A/N Aaaaaaaand, I'm back! I only got ONE review for the last chapter... –sobs- That chapter was important! For those of you who DIDN'T read it, go back and read it, I'll wait…. Ahem, anywhoo, please be sure to read this chappy, it's important too!

Disclaimer: I don't own lotr, all of the characters, except for Alex and other characters that haven't been revealed yet by me belong to J.R.R Tolkien.

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Chapter10- Fighting A Losing Battle

Frodo's eyes were blurring as tears of hopelessness fell down his cheeks. He couldn't move, despite that little voice inside his mind screaming at him to run, draw his sword, anything!He couldn't look away from the deadly sword that was slowly rising in the air, to kill him and take the ring.

This mission was in vain, I have failed…. thought Frodo. He closed his eyes, and waited for death.

But it never came. Legolas, his twin knifes crossed in an 'X', crashed into the sword, the blades screeching in protest. Frodo looked on with amazement and something close to profound awe as Legolas, flashed in and out of the Wraiths, a blur of green, gold, and silver. Though he still couldn't move, he felt safer, as there was someone protecting him. The water rushed around his slight figure, making him sway front, and back, front and back, his muscles aching with the effort of keeping him upright. He tried desperately to move out of the rushing water. The bank was so close, so close. But he was brought back to the present by Legolas' cry. Looking back, he could see that a deep gash in Legolas' tunic, revealing a deep wound, made by the unforgiving blades of the Nazgul.

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Alexandra watching in horror as she saw Legolas weakening with every blow, his movements were no longer fluid, and were choppy. Desperately, she searched for a way to help him. She couldn't shoot and arrow, in fear of hitting Legolas.

"Aragorn, we must do something to help him!" shouted Alex over the howling wind.

She was met by silence.

Aragorn's eyes were pained, but she knew, deep down, that there was nothing he could do for his best friend.

But Alexandra made her decision.

Aragorn gripped her arm, "Alexandra, no!"

She met his eyes with her own, "I have to do this Aragorn! Legolas is not expendable, but I am! You have to understand! I wasn't even part of this Fellowship until I fell into your lives! But you didn't complain, you just accepted it. From the start, I was another mouth to feed, even a liability! It's the least I can do!"

Tears were running down Aragorn's face now, but he let her go. Alex hesitated, and she stood on her toes, and kissed him on his cheek.

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She stripped off her cloak, bow, and quiver, and sprinted towards Legolas' form, still fighting a losing battle, protecting Frodo. Determination made her run faster, but sheer desperation gave her the footing that she needed to reach him. The Wraith turned in surprise as a small body blocked his blow, twisting and losing its balance. With a terrible wail, it was swallowed up by the greedy water.

Alex had changed the odds drastically with her arrival. The Wraiths had another person to deal with before they could kill the hobbit, and return the Ring to their master. But this human wouldn't be too hard to finish off, she was already weakening, as all eight of them converged on her, leaving Legolas for dead.

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Frodo felt someone lift his body up into the air, and he fought back desperately, until he noticed it was Boromir. Relief flooded into him, finally Alexandra and Legolas would have some help! But his relief turned into confusion as Boromir carried him away from the battle.

"Wait, wait! Boromir, we have to help them!" he yelled. But Boromir did not respond, carrying him farther, and farther away from Alex and Legolas.

"BOROMIR, GO BACK!" Frodo screamed desperately. He couldn't just leave them to die!

"They knew they would give their lives for you! And they did." hissed Boromir, as he and Frodo got closer to the bank. "I'm doing them a favor in getting you away!"

Boromir felt vaguely guilty as he heard Alexandra cry out in pain, and the crash of steel against steel, but he was doing what he thought was the best choice.

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Aragorn watched in agony as he saw Alex get cut down by another blow to her stomach. She was kneeling on all fours as she struggled to get up and defend herself. She blocked an overhand blow, but Aragorn knew that she wouldn't hold for another minute. He considered firing an arrow, but there wasn't enough light, and the winds were blowing far too heavily.

Alexandra knew she was running out of options. She was already in so, so much pain, that her mind couldn't think rationally. She blocked another blow underhand, but more pain exploded into her body as the cruel blade bit into her back. Somewhere, in the back of her mind, her subconscious processed this as if the Wraiths were simply playing with her. Anger overtook her pain, and she launched herself at them, dragging their cloaks and pulling them down into the torrent of water. But she miscalculated, and slipped in the treacherous bottom of the river. It seemed as if everything was in slow motion now, falling, falling, falling. She twisted her body to check if Legolas and Frodo were ok, and if there were more Wraiths. Dimly, in the distance, she heard Frodo screaming at Boromir, heard Aragorn's agonized cry. The last thing she saw before the waters swallowed her up, was Legolas' agonized face, his mouth opening and mouthing her name.

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A/N Another cliffy! Couldn't help it, sorry! This time, I'll be expecting more reviews, mk? Cookies to Cetacae-of-Time who was the only one who reviewed! I won't update until I getat least5 reviews!