Chapter 20: The Last Battle

Once they decided to go to the Black Gates to fight Sauron's orcs. Losse was walking towards the armory when a maiden hurried over to her. "Excuse me, milady, are you the daughter of the Heir of Isldur?" The maiden asked.

"Yes, I am his daughter," Losse replied hesitantly.

"I am Melde, I was told to get you ready for battle. We have much better weapons for the women this way," the maiden informed.

Losse followed her to a room and Losse saw beautiful weapons all around the room. "I just need a new quiver, bow, and arrows. I also need to get my sword and knife cleaned for battle," Losse directed.

"Well, milady, there is plenty of weapons here you can choose from, I'll clean your knife and sword," Melde offered.

"Thank you."

Losse removed her old quiver and bow and set them aside. She could see that the bow and quiver were worn out from the use. She then saw a quiver that was white with the design of the White Tree in gold. She took the quiver and looked at the bows. She picked one that was white with a nice spiral going down the front. Melde walked over to her with her knife and sword. "Now that your weapons are cleaned, it is our duty to get you ready for battle," Melde said with a smile. Losse followed Melde out of the weapon room and followed her into a room.

The other maidens that were in the room sat Losse down and got her ready for battle. Melde brushed Losse's hair out and Losse could see that it was two inches above her shoulders. She pulled Losse's hair back into a half-ponytail. The two maidens that were in the room when Losse and Melde arrived came forward with new attire. Losse changed out of her old traveling clothes and into the new traveling clothes. Once she was finished, she saw that she was ready.

She wore pale blue boots, medium blue breeches, a blue tunic, and a dark blue cloak was placed on her shoulders. The design on the front of her tunic was the White Tree of Gondor. Her boots had a design of white branches got around it. She had the wrist guards like what her father wore on her wrists that were blue with the White Tree of Gondor on them.

Losse nodded to the maidens and looked up when there was a knock on the door. She looked over and saw her father standing there. He had changed out of his Ranger attire and into his kingly attire. "Losse, you look lovely," he said. Losse walked over and hugged her father tight.

"When do we leave?" She asked.

"As soon as you have your weapons," Aragorn replied.

Losse looked over at Melde and her friends. They were holding Losse's weapons and Losse walked over to them and they placed her weapons on her. Once she was ready, Aragorn and Losse left the room and into the stables.

Aragorn saw that Brego had found his way to Gondor and stroked the stallion's nose. Losse smiled and hugged Sùlio when she saw that her friend had made it to Gondor. They had their horses saddled and they rode out of the stables and towards the front where everyone was waiting. Losse smiled at the look on Legolas' face when he saw that she had changed to make it look like she was the daughter of the soon-to-be King of Gondor. Losse rode in the front with her father while Legolas and Gandalf rode behind them.

When they reached the Black Gates, they rode up to them to get Sauron's orcs out. "Let the Lord of the Black Land come forth! Let justice be done upon him!" Aragorn called. After a minute of waiting, the gates opened and they saw a large army of orcs coming towards them. "FALL BACK!" Aragorn yelled. They all rode back and then the soldiers got scared to see all these orcs surrounding them. "HOLD YOUR GROUND! HOLD YOUR GROUND!" Aragorn ordered. Losse rode next to her father as he made his speech to them. "SON OF GONDOR, OR ROHAN, MY BROTHERS! I see in your eyes...the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Men fails...when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields...when the age of Men comes crashing down. But it is not this day. THIS DAY WE FIGHT! By all that you hold dear on this good earth...I bid you stand, MEN OF THE WEST!" He spoke. Their horses reared up and they looked at the orcs. Losse got off Sùlio and stroke the mare's nose with sadness in her heart.

"Go home and be safe, girl," she whispered.

Sùlio ran off towards Gondor. She stood next to Legolas and pulled her sword out. "Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with two elves," Gimli mumbled.

"What about side by side with two friends?" Legolas asked with a smile.

"Aye, I could do that," Gimli said.

Just then, Sauron began to call Aragorn. "Aragorn Elessar," Sauron called out. Aragorn stepped forward a couple steps before looking back at them.

"For Frodo," he whispered.

Then he ran out towards the orcs. Losse ran after him with her sword in hand. Then once she was next to her father again, she could hear the army charging at the orcs. Losse fought as hard as she could and gasped when an orc picked her up by the arm and threw her away from her father. "LOSSE!" Aragorn called. Losse stood up and held her sword out. She fought the orc and yelped when the orc's sword hit her arm. She looked at her arm to see bright red blood spilling from the wound. She looked at the orc in anger. She took her sword and stabbed it through the orc's chest and watched it fall. Legolas hurried over to her and saw the blood on her arm.

"Are you all right?" He asked.

"I'm fine," she replied.

Then they fought together until Losse saw her father up against a creature of Mordor. Fear rose in her heart when she saw her father thrown to the ground and the creature stepped on him. "LEGOLAS, LOOK!" She called. Legolas looked over and then they ran towards Aragorn, but there were too many orcs so it became impossible. "FATHER!" She called out in fear.

"ARAGORN!" Legolas called out.

Losse tried to push through the crowd, but it was no use, Losse tried as hard as she could only to see her father trapped. "FATHER, FATHER!" She called out. Aragorn looked up to see his daughter fighting her way towards him. He took his knife and stabbed the creature's foot. Losse was able to make it to him and kneeled in front of him. "Father, are you all right?" She asked.

"I'm fine," he replied.

She placed her hands on his face and then a sudden blast filled the air. They looked over to see Mount Doom. The One Ring was destroyed, they had won. Aragorn stood up and pulled Losse with him as they watched. The tower fell and Sauron was destroyed. Losse felt her father's arm around her waist as they watched. Aragorn felt his daughter hold onto his hand and gave her hand a gentle squeeze. They couldn't believe that it was finally over. They could go home. However the happiness broke when Mount Doom exploded and they all thought it took Frodo's life. They watched as the orcs began to fall through holes starting to form in the ground. Once the orcs were gone and they were able to return to Gondor, Gandalf called for the leader of the Eagles and got onto the leader's back. "I'm going to do a full search around Mount Doom to see if Frodo and Sam did make it out alive," Gandalf explained.

"Good luck," Losse commented.

Aragorn looked at Losse with a smile. "We won, it's over," he said. Losse nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug. Aragorn spun her around with a smile. "We did, we finally did it," he said his voice full of joy. Then Legolas and Gimli came over to them. Losse was able to get out of her father's arms and hurried over to them. Legolas gladly took Losse into his arms and he too spun her around. Losse kissed his cheek and smiled at him. She placed her hands on both sides of his face and looked into his eyes.

"We really did it," she said softly.

"We did, Sauron is finally defeated," Legolas agreed.

Losse looked at Gimli with a smile. She kneeled in front of him and hugged him. "You fought bravely, Gimli," she complimented.

"Thank you, milady," he acknowledged.

Losse stood up from the ground and then they all looked at each other. "Let's go home," Aragorn suggested. Losse nodded then they all started back towards Gondor.

AN: Now it's time for the crowning of the King and Princess. I insist that you review my story.