The Rohirric Job

A/N - This is for the OSA drabble challenge #40, 'Tolkien Done Modern', which involved taking a scene from Tolkien and rewriting it in the style of something modern. I've kind of stretched this a bit, for the sake of trying to get a cheap laugh. Please forgive me.




Five…

The Uruk-hai set an iron cauldron beside some boulders and a set of gates, mimicking Helm’s Deep’s defences.

Four…

The Uruk-Hai then raised its torch, looking towards Saruman for instruction.

Three…

Gríma shuffled closer to his master, gazing at their practice target.

Two…

Saruman gave a subtle nod.

One…

The Uruk-hai dropped the torch. A loud bang rocked the walls of Isengard. As the smoke cleared, all that remained of the Uruk and the model was a pile of steaming ash.

Saruman sighed and glowered at his orc lieutenant.

‘You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!’