The Bridge of Khazad - Dum Part 1
We arrive in Balin's tomb behind the fellowship. They can hear orcs out in the hall approaching them. "We must escape," Gandalf said. "To the bridge of Khazad - Dum!" The fellowship scurries out of the chamber into the hall. They become surrounded by orcs and thundering is heard down the hall. The orcs seem startled and scatter off in multiple directions. Pippin sees this in a good light, always seeming a bit on the giddy side.
"Well that takes care of them," Pippin said while bouncing on his toes with his hands in his pockets. A light is seen down the hall, then a bit of flame. The Balrog steps into full sight and Pippin is no longer so cheery.
"What is this new deviltry?" Boromir asked in his confused way.
"Must I explain everything to you? It's not new," Gandalf corrected Boromir. "In fact it is very old, would you like to find out what it is?" He seemed to be a bit frustrated with Boromir. Gandalf sighed deeply and continued on, "This is a Balrog, demon of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you, you weaklings. Oh, and you're supposed to run now." Suddenly the fellowship begins to run down the stairs. They lead to a chasm and Boromir nearly falls in. Legolas pulls him back, just in time, with the hobbits right behind him.
"You should let him fall in," Sam complained to Legolas. "It's not like we need him for anything but appearances anyway."
"The Bridge!" Gandalf exclaimed. "Over there! Look! Look!"
"Thank you Captain obvious, for pointing that out to us, Aragorn said. "I will take it from here. I don't think you can handle them too."
"Yes, yes, please do Aragorn," Gandalf responded. "Now remember your swords will be of no use here, only mine, combined with the power of my light-up staff." The fellowship continues to run on until they come to a gap in the stairs. Boromir begins to panic, as usual.
"Oh no, Gandalf," Boromir whined. "How will we ever get across? We'll all die!"
"Ha! I can jump that gap," Legolas boasted. He leaps across with ease and waves to Gandalf. "Come Gandalf, you too." Gandalf jumped across, a little more clumsily, but he made it. Legolas and Aragorn begin to shoot back at orcs, killing many of them.
"I can't do it," Boromir said wobbling close to the edge. "I could never measure up to Legolas' skill."
"Yes you can," Merry argued.
Pippin reassured Boromir, "We'll help you." Merry and Pippin each took one of Boromir's arms and lodged themselves under them. Boromir jumps with the assistance of the 'little ones', as he would say. They land safely on the other side and Boromir breathes a sigh of relief, before passing out. Aragorn assists Sam by tossing him to the other side and then reaches for Gimli.
"No, Aragorn," Gimli says as he takes a step back from Aragorn. "I must prove myself to Legolas, that I can do anything he can!" Gimli jumps with little fear and doesn't quite make it. He lands on the edge and falls backwards toward the chasm. "Legolas, save me!" Gimli yelled. Legolas makes a graceful step forward and pulls Gimli by the beard. "No, not the beard!" Gimli exclaims. Gimli falls onto the other side and some of the steps crumble, leaving a wider space. Boulders fall behind Frodo and Aragorn and Frodo cowers in fear. The weakened foundation begins to crumble, and Aragorn thinks of his brilliant plan which remarkably works.
"Wait Frodo," Aragorn commanded. "It's about to collapse. Lean forward!" The steps fall forward and Frodo and Aragorn step across to the other side. The stairs they were just standing on crumble and fall into the fires below.
"Fly, fly, fly you fools," Gandalf yells frantically waving his staff at the Bridge. "Don't just stand there looking like your idiot selves, run!" They began to run across and Gandalf looked ahead. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! The Balrog! It has somehow managed to catch up with us! Stop running. I can now show off my light-up staff!
We arrive in Balin's tomb behind the fellowship. They can hear orcs out in the hall approaching them. "We must escape," Gandalf said. "To the bridge of Khazad - Dum!" The fellowship scurries out of the chamber into the hall. They become surrounded by orcs and thundering is heard down the hall. The orcs seem startled and scatter off in multiple directions. Pippin sees this in a good light, always seeming a bit on the giddy side.
"Well that takes care of them," Pippin said while bouncing on his toes with his hands in his pockets. A light is seen down the hall, then a bit of flame. The Balrog steps into full sight and Pippin is no longer so cheery.
"What is this new deviltry?" Boromir asked in his confused way.
"Must I explain everything to you? It's not new," Gandalf corrected Boromir. "In fact it is very old, would you like to find out what it is?" He seemed to be a bit frustrated with Boromir. Gandalf sighed deeply and continued on, "This is a Balrog, demon of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you, you weaklings. Oh, and you're supposed to run now." Suddenly the fellowship begins to run down the stairs. They lead to a chasm and Boromir nearly falls in. Legolas pulls him back, just in time, with the hobbits right behind him.
"You should let him fall in," Sam complained to Legolas. "It's not like we need him for anything but appearances anyway."
"The Bridge!" Gandalf exclaimed. "Over there! Look! Look!"
"Thank you Captain obvious, for pointing that out to us, Aragorn said. "I will take it from here. I don't think you can handle them too."
"Yes, yes, please do Aragorn," Gandalf responded. "Now remember your swords will be of no use here, only mine, combined with the power of my light-up staff." The fellowship continues to run on until they come to a gap in the stairs. Boromir begins to panic, as usual.
"Oh no, Gandalf," Boromir whined. "How will we ever get across? We'll all die!"
"Ha! I can jump that gap," Legolas boasted. He leaps across with ease and waves to Gandalf. "Come Gandalf, you too." Gandalf jumped across, a little more clumsily, but he made it. Legolas and Aragorn begin to shoot back at orcs, killing many of them.
"I can't do it," Boromir said wobbling close to the edge. "I could never measure up to Legolas' skill."
"Yes you can," Merry argued.
Pippin reassured Boromir, "We'll help you." Merry and Pippin each took one of Boromir's arms and lodged themselves under them. Boromir jumps with the assistance of the 'little ones', as he would say. They land safely on the other side and Boromir breathes a sigh of relief, before passing out. Aragorn assists Sam by tossing him to the other side and then reaches for Gimli.
"No, Aragorn," Gimli says as he takes a step back from Aragorn. "I must prove myself to Legolas, that I can do anything he can!" Gimli jumps with little fear and doesn't quite make it. He lands on the edge and falls backwards toward the chasm. "Legolas, save me!" Gimli yelled. Legolas makes a graceful step forward and pulls Gimli by the beard. "No, not the beard!" Gimli exclaims. Gimli falls onto the other side and some of the steps crumble, leaving a wider space. Boulders fall behind Frodo and Aragorn and Frodo cowers in fear. The weakened foundation begins to crumble, and Aragorn thinks of his brilliant plan which remarkably works.
"Wait Frodo," Aragorn commanded. "It's about to collapse. Lean forward!" The steps fall forward and Frodo and Aragorn step across to the other side. The stairs they were just standing on crumble and fall into the fires below.
"Fly, fly, fly you fools," Gandalf yells frantically waving his staff at the Bridge. "Don't just stand there looking like your idiot selves, run!" They began to run across and Gandalf looked ahead. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! The Balrog! It has somehow managed to catch up with us! Stop running. I can now show off my light-up staff!