Chapter 24:
(A/N Sorry this chappie took so long, but the ROTK script on theorlandobloomfiles.com was NOT working! Believe me, it made me a lot more angrier than you! Especially since someone, I won't say any names but her name rhymes with biori, blamed me!!! anyway, it's superbowl/survivor night, I'm so hyper, so yea...enjoy the chap! PS I saw ROTK in theatres again today! YAY!)
"It's getting late, we'd best get some rest," Sam said, collapsing to the ground.
"Sleep...the word sounds so good, too bad I've only had a couple of hours in four days," Erin said, grumpily.
"Try to sleep, you need rest, you are sleeping for two," Frodo encouraged.
"So are you," Erin replied, looking at him skeptically.
"I know," Frodo replied, lying down beside Erin.
"Goodnight," Sam said, sleepily.
"Night, Sam, Gollum," Frodo whispered.
Erin kissed Frodo on the lips and snuggled up to him. A few minutes later she fell into a deep sleep. "Too risky, too risky. Thieves! They stole it from us. Kill them, kill them. Kill them all!" Gollum cried out in his sleep.
He startled awake and looked around curiously, "Shh! quiet! Musn't wake them, musn't ruin it now!"
He got up and scurried down to the water. "But they knows! they knows! they suspects us!" Gollum cried, angrily.
Erin moaned in her sleep and moved closer to Frodo. Gollum turned around quickly, to make sure she wasn't awake. Gollum continued to talk to himself and cry out, when Sam sighed and woke up. He opened his eyes a fraction and looked to see Gollum leaning over the water, still yelling out his plan.
Sam slowly got up as quietly as he could so Gollum would not notice him. He got a frying pan out of his bag and walked over to where Gollum was. He watched as Gollum through a rock into the water. "Treacherous little villain!" Sam screamed.
He swung his frying pan and hit Gollum on the head. Gollum cried out in pain in surprise, "Ahh! No! Master!"
Erin woke with a start and Frodo moved beside her. "What the.." Erin started, getting up slowly.
Frodo looked over to where Sam and Gollum were fighting, he got up quickly and ran over to them, "No Sam! Leave him alone!" Frodo screamed, prying him away from Gollum.
"I heard it from his own mouth. He means to murder us!" Sam cried, pointing at Gollum, accusingly.
Erin gasped, "And I believe every word!" she cried.
"Never! Gollum wouldn't hurt a fly!" Gollum protested, glaring at Erin and then at Sam, "Ah! it's the horrid, fat hobbit who hates Smeagol, and who makes up nasty lies, and that stupid girl too!"
"You miserable little maggot! I'll stove your head in!" Sam threatened, waving the frying pan to try and hit him again.
"Sam!" Frodo cried.
Gollum cried out. "You call me a liar? You're a liar!" Sam screamed, angrily.
"Sam!" Frodo cried again, stopping him, "We're lost!"
"I don't care! I can't do it Mr.Frodo! I won't wait around for him to kill us!" Sam yelled.
Erin watched them from afar and shook her head in disapproval. This was going no where. She felt a sudden pain in her lower stomach and winced. "I'm not sending him away," Frodo said, defensively.
"you don't see it, do you? He's a villain!" Sam protested, in frustration.
Another pain shot through Erin's stomach and she cried out this time. They all looked over to her. "Erin?" Frodo asked, "Are you all right?"
Erin didn't reply, she took a deep breath and made a face from the pain surging through her body. "Erin!" Frodo cried, a bit more urgent this time, "Is it the baby?"
He ran over to her and looked at her, waiting for an answer. She didn't reply, but instead, she felt everything around her getting blurry. "She needs to rest, she must be exhausted," Sam said, sympathetically.
"No time! no time to stop! must leave now!" Gollum cried.
Erin wobbled and then everything around her went black and she fell back. Frodo caught her before she hit the ground and put her down, carefully. "SAM!!!" Frodo screamed.
Sam ran over to them and put his hand on Erin's forehead, "She has a bit of a fever," he discovered.
"Sam, what if...what if she's sick, what if there's something wrong with the baby! what if the baby is coming now!!!" Frodo panicked.
"Calm down, Mr.Frodo. If the baby is coming now, there is nothing we can do about it," Sam soothed.
This only made Frodo more frantic, "But...no! the baby can't come now!! no! no! no! Mordor is no place for a baby!" He panicked.
Frodo dug through Erin's bag and pulled out her 'Steps Through Pregnancy' book. He flipped through the pages. He read some of the book aloud, "Signs of labor, bleeding, contractions of the stomach, sudden pain," he read.
"She's not bleeding," Sam confirmed, "She can't have a baby when she's asleep".
Erin moaned and opened her eyes. Frodo immidiately started to panic again, "She's awake now!!" He screamed, "Erin!! Is the baby coming? it can't be, it can't be..."
Erin laughed weakly, "No Frodo, the baby is not coming just yet. I was just having a pre-contraction or something, it's normal," She whispered.
Frodo let out a deep breath. "This is not the place to have a baby, but it's coming soon, I just hope not before we get to Mount Doom," Frodo said, hopefully.
"I'm afraid I don't think the baby is going to stay in my stomach much longer," Erin said, sitting up.
"Do you think you will be able to walk, or should we rest awhile?" Sam asked, worried.
"I'll be fine, I just need some help up," Erin said, trying to get up.
Frodo pulled her to her feet and she smiled at him. Frodo smiled back, nervously. Sam looked around, "Where has that little villain gone now?"
They all looked around, "Smeagol!" Frodo called.
They heard footsteps and saw Gollum approaching them. "Here we are, master," Gollum cried back.
"It's time to go," Frodo commanded, "Lead the way".
They started walking again, Frodo very close to Erin just in case she should faint again. Gollum muttered under his breath so they couldn't hear him, "Yess, precious...time to go, go to death," He mumbled.
(A/N well! hope you enjoyed the chapter! I know it wasn't much but there isn't anything good happening just yet...but soon! so keep reading and please R&R y'all!)
(A/N Sorry this chappie took so long, but the ROTK script on theorlandobloomfiles.com was NOT working! Believe me, it made me a lot more angrier than you! Especially since someone, I won't say any names but her name rhymes with biori, blamed me!!! anyway, it's superbowl/survivor night, I'm so hyper, so yea...enjoy the chap! PS I saw ROTK in theatres again today! YAY!)
"It's getting late, we'd best get some rest," Sam said, collapsing to the ground.
"Sleep...the word sounds so good, too bad I've only had a couple of hours in four days," Erin said, grumpily.
"Try to sleep, you need rest, you are sleeping for two," Frodo encouraged.
"So are you," Erin replied, looking at him skeptically.
"I know," Frodo replied, lying down beside Erin.
"Goodnight," Sam said, sleepily.
"Night, Sam, Gollum," Frodo whispered.
Erin kissed Frodo on the lips and snuggled up to him. A few minutes later she fell into a deep sleep. "Too risky, too risky. Thieves! They stole it from us. Kill them, kill them. Kill them all!" Gollum cried out in his sleep.
He startled awake and looked around curiously, "Shh! quiet! Musn't wake them, musn't ruin it now!"
He got up and scurried down to the water. "But they knows! they knows! they suspects us!" Gollum cried, angrily.
Erin moaned in her sleep and moved closer to Frodo. Gollum turned around quickly, to make sure she wasn't awake. Gollum continued to talk to himself and cry out, when Sam sighed and woke up. He opened his eyes a fraction and looked to see Gollum leaning over the water, still yelling out his plan.
Sam slowly got up as quietly as he could so Gollum would not notice him. He got a frying pan out of his bag and walked over to where Gollum was. He watched as Gollum through a rock into the water. "Treacherous little villain!" Sam screamed.
He swung his frying pan and hit Gollum on the head. Gollum cried out in pain in surprise, "Ahh! No! Master!"
Erin woke with a start and Frodo moved beside her. "What the.." Erin started, getting up slowly.
Frodo looked over to where Sam and Gollum were fighting, he got up quickly and ran over to them, "No Sam! Leave him alone!" Frodo screamed, prying him away from Gollum.
"I heard it from his own mouth. He means to murder us!" Sam cried, pointing at Gollum, accusingly.
Erin gasped, "And I believe every word!" she cried.
"Never! Gollum wouldn't hurt a fly!" Gollum protested, glaring at Erin and then at Sam, "Ah! it's the horrid, fat hobbit who hates Smeagol, and who makes up nasty lies, and that stupid girl too!"
"You miserable little maggot! I'll stove your head in!" Sam threatened, waving the frying pan to try and hit him again.
"Sam!" Frodo cried.
Gollum cried out. "You call me a liar? You're a liar!" Sam screamed, angrily.
"Sam!" Frodo cried again, stopping him, "We're lost!"
"I don't care! I can't do it Mr.Frodo! I won't wait around for him to kill us!" Sam yelled.
Erin watched them from afar and shook her head in disapproval. This was going no where. She felt a sudden pain in her lower stomach and winced. "I'm not sending him away," Frodo said, defensively.
"you don't see it, do you? He's a villain!" Sam protested, in frustration.
Another pain shot through Erin's stomach and she cried out this time. They all looked over to her. "Erin?" Frodo asked, "Are you all right?"
Erin didn't reply, she took a deep breath and made a face from the pain surging through her body. "Erin!" Frodo cried, a bit more urgent this time, "Is it the baby?"
He ran over to her and looked at her, waiting for an answer. She didn't reply, but instead, she felt everything around her getting blurry. "She needs to rest, she must be exhausted," Sam said, sympathetically.
"No time! no time to stop! must leave now!" Gollum cried.
Erin wobbled and then everything around her went black and she fell back. Frodo caught her before she hit the ground and put her down, carefully. "SAM!!!" Frodo screamed.
Sam ran over to them and put his hand on Erin's forehead, "She has a bit of a fever," he discovered.
"Sam, what if...what if she's sick, what if there's something wrong with the baby! what if the baby is coming now!!!" Frodo panicked.
"Calm down, Mr.Frodo. If the baby is coming now, there is nothing we can do about it," Sam soothed.
This only made Frodo more frantic, "But...no! the baby can't come now!! no! no! no! Mordor is no place for a baby!" He panicked.
Frodo dug through Erin's bag and pulled out her 'Steps Through Pregnancy' book. He flipped through the pages. He read some of the book aloud, "Signs of labor, bleeding, contractions of the stomach, sudden pain," he read.
"She's not bleeding," Sam confirmed, "She can't have a baby when she's asleep".
Erin moaned and opened her eyes. Frodo immidiately started to panic again, "She's awake now!!" He screamed, "Erin!! Is the baby coming? it can't be, it can't be..."
Erin laughed weakly, "No Frodo, the baby is not coming just yet. I was just having a pre-contraction or something, it's normal," She whispered.
Frodo let out a deep breath. "This is not the place to have a baby, but it's coming soon, I just hope not before we get to Mount Doom," Frodo said, hopefully.
"I'm afraid I don't think the baby is going to stay in my stomach much longer," Erin said, sitting up.
"Do you think you will be able to walk, or should we rest awhile?" Sam asked, worried.
"I'll be fine, I just need some help up," Erin said, trying to get up.
Frodo pulled her to her feet and she smiled at him. Frodo smiled back, nervously. Sam looked around, "Where has that little villain gone now?"
They all looked around, "Smeagol!" Frodo called.
They heard footsteps and saw Gollum approaching them. "Here we are, master," Gollum cried back.
"It's time to go," Frodo commanded, "Lead the way".
They started walking again, Frodo very close to Erin just in case she should faint again. Gollum muttered under his breath so they couldn't hear him, "Yess, precious...time to go, go to death," He mumbled.
(A/N well! hope you enjoyed the chapter! I know it wasn't much but there isn't anything good happening just yet...but soon! so keep reading and please R&R y'all!)