Posted by Indy from 206-57-107-253.nas-3.MON.frontiernet.net on September 28, 1999 at 13:18:09:
In Reply to: Chapter 60 posted by Indy on September 28, 1999 at 13:00:53:
: Chapter 60- by Indy (Lord of the Rings consultant, Goodsport)
: Lauren, Micki, Indiana, Short Round, Meg, Goodsport, and Indy stared out into the open field. They saw Micah, Michaelson, Indiana Jerico, IndyAntilles, Quint Glimsby, Ben (Friend of Indy), Tom Bombadil, The Lambertísí and Tessa scattering across the field.
: ìMy Godî Lauren said with disbelief.
: ìWe need to help them,î Indiana Jones said with concern. On the inside, he was still the hero they all loved.
: ìWell, perhaps I can be of some assistance,î Indy said as he pulled back his Beretta.
: Shorty looked at it curiously. ìWhereíd you get that?î
: Goodsport took his first good look at Indy too. ìAnd how did you change your clothes??î
: ìEarly Christmas presents from Gandalf, I think. Lucky me, I guess. Iím the one that gets to go piss that thing off.î Indy grinned.
: Micki eyed him. ìWhy on Earth are you smiling??î
: ìMaybe youíll find out one day,î Indy replied seriously.
: ìHate to burst your bubble Indy, but your Beretta wonít do crap here,î Goodsport said. ìThe magical field surrounding Valinor, and all of Middle Earth for that fact, wonít allow it to work.î
: Indy looked back at Smaug. ìI shoulda read those books.î
: ìI guess so,î Goodsport said. ìYou said Gandalf gave you the clothes and the gun, correct?î
: ìYeah. So what?î
: ìWell, I donít think he did. According to Tolkein, Gandalf would never have created such a weapon of destruction. And even if he would, he has no knowledge of modern weapons.î
: Micki looked at Goodsport. ìThen who did?î
: ìSauron,î Lauren said. ìHe probably figured you would go try and kill Smaug with it, but it wouldnít even work and Smaug would destroy you.î
: ìBut Gandalf spoke to me, Iím sure of it.î
: ìMaybe,î Goodsport said. ìBut I think Sauron is playing tricks.î
: Meg looked at Indy. ìSo, what DO we do?î
: Indy looked at her lovingly. He smiled, and she smiled back. Indiana Jones stared at Smaug, then said, ìWe need to hurry.î
: * * *
: ìDONíT CRUSH MY LILLIES!!!î Tom Bombadil screamed as he dodged Smaugís ball of fire. He quickly turned, the fire exploding behind him. Smaug took off high into the air. He was huge. The shadow covered all of them. Indy stood up from behind the trees and said, ìDonít worry about your lilies now, Chocise, youíve got more important things.î
: Micah and the rest of the group stopped and stared at him. ìYouíre alive!î Micah exclaimed.
: ìUhh, run,î Indy said as he spotted Smaug closing in on them. Smaug went right past Indy; he had no interest whatsoever. Indy walked out into the open plain, in full view of everyone. Behind him outstepped Meg, Shorty, The Joneses, and Goodsport. Several of them were holding primitive spears, fashioned out of sticks and shaprpened with rocks. Indy said to them, ìGoodsport, can you help me?
: He looked up. ìSure.î
: ìThe rest of you, please stay back.î
: Meg started to protest. ìIndy, your gonna get yourself killed.î
: He walked to her, and looked into her emerald eyes. ìMaybe, but not today.î
: Indiana Jones rolled his eyes. ìCanít you think of anything original, son? The name, the linesÖî
: Indy grinned, and hugged Meg.
: He and Goodsport ran for the field, spears in hand.
: ìHey Goodsport,î Indy said as the crouched behind a large rock.
: ìYeah?î
: ìWhat are we gonna do?î
: ìI thought you knew,î Goodsport said worried.
: ìIn my experience, I do my best work when the odds are against me.î
: Goodsport stood up a little, and looked at Smaug. He then looked behind him. He saw two figures running. The Man with the Hat and Deirdre. Behind them was an army of Orcs. Indy saw Goodsport staring, and looked in that direction. The Orcs werenít too far away. They both crouched down, and gulped. Goodsport looked up at him. ìWell, the odds ARE against us. That's a lot of Orcs!î
: Indy grinned. He and Goodsport then said the same thing at the same time. ìI have a plan!î
: They both smiled, then Goodsport said. ìWhatís yours?î
: ìI was planning to make the Orcs fight Smaug. You?î
: ìSame thing!î They both grinned then took off to make some confusion. *
: * *
: Back behind the trees, the group was peering out. ìWe need to do something soon,î Lauren said.
: Micki gasped, then pointed to the army of Orcs. ìOh my God!î
: Everyone else spotted the Orcs and the 2 figures. They also saw Indy waving his spear, getting Smaug's attention.
: Shorty tried to run to Indy, but Micki grabbed him. ìShorty, no!î
: Shorty tried to get out of her grip. ìI gotta save Indy!î
: Micki wouldnít let go. ìHeís a grown man! He can take care of himself!î
: ìHe needs me!î Shorty insisted as he pointed his thumb at himself.
: Micki still wouldnít let go. Dr. Jones grinned at the clichÈ. Their attention was suddenly diverted back to the field where Indy and Goodsport were confronting Smaug. Smaug roared so loud, it echoed across the whole horizon.
: Micki looked at Short Round. ìOK, save him!î
: They all rushed to help.
: * * *
: ìMust keep a-running fast,î Tom insisted. He looked behind him and saw Indy and Goodsport standing there. Smaug raised his tail, and they jumped to dodge it. ìYikes,î Goodsport squeaked as he hit the ground. Meg, Short Round, Indiana, Lauren, and Micki ran to them and helped them up. ìYou read my mind,î Indy said as he looked at all of them.
: ìMove!î Lauren yelled as Smaug let loose a mighty belch of crimson fire. They ran and it exploded behind them.
: ìIf all of us work together,î Meg said, ìI think we can defeat it.î
: ìOh man, this is heavy!î Short Round said.
: ìMe and Indy were gonna make Smaug and the Orcs fight!î Goodsport yelled. ìItíll buy us some time!î
: ìRun in all different directions!î Indy continued.
: They all nodded. Indy tightened the grip on his spear. ìAlright, boys and girls, letís show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown.î
: Smaug rushed at them and released another gulp of fire. They all scattered. Michaelson and the rest of that gang joined in confusing Smaug. They all scattered about the field, running and dogging fire. Tom Bombadil was complaining about his lilies again when a ball of fire hurtled towards him. Jerico jumped and pushed him out of the way, scattering the flowers. Most of them caught fire. ìMy lilies!î he yelled. He quickly scooped up a rock and hurled it at Smaug. It hit him, and Smaug turned and looked fiercely. Michaelson perked up, and noticed what was happening. He immediately yelled, ìThrow the spears!î
: Indy and Goodsport threw their spears. Smaug had Tom and Jerico back up against a large stone. His head grew back to throw fire, and Tom shut his eyes. ìI donít want to a-die!î
: Just as Smaug was about to spit the fire, the spears hit his leg. Smaug turned and saw nothing but the Orcs rushing towards him. Behind the bushes where they had jumped to confuse Smaug were Micah, Michaelson, Indy, Meg, Goodsport, Jerico, Deirdre, The Joneses, Short Round, Quint, Tom, Ben (friend of Indy), IndyAntilles, The Man, Deirdre, Lambertísí and Tessa. They all hid and peeked at Smaug. He rushed for the Orcs, who stood their ground. As Smaug came upon the Orcs, he released a belch of fire, scorching several Orcs. The Orcs attacked as well, with spears, swords, and bows and arrows. After a few moments, many Orcs were dead. The whole group crept out from behind the bushes, and carefully collected a few weapons. All of the Phoenix people picked up weapons. Deirdre tried to bend down quickly to snatch a dagger, but Indy stuck his sword by her neck. ìDonít,î he said dryly.
: ìAnd that goes for the rest of you,î Micah said. ìNow letís get out of here before they finish fighting.î
: They all ran off into the distance.
: * * *
: Krede, Nobody, The Chosen, Mack, the Fiddler and many henchmen stared across the field. In the far distance they saw a dragon, and many Gammereon Guard-like creatures from Star Wars fighting. A demon like creature appeared in front of them. ìThese are my accomplices, the Dark Elves.î Sauron said. Suddenly several elven creatures appeared, they were carrying maces, shields, swords, daggers, bows, arrows, battle-axes and spears. "Now go!" Sauron insisted. They all armored up and slinked off into the forest. The Dark Elves followed far behind.
: * * *
: Indiana James (Lambert) tripped over a tree root and fell to the ground. Deirdre kicked him in the side. ìThatíll teach you you little SOB!î
: They all had been walking for quite a long time. ìHey!î Brett yelled.
: Meg pointed her sword at Deirdre. ìThere will be none of that.î Deirdre scowled at Meg then continued walking.
: ìWhere are we going, anyway?î Brett asked.
: Before anyone could answer, they saw several figures up ahead. They recognized Fiddler and Nobody, and many other figures. The figures were armed to the brim. ìThat doesnít look goodÖî Indiana Jones said nervously. Those who were carrying bows and arrows drew their bowstrings back; those with swords, daggers, spears and other close range weapons tightened their grips. The menacing figures in the distance prepared as well. Meg gritted her teeth.
: ìI think we could use some helpÖî
: Took me some time to write this so I could get some LoTR facts straight. I hope it turned out to be somewhat correct. I would also like to write another chapter in the near future! I think Goodsport's got the next one!
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