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 Nineteen: Fights

"So Aragorn is your father?" asked Dolly as she packed her things together out of the room that she and Tess had shared during their brief stay in Rohan.

"Ada, you mean," corrected Tess.

"Oh yeah that's right, I forgot that you are half Elf and your 'ada' was raised by Elves," said Dolly in a disgusted, sarcastic voice. "Do you believe that he's really related to you?"

Tess turned to glare towards Dolly before returning to her packing.

"I guess that I do because it makes sense, so I believe it. Or at least I want to believe what he says is true. I'm not sure myself."

"Well then I guess that this means that you'll stay here while the rest of us return home. We'll miss you of course, not that you care," said Dolly harshly.

"Now Dolly, don't act like this! I'm not sure yet as to what I'm doing. I feel torn in two! I want to stay here now that I've found what's been missing, but I also want to go 'home'. I don't now where I belong anymore!"

"Well I can't help you with that," said Dolly as she zipped up her bag and then left the room.

"Dolly?" Tess called but got no answer. She bit her lip before letting a string of colorful language out. The one person whose support had meant the most to her had just walked out on her. And she had also unknowingly walked out on being a part of Tess's life.

Tess finally had the answer to her choice. And she wasn't going to change it.

Tess and Dolly were no longer on speaking terms with each other. Dolly was furious that Tess might choose family that she had just met over friends that she had known for years. Dolly had always thought that they would all be returning together to their home, but Aragorn had gone and messed that all up now. So Dolly drove the SUV which was loaded with gear and belongings and Gimli. Tess rode alongside Aragorn, Theoden, Eomer, Legolas, and Gandalf. Lately Tess had stayed close to Aragorn at all times and he would often look over to check on her before returning to what he was doing. Eowyn was watching them closely and thought that something was going on between them.

So at the next stop, Eowyn stopped near Tess and pulled her aside to talk. Tess cursed at Eowyn who smacked her across the face. Tess grabbed her face in pain before she took her right hand, made a fist, and punched Eowyn in the nose. While Eowyn was grabbing her nose, Tess unsheathed her sword and leveled it at Eowyn after doing her 'blessing', which her father also did, which was touching her sword to her forehead.

"Ranger!" spat Eowyn angrily. "I don't know what Aragorn sees in you! It's certainly not looks!"

"Well maybe he sees a good person with a good heart and a strong will. Maybe he also sees a quick thinker and a skilled fighter."

"How about a nasty, disgusting, ugly Ranger girl?"

Tess was just about to stab Eowyn when Aragorn showed up, sensing a problem between the two. He walked over and glanced meaningfully at Tess who sheathed her sword and mouthed 'Eowyn'. Aragorn nodded and spoke.

"Do we have a problem here?"

"Aragorn," said Eowyn. "Can you tell me what on Middle-earth you see in that Ranger? I know that you're a Ranger and all that but I thought you had better sense than this…"

"Say whatever you want about me, Eowyn, but I'm going to have to ask you not to talk about my daughter like that."

"Your daughter?" asked Eowyn, unbelieving. "That's mean that you are married, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, I'm married to Arwen Undomial and Tess is our daughter. She may be a Ranger's daughter on the outside but on the inside she is a future princess of Gondor."

"Oh," said Eowyn as she stalked off.

Tess shrugged and Aragorn sighed before they remounted their horses and rode ahead. Dolly watched from the side of the SUV where she was leaning. Anger was clearly showing on her face at Aragorn for taking her friend away.

On a hill, before Isengard, Aragorn spoke, "The battle for Helm's Deep maybe over, Theoden, but I fear that the battle for Middle-earth is just beginning. We will all face much more before the war is over."

Then they disappeared down the hill, towards Isengard.

END OF PART II

TO BE CONTINUED IN PART III: RETURN OF THE KING

Special Part III Preview!

"The fate of us all rest on your shoulders. Do not fail us, Aragorn," said Elrond.

"I do not want that responsibility," Aragorn replied.

(Aragorn receives his sword)

"Tess!" cried Aragorn as he saw his daughter about to be stabbed by a troll. He raced towards her as she spun around to block the attack.

(March on the Black Gate)

"I hate war. There's just not enough time to eat anymore," said Merry.

"Me too. We never get a chance to play jokes on anyone anymore," said Pippin.

"Yeah, life sucks shit," said Emily.

(Saruman's Storeroom)

"Tess is staying behind, Kate. She's not our friend anymore. This world and a father that she barely even knows means more to her than the friends and home that she's known for years," said Dolly angerily. "She never was going to come home with us. She was always going to stay."

"It's not her fault you know."

"Yeah but she's not even trying to do something about it!"

"She'll come around, just give her some time."

(While in SUV)

"What do you mean the battery's dead?" yelled Tess.

"The SUV is out of juice. It's not going to run anymore," said Legolas calmly.

"So we're stuck here?" asked a frantic Dolly. "Stuck in this crappy place, unable to return to our home?"

"Not that that's a bad thing," said Kate as everyone glared at her.

(At the end of the battles)

[Author's Notes:

Don't kill the author! I'm sorry that I couldn't update yesterday. That's why the preview is here, to make up for the missed chapter. My mom kicked me off everything at 8:30 last night right after I finished washing my hair. I didn't get a chance to do anything! So I was unable to post. But I'll try to post tomorrow or on Saturday. I maybe going to a concert on Friday, so I do, I'm not posting until Saturday, but we'll see!

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