Carolyn, Caitlin, Katie, Sam, Merry, and Pippin, all hurried up the stairs to where Aragorn had taken Frodo. Merry had a broken ale bottle in his right hand for defense, Pippin had his fists, and Sam had his faithful frying pan. They kicked the door open. Aragorn was sitting there, talking to Frodo. He spun around and stared at them.

"LET MR. FRODO GO!" Sam shouted waving his weapon/utensil.

"Chill guys." Katie said standing up groggily. She had been drunk and Carolyn was dragging her across the floor, remember? "He's on our side."

"Huh?" The three hobbits exclaimed.

"It's true." Frodo said nodding, "His name is Strider and he knows about the Ring."

Carolyn smiled. "Strider huh? Well I know his real name!"

 "That IS my real name!" Aragorn said quickly.

"Sure it is, STRIDER." Caitlin said winking as she said Strider.

"Stop it."

"Sure thing, STRIDER."

"I said STOP!"

"Alrighty, STRIDER."

Aragorn sighed. "Whatever. You should all stay here tonight. They are coming."

 "Who's coming, STRIDER?" Carolyn said grinning. Aragorn slapped himself on the head.

Later that night, as everyone slept on the floor, loud shrieks of anger, coming from where their rooms were SUPPOSED to be, awoke everyone. Katie jumped to her feet, covered her ears, grinned broadly, and hopped up and down. Loud noises excited her, plus she was far away from her beloved death metal music and this is the only thing that even came close.

"What are they?" Frodo asked staring out the window as the Ringwraiths poured into the streets, screaming in fury.

"They were once men, great kings of men. Then Sauron the Deceiver gave to them Nine Rings of Power. Blinded by their greed they took them without question, one by one falling to darkness. And now they are slaves to his will. They are the Nazgûl, Ringwraiths, neither living nor dead. At all times they feel the presence of the Ring, drawn to the power of the One."

"Wow." Katie said in amazement, "That's the first serious line I've heard in a long time!"

"We can no longer wait for Gandalf." Aragorn continued, "We must make for Rivendell as soon as the sun rises. In the meantime, you should get some rest for the journey; you'll all need it."

The next day, as they walked down the path, Aragorn was explaining more about the Ringwraiths.

"They will never stop hunting you, when you place the ring on your finger, they are drawn to it."

"Where are you leading us anyway?" Sam asked.

"Weren't you listening last night?" Aragorn sighed. "We're going to Rivendell to see Lord Elerond."

"Do you hear that?" Sam cried in excitement, "Rivendell! We're going to see the elves!"

After trudging through the wood for the next few hours, everyone finally stopped to eat. Aragorn, unfortunately, didn't agree with the idea.

"Gentlemen, we do not stop until nightfall."

"What about breakfast?" Pippin asked.

"You've already had it."

"We've had one, yes, but what about Second Breakfast?"

Aragorn stared at him in confusion for a moment; then he rolled his eyes and turned away.

"I don't think he knows about Second Breakfast Pip." Merry suggested.

"But what about elevensies? Luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?"

"I wouldn't count on it…"

"I can't believe you guys." Carolyn said rolling her eyes, "It no wonder Sam's so fat!"

Sam spun around and stared at her in shock. "HEY!"

"It's the hard truth Sammie Boy, live with it."

Suddenly Aragorn flung some apples at Merry and Pippin. Pippin was so caught off guard; that one hit him square in the head and he fell over.

"PIPPIN!" Merry cried.

Later on, the sun finally began to set, and that's when Aragorn finally decided they could stop for the night.

Aragorn gestured towards a tall hill with a flat top. "This was the great watchtower of Amon Sûl. We shall rest here tonight."

After a long trudge up the hillside, they reached the top and set up camp. Aragorn handed Carolyn, Katie, and Caitlin each a sword.

"These are for you, keep them close."

 "Where did you get these?" Carolyn asked staring at her weapon in amazement.

"Gandalf gave them to me." Aragorn said as he passed out blades to Sam, Merry, and Pippin as well.

"Finally!" Katie cried happily swinging her sword, "A real weapon! No longer will I be outdone by the fat hobbit's frying pan!"

Sam hit her on the head with his frying pan.

"I'm going to have a look around. You stay here." Aragorn instructed. Then he was suddenly gone into the night.

After waiting for Aragorn to return, Carolyn, Caitlin, and Frodo all got bored and fell asleep.

"I'm hungry…" Pippin said rubbing his stomach.

"I got an idea!" Katie said, "Let's build a fire and cook some food on it!"

"Katie! What a great idea! You found a brain!" Sam cheered.

As they started the fire, Caitlin opened her eyes slightly. She was still half-asleep. She spotted the fire and sighed.

 "Better not tempt fate…" She mumbled. She dozed off again.

About ten minutes later, Carolyn yawned and sat up. She smelled food and looked up. Her eyes fell on the fire and her blood froze inside her veins.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed. Both Frodo and Caitlin were immediately snapped out of dreamland.

"WHA?! WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Caitlin cried glancing around sleepily. "WHO DIED?! WAS IT LEGOLAS?! PLEASE LET LEGOLAS BE ALRIGHT!"

"Who?" Merry said frowning.

Carolyn punched Caitlin on the head. "Nothing, she said nothing."

"What are you doing?!" Frodo cried to his friends as he jumped to his feet. "PUT THE FIRE OUT YOU FOOLS!" He ran over and stomped the flames out.

"Hey!" Pippin cried, "You got ash in my tomatoes!"

Suddenly everyone was interrupted by a Ringwraith's screech of discovery.

"DAMNIT!" Carolyn swore. "Everyone! Be on guard!" She drew her sword.

Suddenly something knocked her down. She screamed as she felt icy hands wrap around her throat. Katie lowered her head and ran at her attacker. She head butted it, knocking the Ringwraith to the ground. Carolyn stood up rubbing her sore throat.

Suddenly they were surrounded. It seemed as though every living Ringwraith had been drawn to them. Everyone had their weapons drawn.

"EVERYONE!" Caitlin screamed struggling with one of their attackers. "PROTECT FRODO! HE'S THE ONE THEY'RE AFTER!"

While the hobbits all struggled with their attackers, the one that had attacked Carolyn rose up and lunged at her again. She gripped her sword tightly in her hands and swung it at the creature horizontally. The blade made a deep wound across its stomach, and that should have been the end of it, but the monster simply raised its hand and struck her across the face. She was knocked to the side as the horrible creature advanced on Frodo.

The hobbit stumbled backwards and tripped. The Ringwraith reached for the ring. For a moment, it seemed Frodo was hypnotized and was about to hand it over, but he jerked his hand back. In a move of pure spite, the Ringwraith brought its sword down and stabbed Frodo in the chest. The tip of the blade sank into the spot just above his heart. He cried out in pain.

"FRODO!" Katie screamed. The Ringwraith raised its sword to deliver the killing blow to Frodo. Suddenly everyone heard a loud battle cry. Aragorn leapt off the piece of debris behind Frodo. He had a sword in each hand; both blades were on fire. The Ringwraith gave a screech of terror and leapt backwards. Aragorn landed in front of Frodo. His eyes were blazing. He swung both swords at the monster. It jumped back. All the Ringwraiths gave one last shriek of frustration before they retreated and vanished.

"Strider!" Sam cried. "Frodo's been wounded!"

Aragorn dropped to his knees next to Frodo. The fire on his swords faded and went out. "This is beyond my healing. He needs elvish medicine. We must get him to Rivendell!"

"It's six days to Rivendell!" Carolyn screamed, "He'll never make it!"

Aragorn picked up Frodo in his arms. "We must try! Hurry!" With that, everyone hastily grabbed their supplies and took off in the direction of Rivendell.