Chapter Eight
They ran out of tomb at a fast pace, following Gandalf. They stopped when Orcs began crawling out of the ceiling and other nooks and crannies. Once again they drew their swords.
Phoenix felt her heart jump up into her throat. She wanted to leave this world. She wanted all of this to stop.
Suddenly the Orcs began to disappear as loud footsteps came down the grand hall. Phoenix and the others looked down the hall seeing a bright light forming in step with the footsteps.
"Quickly! To the Bride of Khazad Dum!" Gandalf yelled as he began to run the others following. They came to a door, in which Legolas and Boromir opened then ran down the steps, almost falling over.
"Boromir!" Legolas dashed down and grabbed Boromir before he could fall over.
"Take the others," Gandalf said to Strider. "Swords are no more use here. Do as I say!" He pushed Strider away as they ran down the stone steps.
Without even stopping at the ten foot break in the bridge, Legolas jumped over. Gandalf jumped after him. Boromir tossed Sam across gap. He was about to grab Gimli but Gimli lifted his hand and stated. "No one tosses a dwarf!" he jumped across and barely made it. Boromir grabbed Merry and Pippin in each arm and jumped across. Part of the step broke and the only ones remaining were Strider, Phoenix and Frodo.
The steps broke again and they walked back to a higher step. "Lean forward!" Strider yelled as the steps fell towards the second set. "When I say...jump!"
"I can't do this!" Phoenix yelled, but she was not heard.
"Jump!" Frodo and Phoenix jumped at the same time, being caught by Boromir and Strider was caught by Legolas. When they were safely across they continued their run to Khazad Dum.
The bridge was thin and long as it stretched over an everlasting fall. Phoenix ran across, closely near Pippin. Once across she watched as Gandalf stood i the middle. A large, fiery bull-like creature stepped towards him.
"Make it go away," Phoenix said to herself quietly. "Make it go away...please make it go away. This is just a dream...please make it go away."
"You, shall not pass!" Gandalf yelled. He placed his staff on the bridge, causing it to break in half. The creature fell. As Gandalf walked back, a fire whip grabbed his leg, pulling him down. Frodo pushed his way past Boromir. "Fly you fools!" and Gandalf let go.
"Gandalf!" Frodo yelled. Boromir grabbed him as the others began to run out.
"Aragorn!" Boromir yelled. Strider walked out with the rest.
Once outside the Hobbits broke down. Sam collapsed on the ground, resting his hand on his forehead as he cried. Merry sat on the ground looking out into the open space. Pippin stumbled upon Merry. "Come here Pip." Merry choked out. Pippin fell onto Merry and began crying. He could feel Merry grabbing his shoulder and saying 'its' okay Pippin.' Phoenix stood with tears running down her cheeks.
"Get them up!" Strider yelled.
"Give them a moment for Pity's sake!" Boromir yelled back at him.
"By nightfall these hills will be crawling with Orcs! Legolas! Get them up. On your feet Sam," Strider pulled Sam to his feet. "Frodo?" he saw Frodo already walking. "Frodo!"
Frodo turned around to look at Strider. His eyes were filled with sorrow, regret and guilt. He turned from Strider and kept on walking.
They ran out of tomb at a fast pace, following Gandalf. They stopped when Orcs began crawling out of the ceiling and other nooks and crannies. Once again they drew their swords.
Phoenix felt her heart jump up into her throat. She wanted to leave this world. She wanted all of this to stop.
Suddenly the Orcs began to disappear as loud footsteps came down the grand hall. Phoenix and the others looked down the hall seeing a bright light forming in step with the footsteps.
"Quickly! To the Bride of Khazad Dum!" Gandalf yelled as he began to run the others following. They came to a door, in which Legolas and Boromir opened then ran down the steps, almost falling over.
"Boromir!" Legolas dashed down and grabbed Boromir before he could fall over.
"Take the others," Gandalf said to Strider. "Swords are no more use here. Do as I say!" He pushed Strider away as they ran down the stone steps.
Without even stopping at the ten foot break in the bridge, Legolas jumped over. Gandalf jumped after him. Boromir tossed Sam across gap. He was about to grab Gimli but Gimli lifted his hand and stated. "No one tosses a dwarf!" he jumped across and barely made it. Boromir grabbed Merry and Pippin in each arm and jumped across. Part of the step broke and the only ones remaining were Strider, Phoenix and Frodo.
The steps broke again and they walked back to a higher step. "Lean forward!" Strider yelled as the steps fell towards the second set. "When I say...jump!"
"I can't do this!" Phoenix yelled, but she was not heard.
"Jump!" Frodo and Phoenix jumped at the same time, being caught by Boromir and Strider was caught by Legolas. When they were safely across they continued their run to Khazad Dum.
The bridge was thin and long as it stretched over an everlasting fall. Phoenix ran across, closely near Pippin. Once across she watched as Gandalf stood i the middle. A large, fiery bull-like creature stepped towards him.
"Make it go away," Phoenix said to herself quietly. "Make it go away...please make it go away. This is just a dream...please make it go away."
"You, shall not pass!" Gandalf yelled. He placed his staff on the bridge, causing it to break in half. The creature fell. As Gandalf walked back, a fire whip grabbed his leg, pulling him down. Frodo pushed his way past Boromir. "Fly you fools!" and Gandalf let go.
"Gandalf!" Frodo yelled. Boromir grabbed him as the others began to run out.
"Aragorn!" Boromir yelled. Strider walked out with the rest.
Once outside the Hobbits broke down. Sam collapsed on the ground, resting his hand on his forehead as he cried. Merry sat on the ground looking out into the open space. Pippin stumbled upon Merry. "Come here Pip." Merry choked out. Pippin fell onto Merry and began crying. He could feel Merry grabbing his shoulder and saying 'its' okay Pippin.' Phoenix stood with tears running down her cheeks.
"Get them up!" Strider yelled.
"Give them a moment for Pity's sake!" Boromir yelled back at him.
"By nightfall these hills will be crawling with Orcs! Legolas! Get them up. On your feet Sam," Strider pulled Sam to his feet. "Frodo?" he saw Frodo already walking. "Frodo!"
Frodo turned around to look at Strider. His eyes were filled with sorrow, regret and guilt. He turned from Strider and kept on walking.