Gandalf's prediction

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'Well Gandalf, I keep having the same reoccuring dreams about Gollum, The Ring and the trip to Mordor and the other day i collapsed. Do you know why?' He had a sort of worried look on his face.

'Frodo I'm not going to lie to you. From what you are telling me, I think that the journey and all of it has contaminated with your soul and you are not able to recover. I'm going to try and word this as best as i can. Frodo i believe that with all that happened on the way and in Mordor you will die a lot earlier than expected. I am not presicely when but i expect maybe around when you turn 60.'

Frodo had a look of amazement on his face. He was going to die quicker than he would have?

'But, Gandalf...how can that have happened?'

'Well whenever you put the Ring on, accidental or not it slowly made you weaker and more vulnerable. So you will eventually die alot quicker than expected of a Hobbit in such good health. I'm so sorry Frodo. I should have never sent you on that trip.'

'Gandalf it isnt your fault. I should have never put the Ring on. But i suppose what done is done.'

'I'm sorry Frodo.' And with that Gandalf left.

A little later that day Sam came over to see what Gandalf had said to Frodo whom he handn't seen since this morning.

'So Mr Frodo. What did Gandalf say?'

'Sam...Sam he said because of the ammount of times i put the Ring on on the way to Mordor that it made me weaker and more vulnerable and that it contaminated my soul. He said that I was going to die quicker than I should have if the Ring had never come into my posession.'

'But how is that possible?'

'I don't know Sam.'

The next few weeks were troubled for Frodo. He collapsed many times. He was sitting down one warm afternoon when he heard a knock at the door.

'Frodo, open up I have news for you.'

'Oh, hello, Gandalf. What's the news? Come in.'

'Frodo I think we might be able to consult the King of your condition so that he knows never to let any one ever again near Mount Doom. What do you think?'

'I think it's a good idea. Can Sam come? he'll be worried if i leave with you.'

'Of course he can. But make it quick in telling him we don't have much time to waste.'

Frodo ran to Sam's house and knocked on the door. 'Sam it's me. I don't have much time to lose you need to come out here right now!'

'What is it Mr' Frodo?'

'Sam, Gandalf wants me to go with him to see the king and tell him what has happened to me because of the Ring and Gandalf wants to tell him that Mount Doom should be destroyed. Can you come?'

'Of course i can Frodo.'

They walked back to Bag End to find Pippin and Merry trying to get in but Gandalf was blocking the way.

'Let us in, Gandalf!' Screamed Merry.

'Yeah! We want to see Frodo!' Pippin bellowed.

'I'm right here.' Said Frodo.

'Oh hello, Frodo. How are you?'

'I'm good, Pip.'

'Why is Gandalf here?' Merry asked.

'Can i tell them, Gandalf?'

'If you must.'

'Gandalf is here because he is taking me to the King because of what the Ring did to me and he wants to tell the king to destroy Mount Doom so that something like the Ring is never re-created.'

'What did the Ring to do you?' They asked together with faces of astonishment.

Gandalf answered. 'Whenever Frodo put the Ring on while on the way to Mordor it slowly deteriorated his soul and his life. I am expecting that Frodo will die much younger than he should have if the Ring had never come into his posession.'

'But....But how?' They both asked

'The Ring was pure evil. It would have eventually killed him had he not destroyed it when he did.'

'Can we come with you?'

'If you promise not to be a nuisence and slow us down.'

They thought for a moment and then Merry said 'We promise.'