Chapter 3: Here We Go Again!

They had been running for a little while, until they could no longer hear the shouts of Farmer Maggot and the barking of his dogs. Soon they were well away from his fields, and could relax.

Sam: Now, Merry… how about those mushrooms?

Merry: Uh… hehe… I sorta… um… DROPPED some of them when we were running…

Sam: You dropped some of the mushrooms?!

Merry: Okay okay! MOST of them! But I've still got some! *shows Sam a few mushrooms that he had been holding*

Sam: MERRY! That's not enough to make soup! But I'll try… *takes the mushrooms angrily and sits down on a rock to make some soup*

And so, while Sam was making soup, the others were wandering around the road. Suddenly, Frodo stopped moving around and looked up the road. Sam stopped working on his soup to look up at the troubled Frodo.

Sam: Master Frodo? Are you alright? You look quite pale. (Pippin: Isn't he always pale?)

Frodo: GET OFF THE ROAD! *runs off road*

Merry: Huh? What's wrong?

Beatrice: *running after Frodo* I think you should just do what he says!

Sam: *gets up* But my soup?

Frodo: *from under the tree* Forget the soup! Just get over here!

Suddenly, the three other hobbits realize what Frodo is talking about, for in the distance the sound of hoofs can be heard.

Merry, Pippin, and Sam: *run under the tree, where Frodo and Beatrice are already sitting*

Sam: *moans* My soup!

Frodo: Shhhh…

They all sit quietly huddled under the tree, while the sound of hoofs is getting louder. Soon, the source of the noise is standing right behind them. Sitting under the tree, Beatrice, as well as the others, realize that worms are crawling all over them.

Beatrice: *looks green*

Merry: *whispers* I think she's gonna hurl…

Frodo: Shh…

Something gets off the horse, and walks over to the tree.

Frodo: *puts hand in pocket and feels the ring*

Beatrice: *sees Frodo with his hand in his pocket, and mouths the words: 'don't do it'*

Suddenly, that same something looks under the tree, where Beatrice and the hobbits are. Petrified beyond belief, they run out and keep running. Their pursuer hopped on its horse and ran after them. Quick on their feet, they jumped over logs, and darted behind a bush.

Beatrice: *gasps for air (she had never run so fast, for she had never needed to)* What… is… that thing?

Pippin: Dunno… but it gives me the shivers!

Frodo: Where are we gonna go?

Merry: *gets an idea* Buckleberry Ferry! Follow me!

They all start to edge out of the bush, when out of nowhere, the horse and rider appear in the moonlight. Terrified even more out of their wits, they run for dear life, following Merry, who knows the road well.

Merry: *jumps off the dock and onto the boat*

Pippin: *jumps off the dock and onto the boat*

Sam: *jumps off the dock and onto the boat*

Beatrice: *panting* I… want… my… MOMMY! *jumps off the dock and onto the boat*

Everyone on the boat: RUN, FRODO, RUN!

Frodo: *running in slow-mo with the rider behind him and then jumps off the dock and onto the boat*

Everyone: Yay!

Black Rider: *stops cuz its horse won't budge* -hiss!-

Beatrice: *falls back* Ahhhh…

Pippin: 'Mommy'?

Beatrice: *still lying down kicks him in the shin*

Pippin: Ow!

Merry, Sam, and Frodo: Ahahahaha!