"What on Middle Earth is going on?!"
Phoenix shouted beginning to freak out.

"I'm so glad you asked."
A squeaky voice said menacingly.

"THUNDERPUFF! YOU ARE A BAD KITTY!"
Lindir shouted trying to locate where his wayward pet was.

"You are the most pathetic elf in the history of elves Lindir."
ThunderPuff tsked. His voice was is in fact coming from some speakers hidden in the little glade they were in.

"You have all this great power as a Jedi, yet nothing will ever change the fact that you are a wimpy, idiotic, sorry exscuse for an elf."

Lindir flinched and his eyes flashed with pain.
"That wasn't cool man..."
He mumbled.

"What do you know ThunderPuff? You're just a stupid cat!"
Phoenix shouted defending the sensitive elf.

"That is quite the understatement young Phoenix. I am far more intelligent than any other feline to have walked before me. I was the one who invented the teleportatiom device that brought you all here, and I am the one who created this Maze."

"We're in a maze?"
Pely asked in disbelief.

"Yes, one that will seal your doom! MUA-"

"Can you please not do your evil laugh ThunderPuff? It kind of drags things out a bit."
Arvanlyn said in a bored tone.

ThunderPuff hissed through the speakers but thankfully held back the laugh.

"Why did you send us here ThunderPuff? What can you possibly gain by throwing us into a giant maze?"
Aragorn (taking up his roll as the always presumed leader even when there are pleanty of others who are capable of doing the job) questioned the insane kitten.

"I'm glad that you asked that, you see during my absence from Rivendell I found a way to journey to other dimensions and I found one that was most inspiring. The people of that dimension created a giant maze in which to- actually that's not important right now. What is important that I stole the plans for the Maze and created my own version of it here on Middle Earth."

"That still doesn't explain why we're here."
Piper called out in an annoyed tone.

"I was getting that! The reason you are all here is because I am going to give you a chance to solve my Maze, and if you do, those that survive will be free to witness the destruction of your beloved Middle Earth and become my servants."

"What do you mean servants?!"
Caladhiel demanded.
"More importantly what do you mean those that survive? Is there a chance of death involved in this Maze?"
Frodo asked timidly.
"Because I don't do well with the thought of dying."

ThunderPuff chuckled.
"Yes my puny little hobbit; there is a very high chance of death. As for being servants that is not the appropriate term..."

Everyone waited as ThunderPuff searched for the word he was looking for. It was kind of creepy hearing his squeaky voice and not being able to see him.

"Ah yes! The correct word would be pets. Those of you who survive will become my pets."

"Now you've gone too far cat!"
Merry shouted. His voice was joined by the others who were all adding to his rage.

"SILENCE! NONE OF YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CONTROL ME!!!! I AM TIRED OF BEING CONSIDERED A "PET" WHEN I AM FAR GREATER THAN ANY OF YOU WILL EVER BE!!! WHAT BETTER WAY TO HAVE MY REVENGE THEN BY MAKING SOME OF MY WORST ENEMIES MY OWN PETS?!?!? IT IS THE GREATEST PLAN OF ALL TIME AND I AM GOING TO BE THE ONE TO CARRY IT OUT!!!!!!!"

"Where exactly did Elrond find this cat?"
Phoenix asked Lindir.
"I have no idea, although I'm pretty sure that he didn't keep the receipt."
Lindir replied.

"What's that got to do with anything?"
Arvanlyn demanded.
"We can't take him back to the Pet Store without the receipt."

Arvanlyn groaned and turned her attention back to ThunderPuff"s voice.

"Here is the deal my enemies, try and solve my Maze and escape, if you all manage to survive great. I'll be able to humiliate all of my enemies. If you all die even better. If some of you survive that is fine too. No matter what I win. So ha-ha."

"What if we escape and defeat you?"
Aragorn challenged.
"The chances of that happening are 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003791%"
ThunderPuff replied smugly.

"Now if I were you I'd hurry and start running, before they come. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

With that ThunderPuff's voice disappeared and an unsettling silence filled the Glade.

"So what do we do? Go into the Maze?"
Sam asked.

Nobody wanted to do this.

"I say we have Legolas go in first. Maybe he'll fall of a cliff or something."
Es growled glaring at the blond elf who was hiding behind Aragorn.

"Calm down Es, seriously is him having a crush on you that bad?"
Merry asked narrowing his eyes at his sister.

"YES!!! IT IS THAT BAD!!!!"

"Wow Es, you are litterally living the dream of every Legolas fangirl on earth, and you think that it's the worst thing that's ever happened to you."
Caladhiel sighed shaking her head while Piper nodded hers in agreement.

"Honestly, I'm jealous."
Elena said with a slight edge in her tone that made some of them uneasy. Ithilwen was looking pretty angry too.

"Guys, I'm right here."
Legolas called waving his hand to where it could be seen over Aragorn's head.

He wasn't coming out until he was certain that no angry hobbit was going to attack him.

"You two can fight over him if you want! I don't care anymore, I'm done with this whole thing!"
Es threw her hands over her head in frustration as she stormed away from them.

"Isn't her hair pretty?"
Legolas sighed. His mood quickly changed to panic when Es roared in anger from where she was standing.

"Legolas, you are one of my best friends, and I think that you're a very respectable guy, but having a crush on a hobbit? What is wrong with you?"
Aragorn slapped him on the back of the head and went to get their next course of action planned out.

"Seeriouslee! Look wat Peter Jackson haz dun, first you hav elves and dwarves falling in luv and now we hav elves and hobbits falling on luv as wel."

Everyone screamed as Gandorf suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Gandorf?! How long have yoy been here?"
Jenrail exclaimed.

"Wel let mee thinc, twoday's Munday and my birthday is in October, so I've bin here four about a week."

"A week? That's impossible!"
Ithilwen stated.
"We haven't even been here for a day."

"Kan sumone keep her away frum mee plz? She reely freeks mee owt."

Aragorn, followed by everyone else, gathered around the tye-dye wizard.

"Do you know a way out of here Gandorf?"
Aragorn asked hoping that he'd get a straight answer.

"Ov corse I doo! Doo you thinc that I'm an idiut?"

"You sound like one."
Arvanlyn muttered and Phoenix snickered.

Gandorf ignored them as he pushed his way to the front of the crowd.

"I kan leed us al owt ov hear, but I'm going to need you al to shut up and folow mee withowt hezitatshun. Understand?"

No one had time to say anything before Gandorf started walking again.

"I take it buy your silense that you agree. Now let's get owt ov hear befour we al dye!"

Gandorf jogged to one of the large doors and the others had no choice but to follow. Just as they entered Gandorf broke into a run and they did the same.

The order was Gandorf, Aragorn, Arvanlyn, Pely, Jenrail, Merry, Es, Frodo, Sam, Piper, Caldhiel, Lindir, Phoenix, and finally Legolas.

It actually looked pretty cool seeing them all running through the twists and turns of the Maze. The only sound to be heard was the echoing of their rushed footsteps across the stone ground.

Everything would have been fine if Gandorf hadn't said what he was about to say, but because he's Gandorf he said it anyway.

"Buy the way Ez! You and your boyfrend hav a ship name!"

"HE IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND!"
Es shouted.

"We do?!"
Lefolas called from the back.

"Yah! Doo you want to here it?"

"NO!"
Es shouted again but Gandorf ignored her.

"Legorelda."

"ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Es looked over her shoulder and glared at Legolas.

"IF WE SURVIVE THIS I AM GOING TO KILL YOU! THEN I'LL BRING YOU BACK TO LIFE, ALMOST KILL YOU TWO MORE TIMES, THEN I'LL KILL YOU FOR REAL!!!!"

Legolas gulped and his face paled.

Suddenly Gandorf came skidding to a stop and everyone else did the same.

"You guys are hearing what I'm hearing right?"
Phoenix asked nervously.
"Unfortunately yes."
Piper replied looking around uncertainly.

There was a weird clicking noise; followed by a whirring sound. Everyone slowly turned around just as one of the mosy terrifying things they had ever seen appeared from around the corner.

"GRIEVER!"
Gandorf shouted.
"RUN!!!!!"

No one had to be told twice.

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Credit for the ship name goes to elfindisguise, I believe she said that she ships Es and Legolas together.

I think that Es would disagree.

What do you guys think? Do you ship them or not?

Anywho, be prepared for the next chapter my friends...

For it shall be epic!