Chapter 20: The Orc Cave

"Please, no! I'm innocent I tell you! Innocent!" Marcie's cries could almost be heard throughout the whole entire kingdom. The same two guards were taking her to the orc cave, along with the king following behind. No matter how much Marcie kicked and screamed, she couldn't free herself from their grip this time. Finally, they reached the cave. "No, no no no please!" she cried as they threw her in. "Amorfiwiel, you are going to die. Do you have any last words?" the king asked her. "Marcie, on her hands and knees, looked up at the king, crying, and said, "Yes.no matter what, I love Legolas, and always will." Suddenly, there was a growl from behind her. Then there were more growls. Marcie jumped up, looked behind her and realized that there were a ton of orcs behind her. She screamed and tried to run, but the guards pushed her back in. "Please, I'm innocent!" she cried. The orcs were so close, she could feel their hot breath on her. She screamed and tried to run, but one of them grabbed her around her waist. She screamed loudly, then began to pray that something would happen. She knew that this was the end. Suddenly, she heard an arrow hit the orc that was carrying her. Instantly, she and the orc fell to the ground. Then more orcs around her started to drop like flies! She could hear swords clanging and orcs falling, but didn't realize what was happening. Suddenly, she felt her body being lifted up and brought out into daylight. She could see two other figures coming from the cave, dragging two people behind them. After that, Marcie passed out from shock and exhaustion. She started to dream. She dreamt of Legolas and of Colby and her grandmother and all the people in her life. But mainly she dreamt of Legolas, and of how he didn't love her anymore.It was almost like a nightmare. In the distance, she heard someone calling her name. Not Marcie, but her elfish name. It sounded like Legolas. She could even see him in her dream. He was lying on top of her, stroking her cheek and calling her name. She gave a small smile and opened her eyes. She jumped and realized that it wasn't a dream! It was real! "Legolas," she said, placing her hand on his cheek. He touched her hand and kissed it. "Amorfiwiel, I am so sorry," he said. "I love you so much too." Fully understanding what was going on now, she opened her eyes alittle more. He leaned over and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back. Meanwhile, Colby and Strider were standing there, observing all of this. "Aww, how sweet," Colby said. Strider turned towards Colby and said, "Umm, Colby?" "Yah," Colby replied with a laugh, watching Marcie and Legolas rolling around. "There's um, something I've been meaning to ask you.." Colby automatically stopped laughing. Suddenly, the other two people whom they had dragged out started to wake up. It was a boy and a girl. The boy wore an outfit almost similar to Legolas's, but it was different. He carried a shiny metal "thing" with him and had little glasses on. The girl wore overalls and a straw hat. Colby and Strider helped them up, to which the boy said, "Thank you friends. I thought we would never get out of there alive!" When asked who they were, the girl replied, "Well, my name is Traitor Farmer Missy. I was thrown into that orc cave oh about.five months ago, and this here is my friend Jedi Noel. He says he is a Jedi of Middle-Earth." "Very pleased to meet you both," Colby replied. "And um.who are they?" Missy asked, point to Legolas and Marcie. Legolas was on top of Marcie, who was trying to take off his tunic. "That's MARCIE AND LEGOLAS!" Colby said very loudly, so loud that they both looked at her and realized that they were being watched. "Oh my gosh!" Marcie cried, jumping up and knocking Legolas off of her. She fixed her dress and held out her hand. "Yes um..hi, I'm Marcie." She shook both of their hands, to which Noel replied, "We helped save you from those orcs, are you alright?" "She's obviously fine if she can roll around like that," Colby said with a laugh. Marcie turned bright red. "Well um..we really should get back to the castle now," Legolas said, buttoning up his tunic, and with that they all made their way back to the palace.