Several years passed. Bilbo didn't look much older but then perhaps it was too hard for the make-up people to make him look younger in the flashback bit so they used it as an excuse. A wise wizard Gandalf came to visit the Shire where Bilbo and his adopted son Frodo lived. It was Bilbo's birthday and he had a big party but then he put on the evil Ring and disappeared.
He went back to his house, a disproportionally large Bag End, and got ready to leave because he wanted to go and live out his life with the elves in Rivendell. Gandalf got scary on him and made him leave the ring behind for Frodo.

Frodo came back to Bag End to look for Bilbo but he'd already gone. Gandalf gave Frodo the evil Ring and told him to keep it secret and safe because he didn't know it was evil yet.

It took Gandalf several more years to find out that the ring was evil. He returned to Bag End to tell Frodo and insisted that he left at once because the evil black wraiths were hot on his heels. He discovered Samwise Gamgee, Frodo's loyal gardener, eavesdropping on their conversation and got all scary again. As punishment, after the massage, Sam would have to join Frodo on his quest to - DESTROY THE EVIL ONE RING! DUN DUN DUN!
Gandalf led Sam and Frodo into the woods and told them he had to leave but they should go to Bree and meet him there.

Gandalf went to see his old mucker Saruman in his tower at Isengard. Unfortunately, Saruman had turned evil in Gandalf's absence and had gone over to the Dark Side. (note - we respect all copyrights and intend no infringement whatsoever). Saruman then said "Gandalf...I am your father" and they proceeded to join in a huge light-saber battle. "Come back to the Light Side, Count Dooku!" screamed Gandalf.
Gandalf lost because Saruman stole his light saber, the cheating bastard.

Now, in an annoying change of scene where we don't get to find out what happens to Gandalf, Sam and Frodo were merrily wandering through Farmer Maggot's field when they were 'accidentally' knocked over by two more hobbits, Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took.

Find out what happens to Gandalf...go to Page 3!
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