A/N: I had this idea that Gimli tries to hit on Ally but is continuously rejected .
Chapter Nine
More horse riding lessons, More attempts by Gimli to woo Ally and More Gimli bashing.
When we last left the group, which was up to 10 companions at last count, they were riding across the Plains of Rohan. Sarah got the hang of riding her horse, and was quite pleased with her self. She figured maybe it took a while for the whole elfy-instincts to kick in for her, or maybe Angela was just a more natural elf than she.
The group then came to a hill, confronted with the town of Edoras, perched up on a ridge, the houses which were situated in the town were surrounded by a large, wooden fence, and the Golden Hall stood hovering over the town on a higher part of the ridge.
"Edoras, and the Golden Hall of Meduseld," Gandalf announced to everyone.
"Please keep your arms and legs inside the horse while in landing sequence," Steph laughed, receiving laughs from Mac, Sarah, Angela and Dave. Ally looked at her friend, and raised an eyebrow.
"Trust you to say something like that," the human rolled her eyes, Gandalf glaring at her. Ally looked away not wanting to upset the wizard again in hopes of getting her Seth back.
"There dwells Théoden, King of Rohan," Gandalf continued, clearing his throat, continuing. "Whose mind is over thrown for Saruman's hold over King Théoden is now very strong,"
"Like the mind-power the FEDs have over us," Mac nodded. "It's all a conspiracy,"
"You sound just like Ryan," Angela nodded, sighing. "He thinks everything is a conspiracy,"
"But it is!" Dave exclaimed. "Right now, the FEDs are watching us...waiting for us to slip up and stuff,"
"Dave," Sarah blinked. "I don't think the FEDs are here in Middle Earth,"
"Unless there were some agents who were disappeared through the same mist we came in on?" Angela offered, raising an eyebrow.
"Don't encourage them" Ally rolled her eyes.
The group continued up the hill on their horses. Sarah peered up and saw a brown flag, with a horse emblem on it rip off its pole and fly in the air, bouncing around in the wind.
"Here comes trouble," the elf muttered, watching as the flag twirled around in the wind, approaching the group. Sarah and her friends watched the flag, and began to laugh when it flew straight into Gimli, the dwarf in a state of confusion as he tried to rip the flag off him.
"Aiie!" the dwarf cried. "I'm under attack! Save me fair maiden!" Gimli called, everyone figuring he was calling to Ally, who just continued to laugh at the dwarf's misfortune. But what happened next erupted more laughing. The dwarf, in his confused state, hitting Legolas in his attempt to remove the flag, lost balance and fell onto the ground, even Legolas laughing at the dwarf flaring around in the grass with the flag wrapped around his torso. The dwarf ripped the flag off him self and got up, grumbling and muttering as he got a hand up onto the horse with Legolas.
"I would have made him walk," Steph nodded, glaring at the dwarf. Angela laughed then let out a sigh. She regretted she didn't have a notebook or something to write down all the funny things that happened to Gimli so she could tell Ryan when they caught up with each other again.
"You miss Ryan, don't you?" Sarah nodded to Angela, pouting. "I do too. Even with him teasing me...and not letting me have my numerous flashbacks...and hitting me with a frying pan in Moria..."
"You got hit with a frying pan in Moria?" Mac laughed at her friend's misfortune.
"A frying pan!?" Dave said, echoing Mac.
"Yes Mac," Sarah glared. "I got in the head with a frying pan in Moria!" she huffed, folding her arms across her chest.
"A frying pan..." Dave said shaking his head slowly at how ridiculous the whole ordeal sounded.
"Like how you got hit with the electrical chord at school?" Steph blinked.
"Oh look, we're almost in Edoras," Sarah said, quickly changing the subject.
The group slowly made their way up the hill of which Edoras was situated in. They passed the houses, which were cozily built together. Only, the residence of Edoras didn't look like the cozy sort of people. They were dressed in black, their faces long with pain, regret and sorrow.
"You'd find more cheer in a graveyard," Gimli tutted, shaking his head to himself.
"But there is no cheer in a graveyard," Sarah muttered, confused by this.
"That's the whole point," Steph said, shaking her head at her friend's ditzy nature as they approached the foot of the steps which led up to the Golden Hall. Dave hadn't quite grasped the name, continuing to ask why the hall wasn't made of gold, Mac trying to explain the situation to him. They both came to the agreement the whole thing was a conspiracy, and left it at that. As they approached the steps, they noticed three guards walking out of the hall, and waiting at the top step.
The group got off their horses, except for Sarah, who was having a bit of difficulty.
"You'd think there'd be an instruction manual that comes with this, wouldn't you?" the elf muttered, losing her footing and falling on the ground.
"Just like at the Council of Elrond," Angela giggled, remembering Sarah's trouble with staying on her seat. "You'll get the hang of it," the elf continued, reassuring her friend.
"Maybe you could stay out here and guard the horses?" Steph laughed, glaring down at Sarah, who shrugged helplessly on the ground.
"Little help?" she asked, everyone looking away.
"Fine! I'll get myself up," she sulked, going to stand up. A hand grabbed hers and helped her up, the elf grinning at who the individual was that 'saved' her from staying on the ground.
"Oh, Legolas," Sarah blushed, smirking. "Thank you,"
Ally glared at the two, not letting this moment go on any longer. "Alright you two break it up," she huffed.
"Either that, or get a room," Steph nodded.
"Do they have rooms for rent in Edoras?" Sarah joked, shrugging, receiving looks of 'how typical' from her friends.
The group began ascending up the stairs. Mac's first step was a 'doozy' as they say. She ended up stacking it, grabbing onto David, the two of them falling, laughter erupting in the group.
"They sure laugh a lot, don't they?" Aragorn noted, turning to Gandalf who just shook his head.
The group reached the top of the stairway where they were greeted by the three guards they had previously seen walk out of the hall.
"Hi, I'm David," Dave smiled at the three guards, continuing. "What are your names?" He didn't get a reply, just a stern look from the three, Dave sulking at his attempt to make some new friends.
"Ah," Gandalf muttered, as the three guards approached the group simultaneously.
"I cannot allow you before Théoden King so armed Gandalf Grayhame," the middle guard spoke in a mono-tone voice, announcing the orders to the group, in particular to the wizard, "By order of Grima Wormtongue,"
"I wonder if he really has a tongue made of worms," Mac pondered, wondering what a person would look like with a tongue made of worms. She figured it would be like Medusa that mythological personality with the hair made of snakes. Mac then cringed, wondering if this Grima with the worm tongue could turn people to stone, or worse.
"It's all a conspiracy," Dave nodded, Angela laughing at the pair. She thought they were so cute together, and kind of reminded her of Ryan and herself. She and Ryan always wanted to meet Sarah's friends, but never imagined to meet them in a situation such as this, and without Ryan...
In this time, everyone was disarming themselves and giving their weapons to the guards. Ally was anxious, not wanting to give up the stick she kept with her for protection against Gimli.
"But I need it!!" Ally protested, holding onto the stick tightly.
"Just give the stick up, Ally," Steph pressed her friend, the human shaking her head in disapproval.
Sarah watched Legolas hand all his weapons to the guard.
"Wow," the elf muttered.
"Sarah..." Steph said, shaking her head at her friend's reaction towards the poor elf she had intent on wooing.
"Typical fan girl," Mac said, nodding.
"Your staff," Háma said, insisting Gandalf give up his staff. He had been given orders not to let the wizard in with it
"Oh no," Gandalf finally answered the guard, who he knew was named Háma. "You would not part an old man from his walking stick?" The soldier grimaced at this, and then nodded. Gandalf winked at Aragorn, as a signal for, as Sarah would say 'it's all good,'
"Hey, can I use that excuse?" Ally asked, happily ready to use that excuse. The guard shook his head, and reefed the stick out of Ally's hands.
"Why me," the human sulked.
"Don't worry Ally, you'll get it back I'm sure," Steph reassured her friend.
"Yeah," Mac nodded in agreement, Dave also nodding along with her. "Like you'll get Seth back," Mac continued, Ally soon cheering up.
The group made their way into the hall.
"I wonder if the inside is made of gold," Dave muttered, pondering. "Maybe that's why they call it the Golden Hall,"