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They Are Coming
Gandalf read the runes. "Here lies Balin, son of Hundin, Lord of Moria." So all of the Dwarves were dead. This was not good. Gandalf bent over and took a book from one of the skeletons, dusted it off, and read from it as a bunch of pages fell out.
"We cannot get out, they are coming. They have taken the first and the second halls.they are coming.they are coming." he read. As he did, Pippin, who was holding his hat and staff, had begun looking curiously around the room. While the rest were focused on the wizard, she watched the young Hobbit approach a skeleton sitting on a well.
He reached out for the spear. "Pippin, no!" she whispered. But he'd already touched the spear. She put her hand over her mouth as the head fell off and into the well, bouncing from wall to wall all the way down. As the rest drew their attention to him, the rest of the skeleton began to fall, dragging with it a long, heavy chain attached to a bucket. It made a horribly loud noise as Pippin shut his eyes. She was sort of glad that she hadn't been the one to do it, but felt awful for the Hobbit.
After a whole minute none of them breathed, Aragorn looking back and forth with his torch and Legolas' eyes wide. Gandalf angrily grabbed his effects from Pippin. "Fool of a Took!" he scolded. "Next time throw yourself in and save us all from your stupidity!"
As Gandalf finished speaking, they began to hear noises. All of them looked around nervously, but Sam pointed out that Frodo's Orc-detecting sword was glowing. It glowed because the Elves had crafted it to do so. Boromir looked out the door as two arrows flew for his face. He looked back.
"They have a cave troll," he informed them as they began barricading the door. So they would finally get to fight. Sweet. She wondered what Orcs looked like, though. Maybe they'd be little guys.
Boromir, Legolas, Aragorn, and Gandalf lined up while the Hobbits stayed in the back. "Stand back," Legolas said in an undertone so only she could hear him.
She gave him the look that said "Oh no, you did not just say that to me," and drew her own sword, which none of them (except Frodo) knew she had. Oh, she was ready. "Bring it," she said as the Orcs started trying to get through the door.
Legolas and Aragorn each shot one arrow at the Orcs as they broke pieces off the door. Finally, the door was broken and they began pouring in. They were little! But there were tons of them, they were like spiders. Gandalf charged at them and so did the Hobbits. She chuckled to herself as she began fighting herself. This was no problem. Aragorn was on his end cutting heads off and she was stabbing them to the ground to make sure the little buggers didn't get back up.
This was too easy. There had to be a catch. And surely enough, a big, blue, ugly troll bashed its way through the doorway. It had a chain on its neck and on its wrists, which Aragorn and Boromir quickly took hold of so that she and the others could have an equal chance at killing it. Aragorn let go all of a sudden, seeing the troll was going to pull at it. Boromir didn't quite get the hint and was thrown against the opposite wall. Laura climbed up the troll, the little girl she was, and was able to get a few swipes in before being thrown to the ground.
She was really impressed by Legolas. He was at the perimeter of the room, above them. As the troll swung its chains, Legolas easily dodged them. The chain then became wrapped around a pillar as he lightly stepped across it and was able to shoot two arrows into the trolls head before gracefully leaping down.
She continued to kill Orcs until most of them were gone. The troll was really getting in the way, though. Again she leapt on it and grabbed the chain around its neck, attempting to strangle it. Again she was thrown to the ground. A little dizzy, she propped herself up on her elbows and kicked and Orc out of her way.
Then she stood up. Where was Aragorn? And Frodo? The troll was stabbing at something. Uh oh. As Pippin and Merry suddenly jumped onto the troll and began stabbing it with their blades, she could see Frodo with a pitchfork stabbed into his chest. She looked incredulously at the troll. That thing killed Frodo? There was no way it would make it past her alive.
With a cry, she jumped back onto the troll. She climbed up the chain to the back of his head. Merry had been thrown off, but Pippin was still there. She looked at him. "Ready, Pip?" she asked. They dug their swords into his head, pulling it back and exposing his throat. Legolas delivered the final blow, shooting its windpipe with a single arrow. He stood back proudly, waiting for the creature to fall. He caught Laura as she tumbled off the troll.
Aragorn had been unconscious. He now made his way over to Frodo, rolling him over. To everyone's surprise, Frodo took a deep breath a sat up. He should have been dead. Unsurely, Frodo unbuttoned his shirt showing a shiny, white chain mail shirt beneath. It was some really strong armor.
"Let me guess, it's Elvish?" she asked. They all nodded. Frodo was a pretty clever Hobbit.
"To the Bridge of Khazad Dum! Hurry!" Gandalf said. Where were all these places? Anyway, they all had to run across that large hallway, Orcs pouring out of the walls and ceilings. It was almost disgusting how many of them had taken over the place. They were gross little creatures.
She ran as fast as she could to keep up with all of them, but they soon stopped. They were surrounded by Orcs, it was no use. She drew her sword, knowing it was pretty much hopeless. With her back against Legolas, she could feel him reach in his quiver for an arrow. She sighed. It couldn't end now. What miracle chain of events was going to stop this one, though?
She heard a noise like a growl. It was a bellowing, deafening noise coming from the end of the hallway. A light also shone, red like fire. The Orcs immediately began to scatter, shrieking and making those annoying monkey calls. The nine of them stood frozen to the spot. Aragorn had an amusing look on his face, while Legolas just looked more terrified than he'd been the first day. She didn't want to know what it was, but at the same time she did.
"A Balrog, of Morgoth," Gandalf said. "A creature of shadow and flame. Run!"
They Are Coming
Gandalf read the runes. "Here lies Balin, son of Hundin, Lord of Moria." So all of the Dwarves were dead. This was not good. Gandalf bent over and took a book from one of the skeletons, dusted it off, and read from it as a bunch of pages fell out.
"We cannot get out, they are coming. They have taken the first and the second halls.they are coming.they are coming." he read. As he did, Pippin, who was holding his hat and staff, had begun looking curiously around the room. While the rest were focused on the wizard, she watched the young Hobbit approach a skeleton sitting on a well.
He reached out for the spear. "Pippin, no!" she whispered. But he'd already touched the spear. She put her hand over her mouth as the head fell off and into the well, bouncing from wall to wall all the way down. As the rest drew their attention to him, the rest of the skeleton began to fall, dragging with it a long, heavy chain attached to a bucket. It made a horribly loud noise as Pippin shut his eyes. She was sort of glad that she hadn't been the one to do it, but felt awful for the Hobbit.
After a whole minute none of them breathed, Aragorn looking back and forth with his torch and Legolas' eyes wide. Gandalf angrily grabbed his effects from Pippin. "Fool of a Took!" he scolded. "Next time throw yourself in and save us all from your stupidity!"
As Gandalf finished speaking, they began to hear noises. All of them looked around nervously, but Sam pointed out that Frodo's Orc-detecting sword was glowing. It glowed because the Elves had crafted it to do so. Boromir looked out the door as two arrows flew for his face. He looked back.
"They have a cave troll," he informed them as they began barricading the door. So they would finally get to fight. Sweet. She wondered what Orcs looked like, though. Maybe they'd be little guys.
Boromir, Legolas, Aragorn, and Gandalf lined up while the Hobbits stayed in the back. "Stand back," Legolas said in an undertone so only she could hear him.
She gave him the look that said "Oh no, you did not just say that to me," and drew her own sword, which none of them (except Frodo) knew she had. Oh, she was ready. "Bring it," she said as the Orcs started trying to get through the door.
Legolas and Aragorn each shot one arrow at the Orcs as they broke pieces off the door. Finally, the door was broken and they began pouring in. They were little! But there were tons of them, they were like spiders. Gandalf charged at them and so did the Hobbits. She chuckled to herself as she began fighting herself. This was no problem. Aragorn was on his end cutting heads off and she was stabbing them to the ground to make sure the little buggers didn't get back up.
This was too easy. There had to be a catch. And surely enough, a big, blue, ugly troll bashed its way through the doorway. It had a chain on its neck and on its wrists, which Aragorn and Boromir quickly took hold of so that she and the others could have an equal chance at killing it. Aragorn let go all of a sudden, seeing the troll was going to pull at it. Boromir didn't quite get the hint and was thrown against the opposite wall. Laura climbed up the troll, the little girl she was, and was able to get a few swipes in before being thrown to the ground.
She was really impressed by Legolas. He was at the perimeter of the room, above them. As the troll swung its chains, Legolas easily dodged them. The chain then became wrapped around a pillar as he lightly stepped across it and was able to shoot two arrows into the trolls head before gracefully leaping down.
She continued to kill Orcs until most of them were gone. The troll was really getting in the way, though. Again she leapt on it and grabbed the chain around its neck, attempting to strangle it. Again she was thrown to the ground. A little dizzy, she propped herself up on her elbows and kicked and Orc out of her way.
Then she stood up. Where was Aragorn? And Frodo? The troll was stabbing at something. Uh oh. As Pippin and Merry suddenly jumped onto the troll and began stabbing it with their blades, she could see Frodo with a pitchfork stabbed into his chest. She looked incredulously at the troll. That thing killed Frodo? There was no way it would make it past her alive.
With a cry, she jumped back onto the troll. She climbed up the chain to the back of his head. Merry had been thrown off, but Pippin was still there. She looked at him. "Ready, Pip?" she asked. They dug their swords into his head, pulling it back and exposing his throat. Legolas delivered the final blow, shooting its windpipe with a single arrow. He stood back proudly, waiting for the creature to fall. He caught Laura as she tumbled off the troll.
Aragorn had been unconscious. He now made his way over to Frodo, rolling him over. To everyone's surprise, Frodo took a deep breath a sat up. He should have been dead. Unsurely, Frodo unbuttoned his shirt showing a shiny, white chain mail shirt beneath. It was some really strong armor.
"Let me guess, it's Elvish?" she asked. They all nodded. Frodo was a pretty clever Hobbit.
"To the Bridge of Khazad Dum! Hurry!" Gandalf said. Where were all these places? Anyway, they all had to run across that large hallway, Orcs pouring out of the walls and ceilings. It was almost disgusting how many of them had taken over the place. They were gross little creatures.
She ran as fast as she could to keep up with all of them, but they soon stopped. They were surrounded by Orcs, it was no use. She drew her sword, knowing it was pretty much hopeless. With her back against Legolas, she could feel him reach in his quiver for an arrow. She sighed. It couldn't end now. What miracle chain of events was going to stop this one, though?
She heard a noise like a growl. It was a bellowing, deafening noise coming from the end of the hallway. A light also shone, red like fire. The Orcs immediately began to scatter, shrieking and making those annoying monkey calls. The nine of them stood frozen to the spot. Aragorn had an amusing look on his face, while Legolas just looked more terrified than he'd been the first day. She didn't want to know what it was, but at the same time she did.
"A Balrog, of Morgoth," Gandalf said. "A creature of shadow and flame. Run!"