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Chapter Six~
As we struggle on the Hobbits are carried by both Aragon and Boromir, Gandalf cutting a path for us with his staff as Legolas continues to walk over the snow. Myself, I'm left to follow behind Gandalf since I told both Boromir and Aragon to help the Hobbits and leave me be. I don't need the Hobbits to freeze, but now I wish I had some help.
"There is a fell voice over the air." I hear Legolas say over the wind and so picking up my head strain to hear the voice even though I know it's Saruman. As Gandalf's face fills with horror Aragon shouts,
"He's trying to bring down the mountain! Gandalf! We must turn back!"
"No!" Gandalf shouts before rushing to the edge of the path in order to try and counteract the spell being spun. He stands, arms outstretched and chanting against the more powerful Saruman and I take a few steps back to press my back to the mountain side knowing that in three, two—a great flash of lightning hits the mountain and boulders the size of cars come falling down to crush us. Aragon who is nearest to me nearly drops Frodo but I help him keep him tightly to the mountain side as we wait out the falling rocks. Unfortunately we are buried under the snow and have to dig our way out and of course Legolas is first to pop out followed by the rest of us. Somehow I have managed to twist my ankle getting out but try not to let it show on my face.
"We must get off the mountain! Make for the Gap of Rohan and take the west road to my city!" I heard Boromir cry but Aragon shouts back,
"The Gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard!"
"If we cannot pass over the mountain, let us go under it! Let us go through the Mines of Moria." Gimli says over the fierce winds as we stand trying to make up some sort of decision and I try not to put pressure on my ankle. Legolas of course notices and tries to say something but Gandalf cuts him off,
"Let the Ringbearer decide." Frodo I notice is looking at me, apparently having noticed my face and I nod at him and force a smile as he says,
"We will go through the Mines."
"So be it." Gandalf replies and we have to turn around and make our way back down, avoiding more rocks and snow fall that whips harshly at us. I can't feel my fingers or toes as I trudge through the snow limping and tripping as I go. I soon start to fall behind the others and no one notices but Frodo as we come to stop for a moment.
"Zoe," he says softy but I pay him no mind as I continue on, only then do I notice he's come away from Aragon to come to me.
"Get back to Aragon Frodo and stay warm, can't have you dying on us." I say as my teeth chatter but he simply comes to my bad side and wraps an arm around my waist saying,
"And we can't have a member falling behind." I smile at this and thank him for the help as we climb down, and I try not to notice the others looking constantly back at me with worried faces. It takes a while before we get off the mountain and come to a misty dark valley where we take a moment to set a fire and get warm.
"Zoe," I hear Gandalf say as I take a seat on a rock to nurse my ankle.
"What did you do?" he asks sounding a bit annoyed by when he looks down he notices my ankle has swollen and his anger goes away.
"She is hurt?" Boromir asks coming over away from the fire to see but I shoo them away saying,
"I'll just wrap it." and taking out a piece of cloth I had saved to cover my hair I begin wrapping the ankle, thank goodness I learned the hard way to care for injuries.
"We need to get her back to Rivendell, injured she is of no help to us." Gimli says darkly making me shoot my head up and sneer out,
"I took an oath same as you dwarf, I'm not leaving unless I die." and continuing to wrap, I tie a tight knot before trying my weight again. It doesn't throb as much and I can do a pretty good job so I stick my tongue out at Gimli saying,
"I'll be fine," and then addressing the others say,
"You'll have to send me back bound and gagged before I go willingly." they all looked shocked at my words before Gandalf sighs and takes my shoulder in his hand to say,
"Don't agitated it Zoe, if you truly stand to be with us then I can only try to help you through."
"Thanks Gandalf." I say as he squeezes my should and says to the others,
"Time to get going, Zoe shall be fine." but I heard Gimli complaining as we go as I force myself to walk somewhere in the middle of the group.
"You can ride on my pony Zoe." Sam says as he leads the pony along but I shake my head and smile down at him saying,
"The mines are no place for a pony." a while later we are standing before a cliff side before a lake and Gimli says grandly,
"Ah! The walls of Moria!" and as we head over he taps against a part of the cliff continuing,
"Dwarf doors are invisible when closed." and against the cliff appears a white door with Elvish letters around the top, the Gates of Moria. I head away from the others as Aragon sets the pony free, Sam looking sad though knowingly that the pony wouldn't have made it.
"It reads 'The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria, Speak Friend and Enter'." Gandalf says as I spy Frodo by the waterside and head over to tell him to get away, I really didn't need to be fighting a giant mutant squid right now.
"What does that mean?" Merry asks as I reach Frodo only to notice that Pippin has started throwing rocks across the black glossy surface. Merry quickly joins in as Gandalf tries over and over to get the doors to open but I roll my eyes and head over to the gates just as Aragon notices what the two Hobbits are doing.
"Do not disturb the water."
"It's a riddle." I say just as Frodo is about to say it and he looks shocked that I've figured it out, but in reality I haven't I just remember things well.
"What's the Elvish word for friend?" Frodo asks me as if testing my knowledge and so I turn to him and noticing the ripples in the water say quickly,
"Mellon." and as soon as the word leaves my lips the doors swing open and I turn to see Gandalf who looks amazed, along with the others.
"What?" I asks before hobbling into the deathtrap that is the Mines. I hear Legolas mutter something but don't catch it as we enter and Gandalf lighting his staff looks around as Gimli boasts to the others.
"And they call it a Mine! A Mine!" he says as the others notice the corpses and skeletons that I've been stepping over.
"This isn't a mine, it's a tomb." Boromir says smartly as again I roll my eyes while Legolas goes over to rip out one of the arrows and dropping it says,
"Goblins." as we draw our weapons I try to stay near Frodo so that if the giant mutant squid does show it's disgusting head it will take me, hopefully. As we head out of the Mines I turn around to see the tentacle coming and so push Frodo ahead of me just in time before the slimy thing wraps around my bad ankle making me let out a cry.
"Zoe!" Frodo shouts as the other emerge from the Mines to see my in the air trying to hack myself free with my sword. I watch as Legolas fires an arrow at the thing holding me upside down but it doesn't let go, both Boromir and Aragon hacking away at the other tentacles.
"Let me go you stupid squid!" I shout but I notice the teeth and scream, this is getting way too intense for me! Finally Aragon manages to cut the tentacle holding me and I fall into Boromir's arms as someone shouts,
"Into the Mines!" Boromir holds me tightly as both men wade out of the water, Legolas continuing to fire arrows at the thing to hold it back. Soon were inside and trapped in a death trap.
