Chapter 6: Moria

Captain Price, Captain Mactavish and Nikolai stood staring at the wall of the cliff. Their companions were already unloading their baggage from their pony while Gandalf was looking for the door. Gandalf then revealed that he found the door and it illuminated with a silver light. Mactavish then remarked,

"Now we found the door, could we get inside now?"

"Not yet, we have to speak the password to make the door open, Captain."

said Gimli

"It says "Speak, friend, and enter," so you have to say something to make the door open."

So the company waited at Gandalf who is attempting to open the door. Minutes have passed and still the door is not yet open so Price, Soap and Nikolai, then pulled their rifles at their backs and started loading their grenade launchers and stood at a distance at the door and aimed their grenade launchers at it then Price, said aloud,

"If that door won't open we will blow it up then."

"Those doors wont open even if you used powerful weapons at it."

replied the wizard who was still thinking of the opening words.

The men lowered their rifles and stood there watching the wizard speak words that they do not know what it meant. Finally Gandalf stood up and said "Mellon" and the door opened. Nikolai then asked as he watched,

"Melon? what kind of word is that is that? It was a kind of fruit from where we came from."

"It is not "melon" but "Mellon" it is the elvish word for friend, master Nikolai."

corrected Legolas. The company then prepared to move into the mine when tentacles grabbed Baggins in the leg. The company now ran to the mine and after a few moments, they were now trapped in the mine because of the tentacles that destroyed the door. Nikolai quickly rummaged his pockets and placed a tactical flashlight at his AK 47. Price and Mactavish also attached their flash lights on their rifles when Gandalf lifted his staff and led the way.

The journey on the mine was long and there were no threats encountered though they were on heightened alert because of the result of Pippin throwing a stone in a pit. The company now arrived in a chamber after spending a night in a huge hall which was according to Gimli, was a great Dwarf city that was now deserted. The chamber was lit by a shaft with the light of the sky. And the company found out that it was a tomb of Bilbo Baggin's friend, Balin. Price, Mactavish and Nikolai and the rest of the company listened to Gandalf as he read a book that documented the events of the place which ended in badly. The company took the book when they heard drums and voices.

"We got company!"

shouted Mactavish as he ran back from the corridor. After Gandalf had looked at the door he reported that there were orcs and trolls. The three men were were confused and Mactavish asked,

"Orcs? What are they? And are they armed?"

"These are foul creatures and were armed with scimitars captain."

Answered Boromir.

"Seems like we are going to use more firepower here."

muttered Nikolai as he and his two companions loaded their rifles.

The Company now had to defend the hall and wedged the corridor. A troll was now breaching the door Boromir and Frodo attacked the troll breaching the door and finally closed it again but the door was breached and orcs now poured in packed together.

"Open Fire!"

yelled Price and he and Nikolai and Mactavish sprayed bullets at the orcs killing thirty of them. The Company now fought the orcs to clear their way to an exit when Frodo was Stabbed by an orc but he was still alive. Now the Company retreated through the eastern door but Gandalf stayed behind for a while but he came back to them to continue the retreat. Unfortunately the orcs are following behind and something else was also pursuing them. The Company now have to cross a narrow bridge and that is when they saw the other thing following them. The three men aimed their rifles at it regardless of its size. Boromir challenged the Balrog which was the name of the monster with his horn. But Gandalf told them to cross the bridge. After reaching the other side the company watched Gandalf as he faced the Balrog. Aragorn and Boromir now ran back to help the wizard when the bridge broke and the Balrog fell but it took Gandalf with it and He just yelled

"Fly, you fools!"

Aragorn now led the company and Price, Nikolai, and Mactavish provided covering fire as they ran in the rear with Boromir. The company now ran to the gates and finally they were out of Moria. Price swore under his breath as he panted and said

"That was close... Too bloody close for Gandalf."