(recording) Hello, you have reached Merry and Pippin. And Treebeard, because we're letting him use this phone in exchange for his acting as our antenna tower. And boy has our reception improved! So if you have a message for any of us, leave it now. Yes, now. Now means now, not after contemplating this recording for two years. Just so all you entish types know that. Now. beep!

-Hey, Treebeard? It's Merry. I know you said it might take a while for the other ents to talk over this whole war thing, but we do need to hurry it a bit, okay? If we actually want to help? What I'm trying to say is, wake up! It's past ten and you're still in bed! You missed both breakfasts! Let's get a move on here!

-Hoom,…ents,…entmoot…today…Short…notice…but…these…not-hobbits…are…hasty…folk.

-Treebeard? It's Pippin. How long will this entmoot thing last? We didn't bring that much food. Just a couple armfuls of mushrooms, some lembas, a few pocketfuls of berries, that sort of thing.

-A…long…time,…young…not-hobbit…We…are…not…hasty.

-Hey Merry, it's Pippin. Treebeard said the Entmoot is going to take a while, and we'll just be sitting here bored because we don't know entish, so let's change to somebody else's part of this story. So the audience doesn't get bored, okay? Okay, here goes-

-Frodo? It's Sam. We're still lost. How do you know Gollum's not getting us more lost? And your reply better not have "Oh Sam" in it.

-Sam, why are you always suspicious of everyone? First you didn't trust Strider, now you hate Gollum. Okay, yes Strider was creeping us out and threatening me, and yes Gollum has tried to kill us, but don't you think you're being a little harsh?

-Stops talking, masters, and follows us! Nows!

I'm sorry the chapters have been getting so short! But there's three different stories going on and I can't leave any of them alone for too long without neglecting it entirely! On the bright side- three stories should mean three times as many chapters, even if they are short. Continue reviewing!