Author's note: I'm glad you're enjoying my fic so far. As some of you know Hugo still has a cameo and I decided to include his lovely wife Katrina. Once again out of respect for Hugo's wife and family, I won't put him in any sexual hijinks, that's why his wife is going to be in this chapter as well and on a personal note, his wife is a very lucky woman :)! The lyrics you are about to read in italics are songs that are usually played at cons during their dances. The Time Warp from Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Rasputin by M. Boner. Enjoy!
Chapter 21
Michael had finally come to. The first face he saw was Hugo trying to revive him.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"Uh-huh." Michael answered with a school boy grin.
Molly was still looking up at the ceiling, trying to figure a way out and how to open th hatch.
"I don't know, I think it would be a little too risky." Elrond said.
"I would call 911 right about now, but I left my cell phone in the room." Molly said.
"Did you say you needed a cell phone?" Gandalf asked.
"Yeah do you have one?" Molly asked.
The old wizard searched his robes and realized he had forgotten his as well.
"Oh don't tell me ..." Molly rolled her eyes.
"Yes my dear, we are what you say 'shit out of luck'?"
"Now what do we do?" Elrond asked.
Hugo pulled out his cell phone and dialed the front desk.
"Hello, front desk." Said a female voice on the other end.
"Yes, we seem to be stuck in one of your elevators." Hugo said to the woman on the other end.
"How many of you are in the elevator right now?"
"Five of us." He answered.
"Hold tight, and stay calm, we will send someone within the hour." The woman said.
"You have got to be kidding me! I'm going to be late." Hugo let out a deep sigh as he spoke.
"Sorry about that sir, but we will get someone there as soon as we can." And then she hung up.
"Well I tried." He shrugged.
"Well I guess all we can do now is wait." Molly said.
"I figured since we are all stuck in this elevator, you nice folks already know who I am." He said with a smile.
"Oh I'm Molly and the boy who just fainted in front of you is my best friend Mikey." Molly said.
Michael stood there just grinning from ear to ear.
"Nice to meet you Mikey." Hugo said.
"Oh no, the pleasure is all mine." Michael said still grinning.
"And you are?" Hugo asked Gandalf.
"Dalf." The old wizard said making up a fake name.
"Is that german?" Hugo asked.
"Uhm, yes." He answered.
And then he turned to Elrond.
"I have to say you are the most convincing Elrond I have seen at this event so far. The others don't even come close and your costume is very close to the one I wore in the movies."
"Uh thanks." Elrond said.
All Molly could do was giggle at Elrond's reaction.
"What are you giggling at?" He asked her with a grin.
"Oh nothing my love." She answered.
He wrapped his arms around her waist as he held her close.
"Oh this is ..." Molly started to say.
"Elrond, nice to meet you." He said.
"Let me guess? Your parents were Tolkien fans." Hugo said.
Elrond nodded.
"Why yes they were." He said.
The five of them just sat in the elevator just chatting until the firemen came about an hour later. They were being pulled out one by one and all Michael could do was stare because one of them was quite hot and he figured, it wouldn't hurt to try and get his phone number. Once they were all checked out by paramedics they were free to go. A beautiful blonde woman rushed over to Hugo and hugged him.
"Oh thank God you're alright!"
He gave her a quick peck on the lips as he hugged her back.
"Oh I want for you to meet my wife Katrina." Hugo said.
"Hello." She said.
Her smile seemed to light up the whole hallway as she extended her hand to both Molly and Elrond.
"Nice to meet you." Molly said as she shook her hand.
"So long have you two been married?" Elrond asked.
"Fourteen wonderful years and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world." Hugo said happily as he looked at Katrina lovingly.
Michael looked over joined the group. He and Katrina bid them good evening and went their separate ways.
As Hugo and his wife walked down the hallway, they made a little small talk.
"I can't believe as to how much that man dressed as Elrond looks like you." His wife commented.
"Yeah it was like looking in a mirror, but he seems like a nice fellow though. And I do have to say he and his lady friend make quite the lovely couple." Hugo commented.
"Yeah they do."
Elrond and Molly separated from the group and had a conversation of their own.
"So how did it feel?" Molly asked.
"What feel?"
"You know meeting the man that portrayed you face to face?"
"Oh, yes. He seems like a very nice man."
"Yeah, it's actually quite refreshing to see someone who's famous not be so full of themselves. And his wife seemed pretty cool too. It was nice to see she was a real person and not a bimbo. No wonder he's so grounded."
"You know I was thinking, after seeing them together, do you think that could be us one day again like it used to be?" Elrond asked.
Molly smiled at the thought.
"Anything is possible." She answered.
Gandalf and Michael were on there way to the bar for a drink.
"I have one thing to say about Mrs. Weaving."
"And what's that?" The old wizard asked.
"She is one hell of a lucky woman." He answered. "Now if only he had a single gay twin." He mused.
A few hours later they all made their way to a dance and met up again. It was five minutes to midnight. Michael looked at his watch.
"Molly! They're gonna do the Time Warp in five minutes!" He said excitedly.
"What is the Time Warp?" Elrond over the loud music.
"I'll show you! Just do like I do!" Molly said as she led him to the dance floor.
It's astounding
Time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll...
But listen closely...
Not for very much longer...
I've got to keep control.
I remember doing the Time Warp.
Drinking those moments when
The blackness would hit me.
And the void would be calling.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
It's just a jump to the left.
Everyone on the dance floor jumped to the left and so did Elrond.
And then a step to the right.
Everyone stepped to the right.
With your hand on your hips.
They put their hands on their hips.
You bring your knees in tight.
But it's the pelvic thrust.
Everyone thrusted their pelvis at the same time to the music.
They really drive you insane.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
It's so dreamy
Oh, fantasy free me
So you can't see me
No not at all.
In another dimension
With voyeuristic intention.
Well secluded I see all...
With a bit of a mind flip...
You're into a time slip...
And nothing can ever be the same.
You're spaced out on sensation.
Like you're under sedation.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Well, I was walking down the street
Just having a think
When a snake of a guy
Gave me an evil wink.
Well it shook me up
It took me by surprise
He had a pick-up truck
And the devil's eyes
He stared at me
And I felt a change
Time meant nothing
Never would again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
It's just a jump to the left.
And then a step to the right.
With your hands on your hips.
You bring you knees in tight.
But it's the pelvic thrust...
That really drives you insane
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
It's just a jump to the left.
And then a step to the right.
With your hands on your hips.
You bring your knees in tight.
But it's the pelvic thrust
They really drive you insane.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
Let's do the Time Warp again.
As the song ended everyone fell to floor laughing.
"That was fun." Elrond said.
A few moments later another song had started to play as people were forming a circle. The melody sounded russian but it had a fast dance beat behind it. People started kicking their legs into the air like they were a part of a can-can line. Molly and Elrond joined the circle and continued to dance.
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on
By this time a few people bowed out including Gandalf who went to go sit down. The Time Warp was way too much for old wizard but he sat back and watched the group as they continued to kick their legs in the air in time to the music.
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a hole healer
Who would heal her son
But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.
"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
During the instrumental Elrond and a few over men went into the middle of the circle for a dance off. One by one, each of the men dropped like flies and crawled off the floor. The elk king held his own with each step as Molly and the others cheered him on.
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"
RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead
Once the song was over Elrond rushed over to her and picked her up in his arms.
"Pretty fancy footwork there my lord." She said.
"Thank you my lady." He answered.
And then he kissed her.
"Oh God you two get a room!" Michael said jokingly.
"Okay!" They both said.
They excused themselves from the group and headed for a private place to talk. Once they were alone and away from the crowd, they just stood there looking over the river.
"Elrond?"
"Yes?"
She pulled out a simple gold band, it was the replica of the one ring.
"I know the original ring held some bad memories back in middle earth."
"Yes it did."
"Well I was thinking, how about we make this ring more positive." She said as she held up her one ring.
"What are you asking Molly?"
She took a deep breath and then she started to speak.
"Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed about you. I thought about you all the time even when I was growing up. But as I grew older, I said to myself that it was crazy to be in love with someone who isn't real. And now here you are, living and breathing before me and over the time we got to know each other ... again, I've grown to love you more and more with each passing moment. I knew there was a reason I loved you. And now that we have found each other, it would break my heart to be without you. You complete me Elrond. You always have."
His eyes almost started to water as she spoke those words.
"Oh Molly. I love you so much."
"And I love you too."
She continued to hold the gold band in her hand as she spoke some more.
"What I'm asking is ..." She swallowed hard and took a deep breath. "Will you marry me ...again?"
