~*~ Last Time on So Far Away ~*~
Legolas looked at Aragorn with a concerned look." You mean not to follow them.." Legolas whispered." Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands." Aragorn answered. Legolas wlaked over to a tree with a pained look." Then it has all been in vain. The Fellowship has failed." Gimli stated and walked over to Aragorn. legolas too followed the Dwarf over to Aragorn. The man looked over at his two remaining comrads and sighed and placed a hand on their shoulders."Not if we hold true to each other, we cannot abandon Ainawen, Merry, and Pippin to tormented death. Not while we have strength left. Leave all that can be spared behind. We will travel light, let us hunt some orc!" Aragorn stated and put his daggar away. Legolas and Gimli grinned and ran after Aragorn.............
"Mordor. The one place in Middle-Earth we don't want to see any closer. It's the one we are trying to get to. It's just where we can't get," Sam stated."Let's face it, Mr. Frodo. We're lost. I don't think Gandalf meant for us to come this way."he then finished his sentence with a sigh."He didn't mean for a lot of things to happen, Sam, but they did.' Frodo said looking at his fellow companion. Frodo then looked back towards the vast area of rocky plains. Frodo then suddenly feels evil and he looks around him he knew it was the eye and he then saw it on top of Barad-Dur. Frodo looked away and leaned against the rock behind him and began to pant.
Sam turned around and saw Frodo's condition and his eyes widened and wlaked a few steps closer to the exhausted hobbit."Mr. Frodo? It's the ring isn't it?" Sam asked his eyes narrowed at the thought." It's getting heavier.." Frodo whispered and clutched the Ring tightly to his chest and took a drink of his water. he closed the cap of his water bottle and looked at Sam."What food do we have left?" Frodo asked. Sam took off his pack and began to dig into it. He pulled out a few pots and pans and lots of Lembas bread." Well, let's see. Oh yes, lovely. Lembas bread! oh and look more Lembas bread." Sam said sarcasticly and broke a piece in half and handed one half to Frodo. Frodo took a small bite and began to chew slowly."I usually don't hold to foriegn food, but this elvish stuff, it's not bad." Sam stated taking another bite from his piece.
Frodo looked over at his friend and laughed."Nothing ever dampens your spirit, does it, Sam?" Frodo asked smiling. Sam looked around towards the direction of the dark menacing Mordor." Those rain clouds might." Sam pointed out and they continued to eat in silence. They then continued to walk through the rocky terrain. Sam looked around and a small gaze of confusion crossed it."This looks strangely familar..." Sam whispered. Frodo must have hear because he replied."That's because we've been here before. We're going in circles!" Frodo groaned out in annoyance. Sam took in a big breathe then made a disgusted face."Ughh! What's that horrid stink? I wonder if there's a nasty bog near by? Can you smell it?!" Sam asked."Yes I can smell it.." Frodo answered and looked around and then turned towards Sam." We're not alone." Frodo whispered.
Nightfall soon covered the land and the hobbits slept peacefull in the dark. A dark small figure began to climb down from above."You thieves! you thieves...you filttthy little thieves! Where isss it? Wheeeere isss it? They stole it from usssss. my precioussss." the creature began to creep closer."Curse them! We hates them! its aours it is. And we wants it!" the creature growled and reached out for the Ring. Frodo and Sam jump up and grab the creature by the arms and pulls him down. They struggle to keep the orcish type creature to stay down, but he gets free and jumps and tackles Frodo. They fall backwards and the Ring falls from out of Frodo's shirt and the creature sees it and tries desperately to reach it. Sam gets up and throws Gollum off of Frodo.
Gollum growls and runs towards Frodo and jumps on him again. Sam gets a hold of him, but Gollum bites his should and clasps his amrs and legs around Sam's neck. While choking Sam to death he didn't see Frodo unsheath Sting and pulled Gollum's head back and points the tip of Sting at Gollum's throat."This is Sting. You've seen it before haven't you...Gollum! Release him or I'll cut your throat." Frodo threatened and Gollum realeased the out of breath hobbit. Sam staggered out of Gollum's hold and breathed in and out in deep heavy breaths. Gollum looked at both Frodo and Sam and gave out a heart breaking-cry and starts to wail.
The next morning Frodo and Sam continued their journey. Gollum had been tied at his neck with Sam's elvish rope and the hobbit dragged him along."It burns! it burns us! It freezes! Take it off us!" Gollum cried and begged."Quiet you!" Sam yelled at the pitiful creature."It's hopeless! Every orc in Mordor is gonna hear this racket! Let's just tie him up and leave him!" Sam told Frodo."No! That would kill us, kill us!" Gollum cried out in defense."It's nothing more than you deserve!" Sam yelled at the screaming monster. Frodo looks at the writhing creature in pity."Maybe he does deserve to die, but now that I see him, I do pity him.." Frodo whispered. Gollum gets up on his knees and crawls over to Frodo.
"We'll be nice to them, if they'll be nice to us! Take it off us! We swears to do what you wants. We ssswears!" Gollum hugged Frodo's legs and begged the hobbit."There's no promise you can make that I can trust." Frodo stated." We swears to serve the Master of the Precious. We will swear on.. on the precious! Gollum! Gollum!" the poor creature begged some more." The Ring is treacherous. We will hold you too your word." Frodo answered softly still not trusting the answer he gave." Yes...on the Preciouss...on the Preciousss." Gollum whispered petting Frodo's pant leg. Sam looked at Frodo and then at Gollum and then ran over and kicked Gollum in the head and then continued to kick him."I don't believe you! Get down! Get Down!" Sam yelled.
Gollum began to run away, but Sam jerked on the rope and Gollum falls down to the ground and he then curled up into a little ball sobbing."Sam!" Frodo screamed at Sam and pulled him away from the abused creature."He's trying to trick us! We let him go, he'll throttle us in our sleep!" Samm cried. Frodo lays a comforting hand onto his friend's shoulder and walks over to Gollum. Gollum panted and held his throat and watched as Frodo kneeled before him."You know the way to Mordor?" Frodo asked softly."Yes.." Gollum answered hesitantly."You've been there before?" Frodo pushed on."Yes...." Gollum had a frightened look befall on his face. Frodo reached over and took the rope off from around Golums neck." You will lead us to the Black Gate." Frodo told the creature. Gollum rushed off and the hobbits followed as qucikly as possible.