A/N: well, i decided i was way to excited to not post the beginning of TTTs! it will start out slow and im so sorry if its boring! but it will get better! and fyi frodo and karolyn have some extremely tight tension between them and will be fighting most of the time of TTTs (not as much towards the end). they have sort of a romantic battle going on between them. im already thinking ahead to ROTK! wow lol. anyways, please review! idk why an email wasnt sent out to you all that have subscribed about my last chapter... anyways PLEASE review!
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Chapter 1
I was dreaming, it was nice. Me and Freddie, alone, you know... It didn't last long though. Frodo shifted on his position against me. I lay in the middle of Sam and Frodo, and had obviously pushed Sam and kicked him away while I was asleep. It wasn't unusual to do that though really. Frodo and I were curled up next to each other, I didn't want to scoot away though. He was to warm. Too late, he had woken up and was startled a bit by how close we were and he turned around. Agh dammit Frodo! He's so bratty sometimes. I began to fall asleep, when I heard something above me. It was a weird voice, cracky and slimy almost. It sounded like it was talking to two people.
"Thieves..." I heard it repeat, "They stole it from us, thieves! Nasty little hobbitsses, it's, OURS!" the creature I knew as Gollum jumped on me and pushed me aside. I screamed and Sam threw a rock at it. Gollum resisted and was still on Frodo, choking him! I grabbed Frodo's sword and cut Gollum's back. He wailed and spun around, staring at me.
"Oh shit." I muttered as he charged me. I dropped the sword and began to run. Gollum jumped on me and reached around to my throat. I screamed and attempted to kick him. I began to feel dizzy and couldn't really breathe. Suddenly, Frodo appeared behind him and pressed the sword to his neck.
"Let her go, or I'll cut your throat!" he said through clenched teeth. Gollum hesitated, until I let out one more loud gasp for air did he let go. Frodo pulled me up, "Are you alright?" he whispered, hands on my arms as Sam tied him up.
"Yeah. But why do you care?" I replied coldly as I walked away. Frodo was about to say something, but gave up when I was far away. I was seriously almost over him. One minute he seems to think I'm the only one in the world, the next moment he could care less about me. Sam tied a rope around Gollum's neck as he wailed. I sat down and buried my face in my hands, why did I get stuck here? I wanted to go home so bad. I winced as I rubbed my neck where Gollum had grabbed me, it was sore and dirty. A tear slid down my eye, but I quickly wiped it away. Frodo came over to me and sat down infront of me. I looked him in the eyes as he spoke.
"Listen, I do care about you. That's why I didn't want you to follow me and Sam, it's to dangerous. You shouldn't be here..." he said caressing my cheek. See? How many mood swings can this guy have? I glared at him, but I saw he wasn't even looking in my eyes. I pulled his hand off my cheek and sighed.
"No, you didn't want me to come because of what happened in Lorien! I know that so you can stop pretending." I said rubbing my neck, and breathing heavily. Frodo once again opened his mouth to speak, but closed it.
"Karolyn-"
"Listen, obviously it's to hard for me to be in a relationship with you. So don't try and defend it, okay? Just forget it I don't wanna talk about it." I said staring at him now. He nodded his head, I could have sworn his eyes teared up... If he was ready to love me again, he would tell me. And he was still mad at me, and not at the same time. I put my sword back and stood up, leaving Frodo. Sam was glaring at Gollum, wallowing pathetically and wailing.
"Let's leave him here!" I suggested kicking a rock at him.
"I agree, but we should ask Mr. Frodo first. Mr. Frodo!" Sam called, of COURSE, we HAD to ask MR. FRODO.
"What Sam?" he asked messing with the ring.
"What should we do with him?" he asked pointing to Gollum. Gollum suddenly stopped wallowing and waited for Frodo's reply. Frodo looked to him, Sam, and then fixed his eyes upon me. He stared at me while I glared at him. His eyes were so gorgeous, they looked like an ocean at sunrise. They were like sapphires.
"Keep him on the rope Sam, we'll take him with us." he said turning to Gollum, who in return let out an ear piercing wail.
"Please BE QUIET!" I yelled as I threatened to slice him again. Frodo came up behind me and held my arms back.
"Don't, it's not worth it." he said whispering closely, then looking at Gollum.
"Yes it is. What the hell is he gonna do for us?" I asked violently shaking his arms off me and walking back to the fire with Sam. I wasn't gonna give Frodo a second chance. After all, Galadriel did say to stay away from him, and that was just what I was doing.
Pippin could feel the bumping and jerking of the orc carrying him. Opening his eyes, he saw Merry asleep with a deep gash in his forehead bleeding. Diamond and Gen were beside him, Gen asleep and Diamond's eyes wide with fear.
"Pippin." she whispered quietly.
"Diamond?" he asked trying to shift closer to her.
"I wanna go home." she said whimpering, and a tear slid down her cheek.
"Stop your whimpering!" the orc carrying her said, and elbowed her in the stomach. She let out a yelp and seemed to have the wind knocked out of her. Pippin's blood boiled as he now saw blood trailing down her arm and the orc laughing.
"Stop it you! She's never done anything to you!" he yelled at the orc.
"How do you know? Now shut up!" said the Orc carrying him. Pippin found himself being elbowed as well, and let out a small yelp.
"Pip..." Diamond managed to slip out.
"Yes?" he asked nodding off.
"Your brooch! Rip it off and drop it! Maybe Aragorn will find it!" she suggested, whispering as quiet as she could.
Pippin's eyes grew wide and he nodded. Putting his teeth over the brooch, he managed to tear it off. Looking back at it, Diamond and Pippin hoped for luck to be on their side.
Laura, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were sprinting through the countryside. Over hills, rocks, and through forests they searched for their hobbit friends. Laura was still in a state of grieving though, she wasn't taking the loss of Boromir to well. Legolas felt sad for her, but he still loved her more than ever.
"Aragorn could we please stop!" Laura said panting heavily.
"We cannot stop for long..." Legolas warned sitting next to her.
"Dwarves need no break!" Gimli exclaimed sitting down as well and panting.
Aragorn looked out over the hills, tracking. He suddenly stiffened and turned around to face them, "Their pace has quickened, they must have caught out scent! Hurry!" he announced running down the hill. Laura groaned and Legolas held a hand out to her.
"Come on," he encouraged her with a friendly smile. She took it and soon they were sprinting again. For about another hour they continued to run. Gimli lagged behind while the two elves were ahead most the time, Aragorn in the middle.
"Aragorn!" Laura cried suddenly stopping. She stooped down to pick something up. In her hand she held a small golden leaf, a brooch. Everyone gathered around her and stared at the brooch.
"Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall..." Aragorn muttered quietly.
"They may yet be alive!" Legolas exclaimed taking the brooch.
Laura's eyes widened, her friends might be alive? The Uruk she knew were not merciful creatures when it came to their prisoners.
"Come on Gimli! Were gaining on them!" Laura exclaimed as they began to run again. Gimli was heard tumbling down the hill rather loudly.
"I'm wasted on cross country, we dwarves are natural sprinters! Very dangerous over short distances..." he muttered as he began to run again.
Pippin was thrown on the ground along with his friends. Crawling over to Merry, he saw the cut was infected. Suddenly, someone reached out and grabbed him, it was Diamond. She pulled him to the ground next to him and pulled him close.
"I'm so scared Pippin! Where's Karolyn and Genevieve?" she said as he pulled her up, cradling her.
"Karolyn isn't here remember? Gen is just fine." he said searching for her. Gen had crawled to Merry and they were hugging. Pippin looked down at Diamond, she had curled into a ball in his arms. He lowered his head and kissed the top of her ringlet hair. She was so beautiful; even if she was bloody and rather dirty. They eventually joined Merry and Gen.
"Whats making that noise?" Diamond asked looking around.
"It's the trees!" Merry said in awe as he stared into Fangorn.
"Merry, I think you hit your head to hard." she said kissing his cheek. Pippin now saw how bad Gen looked. Her eyelid was sliced, and swollen so she couldn't open it. Her collarbone had a huge bruise on it as well; she never had been moving her right arm that whole time.
"You remembe the old forest? On the borders of Buckland? Folk used to say there was something in the water that made the trees grow tall, and come alive..." Merry said quietly as he pulled Gen closer. She winced and rubbed her collarbone.
"Alive?" Pippin asked staring at Gen.
"Trees that could whisper! Talk to each other! Even... move." Merry said smiling.
"Genevieve, what wrong with you collarbone?" Pippin asked as she rubbed it.
"I'm pretty sure it's broken. I can't even move
my shoulder. An Uruk accidentally bumbled me into a really big cliffside and I heard it crack..." she said wincing again. Merry set her down and examined it. They all noticed her eye.
"Gen can you see?" Diamond asked pointing to her eye.
"Guys I'm fine! It's just swollen, I cut it on something I guess." she said pushing away any help.
Suddenly, the orcs began to grow tense.
"I'm starvin'! We ain't had nothin' to eat but maggoty bread for three stinking days!" he yelled throwing down the bread.
"Yeah! Why can't we have some meat?" another one yelled.
"What about them? Their fresh!" an orc exclaimed turning to the hobbits. The orcs began to agree and some even headed towards them.
"They are not, for eating!" the leader yelled at them.
"What about their legs! They don't need those!" the first orc said licking his lips, "Oh they look tasty!" he said making his way over. The hobbits looked to their legs with a startle and Merry and Pippin shielded the girls.
"GET BACK SCUM!" the leader yelled stepping in front of him. A fight broke out and the first orc's head was sliced off. The orcs froze and the leader let out a cry.
"looks like meats back on the menu boys!" he exclaimed as they all dove for the body. Guts went flying everywhere and the hobbits were terrified.
"Run for it!" Gen exclaimed as she cut off her and Merry's bonds. Pippin and Diamond quickly followed. Suddenly, arrows spared through the air killing a few orcs. Horses neighed and came galloping from the darkness, their riders shooting at the orcs. The hobbits screamed as they dodged every horse and arrow.
Pippin tripped and fell onto his back. He came face to face with a horse's hoof about to cone down on his face. He screamed when suddenly Merry and Gen pulled him out of the way and they continued to run. They followed the fastly sprinting Diamond into Fangorn. They ran for what seemed hours until the sound of the fighting disappeared. They all slowed to a walk.
"I think we've lost 'em." Gen said panting and holding a hand over her eye, which was now refusing to stop bleeding. The hobbits walked for awhile, when suddenly, they heard something behind them.
Gen stopped, "Did you hear-" but was cut off by a sword being held to her throat.
"No one will be able to her you scream!" he said. Merry lunged forward and stabbed the orc in the shoulder with his dagger. The orc shrieked and the hobbits all began to climb a nearby tree. Pippin was turning around to help Merry climb up, but Merry was pulled down by the orc.
"LET HIM GO!" Gen yelled with a sob. Diamond was hyperventilating and Pippin sat watching helpless. The orc pinned Merry to the ground and held a knife to his throat. Smiling, he raised his knife ready to stab.
"No one can hear you squeal..." he whispered evilly. Merry closed his eyes, there was a noise. Pippin and the girls heard it to, even the orc stopped. Pippin turned around to meet the eyes on the tree. He let out a disgusted shriek and began to fall backwards. Diamond found she was sitting on an arm and Gen screamed when she to was pushed off by an arm. As Pippin and Gen expected hard ground, they were caught by enormous hands. The orc squealed as the tree's foot came down on it, saving Merry.
"RUN MERRY!" Diamond screamed as a hand reached for her. Suddenly, Merry found himself within the grip of this monster as well.
Frodo, Sam and I travelled with Gollum. He was so annoying! He always sounded like he was talking to another person next to him, and always begged us to take off the rope. I almost felt scared of him. Something wasn't right about him. And all this time my necklace stayed red.
"Quiet you! It's hopeless, every orc in Mordor is going to hear this racket!" Sam said tugging harshly at the rope as Gollum wailed.
"I say we tie him up here and let him die!" I said kicking him.
"No! It would kill us, kill us!" he hissed loudly. Frodo looked at me with disappointment, honestly... He made his way over to Gollum who was shaking.
"Frodo don't fall for it." I warned suspiciously. Gollum looked as if he were playing innocent.
"Maybe he does deserve to die... But now that I see him, I do pity him..." Frodo said cocking his head to the left side. I sighed, how stupid was this ring making him?
Gollum nodded his head with a small smile, "We be nice to them, if they be nice to us! Take it off us! We swears to do what you wants, we swears!" Gollum pleaded holding out the rope to Frodo.
"There's no promise you can make that I can trust." Frodo reminded him with caution.
"We swears to serve the master of the precious! We will swear on... on the precious!" Gollum said nodding and grinning, then he let out that nasty cough. I facepalmed and Sam shook his head.
"Oh no not this joke." I muttered.
"The ring is treacherous, it will hold you to your word." Frodo said eyeing him.
"Yes! On the precious! On the precious!" Gollum pleaded.
"I don't believe you!" Sam suddenly shrieked, it even made me jump! Sam rushed forward, and I followed him as Gollum screamed and climbed up onto a rock. "Get down! I said down!" Sam ordered harshly.
"Sam!" Frodo freaked out. I pulled Sam away, but both of us continued to glare at Gollum.
"He's trying to trick us! If we let him go, he'll murder us in our sleep!" I screamed at Gollum, and Frodo. I pulled out my sword again and stepped to Gollum running. Gollum screamed and I suddenly felt Frodo wrap his arms around my waist and pulled me back. He threw me on the ground and gripped my wrists way to tight. I tried to pull away, but he was to strong. He stared at me with those big blue eyes, with disappointment.
"Karolyn, we need him!" he said quietly.
"Why! Why him? We can get to Mount Doom on our own!" I said trying to pull away again. Frodo still gripped me tight and pulled me to his face. We were both glaring at each other, but he whispered to me, "Do you want to live? Go home again?" he asked. I let out a small scream and sob.
"Don't you dare use home against me ever again Frodo Baggins!" I said sobbing. He let me go, but this time he looked sad. I pulled my knees to my chest and sobbed. Ge walked over to Gollum while Sam came to me.
"You know the way to Mordor?" Frodo asked kneeling before Gollum.
"Yes..." Gollum replied hesitantly nodding his head.
"You've been there before?" he questioned again.
"Yes!" Gollum replied.
Frodo graciously slipped the rope off Gollum's head. He flinched, as if Frodo were going to hit him.
"You will lead us to the Black Gate." Frodo ordered him. Gollum looked to Frodo with happiness. Sam sat next to me, hugging me as I rocked back and forth. When we heard Frodo's decision, we looked up.
"We need him, and he needs us." Frodo said as he offered a hand to Sam. Sam took it and then stuck his hand out to me. I rolled my eyes and stood up, and began to follow Sam as we followed Gollum.
"I don't like Gollum one bit Miss Hadley." Sam whispered to me.
"I hate him Sam."
wow karolyn and frodo are confusing. and frodo is definitely moody, even in the movies he is! i guess its just that stupid ring... anyways PLEASE REVIEW!
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