AN: Here's the next chapter! Hope everyone likes it!
Fili skirts to the side just as the Warg leaps at him and slices its leg. The Warg yelps and continues running as best it can with its injured leg. Fili turns around to ready himself for the next attack, which is when he notices something dragging in the ground. He looks closer and realizes it's a rope, but before he can think anything of it he hears a noise behind him and turns to see an orc standing with a grin on its face and a sword in its hand. The orc charges at Fili and Fili blocks its attack, parrying the sword and slicing the fiends head off with his other sword. A shout has is attention instantaneously and he turns to look for his brother. Fili's eyes widen when he sees him being dragged by the injured orc.
"Kili!" Fili shouts as he runs after them, seeing Kili trying to get free, or at least grab something to stop his forward movement.
"Kili!" Fili hears Thorin shout from nearby. Fili doesn't take his eyes off his brother as he runs, but he can hear his uncle running behind him. Fili's eyes dart towards the Warg and his breath catches in his throat when he sees the cliff a few yards ahead.
"Kili! No!"
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Kili watches in horror as the Warg attacks his brother, breathing a sigh of relief when Fili maneuvers and slices the Warg's leg. Kili pushes himself to his knees, hearing a noise nearby. He looks over at Fili and follows his brother's eyesight to an orc standing nearby. Kili quickly pushes himself to his feet but sees Fili and the orc already in combat. Something catches Kili's attention and he looks down to see a rope dragging in the grass passed him. He furrows his eyebrows at it but forgets about it as he quickly takes a step to help his brother. Little does he know, when Kili takes the step, he steps inside a loop at the end of the rope. Kili unexpectedly finds himself falling and landing on his back, the loop pulling on his leg and tightening.
"Ah!" Kili shouts as he is dragged across the grass. He looks down and sees the rope attached to his leg. Kili follows the rope and notices the other end is attached to the injured Warg and Kili's eyes grow wide. Kili quickly begins trying to get the rope off but is unsuccessful and so begins to try to grab at anything that can help stop his forward momentum. Kili hears his brother shout his name and his uncle doing the same shortly after. Kili grabs at the ground, feeling his fingers sink into the dirt but not being able to get any leverage to help him out.
"Kili! No!" Kili's head whips around, hearing the fear-filled shout escape his brothers' mouth. Kili's eyes fall on the Warg ahead of him and, evidently, the cliff only yards away. Kili's eyes grow wide, fear flooding into them, his breath catching in his throat. Kili watches as the Warg tries to skid to a stop but ends up sliding over the cliff, tugging on the rope as it does so. Kili turns and tries to grab at anything to stop him but to no avail. He looks in front of him and sees his brother and uncle running after him, their eyes filled with fear. Kili feels the ground beneath him begin to disappear and his body falling and a panicked shout escapes his lips.
"Fili!"
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Thorin watches in abject horror as Kili is dragged mercilessly across the plain. He hadn't been paying attention, his eyes glued to his eldest nephew; but the shout from his youngest turned his attention to Kili. He heard Fili shout his brothers' name and looked to see him run after his younger brother. Thorin quickly moves his attention back to Kili seeing him bounce over the ground and begins running after his nephew.
"Kili!" Thorin shouts, coming up behind Fili and keeping stride with them. He hears the rest of the company shout in terror as they realize what is happening. Thorin hopes they are paying attention to any more Wargs and orcs that will be coming.
"Kili! No!" Thorin hears Fili's fear filled shout and Thorin moves to see around Fili in time to see the Warg heading straight for a cliff. Thorin's eyes widen in fear and he feels a burst of energy propel him faster. However, it's the panicked cry from Kili that almost has Thorin staggering in his movement. Thorin looks to see Kili go over the edge and hears Fili shout, diving towards his brother, going over the cliff himself.
"Kili! Fili!"
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Fili watches in terror as the Warg fails to stop and slides over the cliff pulling Kili with him. Fili's eyes dart to his brother who turns around and begins to frantically grab at the ground, his fear filling his eyes right before he shouts.
"Fili!" Kili's panicked cry sounds through the air, making Fili's heart stop cold. Fili doesn't let it stop him, though, and as Kili disappears over the cliff, Fili dives towards the edge of the cliff.
"Kili!" Fili shouts, breathing a sigh of relief when his hands clamps over his brothers', even as half his body is hanging precariously over the ledge. Kili lets out a cry of pain when his momentum is stopped and the Warg's body yanks on his leg right before the rope snaps and the Warg crashes to the ground far below. Fili's relief is stopped short as the jolt of the Warg causes his body to slide off the cliff. Kili and Fili's dread filled eyes meet, conveying a complete conversation in that one look. Just before Fili believes their lives are truly diminished, he feels two strong arms grab his legs and jolt him to a stop.
"Fili, Kili hang on!" Thorin's voice shouts from above as his arms clamp tighter around Fili's legs. Fili sends his brother a small, reassuring smile; it wavers though when Fili feels his brothers' hand slipping from his own.
"Kili, hang on," Fili pleads with his brother even as Fili's other hand reaches down to grasp Kili's hand better. Kili's eyes widen further when he feels them slide further over the cliff. Thorin grunts from above, trying to keep a firm hold on his nephews' legs until help can get to them, but he can feel his body sliding on the ground closer to the cliff. Kili meets his brothers' eyes and Fili can see the determination set in his younger brothers' face. He thinks his brother is set against their demise but the next words that come out of Kili's mouth erases the thought completely from his mind, sending dismay through his entire being.
"Fili, let go," Kili says, holding his brothers' gaze. Fili's eyes widen and he quickly shakes his head. "Fili, it's the only way. We'll all fall if you don't. You need to let go."
"No!" Fili shouts, shaking his head wildly again, his jaw set even as they slide more down the cliff face. Thorin, not being able to hear what his nephews are saying but knowing it's nothing good by the pain in Fili's shout, tries to hold fast, but fear clutches his heart when he realizes Fili is mostly over the cliff as well. "No way. Never."
"Fee…" Kili says, his face softening, his big brown eyes looking into Fili's distressed blue one.
"Don't ask me that Kee. I can't. Don't…" Fili says, his voice cracking before he can finish.
"You have to," Kili says, resigning his self to this fate. Fili shakes his head, his eyes prickling. He feels them slide further down again and he clutches Kili's hand tighter, refusing to concede to his brothers' request. If Kili is going, then he's going as well. Two of them are better than one. He wouldn't go on without his brother. He couldn't.
AN: Okay, I know the whole, "let go before we both die" thing is completely over done in movies and TV but I just feel like it's something the boys would do. Glad y'all like it so far and look forward to getting your feedback on this chapter!
