Keeping Hope Alive
Hey everybody, Jack here! I've been playing Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth 2 lately, and had this idea based on the Evil campaign.
Disclaimer: I don't own Lord of the Rings: that belongs to the Tolkien family. Nor do I own Mark, Mina, and Lilynette Frey: they belong to Giratina Zero
Summary: During Sauron's siege of Rivendell, Galadriel hatched a scheme to keep hope alive. In order to give the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth a chance at a brighter tomorrow, she offered Sauron her hand in marriage. Based on the evil campaign from Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2.
CHAPTER 1
Galadriel paced back and forth as the Goblin armies and the Forces of Mordor besieged Rivendell, the last stronghold of the Free Peoples of Middle Earth. Gandalf was going to bring together the Fellowship of the Ring and attempt to defeat Sauron's forces here, but she had managed to head for Minas Tirith instead. The City of Kings was going to be crucial to the future if her plan was going to work. She then walked up to her son-in-law, Elrond and said, "We can't win right now."
"We have no other choice," Elrond said with a heavy sigh.
Galadriel hesitated before saying, "I might have a way to save us all, but I'll need you to fetch my daughter and grandchildren first."
"It shall be done," Elrond replied before relaying the message to Glorfindel.
Ten minutes later, Celebrían, Arwen, and the twins Elladan and Elrohir sat before Galadriel. "In exchange for everyones safe passage to Minas Tirith, which will have been retaken by the time Sauron arrives," began Galadriel, "I am going to offer Sauron my hand in marriage."
Celebrían reacted first by latching to her mother's robes and crying hysterically, "Don't leave us!"
"I have to Celebrían," Galadriel said shedding a few tears of her own, "It's the only way to keep Hope alive."
Elrond spoke next, "I am to assume that you can think of no other way?"
Galadriel shook her head, "I'm afraid that this is the only way."
The twins simply hugged their grandmother and said, "Do what you think is right."
Arwen walked up to Galadriel and smacked her, "If you ever forget yourself, I swear I will kill you."
Galadriel hugged her only granddaughter and whispered, "I'll never forget myself Arwen."
Galadriel then walked to the city gates where she intended to meet with the Mouth of Sauron and the Goblin King Gorkil.
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The Mouth of Sauron was surprised when he saw Galadriel walking out by herself. He knew she was going to make an offer of some sort, not that it would be of any value. "What do you want, she-elf," the Messenger of Mordor asked harshly.
"I have an offer to make your master," she replied calmly.
The Mouth of Sauron laughed and said, "My master will have no dealings with you."
"DO NOT FORGET THAT YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A MESSENGER," Galadriel shouted while tapping into Nenya's power, "IT IS NOT YOUR PLACE TO MAKE HIS DECISIONS!"
The Messenger of Mordor gave the order to stand down before storming off.
Gorkil snickered after seeing the Mouth of Sauron backed down, "You've made my day, she-elf."
"He always did let his position go to his head," the Lady of Lothlorien added.
XxxX
Meanwhile at Minas Tirith, Aragorn unleashed the Army of the Dead upon Osgiliath. Boromir and Faramir's men had already managed to secure the outer wall, while the Elves of Mirkwood worked on Securing the Inner Wall. Gimli, who had been declared King under the Mountain since the Death of Dain Ironfoot led the Dwarves and Men of Dale in securing fields of Pelenor.
A group of Dúnedain lead by Mark Frey was scouting the city for areas that needed to have their defenses reinforced. Aragorn had met him, his sister Mina Frey, and their Mother Lilynette Frey, a half-elf from Mirkwood, once. He is one of the few who knew of their families' secret connection to the Witch-King.
Gandalf's decision to retake Minas Tirith and Osgiliath had come as a surprise to him, even more so when he said it was Galadriel who told him to do this. "I just hope whatever Galadriel has in mind will give us a fighting chance," he said to himself. He took a moment to think of how Faramir and Eowyn had hit it off, and was glad that she found someone. He knew how it broke her heart to know he couldn't love her, but his heart already belongs to another. His hand unconsciously drifted to the necklace Arwen had given him, how much he wanted to see her again, to hold her.
"If Galadriel's plan works out, you will get to do just that," said Gandalf as he walked in.
Aragorn sighed before asking, "And what is it she has planned?"
XxxX
Sauron had just arrived at Rivendell where Galadriel was apparently chatting it up with the Goblin King, who was busting at the seams with laughter. He turned to the Witch-King who answered, "She claims to have an offer for you."
Sauron then walked up to the only person he viewed as his equal and said, "What do you wish to offer me, elf witch."
"In exchange for safe passage to Minas Tirith to those residing in Rivendell, I Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien offer you my hand in marriage," she answered.
Gorkil stopped laughing when he heard that and began searching Galadriel's face for any sign of deception. "By the Light, she's serious," he exclaimed.
XxxX
Aragorn held Gandalf by the collar of his robes, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S OFFERING SAURON HER HAND IN MARRIAGE?!"
"She does so in exchange for safe passage for those residing in Rivendell," the White Wizard countered, "I don't like it any more than you do Aragorn, but it's the only chance we have."
Aragorn put Gandalf down before taking several deep breaths, "I'll accept it, but I won't like it."
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"So that's why the Wizard went to Minas Tirith instead of coming here," mused the Dark Lord, "I accept your offer."
The Mouth of Sauron was outraged by this, "Master, surely you can't be serious?"
"I am serious," Sauron countered, "now do not question my decision, or you'll soon find out how replaceable you are." He then turned to the Witch-King and said, "See to it that they reach their destination alive."
Gorkil then said, "He doesn't trust the Wizard of Isengard, and frankly I don't either."
Galadriel understood what he meant: Saruman seemed to have an Agenda of his own.
XxX
As the Elves, Dúnedain, and Hobbit's began the journey to Minas Tirith, Celebrían broke free from her husband's grasp and grabbed her mother's robes. "I can't do it," she cried hysterically, "I can't."
Galadriel bent down and pulled her daughter into hug saying, "You must, not only for your children's sake, but mine as well." The Lady of Lothlorien then took Nenya of her finger and put it on her Daughters, "this is my gift to you Celebrían, take it and go."
Sauron watched his future Queen's daughter walk away crying before asking, "I know you well enough to say that wasn't done to purely spite me."
"She had been captured by your forces when she was coming to visit me and Celeborn," answered Galadriel, "they tortured her to the point that she attempted to flee Middle-Earth, but was cut off when the Goblin's and the Corsairs of Umbar overtook the place."
Sauron nodded silently, he actually preferred it his way. He wouldn't have to worry about Galadriel trying to use Nenya's power against him. "I hope Dol Guldur will be an acceptable home for us," he said calmly.
"I can always spruce the place up a bit," she replied. Galadriel secretly rejoiced in the fact that they would be residing in the Fortress Sauren had been given to him by his mentor, Morgoth. Sauron always carried a soft spot of the hilltop fortress due to the sentimental value, as well as the strategic value of the Fortress.
XxxX
Three weeks passed since the Refugee's departed from Rivendell, and they had finally arrived at Minas Tirith's gates. The Nazgul headed to Minas Morgul from there to await their master's orders.
As the Refugees entered the City, Aragorn ran down to the gates in search of Arwen. After a few seconds of searching, he saw her and she him. The two ran up and embraced one another, exchanging kisses. "I've wanted to hold you like this for so long," Aragorn whispered into her ear.
"I too have longed for your embrace," she replied.
XxxX
Galadriel stood in front of a full body mirror as a group of plump she-orcs went about making some final adjustments to her wedding dress. It's an all-black dress with a leather corset that makes her bust seem bigger than it really is. While she felt exposed in this dress, she also had to admit she looked good in it.
"The master has been in an exceptionally good mood as of late," one of the she-orcs said to Galadriel, "He's actually looking forward to this wedding."
"I heard he was going to be in his true form when they exchanged vows," added another.
They all went on about what Sauron might really look like, but Galadriel already knew: he was surprisingly handsome.
"I just hope nothing happens to ruin his good mood," a third remarked. This caused all of them to shudder since Lord Sauron was known to go on a rampage whenever his anger gets the better of him.
Galadriel made a note of this, since putting him in a good mood could give her a sense of control over him.
"There we go," announced the fourth and final she-orc, "time to begin the wedding ceremony!"
XxX
The she-orcs lead Galadriel to the high point of the front gate where the Witch-King stood before Sauron, the latter now in his true form. Galadriel felt her cheeks heat up a bit upon seeing him, she'd forgotten how handsome he really is.
Sauron's long coal black hair, handsome features, and Silver eyes were not things she could forget easily, but a memory could never compare to the real thing.
"We all know the bride and groom have ridiculously long life spans," the Witch-King joked gaining a rise of laughter from the troops, "so why don't we skip to the part where they say I do." He turned to his master, "Do you, Lord Sauron take this She-elf to be your queen?"
"I do."
He then turned to Galadriel, "Do you, Lady Galadriel take Lord Sauron to be your king."
"I do."
"Then by the power vested in me, I pronounce you Dark Lord and Dark Lady," he announced in a loud voice, "Do whatever."
This gained a ruckus of laughter from the troops while Sauron and Galadriel walked to the Keep of the Mirkwood Fortress.
DONE!
EXPLANATIONS!
Today, I'll be explaining Gorkil's dislike of the Mouth of Sauron, Why Saruman isn't trusted, and tell you where to find a picture of Sauron's true form.
The Mouth of Sauron has a particularly swelled head due to his position.
Saruman does in fact have his own secret agenda and wanted to become the Lord of the Rings himself in-canon, which is something I'll be taking advantage of.
Go to google and search Sauron. Go to the lotr wikia page and you'll find a picture of Sauron during the first age.