Narrator: The land of
Ithilien. Once the fairest fief in all of Gondor, but now overrun by
the power of Mordor. From secret refuges and bases, Rangers of Ithilien
wage a guerilla war against Sauron's forces as well as the convoys of
his allies... the cursed Haradrim.
Faramir: Damrod! What has happened?!
Damrod: Disaster, my lord Faramir! The men of Harad
have sent forth to Mordor a beast so terrible it slaughtered most of
my men in a matter of seconds!
Faramir: No! Not another Oliphaunt?!
Damrod: No, no, not an Oliphaunt. Indeed, we would
have considered ourselves blessed to have gone against a mere Mumak
of Harad!
Faramir: We must report as much information
of this new weapon of the enemy to Gondor as soon as we can. Lead us
to it!
Damrod: Follow me then. But! Follow only if you are
men of valour... for this creature is so foul, so cruel, that none of
the men that have fought with it have lived to tell the tale! Yes, the
bones of full ten of my men lie strewn about it. So, brave Rangers of
Ithilien, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further...
for death awaits us all with nasty, big, pointy teeth.
Faramir: That's enough of your eccentric performance,
Damrod. Lead on!
Mablung: The men are nervous, my lord.
Faramir: Courage men! Courage is doing what you're
afraid to do... there can be no courage unless you're scared.
Cuwerd: Heh. Then I must be the bravest Ranger there
has ever been!
Damrod: Behold... the place of the slaughter!
Faramir: Right! Keep me covered.
Mablung: With what?
Faramir: With—just keep me covered.
Damrod: Too late!
[dramatic chord]
Faramir: What?
Damrod: There it is!
Faramir: Where?
Damrod: There!
Faramir: What... behind the rabbit?
Damrod: It is the rabbit.
Faramir: You silly sod!
Damrod: What?
Faramir: You got us all worked up!
Damrod: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit!
Faramir: Oh?
Damrod: That's the most foul, cruel, bad-tempered rodent
you ever set eyes on!
Cuwerd: You tit! I soiled my armour I was so scared!
Damrod: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a
mile wide! It's a killer!
Mablung: Get stuffed!
Damrod: He'll do you up like a kipper, mate.
Mablung: Oh, yeah?
Cuwerd: You mangy orc's git!
Damrod: I'm warning you!
Cuwerd: What's he do, nibble your bum?
Damrod: He's got huge, sharp—eh... he can leap
about—look at the bones!
Faramir: Go on, Dedmet. Chop his head off!
Dedmet: Right, my lord! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit
stew comin' right up!
Damrod: Look!
[squeak]
Dedmet: Aaaugh!
[dramatic chord]
[clunk]
Faramir: Crikey!
Damrod: I warned you!
Cuwerd: I done it again!
Damrod: I warned you all, but did you listen to me?
Oh, no, you knew it all, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little
bunny wabbit, isn't it? Well, it's always the same—
Faramir: Oh, shut up!
Damrod: Do they listen to me?
Faramir: Right!
Damrod: Oh, no...
Faramir: Charge!
[squeak]
[slash]
[squeak]
Rangers: Aaaaugh! Aaaugh! Aaa—
Faramir: Run away!
Rangers: Run away, run away!
Damrod: Ha ha ha ha! Ha haw haw! Ha! Ha ha!
Faramir: Right. How many did we lose?
Cuwerd: Gonur.
Mablung: Duomed.
Faramir: And Dedmet. That's five.
Mablung: Three, my lord.
Faramir: Three. Three... and we'd better not risk another
frontal assault. That rabbit is dynamite!
Cuwerd: Would it help to confuse it if we run away
more?
Faramir: Oh, shut up and go and change your armour.
Mablung: Let us taunt it! It may become so cross that
it will make a mistake.
Faramir: Like what?
Mablung: Well... uhhh...
Damrod: Hold—something else is approaching the
beast!
Faramir: What is it?
Mablung: It surely is a pathetic scrawny looking thing,
my lord.
Faramir: Obviously it is another minion of Sauron,
everybody hide!
(a stealthy creature wanders down the Harad road toward the rabbit)
Gollum: Ssilly, sstupid hobbitses! Smeagol take us
here... Smeagol take us there... Smeagol find something to eat... Gollum-gollum!
Ah, a juicy-sweet bunny!
Damrod: (whispering) That poor blighter doesn't stand
a chance!
Faramir: Shhh!!!
(Gollum pounces on the rabbit and easily subdues it)
Frodo: Hoy! Smeagol!
(two more small creatures appear from the other side of the road)
Sam: Excellent Smeagol, you've caught us a coney!
Gollum: Yesss, good Smeagol find food for the master!
Mablung: What the bloody—
Faramir: Get them!!!
(somehow, in the sudden struggle, Gollum manages to escape)
Frodo: Uh, did we do something wrong? It's a rather
small rabbit, but we are willing to share!
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