1 Chapter 2 – Whispers in the Darkness
It was past midnight, and they had put out the fire before going to sleep. Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli and the four hobbits were all fast asleep, but Legolas rarely slept. He only lay on the ground looking far out at the tiny twinkles of light in the massive sky above him. His soft blue eyes were begging to be closed, but Legolas shook away the tiredness. He had to stay awake. He has to watch for enemies coming. But why should he have to? He also tried his hardest to shake that last thought away as well.
It became harder and harder for Legolas to keep his eyes open. He couldn't control himself. He had to close his eyes. He HAD to! Finally, he decided to give in and close his eyes. But he promised himself he would only close them for a minute or two, and that was it. After two minutes, they would be wide-open ready to see anything…
Legolas was gone completely. And no one was there to wake him up. He felt so strange, like he was in a totally different world. He could see vibrant colors surrounding him, and he had no idea where he was, but it definitely was not in the forest he had fell asleep in. He could hear faint whispers close to his ears. They were calling his name slowly, and they continued to get louder, and louder, and louder. "Come with us, Legolas…Come with us…", these unfamiliar voices said quietly. "You are better than them, Legolas. You are better than him! You are better than Aragorn…Come with us!" The voices grew louder as they continued to speak to Legolas. "Come with us, Legolas…we can help you win. We can help you be the best! He can not help you, we can help you. FOLLOW US!"
Legolas was stirring and flailing his arms back and forth as he lay on the cool grass of the forest. Aragorn slowly opened his eyes from his slumber and noticed Legolas tossing and turning on the ground, and began to panic. Aragorn jumped to his feet and ran over to Legolas's side. Legolas was mumbling something, but Aragorn could not make it out. Aragorn shook Legolas hard to wake him up. "Legolas! LEGOLAS! Wake up! Please…you're having a nightmare!"
Legolas instantly opened his eyes widely and gasped, startled to find Aragorn shaking him relentlessly. Without any thought, Legolas shoved him away and started screaming at him. "YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL ME, WEREN'T YOU ARAGORN?" Legolas stated bluntly. He was having a fit, and Aragorn kept backing away from him slowly and easily, not to get him anymore vexed than he already was. "No, Legolas. Why would I want to kill you?" Aragorn said gently. Legolas sat back down on the ground with his head in his hands to try to calm himself down. "Why wouldn't you…is the real question don't you think?" Legolas retorted snobbishly, showing his insolence once again. Aragorn shook his head and laughed a little. "You were simply having a bad dream, Legolas, now please try to get over yourself and get some rest. You have gone completely insane. Try to go back to sleep before we wake the others." Aragorn walked a few feet away from where Legolas was sitting and lied back down on the green forest floor. He closed his eyes quickly, acting as if nothing had happened. Legolas glared intensely at Aragorn's back, but decided it was a waste of time and soon lied back down himself to keep watch of everything.
Legolas's selfish thoughts took over him again inevitably. What were those strange voices I heard? Who were they, and where can I find them? Legolas only wished he could answer all these questions himself but he didn't know what the answers were at all. As he looked out over the forest, he saw flickers of light, and these lights were not stars. They seemed to be torches, which means the Orcs were hot on their trail. Legolas panicked. What was he supposed to do? Everyone was sound asleep. He could only wait awhile longer to find out…
It was past midnight, and they had put out the fire before going to sleep. Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli and the four hobbits were all fast asleep, but Legolas rarely slept. He only lay on the ground looking far out at the tiny twinkles of light in the massive sky above him. His soft blue eyes were begging to be closed, but Legolas shook away the tiredness. He had to stay awake. He has to watch for enemies coming. But why should he have to? He also tried his hardest to shake that last thought away as well.
It became harder and harder for Legolas to keep his eyes open. He couldn't control himself. He had to close his eyes. He HAD to! Finally, he decided to give in and close his eyes. But he promised himself he would only close them for a minute or two, and that was it. After two minutes, they would be wide-open ready to see anything…
Legolas was gone completely. And no one was there to wake him up. He felt so strange, like he was in a totally different world. He could see vibrant colors surrounding him, and he had no idea where he was, but it definitely was not in the forest he had fell asleep in. He could hear faint whispers close to his ears. They were calling his name slowly, and they continued to get louder, and louder, and louder. "Come with us, Legolas…Come with us…", these unfamiliar voices said quietly. "You are better than them, Legolas. You are better than him! You are better than Aragorn…Come with us!" The voices grew louder as they continued to speak to Legolas. "Come with us, Legolas…we can help you win. We can help you be the best! He can not help you, we can help you. FOLLOW US!"
Legolas was stirring and flailing his arms back and forth as he lay on the cool grass of the forest. Aragorn slowly opened his eyes from his slumber and noticed Legolas tossing and turning on the ground, and began to panic. Aragorn jumped to his feet and ran over to Legolas's side. Legolas was mumbling something, but Aragorn could not make it out. Aragorn shook Legolas hard to wake him up. "Legolas! LEGOLAS! Wake up! Please…you're having a nightmare!"
Legolas instantly opened his eyes widely and gasped, startled to find Aragorn shaking him relentlessly. Without any thought, Legolas shoved him away and started screaming at him. "YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL ME, WEREN'T YOU ARAGORN?" Legolas stated bluntly. He was having a fit, and Aragorn kept backing away from him slowly and easily, not to get him anymore vexed than he already was. "No, Legolas. Why would I want to kill you?" Aragorn said gently. Legolas sat back down on the ground with his head in his hands to try to calm himself down. "Why wouldn't you…is the real question don't you think?" Legolas retorted snobbishly, showing his insolence once again. Aragorn shook his head and laughed a little. "You were simply having a bad dream, Legolas, now please try to get over yourself and get some rest. You have gone completely insane. Try to go back to sleep before we wake the others." Aragorn walked a few feet away from where Legolas was sitting and lied back down on the green forest floor. He closed his eyes quickly, acting as if nothing had happened. Legolas glared intensely at Aragorn's back, but decided it was a waste of time and soon lied back down himself to keep watch of everything.
Legolas's selfish thoughts took over him again inevitably. What were those strange voices I heard? Who were they, and where can I find them? Legolas only wished he could answer all these questions himself but he didn't know what the answers were at all. As he looked out over the forest, he saw flickers of light, and these lights were not stars. They seemed to be torches, which means the Orcs were hot on their trail. Legolas panicked. What was he supposed to do? Everyone was sound asleep. He could only wait awhile longer to find out…