LOTR Aftermath Story
Chapter 1
Legolas and Gimli were strolling up a hill in Rohan, heading back to Erid Mithrin. "Die stupid orcs!" They heard from ahead of them. "There's someone fighting a group of orcs on the other side of this hill!" Legolas called out as he started running ahead, leaving short little Gimli to scramble after his best friend. Once Legolas reached the top he used his strengthened eyesight to see the bottom of the hill. "Argh! Stupid Elf! Leaving me behind again! I swear, we should trade places one day and see how you like it!" Gimli complained as he struggled up the hill side. "It's a human!...woman! It's a human woman fighting a group of orcs!" Gimli froze in surprise, "A girl?" He ran as fast as he could to get to the top of the hill and see what the hell was happening. Legolas pulled out his bow and aimed at one of the ugly orcs. "I swear! I'm not helpless, so don't attack these! I can take them out myself!" The woman yelled angrily as she swung he daggers around like a mad person. Both Legolas and Gimli were shocked to hear that she knew that they were there. "I thought you said she was a human! You need to get your eyes checked, stupid elf!" Gimli snapped. Legolas squinted and stared harder at the woman. She was wearing silver armour and leather brown pants. She had long brown hair pulled into a braid going over her head and then to her left side and turquoise eyes. She had two silver daggers and a brown leather pack strapped to her back. He looked closely and saw that she had rounded ears, and had a normal height. "She is human," Legolas replied, astonished. "There! Why don't you guys introduce yourselves- look out! Behind you!" the woman yelled after she finished stabbing the last orc repeatedly in the face. A sharp pain filled both of their shoulders. Gimli angrily turned and saw a orc with two little knives, stabbing both him and Legolas in the shoulder. He swung his axe and watched as it's ugly head started rolling down the hill. "Are you ok?!" the woman asked as she dash up the hill as fast as she could. Legolas was in utter shock and collapsed on the ground, were as Gimli just smiled faintly, "It didn't hit anything too important. Just the shoulder." She ran over to Legolas, "He doesn't seem alright. Are you sure it didn't hit anything important?" Gimli laughed, "He's just not used to pain. He's more of a 'stand at a good distance to make sure I'm not injured' kinda elf, so it probably just shocked him. "Oh. Well, I have some stuff that might help," she slipped her pack off of her back and started rummaging through it. "Here," she handed Gimli a bottle of reddish liquid. "What is it?" he asked as he ogled the strange thing. "Stolen elixir. I ransacked an elven wizards house while he was away. It'll get rid of the wound completely," she answered with a smile. "You snuck into a wizard's house!?" Gimli asked in shock. "Yep. I'm the best bandit there is. But, because of that I'm...kinda...wanted everywhere...even the Shire," she mumbled as she took out another elixir and poking Legolas with it. He didn't move and just stayed curled up on the ground. "Are you sure this guy's not dead. He's seriously freaking me out," she said as she poked Legolas a couple more times. "Nah, he's just melodramatic when it comes to injury," Gimli sighed, "You'll just have to pour it into his mouth. Last time he got hurt he refused to move until it was completely healed. It was really annoying." She popped open the cork and dumped it into the elves open mouth. Legolas laid there for another moment, then slowly sat up silently. "You should drink your too. Don't just sit there and let yourself bleed out," she said as she flopped down next to Legolas. "Oh, right," Gimli popped the cork out and chugged down the bittersweet liquid. The wound instantly disappeared, same as Legolas'. "So, who the hell are you guys?" she asked as she picked up her pack and started rummaging through it again. "I"m Gimli, and that cry baby next to you is Legolas," Gimli said with a slight smile. Legolas glared at Gimli, not saying anything because he was still in slight shock. "I'm Seva," she said as she kept digging through the pack. "How did you know we were gonna attack those orcs?" Legolas asked, finally out of his shock. "You guys were yelling extremely loud. You'd have to be deaf not to know that you guys were gonna try to 'help'," Seva said as she pulled a map out of the bag. "Oh...that was probably me. Dwarves are loud by nature, you know," Gimli grunted. "So where are you guys headed?" Seva asked as she showed them the map. "We were head to Erid Mithrin. Where were you hoping to go?" Legolas asked as he rubbed his shoulder. "I never really hope to go anywhere. I just wander aimlessly, but I guess I'll be headed towards Erid Mithrin now. I hope you guys wouldn't mind if I tag along. It gets extremely boring when you're just by yourself," Seva said with a smile. "Sure," they both said at the same time. "As long as your not just trying to steal from us," Gimli said suspiciously. "You guys don't have anything I'd want anyways. Other than Legolas' daggers, I mean. Plus, I wouldn't go following someone around just for daggers," Seva replied nonchalantly. Legolas instantly put protecting hands on his daggers and Gimli just burst out laughing, "Well at least your honest!" Seva smiled and rolled up the map, stuffed it back in the pack, slung it over her shoulder, and stood up. "Well let's get going! It's gonna take a while!"