Journey to Mordor (By SUV)
Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Lord of the Rings besides owning a copy of the DVDs and books. So do not even think about suing me! I'll sue you first! I only claim rights to the idea of this story and my plot lines. And I own Tess. Emily, Dolly, and Kate are all being used with permission. And I borrowed the Suburban from my Aunt Debbie.
Chapter Twelve: The Five Hunters
Tess, Aragorn, Legolas, Dolly, and Gimli were racing after their four missing friends. Tess was driving as fast as the Suburban could go. Aragorn was tracking faster than he ever had in his whole life. They weren't very far behind the Orcs. If the Orcs would only stop for a rest, then they would be able to catch up and rescue their friends. All the windows in the SUV were rolled down and everyone except Tess had their heads sticking out, trying to catch whatever they could as they raced past.
"I have never in my life seen Orcs run this fast!" remarked Aragorn as Tess floored the pedal of the SUV. "Never!"
"They run as if someone were whipping them, forcing them to move faster than ever before!" responded Legolas, breathless from the rushing air. "Such speed!"
Gimli said eagerly, "I can't wait to axe them!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure there will be plenty of chances to kill and many Orcs to kill," said Dolly without even so much as glancing towards the Dwarf.
And boy did they all get a shock when then finally stopped…
A pile of burned carcasses were stacked where the trail they had been following ended. At the pile was a load of horsemen and horses. They were stacking and burning the bodies of the Orcs. Aragorn quickly headed down to them, followed by Tess. Everyone stayed at the SUV. Aragorn strode up to the leader and looked straight at him before speaking.
"Rider of Rohan! What news do you bring from the Mark?"
The 'rider of Rohan' glared at Aragorn before answering. "What do you know, Ranger of the North, of Rohan?"
Aragorn appeared to be insulted. "I know much about your city, Eomer, nephew of Theoden King. More than you might ever wish to know."
"How did you know my name?"
"See, I told you I knew a lot. Tell me, how fares Theoden King, for I wish very much to speak to him?"
"Uncle is not faring well. That worm of an advisor, Grima Wormtongue, has turned him against much. He does not recognize friend from foe. Not even kin such as my sister and I. He is of no mind to speak to at this time."
"What a shame, seeing as we have traveled all the way from Rivendell to speak to him."
"You have wasted your time then, traveling all the way from Rivendell to speak to one who is of no mind to speak."
"Yes, well then, we'd better be on our way. We have other things to attend to."
"And just who might 'we' be?"
"My fellow Ranger and I. That'd be the we. That and some friends of ours. We were tracking a band of Orcs who had captured four of our companions."
"I'm sorry, but your friends must be dead."
"What makes you say that, Eomer?"
"We slaughtered the band of Orcs last night. They had stopped and firecrackers had drawn our attention to them. We left none alive. So if your friends were here, then they must be dead by now."
"Did you see two Hobbits and two 'Rangers' with them?" questioned Tess, speaking for once, which surprised Eomer.
"No I don't recall…"
"They would have been the cause of the firecrackers, I am very sure about that. It is the type of thing that they would do. The Hobbits would have been very short and one Ranger would have had a weapon, which creates fire and flame and would be wearing orange and black. The other Ranger would have hung back in the shadows, shy. All four would be wearing cloaks just like ours. Are you sure that you did not see them?"
"It is possible that your friends managed to escape the slaughter. But I highly doubt it. Look for them, but do not trust to hope, it has forsaken many before you and you would not be the last," said Eomer as he mounted his horse and called to his group, "We ride North!" before galloping off.
Tess was close to tears and Aragorn tried to comfort her but Tess shoved him away and stalked off towards the woods, cloak flying behind her as she half walked, half ran for them. Oh how she longed to be back in one of her homes. Even her parents' house in the city would be better than this. It must have been her fault in some way that her friends and herself had been brought here, to Middle-earth, a place were they didn't belong. And now two of her close friends were missing and possibly dead. And they might be trapped there forever. Tess didn't know how to get home even if they all managed to survive this ordeal.
Oh how her heart longed for her aunt's home in the country. Oh how she missed riding her horse with her cousin over fences, up and down hills, racing each other under the dying sun and beneath the shady trees. Oh Brego, where are you when I need you so much? Oh how she longed for the carefree summer days beneath the shady trees with her beloved horse. But every thought was broken when she ran into an unexpected figure.
Gandalf…
Gandalf followed Tess out to the others. He had noticed how upset she was and asked her what was wrong. She tearfully explained that she just wanted to go home. She explained her longing for her horse and the shady trees beneath which she loved to ride. The Ring Quest was weighing heavily on her and she wasn't prepared for it. She just wanted to be carefree once more. Gandalf promised that once this was all over that he'd see to it that she got back home along with her friends.
"I thought you were dead!" was the first thing anyone said after Gandalf came to the SUV. They were all shocked to see him. So Gandalf explained what had happened to him.
"We are searching for Merry, Pippin, Emily, and Kate," said Aragorn. "Do you have any idea where they might be?"
"Yes as I matter of fact I saw them not too long ago."
"Where?" questioned Tess, jumping up and shaking the old man. "Where did you see them?!"
"In the forest child. Treebeard found them and is taking care of them. He will keep them safe until they can be returned to their homes."
"Are they all right?"
"They are fine."
"Gandalf, I'm never seen you so calm and serious, what has happen mellon-nin?" asked Legolas with concern in his voice.
"The pot changed me. But when I was sent back, I was sent back with no effects from it. Though I dearly wish for some…"
"Same old Gandalf!" joked Aragorn as he pulled a small bundle out of the back of the SUV. "Here, take this."
Gandalf took the bundle from Aragorn and opened it. To his delight it contained a pipe and some pot. It was his pipe and pot, which had been hidden from him during the journey through Moria. Gandalf had never looked so pleased in his whole life.
Everyone hopped into the SUV and Aragorn add to Gandalf, "If you are going to smoke that thing in the car, you'd better open the window."
Gandalf stuck his tongue at Aragorn and mumbled 'yes mother' under his breath. Tess and Legolas both heard it and started to crack up laughing.
"What the hell is so funny?"
"Never mind!" Tess coughed out between laughs as she started the SUV. Aragorn rolled his eyes but fell silent. And so the group of six headed towards Rohan, to bother Theoden and Wormtongue. And that slimly worm wouldn't have a clue what had hit him once they arrived. And he'd better hope that he stayed on Tess's good side or he'd wish he were dead.
[Author's Notes:
Quite long! And the story just keeps getting better! By the way, who wants to bet that Wormtongue is going to end up on Tess's bad side? I do! Anyways, next chapter due Friday, August 27th. And it will be a double chapter day! Enjoy! Please read and review!
Reviewers!
musical geek – Well the firecrackers seemed just like something that they would do! I'm glad that you think that it is getting better because I think it is too.
A Darker Side of Light – Yea, Frodo is a whiner. Somebody needs to teach him a lesson. And that name does have a ring to it. I should be writing you in about chapter sixteen or seventeen. I'm already writing chapter fifteen so that's why I asked for a name so I can add it once I get to that part.
Krista123 – (Chap. 10) I love that part too!
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Dark Borg Drone – Yep, I'm so doing RotK! I should be starting to write it, not post it soon. I've already got some good ideas for it and am looking forward to writing it.