Back in The Maze

"GRIEVER!!!!"
Gandorf shouted again just in case no one heard him the first time.

Everyone ran as fast as they could as the griever began to roll after them.

"This weigh!"
Gandorf shouted veering right and the others followed. Then they veered left, right, left, right, right, right, right, left, left, left, right, right, left, left, left, right, right, paused for a quick breath, and then left, right, and then smack right into a dead end.

What? Did you think that I'd just let them get out that situation without a problem?

You guys should know me better than that.

Anywho, our heroes found themselves between a griver and a hard place. The squishy, moist, disgusting, slug-like creature slowly squilshed and squalshed towards them.

What? Did you think that I was going to use normal sound effects?

I thought that you guys really knew me.

Anyway, as the griver advanced everyone did the logical thing and shoved Legolas forward to shield them.

"Seriously guys? Again with this?"
He said glaring at them angrily.

"Everyone knows that there is nothing that you can't walk away from unscathed."
Piper pointed out while the others nodded in agreement.

"I got knocked out from ThunderPuff's lazer! I WAS PRETTY SCATHED FROM THAT!"

"The moment of Legolas Angst has passed."
Es told him dryly.
"You're good for the rest of this story."

"That doesn't calm me down Es."
"Esmerelda."
"Are you serious?"
"More serious than I have ever been in my life."
"Your seriousness is creeping me out."
"You're the one who brought it out."
"How did I-"

"Aw look guys, they're having their first fight."
Caladhiel gushed just as Phoenix snapped a picture with his cell phone.
"That'll be for your guys' timeline on Facebook."

Es groaned and Legolas' face turned red.

"Um guys? I'm all for shipping a hobbit and an elf together, but did anyone notice the giant slug monster coming towards us?"
Arvanlyn snapped at the others.

"Right. We'll work on officially shipping you guys later."
Phoenix snickered as Es groaned even louder and now Legolas' ears were turning red.

As for the griever it was slowly coming to a stop in front of the trapped party. It extended a long metal arm with a red light on the end that appeared to be what it saw with.

It seemed to be studying them for a moment when suddenly two more arms extended and everyone braced themselves for Legolas to get skewered.

So it was a complete surprise when instead of a gruesome end for our blond elf, the griever held out a box of cookies.

"Good day fine people! Would you be interested in making a donation to the "Grievers Have Feelings Too" movement? Every box of cookies purchased adds much needed support to our cause to help spread the word that all we Grievers want is to be accepted into society as equals with human beings."

Everyone was stunned speechless but Gandorf, Merry, Sam, and Frodo were pushing their way to the front of the crowd.

"Do you have any chocolate chip cookies?"
Merry asked eagerly.
"Why yes! And none of our products are the wretched gluten free residue that others try and force you to purchase. All of our cookies are baked with sugary goodness and love."

"Perfect! I'll take three boxes of chocolate chip."
The griver handed Merry his boxes while the others placed their orders.

Altogether they bouht 25 boxes of cookies.
"Alwrite Legolass, pay the man."
Gandorf ordered Legolas.

"Why do I have to pay the gri- I mean, why do I have to pay for the cookies you bought?!"

"Eggsactly. We bout them and now you are going to pay for them."
Gandorf pointed to the griever and smiled.
"I don't think that he's sumone you'd bee wantin two upset."

As if to prove his point the griever made a growling noise which was enough to make Legolas whip out his wallet.

"How much doez he oh?"
Gandorf asked as he took a bite out of a snickerdoodle.
"$75.78 sir."
The griever replied extending a metal hand to retrieve the money.

Legolas grumbled as he pulled out a huge stack of bills and placed them in the grievers hand.

"Thank you for your generosity my good people."
With that griever turned away and rolled, whirled, and clicked down the way they had come and disappeared around a corner.

"All of my life savings wasted on cookies."
Legolas grumbled.
"Really? You've been alive for almost two thousand years and all you had was $75.78?"
Pely hadn't meant to make the observation out loud, but she had sharp ears and couldn't help but state her disbelief.

"Our dad has issues."
Phoenix said with a shrug.
"Now that we've gotten that out of the way can we finally get out of this Maze and stop ThunderPuff from destroying Middle Earth?"
Arvanlyn said impatiently.

"Write. Cum on guyz! The way owt izn't far!"
Gandorf led them onward and they continued their harrowing journey to find the exit of the Maze.

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As soon as they left the dead end Gandorf turned right and there was a huge sign that read:

Exit down here
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"WHAT?! THE EXIT WAS HERE THE WHOLE TIME!?!?!?"
Arvanlyn shouted.
Everyone fixed their angry glares on Gandorf who smiled.

"Yes! In fact you can see the dor wear we kame in!"
Gandorf pointed behind them and sure enough, there was the exact door that they came through not even thirty feet away.

"Why didn't you just lead us in a straight line Gandorf?!"
Aragorn demanded.
The tye-dye wizard shrugged.
"I wanted cookies."

Everyone groaned but Gandorf ignored them as he stepped up to the edge of a cliff that seemed to have no bottom.

"So how do we get out of here?"
Elena asked looking down warily.
"It'z quite simpal my deer."
Gandorf replied.
"We jump!"

Before anyone could stop him Gandorf lept into the air and shouted, "CANON BAWL!!!!"
As he disappeared from sight.

"Seems legit."
Phoenix jumped after him with a loud, "YAHOO!"
As he too vanished.

"You're next elf."
Es shoved Legolas and the elf went falling off the edge of a cliff.

"Why are you so mean to him Esmerelda?"
Pely asked as Arvanlyn and Aragorn jumped next.

"Because he's there."
She replied coldly before she jumped next at the same time as Elena and Ithilwen.

Last came Pely and the hobbits. For a moment it seemed like all of their problems in the Maze were about to end.

When in reality, the writer had planned all along to leave an ominous note the made the ending of this chapter a mild cliff hanger.

You're welcome.