Chapter 6: The First Shots

It was evening and the Company now made another meeting on which path will they take after the attempt on Caradhras was compromised. Gandalf now spoke about a different path and that it is more dangerous than the earlier road. Another path was suggested by Boromir but it was refused for it will take more time. Later the company still have not decided to take the road to Moria. The Price, Soap, were still listening to the council and found out that Moria was once a great underground city that was inhabited by dwarves but now it was empty and were creeping with orcs or some unnamed danger that made the place it's ill repute. Now the company agreed that they will decide tomorrow. Just as when they were getting prepared to sleep. The company were alerted by the howling of wolves. They now moved out to take a defensive position on a hill. As the Company drew their weapons, they noticed that Captain Price, Captain Mactavish, and Nikolai only wielded their handguns. Legolas voiced the thoughts of their companions as he glanced at their small weapons by the question:

"How are you going to kill those wargs with only those?"

Nikolai glanced backed at the elf with an answer as he took aim,

"Just watch…"

After a few moments after the first wolf appeared a huge number of them now attacked the company and for the first time the company witnessed the shooting of firearms which. Nikolai, Mactavish and Price were accurately shooting head-shots the wargs with their pistols for they often attack them head-on and they became easy targets for the men. Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, and Gimli and Gandalf also did much of the fight with swords, bows, and Gimli's axe while the hobbits stood at near the fire watching the men shoot their weapons which created a sound each time it fired and it reminded them of Gandalf's fireworks back in the fighting finally ended with Gandalf lighting their hill with fire. Morning finally came and seeing that the wolves had retreated Captain Price lowered his M1911 and reloaded it. Soap and Nikolai also reloaded their USP .45 and M9 and they were praised by Legolas,

"You were good shooters with those weapons. Are those the same that you had shown us earlier?"

Price answered,

"Yes, these weapons are called pistols, used for short range shooting. And they could be concealed and carried around without no one noticing. And it could be fired in one hand with the risk of hitting your mark."

With that, Price tucked his pistol at his trousers for he had no straps or belt for his holster. Gandalf remarked at them,

"We just had the right men for this quest, we still have a long way to go and many battles might yet lie before us. We will go to Moria."

Mactavish then asked,

"When are we going to Moria sir?"

"Later, but eat quickly for now we shall depart and reach the gate."

After they ate the Company now marched again to gate of Moria.