Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:40:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Silven Fox <silvenfox@yahoo.com>
Subject: Destiny of an Earth - 13

Disclaimer: I don't know Nsync. I don't know Justin Timberlake in real
life. This will be a Justin Timberlake centered story. This story is in no
way meant to imply that he is homosexual in real life. This story is simply
the work of a fan and is pure fiction.

I don't own The Lord of the Ring or any other works of the series. The
rights of the series goes solely to the series author JRR Tolkien.


Now that's out of the way. This story appeared in my head when I was
trapped in the car with my relatives for a 24-hour road trip. I was really
really bored! I shudder just thinking about that trip. Anyway, if your
below legal age to read this where your from, then all I can tell you is
stop and don't let your parents catch you. He he that's not much of a
warning, but hey what else can I do.

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Chapter 13


The company settled down inside the Great Hall. Theoden and Gandalf wore
grave expressions. They had just returned from visiting Theoden's sons
grave. With them they brought two children who had escaped from a massacre
of their village. The kids were a girl and a boy whose names were Freda and
Eothain.

Eowyn, whose uncle was King Theoden, tended to the children as they ate at
the large table. Eowyn's brother turned out to be the leader of the riders
they met on their way to Rohan. His name was Eomer and he was next inline
for the throne since Theodred, son of Theoden, was dead.

Everyone listened in horror as the kids told their story. It was horrible
to believe that people would kill unarmed women and children.

Eowyn bowed her head in sadness. "They had no warning. They were unarmed.
Now the wildmen are moving through the westfold, burning as they go. Rick,
cot and tree."

"Where's momma?" asked the little girl.

Eowyn quickly ran her fingers through the girl's hair in comfort. "Shhh..."

Justin felt his heart reach out to the girl. He hoped that their mother got
away safely. The woman was truly brave to send her kids away not caring
about her own safety.

"This is but a taste of the terror that Saruman will unleash. All the more
potent for he is driven mad by fear of Sauron. Ride out and meet him head
on. Draw him away from your women and children. You must fight," Gandalf
said to Theoden.

Theoden looked as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. He
had to make a decision that would affect every one in his kingdom.

Aragorn nodded his head agreeing with Gandalf's wise words. "You have 2000
good men riding north as we speak. Eomer is loyal to you. His men will
return and fight for their king."

Theoden shook his head angrily. "They will be three hundred leagues from
here by now. Eomer cannot help us. I know what it is you want of me. But I
will not bring further death to my people. I will not risk open war."

"Open war is upon you, whether you would risk it or not," replied Aragorn
evenly.

Theoden narrowed his eyes at Aragorn's tone. "When last I looked, Theoden,
not Aragorn, was king of Rohan."

Justin nodded. "That's what I thought too," he muttered non-too quietly. He
looked to his left to see Boromir covering a smile. Legolas sharply elbowed
him in his side.

"Ouch!" Justin cried in pain.

He snapped his head in Legolas's direction rubbing his side. The blonde elf
gave him a meaningful look. It clearly read, 'behave'. Justin pouted and
nodded his head. Legolas gave him a small smile and they turned back to the
conversation.

"Then what is the King's decision?" asked Gandalf finally.

"We flee," Theoden said simply.

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After the decision was made everyone began gathering his or her things to
leave. Hama, captain of the King's guard, was shouting out the king's
orders to everyone near.

"By order of the king, the city must empty. We make for the refuge of
Helm's Deep. Do not burden yourself with treasures. Take only what
provisions you need."

People were running every which way gathering things. Everyone was moving
at a frantic pace. Gimli humphed and looked at the people disdainfully.

"Helm's Deep! They flee to the mountains when they should stand and fight.
Who will defend them if not their king?"

Aragorn sighed heavily. "He is only doing what he thinks is best for his
people. Helm's Deep has saved them in the past."

Justin didn't know what the hell they were talking about. Personally he
thought Theoden was making a good decision. Everyone else seemed to think
the people were going to meet their downfall.

"What is Helm's Deep?" he asked.

Boromir explained. "It's a great coomb with lots of caverns behind it. It
lies in the northern valleys of the White Mountains. It is said to very
formidable and impossible to break into. Theoden wants his people to take
refuge there in hopes that they will be safe."

"Okay, so it's like Fort Nox," said Justin. Seeing clueless looks he sighed
and explained. "In my world there is building where we store all our gold.
No one in history has ever successfully broken into it. It's impossible."

Gandalf leaned heavily on his staff. "There is no way out of that of
ravine. Theoden is walking into a trap. He thinks he is leading them to
safety but what he'll get is a massacre," he said sadly. "Theoden has a
strong will but I fear for him. I fear for the survival of Rohan. He will
need you before the end, Aragorn. The people of Rohan will need you. The
defenses have to hold."

Justin didn't really see why Gandalf was relying on Aragorn. Sure he didn't
like the Ranger one bit. But what could one man do.

Aragorn looked at the people determined. "The defenses will hold."

Gandalf seemed to look inward for a moment. "The Grey Pilgrim. That's what
they used to call me. Three hundred lives of men have I walked this earth
and now, I have no time."

Gandalf looked at all of them once more. He turned to Justin and smiled
softly. "Remember what I told you young one. Your power is in your voice.
Don't be afraid to call upon it."

A ray of light hit Justin's sword catching Gandalf's attention. The man
blinked in surprise as he recognized the blade. "The Dawnbringer," he said
breathlessly.

"You've seen this sword before," asked Justin curiously. "It was a gift
from Galadriel." Justin unsheathed the sword handing it to Gandalf.

The wizard gripped the blade's handle and turned it over inspecting it.

"It has been many years since I have seen this sword. It once belonged to
one of the old great kings." He handed it back to Justin carefully.

"The sword is very powerful. In a time of great need its power will come to
you."

Justin wanted to ask him what he meant but he could tell that the wizard
wouldn't tell him. Gandalf was wearing one of his mysterious smiles. That
meant he wouldn't get an answer from him no matter what.

The wizard turned his gaze to Aragorn. "With luck my search will not be in
vain. Look to my coming at first light of the fifth day. At dawn, look to
the East."

"Go," said Aragorn.

Gandalf whistled and Shadowfax came galloping from nowhere. Gandalf jumped
onto the horse's back and rode out of sight.

"He's going to go find Eomer isn't he?" questioned Boromir.

Aragorn nodded. "Yes. We just have to hold off the enemy till he gets
back."

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Legolas and Justin walked the halls of the castle by themselves. Gimli and
Boromir were helping people pack. And Aragorn went off to go and find
Theoden.

Legolas reached his hand out and slipped it into Justin's. "I fear we will
not have much to time to be alone together for a long time," said Legolas.

Justin stopped and turned to him. "We'll just have to make some time."

Legolas smiled slyly. "I wouldn't say no to that idea."

Justin laughed and put his arms around Legolas's waist and pulled him into
a kiss. They both felt an electric tingle as their lips met together. They
moaned growing deeper into the kiss. They only separated because they had
to come up for air. They broke apart each breathing deeply.

They leaned into each other and rested their foreheads together. Legolas
gasped as he looked at Justin. The singer's eyes were glowing a vibrant
blue. Desire and lust was swarming around his gaze.

"Justin your eyes are glowing!"

Justin's eyes widened. "What? They are?"

"Wait. They're returning to normal now," said Legolas, watching the glow
recede and Justin's normal sky blue eyes appear.

Justin smiled wickedly. "I guess you just have that kind of effect on me
Blondie."

Legolas met his smile with one of his own. "You want to know what kind of
affect you have on me. I'll give you a hint," he said, leaning close and
whispering the last part in his ear.

Legolas leaned back and watched as Justin's face turned bright red.
"Hmmmmmmm . . . I wonder how far that blush goes."

Justin laughed so hard that tears fell down his cheeks. He got control of
himself and looked at Legolas with a large smile. "You have been hanging
around me way too much. I think I've corrupted you."

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The people of Edoras, the chief city of Rohan, were ready to go quickly.
Justin had to admire these people. In his world people would take the
chance to begin looting and start a riot. But these people moved quickly
and orderly out of the city.

The Fellowship walked near the front of the pack of people. Justin and
Bormir noticed that Eowyn walked especially close to Aragorn. As usual
Gimli was talking away about Dwarves. Eowyn was listening politely to his
ramblings.

"How come many people don't see any women Dwarves?" asked Eowyn.

Legolas and Justin smiled at one another. Merry had once asked the question
before while they were travelling through the mines of Moria. "It's true
you don't see many dwarf women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and
appearance, they are often mistaken for dwarf men."

"It's the beards," whispered Aragorn, gesturing with his hand.

Everyone smiled and didn't laugh as not to hurt Gimli's feelings. Justin's
eyes widened as he looked up at Aragorn and Eowyn. The two were trading
glances with each other out of the corner of their eyes.

"That slut," Justin whispered quietly. Legolas was the only one who heard
him only because of his keen sense of Elf hearing.

"What are you talking about Luv?"

Justin pointed discreetly to the two. "Aragorn has a thing for the blonde."

Legolas followed his finger and didn't see anything. "What? They're acting
normal to me."

Justin sighed and rolled his eyes. He patted Legolas's arm. "Never mind
Las. Maybe I'm just imagining it."

Legolas nodded and looked ahead looking for signs of trouble. Justin loved
Legolas a lot but the Elf could never pick up subtle hints. So Justin
turned to his good buddy Boromir and pointed out his observations.

Boromir saw the subtle flirting. "I hope Aragorn doesn't make a mistake
that could hurt Lady Arwen."

Justin shrugged his shoulders. "Aragorn's a bastard, scumbag, maniac,
tightass, and psychopath, but he's no dog. As long as he's with Arwen, he
won't try anything."

"How can you tell?" pondered Boromir.

"He's clean like that. You know like a Brady or an Osman. He probably
doesn't even believe in having sex before marriage."

Justin sighed as he saw a light appear in Boromir's eyes. That light only
appeared when Boromir was going to make a dirty joke.

Boromir smirked. "So, speaking of sex. Is Legolas any good? How big is
his--"

Justin swatted him on the back of his head before he could finish. "That's
none of your business," he said, blushing heavily.

Justin moved closer to Legolas catching the tail end of Gimli's sentence.
"And this in turn has given rise to the belief that there are no dwarf
women. And the dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground! Which is of
course ridiculous."

"Whoa!" Gimli shouted as the horse took off with him on it. He galloped on
the back for a bit before he lost his balance and fell off.

The company laughed while Eowyn ran to go and help him up. "It's alright!
It's alright. Nobody panic," Gimli said loudly. "That was deliberate. It
was deliberate."

"Deliberate my ass," laughed Justin, helping Gimli back on the horse.

"I didn't know Dwarves were such jokesters," Legolas chuckled.

Gimli humphed and crossed his arms. It wasn't long before he started on
rambling about Dwarves and their greatness.

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They rested for the night and set off again in the morning. The people of
Rohan awoke early with no complaints or arguments. A pair of riders, Hama
and another man went ahead to scout for trouble.

Suddenly a scream and shout was heard from up head. A warg scout appeared
above them upon a hill and attacking Hama, killing him. Legolas immediately
came to the rescue, shooting with his bow and finishing him off with a
knife.

Justin and Boromir stood side by side drawing their swords. Legolas turned
to Aragorn his eyes troubled. "A scout!"

King Theoden rushed to front of the group. "What is it? What do you see?"

"Orcs! We are under attack!" shouted Aragorn.

Legolas appeared by Justin's side with his arrows drawn. Justin quickly
kissed him before the Orcs appeared. Legolas looked at him and smiled
tenderly. "I love you," he said quickly.

"I love you too," replied Justin.

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Sorry the chapter is so short. I just thought this would be a good place to
leave off.

I mean it guys for those who read the top. I'm trying to update once a week
from now on. If I miss an update . . . email the hell out of me to hurry
up. LOL. No kidding. Don't let me slack off.

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