictable question. The twin glares shot at her silenced her, and she followed them into the echoing library with only a few grumbles of complaint.
Quickly Autumn and Alli dove into the books and scrolls that lined each wall. Beth made her way to the back of the room, found something (no one knew or cared what it was), and settled down in the most inconvenient place possible—the stairs.
The other two were a little less than happy that their friend had picked such a problematic place to rest, but they knew it would get her out of the way for a while, so they settled down around the library with the various reading materials.
After about two minutes, Elrond walked in, a little confused but not wanting to show it. Autumn saw a look in his eyes and guessed (correctly, as it turned out) that Morgan had told him something he didn't really understand. Or rather, perhaps, that she had failed to explain.
"Your friend is...odd. I like her, but she is odd. I asked her how she knew what to do, and she told me why she knew how to use the...what do you call it? A magnet? So I commented on her resourcefulness at coming up with something like that in such a small amount of time. She told me she'd had a lot of time to think about it and informed me that I should talk to you." The elf spread his hands in a gesture of helplessness. "I am utterly mystified."
Autumn smiled gently. "You know how she told you that we know of your world in ours?"
"Yes?"
"Now, before I tell you this, you must promise not to tell anyone else, all right?"
Elrond's forehead creased with perplexity, but he nodded.
"She's in love with Frodo."
Elrond eyes widened. "How is that possible? She'd never even seen him until- "
"That's what we've been trying to tell you!" Alli burst out matter-of- factly. "We know more about you than we would if we'd lived with you for all our lives. I guess, to be more accurate, you could say that she's not really in love with Frodo, she's in love with the idea of Frodo. But don't make the mistake of thinking we don't know what we're talking about. We know you all very well."
Elrond sighed. "I'll never understand your world."
"Mr. Anderson," Beth added. The three girls fell into hysterical laughter, and for the rest of his life the elf could not understand why.
Morgan climbed down from the tree. This was less interesting than she had thought, and if the book had the dates right, she'd be there for about three days. Sure, with the magnet, make that one and a half, but still...not a great amount of time to be sitting in a tree.
She stepped into the passageway and stood there for a few minutes, leaning against a wall and trying to decide what to do. She could have attempted to find her friends, but she didn't think she could face them as of now.
Then she remember something—the person in the room across the hall. True, Frodo was hardly in a state that merited anything but silent admiration. But just knowing that he was there through the testimony of her eyes, the knowledge that she could touch him (although, of course, she wouldn't), that would be enough.
She had, however, forgotten something.
She was met in the doorway by a short, red-haired, male person with a sword and something of an overprotective temper.
"What are you doing here?" Sam asked angrily, eyes blazing.
"Hey, ease up on the threatening," Morgan said good-naturedly, holding her hands up the universal gesture of friendship. "I just saved your friend a good deal of pain and annoyance with the aid of a magnet."
Sam evidently understood enough of her words to merit the lowering of the blade. "How did you get here?" he asked, less angry and more curious.
"Well, it's a long story," Morgan said, smiling, "but according to the book, I've got three days to tell it, so let's go for it."
Apparently, Sam's questioning look said more than he intended it to, because Morgan laughed and brought him over to the window seat. "Come on," she said quietly, "this may take awhile."
angelinhell: So, is it okay?
ririchan: We forgot to say this before, but angelinhell doesn't own LOTR...
angelinhell: Thanks.
ririchan: ...or any of what she just wrote. IT'S MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
angelinhell: Why, you little...(begins to chase ririchan around the room)
evilemmylou: Don't forget to review! (munches on apple that has randomly appeared)
laaanessness: We're moving into the film studio next time, okay? Be ready for insanity.
evilemmylou: And Penny.
laaanessness: Yeah. And Penny.