Chapter 11: My Friends Don't mix with boats
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Well, we finally seem to have made it to the River Anduin- after taking me 11 chapters and using up a lot of my internet, we have seemed to have made it. *does little victory dance* Any dialogue you see in the movies in every chapter past chapter 10 comes from an online script that's right so without further adieu here's chapter 11
Warning: This chapter might be funny as there is water involved-please have a set of tissues ready to clean up the tears of laughter.
Xanabell
"Never before have we given the cloth of our people to others, may it shield you from unfriendly eyes." Said Galadriel as she pinned a cloak to Frodo
"Thank you Lady Galadriel, these gifts you have given us are amazing." Nix said as she took in the fact that she now had an elven cloak
"Think nothing of it Nix. This is an elven sword, Nix, it has already seen many battles, may it guide your hand to the right places" Galadriel said as she handed Nix a sword in a simple scabbard
"Thank you, my Lady" she said astounded at the craftsmanship of the sword
"Xanabell, to you I present the weapons of an archer, the bow is one of the Galadhrim and the arrows will always fly true to your aim," Galadriel started as she handed Xana a bow and a quiver of arrows with green fletching, "and this sword to fight with when the battles get too close." She finished as she handed a sword, which was lighter than Nix's to her.
"Thank you Lady Galadriel. I don't know what to say"
"Then say nothing, child" She said as she moved on, Nix threw a look at Haldir that asked if he was the one responsible for her sword, to which he just shook his head at her look. Xana looked at Legolas after Galadriel had handed him his bow, wondering if he remembered what her prom dress' colour was and told Galadriel about it.
"Mikeala, this elven sword was made recently and this is a kit full of elven medicines that you may find useful. May you find them useful in your travels." Galadriel said
"My thanks, Lady of the Light" Miki replied
"Crystal and Courtney, Merry and Pippin, these daggers fought in a great war very long ago, may they lead you to many more victories, you will have need of them." She smiled at them as she handed out four daggers which to the hobbits were more like short swords.
"May the grace of the Valar protect and guide you where ever your journey leads you"
As the girls picked up their packs they walked down to the boats and found another boat for them.
"Do you need help with that, Xana?" asked Legolas as he watched Xana's attempt to pack everything into the boat
"No, it's almost done. Although I do need help with something," she replied as she came back up from under the boat's seat and her packing
"You name it then, Xana." Legolas said eager to help her
"I don't know how to strap my quiver onto my back; I know how to thread the sword onto my belt, but not my quiver." Whispered Xana so the others wouldn't her problem
"Of course, here stand up, right, now watch and copy me," he started as he unstrapped his quiver and took it off "This strap goes over your shoulder, no, your left one, other left. Right then this strap comes out here and we buckle it into place like this, here let me, the leather's probably stiff, there, you are now an archer." He said as he strapped her quiver in place
"Thanks Legolas, I'll get it in a few days."
"As soon as the leather's looser then it should be easier to put on" he replied as he walked away and threw Gimli into their boat as well as Courtney. Xana, Nix and Miki were in Xana's boat while Crystal was put into Aragorn's boat and they all set off the river.
Two days into the river trip and after many hours of humming sea shanties and a horrible histories song that the girls had called 'Literally' they finally made it to the Argonath and listened to Aragorn's speech about them when finally Xana had enough of steadily rowing down river, she sped up splashing water on her passengers and Boromir who was rowing to close to their boat she yelled to Nix and Miki to start using their hands because she wanted to beat Legolas and Aragorn ashore. The previous night they had said that they would spend the next night in Nen Hithoel and she was tired of the river. "Come on, Nix paddle harder!" yelled Xana as she overtook Boromir and splashed Merry and Pippin at the same time which resulted in some yelling and screaming about the water temperature and that they were now thoroughly wet, this made the girls laugh and row or paddle faster. When they went past Legolas and Gimli they too got splashed which made them curse in their respective languages, which Xana and Nix later found out Legolas was complaining about wetting his hair and Gimli just got wet in general. They were now fast gaining on Aragorn, Frodo, Sam and Crystal. "Aragorn, lookout! Xana and co are catching us!" yelled a distressed Crystal as she watched them catch up
"Time to lighten the load. Crystal jump out of the boat." Said Aragorn
"What?! Are you crazy?!" exclaimed Crystal as she moved away from Aragorn and toward her fellow hobbits who just pushed her back towards Aragorn who then proceeded to throw her into the river.
"BITCH! OI! XANABELL COME OVER HERE AND PICK ME UP WILL YOU?!" she yelled as she tried to keep her head above water and reach around for Xana's oar
"Coming Crystal, be there soon!" said Xana as she paddled over and threw her into her own boat and continued to paddle after Aragorn.
"Can't catch me Xana!" he yelled not bothering to look over his shoulder to see where they were
"Je ne suis pas content! Paddle faster guys!" yelled Xana as she put her back into her rowing and eventually caught up with Aragorn, who was pulling ahead because of his longer strokes but Xana and co. caught him up with their joined paddling effort and managed to get ashore before him.
"YES! DID YOU SEE THAT? DID YOU SEE THAT? He said that we wouldn't catch up with him! You know what I say to that? THIS!" yelled Nix as she blew a raspberry at Aragorn
"Come on Nix, show some maturity." Said Aragorn when he finally got out of his boat
"NOPE!" she yelled back as she and Xana went to help Courtney out of her boat and then helped drag the boats ashore
"So what are we going to do now?" asked Miki as she was lifted out of her boat by Boromir
"We cross the lake at nightfall, hide the boats and continue on foot...we approach Mordor from the North." Replied Aragorn as he looked around at his fellowship
"Is that safe?" asked Crystal as she Frodo and Sam fell onto the banks out of the boat
"Oh, yes, just a simple matter of finding our way through Emyn Muil, an impassable labyrinth of razor sharp rocks. And after that gets even better...a festering, stinking marshland, far as the eye can see." Replied Gimli gloomily as he helped the hobbits up.
"That is our road...I suggest you take some rest and recover your strength, Master Dwarf." Said Aragorn as he helped Xana and Legolas unpack the boats
"Recover my..."huffed Gimli as he walked away to smoke his pipe
"We should leave now." Legolas said urgently as he finished unpacking his boat and passing it to Crystal, Sam, Courtney, Miki and Pippin after he had instructed Merry to go and find some kindling for a fire
"No. Orcs patrol the Eastern shore. We must wait for cover of darkness." Replied Aragorn looking around at everyone, Miki and Boromir were walking further along the banks holding hands and looking happy in general God, it'll be sad when he dies thought Xana as she watched them but that's why we packed a defibrillator for. She smiled as the thought finished
"It is not the Eastern shore that worries me," Replied Legolas as he looked around urgently "A shadow and a threat has been growing in my mind. Something draws near, I can feel it."
"Where's Frodo?" asked Merry as he dropped the pile of kindling at Gimli's feet.
"Miki, where's Boromir?" asked Aragorn running over to her
"I don't know. I think he went to get some firewood" she replied as she ran off into the direction she saw last in with his shield, her sword and medicine kit
"I'll go find Frodo" yelled Aragorn as he ran off into the direction of Amon Hen
"We'll wait here in case he returns" Legolas yelled after him "Where are the Merry, Pippin and Courtney?" he asked Xana
"They went looking for wood. Nothing to worry about." She replied and went over to where Gimli was trying to start the fire to help him.
A few minutes later they heard Aragorn yelling "RUN RUN!"
"Let's go help Aragorn!" yelled Legolas as he ran in the direction of the noise
