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Chapter 4:
I hadn't really understood what Treebeard had been saying when he told us that the Ents were going to war. I didn't really know what they would actually do. Now I understand how much destruction they can really cause; how much they can do when they were angry.
The Ents started the battle by throwing huge boulders through Isengard's outer walls. They then moved over the walls and entered the area with ease. They stepped on anyone who tried to get in their way and broke as much as they could. They always looked out for each other though. At one point Treebeard saw another Ent being pulled down by ropes. He threw another large stone at the people responsible.
"Yes!" Merry, Pippin and I cheered. Treebeard just growled and stepped on someone else.
I looked up to the tower and saw an old man dressed in white run out onto the balcony. I guessed he must've been Saruman. I watched as he scanned the grounds in panic and I smiled. Serves him right, I thought.
Merry and Pippin occupied themselves by throwing rocks as big as their skulls at the people below.
"Wow!" I said in awe after Merry hit one square in the head. "Your aim is spot on!" Merry looked pleased with himself. Pippin on the other hand looked slightly jealous.
"I can do it too!" he told me, bringing his hand back and letting a rock loose. It hit someone in the chest and caused them to fall over.
"A hit. A fine hit." Treebeard complimented. Pippin looked smug.
"See?" I laughed.
"Good job," I said.
The Ents continued to wreck havoc on the place. I almost felt sorry for Saruman. Almost.
Suddenly a Ent nearby burst into flames. I watched in horror as the fire engulfed his body.
"No!" I cried, jumping down from Treebeard, somehow managing to land on my feet and keep my balance. Good thing I can move again, I thought wryly as I ran towards the people who shot the flaming arrows. At the time it didn't occur to me that I could get killed. All I could think about was that poor Ent.
I reached the people and grabbed the closest one, punching it in the face. Its body crumpled to the ground. I took its heavy sword off its body and stabbed another one with it. I had never killed anyone before (at least that I could remember) but for whatever reason I didn't feel any remorse. Soon, I had taken out the four or five that had shot the arrows and only then, when I was glancing at the bodies around me, did it register that these were not humans.
I gazed at them in shock, trying to understand what I was seeing. They were these grotesque creatures that mildly resembled a human in the sense that they had 2 arms and 2 legs, etc but they were far from it. Each one was different from the other but they were all uglier than anything I had ever seen before. Their skin was blackened and they looked to be rotting. Their mouths were twisted in odd ways and their bodies were slightly deformed. Their faces were contorted awfully and the blood I had caused them to spill was black and thick.
I couldn't move. I couldn't tear my eyes away from the horrible things. I felt myself being lifted up. That snapped me out of my trance. I turned to see Treebeard placing me back on his head.
"Are you alright?" Merry asked, concerned.
"What are those?" I whispered, barely managing to get the words out.
"Orcs," Merry told me. "Awful things, they are. You're lucky you haven't seen one before, although I'm not sure how you could get through life without learning about them..." He eyed me a bit suspiciously but backed off when he saw how sick I looked.
"Oh yes!" Pippin chimed in. "They're the creatures that took us from our friends! Vicious killers and they'll eat anything! They'll even eat other Orcs!"
That was enough to put me over the edge. I move to the side of Treebeard's head and promptly threw up. I wasn't sure if it had to do with the Orcs or the fact that I killed some of them or just this whole place in general but I wretched until there was nothing left in my stomach. I felt a hand on my back and heard a voice telling me that everything would be alright.
Finally I collapsed back onto Treebeard's head, away from the edge. I clutched my stomach and hugged my knees to my chest, waiting to feel somewhat normal again.
I heard someone yell, "Break the dam!"
I looked up to see water pouring through another stone wall. On instinct I grabbed hold of Treebeard, seeing how strong the water really was.
"Release the river." Treebeard ordered. The dam broke completely and water pushed through. I watched as it took out everything in its path, be it stone, Orcs or wood. It came down the mountain like a waterfall and I was stunned by the beauty of the deadly waves.
"Pippin, Estrella! Hold on!" Merry shouted. I tightened my grip on Treebeard while the Hobbits did the same.
"Hold on!" Treebeard repeated as the water rushed towards us. We braced ourselves for impact.
When the water hit us we managed to stay in place, along with the rest of the Ents. The one that had been on fire even ran towards the waves and dipped its head in, instantly quenching the flames. I couldn't help but smile a bit at that.
I looked up at Saruman again and my smile widened. The old man was in utter panic and fear. He was trapped up there in his tower while all his workers died and all his tools became ruined. I watched as he backed away from the scene and locked himself inside.
I glanced down, happy to see the water was receding. It had put out all the fires that had been going before and I felt as if the land was cleansed in a way. I looked over at Merry and Pippin to see them grinning.
"The Ents have taken Isengard," Treebeard announced in satisfaction.
"He doesn't look to happy, does he?" Merry commented while we watched Saruman up in his tower. He was looking around franticly, an ugly man trailing behind him. I crinkled my nose in disgust.
"Not too happy at all, Merry." Pippin answered cheerfully.
"Still, I suppose the view would be quite nice from up there," Merry reasoned, taking a hold of the sides of his jacket.
"Oh yes," Pippin responded. "It's a quality establishment. I hear the staff are very good." I giggled.
Just then Merry decided to measure his height against Pippin's. Pippin must've sensed something was up because he spun around to look at Merry. He tried to pass it off as touching his hair but Pippin wasn't buying it.
"What are you doing?" he asked, exasperated.
"Nothing," said Merry in a tone of innocence. "The worlds back to normal, that's all."
"No it isn't," Pippin said, sounding miserable. "I'm starving." I laughed at their antics and shook my head. No matter where you went, who you met, boys would always be boys, I thought. Always hungry.
"Good luck trying to find something decent to eat around here," Merry replied in a somewhat bitter tone. He grabbed a basket that was floating by and looked inside. "Probably only dead rats and moldy bread."
I glanced behind me and saw quite a large amount of food in the water, all coming from a storage room. I grinned as I picked up an apple that had been beside me. I took a large bite as I was also hungry. The Hobbits turned around to look at me, hearing the crunch. Their eyes widened a little.
"What?" I asked with my mouth full. "You did say it was a quality establishment!"
Both Hobbits stared at the food floating past before tackling each other, each trying to get to it first. Merry came out on top with an apple. He looked a Pippin with satisfaction and mocking before realising that Pippin was holding an entire roasted chicken. His eyes bugged out and I laughed again. It felt good to laugh. I had the feeling I hadn't done it in a long time.
Both Pippin and Merry spotted the room full of food at the same time and rushed towards it as best they could in the water going up to their waist. I moved into the room easily, the water only just reaching my thighs. I was suddenly glad that I had woken up in this strange place in pants and a loose shirt and not a dress.
"Saruman's storeroom," Pippin breathed in delight as they entered. They caught sight of some barrels and both looked pleasantly surprised. "I don't believe it."
"It can't be," Merry added. I was wondering what the hell they were talking about until they had perched themselves on a stone shelf, with me joining them, and opened one of the barrels. It contained a dried up plant.
"It is!" Pippin told Merry gleefully.
"Longbottom Leaf!" Merry exclaimed. He took a deep whiff from the barrel. "The finest pipe weed in the South-Farthing." I suddenly understood what it was.
"It's perfect!" Pippin said. "One barrel each!" They each took a barrel before Pippin stopped. "Wait!" he turned to Merry. "Do you think we should share it with Treebeard?"
"Share it?" Merry asked in disbelief. He glanced outside. "No, no." He took out a leaf. "Dead plant and all that. Don't think he'd understand." He leaned in towards Pippin as if telling a secret. "Could be a distant relative," he whispered. I laughed at that and they turned to look at me as if just remembering I was there.
"Would you..." Pippin hesitated before holding out his barrel. "Would you like some?"
"No, no." I shook my head. "I don't smoke." A grin broke out both their faces before they each whipped out their pipes. "Now now," I said with a wink. "Don't be hasty."
I was pretty sure that at that moment, all of Isengard could hear our laughter.
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