Hey guys, this is my first story so no flames K? Okay, now that we have that sorted, Uhm... actually, instead of telling you guys about the story, just read it. I know that's what I do but if you guys what me to give summary's at the beginning of each chapter, just let me know. Also, if you see any spelling errors, please let me know so I can correct those. Without further ado, I present to you...
*Disclaimer: I don't own the TT, I only lay claim to my own characters that may pop up in the story.
The Great War
"Gar, you see anything?
"Nah, come on up. Everything is clear"
Dick, Gar and Victor were on a scouting mission with 500 of the elite soldiers of their nation to estimate the defenses of a stronghold that Dick's father, King Bruce, with his army was planning to attack the next day. This was supposed to be a quick fight, but once they learned that the daughters of the usurper to the throne were in the castle, things rapidly escalated.
"Vic, get up here, I think you need to see this." Dick called down to his other companion.
"What is it now? Another so called, damsel in distress that oh, Lord forbid, you must rescue yet again?
"No, you seriously need to see this."
Down below them on the field that surrounded the Castle they were supposed to be scouting, marched hundreds of thousands of troops. Far outnumbering the army that the King war going to arrive with tomorrow.
"Wha- Oh... I see what you mean." Gar and Dick were already trying to formulate some sort of plan by the looks on their faces.
"I think we should wait till night." Said Dick and Gar gave a nod of approval.
"Wait till night for what?" Asked a confused Victor.
"We should wait till night to slip past there defenses. There is now way we are going to carry this castle by force of arms. We need to take it tonight with the troops we have then hold it till my father arrives tomorrow. Then we will have the kind of surrounded, attacking us and defending against my father. This should work very well seeing as they have no siege weapons what so ever and won't be able to make much of a dent in those walls. Look how thick they are."
"But how? The only wait to assault that place is by going up the cliff that forms the back of the castle (think miniature Minas Tirith from LOTR). And there are bound to be sentries up there." Replied Victor.
"Yes, but that's why we do it at night, our soldiers already have black armor, although it is intended for daylight to terrify the enemy, it is also great for stealth." Answered Gar.
"Ahhh... I see. I'll go get the men ready and tell them what's going on." Said Victor quickly as he started climbing down the little hill they were on.
"Gar, take a few men to see where we can hide 500 men till night. And make it discreet, I don't want anyone, I mean anyone, seeing you. Got it?"
"Yeah, I'll be back in a couple hours. Tell everyone to get ready."
"Uhm... I'm pretty sure Vic just left to do that..."
"Oh, yeah... Right..." Said Gar laughing. "Be back in a while."
"Dick, Victor, I'm back. I found a spot Dick, it's kinda hard to get to, but once you do, you can easily look down on the castle and not be seen. Once it's time, we can drop a few ropes down and then we can take the castle. When we were up there, we noticed very few guards actually in the castle so that makes me think that they have most of the outside- duh... So anyways, if the men follow me in twos and threes, we can easily get the all up there by sundown."
"Good. Victor, are the men ready? WE need them to travel light. Tell them to hide most of their gear, they won't need it in the castle. Uhm... they should only need their swords and maybe a few of them can take their bows as well, but they should be wearing full armor all the same."
"K, got it. Gar, you coming?"
"Sure, I need some food too."
"Gar, Vic, before each of you leave, We need to discuss commands. I, being the highest rank hear, however slight will take command of 200 men, you each get 150. You are to make sure those men are ready when the time comes. Got it?"
"Yep, don't worry" both of them said in unison, used to their friends overly cautious ways on the eve of a battle.
"Okay Dick, everyone is in place, it's almost midnight as well. Want me to take my men first and clean off the wall? Then you two can come down down and help us mop up?"
"Yeah, do it Gar, but keep it quiet, we need the element of surprise."
"Got it. K men, Let's do this thing." And with that, Gar's commandos began to unravels their ropes and slide down them onto one of the walls, quickly dispatching any soldiers they found on guard duty and laying them noiselessly down on the wall. Their black armor did indeed as more than once, a guard looked directly at them and then kept walking, only to feel a blade to his throat the next moment.
"Okay Vic, Gar's men have cleared the walls, let's go." And with that, a torrent of Black armor clad soldiers poured down the cliff into the castle. Quickly killing any other guards who were still in shock at so suddenly being attacked, that they offered almost no resistance.
"Gar,Victor, search the castle for Galfore's daughters, when you find them, bring them to our camp and keep them under guard. I do NOT want them escaping. Oh, and one of them is very strong, Be careful with here, but the other one is an enchantress, so be VERY careful with her. Do not let the get away. Do Not."
"Dick, then I'm going to take quite a few soldiers with me, I'm not taking any chances."
"Take as many as you need, just leave enough for me to finish killing off the guards."
"Got it, Gar, let's go get those girls."
"Yeah, I'm just grabbing my best men. No sense in taking chances.
"Rachel, what is that noise? It sounds like heavy footsteps."
"How should I know Kory? You just wok- AHHHHHH!"
Just then, Gar, Victor and the soldiers burst through the door into the girls room.
"Well... I think we found them. You two, go tie them up. The rest of you, guard the door and be careful"
"YES SIR!" was the soldiers reply.
"What is the meaning of this, who are you and what do you want!" Demanded Kory, her face showing fear.
"Well." Started Gar, "You know how your father has been trying to take the throne? Well, we're here to change the tables on him a bit. The crown prince himself is here, we have complete control of your castle. You couldn't possibly escape, You had best some with us."
Still shocked from the fact that their room and castle had been invaded, they quietly assented to the ropes being put around theirs wrists.
"Hey Vic, I was thinking, What if Dick's dad doesn't show up with the army tomorrow? We don't have the troops to hold a castle this size for very long. I think we need to get Dick to pull us into the inner castle where we are now. That way, we can then shoot down at the rebels when they climb up the walls and then we actually do have the troops to properly man the walls."
"I agree with you, I'll help you persuade Dick. But that shouldn't be that hard."
"Yeah, let's just get these girls delivered. Then we can go see Dick."
As they were going down the steps to the inner courtyard, Kory started speaking,
"You know you will never be able to keep us in captivity, either we will find a way to escape for our father will come and rescue us."
"You know... Uhm, Kory was it? Right. Your father is going to be so busy very soon that he won't be able to help you, he'll be fighting for his own life. Just thought I would help you narrow down you escape routes, which leaves you with escaping on your own." Said Gar with a smile.
"Or, you could just let us go now."
"But why would we do that?"
"Well, do you see any guards around us or ropes around our wrists anymore?"
Gar and Victor immediately shouted for their troops and turned around Gar drawing his sword while Victor ripped his axe from his back. Only to see Kory and Rachel laughing with ropes still around their wrists and their guards in the same posture as them, weapons drawn, ready for about anything.
"I have made up my mind, you two can gag them if you want, that wasn't funny." Said Gar, not amused in the slightest at what the girls had done.
"With pleasure Sirs, madams, please turn around around slowly."
"You will regret this soldier boy." Said Rachel as the gag was put in her mouth.
"Sirs, what would you have us do with them now? I don't think it a wise choice to keep them in any part of the castle, they probably know every inch of it."
"I agree Lieutenant, I suppose we can find a place in one of the towers, they only have one flight of stairs up and down." Replied Gar with Victor nodding his head in agreement.
Just then, Dick walked through a door in front of them and walked up to Gar and Vic, whispering something in their ear, they both laughed heavily then whisper something back to him. Dick, smiling with grim determination, walked up to the girls,
"If you would like, you may have my- er, well, my new room if you would like until we leave this castle. Otherwise, your only other option is to be put up in the tower up top. Your choice."
"Well well well," Started Kory, "The crown prince is a charmer as they say. I guess if you are offering, what business do we have to decline you. In other words, yes, we would like to use your new rooms, might I inquire as to which they are?"
"They would be your brothers room, I think your fathers room is... distasteful. Please forgive me if I have offended you, but it was your father's doing that led me to take this castle."
Turning to Gar and Victor, "Yes, move the troops up to the inner walls. I also noticed our... lack of manpower. Tell them to start taunting the enemy, I want the tired tomorrow when my father arrives. That should make the battle easier."
Gar and Vic, turning around, called to their respective troops and started marching them through the town inside the castle to the inner walls. Dick, with his personal body guard, turned to the girls.
"If you will follow me, we will now take you to your rooms."
Okay, I know that was a short chapter, but this is my first story, so give me some time. I will try to lengthen the chapters as I go on. Another thing, this is your guys story, I will try to add stuff you guys (or gals) suggest as long as it fits into my storyline somehow. (meaning, I will make it work) But, there are some rules, First off, the story has to be kept under T, meaning no mature content (dirty dirty minds...) and no overly gruesome seens.
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Kom'rk
P.S. I would like if someone could tell me how to put lines in the story to show that time has passed, thanks in advance to anyone who helps. :)