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Rating; K+

Chapter 2-Captured

"Mirkwood prince, we have been waiting for you," the words scorched his mind; this was not just bad luck! They had fallen into a trap. He glanced over to see Legolas' reaction, subconsciously he inching closer to the elf as if he could offer him some protection from the nightmare that they now faced.

The spider's attention was focused exclusively upon the prince. His eyes never shifted to the human it was as if he wasn't even there. Like a child with a piece of candy, the spider could see nothing else.

Estel's entire world narrowed to the confrontation that was unfolding in front of him, his mind trying to tell him that they could still escape.

Legolas pulled the string back tighter on his bow, his knuckles turning white from the tension. "My arrow has been waiting for you," he replied his voice as ominous as the spider's.

The spider appeared to enjoy the banter unfazed by the elf's threat. "That may be, my prince but my army will kill you and your human, before you ever make it out of my woods," he boasted.

"But you obviously need me alive otherwise you would have killed us already" Legolas countered. Keeping his arrow poised on the huge creature.

"True." The spider answered. "But I can still kill you. I can get more elves, many more, but you are the king's brat you are worth more then the others! So, make up your mind, your highness. My soldiers wait."

His eyes scanning over the figures in the trees, Legolas knew his words were true, they would never escape this many of them; not on foot or horseback. He leaned over slightly to Estel his eyes returning to guard the spider.

With a sigh of acceptance, he whispered, "He speaks the truth."

"I know, my friend, I know" Estel acknowledged. He took a second and looked up into the forest limbs seeing the numerous glowing eyes that stared back at him. It sent shivers down his spine. How could spiders be this big? He thought.

The spider watched as his two victims discussed their options. His plan was working out better then he had anticipated. The elf prince himself had walked into his trap. He was determined to bring the king to his knees and take over the lands of the elves. He no longer wished to live in the shadow of the almighty elves it was his time to rule.

The spider moved his large, gleaming, body farther down the tree until his feet met with the warm, soft earth. He stopped a few feet from the elf. His size more impressive the closer he came.

His grating voice spoke again to the elf offering a bargain. "I do not need both of you for my plans. I only need you, my dear prince, the human I have no need of; his death will suit me fine." Clicking a command to some of the nearby spiders, they responded quickly closing in on the human.

Moving to protect his friend, Legolas put himself between him and the approaching horde. "No! Stay back!" He ordered.

Fear for his friend's life fueled him into action and without even consulting Estel; Legolas put his own bargain on the table, the words tumbling out of his mouth with no forethought.

"Let the human go and I will stay with you… willingly" The thought of Estel dying was worse then anything the spiders could ever do to him.

Glaring at the prince, Estel pulled urgently at Legolas' sleeve, "No, I will not leave you here!"

Before Legolas could answer, the spider broke in, taking the choice away from them. "No, he does not leave here, but I will allow him to live, if you cooperate and come with us. If not, I can easily kill you both and wait for another elf to come along.

Legolas would never allow another elf to take his place or risk Estel's life in an attempt to escape, so his choices were few; fight and risk death, or give up, and wait for a chance to escape. He knew that if they chose to fight the spiders would surely kill Estel in the process. The only way to keep him alive was to take the bargain offered to him.

His voice filled with resignation, Legolas admitted "There is no choice, Estel" lowering his bow to the ground. Immediately, the clicking of the spiders increased; their excitement evident as the forest was filled with their sickening sound. Legolas fought the impulse to cover his sensitive ears at the resonance.

Estel put his sword away in agreement with his friend. "We will figure a way out"

A sudden thought crossed Legolas' mind and he raised his bow again towards the spider before it had even made a single move towards them.

"Promise not to bite the human! Use no poison on him. I will only cooperate with your plans if you do not harm him." He kept his bow trained again on the spider as he waited for an answer.

Eagerly, the spider asked. "You will cooperate in my plans?" His eyes gleamed in anticipation as the final bargain was struck.

"Yes, if he is unharmed" he answered, stronger then he felt. He hated spiders, but did not fear them normally, but this one was causing his resolve to waver. What had he just agreed to?

Estel voiced his concern. "Legolas don't, we can figure a way out" he pleaded, afraid to bargain with the creature who seemed very excited to get his hands upon the prince.

Legolas turned to his friend. "There is no other way," in Sindarin he added "You will be able to escape if you are unharmed. If we are both poisoned we will never make it out of here"

The spider hissed at the elf's words "No, elf talk here!"

"Do you agree?" Legolas demanded of the spider again. His arrow still trained dead on the eyes of the evil creature in front of him.

Rubbing his forefeet together in delight, he answered. "Yes, of course, I can keep the human alive and unharmed" In a more threatening tone he continued "But, I can not say the same for you, prince. Do you agree?"

Before, Estel could protest Legolas repeated the spider's words "I agree." He was glad to have at least kept Estel from harm. He slowly lowered his bow and returned it to his back along with the arrow.

Putting all his trust in his friend, he lowered his head and whispered quietly to Estel. "Escape when you can and come back for me"

Knowing this was the only way, Estel agreed, but it would be his last resort; he would not leave his friend to what ever these spiders had in mind. Against his better judgment, he too put his weapon away and waited for the spider's next move.

The large spider clicked orders to his army. Their reaction was immediate as the ground was covered with spiders in a matter of seconds eager to do his bidding.

Legolas looked back up to find the huge spider standing right in front of him. He had not been that close a second ago, its size was unnerving, even for a woodelf. He tried not to show any fear, but his heart raced at its closeness. It was after all a very large spider, large enough to strike fear in anybody who would find themselves standing this close to it. He found it difficult not to reach for his knifes. He clenched his hands in attempt to stop any automatic fight response.

The spider said nothing, but moved even closer violating the elf's space. Taken back by its proximity, Legolas involuntarily backed up trying to put some distance between himself and the creature, but at the same time separating himself from Estel. He did not like the way the spider advance upon him. He did not go far when he felt the trunk of a tree against his back halting his retreat.

The tree felt his fear; it was saddened by the scene that played out below. The forest did not want to see any harm come to the elf, but at the same time, it could do nothing to save him.

The huge spider silently mirrored his steps; he was not concerned that his captive might get away. The forest was filled with his soldiers there was no way out for the elf, he could feel the thrill of success flowing through his body.

Finding his prey trapped, he closed the distance between them. He placed his long legs on the tree surrounding the elf's slim frame. The spider rose up on his back legs towering over the prisoner. He noted the sharp intake of breath that escaped from the elf's control.

Legolas looked away from the spider searching out Estel. The man was surrounded by spiders; none touched him, but they kept him from moving in any direction. It gave Legolas some measure of relief to see him unhurt.

Estel realizing that he could not force his way through the spiders that deliberately blocked his path he turned his attention to where Legolas and the spider now stood.

Clicking its massive jaws together, it used one of its claw laced feet to force Legolas head back around to look directly at him. The elf's piercing blue eyes stared back at him anger burning within their depths. Unaffected by the elf's attempt to appear strong, the spider looked closely at his face.

Forced to look upon the creature, Legolas found the spider mere inches from his face, its expression unreadable as it gazed intently upon his face. Legolas found his features just as repulsive up close as far away.

"We could not have done any better. The king will do anything to get you back. Lucky for us that you look so much like him it makes things so much easier."

Trying to keep his fear in check, Legolas let his tongue speak before he thought.

"Glad, I could help you out. However, you might not be that happy when my father does not give in to your demands. He will just kill you. You will never defeat my father and rule his forest," Legolas, threatened staring back at the spider defiantly.

Hearing Legolas taunt the spider, Estel tried to caution him. "Don't Legolas, please keep quiet."

The spider hissed into the elf's ear. "Be brave while you can elf." Never taking his eyes off the elf, the spider directed his army. "Bind the human, but do not poison him." He tipped his head to elf as he spoke recognizing the bargain that they had been made.

His eyes flashed in anticipation as he continued speaking their dark orbs shinning like polished stone. Addressing his army again, he said. "Only I may poison the elf. If anyone else touches him they will die by my hand." As he finished, a wisp of fear flicker in the blue eyes that stared boldly back at him, just the kind of reaction he desired from the filthy elf.

The army clicked in response, passing his words among themselves from the close ones all the way back to the ones still watching from the trees. They knew better then to disobey their leader.

Focusing back on the task, the spider moved his legs from the tree trunk to the elf's body pinning him to the tree. He saw the panic sweep through the elf as he realized what the spider was doing, but it was already too late, the spider was stronger then the elf and he easily sunk his claws into his flesh.

The elf held his tongue and let no sound escape his lips. He was securely pinned to the tree his arms and legs were pierced by the sharp claws making any movement impossible. His outward calm was crumbling; he knew what was coming. Spiders had bitten him many times before, but at those times, he never saw it coming. Here he not only knew, but he had to wait for it to happen. Having to sit still and wait for the strike caused his normally strong resolve to flee.

Estel did not fight being wrapped up in the spider's silk, he refused to make matters worse for Legolas. He strained to watch his friend from his new place on the forest floor. He struggled to see between the dozens of legs that blocked his view.

The spider purposely drew out the process; he enjoyed torturing the son of his enemy. He hesitated as if unsure of where to bite his victim, finally he seemed to make a suitable choice as to where to bite the prince, his fangs lingering just inches above his target.

His sharp eyes noted the increase in heart rate that pulsed through the vein in the elf's neck, but the creature barely breathed its chest almost still. He knew it held its breath, waiting for him to strike.

The spider gloated over his prize. "Do not fear little prince, I know how delicate your bodies are to this and I will give you a little can't have you dying on me now."

To proud to resist, Legolas could do nothing do save himself. He had made a bargain and he was not about to break it not when Estel's life depended upon it. Being this close to a spider and his fangs was not something that Legolas ever wanted to repeat. The fangs hovered over his tunic just above his shoulder. Determined to keep quiet, Legolas bit his lip trying to keep control during the agonizing wait not willing to give the spider what he wanted.

The spider lowered his fangs to touch his shoulder setting off a chain reaction in the prince as he lost control over his breathing. His chest no longer still as the panic took over increasing his heart rate and breathing as he waited. He looked up to see the spider watching him, in the reflection from it's multi black orbs he could see his own pale image staring back at him.

As if waiting for that moment to strike, the spider slowly expanded his fangs and sunk them into the soft flesh of the elf. Turning away from the spider, Legolas squeezed his eyes tightly shut and he bit down harder on his lip fighting any instinct to cry out.

The spider's joy was short lived. The elf did not cry out as he had hoped. Watching the elf, he clicked in anger as the defiant eyes opened up and stared back at him again. Angered, the spider pushed his claws deeper into the elf's body causing them to burrow deeper into his flesh. He did not stop until he encountered the resistant bone underneath, only then did the elf cried out in pain.

Watching the figure beneath him, the creature hissed. "Not so brave now? Huh, little elf?"

The spider jerked his claws out of the elf's flesh forcing another cry from him. Blood bubbled up from the holes left in their wake.

Legolas remained against the tree using it for support; his eyes closed tightly against the pain. He knew the spider was still in front of him waiting for him to collapse.

He forced his eyes open to look for Estel. He soon spotting him lying upon the ground wrapped in a white cocoon. Escape, he knew was nearly impossible now. He closed his eyes unable to keep them open any longer.

It only took a few minutes for the poison to take effect, sending Legolas sinking to his knees on the ground at the base of the tree, his body no longer able to do his biding. His head was spinning from the poison, he quickly found himself on all fours trying to keep from collapsing. Nevertheless, his strength was fleeting and he soon fell into the cool inviting grass unable to resist its call.

The spider slowly made his way over to the form lying on the green grass, he was in no hurry, the elf was not going anywhere. He stepped over his prize, lifting the unresisting body, and began the process of wrapping his prize in an inescapable silk prison.

Estel could not believe that this was happening; he watched as the spider wrap Legolas tightly in his webbing causing him to cry out in pain. The white cocoon colored with the glistening red blood that seeped through from the wounds buried underneath.

Satisfied the spider finished with him and dropped his body to the ground before walking away, he glared at the human on the ground.

"Time to go human"

Estel felt his body lifted in the air as a spider latched onto his cocoon and proceeded to follow their leader off the path and into the waiting woods. Twisting his head around, he found Legolas being carried by the spider next to him. The prince was still conscious, but his eyes were closed. This would make escaping much more difficult then before. He had no desire to leave Legolas. Realizing that there was nothing he could do for now, but go along for the ride, he decided to try to come up with an escape plan.

Hours later, they still traveled deep into the forests of Mirkwood, Estel did not know where they were being taken. He had never been to this part of the forest; they did not wander off the main paths often. Even if he succeeded in escaping from the spiders, he did not know which direction to go. The thought made him feel hopeless. Without Legolas awake they would not be able to escape, even if it was possible to get away form this many spiders.

The spiders traveled quickly through the forest nothing stood in their way. Estel had tried to watch where they traveled, but his view from beneath the spider's body was only good for watching the ground as it passed before his eyes. It was a strain on his neck just to try to twist around to check on Legolas as they moved.

His thoughts were interrupted as the world suddenly went dark, it was as if a huge shadow had covered the sun; he panicked for a minute, until he realized that, they were entering a very dark part of the forest. The trees here were no longer green and healthy, but instead were blackened and intertwined as if they had burned and then tied together.

The trees created a shield from the sun giving the evil creatures within respite from the harsh glare of its penetrating rays. The emancipated limbs twisted among each other their leaves brown and dying; the ground below was covered with the bodies of the ones that had already met their death.

Straining to take in his surroundings, Estel noted the silence that assaulted his ears it was as if he had entered a room and shut the door cutting off all ties to the world behind them, leaving them to the mercy of the spiders.