Hello Guys and Dolls as always I dont own anything everthing recognizable belongs to its respective owners. Rember i've never read the books so this story is loosely based off the movies I tired my best please be kind if I get some thing horriably wrong please tell - Dizzy

Chapter four shadow Creatures

Early morning had Darcy digging through striders supply bag as he set the fire for breakfast. She squealed when she found rolled oats ,honey and what she hoped were raisins they looked like raisins but this was asgard they could be some alien berry.

" Strider?!" she sang as she dug for a pot , he looked up at her

" Oatmeal? and are these raisins?" She asked shaking the jar at him. He raised a brow at her and nodded she guessed to both questions and she went about setting up the pot. And getting the oatmeal going with plenty of honey since he didn't have any sugar. Once the oatmeal was bubbling away almost done Darcy added the raisins and some pecans she found and confirmed by asking Strider again which got her another odd look. He was toeing awake the hobbits the geezer had been gone since Darcy had woken up doing god knows what. pulling the pot of the fire strider came over with wooden bowls and helped her dish out oatmeal to the grumpy hobbits who of course started to gobble it up at the speed of light. Gandalf appeared out of no ware an accepted his bowl from Darcy

" This porridge smells lovely Lady Darcy." She smiled at him nodding she'd forgotten the ye old word for oatmeal was porridge. No wonder strider was looking at her like she was crazy she kept forgetting asgardians use ye old speak. Sam offered to wash the dishes and Darcy helped strider pack up the cart. Gandalf started to load up the hobbits, Frodo seemed more twitchy than normal whispering worriedly with Gandalf. Strider lifted Darcy into the cart when she was watching Frodo surprising the hell out of her

" What did I tell you about manhandling me!" She skwaked batting at Striders gloved hands. He actually just smiled at her putting up the carts tailgate and climbing onto his horse. They were making hella good time, the cart piratically trembled as they rocket through the forest. Darcy spent most of the ride joking with pip and merry and showing Sam how to play snap with some cards she had in her purse. Again Frodo stayed in the corner of the cart sullen and quite. Soon they left the forest and were shaking up mountainous terrain they got out of the cart and began to hike. Darcy knew she was really out of shape as she tried to keep up with the hobbits, strider was behind her helping her every now and then. They ended up at some watch tower strider had told them the name but Darcy couldn't pronounce it, what she did know was that they were stopping here for the night. And climbing up to it had Darcy's thighs and stomach burning she defiantly needed to get in shape no more just because cupcakes okay maybe only once a week. Strider and Gandalf were looking out at the terrain strider gave each of the hobbits a small sword and Darcy one as well hers looked brand new actually. Strider and Gandalf went to look around Darcy settled down with strider cloak and began to doze off, Frodo laid down close to her probably because it was windy as hell. She woke up to Frodo shouting

" Put it out you fools." she sat up and saw him stomping out a small fire then something shrieked ,Darcy scrambled to her knees

" What the fuck was that?" she asked as they looked over the edge o the tower and saw black shadowy things on horses Darcy didn't know what thy were but she pulled the sword off her hip, thanking Thor that said god taught her a few things not much but enough.

" Go!" Frodo shouted and they ran up to the higher part of the tower not before Darcy got her taser and a small stark designed defense item out of her purse. They stood back to back and Darcy whispered

"Anyone want to tell me what the hell is going on? Frodo?" No one said anything before a shadowy thing began to come through the side of the tower pulling out a wicked looking sword. He stepped forward the hobbits backed up and Darcy pulled whatever braveness she had. They couldn't fight she could well half assed but if she could help them she would. She stepped forward a bit more praying beyond hope she didn't get killed, it didn't help four more shadow creatures came out. She made sure use her own body as a shield. Sam rushed from Darcy's side and attacked them and got thrown aside Darcy kept herself in front of them .Because she heard pip say get in front of Frodo they were after him. Darcy held her own as one creature dropped his sword down and Darcy managed to parry, thank Thor she thought as she slammed her sword back push it forward some. But it threw her back and she landed on her back

"Run Frodo" she grit as she scrambled up to her feet as pip and merry got thrown as Frodo dropped his sword and scrambled back.

" You idiot run !" Darcy said as she threw the stark designed self defense ball which exploded out like lighting getting two of the creatures as Darcy charged forward and Frodo freaking disappeared and the shadow thing stabbed down at the air and Frodo reappeared screaming. As strider came jumping out all bad ass with a sword and a torch Darcy was super glad to see him because she knew she wasn't doing anything but pissing them off. Darcy kept fighting with strider as Sam ran to Frodo , and strider set two a flame and they began to Darcy ran to the hobbits as strider through the torch hitting one dead in the face as it burst into flames Darcy knelt next to Frodo

" You fucking idiot" she sobbed out ripping off her hoodie pushing it against his wound as Sam called for strider he picked up the dropped sword

" hes been stabbed by a mourgral blade. Its beyond my skill to heal he needs elvish medicine he scooped him up and rushed down just as Gandalf appeared.

" now you show up you old geezer!" she shrieked

Phew that was hard to write guys and dolls I kept going back to that seen in the movie and rewatcing which between me and you really pissed off my husband in the end babydoll took away the romote. Oh well this came out the way I wanted it too next time Darcy meets Arwin and freaks over Frodo. Thank you to those who reviewed they make me happier than a hippo in a tutu! Please cntinue to review love you guys and dolls- Dizzy