Daughters of Rivendell

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Chapter 16 - Battle of the Pelennor fields

Soldiers are running through the city trying to get all trebuchets going. ,,We need more rubble! Watch out!" Yells Soldier as a rock flies towards the outer wall, flinging several people off of the wall. ,,Down to the lower level. Quick!" One flying rock comes really close to killing Gothmog, who neatly steps aside at the last minute, and spits on it. The Nazgûl on their beasts then arrive, and strike terror in the hearts of the Gondorian soldiers, by picking up random Men and dropping them. Pippin appears, holding his ears with his hands, to block out the sound of the Nazgûl cries. ,,Hold them back! Do not give into fear! Stay at your posts! Fight!" Gandalf commands. The siege towers are nearly at the wall. ,,Not at the towers! Aim for the Trolls! Kill the Trolls! Bring them down!" Gandalf commands the archers. The siege towers connect with the walls, and Orcs begin swarming in. The gate is being bashed by a battering ram by the Orcs. Arrows from the soldiers fall on the Orcs as they attempt this. ,,Fight them back!" Gandalf shouts as he sees Pippin coming down the stairs towards him. ,,Peregrin Took! Go back to the Citadel!" ,,They'd called us out to fight." Pippin says as an Orc charges towards Pippin, and Gandalf cuts its head off, killing it. ,,This is no place for a Hobbit!" He yells. The Wizard fights off several more Orcs, but one comes up behind him while he is busy fighting another Orc. Pippin stabs the Orc just as it is going to hit Gandalf. Gandalf smiles. ,,Guard of the Citadel indeed. Now, back! Up the hill! Quickly! Quick!" Orcs continue to hit the gate. ,,What are you doing, you useless scum?!" Asks Gothmog. ,,The door won't give. It's too strong." ,,Get back there and smash it down." ,,But nothing can breach it." The Orc answers. Gothmog smirks. ,,Grond will breach it. Bring up the wolf's head." Huge creatures pull the massive battering ram, Grond, towards Minas Tirith. It is shaped like a giant wolf, with flames licking inside its mouth. The armies of Sauron are chanting. ,,Grond! Grond! Grond! Grond! Grond!" Gandalf looks down from the wall with great concern as Orcs continue to chant the name of this great ram.

The Corsair ships pass where Aragorn, Kaya, Legolas, and Gimli are. ,,You may go no further. You will not enter Gondor." Aragorn commands. Corsair men laugh at him. ,,Who are you to deny us passage?" Asks their captain. ,,Legolas, fire a warning shot past the bosun's ear." Gimli and Kaya exchange a glance. ,,Mind your aim." Kaya says as she winks at Gimli who as Legolas fires, hits his bow. Arrow hits the man next to the captain. Gimli covers his mouth as Legolas looks at him and Kaya. ,,That's it. Right. We warned you. Prepare to be boarded." Gimli warns. The captain laughs. ,,Boarded? By you and whose army?" ,,This army." Aragorn informs. The King of the Dead and his army appear and run towards the ships.

Frodo and Gollum are climbing the stairs leading to Cirith Ungol. Gollum stops. ,,In there." He says as he motions towards the tunnel opening. ,,What is this place?" Frodo asks looking pale. ,,Master must go inside the tunnel." Frodo shakes his head. ,,Now that I'm here, I don't think I want to." ,,It's the only way. Go in, or go back." ,,I can't go back." He says in despair. He enters the tunnel and is hit by a horrible stench. ,,What's that smell?" ,,Orcses' filth. Orcses come in here sometimes." They continue along, and Gollum leaves Frodo's side, running ahead. ,,Hurry! This way!" ,,Sméagol?" He starts breathing hard. ,,Over here." Frodo falls against a wall, and touches some webbing. ,,It's sticky! What is it?" ,,You'll see! Oh, yes. You will see." He says as he sounds very pleased. Frodo tries to call him but soon he realizes that Gollum has led him into a trap. He looks scared, and ready to cry. Just why couldn´t he trust Sam. Frodo steps on a skeleton, and takes a good look around at the webs and dead animals. He hears a noise, and panics and begins to run. Meanwhile Sam is upset and sobbing while he makes his way clumsily down the stairs. He slips and falls, landing right beside the lembas bread. When he sees the bread, he crushes it in his hand angrily, then looks back up the stairs. Back in the tunnel Frodo is still running, and falls into a small pit filled with cobwebs, and bones. He remembers the light of Eärendil and pulls out of his pocket. ,,Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!" (Hail Eärendil brightest of the Stars!) The light shows Shelob, a giant spider, standing beside Frodo. Frodo tries to crawl away, and keep her back with the light from the phial. She attacks. He slashes at her leg with Sting, and then runs. He turns to look back behind him, and runs into a bunch of very sticky webs, and is stuck. ,,Naughty little fly, why does he cry? Caught in a web, soon you'll be…eaten." Frodo looks angry and slashes the spider web with Sting with much difficulty, while Shelob gets closer. Gollum realizes that Frodo is getting free, and quickly runs away. Finally, the terrified Hobbit gets through the web, but Sting is caught in the web and he leaves it, with Shelob following right behind him. Frodo breaks out to the outside world, but Gollum is waiting for him. ,,Got away, did it, Precious? Not this time! Not this time!" Gollum and Frodo fight, with much rolling around. Frodo takes control, and begins choking Gollum. ,,It wasn't us! It wasn't us! Sméagol wouldn't hurt master. We promised. You must believe us. It was the Precious! The precious made us do it!" Frodo backs away uncertainly, while Gollum cries and coughs. ,,I have to destroy it, Sméagol. I have to destroy it for both our sakes." Frodo turns away, and an intense look of anger and hatred comes over Gollum's face. He jumps on Frodo again, who rolls him off and throws him down a deep hole in the ground. Gollum screams as he falls. Frodo staggers on, anguish filling his face. ,,I'm so sorry, Sam. I'm so sorry Kaya." He collapses, and suddenly finds himself in a green, beautiful wood, he thinks it´s Lothlórien. Kaya stands in front of him. Frodo stares at her and can´t believe his eyes. ,,Kaya is it really you? If this is a dream I do not wish to wake up." She smiles and shakes her head. ,,I´m here and yet I´m not." Frodo looks confused. ,,I may not be with you physically but I´m always here." She points at his heart. ,,I wish to stay here with you forever." He said but Kaya shook her head. ,,We will see each other again mellamin." Kaya reaches out her hand to him, and Frodo meets hers with his. As he rises, the scene changes back to Shelob's lair. He continues on with a look of determination on his face. He will return to her. He must.

Éomer is talking with Théoden about what news scouts brought. ,,The scouts report Minas Tirith is surrounded. The lower levels are in flames. Everywhere, legions of the enemy advance." ,,Time is against us. Make ready!" Théoden informs as Éomer commands to prepare to head out. ,,Take heart, Merry. It will soon be over." Éowyn says as she comforts Merry. ,,My lady, you are fair and brave and have much to live for, and many who love you. I know it is too late to turn aside. I know there is not much point now in hoping. If I were a knight of Rohan, capable of great deeds. But I'm not. I'm a Hobbit. And I know I can't save Middle-Earth. I just want to help my friends. Frodo. Sam. Pippin. More than anything, I wish I could see them again. Along with all my new friends Kaya, Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli." ,,Make haste. We ride through the night." Théoden commands. Horns blow. Merry and Éowyn put their helmets on. ,,To battle." Éowyn says. ,,To battle." Merry repeats.

The Orcs are still attacking Minas Tirith. Grond is being pulled back by several Trolls, and released. It hits the gate with a heavy thud. ,,Back to the gate! Hurry!" Gandalf shouts as he rides on Shadowfax with soldiers behind him. Pippin wanders up to the courtyard. He sees Denethor carrying a lit torch. Behind him follow guards who carry a litter, upon which lies the unconscious Faramir. ,,I am steward of the House of Anárion. Thus have I walked. And thus now will I sleep. Gondor is lost. There is no hope for Men." Denethor says while he walks. ,,Why do the fools fly? Better to die sooner than late. For die we must." Denethor pushes open the doors to the House of the Stewards on Rath Dínen and enters. ,,No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No long, slow, sleep of death embalmed. We shall burn, like the heathen kings of old." He turns to a guard. ,,Bring wood and oil!" The Orcs are still attempting to break the front gate down. Grond's nose breaks through, and the Gondorian soldiers look more than a bit scared. ,,You are soldiers of Gondor. No matter what comes through that gate, you will stand your ground." Gandalf says as he tries to give the soldiers hope. The doors burst wide open, and several Trolls in battle armor come rushing in. ,,Volley! Fire!" Gandalf commands. Archers shoot the Trolls. Fighting continues.

Back at Cirith Ungol, Frodo is coming out of the pass. He sees the Great Eye atop its tower in the distance. While looking at it, he doesn't notice Shelob creeping up from above him. He hears a noise and spins around. When he turns back around, Shelob's stinger stabs him in the chest, and he collapses after the poison works its way through his system. She picks him up with her spinnerets, and begins cocooning him. Sting and the Phial of Galadriel suddenly appear, held by Sam. ,,Let him go, you filth!" Shelob looks at Sam and shrieks. ,,Let him go!" Shelob drops Frodo and moves towards Sam. ,,You will not touch him again!" Shelob moves closer. ,,Come on and finish it!" Shelob attacks Sam, and he slashes her leg. She knocks the Light of Eärendil from his hand and kicks it away. Shelob pushes Sam up against the rock wall and tries to bite him. Sam fights back, kicking Shelob in the head. They both fall to the ground, and Sam picks up Sting again. Sam stabs Shelob in the eye with the sword and does some damage. He tries again, but Shelob grabs Sting in her jaws and throws it behind Sam. Shelob tries to sting Sam, but misses as Sam rolls several times. Finally, Sam reaches Sting and drives it up, just as Shelob stings down. The blade is struck deep into the spider's abdomen and she falls backwards, crying out. ,,Back! " He pushes her back with the light from the phial and with Sting. Shelob retreats into her tunnel. Sam turns his attention to the cocoon of Frodo. ,,Mr. Frodo!" Sam tears the web from Frodo's face. His eyes are staring off into the distance, and he is deathly pale. ,,Oh, no. Frodo!" Sam tries to wake him but to no wail. Sam takes Frodo into his arms, and begins to cry. ,,Wake up! Don't leave me here alone. Don't go where I can't follow. Wake up!" Sam's face is filled with tears as he realizes Frodo won't wake. ,,Not asleep…dead!" He whispers and holds Frodo close, and sobs. Sting glows blue, signaling that Orcs are nearby. Sam takes up Sting and hides behind a rock. The Orcs come down the stairs and spot Frodo. ,,You get back, you scum! What's this? Looks like old Shelob's been having a bit of fun." ,,Killed another one, has she?" Says another Orc. ,,No. This fellow ain't dead." Sam from behind the rocks whispers. ,,Not dead?" The Orc continues. ,,She jabs him with her stinger and he goes as limp as a boned fish. Then she has her way with them. That's how she likes to feed. Fresh blood. Get him to the tower!" The Orcs take Frodo up the stairs to the Tower of Cirith Ungol. ,,Samwise, you fool!" Sam scolds himself as the Orcs continue their what to the Tower with Frodo as their captive.

Back in Minas Tirith, Faramir is being placed on a pyre of wood. Faramir moves uneasily in his unconscious sleep. The guards place piles of wood around the pyre table. Denethor bends over him and touches his face. ,,The house of his spirit crumbles. He is burning. Already burning." Pippin runs up to Faramir, and tries to remove the wood surrounding the pyre. ,,He's not dead! He's not dead!" He yells hysterically. Denethor grabs Pippin and drags him out. Pippin continues to cry out that Faramir is not dead. ,,No! No! No! No! He's not dead! No!" ,,Farewell, Peregrin, son of Paladin. I release you from my service. Go now and die in what way seems best to you." He throws Pippin to the ground and shuts the doors. Pippin is distressed. ,,Pour oil on the wood!" Pippin runs through the city, trying to find the White Wizard. Chaos reigns around him. Orcs are streaming into the city, while buildings crumble, and men and women run in fear. ,,Retreat! The city is breached. Fall back to the second level! Get the women and children out. Get them out! Retreat!" Commands Gandalf. The Orcs run rampant, killing everything they come across. ,,Take them down!" Yells a soldier as Gandalf shouts. ,,Fight! Fight to the last man! Fight for your lives!" ,,Gandalf!" Pippin yells as he pushes his way through the soldiers. ,,Gandalf! Denethor has lost his mind! He's burning Faramir alive!" ,,Up! Quickly!" He pulls Pippin onto Shadowfax. Shadowfax stops suddenly when he sees the Witch-King on his beast land before them. ,,Go back to the abyss! Fall into the nothingness that awaits you and your master!" Gandalf shouts at the Witch-King. ,,Do you not know death when you see it, old man? This is my hour." His sword begins to flame and, at the Witch-King's timing, he breaks Gandalf's staff, throwing both Gandalf and Pippin to the ground. Pippin calls Gandalf´s name and he takes out his sword and runs towards the beast but it roars in his face and frightens him off. ,,You have failed. The world of Men will fall." Witch-King growls at Gandalf. Horns can be heard in the distance. Gandalf looks up as the Witch-King flies away towards the sound. Outside the city, the ranks of the Rohirrim crest the hill outside the Pelennor Fields. Théoden looks down on the thousands of Orcs, realizing that this battle cannot be won. His riders see the same. The Rohirrim are about to lose what courage they had. ,,Courage, Merry. Courage for our friends." Éowyn says as she holds Merry close to her. Merry then remembers that Kaya said the same thing when they were captured by Uruk-Hai. Théoden bares his teeth at the enemy, and summons his courage, riding to his captains and giving orders. ,,Éomer, take Éored down the left flank." ,,Flank ready." Éomer informs. ,,Gamling, follow the King's banner down the center. Grimbold, take your company right after you pass the wall. Forth, and fear no darkness!" Théoden rides in front of the Rohirrim, trying to give them courage. ,,Arise, Arise, Riders of Théoden!" Théoden rides in front of Éowyn, and she hides her face from him. ,,Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!" The riders ready their spears, as do the Orcs. ,,Whatever happens, stay with me. I'll look after you." Éowyn whispers to Merry as he tries not to look nervous. Théoden rides in front of the horses, banging his sword against their lowered spears. ,,Ride now! Ride now! Ride! Ride for ruin, and the world's ending! Death!" The word Death echoes through the rides and the horns sound again as the Rohirrim charge. The Orcs ready to fire at them. They fire he arrows and many riders fall. More riders fall as another round of arrows are fired, but they charge on and the Orcs begin to back off. The Rohirrim charge into the Mordor armies with such a force that no Orc could withstand them. Back in the city Denethor stands on the pyre pouring oil over his head. He looks down at Faramir who is covered in oil. Faramir's face twitches, but it passes unnoticed. ,,Set a fire in our flesh." Denethor stands on the pyre, arms outstretched. Faramir lies at his feet. The attending soldiers move closely to the pyre with their torches. Just as they are about to put fire to wood, Shadowfax kicks open the doors. ,,Stay this madness!" Gandalf shouts. The guards stop. Denethor grabs a torch from a guard. ,,You may triumph in the field of battle for a day, but against the power that has risen in the east, there is no victory." Denethor lights the pile of wood himself. Gandalf takes up a spear and charges Denethor, knocking him off the pyre. Pippin leaps from Shadowfax onto the pyre and tries to roll Faramir from a flaming death. After several tries Pippin succeeds and they both fall off onto the ground. Pippin slaps the flames off Faramir's clothes. Denethor rises and attacks Pippin. ,,No! You will not take my son from me!" Gandalf rides up again and knocks Denethor onto the pyre, which now roars with flame. Denethor looks through the fire at Faramir, who has opened his eyes. Realizing that his son his still alive, Denethor softens and whispers. ,,Faramir." But the flames are around him and set the steward ablaze. Mad with pain, the screaming Denethor leaps from the pyre and runs burning from the house, where he falls from the edge of Minas Tirith. ,,So passes Denethor, son of Ecthelion." The Rohirrim are still slashing away at the Orcs, who begin retreating back to Mordor. ,,Drive them to the river!" Éomer commands and Théoden shouts. ,,Make safe the city!" All of a sudden everything becomes silent. A huge group of Mûmakil, ready for battle are approaching the Rohirrim. Théoden and his Men watch in fear as the giant beasts march toward them. ,,Re-form the line! Re-form the line!" The riders fall back into position, and prepare to charge the Haradrim. ,,Sound the charge! Take them head-on!" Gamling blows his horn and Théoden yells. ,,Charge!" The Rohirrim charge towards the Mûmakil, and get crushed by the strength and size of their opponents. The Mûmakil use their tusks to send riders flying, and stomp upon them with their feet. The archers on the back of the giant beasts also kill many riders. Éomer pauses in front of one beast, and throws his spear at its driver, killing him. The driver falls, stabbing his Mûmak in the ear, which causes it to swing sideways, taking down another beast and itself. Meanwhile, Éowyn and Merry are riding amongst the Mûmakil, barely dodging death several times. ,,Take the reins! Pull him left! Left!" Éowyn says to Merry as she grabs a second sword from an Orc, and riding between a Mûmak's legs, hamstrings it, causing it to fall. Éomer shouts to the riders to aim for their heads. The Mûmak he is aiming for rises on its hind legs, and begins to lose balance. ,,Bring it down! Bring it down! Bring it down!" A nearby Mûmak falls, nearly landing on Merry and Éowyn. Their horse falls, and they are sent flying. Éowyn narrowly misses being landed on, by rolling away. Merry appears to have disappeared. She shouts his name but cannot find him. Éowyn sees Théoden fighting Orcs that are surrounding him. She runs and kills some of the Orcs along side of him. Merry coughs as he gets up from the ruins of the dead Mûmak. He is nearly killed by the spear of a Haradrim soldier but he ducks just in time and slashes him to death. Éowyn is approached by Gothmog, who tries to kill her. She hits him in his bad leg. The Orcs are attacking the next level of the city, and soldiers wait behind the gate, ready to attack. Gandalf and Pippin are sitting behind a short wall, watching, and waiting. ,,I didn't think it would end this way." Pippin suddenly says. Gandalf looks at him in surprise. ,,End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it." Pippin listens hopefully, as the sounds of the battle around them fade. ,,What, Gandalf? See what?" ,,White shores, and beyond. A far green country under a swift sunrise." ,,Well, that isn't so bad." Gandalf nods. ,,No. No, it isn't." They smile slightly at each other. The Orcs have nearly broken in. Gandalf nods at the Hobbit, and Pippin tightens the grip on his sword. Outside the gate, the Rohirrim grimly continue to fight on. Elsewhere on the battlefield, black ships begin arriving at the pier. ,,Late as usual, pirate scum! There's knife-work here that needs doing. Come on, ya sea rats! Get off your ships!" Aragorn, Kaya, Legolas and Gimli jump down from one of the ships. Gimli turns to look at Legolas. ,,There's plenty for all of us. May the best Dwarf win!" Aragon, Kaya, Legolas and Gimli then start running, charging the Orcs. The Dead stream from behind them, over the water, killing everything in their path. Further on the battlefield, Théoden turns around and is aware of the presence of the Witch-King. The Witch-king swoops down and knocks down Snowmane and Théoden. Snowmane lands on top of Théoden. Not far off, Éowyn watches in shock and horror. The beast stands over Théoden. ,,Feast on his flesh." Éowyn comes to stand in front of the beast. ,,I will kill you if you touch him!" ,,Do not come between a Nazgûl and his prey." Kaya suddenly feels pain in her shoulder she turns to look further into the fields and sees the Witch-King. She then remembers her fight on the Wearthertop with him. She starts to run towards him but it´s too far away. She sees a rider-less horse and jumps on it while killing some Orcs along the way. She arrives just as Éowyn cuts a head of the Witch-King´s beast. The Witch-king then stands in front of Éowyn, a sword in his hand. Éowyn looks on in fear, and then ducks and sidesteps as the Nazgûl tries to hit her. The Witch-king finally lands a hit on her shield, and it shatters. She falls, crying out, and clutching her arm. The Witch-King stands triumphantly before her. Éowyn pants in fear as the Witch-King approaches. ,,Leave him alone!" Kaya didn´t recognize Éowyn, so she assumed that this person is a man. The Witch-King turns to Kaya and says. ,,At last, the she-elf I have been waiting for." Kaya glares at him as she readies her sword. ,,It has been a long time since we saw each other, oh yes you tried to protect that halfling." At the mention of Frodo, Kaya charges towards the Witch-King. He easily parried the first attack and the two started fighting. They both parried each other´s attacks. However the Witch-King gets Kaya on the ground and says. ,,You will join me willingly." Kaya shakes her head and tries to reach for her sword. Witch-King didn´t pay that any mind and started speaking in some language. Kaya felt a pain through her shoulder and she could no longer think straight. She lost the control of her actions and kneeled in front of the Witch-King. He turned to shaking Éowyn and said. ,,Kill him." Kaya got up, her eyes now grey, and turned to Éowyn. Éowyn got up and reached for her sword. They both started to fight each other. Éowyn couldn´t believe that she was fighting her friend. Merry was watching the two women fight and the Witch-King looked pleased. Kaya gets Éowyn on the ground and kicks her sword away. Before she can kill her Merry starts running to Kaya. ,,Kaya don´t do this! It´s Éowyn!" Kaya looked at Merry as she didn´t recognize him and pulled the sword closer to Éowyn´s neck. ,,Kaya we are your friends. Don´t you remember? Please come back to us. To Frodo." Merry says as he goes closer to her. She doesn´t resist as he puts a hand on her shoulder. Kaya snaps out of it and with turning around she charges at the Witch-King. He grabs her neck and growls. ,,You fool. No man or Elf can kill me! Die now." Suddenly Merry comes up from behind and stabs the Witch-King in the back of the leg. His blade crumbles into nothing and he falls to the ground, holding his right arm in pain. The Witch-King shrieks, and falls to its knees. Kaya falls to the ground and Éowyn stands up and takes Kaya´s sword since hers was kicked away and takes off her helmet, shaking her long golden hair loose. ,,I am no man!" With a cry, she stabs the Witch-King in the face with her blade. She falls to the ground in agony, but the Witch-King withers and crumples into nothing with a shrill cry, while Merry and Éowyn watch in surprise and shock. Kaya falls unconscious with a great pain in her shoulder. Merry goes to her and tries to wake her up. Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn are still fighting as Legolas and Gimli are counting their kills. Aragorn takes down several Orcs and looks up. Gothmog gets up just as Éowyn looks back. She begins to crawl. Éowyn reaches for a sword, but it slips from her reach. Aragorn slashes Gothmog just before he kills her and Gimli finished him off. Aragorn shouts Legolas´ name and he turns to see an Oliphaunt charging him and rushes to meet it, swinging up onto its tusk. He quickly moves from its trunk to its leg, clambering up its limb using the many arrows stuck in its hide as hand and foot holds. Reaching the top he is met by several Southron warriors. Legolas then grabs hold of the rope holding the platform on the Oliphaunt's back. Swinging off, he cuts the rope and lets the platform fall over the side, pulling him up to the creature's back. Running up to the Oliphaunt's head he strings three arrows and shoots them into the beast's skull, bringing it down. Legolas slides off the trunk, landing safely on the ground in front of Gimli. ,,That still only counts as one! Come on, then! Come on!" Aragorn looks over the battlefield; realizing most of the enemies are dead. In the distance, a group of The Dead take down a Mûmak. The Dead overrun the city, killing all of the Mordor troops. Meanwhile, Éowyn crawls to Théoden's side. ,,I know your face…Éowyn." She smiles sadly. ,,My eyes darken." She strokes Théoden´s head gently. ,,No. No. I am going to save you." ,,You already did. Éowyn, my body is broken. You have to let me go. I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company, I shall not now feel ashamed." Théoden dies and Éowyn cries bitterly over his body. In another spot on the battlefield, the Army of the Dead stands before Aragorn. ,,Release us." Gimli shakes his head at Aragorn. ,,Bad idea. Very handy in a tight spot, these lads, despite the fact they're dead." ,,You gave us your word." ,,I hold your oath fulfilled. Go. Be at peace." Aragorn says as he puts his hand over his heart. Legolas then looks around and sees that Kaya is not with them. ,,Aragorn, Gimli, where is Kaya?" Gimli shakes his head. ,,I haven´t seen her since we got here on the boat." ,,Let´s go and find her." Aragorn says trying to be calm and in reality he as scared that Kaya was wounded or worse. Back with Kaya, Éowyn was now next to her along with Merry. Both of them had tears in their eyes. Suddenly she opened her eyes. She looked at both Merry and Éowyn and started crying. ,,I´m so sorry. I was careless and I almost hurt you. I don´t expect that you forgive me." Merry and Éowyn hugged her and Éowyn said. ,,It wasn´t your fault. I´m glad that you came to our help." Out of nowhere they saw Pippin racing towards them. He hugged Merry and quickly moved to Kaya and at last Éowyn. Next who joined was Éomer who hugged his sister and bowed to Kaya and the Hobbits. And finally Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas. They asked what happened with the Witch-King and Kaya guiltily told them. They said it wasn´t her fault and reassured her. She was glad that it ended well.

In the Tower of Cirith Ungol, Frodo is unconscious, his chest is bare, and his hands are bound. The noise from the Orcs behind him wakes him, and he opens his eyes. Orc examines the mithril shirt removed from Frodo, bringing it into the light. ,,Hands off! That shiny shirt, that's mine!" ,,It's going to the Great Eye, along with everything else. " Frodo gropes at his neck, realizing that he hasn't got the Ring anymore. ,,I don't take orders from stinking Morgul-rats!" One of the Orcs lunges for the mithril shirt. The second one grabs a blade and points it at the first one. ,,You touch it, and I'll stick this blade in your gut." He then pushes first one and he falls down the stairs. ,,The scum tried to knife me. Kill him!" The Orcs growl, and lunge towards the Orc who fell. One of them gets knocked out a window, which rallies the smaller Orcs to begin fighting once they see what is happening. Sam approaches the Tower, and hears the sounds of fighting. Sam enters the Tower of Cirith Ungol and sees that all the Orcs are dead. He begins to climb up the stairs, and then realizes that there are some more Orcs coming down towards him. He begins making noise and flexing so his shadow grows, which makes the Orcs believe that he is a large, powerful warrior. They begin to back away. He comes out and the Orcs, realizing that he is a small Hobbit, come after him. But Sam, holding Sting, fights and kills them one by one. ,,That's for Frodo! And for the Shire! And that's for my friends." He continues upwards through the Tower. The orc comes out of a door-way just as Sam leaves, carrying Frodo's mithril coat. Frodo, struggling to get out of his restraints, hears someone coming up the ladder. ,,Stop your squealing, you dunghill rat." He draws his weapon. ,,I'm going to bleed you like a stuck pig!" He suddenly cries out, and the tip of Sting appears, thrust through his chest. It gleams blue for a moment but after he dies, it stops. ,,Not if I stick you first." ,,Sam!" Frodo exclaims happily. Sam drops Sting and kneels beside Frodo. ,,Oh, Sam, I'm so sorry. Sorry for everything." ,,Let's get you out of here." He begins untying Frodo's bonds. Frodo is in despair. ,,It's too late. It's over. They've taken it. Sam, they took the Ring." Sam shakes his head. ,,Beggin', your pardon, but they haven't." He pulls the Ring out of his pocket, as Frodo looks on in shock. ,,I thought I'd lost you, so I took it. Only for safekeeping." He holds the Ring out. ,,Give it to me." Sam pulls back slightly. ,,Give me the Ring, Sam." The Ring speaks to Sam, and he seems uncertain as to what to do. ,,Sam. Give me the Ring." Sam slowly hands it over, and Frodo snatches it from his hand. He puts the chain over his head, looking greatly relieved, and then looks up at Sam. ,,You must understand. The Ring is my burden. It will destroy you, Sam." He shudders and gasps while trying to stand under the weight of the Ring. ,,Come on, Mr. Frodo. We'd best find you some clothes. You can't go walking through Mordor in naught but your skin." Frodo chuckles slightly. The two Hobbits leave the Tower, and stand looking down at Mordor. They are both wearing Orc armor. ,,We did it, Mr. Frodo. We made it to Mordor." Frodo looks at the legions of Orcs standing between them and Mt. Doom. ,,There's so many of them. We'll never get through unseen." The Eye of Sauron sweeps the plain in front of them. ,,It's him, the Eye!" ,,We have to go in there, Mr. Frodo. There's nothing for it." Frodo looks at him wearily. ,,Come on. let's just make it down the hill for starters."

Éomer, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Kaya and Gandalf stand in the hall at Minas Tirith. Gimli sits in the steward's seat. ,,Frodo has passed beyond my sight. The darkness is deepening." Gandalf says in thought. ,,If Sauron had the Ring, we would know it." Aragorn informs. ,,It's only a matter of time. He has suffered a defeat, yes, but behind the walls of Mordor our enemy is regrouping." Gimli breaths out a smoke out of his pipe. ,,Let him stay there. Let him rot! Why should we care?" Gandalf sighs. ,,Because ten thousand Orcs now stand between Frodo and Mount Doom. I've sent him to his death." Kaya stands up from her seat. ,,No! There is still hope for Frodo. He just needs time and safe passage across the Plains of Gorgoroth. We can give him that." ,,How?" Gimli asks simply as Aragorn is in thought. ,,Good idea Kaya. We draw out Sauron's armies. Empty his lands. Then we gather our full strength and march on the Black Gate." Gimli coughs out smoke in surprise. ,,We cannot achieve victory through strength of arms." Éomer argues. ,,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 as Kaya nods with saying. ,,Exactly." ,, A diversion." Legolas adds. ,,Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?" Gimli says as he stands up. Gandalf pulls Kaya and Aragorn aside. ,,Sauron will suspect a trap. He will not take the bait." Aragorn looked at Kaya and then he said. ,,Oh, I think he will." Later only Kaya and Aragorn are in the throne room along with Palantír. ,,Are you sure you want to do this? You already faced Witch-King. You don´t have to face him." Aragorn says to Kaya but she shakes her head. ,,I´m not afraid." Aragorn walks towards the Palantír with Anduril in his hand. He uncovers the Palantír, showing the Eye. He reluctantly puts his hand atop it. ,,Long have you hunted me. Long have I eluded you. No more. Behold the Sword of Elendil." Sauron fights back with a flashback of Arwen dying on her bed. Aragorn despairs but Kaya puts a hand on his shoulder. And with that Kaya covers the Palantír and then says. ,,That went better than expected. He will be there." Later when everyone was getting ready to go, Kaya was walking towards the stables but a voice stopped her. It was Éomer. ,,My lady, may I speak with you?" Kaya nods. Éomer takes a breath and starts talking. ,,Over the time I have known you, I have come to hold a feelings for you." He looked nervously and continued. ,,Would you allow me to court you?" Kaya was shocked. She didn´t expect this. But she knew her heart lied with Frodo. She couldn´t love another. ,,I apologize Éomer but I do not hold these same feelings for you. I think of you as a friend. My heart already belongs to somebody." Éomer nods and asks. ,,May I ask who it is?" Kaya smiled sadly. ,,He is a very brave Hobbit that right now is in a horrible place and we need to give him more time." Éomer recognizes that person as Frodo, even though he didn´t meet him. ,,However we can still be friends." Éomer nodded and said. ,,Yes that sounds good." The Host of the West marches from Minas Tirith for Mordor, led by Aragorn in king's armor. Near him ride Gandalf, Kaya, Legolas, Gimli, Éomer, Merry and Pippin. In the Houses of Healing. ,,The city has fallen silent. There is no warmth left in the sun. It grows so cold." Éowyn says as she looks at the Host marching. ,,It's just the damp of the first spring rain. I do not believe this darkness will endure." Says Faramir as he holds her hand as she smiles at him. She rests her head on him.