1 Chapter 6 – An Unexpected Finding
"Why not?" He answered matter-of-factly. The little fairies advised Legolas of all the things he should do. They taught him how to play little mind games with everyone else in order to successfully get the ring. They brought out the worst in him, but they told him what he wanted to hear. So he stuck with them.
~*~*~* Meanwhile… ~*~*~*
The Fellowship scurried around in search for Legolas. They looked up and down, left and right, everywhere imaginable in that hellish forest for their companion Legolas. But they couldn't find him. They all stopped for a moment to catch their breath. They had been searching for a couple hours now, and were at the brink of giving up. Everyone except Frodo…
They stopped at a steep ledge far into the forest, and Aragorn advised them not to go looking down there. "The worst of creatures live down there, and we cannot subject ourselves to getting killed." They all looked at Aragorn somewhat disappointed that they couldn't go farther than this point to look for their dearest friend. But Frodo wasn't willing to stop and give up their search. "We can't just give up, Aragorn. What if he's down there? What if he's hurt? We have no way of knowing if we don't go and look." Frodo looked very frustrated. He began to dash getting closer and closer to the ledge that separated the good from the evil. Boromir ran after him and grabbed him, carrying him back to the others. Frodo kicked and yelled, but Boromir kept walking. "IT'S UNFAIR!" Frodo began to feel the tears in his eyes again. "We need him. We can't go on without his strength. We must find him! Please?" They all looked at Aragorn, waiting for his response. "Alright, Frodo. I will go down there and look for him. But you all must stay up here and watch me from here okay?" Frodo's eyes brightened a little now, and he couldn't contain himself. He ran and hugged Aragorn. Frodo had the biggest smile on his face. "Thank you, thank you so much." Aragorn stroked Frodo's dark, curly hair and cracked a small smile. "I will find him, at least I will try my hardest to. No need to worry. I will be back."
The others watched as Aragorn jumped off the steep ledge. He held his sword in his right hand, waving it around waiting for anything to pop out of the trees and attack. He crept deeper and deeper into Lalelasill, but still he saw no elf. He stood for a moment, looking around to notice anything that was slightly off. He heard a rustle in the enormous tree's branches above him, and quickly looked up. Out of nowhere, a body seemed to be thrown by something out of the tree. He backed away not to be hit by this body, and the body crashed into a bush.
He stood still for a moment, trying to identify the body. He noticed it had long, blonde hair and immediately ran towards the bush panicking, in fear that it was Legolas, possibly dead. When he got to the bush, he picked up the body and lied it on the ground. It was Legolas! He checked for breathing, and he could feel a pulse. He sighed in relief and looked up at the tree above him, but he saw nothing in the tree that could have pushed him out. Legolas had dirt all over his face and he looked as though he was asleep. Aragorn touched his cheek, and it was cold as ice. Suddenly Legolas's eyes opened in shock that something was touching his face. But when he saw that it was Aragorn, he began to relax. "Oh it's only you, Aragorn." Legolas said. Aragorn nodded his head. "Yes, Legolas, where have you been? We've been looking for you for hours!" Legolas felt the anger rising in Aragorn's voice, even though he tried not to sound like that. "I simply went off to explore the forest, and…and before I knew it, I…I fell asleep." Legolas's eyes slowly began to close, but Aragorn shook him hard before they could close completely again. "How do you fall asleep in a tree, Legolas? Tell me that!"
Legolas's eyes shot open again. "I don't know, I was asleep! Something carried me up there probably but seeing that I was asleep, how could I know?" Aragorn shook his head and stood up. He reached out his hand to pull Legolas up. Legolas brushed off his clothing and looked at Aragorn. "I don't know what happened to you but try to snap out of this. Something did something to you, something evil I'm sure. I hope nothing too horrible happened though…"
"Don't worry I'm fine!" Legolas was suddenly his normal self again. "Let's go back with the others."
Legolas began to walk back towards the outer edges of Lalelasill, and Aragorn just stood there watching him for a moment. It was very windy, and he noticed Legolas's long blonde hair blowing behind him. He glanced at it, and looked away at the trees, but something made him look twice. He looked at his hair again, and he noticed a red streak in the middle of his hair. Aragorn found this very strange, for elves did not grow red hair. They mainly had blonde hair. Aragorn began walking and caught up with Legolas, but Aragorn was very curious and suspicious of just what happened to Legolas in the most evil part of Lalelasill…
"Why not?" He answered matter-of-factly. The little fairies advised Legolas of all the things he should do. They taught him how to play little mind games with everyone else in order to successfully get the ring. They brought out the worst in him, but they told him what he wanted to hear. So he stuck with them.
~*~*~* Meanwhile… ~*~*~*
The Fellowship scurried around in search for Legolas. They looked up and down, left and right, everywhere imaginable in that hellish forest for their companion Legolas. But they couldn't find him. They all stopped for a moment to catch their breath. They had been searching for a couple hours now, and were at the brink of giving up. Everyone except Frodo…
They stopped at a steep ledge far into the forest, and Aragorn advised them not to go looking down there. "The worst of creatures live down there, and we cannot subject ourselves to getting killed." They all looked at Aragorn somewhat disappointed that they couldn't go farther than this point to look for their dearest friend. But Frodo wasn't willing to stop and give up their search. "We can't just give up, Aragorn. What if he's down there? What if he's hurt? We have no way of knowing if we don't go and look." Frodo looked very frustrated. He began to dash getting closer and closer to the ledge that separated the good from the evil. Boromir ran after him and grabbed him, carrying him back to the others. Frodo kicked and yelled, but Boromir kept walking. "IT'S UNFAIR!" Frodo began to feel the tears in his eyes again. "We need him. We can't go on without his strength. We must find him! Please?" They all looked at Aragorn, waiting for his response. "Alright, Frodo. I will go down there and look for him. But you all must stay up here and watch me from here okay?" Frodo's eyes brightened a little now, and he couldn't contain himself. He ran and hugged Aragorn. Frodo had the biggest smile on his face. "Thank you, thank you so much." Aragorn stroked Frodo's dark, curly hair and cracked a small smile. "I will find him, at least I will try my hardest to. No need to worry. I will be back."
The others watched as Aragorn jumped off the steep ledge. He held his sword in his right hand, waving it around waiting for anything to pop out of the trees and attack. He crept deeper and deeper into Lalelasill, but still he saw no elf. He stood for a moment, looking around to notice anything that was slightly off. He heard a rustle in the enormous tree's branches above him, and quickly looked up. Out of nowhere, a body seemed to be thrown by something out of the tree. He backed away not to be hit by this body, and the body crashed into a bush.
He stood still for a moment, trying to identify the body. He noticed it had long, blonde hair and immediately ran towards the bush panicking, in fear that it was Legolas, possibly dead. When he got to the bush, he picked up the body and lied it on the ground. It was Legolas! He checked for breathing, and he could feel a pulse. He sighed in relief and looked up at the tree above him, but he saw nothing in the tree that could have pushed him out. Legolas had dirt all over his face and he looked as though he was asleep. Aragorn touched his cheek, and it was cold as ice. Suddenly Legolas's eyes opened in shock that something was touching his face. But when he saw that it was Aragorn, he began to relax. "Oh it's only you, Aragorn." Legolas said. Aragorn nodded his head. "Yes, Legolas, where have you been? We've been looking for you for hours!" Legolas felt the anger rising in Aragorn's voice, even though he tried not to sound like that. "I simply went off to explore the forest, and…and before I knew it, I…I fell asleep." Legolas's eyes slowly began to close, but Aragorn shook him hard before they could close completely again. "How do you fall asleep in a tree, Legolas? Tell me that!"
Legolas's eyes shot open again. "I don't know, I was asleep! Something carried me up there probably but seeing that I was asleep, how could I know?" Aragorn shook his head and stood up. He reached out his hand to pull Legolas up. Legolas brushed off his clothing and looked at Aragorn. "I don't know what happened to you but try to snap out of this. Something did something to you, something evil I'm sure. I hope nothing too horrible happened though…"
"Don't worry I'm fine!" Legolas was suddenly his normal self again. "Let's go back with the others."
Legolas began to walk back towards the outer edges of Lalelasill, and Aragorn just stood there watching him for a moment. It was very windy, and he noticed Legolas's long blonde hair blowing behind him. He glanced at it, and looked away at the trees, but something made him look twice. He looked at his hair again, and he noticed a red streak in the middle of his hair. Aragorn found this very strange, for elves did not grow red hair. They mainly had blonde hair. Aragorn began walking and caught up with Legolas, but Aragorn was very curious and suspicious of just what happened to Legolas in the most evil part of Lalelasill…