A/N: Well, I am a loser.

I am so sorry, that is all I have to say. I have been so busy and summer got off to a busy start, and I got a job. Plus, I just got back from vacation. I actually wrote the majority of this one night on vacation at 3 in the morning until 3 in the morning. So, I am SO sorry if it is a crappy chapter!

Next chapter we are getting to the good stuff, finally! We get to see our three friends, finally, Frodo, Sam, and Karolyn! YES I HAVE SO MUCH PLANNED.

Anyways, one soundtrack today. "A Far Green Country", this scene always makes me cry. READ AND REVIEW I AM SO SORRY.

Chapter 12:

Diamond let the adrenaline do the work for her. Nothing could stop her now, no Orc could get past her. The Rohirrim were winning, and the orcs knew it.

"Drive them to the river!" Eomer called out to the riders, Diamond began to charge on her small pony the opposite way.

"Make safe the city!" Theoden suddenly stopped what he was doing and turned, mouth agape. Orcs began to scatter, as did soldiers of Theoden. Diamond to turned as the orcs in front of her suddenly ran the other way.

"Elephants?" She squeaked.

No, these were no elephants. These were the Mûmakil. Giant, fierce looking "elephants". A horn sounded, and the beasts charged along at the sound. Diamond began to panic as they cane closer, the orcs scrambling away as the animals walked towards them. Suddenly, soldiers were being thrown into the air as the Mûmakil swung their tusks side to side, sweeping and stomping everything they could. Diamond's eyes widened in fear as the creatures neared and shook the ground.

"Re-form the line!" Theoden began to shout repeatedly. Diamond gulped and suddenly saw Merry and the rider line up next to her. She held his hand briefly, then, Theoden called the charge. Horses began to gallop, and Diamond began to tremble. The feet of the Mûmakil made the ground shake terribly as they walked. The lines broke apart as they rode between the animal's feet, maneuvering around it. Arrows were fired and swords slashed at the rough skin, Diamind doing all she could. Arrows pierced the under bellies of the Mûmakil, but their drivers knew better. More soldiers were trampled on and tossed, the Rohirrim getting frustrated.

"Cut him down!" Someone shouted, pointing at the driver, the Haradrim.

Eomer heard this and spotted the driver. Launching a spear at the driver, it pierced him. Suddenly, the driver fell limp and off the top of the Mûmakil. His way of controlling the animal was attached to the ear, unfortunately. The man dangled from the ear of the animal, and it let out a painful howl.

Diamond barely had any time to realize what was happening, she was still galloping underneath the Mûmakil, her pony somewhat slower than the other horses. Suddenly, the giant animal swerved and took a turn, crashing into another Mûmakil beside it because of the tugging pain on his ear. Diamond screamed as the foot of Mûmakil swept close to her, the heel of it's foot hitting her pony. She was sent flying forward, flailing through the air. Closing her eyes, she hit the ground with a smack and skidded to a stop. A horse rode past her, it was Merry! Quickly, she stood with her sword ready, and ran after them.

"MERRY! COME BACK!" She shouted after him. They were gone, and she began to weep. But not for long.

Then, she screamed in relief as Merry and the rider appeared next to her. The rider quickly scooped her up behind him, and they rode on.

"Merry!" She yelled as he smiled at her, controlling the reins. Suddenly, their smiles were wiped off as the Mûmakil reared up on its back legs, roaring.

"Bring it down!" Theoden ordered as soldiers continued to fire. The animal was barely surviving as it began to fall back. Their horse suddenly reared itself, sending everyone off. Looking up, Diamond screamed as she saw the Mûmakil falling towards them.

"Go!" She yelled as she pulled Merry along with her. They were sent flying forwards as the creature finally stumbled and fell backwards, trembling the ground beneath them. Merry shielded the girl and they screwed their eyes shut. After a moment, they sat up stunned.

"Oh, Merry! Thank you!" Diamond exclaimed as she quickly hugged him, the dust in her throat nearly choking her from the fall and gust of wind from the Mûmakil's fall.

"Friends don't leave each other behind!" He shouted scratchily as they stood and ran out from behind the fallen Mûmakil. In a brief moment, they saw the rider that had carried them fighting off orcs and Haradrim, and Theoden watching in the distance.

"Diamond!" Merry suddenly yelled as he slashed the throat of an Orc behind her. The two began to fight off orcs galore, and Haradrim alike. Merry was grabbed from behind, and Diamond attacked him mercilessly. The two never gave up.

Gothmog was knocked out by the rider unknown to Diamond at this point. The rider named Eowyn.

Faramir hadn't woke up yet, but nevertheless I held his hand, just so I could be there when he woke.

There was a war going on outside, and I could hear it. Diamond had gone with Pippin, and I felt left out.

Maybe I was the one who should be out there? Looking back to Faramir, I sighed and leaned into his chest.

"Please wake up soon," I whispered, I was really hoping I could hug him again. After a few moments, I sighed out of boredom.

He chuckled, "I am awake."

Gasping, I sat up, "What?"

"I've been awake." He hoarsely replied, opening his eyes. I shook my head and grasped his hand.

"So why haven't you said anything?"

"Because, I like to hear you breathe, and talk to yourself. It's soothing, and amusing." He smiled at me, but all I did was lean down and kiss him. It was long, and I slowly laid down next to him. Smiles were even exchanged within it.

As we broke apart, I realized something. The longer I was waiting here, the more lives were being lost. Slipping away so easily, and I was in here making out with a hot guy. I mean, don't get me wrong, it was nice! But, it still felt wrong.

Frowning, I turned away and sat up.

"Ginger?" He asked as his hand rubbed my back.

"Hm?"

"What is wrong?" He asked with concern.

I sighed, "It's just, my sister and her friend are out there. And I should be with them. I know they went back to fight. It was brave of them, and I'm being a coward and not fighting."

Faramir said nothing, and it was painful. Was he mad that I'd said that? Sad? I still heard no answer after awhile, and I decided to stand up. Stretching my arms and legs, I grabbed my bow and arrows. This was it, I was going to go.

I began to walk away.

"Ginger!" Faramir exclaimed, I turned around, tears in my eyes.

"Yes?"

"You aren't a coward. You are far from it." He paused and smiled, "What you are doing is right, and brave. It's much better that what I could have done."

I blushed, but what he said next made my knees tremble and my blush increase.

"I love you."

Just those three simple words made me want to collapse. And I loved him back.

"I love you too, Faramir."

And with that, I parted from him.

Genevieve and Pippin nearly passed out as they sat down, it was quiet, except for the few soldiers barricading a door a few feet away. She leaned into her friend, who leaned into her. The two breathed heavily and quickly, sweat dripping from their foreheads.

"One hell of a day." Gen said quietly.

Pippin nodded, "Yes."

Gen paused and looked around, "Will we ever go back home, Pippin?"

Pippin didn't respond at first, he didn't know how to. She looked back to him in sadness as he shook his head in confusion, he wasn't sure. He wasn't sure if they'd make it out alive, he wasn't sure if they'd see the Shire again. He didn't know if they would win this war, or if Frodo, Karolyn, and Sam would even survive their own journey.

"I don't know, Genevieve."

The girl nodded and the two looked up as Gandalf stood in front of them, Ginger right behind him. The two sat down, and Genevieve smiled at her sister, the two exchanging thankful glances.

(Start "A Far Green Country")

It was quiet, suddenly. The air seemed to stop flowing, no breeze or whistle of the wind. Everything was still. Pippin looked up from his stare at the ground.

"I didn't think it would end this way." He said as Gandalf looked at him. The girls nodded their heads in agreement.

Gandalf shook his head, "End?" The three looked at him, "No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take." He looked at the girls, who had tears in their eyes, "The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silvered glass." He smiled, "And then you see it."

Pippin looked confused, "What, Gandalf? See what?"

The girls smiled, they knew what you saw. It was all familiar. It was the same path they had taken, not to long ago, in a place dear to their hearts. The place they longed for so badly in their hearts. Kansas. Home. In that moment, the twins, Diamond, Laura, and Karolyn felt a pang in their hearts. A still, peaceful pause in time.

"White shores and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise." He said as he smiled at them.

Pippin looked at Gen, who was nodding at Gandalf and smiling, her sister did the same. They had seen it to.

"Well, that's not so bad." He said as Gandalf nodded his head with a smile.

"No, no it isn't."

The sisters looked at each other and smiled, tears rolling down their cheeks. They nodded at Gandalf.

"It isn't bad at all." Genevieve said as she grabbed Pippin's hand and reached for her sister's. They all grabbed hands and sucked in a sharp breath as the door the soldiers were holding off suddenly began to be pushed against and banged on. It was giving way, and the four looked at each other. Ginger slowly notched an arrow, the hobbits gripping their swords, Gandalf as well. He nodded at them in encouragement, and they all nodded. They were ready for whatever was going to come through that door.

"Rally to me! To me!" Theoden cried out as he watched his army fight off bravely. He had a good feeling, a victory was in sight. Suddenly, he could see a figure out of the corner of his eye. A great winged beast flew in front of him.

The Nazgûl.

Theoden began to panic, and urged his horse forward. The beast soon caught up with him, and all to sadly, captured Theoden and his horse in its mouth. It tossed them to the side, the horse dead and Theoden wounded terribly. His body froze as it suddenly flew to the ground, the Witch King staring at him. Theoden felt a chill run through his body as the Witch King spoke.

"Feast on his flesh." He commanded slimily and coldly to his beast. It let out a small shriek and began to make its way toward the fear stricken Theoden stuck under his horse.

Merry and Diamond watched as the rider jumped in front of the Witch King. Diamond and Merry began to run towards them.

"I will kill you if you touch him!" The rider exclaimed boldly.

"Who is that?" Diamond exclaimed, the voice was familiar!

"Do not come between the Nazgûl and his prey!" The Witch King retorted as he sat up on his beast. The Nazgûl lunged at the rider, and in one swift move had cut off the head of the beast. It wallowed and made unbearable noises, flopping and flapping. The Witch King fell off and landed on the ground. The hobbits stood nearby behind a fallen horse, crouched low and watching. Suddenly, the rider looked up and saw the Witch King stand.

The rider gasped as they saw what was in his hand, a mace. It was massive and heavy, with many jagged hooks and spikes. With a swing, the Witch King missed the rider. The rider held up their shield, dodging every swing and miss. Suddenly, the Witch King hit their shield, and the rider fell back. Cringing and holding their hand close to their chest, the rider watched as the Witch King towered over them.

"Stay here!" Merry ordered and began to slowly make his way to the back of the Witch King.

"Late as usual, pirate scum!" The Orc exclaimed as he waited at the edge if the docks. Suddenly, the boats that were expected pulled up to them, quickly and quietly.

There was no movement from the boats, nothing.

"There's knife work here needs doing! Come on you sea rats, get off your ships!"

Suddenly, four figures jumped over the sides of the ships, landing with grunts and battle ready stances. The orcs took second glances as this happened.

Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Laura all stood in front of them, weapons at the ready. A dwarf, a she-elf, an elf, and a man. It was an odd combination.

"There's plenty for both of us, may the best Dwarf win!" Gimli shouted as the four began to walk towards the orcs. Laura and Legolas rolled their eyes. The orcs stood still.

Suddenly, the four were not alone. An entire army of ghosts zoomed past them and out into the orcs. The four had smirks on their faces as they killed each and every last Orc.

The Witch King approached the fallen soldier and reached for his throat, choking him miserably as he held him high above the ground.

"You fool! No man can kill me!" He tightened his hold around his neck, "Die now!"

All of a sudden, the Witch King buckled to the ground, falling to his knees. Someone had stabbed him in the knee from behind! The rider fell to the ground as well and regained breath and composure. They looked over and saw Merry, groaning and screaming in agony as he fell back to the ground, clutching his intensely burning hand. Diamond ran to his side.

The rider stood, and Diamond watched as suddenly, he ripped his helmet off.

But it wasn't a he. It was Eowyn!

"I am no man!" She spat at the Witch King. Eowyn let out a cry and plunged her sword into the helmet opening of the Witch King. He shrieked, and Eowyn's hand began to burn and tingle. The dark space in the helmet sparked, and the Witch King roared. The sword flew out, sending Eowyn falling to the ground.

Diamond watched in horror as the Witch along began to literally crumble and fold in on himself, shrieking and screaming, hissing. She closed her eyes as he disappeared, and was no more. Eowyn had defeated him.

Diamond looked down at Merry, fallen and his eyes shut. She began to cry and pulled his head into her lap.

"No, Merry!" She whispered as he opened his eyes.

"I'm still here," he responded as he tried to smile.

"Don't leave, please. I am staying here!" Diamond said as she brushed away some hair. Merry looked grateful and nodded.

"Thank you," he said.

Diamond chuckled, "Friends don't leave each other behind." She responded with a smile as he nodded in agreement. He sighed and looked around, the pain in his hand growing and his breathing becoming heavier. He knew he would die here, Diamond with him to see it.

"I wish Pippin was here." He said quietly as Diamond looked down at him.

"I wish Gen were here," she said as he nodded.

A few minutes later, Merry was asleep, Diamond passed out next to him, head in her lap. The battle around them had died out, only a few parts of the field still being fought on. Many lives had ended, including that of Theoden's.

Laura and Legolas fought side by side, beating Gimli at his own game.

"I'm on seventeen!" Laura cried as she shot down another Orc.

"Sixteen!" Legolas shouted back.

Across the way, a lost Eowyn stood and looked around for her fallen friends, the hobbits.

"Merry!" She called out in despair. Suddenly, Gothmog had awoken from the nasty punch he was given earlier. Turning, he saw just the person who had given it to him. Making his way to the soldier, they fell to the ground.

Eowyn slowly turned as she heard someone walking towards her, Gothmog! She began to crawl away faster and faster, every bone in her body aching terribly. It hurt to blink! Reaching out, her uncle's sword was in reach. So close! But she couldn't grab it! Letting out a frustrated scream, she waited for the blow of the sword, but nothing came. Turning around she saw the Orc laying on the ground, dead. Someone had saved her, and she inwardly thanked them. Though, she never did see who it was.

Aragorn and Gimli had run from Gothmog quickly after they killed him, and now were running back to their elf friends. Aragorn looked up, and saw a huge Mûmakil still walking along.

"Legolas!" He shouted, and pointed at the animal. Legolas nodded at him and instantly took off running. Laura watched in amazement as Legolas proceeded to jump onto the animal's tusk, then onto its back leg. Climbing up the arrows stuck into its leg, like a rock climbing wall, he reached the top. Laura smiled in amusement at the surprised faces of the Haradrim aboard the animal. He immediately shot down the occupants, then proceeded to shoot down the driver. Running off the side, he swung onto a rope and swept the side of the animal, cutting the rope running under the animal holding together the sitting area up top, where the Haradrim sat. Triumphantly, it fell off and Legolas smiled. Releasing three arrows into the Mûmakil's skull, it roared and began to trip over its own feet. With speed and grace, he slid down the trunk of the animal and landed safely in front of Laura and Gimli.

Laura smiled at him and kissed his cheek, Gimli grumbling to himself.

"That still only counts as one!" He announced as the two rolled their eyes.

"Whatever you say, Gimli." Laura responded as she shot down an Orc, "That'll be twenty-nine for me!" She exclaimed at him as she ran away.

"I will not be beaten by an elf! A female elf no less!" He screamed as he ran to catch up with the two. Several more minutes passed, and the orcs were defeated.

Aragorn looked around him, just finishing off the last few orcs around him. A portion of the Army of the Dead brought down another Mûmakil, and it began to grow silent. He watched as now, the army moved into the city, killing every loose Orc.

They had won this battle, but he still worried. What would come next?

We had fought long and hard, a few scratches here and there, but overall we were fine. Gandalf led us to the gates of the city, which were badly ruined. It was quiet, and smelled horrible. You couldn't even see the grass. Genevieve walked beside me, scanning the battlefield, Pippin on my other side doing the same.

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang through the air, and my head shot up.

"Ginger?" Laura Schlosser called out quietly. As soon as I heard her, I sprinted to her. Our laughter filled the silent air and we embraced each other in a hug. It was so good to see someone else here I knew!

"I am so sorry that I didn't recognize you at first," I said as we smiled and began to laugh again.

"Hey, you were brainwashed and loopy, what can I say?" She joked as I punched her in the arm.

"You look good, older, I mean."

Laura chuckled, "Thanks, I guess turning into an elf has its perks." I nodded in agreement and Laura introduced me to Legolas. Staring at her, I nodded between the two, Laura beginning to laugh.

"Nice to meet you," I said to the elf, he bowed and kissed my hand. "Good choice!" I whispered to Laura as we walked back to the group, she blushed horribly.

I froze as I now saw the scariest thing in my life, an entire army of dead people.

A DEAD ARMY.

"Release us!" The leader said in a demanding voice.

The small dwarf beside me shook his head, "Bad idea! Very handy in a right spot these lads, despite the fact they're dead." That earned a few chuckled from Gen and I, but were quickly cut short as Gandalf glared at us.

"You have us your word!" The leader shouted back harshly.

Aragorn nodded, "I hold your path fulfilled, be at peace."

And suddenly, I felt something. Laura and Gen did to, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I felt new again. Opening my eyes, I watched as a very small green glow left my body. For once, I felt like I fit in in this world. The army in front of us were suddenly fading, and I could have sworn I saw Karolyn and Diamond.

And me? And Laura and Genevieve to! But the army was gone, and all was silent.

Gandalf bent low to Aragorn, who in turn smiled. Soon, Genevieve, Laura, Pippin, and I were all hugging each other, catching up. For now, I was happy. It only lasted so long, though.

Pippin and Gen had gone off on their own in search of their friends. But, there was a little bit of fear in their hearts that they wouldn't find them. It felt like it had been years since they had seen them, and they were dying to find them.

"Pippin, we've looked everywhere!"

"No, we have to keep going!"

Genevieve shook her head, "This place is so big, though, they could literally be anywhere."

Pippin suddenly took off running, Gen quickly taking off after him.

"Merry!" He shouted suddenly and fell to the ground.

Kerry's cloak lay on the ground, as well as Diamond's broach. He held then both close, and began to cry as Gen ran to him. The hobbits cried and rocked back and forth, now more desperate than ever to find them. If they were still alive.

Another cry rang through the air as Eomer cradled his younger sister in his arms. Her eyes were closed and she didn't move. Laura gasped as she turned and saw this, and instantly grabbed Legolas to hug him. The two watched as Aragorb stood, sad and in shock. A tear formed in his eye, and he looked away.

It was night before Pippin and Gen found their friends. Pippin ran to Merry and Gen to Diamond. The four all huddled together, they had found Merry and Diamond passed out on each other, almost dead.

"Merry!" Pippin cried out as he smiled. Gen gasped as he opened his eyes and half smiled as well.

"Merry!" Gen called out as she scooted to him, and Pippin to Diamond. Merry let out a sigh of relief, and reached for her arm. "Merry, it's okay!" She whispered and laughed.

"I knew you'd find me." His hoarse voice croaked as she shook her head in disbelief, and kissed his forehead.

"Yes," she responded.

"Diamond!" Pippin exclaimed as the girl instantly clung to him.

"Pippin!" She exclaimed as they held each other.

"Are you going to leave me?" Merry asked as Pippin and Gen shook their heads.

"No, Merry." Gen said as she pecked his lips.

"We're going to look after you." Pippin said as Diamond and he stared at each other.

The four just sat and cried, laughed, and sighed. Finally, everyone was together again.

Only three friends were missing.

And with that I give you chapter 39! I liked some parts, not all!

"A Far Green Country", that scene makes me cry because that is just how I imagine heaven. Ian McKellen does an awesome job acting there.

Review? Maybe? WHO IS READY FOR FRODOxKAROLYN?! MEEE!

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