This is my first fan fiction, so please don't be too harsh. R&R. I don't
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"Something doesn't feel right about this." Legolas stated as he and Gimli rode through the forest towards the caverns of Helm's Deep.
"What doesn't feel right master elf?" Gimli asked the blonde hair, blue- eyed elf curiously.
"I don't know," Legolas answered grimly, "I just have a bad feeling about returning to Helm's Deep."
Gimli looked in the direction of Helm's Deep. What could possibly be wrong? He wondered. We got rid of the orcs, what could possibly not feel right?
"I don't think there's anything wrong at Helm's Deep," Legolas explained suddenly, as though reading Gimli's mind, "I just think we should try to get there a different way, I just have an extremely bad feeling about this route."
"Is the even another route to take?" Gimli inquired.
Legolas ponders this for a second. "I don't know of one, this is the only one I've ever taken, but I think we should look into finding another route." Just as he says this about five dozen orcs appear, surrounding them completely.
Legolas looks back at Gimli with a look that says 'I told you so'. Legolas directs his attention back to the orcs, thinking of the best way to try and outsmart them, as they were out numbered about thirty-to-one. Legolas looks around for a second and notices a low hanging branch. He whispers something to his horse in elfish and looks at the orcs as though provoking them. Just as they start advancing towards them he grabs the branch and Gimli and hoists them onto the limb. His horse takes of running towards the orcs who are so shocked they separate and make just enough room for the horse, who was now running too fast to shoot at, to get through. This distraction was just enough to allow Legolas to pull himself and Gimli higher into the tree and out of the orcs range of view.
"Master elf, what are you doing, you know that dwarfs are afraid of climbing," Gimli protests loudly, "We're not all that graceful either, what if we lose our balance and fall?"
Legolas glares at him for a second. "I suggest you lower your voice. You won't fall. I can assure you that, and as for your fear of climbing, I can also tell you, I'm doing all the climbing, I'm just dragging you along."
Down on the ground the orcs look around confused and then look into the trees. Unable to see Legolas and Gimli the orcs slowly walk along looking in other places for the missing elf and dwarf.
When all the orcs had gone and Legolas could now longer hear the orcs grunting and trudging along he dragged Gimli out of the tree and followed his horse's tracks to the edge of the forest where his horse was waiting. They had only ridden for about a half-an-hour when they were ambushed by what appeared to be the same group of orcs. This time they were not so lucky as to find trees to climb into. Legolas quickly fit two arrows into his bow and bent it back waiting for them to make a move. One of the orcs stepped forward, this one looked particularly different from the rest. Legolas assumed he was the leader and the other orcs would only attack on his command. Suddenly there was a sound of hoof beats and about a dozen riders came riding out of the forest led by Aragorn. One of the riders was Elrond and Legolas could only assume he was the one who had informed the rest of the riders that he and Gimli might be in trouble. Almost automatically the riders charged at the orcs and began a hard fight. Legolas swiftly helped Gimli off the horse and Gimli also began to fight.
Legolas rode over to Aragorn. "It's a good thing you came here now, if not, we'd probably be dead."
"Elrond informed me that you two might be in trouble, of course I had to come help." Aragorn claimed.
It took almost all of Legolas' dignity to keep from laughing at this point. "You never could leave anything alone." He exclaimed.
"No, I suppose not." Aragorn replied.
By the time the orcs retreat about three-and-a-half-dozen lay dead on the ground and only three riders were lost, there horse off grazing on a nearby hill. Gimli and Legolas said their good-byes to the rescue group and continued on to Helm's Deep.
"Something doesn't feel right about this." Legolas stated as he and Gimli rode through the forest towards the caverns of Helm's Deep.
"What doesn't feel right master elf?" Gimli asked the blonde hair, blue- eyed elf curiously.
"I don't know," Legolas answered grimly, "I just have a bad feeling about returning to Helm's Deep."
Gimli looked in the direction of Helm's Deep. What could possibly be wrong? He wondered. We got rid of the orcs, what could possibly not feel right?
"I don't think there's anything wrong at Helm's Deep," Legolas explained suddenly, as though reading Gimli's mind, "I just think we should try to get there a different way, I just have an extremely bad feeling about this route."
"Is the even another route to take?" Gimli inquired.
Legolas ponders this for a second. "I don't know of one, this is the only one I've ever taken, but I think we should look into finding another route." Just as he says this about five dozen orcs appear, surrounding them completely.
Legolas looks back at Gimli with a look that says 'I told you so'. Legolas directs his attention back to the orcs, thinking of the best way to try and outsmart them, as they were out numbered about thirty-to-one. Legolas looks around for a second and notices a low hanging branch. He whispers something to his horse in elfish and looks at the orcs as though provoking them. Just as they start advancing towards them he grabs the branch and Gimli and hoists them onto the limb. His horse takes of running towards the orcs who are so shocked they separate and make just enough room for the horse, who was now running too fast to shoot at, to get through. This distraction was just enough to allow Legolas to pull himself and Gimli higher into the tree and out of the orcs range of view.
"Master elf, what are you doing, you know that dwarfs are afraid of climbing," Gimli protests loudly, "We're not all that graceful either, what if we lose our balance and fall?"
Legolas glares at him for a second. "I suggest you lower your voice. You won't fall. I can assure you that, and as for your fear of climbing, I can also tell you, I'm doing all the climbing, I'm just dragging you along."
Down on the ground the orcs look around confused and then look into the trees. Unable to see Legolas and Gimli the orcs slowly walk along looking in other places for the missing elf and dwarf.
When all the orcs had gone and Legolas could now longer hear the orcs grunting and trudging along he dragged Gimli out of the tree and followed his horse's tracks to the edge of the forest where his horse was waiting. They had only ridden for about a half-an-hour when they were ambushed by what appeared to be the same group of orcs. This time they were not so lucky as to find trees to climb into. Legolas quickly fit two arrows into his bow and bent it back waiting for them to make a move. One of the orcs stepped forward, this one looked particularly different from the rest. Legolas assumed he was the leader and the other orcs would only attack on his command. Suddenly there was a sound of hoof beats and about a dozen riders came riding out of the forest led by Aragorn. One of the riders was Elrond and Legolas could only assume he was the one who had informed the rest of the riders that he and Gimli might be in trouble. Almost automatically the riders charged at the orcs and began a hard fight. Legolas swiftly helped Gimli off the horse and Gimli also began to fight.
Legolas rode over to Aragorn. "It's a good thing you came here now, if not, we'd probably be dead."
"Elrond informed me that you two might be in trouble, of course I had to come help." Aragorn claimed.
It took almost all of Legolas' dignity to keep from laughing at this point. "You never could leave anything alone." He exclaimed.
"No, I suppose not." Aragorn replied.
By the time the orcs retreat about three-and-a-half-dozen lay dead on the ground and only three riders were lost, there horse off grazing on a nearby hill. Gimli and Legolas said their good-byes to the rescue group and continued on to Helm's Deep.