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XVII – Battle for Helm's Deep
Bold Italics is the language of the Elves.
The fellowship took there places after that. Susan was standing next to Legolas and Gimli as she could see Haldir just a few spots down near from Gimli and Aragorn walking back and forth behind them.
"Your friends are with you, Aragorn." Legolas said to Aragorn as his eyes never left mass of uruk-hai moving in. Gimli looked up at Aragorn. "Let's hope they last the night." Gimli said, before they all stood in silence for a while just watching as they approached and it started to thunder and rain.
"Show them no mercy! For you shall receive none!" Aragorn shouted as he walked along the wall and turned to face the uruks who had stopped and were slamming their long spears against their shields together.
"What's happening out there?" Gimli exclaimed as he grew and began to jump up and down to see over the wall. Susan just knew Legolas was going to say something by the teasing grin he adorned his handsome face.
"Shall I describe it to you?" Legolas ask then looked at Gimli who was looking at him. "Or would you like me to find you a box?" Gimli stared at him for a few moment, before he laughed sarcastically.
"Get ready." Aragorn yelled as the sounds from the uruks grew louder and louder. Susan and every elf including Legolas reached back and grabbed an arrow and got it ready and waited for the go ahead.
Before the go ahead could be ordered, a stray arrow was shot by a man of Rohan up on the wall. "Hold." Aragorn yelled before an deafening silence settled over the wall as the arrow sailed through the air and hit an uruk in the neck.
Soon the uruk fell to the ground dead, before the others screamed in anger and charged forward. "Their armor is weak at the neck." Legolas said as he studied their targets. "Release the arrows!" Aragorn shouted and Susan and the elves all fired their arrows.
"Fire." They heard a man say and the Rohan men fired their arrows as well killing several orcs. "Full volley!" Aragorn shouted to elves that stood upon the floor of the keep. Arrows flew over head as Susan could feel the wind coming off of them before hitting there targets.
They released arrow after arrow trying to kill as many as they could. But all too soon they saw the orcs bring in ladders and raising them to the wall. "LADDERS!" Aragorn yelled. "Yes. Bring them to me." Gimli yelled excited.
"Swords! Prepare for combat!" Aragorn yelled as he drew his own sword and ran down the wall. Susan kept firing shots along with Legolas as the uruks started coming in over the wall. Soon she was shoot and stabbing through uruks one after another as they came over the wall.
"Legolas, two already!" Gimli exclaimed as he took down another uruk with his trusted axe. Legolas fired another arrow and smiled at the dwarf. "I'm on seventeen!" Legolas said as he notched another arrow. Gimli growled.
"Arg! I'll have no pointy-ear outscoring me!" Gimli yelled before he sunk his axe into another uruk that climbed off the ladder. Susan monetarily laughed at their game before moving back to the task at hand. Susan continued down the line shooting and occasionally stabbing her enemy with her arrows, when she realized she was separated from Legolas.
"Bring him down, Legolas! Kill him! Kill him" Aragorn yelled before the wall under Susan shook with the mass of an explosion and threw everyone in the air. Susan soon landed hard next to Gimli and covered her head from loose rocks that were falling of the wall. "You alright, lass?" Gimli asked as she groaned and nodded. "I'm fine, Gimli." She said as she sat up looking at the massive hole that was now allowing more uruks in.
"ARAGORN!" Both Susan and Gimli yelled as they saw Aragorn was knocked down and about to be trampled by uruk-hai. They immediately stood up and jumped down on top of several uruks as Gimli swung his axe and Susan shot them with her arrows, both trying to keep Aragorn safe.
"Susan, Gimli. Down." They heard Aragorn say, before they looked up to see several elves ready to fire. They dropped to the ground just as the arrows soared over head and killed several uruks. "Charge." Aragorn yelled as he lead the elves down where Susan and Gimli were still holding there own against a great deal of uruks.
"Aragorn, Gimli, Susan!" They heard Legolas yell, before Susan looked up to see Legolas sliding down the stairs on a shield firing at the uruks in his way before he made it to the bottom and started using his knives.
"Aragorn. Get your men out of there." Susan heard the king yell from the wall. "To the Keep! Pull back to the Keep! Haldir, to the Keep!" Echoed Aragorn's voice and Haldir looked down at him and nodded before he sliced through another uruk and called out to his men. Aragorn and Legolas had to drag Gimli with them to the keep as he wanted to stay and fight, before Susan looked up to see Haldir get cut on the arm and cry out in pain.
Susan immediately took off without even thinking towards Haldir. As Susan ran she put her bow away and pulled out her fighting knives just in time to push Haldir out of the way and with one of the knives block the blade that was about to come down on his head.
Susan looked at the uruk with anger, before used her other knife and stabbing the uruk with all of her strength and causing him to fall off the wall and onto the ground. Susan looked down at Haldir and put out her hands as she helped him up.
"You ok?" She asked and he nodded. "TO THE GATE." She heard a man yell, before she ran to the wall to look over, only to see hundreds of uruk-hai trying to break through the gate as Aragorn and Gimli jump over from the rock and battle with the uruks on the causeway, but they were out numbered. Susan immediately leaped over the wall ignoring the call from Haldir and Legolas, who had been close by this time and saw her.
Susan landed on her feet in front of Aragorn and Gimli. Just in time to save Aragorn from an uruk blade."Aragorn, Gimli, Susan. Get out of there. Fall back!" Theoden yelled as they sealed the door. "Susan, come on." Aragorn yelled as she turned to see Legolas and Haldir throw two ropes over the wall for them.
Aragorn grabbed Gimli and took hold of one robe and let Legolas pull him up as Susan ran and jumped catching the other robe in midair as Haldir pulled her up. When she got to the top of the wall, she stood looking out only to see more ladders up and more uruks coming in. Legolas grabbed her hand, before they all ran to the keep after they heard Theoden say the uruks broke through the gates again.
Once inside the keep Haldir turned to Susan. "My lady. You saved me, I owe you my life." Haldir told her and Susan just shook her head. "You owe me nothing, my friend." Susan told him with a smile. Haldir nodded his head but still held great respect for the young queen in his eyes.
"The fortress is taken. It is over." The king said with a heavy heart. "You said this fortress would never fall while your men defend it. They still defend it. They have died defending it!" Aragorn exclaimed. He paused and looked to Gamling and then the king.
"Is there no other way for the women and children to get out of the caves?" Aragorn ask but they didn't answer. "Is there no other way?" He ask again more forcibly. "There is one passage. It leads into the mountains. But they will not get far. The uruk-hai are too many." Gamling said as he looked at Aragorn.
Aragorn walked over to Gamling and grabbed him by his shoulder. "Send word for the women and children to make for the mountain pass and barricade the entrance!" Aragorn said as he shoved him gently to get moving.
"So much death." Susan said as her gentle nature showed. "So much death, yes. What can men do against such reckless hate?" Theoden asked with a lost look on his face. "Sunrise." Gimli said and everyone looked towards the window to see the sunrise.
"Gandalf." Susan whispered with a tinge of hope. "Ride out with me… Ride out and meet them. Aragorn said and the king looked at Aragorn, something sparking in his eyes."For death and glory?" Theoden asked and Aragorn shook his head.
"For Rohan. For your people." Aragorn said with a fire in his voice. "Yes." Theoden said quietly "Yes! The horn of Helm shall sound in the deep one last time!" He shouted as he looked to the men in the room.
"Yes!" Gimli shouted before he ran from the room and up a flight of stairs to the horn while the others got their horses and mounted upon their backs. "Let this be the hour when we draw swords together. Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath! Now for ruin! And a red dawn!" Theoden exclaimed as he pulled on his helmet and drew his sword.
The horn sounded as everyone got ready. "Be careful." Legolas told Susan, before she looked at him and smiled. "You too." She said and he gave her nod. Haldir handed her a sword so she could fight on horse and she thanked him.
"Forth Eorlingas!" Theoden shouted, before the door was thrown open and they charged forward, slicing through the uruk-hai as they fought there way out of the deep. They fought with all their will, not caring that they were out numbered as a bright light caught there attention.
They all looked up to see Gandalf. "Gandalf." Susan whispered before hundreds of the Rohan riders coming off the hill and charging forward with Gandalf. The uruks around them started fighting for there lives as they got scared.
Susan heard Éomer yelling to drive them to the trees and looked over to see the trees had joined the fight. With so much against them the uruks fled back to safety. "VICTORY!" The king yelled and everyone cheered.
"Susan." She heard two familiar voices calling her name. "Over here." Susan yelled back kicking her horse forward, before she saw two people that she missed dearly, Peter and Edmund. Susan smiled as he dismounted her horse and ran to her brothers.
The Pevensies embraced each other as Legolas and Haldir rode over to where they were. "Who are they?" Legolas asked as they finally pulled apart smiling at each other and he and Haldir dismounted their horses.
"These are my brothers, High King Peter and King Edmund." Susan told him as she never took her eyes of her brothers. "How did you get here?" Susan asked. "We just woke up in the forest, before Éomer found us and not a day later Gandalf did too. He's being telling us what a busy girl you've been." Edmund teased as Susan smiled.
"And Lucy?" Susan asked as Peter and Edmund looked distressed. "We don't know. Were not even sure if she's even in Middle Earth." Peter said sadly as Susan's smile fell. Legolas came to warp his arms around her in comfort as Peter's and Edmund's eyes narrowed.
"Who is this?" Peter asked rudely, his protective older brother side coming out. "This is Prince Legolas." Susan said as she shot her brothers a warning glance. "It's a pleasure to meet you, your highnesses." Legolas greeted calmly as Peter and Edmund sized him up.
"We'll see if you still say that once you get to know them." Susan teased as they all laughed before getting back on her horse and they all rode back into the keep.
CLIFFHANGER!
What will happen now? Where is Lucy?
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