Author's Note (Again…) : Thanks (again) to all who are kind enough to review. I know I can skip details a bit, but I am going to try to improve on my next fic. I may end up reposting some chapters, but don't worry, I will let everyone know which chapters I improved. Just make sure you let me know if there are any details that don't make sense or are contradictory. I sometimes don't add to my stories for weeks, and I can 'lose sight' of certain details. In this fic, the Nagul are gone, but their mounts, the 'birds' or winged beasts they rode survived. Well, one did. I wrote it as though it was a bird, but I know that Master Tolkien wrote it more like a pterodactyl or other winged lizard of the ancient world. Keep reviewing and I will write better! :) Also, the chapters might start to get a bit long because I am finding few good stopping places. The end is near! Well, it's on the horizon of Legolas's sight, although it's really, really tiny.

~Elven Dragon Sorceress~

Chapter 20

High up on the mountain, waiting for the last of the fell winged beasts of the nazgûl to come for him, Driikk watched as the last of his army was brought down. He knew that his downfall had been letting his guard down. He laughed a bit as the elves ducked for cover and the men leapt aside cursing when the beast of the nazgûl flew over. Some of the elves shot arrows at it, but Driikk destroyed them. The fell beast was too valuable to allow it to be injured. He did not notice Legolas and Sealeaf and Terrico on Silvian following him. The beast of the nazgûl did, screeching threats. Driikk thought that it was mad that he wasn't letting it attack the men and elves below, so he kicked it and told it to fly away. Legolas notched an arrow while Terrico prepared a blast. Driikk didn't realize anyone was following him until Sealeaf roared. Driikk almost jumped out of his seat when he heard it. Legolas shot his arrow, and the fell beast moved to avoid it. It hit Driikk in the butt. Driikk cursed at the bird as Terrico's blast singed his robes and hair. He cursed louder and sent lighting bolts back at them. The dragons easily dodged them. Silvian began to assault the nazgûl's tail with flames. Sealeaf joined him, searing the back of the nazgûl and partially burning Driikk. Driikk could not teleport away, and the nazgûl could not fly any faster and had no way to lose the two dragons. Driikk, becoming frantic as he tried to get away, decided that if he couldn't escape, he'd take Terrico with him. He turned his mount around sharply and aimed a powerful spell right as Silvian and Terrico. Legolas saw it and quickly notched and fired an arrow. It hit Driikk through his right eye a split second too late. The bolt of magic hit Silvian in the shoulder and hit Terrico as well. The two began to fall, unconscious. Legolas called out to Terrico and Sealeaf dove to get under Terrico. Sealeaf called out to other dragons to come and help Silvian. They were very high up, and if someone or something didn't catch them soon, they would die when they hit the ground. Sealeaf barely managed to catch Terrico. Legolas held her as Sealeaf opened his wings in order to prevent himself from suffering the fate he'd save Terrico from. Four large Redrock dragons flew up, aided by a speed spell from Gandalf, and caught Silvian. The dragons carefully lowered the two injured fighters to the ground. Two of the Redrock took off again to bring back the injured nazgûl, which was flying very slowly due to its injuries, and whatever remained of Driikk. Aragorn looked over Terrico while Gimli and Frodo restrained Legolas. Terrico had been severely burned from just above her waist down to her knees. Her face was set in a grimace of pain. Her long black hair had been burned on one side up to her ears. Other small burned areas dotted her back, neck, and a small burn marred her face and ear. Aragorn called out to the dragons and elves to collect different herbs, and asked Gandalf if there were any nearby mages that might know a healing spell. Gandalf knew one, but it was too weak to do much good. He used it anyway, partially closing a large burn that was bleeding the most. Two elves came up and told them of a mage they knew in Mirkwood. He was a good friend of Terrico's. Aragorn called a Redrock dragon over and asked him to take the elves to go and get the mage. Legolas finally broke free of his friends' grasps and ran over, hysterical, to Terrico. Aragorn tried to get him to calm down, but the elf refused to be calmed. Terrico, despite her pain, gently lifted her staff. "Sleep deeply, Legolas." Her staff glowed, and Legolas fell over abruptly. He started to snore. Terrico gave a weak smile, then dropped her staff. Aragorn gave her a mixture of healing herbs to eat. The mixture made her sleepy, and it also blocked any pain she was feeling. Terrico smiled with the relief of her pain, and settled into a deep sleep. Aragorn hoped that the two elves would return quickly. He decided to go and get more herbs.