Blood thirsty: Yay!!! Amy is STILL reviewing! Kudos to her! I do have a plot; it just hasn't shown up yet.
Legolas: yeah right, you probably just thought it up from the top of your head as soon as she mentioned it.
Blood thirsty: shut up. For you Amy, I will give him what he wants… just cause I'm a nice person.
Legolas: LET ME GO!!!!!
Blood thirsty: If I let you go, then you wouldn't be my muse, so I could shoot you…* pulls out a shotgun *
Legolas: crap…
Blood thirsty: Ook, disclaimer… I hate this. I do not own it. If I did, Legolas would be the ring bearer, and HE would go through all the tortures…
" What kind of soon-to-be king are you?! You are immature, selfish, and spoiled rotten!" Miranda (AKA gollum elf) shouted as she made her grip tighter on Legolas' ear. He yelped as she pulled on his tender lobe. Arwen then yanked on his other ear. Yelling out not-so-pleasant things to him, while Aragorn and Gimli watched in amusement at their friend's misfortune.
" What am I to do with you?" Miranda the elf-gollum sighed. She released his ear and shook her head in disappointment.
" I know what to do with him." Arwen spat. Legolas looked up just in time to feel the final blow. Aragorn and Gimli stared at her, shocked at the sudden display of violence. Legolas' eyes were wide, but not for the same reason. He let out a small groan, and sank to his knees. Even Miranda was surprised at that.
" T-that was uncalled for." Gimli stuttered. Arwen had found a weakness that he and every other mortal man shared. The family jewels. Arwen then stalked off leaving a stunned group, and a pained elf. Aragorn was the first to snap out of the stunned daze and rush to the crippled elf and help him up.
" I will talk to her, I never would have expected her to do- well, to do that." Aragorn explained, trying to think of an excuse. Legolas was starting to regain his senses when the gollum came up to him again. He shuddered and stood, now able to walk, though very awkwardly.
" As much as that probably hurt. You certainly deserved it." She said. Before Legolas could muster up a comeback, she turned serious.
" If you must know, I am not sent here to stalk you. I was sent as a messenger; as ironic as that may be. Mirkwood was attacked by orcs." She said solemnly. The blonde haired elf practically jumped on her with questions.
" What happened? Is Mirkwood destroyed? Are my father and brothers alright? How many of my kin were hurt? W-" He was cut off by the sharp response from Miranda.
" Mirkwood is fine. Hardly any damage was done. Your brothers are fine. Not many kin were hurt. To sum up what happened, an ambush. We were not prepared for it. We drove them off but…" Her voice trailed off. Gimli and Aragorn seemed satisfied, but the look on Legolas' face told them he was not.
" You tell me my brothers are fine; but what of my father?" Legolas asked, almost timidly, as if afraid of the answer. Miranda looked away and murmured something. Gimli and Aragorn didn't catch it, for their hearing was not keen enough; but Legolas understood it all too well.
" How… how could that happen? He would not let himself be taken by the orcs! He is stronger than that! He will surely be tortured!" Legolas cried, his face void of any blood that should have given him color.
" Do not fear! The leader of the orcs have made a deal. No harm will be brought to our king, for a price." She said, again, her voice trailing off. Legolas looked angry now.
" What price would that be. Surely our kingdom has enough riches to pay their ransom." He stated. Her look only made him angrier. "What do you hide from me?" He snarled. Again, her answer was made only for his ears, although Gimli tried in vain to hear what she said. Legolas looked shocked then scared. He stood there for while, until Gimli could not stand being ignored any longer.
" What is it that those foul beasts want? If your kingdom does not have enough, then I shall enter some of our fortune." He said. Legolas only looked more saddened. The elf turned and began to walk towards the castle of Rivendell. Miranda just looked depressed. Almost pitying Legolas. She turned to face his fellow companions.
" Those orcs are… well, they are heir to the ones that were killed in the fight at Helms deep. They care not for the man and the dwarf, for reason I know not. They seem to still hold the hatred for elves that orcs always have. Their ransom is not riches. It is Prince Legolas himself." She said. Gmili and Aragorn stared at her for no more than a few seconds, until it dawned on them what Legolas would do.
" We cannot let him sacrifice himself like that! We must stop him and talk some sense into him." Aragorn commanded. Gimli nodded, like lightening, the pair were running towards the castle after the retreating form of Legolas. They did not even have to enter the castle, for Legolas was already loading his horse. Aragorn came forcefully and before the elf could react, grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him.
" You will do this! It is suicide!" Aragorn shouted, followed by a grunt and a nod of agreement from the dwarf.
" And if I don't, it would be like murder." Legolas said coldly. Aragorn released him, but spoke.
" If you go, I shall go too," He said. Legolas was about to object, but Gimli spoke before him.
" As shall I" Gimli stated, as though no one should ever move him from his words. Legolas' mouth was open, and was about to protest about their insanity, when from the bushes, popped four halflings.
" Don't forget about us! If the rest of the fellowship is going, then we shall too! Gandalf is readying Shadowfax!" Pippin chirped. Legolas was beyond anger, more into astonishment. He blinked.
" How- what? How in blazes did you find out about this?!" He shouted, more out of curiosity than anything. Before anyone got to answer, Gandalf and Shadowfax came trotting in, prideful yet humble. Though even he looked baffled on how the hobbits found out about it.
" I was told by Lord Elrond; who knew about your fathers' ill fate long before I did. The only reason he didn't tell you was because your brothers had already sent out a messenger. He did not want to spoil the little time of happiness you have had. Lord Elrond has given us permission to use his horses, without them, our little hobbits would be forced to stay behind." Gandalf explained. He then had a thoughtful look in his face, and turned towards the four halflings.
" How did you find out about this anyway?" He asked, amusement present in his features.
" Well, you see-" Merry was about to explain, when Frodo cut him off.
" I don't want your excuse to go on forever. We don't know where we are going, or what we are doing, but he saw Legolas collect his things in quite the hurry, and then Gandalf soon followed suite. So we followed them. We are all packed up and ready. So if you please, would you explain to us what's going on?" Frodo said, all too innocently. Gandalf gave them the classic "Fool of a Took, Baggins, Brandybuck, and Gamgee" look. Aragorn saved them by explaining what he knew; which now was most of it. The hobbits took it well, and without a second thought, were ready to go. By now, Legolas looked relieved, and awed by the faithfulness of his companions. He was most moved by this, and was speechless. This was his battle, yet all of them were willing to help him. He probably would have refused their help, had it not been for the fact that it would of offended him; plus they would not take no for an answer. ' I suppose this is a test of friendship' he thought.
After a night of rest, they were ready to go. Arwen stopped them, to say goodbye to Aragorn, and apologize to Legolas.
" Please, forgive me Legolas. I was having a bad day, and I shouldn't have taken it out on you." At the mention of that, he blushed, whether from embarrassment, or just the thought of remembrance." I will make sure that your messenger gets sent home safely." She finished with a nod. She then approached Aragron, murmured something in elvish, and kissed him. Legolas smiled, Merry, Pippin, and Gimli rolled their eyes, while receiving elbows in the stomachs from Frodo and Sam, while Gandalf just looked thoughtful. Finally, they were off to find the band of vengeful orcs. With the crack of dawn upon them, they faded into the trees.
Lord Elrond watched them ride into the tangle of different shades of greens and browns. ' I hope they know what they're doing' he thought. Then chuckled at his doubts ' they are the fellowship. They've been through worse.' His thoughts were interrupted by an elven maiden.
" Milord. You need not worry; we gave them our finest horses. Though it was a fair amount. Six is a good number." She said, reading the look on his face. She had expected some sort of relief, but it only contorted into confusion.
" Six? But they only needed five-" He was interrupted by Arwen, with the same sort of bewildered look on her face as his.
" I have looked everywhere, but I cannot seem to find the messenger from Mirkwood. You don't know where she is, do you?" She directed at the maiden; though also hoping for a response from her father as well. Elrond then had a look of disbelief.
" She wouldn't… would she?"
Blood thirsty: Chapter 3 done! Finally.
Legolas: you… I feel so violated…
Blood thirsty: Get over it, yeesh.
Legolas: What? Give me some sort of socialization and I will be content. I mean really. The last thing I need is for that little wench following me around.
Blood thirsty : fine, I'll get you some company, okay? Sheesh… * Walks out of the room *
Legolas: uh… Am I alone?
Blood thirsty : * returns with two potato sacks * there, happy?
Legolas: what?
Blood thirsty: Aragorn and Gollum are the only two people I could find. Content?
Legolas : Aragorns gonna hate me…
Blood thirsty: as always, please review, and I will give you praise! If that helps. It has a plot! It's now going to be action/adventure! Yay! Hope you like, so far, only dedicated to Amy and Ems, cause THEY REVIEWED!!! YAY!!!!!!