Gimli: Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an elf.

Legolas: What about side by side with a friend?

Gimli: Aye, I could do that.

(Sam climbs up to Frodo and takes him in his arms, rocking him back and forth. He looks down at his master.)

Sam: Do you remember the Shire, Mister Frodo? It'll be spring soon, and the Orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket and they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields. (Frodo opens his eyes, and stares blindly at Sam.) And eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?

Frodo: (gasping for breath) No, Sam, I can't recall the taste of food. Nor the sound of water. Or the touch of grass. I'm naked in the dark. There's nothing¡­no veil between me and the wheel of fire. I can see him with my waking eyes! (His eyes widen in pain and fear.)

Sam: (in tears) Then let us be rid of it, once and for all! Come on, Mister Frodo. I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you! Come on!

(Sam staggers to his feet, placing Frodo over his shoulder. He continues slowly up the mountain, carrying Frodo and the Ring forward one step at a time. Meanwhile, the Eye of Sauron is now completely focused on Aragorn.)

Sauron's voice: Aragorn...Elessar...

(Aragorn is motionless and stares off at the Eye in the distance. He then turns to the army behind him.)

Aragorn: For Frodo¡­

(Aragorn runs towards the Orcs, with Merry and Pippin right behind him, then the rest of the army following behind them.)

(Sam nears the top of the mountain, still carrying Frodo. He sees the entrance to the Crack of Doom.)

Sam: Look, Mister Frodo. A doorway! We're almost there.

(Gollum appears on top of a rock above the Hobbits.)

Gollum: Clever Hobbits, to climb so high!

(He jumps on Frodo, and pulls him off of Sam's back. Gollum clambers on top of Frodo and starts to reach for the Ring. Sam grabs Gollum from behind and pulls him off, but Gollum attacks again. Sam picks up a rock and throws it at Gollum, knocking him off of Frodo. Gollum gets up again, and goes for Frodo, but Sam dives and rolls him away. The battle at the Black Gate continues, and the Nazgûl swoop in to do some damage. Gollum and Sam keep fighting, and Gollum bites Sam, and tries to attack him again. Sam pulls out his sword, and cuts Gollum in the chest.)

Sam: (turns to look for Frodo) Frodo!

(Frodo is now running up the mountain towards the Crack of Doom. At the battle, Gandalf sees a Nazgûl flying in for the kill, and then suddenly sees a moth flying in front of his face. In the sky, the cries of Eagles can be heard as several great Eagles appear, one of which attacks the Nazgûl headed towards Gandalf.)

Pippin: (shouting joyfully) Eagles! The Eagles are coming! (The Eagles swoop down at the Nazgûl and attack them.)

(Back at the Crack of Doom, Sam runs in, and looks for Frodo.)

Sam: Frodo!

(Frodo is standing at the edge of the pit of molten lava, and he turns his head to look wearily at Sam.)

Frodo: I'm here, Sam.

Sam: Destroy it!

(Frodo holds the Ring out before him, above the fiery pit, but does not throw it in.)

Sam: Go on. Now! Throw it in the fire.

(Frodo is still reluctant, and struggles internally, trying to do what he knows he must.)

Sam: What are you waiting for? Just let it go!

(Frodo stares deeply at the Ring, listening to its call. He pulls the Ring back to his chest, and turns back to Sam.)

Frodo: The Ring is mine!

(He pulls the Ring off of its chain.)

Sam: No...no¡­

(Frodo puts the Ring on his finger, a smile of pure evil on his face. He disappears.)

Sam: Nooooooo!

(The Great Eye suddenly becomes aware of the presence of the Ring, and turns its gaze to Mount Doom, while the Nazgûl abruptly leave the battle and head in the same direction. Back in the Crack of Doom, Sam stares in shock and despair at Frodo's footprints on the rock before him. Gollum appears over his shoulder, and he hits Sam with a rock. Sam drops unconscious to the floor. Gollum then tracks the footprints of Frodo, and jumps on him. Frodo cries out as he struggles with Gollum. The action returns to the battle for a moment, where Aragorn faces off against a Troll.)

(Sam wakes up, and sees Gollum and an invisible Frodo struggling at the edge of the pit. Gollum grabs Frodo's finger, and bites it off, taking the Ring with it. Frodo shrieks in agony, and falls to his knees, holding his bleeding hand in the other. Gollum holds the Ring before him in delight, ecstatic to finally have his Precious in his possession again. He cavorts at the edge of the pit, crying out his excitement and happiness.)

Gollum: Precious, precious, precious, precious!

(Frodo stands up, glaring at Gollum with hatred, and grabs him, trying to wrest the Ring away from him. Meanwhile, the battle back at the Gate goes ill, and Aragorn is being crushed by the Troll, while the forces of Men around him are being rapidly decimated. We cut back to Frodo and Gollum, who are still struggling at the edge of the pit, when they both lose their balance, and go over the edge. Gollum falls toward the lava, holding the Ring to his chest in joy. He hits the lava, and melts away, while the Ring floats on the top. Sam runs to the edge of the pit, and sees Frodo clinging to the rocks over the fire. He extends his hand to his master.)

Sam: Give me your hand!

(The Ring in the lava begins feeling the heat, and Elvish letters begin to glow on its edges.)

Sam: Take my hand!

(Frodo throws up his bloody left hand, and it slips out of Sam's.)

Sam: No!

(Frodo looks up at Sam, anguish written in his face, and the desire to just let go and end it all can plainly be seen in his eyes.)

Sam: Don't you let go! Don't let go. Reach!

(Frodo reaches for Sam's hand and is pulled up. The Ring disintegrates within the pool of molten lava, and the Great Eye cries out in horror and pain. Sauron's troops suddenly pause and look back to Mordor, and then begin running away. Aragorn and the others stare in shock, as the tower of Barad-dûr falls, and the Eye of Sauron disappears. A great explosion blows out from the dying Eye, and the Black Gate and the lands in between collapse and crumble, taking most of Sauron's troops with them.)

Merry: (jubilant) Frodo!

(The top of Mount Doom suddenly erupts in a great fiery explosion, and Merry and the others watch in horror as they realize that their friends are in the midst of the eruption. Back at the Crack of Doom, Frodo and Sam are running and jumping to escape the doorway, and get away from the river of lava flowing behind them. They jump to an outcropping of rock, and look across Mordor and the pooling lava, gazing at what they have wrought, and knowing that there's no way for them to escape. Frodo shudders, realizing with both joy and despair that the Ring is destroyed.)

Frodo: It's gone. It's done.

Sam: Yes, Mister Frodo. It's over now.

(They rest themselves upon the rock, waiting for the end to come, while the world around them falls to pieces in fiery chaos. Frodo's eyes are closed, and he looks exhausted, yet immensely relieved.)

Frodo: I can see the Shire¡­the Brandywine River¡­Bag End¡­Gandalf's fireworks¡­the lights in the Party Tree.

Sam: (sadly) Rosie Cotton dancing. She had ribbons in her hair. If ever I was to marry someone, it would've been her. It would've been her. (Sam begins to cry; Frodo comes over to comfort him, and puts his arm around him.)

Frodo: I'm glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee, here at the end of all things.

(Fade to black)

(Frodo and Sam lie unconscious on the rock, completely surrounded by flowing lava. Three Eagles appear in the sky, one carrying Gandalf on his back. They swoop down, pick up the Hobbits gently in their claws and fly away. Frodo, half-conscious, opens his eyes and sees the Eagles before he passes out again.)

(The screen is dazzling white. In the background, objects start to come into focus, and Frodo is seen lying on a bed. Frodo then sits up, and smiles. He looks at Gandalf who is standing at the foot of the bed.)

Frodo: (in disbelief) Gandalf?

(Gandalf nods, smiling and laughing. Frodo begins to laugh in joy. The two friends continue to laugh, when Merry and Pippin come to the door.)

Merry: Frodo!

(Merry and Pippin run over to Frodo's bed and jump on it, laughing and hugging him. Next, Gimli comes to the door, and starts laughing as well.)

Frodo: (looks up) Gimli!

(Gimli then moves into the room. Legolas appears in the doorway. He smiles, and enters the room. Aragorn comes to the room next, looking very kingly, and smiling with pleasure.)

Frodo: (no sound) Aragorn.

(The camera moves back to show Merry and Pippin still on the bed hugging and laughing with Frodo, while Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn stand by the bed. The camera once more moves to the door and Sam is standing there. He looks at Frodo and Frodo looks at him. Both have looks of understanding, love, and friendship on their faces.)

(View of Minas Tirith; over-head view showing thousands of men and women standing in the courtyard. Gandalf crowns Aragorn on the stairs in front of the great hall. Gimli is nearby, having held the crown for Gandalf.)

Gandalf: Now come the days of the king. (He smiles down at Aragorn, and says softly) May they be blessed.

(Before facing the cheering crowd, Aragorn pauses to catch his breath before taking on the mantle of his duty and destiny.)

Aragorn: (raises his hands) This day does not belong to one man but to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace.

(The crowd cheers and applauds. White flower petals from the White Tree begin to fall. We see Faramir and Éowyn standing together. They smile and look at each other lovingly as they applaud the king.)

(Standing tall and proud, King Elessar sings in Quenya the song which, long years before his forefather, Elendil, had sung as his feet first touched the lands of Middle-earth.)

Et Eärello Endorenna ut¨²lien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.

(Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.)

(Aragorn walks down the aisle. People are standing to the two sides smiling and cheering. He walks past Éowyn, Faramir, and Éomer, who smile and bow/curtsy to him. A group of Elves comes up to Aragorn, led by Legolas. The two reach each other and place a hand on the other's shoulder.)

Aragorn: Hannon le. (Thank you.)

(Legolas holds back a small smile as he steps aside. Behind him stands Elrond. A white banner with The White Tree is seen, and Arwen reveals herself behind it. Holding the banner, she walks up and curtsies to the king. Aragorn looks at her in disbelief and deep love as he caresses her face. Aragorn and Arwen embrace and kiss each other. The crowd again applauds. Arwen laughs joyfully and Elrond looks on smiling.)

(Aragorn and Arwen walk hand in hand through the crowd. They come before the four Hobbits, who bow to the king and queen.)

Aragorn: (to the Hobbits) My friends. You bow to no one.

(Aragorn kneels before them, and everyone in the courtyard does so as well. The Hobbits look about them, overwhelmed by this great honor. The camera pulls away and shows a map of Middle-earth.)

Frodo: (v.o.) And thus it was, the Fourth Age of Middle-earth began, and the Fellowship of the Ring, though eternally bound by friendship and love, was ended. (The camera swoops along the path of the Fellowship in reverse, finally ending in the Shire.) Thirteen months to the day, since Gandalf sent us on our long journey, we found ourselves looking upon a familiar site.

(The Hobbits ride through Hobbiton on ponies, wearing rich clothing.)

Frodo: We were home.

(An older, fat Hobbit, cleaning his front walk, looks on in disgust as the four Hobbits ride by and nod to him in greeting. He shakes his head, and turns back to his cleaning.)

(Back at the Green Dragon Inn, Frodo almost bumps into a man carrying a large pumpkin. He sets four mugs of ale on the table before his friends. Merry, Pippin, Sam and Frodo look about them, at the simple folk and their simple lives who have no conception of the dangers they all went through to save the world, and the Shire. The four Hobbits look at each other, and raise their mugs to friends made and lost, battles won, and quests fulfilled. Sam suddenly looks up, and sees Rosie behind the counter. He quaffs a gulp of ale, and with a look of determination in his eye, heads to the bar to speak to her. Pippin and Merry look on in surprise, and grin, while Frodo begins to laugh. Cut to Sam and Rosie's wedding day, where they kiss. Rosie throws her bouquet, which is caught by Pippin. The young Hobbit lass standing next to him gives him a roguish glance, and he smirks and nods. Frodo looks on grinning, and then his smile fades slightly.)

Frodo: How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart, you begin to understand, there is no going back? (Shot of Bag End looking exceptionally tidy.) There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep¡­that have taken hold.

(Frodo is sitting at Bilbo's writing desk, writing something on the page before him. Frodo closes the book and opens to the title page showing 'There and Back Again by Bilbo Baggins.' He reaches for his pen, and the sound of him writing something can be heard. Overtaken by a sudden pain he puts down the pen and holds his shoulder. Sam enters the room behind him.)

Sam: Mr. Frodo? What is it?

Frodo: (grimacing) It's been four years to the day since Weathertop, Sam. It's never really healed.

(Sam looks at the book over his shoulder.)

Sam: 'There and Back again, a Hobbit's Tale by Bilbo Baggins'¡­and 'The Lord of the Rings by Frodo Baggins.' You finished it.

(Frodo closes the book.)

Frodo: Not quite. There's room for a little more. (He smiles gently up at his friend.)

(A carriage pulls into Hobbiton, driven by Gandalf, who smiles at the four Hobbits who are waiting for him. The carriage drives through the green countryside.)

Frodo: (v.o.) Bilbo once told me, his part in this tale would end. That each of must come and go in the telling. Bilbo's story was now over. There would be no more journeys for him¡­save one.

Bilbo: Tell me again, lad...where are we going?

Frodo: To the harbor, Uncle. The elves have accorded you a special honor. A place on the last ship to leave Middle-earth.

(Inside the carriage, Bilbo is resting his head upon Frodo's shoulder. He looks very, very old.)

Bilbo: Frodo, any chance of seeing that old Ring of mine again? Hmm? The one I gave you?

Frodo: (Frodo looks worried for a moment, and a little sad.) I'm sorry, Uncle. I'm afraid I lost it.

Bilbo: Oh. Did ye? I should like to have held it, one last time.

(Frodo smiles slightly, and the two rest their heads against each other and close their eyes.)

(Gandalf and the Hobbits reach the Havens and they come to the harbor. Frodo and Sam help Bilbo walk along.)

Bilbo: (gasps) Oh! Here is a sight that I have never seen before.

(A white ship is docked there. Upon the quay stand Elrond, Celeborn and Galadriel, who smile and greet them.)

Galadriel: The power of the three rings is ended. The time has come for the Dominion of Men.

Elrond: I Aear can v¨ºn na mar. (The sea calls us home.)

Bilbo: (Grins and chuckles.) I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.

(He hobbles over to the Elves. Elrond takes Bilbo's hand and leads him onto the ship. Galadriel smiles and follows with Celeborn. Gandalf turns to look at the Hobbits before him, and smiles down at them.)

Gandalf: Farewell, my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished. Here at last, on the shores of the sea, comes the end of our Fellowship.

(Merry and Pippin start to cry, but Frodo watches in silence.)

Gandalf: I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. (He moves toward the ship and then turns back.) It is time, Frodo.

(The other Hobbits turn to look at Frodo in surprise.)

Sam: What does he mean?

Frodo: We set out to save the Shire, Sam. And it has been saved. But not for me.

Sam: (Beginning to cry.) You don't mean that. You can't leave!

Frodo: (Gives Sam the Red Book.) The last pages are for you, Sam.

(Frodo embraces first Merry, and then Pippin, both of whom are crying. Frodo turns lastly to Sam and holds him tight while Sam sobs. Frodo pulls back, and laying his hands on Sam's neck, gently kisses his forehead. They exchange one final glance, and then Frodo turns towards the ship. He takes Gandalf's hand and they walk together onto the ship. Frodo turns back to look at Sam, Merry and Pippin one last time, and a beatific smile shines from his face as he gazes fondly upon his friends. With a nod, he turns, and faces his new destiny. The White Ship leaves Middle-earth and sails into the West. Merry and Pippin turn to leave, but Sam stands to watch the ship until it disappears.)

(Sam is walking up the road in Hobbiton, which is green and verdant, filled with flowers and all manner of plants. All of a sudden a little Hobbit-girl with curly blonde hair comes out of the nearest Hobbit hole, and runs to Sam, who picks her up.)

Frodo: (v.o.) My dear Sam, you cannot always be torn in two. You will have to be one and whole for many years.

(Rosie comes out holding a baby boy with dark hair. Sam kisses Rosie.)

Frodo: (v.o.) You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do. Your part in this story will go on.

Sam: Well, I'm back.

(Sam puts the little girl down, and closes the gate. They walk into Bag End, and the door closes behind them.)

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