[PLAINS OF ROHAN - DAY - OUTSIDE]
ARAGORN
Look, one of the brooches Galadriel gave us in the deleted scenes on the DVD!
GIMLI
That's right! I think I fell in love with her, too!
(he holds the lock of her hair to his breast)
LEGOLAS
We're on the trail!
GIMLI
I can't run forever! I have stubby dwarf legs!
[PLAINS OF ROHAN/OUTSKIRTS OF FANGORN - SUNSET - OUTSIDE]
PIPPIN
I'm hungry!
MERRY
I'm tired!
PIPPIN
Are we there yet?
GRISHNAKH
Bet ant brrekfasst in Isengard, unnastan?
(EOMER and company gallop onto the scene)
EOMER
Ro-Ro-Rohirrim ho!
ORCS
Aw, nuts.
MERRY
(to PIPPIN) Let's am-scray!
[FANGORN FOREST - DAY - OUTSIDE]
MERRY and PIPPIN
Hey! Mr. tree! Don't step on us!
TREEBEARD
Hoom... Such interesting creatures. Want to come back to my place for a drink?
MERRY and PIPPIN
Uh... okay.
[EMYN MUIL - NIGHT - OUTSIDE]
(SAM is attacked by GOLLUM. SAM beats GOLLUM back with his frying pan)
FRODO
Sam! Leave him alone. Hey, Gollum, wanna come with us? I've got the ring.
GOLLUM
Calls us Smeagol, dammit.
[TREEBEARD'S PLACE - NIGHT - "INSIDE"]
TREEBEARD
...allala lumbar hom rumbatumbatoo walalalaaah. And that is how we say "yes". Well, one way we say "yes".
PIPPIN
(nudges MERRY awake)
Er, yes. That's *really* interesting, mr. tree.
MERRY
Crud, there's more of them coming.
ENTS
Hooooooooooooooooooom halala tralalaboomtië boomburumba hoooom...
(MERRY and PIPPIN begin to weep)
[PLAINS OF ROHAN - DAY - OUTSIDE]
(ARAGORN, LEGOLAS and GIMLI are still running. GIMLI is comically out of breath. EOMER and company ride upon them)
EOMER
Ho there! You're not with Saruman are you? Or even worse, that witch Galadriel?
GIMLI
Witch? Why I oughta...
ARAGORN
Calm down, Gimli. (to EOMER) We're hunting orc!
EOMER
Really? Me too! Just caught some a ways back.
ARAGORN
Did you happen to see any halflings with them?
EOMER
Nah, we just killed everything and burned the bodies. Not much time for looking.
ARAGORN
Thanks... that's very... reassuring.
EOMER
No problem. Hey, you guys want some horses? I'm already in deep with the king, so I figure what the hey.
ARAGORN
Thanks!
Gollum takes family to Golden Corral?