Here's chapter ten.

Chapter Ten

"Come on Ryan, quietly." Alyssa whispers as she leads Ryan through the grand hall.

"What are we doing? Sneaking up on someone?" He asks following.

"Sneaking? Sneaking? Flimsy human is always so polite. Alyssa shows you secret ways that nobody else could find and he say "sneak!" Sneak? Very nice friend, oh yes my precious very nice, very nice!" Alyssa says in Gollum's voice.

"Really?" Ryan asks incredulously. "Alright, never mind that, what are we doing?" He asks.

"Sneaking." Alyssa says smirking.

"I set myself up for that didn't I?" He asks her.

"You said it not me." She replies stopping in a room. "I'm going to Sam now, Frodo and Gollum left him already and I'm going to meet with Sam. Are you coming?" She asks.

"I think I might stay here and help out." Ryan says rubbing the back of his neck.

"Okay, uh see ya then." She says hugging him and then disappears quickly.

"Bye…" Ryan says then walks out to find Gandalf.

Sam is climbing down the stairs when he falls. He sits up sobbing and looks back up the stairs and hears a voice singing.

"No loyal friend
Was ever there for me

Now we say goodbye
We say you didn't try

These tears you cry
Have come too late
Take back the lies
The hurt, the blame!

And you will weep
When you face the end alone
You are lost
You can never go home
You are lost
You can never go home."

Sam looks up and see's Alyssa climbing the stairs until she reaches him.

"Hello Sam. Perfect day for a climb, yeah?" She asks him as she sits down next to him.

"They left me behind, all because of that liar!" Sam says holding back sobs.

"Then go after them. I will come with you if you want?" She says.

"Really, you mean it?" He asks looking at her.

"Of course, come on Sam. There's no telling what would happen if Frodo's best friend isn't there to save him." Alyssa says standing up and pulling Sam up. "You know, you're a lot heavier than you look." She jokes making him smile.

"Let's go save Mr. Frodo!" Sam exclaims.

"Yes, let us go." Alyssa says as she climbs the stairs, Sam behind her.

"Good evening Gandalf." Ryan says as he walks up to him.

"Hello young Ryan. Where is your sister? I had thought you two would be together.

"Nay, she has gone to help Sam and Frodo." Ryan replies leaning against parapet and looking out over the city.

"Are they alright?" Pippin asks as he walks up.

"They are fine." Ryan replies.

"How come you are not with your sister?" Pippin asks.

"We've decided that it is time to live our own lives now. She has gone to help Sam and Frodo and I have stayed to give support here." Ryan explains.

"Oh, will we see her again?" Pippin asks hopefully.

"Yes, I hope." Ryan says whispering the last part to himself.

Sam and Alyssa make it too Shelob's cave just in time to save Frodo. Sam unsheathes Sting and runs in Alyssa, following.

"Let him go, you filth! Let him go!" Sam yells causing Shelob to drop Frodo.

"You will not touch him again!" He advances on the spider. "Come on then, finish it!" He yells.

Sam runs forward and slashes at Shelob's face, Shelob strikes back at him. When he slashes at her leg she throws him backwards, causing him to drop the light Frodo dropped and he picked up. Shelob kicks the light away, towards Alyssa. Alyssa grabs the light and yells, "Sam catch!" as she tosses the light to him, gaining Shelob's attention towards herself. "Sam do something!" She screams, terrified. "I hate spiders." She whimpers.

"Oi!" Sam yells as he jumps in front of her and grabs her pinchers as she tries to pinch him. Somehow he gets above her and kicks her in the face, causing her to stumble a little. Sam and Alyssa try to get away from him but she grabs Sam. She grabs him; he falls down over her back and onto the ground. He moves around and Shelob gathers herself for a final pounce on him from above. Sam manages to thrust Sting into her eyes and she falls back in pain. Sam thrusts Sting at her again. She grabs it with her pincers and wrestles for it with Sam. Eventually Sting flies out of his hand as he turns to run and get it Shelob knock him forward onto the ground. Alyssa grabs sting and drives it into Shelob's back gaining her attention as Sam get's sting and thrusts it into her belly. She writher in pain, Sam manages to get the light and thrusts it at her.

"Back!" Sam yells.

Shelob retreats back in her cave as Sam and Alyssa rush to Frodo, pulling the web away from Frodo's face, which looks dead.

"Oh no! Frodo, Mr. Frodo." Sam says holding him. "Wake up. Don't leave me here alone. Don't go where I can't follow. Wake up. Not asleep. Dead." Sam babbles.

"Sam, Sam! He's alright but if we do not move, we won't be!" She says shaking him. Sam looks at Sting and notices it is glowing blue, orks.

"Come on, leave him. He'll be alright!" She exclaims pulling Sam into hiding.

"The itsy-bitsy spider
Climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy-bitsy spider
Climbed up the spout again.

Of course the itsy bitsy spider was a giant spider bigger than me!"

Ryan hears Alyssa talking to him. "I take it you guys are done with Shelob?" He asks her.

"Yesterday, actually, you know, spiders wouldn't be so bad if they had little shoes on their feet, no, rollerblades!" She replies.

"Where did you get that from?" He asks her.

"I forget." She replies.

"Where are you guys now?" Ryan asks her.

"We just left The Tower of Cirith Ungol. I have to go now. Stay safe mi Hermano." She says.

"Ryan? Are you alright?" Pippin asks worriedly.

"Fine, why do you ask?" Ryan says.

"You were just sitting there when Aragorn tried talking to you." Merry explains. It is after the battle and everyone is sitting in the throne room deciding what's to happen.

"Oh yes, I was just talking to my sister." He replies.

"How are they?" Gandalf asks.

"They just left The Tower of Cirith Ungol." He says.

"So they have gone through Shelob's cave then?" Gandalf asks.

"Yes." Ryan replies.

"10,000 Orcs now stand between Frodo and Mount Doom." Gandalf says. "I have sent him to his doom, and dear Sam and your sister has followed him to theirs." He says.

"No. There is still hope for Frodo. He needs time and safe passage across the plains of Gorgoroth. We can give him that." Aragorn says turning towards the wizard.

"How?" Gimli asks as he relaxes on the steward's throne.

"Draw out Sauron's armies. Empty his lands. Then we gather our full strength and march on the Black Gate." Aragorn explains.

"We cannot achieve victory through strength of arms." Eomer says as Gimli chokes on his pipe.

"Not for ourselves. But we can give Frodo his chance if we keep Sauron's eye fixed upon us. Keep him blind to all else that moves." Aragorn says.

"A diversion." Legolas says.

"Certainty of death, small chance of success, what are we waiting for?" Ryan asks before Gimli could. 'Some has to since Alyssa isn't here.' He thinks.

"Sauron will suspect a trap. He will not take the bait." Gandalf warns.

"Oh, I think he will." Aragorn says walking out.

"Well, that went well." Ryan says.

"Give me your hand!" Sam shouts at Frodo who is hanging over the fires.

Frodo tries to reach for it but can't.

"Come on Frodo! You can do it, I know you can. You've made it this far!" Alyssa says as she to tries to grab Frodo.

"No!" Frodo swings back down. He looks desperately up at Sam and Alyssa. " Don't you let go! Don't let go! Reeeaaach!" Sam and Alyssa say. With one last desperate attempt Frodo swings his arm up and reaches for Sam's hand. Sam grasps his damaged hand and Alyssa grabs his arm. The Ring sinks below the lava.

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Sam, Frodo, and Alyssa are laying on a rock when Alyssa sings one more time before she slips unconscious.

"Orthannen im vi ól
Coll e dû
Or hiriath naur
Na rovail mae sui 'waew
Man prestant i ardhon?
Cerithar aen illiad dim úthenin?"
(In a dream I was lifted up.
Borne from the darkness
Above the rivers of fire.
On wings soft as the wind.
What's happened to the world?
Is everything sad going to come untrue?)

So? What'd ya'll think?

Thanks to Seriya Silvermist and horseyyay for reviewing!

Songs:

Lord of the Rings - Gollum's Song (with lyric)

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Lord of the Rings - The Eagles come for Frodo & Sam (with lyric)