The Tale of the Hat Shop

[Scellanis]

Tale of the Hat Shop: part two.

“So… So you’re telling me these trees can talk and… And walk?” exclaimed Captain Jack Sparrow as he stumbled over a tree stump in Fangorn Forest.
“Yes!” groaned Legolas for the third time that afternoon.
“Don’t be daft Will, trees can’t talk…”
“Stop calling me that!”
“Ooo… This is a funny tree… Look at that sword.” Said Jack as he bent down to examine a large sword driven point down in the soil at the roots of a large, twisted, and scary looking tree.
“I don’t recognise this place…” muttered Legolas as he examined the tree curiously.
Jack chuckled wickedly. “Perhaps the trees moved around since your last visit.”
Just then out of the trees infront of them appeared a young, frightened but very pretty lady. As she spotted Jack Sparrow she gasped.
“Ah, Icabod, at last… Err, why are you dressed like that? Haven’t you heard of a hair brush?”
Legolas peered over Jack’s shoulder as he straightened and turned to face Katrina Van Tassel. “You talking to me?”
“Who is that!” Katrina remarked. Ignoring Jack completely she moved towards Legolas trying to get a better view of him.
Jack spun round again. “Who? Him? Oh he is Will T…”
“My name is Legolas!” But Legolas had no chance to say anything more, he was cut off by the sound of a galloping horse. The moment Katrina heard the hoof beats the fear returned to her face.
“I forgot! My step mother just set the headless horseman after you Icabod, she stole a lock of your hair… What did you do to your hair anyway?”
“Eh?” said Jack.
“Did you say headless horseman?” exclaimed Legolas.
“Headless?” muttered Jack nervously.
“Yes, headless, you remember, you are supposed to be solving the mystery of the murders he has been committing…”
“Murders…” muttered Jack and Legolas in unison as they exchanged a look and at that very moment the horseman came into view minus his head.
Jack paled and Legolas automatically fired an arrow at it which is no use what so ever since the horseman is already dead of course.
“I think now would be a good time to take Gandalf’s advice… Run you fools!” shouted Legolas as he grabbed Katrina’s arm and dragged her after him.
Jack looked at Legolas then at the approaching headless horseman.
“Hey… Wait for me!” he screamed.
“How are we supposed to out run a horse?” panted Katrina.
“Do you have a better idea, please share.” Snapped Legolas.
“By the way, you wouldn’t happen to know which direction the nearest hat shop is would you?” Jack asked Katrina. “I suppose it would be a bad idea to ask the horseman for directions…” he added as he looked over his shoulder to see the disturbing amount of progress the headless horseman was making.
Legolas rolled his eyes.
“I don’t like the way he is swinging that sword around… Err, what’s he going to do with me when he catches me?” muttered Jack nervously.
“Behead you of course, are you feeling OK?” answered Katrina.
“Not anymore…” gulped Jack as he glanced over his shoulder again. “I want my ship back! Where is the rum when you need it!”
Legolas rolled his eyes again while Katrina glanced at Jack.
“I don’t know what I ever saw in him.” She turned to Legolas then. “But you… You’re…”
“Back off! I promised Gimli my spare ticket to the undying lands!”
“What?” exclaimed Jack and Katrina in unison, both looked equally confused.
“Oh, nevermind...” sighed Legolas.
Then suddenly the horseman was on top of them, a swishing sound followed by a girly scream from Jack told Legolas the horseman had missed. Jack ran off in a new direction, waving his arms around infront of himself. Legolas shrugged and followed while Katrina just starred. She didn’t know whether to sit down and laugh or follow.
Then just as suddenly the headless horseman vanished again. No sound of horse’s hooves or swishing sword. No sign of Katrina either.
“Hey, I’m home at last!” exclaimed Legolas upon running into a huge cobweb.
Jack spun round confused and then a look of complete disgust or perhaps horror crossed his face as he saw the cobweb.
“But wait, these trees are wrong, they don’t understand me…”
“Oh not those talking trees again Will.” Jack sighed.
“Stop calling me that! Uh-oh…”
“Hello. Its so nice when lunch wanders right onto my plate…”
Jack slowly turned round to come face to face with a giant spider or acromantula as they are sometimes known. He threw his hands in the air, screamed and bolted. Legolas sunk an arrow between the spider’s eyes before turning tail and following Jack.
“All I wanted was a hat!” Jack shouted.
“I hate to say this but we have company…”
“Bloody hell! There are millions of them!”
Five minutes later an exhausted Jack stumbled out of the Forbidden Forest followed closely by Legolas.
“I think we lost them.” Legolas said as he scanned the trees nervously.
“Maybe that place sells hats…” mused Jack as he stared up at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

[Alice I]

I can't wait to see what else you incorporate into this story.
It is really quite interesting and unique.
It is a little like that game in the Three Broomsticks called 6 degrees to Bacon.

[choki]

I want to see more! Maybe you are going to add in elements from Troy? Hohoho rum and ho

[Scellanis]

Well I've only seen Troy once so that will have to wait until the DVD comes out but yes I had thought of that.

[pinky p]

very good, funny too

maybe they will end up making chocolate in france next???