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Instead of a sword (as Neo hoped), a large, beautifully wrapped box of Cadbury milk chocolates materialised in his hands. He could hear Tank giggling away. "Curse you, Tank, I'll make you suffer for this..." muttered Neo. But he quickly turned his attention back to the crowds before him. "Sorry, friends," continued Neo, "but would anyone happen to know of good Frodo's whereabouts?"

An elderly Hobbit approached. "Ho, friend," said the Hobbit, "I'm Pimpo Baggins, Frodo's grand-uncle. I can bring you to him. Come along!"

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"Actually," said /)eathkiller to Iori, "I reckon you might not need the One Ring for your purpose, after all... What you need is something called the Orochi Power...

"The what?" asked Iori, suddenly excited.

"The Orochi Power," repeated /)eathkiller. "Once you have this Power, you will no longer need any Ring or gauntlet or earrings or whatever. A flick of your fingers and any Capcom or SNK fighter dumb enough to challenge you will be toast in no time -- including that bloody bitch with the fat bouncing breasts named Mai Shiranui. Well, at least his or her life bar will shrink by a full 50%, guaranteed. It is they who will be the pansies this time; you'll truly become The King of Fighters!"

"Where do I find this Orochi Power? Tell me! Quick!"

"You need to find this person named Rugal --"

"But of course!" cried Iori. "How could I have missed that? Damn, I must go after him now!" And he quickly bolted through the dimensional portal he came in by, and vanished.

Gandalf breathed a sigh of relief. "That's one less fella after the Ring now!"

"No worries," said /)eathkiller. "Even if he had the One Ring, it would be useless for him, because it's useless in any world not lived in or created by Tolkien -- such as the SNK or Capcom Universes. Only the Orochi Power is effective in those dimensions. What I told him is the truth."

"That's good to know," said Mulder, "but for now we must find Frodo -- and the One Ring!"