Sorry for the long delay. I hope this chapter was worth the wait. :)

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To Catch a Killer Rabbit

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Frodo sighed. He pulled out his wooden panpipe, playing a few tunes he knew by heart. He played it for Amelia. That was all he cared about for that evening, making sure she was safe and sound and comforted by his music. He would do anything to please her. She knew it! She gave back to him in return, letting him feel special.

It made everything blissful, and that was worth all the time they spent together as a couple.

"Oh Frodo," Amelia rested her head against his shoulder, "that was beautiful."

"Well," Frodo kissed the top of her head, "I just want to please you and comfort you is all." He chuckled, wrapping an arm around her. "Oh Amelia, you're my moon and stars. My everything, my love. My everything…" he turned his attention towards the mural.

On the mural was a lot of painted images, which included evil merfolk that would eat their victims alive, or killer rabbits who attacked anyone who came near its den and scared it! Oh, wait. There was one white rabbit. He was the killer rabbit! No way! How was that possible?

Frodo chuckled, nervously. "On second thought, it's best that we don't know what lurks on this island." He turned around, spotting Balin and Kili, also staring at the mural. "Balin! Kili! What are you doing here?"

Balin smirked, enjoying this scene. Frodo gulped. He didn't like the wicked look on Balin's face. It made him uneasy. Frodo trembled, wondering if Balin was up to something.

"Balin, what's wrong?" Frodo asked, concerned. He pointed to the mural, asking promptly, "Ah! I see. Does it have something to do with this mural?"

"Well, Balin and I, and our girlfriends heard about this mysterious killer rabbit," Kili chuckled, enjoying the tension.

"Ai! It may be a rare find indeed if we catch it," Balin pointed to Frodo and Amelia, "and you two are going to help us! Ha ha ha!"

"Catch it?" Frodo looked at Balin and Kili as if they had gone mad. "What do you mean?"

"Well," Balin chuckled, loving this, "first, I will go in and lure the rabbit out of its cave. Kili here will herd the rabbit to our trusty cage. All you and Amelia need to do is stay by the cage and make sure the killer rabbit goes into the cage. Then we trap it! We close the cage door, and I'll do the rest! Sound simple?" He winked, wondering how Frodo was taking this.

"Eh-he-he-he…" Frodo hesitated, warily. He told Balin and Kili, right as they walked away, "But-but-but it's a killer rabbit! You'll get yourselves killed! You can't possibly… eh… all right, Amelia and I will join you." He said, giving in.

"We are?" Amelia asked, confused but also curious.

"Um…" Frodo looked at Amelia and the dwarves. His mind was made up. He grabbed Amelia's hand, dragging her towards Balin and Kili. "Wait!" He shouted at the two dwarves, "Balin! Kili! Stop! We're coming with you!"

"Heh heh! I knew you would come," Balin smiled, stopping alongside Kili as Frodo and Amelia caught up to them. Balin pulled out a makeshift cage, passing it to Frodo and Amelia. "Here you are. Now, let's go!" He wandered on with Kili, laughing merrily.

"Um…" Frodo repeated, unsure about this venture.

"Oh, come on, Frodo. What harm could it do?" Amelia asked, curiously.

"Um… hmm." Frodo gave it some thought. "You've got a point." He whispered to her, as they walked, "Let's stick with them. Who knows what this killer rabbit will do?"

Balin and Kili laughed their heads off. It was now or never, right?

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Frodo followed Amelia, Balin, and Kili to a barren land, complete with a large, brownstone cave. Skeletons littered the area, making the place seem like it held a dragon, awaiting to come out of its cave and snatch unwary victims from their graves. Frodo could scoff at the thought, but he was too paralyzed at the idea of meeting a dragon.

Well, meeting a dragon actually sounded cool! He couldn't wait to meet a dragon, but what about a killer rabbit? That was another story… or so he thought!

"Okay," Balin turned to Frodo and his wife, watching the gentle-hobbit finally set the cage down. "Here is good. Now, you two will wait right here, while Kili and I catch this fiendish rabbit! Ha ha!" He crawled away with Kili, determined to catch the elusive killer rabbit.

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Frodo sat by the cage, hoping not to get bit by the killer rabbit. Wherever the killer rabbit was, he'd was prepared to face it. Wasn't he? He didn't know how dangerous this killer rabbit was… oh, what was he saying? Of course, the killer rabbit was dangerous! Wow! He was kidding himself!

"Frodo," Amelia got her hobbit husband's attention, "do you think we'll find this killer rabbit? I'm having a Monty Python vision in my mind about this killer rabbit."

Frodo chuckled. "Well, let's hope the killer rabbit won't come to us for food… or else, we're the food the killer rabbit wants!"

"Here!" Kili cried, herding a fluffy white rabbit towards the cage.

Frodo huffed and puffed. He wasted no time closing the cage door, the moment the killer rabbit ran inside. He sighed in relief, glad the job was done… and had to retract his hands from the cage, before the killer rabbit got to him and his precious fingers! The killer rabbit hissed at him and Amelia but smiled at Balin and Kili.

"He trusts you two?" Frodo asked the dwarves in alarm.

"Rather you than me," Amelia told Balin and Kili.

"What? He's just a harmless little rabbit," Balin said, cheerily. He looked down at the cage, loving up the white rabbit. "Aren't you, you little bunny rabbit? What was that?" He leaned in, listening to the rabbit talk to him. However, Frodo heard no words. He looked at Amelia, seeing the blank expression on her face. Balin looked up, telling the trio, "Yes. Well, Melvin here says we'll be all right. He just wants something to kill and eat."

"Not me!" Frodo and Amelia said in near unison.

"Oh, come on. What's it going to hurt?" Kili asked, stunned.

"Well, I might as well take this rabbit back to the hotel. If anyone wants to join me, we can go," Balin said, pleased.

Frodo eyed his wife, telling her, "Maybe we should head back." He turned to Balin, telling him, "But the rabbit stays with you. You two seem to get along quite nicely. Better than me and my wife could with this killer rabbit at large."

"Agreed," Balin nodded, telling the group, "Let's go!"

"Right," Amelia said, following her husband, Balin, and Kili back to the hotel, where they hoped nothing bad would happen there.