Chapter 6

Fellowship Results:

Frodo - 5

Merry - 3

Pippin - 4

Sam - 5

Perci - 8

Aragorn - 5

Boromir - 5

Eomer - 5

Gandalf - 6

Fili - 5

Kili - 5

Gimli - 5

Bofur - 1

Dwalin - 1

Thorin - 4

Legolas - 8

Glorfindel - 0

Elrohir - 1

Elladan - 1

Tauriel - 1

Haldir - 2

The Fellowship (I CHANGED IT TO 15) :

Frodo

Sam

Perci

Gandalf

Legolas

Haldir

Aragorn

Boromir

Eomer

Gimli

Fili

Kili

Thorin

Merry

Pippin

It was three weeks later when things began to change. All species began to arrive at Atlantis, having been led by the messengers that had been sent out to bring their mssages. All knew that if the One Ring had truly been found, then Middle Earth was about to go war over the fate of Middle Earth.

Every race and kingdom had representatives.

From Rivendell: Lord Elrond, Gandalf - looking battered and bruised, - Elrohir, Elladan, Glorfindel, and Erestor with the Lady Arwen, with four elven guards.

From the Grey Havens, the party from Rivendell having stopped there came: Lord Cirdan and five elven guards.

From Lorien: Haldir, Lord Celeborn, Rumil, Orophin, and with six elven guards.

From Erebor and Dale: Thorin (having left Balin and his sister Dis in charge. Both Bilbo and Perci were happy to see him and the others of his party, Fili, Kili, Barton son of Bain of Dale, Dwalin, Bofur, Bifur, Ori, Oin, Gimli, and Gloin with seven dwarven guards.

From Rohan: Eomer, nephew to the King of Rohan, and Theodred, son to the King of Rohan, with a score of guards came.

From Gondor: Boromir and Faramir, sons of the steward, along with their own score of men arrived.

The only party that had yet to come to Atlantis was that of Mirkwood. Perci couldn't help but wonder if he would come. She hoped he did, but she also dreaded it.

She wouldn't know how to act towards the elven prince that hadn't even sought her out in the last sixty years. To the elf that was her One that left without one glance back at her.

Then she noticed movement on the bridge coming from the beach. Looking closely, she saw it was a pale haired elf leading a bunch of red and brown haired elves.

As the elves drew closer, Perci stiffened. Legolas had arrived with Tauriel and other Mirkwood elves.

As if sensing her gaze, Legolas looked up and his pale blue eyes met her deep sea green ones. Their eyes didn't leave the other's until Legolas went out of sight entering the city of Atlantis below.

Perci stumbled back into her room and collapsed onto her bed, her hand over her heart. She felt a tear trickle down. She had missed him. But he didn't even look like he had missed her. Oh, but she loved him still. And would probably always love her Elven Prince.

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"Perci hasn't been seen for days!"

"I bet you its Hera that's done it again!"

"What're we going to do? The summer solstice is tomorrow and we haven't informed the gods yet that Perci is missing."

These three phrases were what started off the council meeting around the ping pong table in the Big House between the heads of the cabins, some of the Romans mainly Frank, Hazel, and Jason, and Chiron.

"Dear demigods, we will have to inform them regardless. We've all looked and have been looking, for months our lost friend and have not found her. The gods might have an idea as to wear she is."

"Fine."

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Frodo slowly began to wake, his eyes immediately falling on a battered and bruised Gandalf.

"Where am I?" Frodo rasped out, taking the water when Gandalf handed it to him and sipped it slowly to soothe his parched and dried throat.

"You are in the healing ward of Atlantis. And it is 10:00 in the morning on October 24th, if you want to know."

Frodo blinked, now fully registering that his wizard friend was there.

"Gandalf!"

"Yes, I'm here. And you're lucky to be here too. It took almost all of Perci's strength to heal you. A few more hours and you would have been beyond aid but you have some strength in you, my dear Hobbit."

"What happened, Gandalf? Why didn't you meet us?"

"I am sorry, Frodo. I was delayed." Gandalf's face was overcome by a far away look.

"Gandalf? What is it?"

"Nothing, Frodo."

Then they were interrupted.

"Frodo!" Sam exclaimed, running through the door and coming to sit on the side of the bed beside his friend.

Frodo's face lit up at the sight of his friend. "Sam."

"Bless you, you're awake!"

Gandalf had stood and was watching the two fondly. "Sam has hardly left your side."

"We were that worried about you. Weren't we, Mr Gandalf?"

"By the skills of Lady Perci, you're beginning to mend. Welcome back to Atlantis, Frodo Baggins."

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Two Days later:

Lord Elrond and Gandalf were walking through the halls of the palace of Atlantis, searching for Perci. Finally they had to stop a passing lioness.

"Excuse me, but would you be able to inform us where the queen would be?"

"She is in the throne room, Elf, Wizard." The lioness replied gruffily before resuming her patrol. The lions and lionesses, as well as the wolves that had moved to the city with the threat of the Black Riders on the other side of the cave, had taken to patrolling more around the palace at the increased amount of strangers. Already they had had to break up some of the dwarven and elven guards as tension between the two races would always be high. And even though the dwarves, elves, and humans reactions to the city was awe inspiring, they couldn't help hundreds of years of animosity between each other.

Gandalf and Lord Elrond continued on, remembering where the throne room was. Entering, they saw Perci sat on her throne and several other chairs being moved around the room by the same spirits that made the food with a stone pedestal in the middle.

"Elrond, Gandalf, what brings you to me? We aren't set to convene for Council until this eve."

"We have some things to discuss, my lady, before we do. May we sit?"

"Let's go for a walk instead, my dear friends in here have only just begun in setting everything up." Perci stood and beckoned for the two men to follow her through a hidden door behind her throne and onto a balcony that overlooked the majority of Atlantis. "How is Frodo? I haven't had a chance to see him today."

"I checked him this morning, my lady, and he is doing as well as any whom would be stabbed by a Morgul blade." Elrond replied, coming to lean on one side of her while Gandalf did on the other. Neither could deny the beatuy and peace that Atlantis had and has had for years, regardless of what happened out in the world. "His strength returns. But he will carry it the rest o his life."

"But for him to have come so far bearing the Ring, he has shown extraordinary resilience to its evil." Perci replied. "I never stop getting surprised by hobbits, and neither should you, my friend."

They were interrupted by a knock on the hidden door. It opened on its own and although Gandalf and Elrond didn't see anyone, they knew it was one of the spirits that inhabited the island.

Perci, however, could understand them to an extent.

"I'll be there in a moment." She turned back to the two men. "You are welcome to stay out here and gossip, my friends. None but I, the spirits, and lions, know of this door and balcony, you can stay here and speak in private and peace. Unfortunately, there is a matter that requires my attention. Until this eve, my friends."

She left, the two men staring after her.

"Something has been plaguing her mind." Elrond said.

"Yes, it is Legolas that is on her mind."

"Legolas? Thranduil's son?"

"Yes, he is her One but they haven't seen each other since a little before the Battle of the Five Armies and now with him here in her home, she doesn't know how to react. Especially since he hasn't approached in the four days he has been here."

Elrond felt sadness seep into his gaze. "I hope they settle things between them."

"As do I."