Hello guys!

I hope the previous chapters have not been so bad.

In short, Kitty had a very, very bad encounter with an unpleasant person: Gollum. To finish ruining the situation, Legolas saw her without a blouse, but with a bra but ... without a blouse. Oh! And if that were not enough, Kitty is sick with a terrible flu.

Let's see what follows in this adventure (well, we all know), the question is what roll will play Kitty as a character that was not contemplated in the plot.

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Chapter 6: The fall of a friend

The situation between Legolas and Kitty had left a somewhat uneasy feeling between the two. However, this was far beneath Kitty's horrible suffering from the flu, which by then was quite serious, it was only because of the paracetamol that could go ahead, although it was almost always behind the Fellowship.

Legolas had not approached her as he would have otherwise and not because he was angry, nothing more distant, in any case he was angry with himself for having seen a maiden as beautiful as Kitty (because he had to be honest, Kitty seemed to him a very pretty woman) that way.

The elf, as much as he wanted to forget the brief moment when he had seen her without a blouse, could not be removed from his memory. Why couldn't he? That was an excellent question. Was it because he considered Kitty very beautiful? Or because she attracted to him? He was not sure, moreover, he was confused by what had happened and the set of emotions that he felt. Finally, he concluded that what was good was to leave everything behind, had only been an oversight (which deep in his heart of elf would have liked to have been repeated) and continue to treat her as what she was: a friend.

And Kitty? She felt embarrassed and uneasy. Such a thing had never happened to her! And it had to happen to him with the character she'd never wanted to happen. She had to accept that it had been very, very, very tender to see him blush intensely from the tip of his ears. What she liked and at the same time was not that he had immediately turned around out of respect and honor towards her. Kitty was a woman of the 21st century, and in addition to another realm, so the situation saw her from another perspective and yet she greatly appreciated that the elf would have had that decency and kindness with her. So, after thinking about it, she decided that she would behave according to Legolas's reaction.

They continued to walk for several hours, almost in complete silence, only the hobbits kept talking but in whispers.

Seeing that she had stayed behind and worried that he had noticed that her illness had grown worse, Boromir approached Kitty.

"Is it all right, Lady Kitty?"

Kitty was not in a good mood and was going to answer him ironically, but she realized that the man from Gondor was asking because he was really worried about her.

"Not very well," she replied. "My head hurts a little. I feel like I'm going to explode "

"Why do not you take another one of those pills that you call ... para-ce-ta-mol?"

Kitty smiled to herself. It was so sweet to hear those men in arms try to utter words that were so simple in their realm!

"No" she replied "two hours ago, I took one pill"

"And what does that affect?"

"Because it is not convenient to take paracetamol so often because it may happen that instead of helping me feel better, I feel worse"

"I do not understand why a medicine would do such a thing"

Kitty shrugged.

"That's medicine in my home-realm. It is usually excellent, but it also brings its consequences, like everything in life "

There was silence. Legolas turned to the man from Gondor and Kitty frowning. Boromir realized this and held the elf's gaze calmly for a moment, as Kitty did not realize it because she was busy sneezing.

"Sometimes I think you have been through very difficult ... experiences for your young age," Boromir said softly.

Kitty scoffed.

"My young age?" She mockingly repeated.

"You are young, Lady Kitty, and yet your words make me think that you have been through very difficult situations"

Kitty smiled sadly.

"Maybe," she said after a moment.

"If you ever need someone to hear you, you can count on me, Lady Kitty," offered Boromir, smiling kindly.

Kitty felt a lump in her throat for two reasons. One, because that man from Gondor, who was difficult for all, showed himself to be a true friend; The second reason is that perhaps there was something more behind that kindness and affection. Kitty did not want to think about it at all. She loved him very much, but as a friend. Boromir was much older than she and besides Kitty did not have many desires to have a romantic relation with somebody and still less of that realm called Middle-Earth. After all, who of them would want if they knew who she was and what she could do? Immediately they would consider her an enemy, they would forget their friendship and turn their back on her, even for that reason she had decided not to use her mutant skills unless indispensable.

"Thanks Boromir," she said with a smile. "You can count on me, too," she added after a moment. Kitty could not just not be friendly with that man, just like that and without reason, what was a fact is that if necessary she would cut the relationship in case he wanted more than a simple relationship of friends.

She looked up and found that Legolas was staring at them, a wrinkle in his smooth forehead and he was frowning. Kitty raised a surprised eyebrow as the elf did not look exactly pleased. She tilted her head thus showing her surprise. Legolas looked at her for a moment, then behind her. Kitty followed his gaze and saw that he was looking at Boromir and this one at him. The man in Gondor looked neither confused nor surprised, nor even challenging, just held his gaze calmly. After a moment, the elf turned.

Kitty was stunned. What happened to Legolas that he did not like her to talk to Boromir? It was a fact, that elf was the strangest person she had ever met, perhaps more than Gandalf. What was a fact is that Kitty would not allow those two behave like machos with her because if there was something that characterized Kitty is that she had never been and would not be the lady in distress.

Legolas could not understand why he was not at all pleased that Kitty talked to Boromir, especially on her own, and especially that the man from Gondor was so friendly to her and the worst ... that she would accept his attention and friendship! Why was not the same thing with him? Why was she never so open with him, as she was with Boromir? If the elf had been a little more honest with himself, or rather, if he had not been so new to feelings, he would have realized a couple of things: that he was to blame for Kitty not opening up with him as he did with Boromir, because he put a barrier of kindness and courtesy, but at last barrier; And the second might be that they were jealous or ... something like that. The question was ... why jealousy?

"What is it, my friend?" A voice suddenly asked beside him.

Legolas turned sharply. It was Aragorn. The gaze of the future king of Gondor was fixed on the blue eyes of the elf and seemed to read the thoughts of his friend. Perhaps he did, Aragorn was a wise man after all.

"Nothing," he replied, looking away.

"What do you care about Kitty?"

Legolas turned in surprise. How had his friend known that he had been thinking of her?

"You were watching her and Boromir," Aragorn said in response to his silent question "what are you worried about her Legolas?"

"It's just that I do not understand the reason why she shows up more ... friendly and she has more confidence in Boromir than me" whispered

"Does that bother you?" Asked Aragorn raising an eyebrow as he could not believe that something so banal is that his friend bothered.

"I know it should not bother me," replied Legolas, looking down "but I cannot help but bother and feel uncomfortable when I see him. I always wonder why the same thing does not happen between her and me "

"It may be because you do not let him come near you," Aragorn suggested.

Legolas turned and frowned.

"You and I know, my friend, that you don't let that people come near to you, at least not so easily" said Aragorn after a moment "why do you want to get closer to her?"

Legolas thought about it for a while. He couldn't exactly know it for certain. Maybe because he liked Kitty? Or because jealousy? Or was something else? He didn't know, there were so much emotions inside him!

"I… I… I don't know" the elf whispered "why do you think that I want to be closer to her?" he asked after a moment

Aragorn looked at him. He had a hunch of what could be happening to his friend but he preferred to put aside it because it was too risky, besides he could be mistaken, so he said

"I don't know, but you shall ponder about it"

Legolas was about to speak when Gandalf said:

"Behold the great realm and dwarf city of the Dwarrowdelf!"

A huge cavern was revealed, filled with ornate columns stretching as far as the eye could see.

Sam gasped. "There's an eyeopener and no mistake"

Kitty y Boromir, quienes había adelantado junto para observer mejor la maravilla que eran aquellas construcciones excarvadas en la roca viva, were suddenly pushed to one side as Gimli dashed forward. An oblong rock stood in the center of the room. Gimli knelt in front of it.
"No. No. No." he murmured desolated

Gandalf stepped forward, placing a hand on Gimli's shoulder.
"Here lies Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria." Read the wizard

Gimli groaned. Gandalf removed his hat in honor as he spoke. " He is dead then. It is as I feared."
He looked around, and Kitty saw him kneel, and take from a skeletal hand an old, dusty book.

Legolas glanced at the skeleton, and then whispered to Aragorn. "We must move on. We cannot linger here."

Aragorn made no sign.

Gandalf began to read out loud. "They have taken the Bridge and the second hall. We have barred the gates, but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes. Drums. Drums in the deep. We cannot get out. A shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming."

Kitty shivered. That didn't sound good but actually creepy. What would have happened to those dwarves? Who or what the ones that have attacked them? And what was that 'shadow'?

Her ponderings were cut by a sudden crash behind them making Kitty enter in phasing state against her will, as the skeleton Pippin had touched bounced down the well, the chains trailed behind.

Echoes reverberated throughout the whole mine.

Gandalf snapped the book shut. "Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity!"

As Gandalf turned away, a single drumbeat was heard. Kitty cringed, just when she thought that nothing would happen. Louder and faster the drumbeat echoed.

"Drums! Drums in the deep!" shouted Gandalf. "Fool that I was! Now we are trapped, just like those poor wretches!"

"We cannot get out!" cried Aragorn.

"Mister Frodo! Your sword!" exclaimed Sam.

Frodo drew his sword. It shone with an aura of soft blue. This was an Elven blade that gleamed whenever Orc or Goblin drew near. A screech was heard. The drumbeats throbbed and rolled. Doom! Doom!

"Orcs!" cried Legolas.

"Orcs? What the hell are 'orcs'?" wondered Kitty

Surely, they weren't something good considering the words of Gandalf as well as the two arrows that had passed whistling past Boromir's head.

Aragorn pushed the hobbits and Kitty towards the wizard. "Get back! Stay close to Gandalf!

Boromir pulled the last door shut. Gandalf drew his sword and the hobbits followed. Kitty took a deep breath. "I have no weapon. How marvelous." she murmured annoyed. But Kitty wasn't the ones that just gave up so easily as well as she wouldn't be the lady in distress, so she approached to a skeleton and took from its bony hand the sword. It was very heavy for Kitty and it was very difficult for her to raise it but it was much better than nothing.

Gimli leapt on Balin's tomb. "Let them come! There's one dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath!"

The great wooden door began to be forced by that army that Kitty wondered what would be the sound of the demon-possessed screams, howls and growling. Suddenly, the door creaked under the powerful blow of some being that Kitty assumed would most likely be a wild beast by the howl.

"They have a Cave Troll!" Shouted Boromir.

"That does not sound 'exactly' as a good thing" she thought

Perhaps Kitty had no more knowledge of medieval literature and its fantastic creatures, let alone Middle-Earth, but she had often heard the Professor talk about the creatures that were evil and remembered hearing about cave-trolls as a bad thing.

After two powerful blows, the door fell to the ground, orcs spreading over the place. Kitty stood awkwardly behind Gandalf, gripping the handle of the tight sword. For the first time the girl was afraid of a battle and how not to have it before what she saw. Frightful beings of horrible appearance, worse than that of the so-called Gollum, attacked screaming and grunting like wild beasts. Their great and heavy swords, axes and clubs ready to shed the blood of the first warrior they met. Kitty was sure that those so-called 'orcs' were nothing more than mere beasts. Over time she would realize that her judgment on them was quite accurate.

She looked around. Aragorn and Boromir fought with their swords without seeming to have the slightest fear; Gimli standing on the grave of Balin killed all the orcs that passed near him obtaining thus the revenge for his cousin; Legolas had climbed onto a railing that was embedded in the wall of the place and from there shot with such aim that Kitty could not help but think that the elf was the Robin Hood of Middle-Earth; Gandalf, for his part, had his sword drawn and protected behind him both the hobbits who were terrified as she who was no less terrified than they, for this was a battle to which she was not accustomed as well as having decided never again using her mutant abilities did not make her feel exactly safe and to make matters worse, the sword she'd taken was heavy and she could not wield it. She wondered for a moment how the others could, the explanation was obvious: they had all had to learn to defend themselves with such weapons while she had always made use of her mutant skill and cunning.

Suddenly, a gigantic beast entered

"This must be a cave troll" thought scared Kitty upon seeing the horrible monster

It roared, bashing the walls with its huge fists. A broken chain hung from its neck which wasn't good at all because it shown only one thing: the orcs hadn't been able to control it and if they hadn't been able to control that beast… then who would? Certainly not the Fellowship.

It turned to the hobbits, forcing the wizard away with a swing of it's great club, and Legolas's arrows did nothing to stop the beast.

Frodo had been pushed away from his companions. He was seized by the troll.

Kitty who had fallen several meters away from the hobbit due the attack of the cave-troll, stood up dizzy just to see how the troll's sake had pierced Frodo, like an insect on a pin. The hobbit dropped to the ground.

Kitty felt her legs melt and tremble. In front of her there wasn't the image of a hobbit named Frodo pierced by a cave-troll who still roared immune against all attack; but she saw a boy of about 10 years old, mutant, his hair and eyes showing that he wasn't a common human, lying there still with his eyes open but don't looking anything. Tears of sadness and pain blurred for a moment her hazel eyes but they gave way to anger, no, better said: rage. Again, a dear friend of her had been killed in front of her without she could have done anything!

She looked around. The cave-troll still roared, attacked and no attack did him the slightest harm, beginning because no one could approach it without being in danger of being killed by a blow of his enormous mace and the arrows of Legolas bounced on its hard skin.

Kitty saw with eyes burning with rage at the cave-troll, that beast that had just killed one of her friends. To hell with not using her mutant ability! This was not the time to hide it but vengeance! Avenge the hobbit, avenge Frodo! Seeing that everyone was busy keeping the skin safe, Kitty, without thinking twice, took a spear from the hand of an orc and without further ado, went into phasing state by one side of the cave-troll leaving the other side not without before leave the spear inside the beast.

This one that continued to roar and attack, suddenly began to vomit blood in such a way that it began to drown, it stumbled and, to the astonishment of all but Kitty, fell dead while the tip of a spear appeared from his mouth. Seeing this, the orcs fled leaving the Fellowship stunned.

"By the Válar! What happened? "Asked Boromir without believing what he had just seen

Aragorn shook his head as did Gimli who had wide-open eyes. Gandalf himself was astonished because he had never seen anything like it. Everyone was amazed, everyone but Legolas.

The elf had seen Kitty's expression change from pain and terror to see that Frodo was mortally wounded at a menacing and furious one. He had seen that she had taken a spear and had driven without hesitation running towards the cave-troll. He was going to shout at her to stop, but the girl's name choked in his throat because at that moment he had seen how it was that Kitty had literally gone through the cave-troll with the spear as if it were an illusion for then after a few moments to leave the other side but this time without the spear. Obviously, she had left the spear inside the cave-troll and that was how it had fallen dead, being speared inside so that there would be no way he could survive. He looked at Kitty, not one bloodstained, and the light of fury that had animated her hazel-colored eyes had disappeared, and only the corpse of the cave-troll was coldly watching him.

How could she have done that? It was a fact, Kitty was no rookie in battle, her reaction showed. But what worried him and made him more distrustful than ever about her was the power, skill or witchcraft she had used to do. Yes, there was no other explanation: Kitty was a witch.

Legolas was going to say something but in that moment Sam, who had dashed towards Frodo said:

"Frodo! Mister Frodo!" he cried, tears staining his face.

Frodo took a deep breath, and opened his eyes, grimacing.

Sam gave a cry of joy. "He's alive!"

"That blow would have skewered a wild boar." said Aragorn in amazement.

"There is more to this hobbit than meets the eye." said Gandalf.

Frodo nodded at the wizard, parting his shirt to reveal a beautiful coat of mail.

"Mithril! You are full of surprises, Master Baggins!" said Gimli.

Gandalf looked back. Screeches sounded and the drums beat faster.

"To the bridge of Khazadum!" he cried

Everyone ran behind Gandalf being chased by hundreds of orcs even from the walls and ceiling. Soon they caught up with them and still surrounded them in a narrow circle.

Boromir, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli prepared with their weapons while Gandalf drew his sword and put Kitty and Frodo in the center of the circle that all the others had done, ready to fight to the last breath, although it was impossible that they could get out of there alive.

Kitty seriously considered reusing her mutant ability. She was not completely sure if she could manage to make the entire Fellowship of the Ring phasing, maybe she would if she concentrated enough. What would her friends say and think? That would be seen once they were out of those damn Mines.

However, there was no need to do so at that time a great roar was heard from an archway, which glowered with a hellish fire in the blackness. The very orcs screamed and scattered.

Boromir looked up. "What is this new devilment?!"

Gandalf closed his eyes. "It is a Balrog, a demon of the ancient world. It is beyond any of you! Run!"

"Balrog?" Kitty wondered vaguely remembering the word on the Professor's lips.

There was no time for her to think any more of it, for Boromir had already taken her by the hand, and they both ran after the others.

Legolas had seen again if no one had been left behind. Boromir had had to part from Kitty to support Merry who had stumbled. While Kitty was still running behind. Legolas saw that a huge rock was going to fall on her and without thinking twice he ran to her to remove her from the danger, but he stopped half-awake because at that moment he had seen how the huge rock had fallen without doing the least damage because Kitty had passed through it like a shadow and the rock had crashed to the ground. Legolas decided to go away and see for the well-being of the others because it was a fact that the woman who called herself 'Kitty' and who had been made friend, was actually a witch.

Meanwhile, Kitty, who had not realized that Legolas had already discovered her, had decided to send hell her resolve not to use her mutant ability to better get out of that hell.

They raced forward, weaving among the columns and stumbling down flights of stairs. Every step that the Balrog took, if indeed it walked and did not fly, caused the Mines to crash and crumble down.

Gandalf had turned to Aragorn.

"Lead them on! The Bridge is near!

They ran forward again. It was Boromir who almost fell but tow hands helped him to regain balance. He turned, it had been Kitty. A deep chasm loomed before them, bottomless, as if the earth in that place had been rent in two. Kitty had never been afraid of heights but this certainly was creepy.

A narrow bridge spanned the length, railess.

"Over the Bridge! Fly!" shouted Gandalf. The flames grew higher.

They ran past Gandalf, who turned towards the growing flames. From the midst of the fire a great creature rose, winged and horned.

It turned on them with great strides, as by one the one the Fellowship crossed the narrow bridge. When Kitty saw the Balrog almost cry in horror, there was no way to defeat that monster, no mutant had been able to do such a thing… maybe Jean being the White Phoenix but that would be even uncertain.

"You shall not pass!" cried Gandalf, standing before the bridge. He raised his staff.

The Balrog stretched its wings, rising up to a mighty shadow. The wizard stood before it, small, and white.
"I am Servant of the Secret Fire. Wielder of the Flame of Anor! Go back to the blackness from whence you came!"

The Balrog drew a glamming sword, holding it high.

"The dark fire will not avail you, Flame of Uden!" shouted the Wizard, raising his staff.

The Balrog brings his sword down upon Gandalf. The wizard held up his staff. There was a crash as if of thunder and a great flash of light, and the Balrog's sword fell.

"Go back to the shadow!"

The Balrog put a foot on the bridge, wielding a great fiery whip.

"You shall not pass!" cried Gandalf once more. He raised his staff above his head and brought it down upon the bridge.

It collapsed before the Balrog's feet, and the demon fell into the chasm. Gandalf turned away, leaning on his staff. But as he did so, the end of the Balrog's whip snaked up and curled around his ankle, dragging him down.

His fingers grasped at the edge of bridge. He looked up, and cried. "Fly you fools!" and fell.

Frodo screamed, struggling against Boromir's grip. Kitty surely had done the same but she was so shocked of seeing how in front of her very eyes one of her friends had died and without she couldn't even do anything.

And then they ran. No orc dared to with stay Aragorn in his fury. They ran to the doorway through which light streamed and through, collapsing on the rocks.

Finally, they managed to get out of that deadly place running as fast as possible until they reached a platform in the middle of the mountain, barely breathing.

"Legolas! Get them up!" snapped Aragorn, wiping his sword.

Boromir looked up, tears in his eyes. "Give them a moment! For pities sake!"

Aragorn snorted. "By nightfall this hills will be swarming with orcs! We must reach the woods of Lothlórien. Come, Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, get them up!"

He took Sam's hand. "Come, on your feet."

Frodo turned away, tears rolling down his face.

Aragorn approached to Kitty who was so shocked that had just dropped still without believing of what had happened.

"Kitty, let's go" he said trying to make her stand up but the woman didn't seem to hear

"Kitty!" called her more firmly Aragorn for snap her

Kitty turned to him, finally getting out of her shock. Her eyes filled with tears, a lump in her throat, barely could thinking properly as images of a terrible battle came and went through her mind.

Aragorn sighed. He had noticed that something was going on terrible bad inside her but there wasn't time for consolation of any kind but for fleeing. He squeezed gently her shoulder as a way for showing some sympathy and then turned to Frodo. Seeing this Boromir approached her and opened his arms, without further ado Kitty immediately hugged him and started to cry but it didn't last because Boromir took gently from her shoulders and told her softly:

"Come, lady Kitty, be strong. We have to continue"

Kitty sniffed and sneezed a couple of times making Boromir smile. He took her hand and made her walk quickly so they would follow the pace of the others.

It has happened what we all know sadly happened in Moria, however, Kitty has decided to use her mutant skill a couple of times. Unfortunately, it has not gone unnoticed, Legolas has finished checking that what he thought he saw in the lake is true. We will have to see his reaction.

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