The company gathered round to decide where they will go next the following morning. Most of the Company wanted to go to Minas Tirith first with Boromir but Frodo have not yet decided so they let the hobbit walk away for privacy for him to think more carefully. Frodo was given an hour to decide so the Company sat and waited for him and discussed some other topic. The Three men sat with a weapon on their hand as their companions talked. Captain John Price was oiling his M4A1; Captain John Mactavish was loading .45 bullets to a magazine of his USP, and Nikolai was clearing a jam on his AK 47. The three were on the lookout for orcs for Aragorn said earlier that there were enemies nearby. Then Mactavish asked Price quietly,

"What's our plan Price?"

The Captain replied,

"Well we will go where we are needed most. Do you agree to that Soap, Nikolai?"

The Russian answered,

"Alright Captain Price, were with you. It was nice plan sir."

The Captain continued to clean his rifle silently. Meanwhile, the company's topic went back to Frodo and their course so they tried to choose who will go with Frodo and who will remain in Minas Tirith. The hobbits, Pippin and Merry however did not want to go to Minas Tirith and insisted to stick with Frodo. Then Aragorn asked Captain Price,

"Well Captain Price, what do you think?"

"Since, most of you wanted to go to Mordor with Baggins; the three of us decided that we will go where we are most needed. Most of us who will go to Mordor are adept in combat and had been in military service from where we came from, we could help Boromir in the military campaign against Sauron. And if things go well, we could help you from Minas Tirith by launching a counterattack or go with more men to Mordor or its outskirts to help you escape or buy you time to destroy the Ring. And if you are going to Minas Tirith, we will go with Frodo to Mordor. As soldiers, we engaged in missions were we infiltrated deep in enemy territory to fulfill our mission and we got out. We could help Frodo and his companions survive Mordor and accomplish their task."

The Company agreed to the Captain. The hour that was given to Frodo has passed and he did not come back. And then they saw Boromir who had a glum look. When the man told his story of his argument with Frodo and his disappearance, the hobbits the elf and the dwarf scrambled in search of Frodo, only the five men remained. The three soldiers were standing near Aragorn with their rifles ready in their hands waiting for Aragorn to issue orders. They were trying to look for Frodo from where they stood until Aragorn bade them and Boromir to guard Merry and Pippin to search the area for Frodo and then to return if they found him. When the five men separated, Price, Mactavish and Nikolai were with Boromir to guard the hobbits but Boromir said to them,

"The three of you could find the Frodo; I will look after the two halflings."

Price nodded and they separated. While the three were scanning the area as they walked, Mactavish said,

"It looks like Boromir's been to some problems."

"Whatever it is it made him feel very sorry. Keep looking for Baggins, eyes sharp. Our companions are giving away our position by the noise they make."

Price snapped and the search continued. Minutes later, the men were met by a group of orcs. Nikolai quickly dispatched the group with his AK47. Then Price said,

"Let's go back and regroup with the rest. Lock and load!"

The three then ran back to their camp in formation, Price on the lead and Nikolai and Mactavish at his side. A horn call was heard and the three men knew it. Mactavish said,

"Our company's ambushed! Boromir is in trouble!"

Then they were ambushed by orcs and slowed the three. There were a large number of orcs and they fought their way back to the camp slowly. At first the orcs were using only swords and then there were archers with them and it became some sort of shootout. The men took cover in trees or rocks then fired back their rifles in full automatic that killed the archers then they made a run to reach Boromir but they were still attacked by the archers so they have to move cover to cover, only advancing when they had killed or suppressed the archers or the occasional sword wielding orcs who dared to charge them head-on and end up being shot by full metal jacketed bullets. Eventually the three men finally arrived to Boromir's location but they were the last to come, Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn were there but the hobbits where missing and they were gathered around Boromir who was sitting with his back to a tree. The three men approached him and found out that he was already dead and their companions were tending the dead man for a funeral. Price then slung back his rifle and helped them move the body to one of the boats. Nikolai and Soap were guarding them with their rifles and looked at the bodies of dead orcs that seemed to be killed by Boromir before he died.

Price asked Aragorn,

"We did not arrive in time to help Boromir, we're sorry. What happened to the man?"

Aragorn sadly replied,

"None of us came in time for him also; he was slain by arrows from the orcs. He said that they have captured the hobbits before he died. He died trying to defend the hobbits."

Price glanced at the bodies of the orcs and said,

"He killed all of them alone. He must have fought hard to the end. Any sign of the hobbits?"

Legolas replied,

"Aragorn only found the belts and swords that belong to Pippin and Merry, Captain Price."

When they laid Boromir on a boat, the three men stayed behind when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli took another boat to take Boromir to the falls of Rauros. Price then called out to them,

"We will give the man our last salute before he goes to the falls."

With that, the men formed a single rank, shouldered their rifles, aimed it at the sky then fired altogether once. Their companions watched the gun salute as they floated to Rauros. They heard the guns fire six more times with each firing three shots from the rifles.

After the remnants Company rejoined at the river bank. Aragorn now thought what to do when they found out that one of the boats was missing. Then Aragorn decided to hunt for Pippin and Merry. The Ranger called the three men,

"Come on, Captains Price and Mactavish and Nikolai. Join us hunt for our companions!"

Price then replied,

"Of course that's what I wanted to do anyway. Baggins is on his own now and so are we. So we'd better move quickly."

They then began the pursuit of their captured comrades.

"This will be a long run my friends!"

Said Nikolai as he shouldered his rifle and ran.