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 Twenty-two: Palantir
Later that night, everyone went to bed exhausted. They party lasted into the early hours of the morning and most people could barely stay awake long enough to get to their rooms. But they somehow managed it. But the Fellowship and Tess, Kate, Dolly, and Emily had it worse. The SUV was still loaded with gear because the group was going to only stay more night supposedly. So everyone had to get their stuff that they needed for the night from it before going to their rooms.
Tess was still in the same room that she had shared with Dolly and they were now also sharing it with Emily and Kate. Everyone else was in the room next door, expect Gimli who was asleep in the party room. Gandalf had already passed out when the Hobbits went inside. His eyes were glazed over which was surely due to the influence of his pot. But he was completely asleep, clutching his shiny object.
Aragorn and Legolas were too awake to go to sleep. They stood outside, staring into the distance. They spoke softly for a few minutes before heading inside. They sensed evil inside and ran for the door back into the hall. Once in the hall, they were draw to the room that they were sharing with the others. They threw open the door, having no idea what might be on the other side.
Merry laid down and fell asleep. Pippin only pretended too. Once Pippin was sure that Merry was asleep, he got up. Pippin walked over to Gandalf and replaced the shiny object with a ceramic water jug. He then began to stare into the shiny object. Then he tried to tear his eyes away from the object but it didn't work.
That's when Tess felt drawn by the shiny object and came running into the room. But then she felt frozen, like some force was holding her in place, like it didn't want her to interfere. Then Merry woke up and tried to call Pippin's attention from the object. And then Aragorn and Legolas came rushing into the room.
Aragorn saw Tess but quickly drew his attention to getting the shiny object away from Pippin. He managed to get it from Pippin's hands but quickly fell under the shiny object's spell. Inside the object, he felt Sauron's presence. But he couldn't stand the object's force long and soon dropped it and slummed to the floor. Legolas caught him before he hit his head.
Then Gandalf woke up and tossed a cloak over the shiny object and everything stopped. The covering of the object stopped all the effects of the shiny object. Tess was able to move and Gandalf was able to wake Pippin up. Tess raced over to check on Aragorn and Merry went to see Pippin. Aragorn quickly got up and everyone's attention turned to Pippin.
"The shiny object, it was a palantir, wasn't it?" stated Tess as she walked towards Pippin and the others followed.
"Correct, Tess," said Gandalf. "Now, Pippin, what did you see?"
"I saw, I saw, I saw, I saw HIM!" said Pippin. "And a white tree, in a stone courtyard, it was burning. And the city too."
"Minas Tirith," whispered Tess and everyone looked at her. "Pippin saw Minas Tirith aflame. I have too."
"When Tess, when did you see Minas Tirith burning?" asked Aragorn, concerned.
"I saw it in my dreams when I was younger. I was only a couple of years old at the time. I had a dream that I was trapped in a white stone courtyard that was burning. A withered white tree stood in the center and was also on fire. I was calling someone's name but I don't remember whose it was anymore. I was trapped in the fire. Finally I was cornered and everything disappeared. The dream ended."
"Sauron must be planning on attacking the capital of Gondor then. And also he must be planning on killing Aragorn's heir," said Legolas.
"So he knows about Tess then," stated Aragorn.
"But does he know about the Ring, Pippin? Did you tell him about the Ring and Frodo?" questioned Tess as she stared into the Hobbit's eyes.
"No, I said nothing of that sort."
"Then we are somewhat safe."
"We will need to speak to Theoden in the morning. Gondor while be attacked soon and if we are too late, the city burn. The question is, will anyone of us be there and be trapped?" said Aragorn.
[Author's Notes:
The next chapter will deal with Arwen and then after that, we will see Gondor and Mary and the Rangers! Hopefully the Arwen chapter will be up tonight so that Gondor can be seen tomorrow!
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