Oh lookie! New chapter! Elvish is in '` dark elvish is in ~~ the song is
called "Hazy shade of winter" It's sung by the Go-Gos.
Disclaimer: umm.yeah..i don't own lord of the rings. Not my song!
The newly reformed Fellowship had left Rivendell before dawn and had started across the plains just as day broke. They walked along in the cold morning as the sun lifted up over the horizon.
Cerridwyn skipped along next to Boromir who was trying to hold a conversation with her. Arwen , who now wore a pink button-up traveling dress and boots, walked hand in hand with her husband. Gandalf walked with the hobbits and Gimli brought up the rear. Alanis lead the group closely followed by Legolas, who was keeping his eyes sharp on their surroundings.
Alanis pulled her hood over her face more as they were bathed in sunlight.
"If we keep this pace we may reach the town of Bereda in seven days." She announced.
"Bereda?" Gimli asked. "Is that wise?"
"We may have no choice Gimli." Arwen replied.
"But Bereda is teeming with thieves!" Aragorn protested.
"I can send a message to my mother in Bereda." Alanis said. "She'll want to know I'm back."
The dwarf snorted and muttered something about women.
Legolas sped up slightly so he could talk to Alanis without the others hearing.
"Elei?" he said.
Alanis looked at him, her face hidden by the cloak.
"You have not told Galadriel of your return?"
The Dark-Elf shook her head.
"I didn't have time." She replied. "I had to get to Rivendell as fast as possible."
"Where did you find the ring?"
"It was found in the bottom of the River of Voices."
"But that's in the Dark Realm!"
Alanis nodded.
"How did it get there?"
"I don't know."
Legolas sighed.
"You shouldn't have come." Alanis said.
The bright-elf looked at her.
"What do you mean?"
"You shouldn't have to go through the Nightmare again."
Legolas shook his head.
"Elei, I wanted to come." He said "I can't just stand by and worry about you being out here alone can I?"
Alanis didn't say anything.
"Well whether you like it or not, you need me here with you." Legolas said.
With that the prince ran ahead to scout.
~I need you more than you know~
~*~
The Fellowship stood at the edge of a massive swamp. Grayish clouds had filled the sky over the past few hours.
"It'll start to rain soon." Gandalf said.
"Or worse." Cerri stated glumly.
"Oh aren't you just a bundle of sunshine!" Sam said a bit angrily.
"Well excuse me!" Cerri replied loudly.
"Knock it off you two!" Legolas practically shouted.
The two hobbits and the rest of the Fellowship looked at him in surprise. None of them had ever really seen an angry Legolas before.
"You've been going at it for the last two hours and it's getting really annoying!"
The elf crossed his arms and glared at them.
"Well she started it!" Sam said
Cerri put her hands on her hips and glared at him.
"Don't go there hobbit! It's your fault too!"
"Hobbits!"
They turned to look at Legolas again.
"If you two don't shut up, I'm going to throw both of you in the swamp. And if that doesn't work I'm going to chain you two together until you can get along!"
Not liking the sound of that, the hobbits quieted down.
Legolas turned to Alanis.
"Now what?"
Alanis shook her head and chuckled.
"Well, we have to get through this swamp." She said. " There's only one problem."
"What's that?" Aragorn asked.
Alanis didn't say anything.
"These are the Swamps of Sadness aren't they?" Arwen asked
Gandalf stepped forward and put a hand on the young queen's shoulder.
"Yes, they are." He said.
Arwen's shoulders slumped and she clutched at her staff.
Aragorn tugged gently on his wife's long braid.
"Don't worry we'll make it."
He pressed a kiss to her cheek and smiled.
Pippin peered into the foggy swamp.
"I don't like the looks of things in there." He said.
"It looks like it goes on for miles." Merry said.
"It does." Alanis said.
Frodo clutched Alanis' cloak and gazed into the swamps.
"It looks like a thing from somebody's nightmare."
Alanis knelt and put a hand on Frodo's shoulder.
"Your close." She said. "In order to get to Beove we have to pass through it's challenges. The swamps are the first."
"So that's why we came this way." Boromir said
Alanis nodded.
"Well let's get this over with." Gimli said.
~*~
The Fellowship entered the swamp with caution. Instantly they were filled with an almost overwhelming feeling of sadness.
"It's so gloomy here." Sam said.
Arwen gave a sniffle.
"You must not let the sadness overcome you!" Gandalf announced.
Alanis bent and lifted Frodo into her arms so that he was no longer knee deep in mud. Following her lead the other's picked up a hobbit.
Cerri snuggled against Boromir's chest as he carried her.
"What a horrible place!"
Boromir patted her head.
"Don't worry Miss Cerri" Sam said gently. " Hopefully it'll all be over soon."
Feeling the sadness that hung over the group, Alanis did the only thing she could think of.
She sang.
~~~~
Time time time
See what's become of me.
~~~~
She wasn't very surprised when Arwen and Legolas began to sing with her.
~~~~
Time, time, time
See what´s become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
~~~~
The Fellowship continued to wade it's way through the now knee deep mud and water. A vicious smell hung in the air. Arwen covered her nose with her hand but continued to sing none the less.
By this time it had begun to rain.
~~~~
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky
Is a Hazy Shade of Winter
Hear the Salvation Army Band
Down by the riverside
It´s bound to be a better ride
Than what you´ve got planned
Carry a cup in your hand
~~~~
They all stumbled at least once. They had already had to pull Gimli out of the mud. By this time the rain was now pouring. The Fellowship's spirits hadn't lifted at all. They had been trudging through the swamp for hours.
~~~~
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky
Is a Hazy Shade of Winter
Hang onto your hopes my friend
That´s an easy thing to say
But if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
~~~~
The singing quieted when Alanis stopped suddenly.
"Estanasis" she said suddenly.
"What did she say?" Aragorn asked.
Legolas was already preparing his bow.
"Danger." The elf translated.
After putting the hobbits in a safe place among the roots of a dead tree, they pulled out their weapons.
Alanis pulled out her five foot long katana like blade and scanned the surrounding area.
Arwen readied her staff and stood with Gandalf while Boromir and Aragorn stood back to back with their swords drawn.
Cerri crawled out of her hiding place and unsheathed a rather large sword.
"I don't like this" Legolas said.
"Nor do I" Gandalf said.
"Orcs?" Boromir asked.
"No," Alanis said. "More likely wargs."
Sure enough, several wargs broke through the fog and attacked.
Legolas fired off several arrows taking down three wargs before they got anywhere near the Fellowship.
Those with swords hacked their way through the putrid beasts.
A scream of rage caused them to turn their eyes toward Cerridwyn.
The young woman had suddenly sprouted wings and grown to be about six feet tall. Three stripes of red paint were on her left cheek.
She smirked and took off into the battle hacking at all wargs that got in her way.
"Right on Cerridwyn!" Alanis yelled. "Fairy form! You go girl!"
Arwen whooped and slammed her metal staff down onto a wargs spine. The warg howled as it's bones broke through it's skin.
~~~~
Look around
Grass is high
Fields are ripe
It´s the springtime of my life
Seasons change with their scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Won´t you stop and remember me
~~~~
Legolas quickly drew his blades and began hacking away at the foul beasts. Blood and severed limbs were all that was left of his enemies once he was finished with them.
Aragorn and Boromir had formed a living barrier in front of the hiding hobbits.
Alanis had long since sheathed her sword and was now throwing heavy punches at the wargs. Every punch went through the skin killing the beast almost instantly.
She was forming a spell in her mind as she fought.
"Lightning Ball!"
A glowing ball of electricity formed between her gloved hands. She flung the ball at the beasts. An explosion followed the blast.
With all wargs destroyed the fighters stooped to catch their breath.
~~~~
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky
Is a Hazy Shade of Winter
Look around
Leaves are brown
There´s a patch of snow on the ground
~~~~
All were covered with mud and blood. The exhausted Fellowship resumed their terrible journey through the swamps.
Cerri, now back in her hobbit form, snuggled against the exhausted Boromir for warmth.
"We need to find a place to set camp." She stated.
"Sleep? Here? In this swamp? Are you Crazy?" Pippin said in shock.
"We have no choice Pippin." Alanis said. " We have many miles yet to travel."
Pippin started crying.
"I don't know how much more of this I can take!" He choked out. "This sadness is crushing me!"
Arwen gently ran her fingers through his tangled hair and let him cry into her chest.
"The question is." Legolas said as he shifted Merry's position " Where can we camp?"
Gandalf had an answer to that.
"Not to far from here there is a rock out cropping that should do. It's sheltered so we'll be out of the rain."
"That'll have to do." Alanis said.
The Fellowship made it's way there in mild silence.
~~~~
Look around
Leaves are brown
There´s a patch of snow on the ground
Look around
Leaves are brown
There´s a patch of snow on the ground
~~~~
The Fellowship settled down into the small, damp, cave like out cropping. All of them were cold and tired. The hobbits and Cerridwyn fell asleep aster a small dinner, none of them even complained about their hunger.
Arwen settled down with her husband and fell asleep soon there after.
Gandalf claimed an area near the hobbits and also fell asleep.
Boromir and Gimli sat up and spoke by the measly little fire that Alanis had managed to start.
Legolas and Alanis had gone out on patrol.
The two elves walked side by side through the swamps in almost utter silence.
"Do you think we'll be attacked?" Legolas asked after awhile.
"I don't think so." The dark-elf replied. "It is raining pretty hard."
It was then that the ground beneath them gave way. Both elves were plunged underneath the silt filled water.
Legolas kicked hard against what felt like a fallen log and propelled himself towards what he though was the surface. He came up gasping for air.
Alanis came up a few meters away. Legolas could tell that her hood was down, but when he tried to get a better look she pulled it back up.
He swam towards her.
"Alustriel!" He called.
~I'm alright!~
He pulled her against him in a relieved hug. The dark-elf laid her head against his chest and tried to catch her breath.
"Thank Eru you're alright!" the prince cried.
"I officially don't like this place." Alanis said with mild humor.
The blonde prince held her closer when lightning lit up the quickly darkening sky. The rain began to pour on them mercilessly.
"We have to get out of here!" Alanis shouted over the din of the storm.
"No shit!"
Legolas reluctantly released his friend. Both of them swam back the way they came.
They rolled up onto the muddy beach exhausted and frozen.
"Gods." Alanis muttered. "How can a place like this exist."
Legolas shook his head and pulled the gasping dark-elf against him.
~I'm so glad you're alive.~ he said.
~and I you.~ came Alanis' response.
The elves pushed themselves to their feet and trudged back to their camp. Legolas wrapped an arm around Alanis' slender waist so that he wouldn't lose her in the fog.
Once they had reached their small disheveled camp they collapsed into a cold, wet heap as far away from the rain as possible. They fell asleep this way.
Wow! Long chapter! Ok R&R
Disclaimer: umm.yeah..i don't own lord of the rings. Not my song!
The newly reformed Fellowship had left Rivendell before dawn and had started across the plains just as day broke. They walked along in the cold morning as the sun lifted up over the horizon.
Cerridwyn skipped along next to Boromir who was trying to hold a conversation with her. Arwen , who now wore a pink button-up traveling dress and boots, walked hand in hand with her husband. Gandalf walked with the hobbits and Gimli brought up the rear. Alanis lead the group closely followed by Legolas, who was keeping his eyes sharp on their surroundings.
Alanis pulled her hood over her face more as they were bathed in sunlight.
"If we keep this pace we may reach the town of Bereda in seven days." She announced.
"Bereda?" Gimli asked. "Is that wise?"
"We may have no choice Gimli." Arwen replied.
"But Bereda is teeming with thieves!" Aragorn protested.
"I can send a message to my mother in Bereda." Alanis said. "She'll want to know I'm back."
The dwarf snorted and muttered something about women.
Legolas sped up slightly so he could talk to Alanis without the others hearing.
"Elei?" he said.
Alanis looked at him, her face hidden by the cloak.
"You have not told Galadriel of your return?"
The Dark-Elf shook her head.
"I didn't have time." She replied. "I had to get to Rivendell as fast as possible."
"Where did you find the ring?"
"It was found in the bottom of the River of Voices."
"But that's in the Dark Realm!"
Alanis nodded.
"How did it get there?"
"I don't know."
Legolas sighed.
"You shouldn't have come." Alanis said.
The bright-elf looked at her.
"What do you mean?"
"You shouldn't have to go through the Nightmare again."
Legolas shook his head.
"Elei, I wanted to come." He said "I can't just stand by and worry about you being out here alone can I?"
Alanis didn't say anything.
"Well whether you like it or not, you need me here with you." Legolas said.
With that the prince ran ahead to scout.
~I need you more than you know~
~*~
The Fellowship stood at the edge of a massive swamp. Grayish clouds had filled the sky over the past few hours.
"It'll start to rain soon." Gandalf said.
"Or worse." Cerri stated glumly.
"Oh aren't you just a bundle of sunshine!" Sam said a bit angrily.
"Well excuse me!" Cerri replied loudly.
"Knock it off you two!" Legolas practically shouted.
The two hobbits and the rest of the Fellowship looked at him in surprise. None of them had ever really seen an angry Legolas before.
"You've been going at it for the last two hours and it's getting really annoying!"
The elf crossed his arms and glared at them.
"Well she started it!" Sam said
Cerri put her hands on her hips and glared at him.
"Don't go there hobbit! It's your fault too!"
"Hobbits!"
They turned to look at Legolas again.
"If you two don't shut up, I'm going to throw both of you in the swamp. And if that doesn't work I'm going to chain you two together until you can get along!"
Not liking the sound of that, the hobbits quieted down.
Legolas turned to Alanis.
"Now what?"
Alanis shook her head and chuckled.
"Well, we have to get through this swamp." She said. " There's only one problem."
"What's that?" Aragorn asked.
Alanis didn't say anything.
"These are the Swamps of Sadness aren't they?" Arwen asked
Gandalf stepped forward and put a hand on the young queen's shoulder.
"Yes, they are." He said.
Arwen's shoulders slumped and she clutched at her staff.
Aragorn tugged gently on his wife's long braid.
"Don't worry we'll make it."
He pressed a kiss to her cheek and smiled.
Pippin peered into the foggy swamp.
"I don't like the looks of things in there." He said.
"It looks like it goes on for miles." Merry said.
"It does." Alanis said.
Frodo clutched Alanis' cloak and gazed into the swamps.
"It looks like a thing from somebody's nightmare."
Alanis knelt and put a hand on Frodo's shoulder.
"Your close." She said. "In order to get to Beove we have to pass through it's challenges. The swamps are the first."
"So that's why we came this way." Boromir said
Alanis nodded.
"Well let's get this over with." Gimli said.
~*~
The Fellowship entered the swamp with caution. Instantly they were filled with an almost overwhelming feeling of sadness.
"It's so gloomy here." Sam said.
Arwen gave a sniffle.
"You must not let the sadness overcome you!" Gandalf announced.
Alanis bent and lifted Frodo into her arms so that he was no longer knee deep in mud. Following her lead the other's picked up a hobbit.
Cerri snuggled against Boromir's chest as he carried her.
"What a horrible place!"
Boromir patted her head.
"Don't worry Miss Cerri" Sam said gently. " Hopefully it'll all be over soon."
Feeling the sadness that hung over the group, Alanis did the only thing she could think of.
She sang.
~~~~
Time time time
See what's become of me.
~~~~
She wasn't very surprised when Arwen and Legolas began to sing with her.
~~~~
Time, time, time
See what´s become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
~~~~
The Fellowship continued to wade it's way through the now knee deep mud and water. A vicious smell hung in the air. Arwen covered her nose with her hand but continued to sing none the less.
By this time it had begun to rain.
~~~~
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky
Is a Hazy Shade of Winter
Hear the Salvation Army Band
Down by the riverside
It´s bound to be a better ride
Than what you´ve got planned
Carry a cup in your hand
~~~~
They all stumbled at least once. They had already had to pull Gimli out of the mud. By this time the rain was now pouring. The Fellowship's spirits hadn't lifted at all. They had been trudging through the swamp for hours.
~~~~
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky
Is a Hazy Shade of Winter
Hang onto your hopes my friend
That´s an easy thing to say
But if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
~~~~
The singing quieted when Alanis stopped suddenly.
"Estanasis" she said suddenly.
"What did she say?" Aragorn asked.
Legolas was already preparing his bow.
"Danger." The elf translated.
After putting the hobbits in a safe place among the roots of a dead tree, they pulled out their weapons.
Alanis pulled out her five foot long katana like blade and scanned the surrounding area.
Arwen readied her staff and stood with Gandalf while Boromir and Aragorn stood back to back with their swords drawn.
Cerri crawled out of her hiding place and unsheathed a rather large sword.
"I don't like this" Legolas said.
"Nor do I" Gandalf said.
"Orcs?" Boromir asked.
"No," Alanis said. "More likely wargs."
Sure enough, several wargs broke through the fog and attacked.
Legolas fired off several arrows taking down three wargs before they got anywhere near the Fellowship.
Those with swords hacked their way through the putrid beasts.
A scream of rage caused them to turn their eyes toward Cerridwyn.
The young woman had suddenly sprouted wings and grown to be about six feet tall. Three stripes of red paint were on her left cheek.
She smirked and took off into the battle hacking at all wargs that got in her way.
"Right on Cerridwyn!" Alanis yelled. "Fairy form! You go girl!"
Arwen whooped and slammed her metal staff down onto a wargs spine. The warg howled as it's bones broke through it's skin.
~~~~
Look around
Grass is high
Fields are ripe
It´s the springtime of my life
Seasons change with their scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Won´t you stop and remember me
~~~~
Legolas quickly drew his blades and began hacking away at the foul beasts. Blood and severed limbs were all that was left of his enemies once he was finished with them.
Aragorn and Boromir had formed a living barrier in front of the hiding hobbits.
Alanis had long since sheathed her sword and was now throwing heavy punches at the wargs. Every punch went through the skin killing the beast almost instantly.
She was forming a spell in her mind as she fought.
"Lightning Ball!"
A glowing ball of electricity formed between her gloved hands. She flung the ball at the beasts. An explosion followed the blast.
With all wargs destroyed the fighters stooped to catch their breath.
~~~~
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky
Is a Hazy Shade of Winter
Look around
Leaves are brown
There´s a patch of snow on the ground
~~~~
All were covered with mud and blood. The exhausted Fellowship resumed their terrible journey through the swamps.
Cerri, now back in her hobbit form, snuggled against the exhausted Boromir for warmth.
"We need to find a place to set camp." She stated.
"Sleep? Here? In this swamp? Are you Crazy?" Pippin said in shock.
"We have no choice Pippin." Alanis said. " We have many miles yet to travel."
Pippin started crying.
"I don't know how much more of this I can take!" He choked out. "This sadness is crushing me!"
Arwen gently ran her fingers through his tangled hair and let him cry into her chest.
"The question is." Legolas said as he shifted Merry's position " Where can we camp?"
Gandalf had an answer to that.
"Not to far from here there is a rock out cropping that should do. It's sheltered so we'll be out of the rain."
"That'll have to do." Alanis said.
The Fellowship made it's way there in mild silence.
~~~~
Look around
Leaves are brown
There´s a patch of snow on the ground
Look around
Leaves are brown
There´s a patch of snow on the ground
~~~~
The Fellowship settled down into the small, damp, cave like out cropping. All of them were cold and tired. The hobbits and Cerridwyn fell asleep aster a small dinner, none of them even complained about their hunger.
Arwen settled down with her husband and fell asleep soon there after.
Gandalf claimed an area near the hobbits and also fell asleep.
Boromir and Gimli sat up and spoke by the measly little fire that Alanis had managed to start.
Legolas and Alanis had gone out on patrol.
The two elves walked side by side through the swamps in almost utter silence.
"Do you think we'll be attacked?" Legolas asked after awhile.
"I don't think so." The dark-elf replied. "It is raining pretty hard."
It was then that the ground beneath them gave way. Both elves were plunged underneath the silt filled water.
Legolas kicked hard against what felt like a fallen log and propelled himself towards what he though was the surface. He came up gasping for air.
Alanis came up a few meters away. Legolas could tell that her hood was down, but when he tried to get a better look she pulled it back up.
He swam towards her.
"Alustriel!" He called.
~I'm alright!~
He pulled her against him in a relieved hug. The dark-elf laid her head against his chest and tried to catch her breath.
"Thank Eru you're alright!" the prince cried.
"I officially don't like this place." Alanis said with mild humor.
The blonde prince held her closer when lightning lit up the quickly darkening sky. The rain began to pour on them mercilessly.
"We have to get out of here!" Alanis shouted over the din of the storm.
"No shit!"
Legolas reluctantly released his friend. Both of them swam back the way they came.
They rolled up onto the muddy beach exhausted and frozen.
"Gods." Alanis muttered. "How can a place like this exist."
Legolas shook his head and pulled the gasping dark-elf against him.
~I'm so glad you're alive.~ he said.
~and I you.~ came Alanis' response.
The elves pushed themselves to their feet and trudged back to their camp. Legolas wrapped an arm around Alanis' slender waist so that he wouldn't lose her in the fog.
Once they had reached their small disheveled camp they collapsed into a cold, wet heap as far away from the rain as possible. They fell asleep this way.
Wow! Long chapter! Ok R&R