Discalimer: I only own Serenity, nothing else.
The fellowship had been hiking for about an hour when they suddenly stopped. Gandalf turned around and the rest of the group followed his gaze. About ten feet away from them was Boromir holding The Ring, while Frodo looked upset and Aragorn looked tense. Serenity
couldn't hear what was being said, but Aragorn had his hand on the hilt of his sword. This can't be good she thought. After a few words from Aragorn, Boromir handed the ring to Frodo and Aragorn let go of his sword. Serenity let out the breath she was holding. The group continued up the mountain. After a few quite minutes Legolas looked at Serenity and asked a question.
"How come you are not drawn to the ring? If it is part of your past, present and future, why do you not want it? You act like it doesn't even exist." After a moment of thought Serenity answered him.
"Of course I want it. Why do you think I rarely am near Frodo? I don't wish to be tempted. My power is enough for me to have to deal with. I don't even want to imagine what might happen if
the ring ever fell into my hands. There is too much pain and suffering I could cause." She was quite like she could see the pain she would be responsible for. Legolas let the matter drop and
remained quite for the next couple of hours.
The group was starting to head higher up the mountain, and it was no easy task. The snow was so deep that the hobbits had to be carried. Gimli was using his ax as a shovel to make a path.
Suddenly Legolas ran to the edge of the cliff and listened carefully.
"There is a fell voice on the air." He said over the wind.
"It's Saruman!" Gandalf yelled as the top of the mountain started to fall.
"He's trying to bring down the mountain! Gandalf we must turn back!" Aragorn screamed as he protected Frodo from the falling chunks of snow.
"No!" Gandalf went to the edge to try and counter act Saruman's spell. As he did this Serenity changed her eyes to deep blue and prepared herself to keep the snow from crushing everyone.
CRASH! She looked up and a huge wave of snow was falling towards them. Raising her hands, and moving them in front of her like a wall, she built a canopy of ice over the fellowship. The wave hit the canopy, slid off it, and down the side of the mountain leaving everyone unharmed. She leaned back tired and dizzy. She had used the water from her own body to make the ice, since there was no water source near by. She could hear everyone arguing about where to go
next, but was starting to slip into darkness.
"Serenity are you ok? Look at me!" she could hear Legolas saying as he gently shook her.
"I need water." She managed to whisper. Frodo had decided to take the Mines of Moria and everyone was getting ready to head back the way they came, when Aragorn noticed Serenity.
"What is wrong?" he wanted to know worried.
"She is dehydrated. She used her body's own water to stop the snow from crushing us. We need to get her to a water source." Legolas explained as he picked her up.
"I will take her." Boromir said walking to Legolas.
"No I will. It will be difficult going back down." Legolas said getting ready to leave.
"That is why you must stay here. They will need your help to get everyone down quickly. Legolas I promise she will be ok, I'll take care of her." Legolas looked at Aragorn who nodded that it would be fine for Boromir to go ahead of them. Reluctantly Legolas places Serenity into Boromir's arms, who then turned and started back down the mountain.
***
Serenity woke up to the taste of cold water in her mouth. She opened her eyes and saw Boromir looking down at her. She started to speak when he silenced her and made her drink more water. After drinking until she thought she would burst, she asked where everyone
else was.
"They are coming. You needed water badly, so we thought it would be easier if the two of us went ahead."
"Why you? I know I am not your favorite person. I figure you would have told them to leave me to die." That last comment brought hurt to Boromir's face.
"I know I have not be kind and for that I am sorry. I realized that back on the hill you were saving my life, not trying to kill me. I understand that the task cannot be completed if we hate
each other. I want you to know that I am trying to make an effort to be more understanding." Serenity was trying to think of what to say when the rest of the fellowship arrived. As her and Boromir got up to meet them, she smiled and told him thank you for saving her life.
"Are you ok?" Aragorn wanted to know hugging her.
"Yes, I'm fine. If I'm not mistaken I believe we have a mine to find." She said turning to face Gandalf.
"You are right my dear. Let's be on our way." Once again the fellowship headed off, this time in search of the Mines of Moria. It was three hours later when they reached the door. Gandalf made a big deal of trying to open the doors but could not get them to cooperate. He sat down to think. Serenity was sitting near the doors resting. The water had helped her but what she needed was plan old sleep. She had begun to doze off when the doors opened. Legolas helped her up and they went inside. Gimli was bragging to Legolas about the dwarfs when Gandalf shone some light from his staff.
".And they call it a mine. A mine!" Gimli said.
"This is no mine. It's a tomb." Boromir said quietly looking around. Everyone started to freak when they saw that the room they were in was full of dwarf skeletons.
"NO!" yelled Gimli with a mixture of sadness and anger. Looking at an arrow from a skeleton Legolas determined that goblins were responsible. He threw the arrow down and pulled out his bow and arrow. Serenity, Boromir and Aragorn followed by drawing their swords. Boromir decided they should leave when Frodo and the hobbits started to yell. Turning around Serenity saw Frodo being dragged towards a lake by a tentacle. Sam managed to get him free when ten
more tentacles came out of the water and started to beat the hobbits. By the time everyone got outside Frodo was being held upside down and was starting to be lowered into a giant squid's
mouth. Legolas was shooting arrows at the creature as Aragorn, Boromir and Serenity were slicing it with their swords. Finally Frodo was released and Boromir caught him as he fell. Everyone ran inside as the squid's tentacles knock down the roof sealing the exit.
The fellowship had been hiking for about an hour when they suddenly stopped. Gandalf turned around and the rest of the group followed his gaze. About ten feet away from them was Boromir holding The Ring, while Frodo looked upset and Aragorn looked tense. Serenity
couldn't hear what was being said, but Aragorn had his hand on the hilt of his sword. This can't be good she thought. After a few words from Aragorn, Boromir handed the ring to Frodo and Aragorn let go of his sword. Serenity let out the breath she was holding. The group continued up the mountain. After a few quite minutes Legolas looked at Serenity and asked a question.
"How come you are not drawn to the ring? If it is part of your past, present and future, why do you not want it? You act like it doesn't even exist." After a moment of thought Serenity answered him.
"Of course I want it. Why do you think I rarely am near Frodo? I don't wish to be tempted. My power is enough for me to have to deal with. I don't even want to imagine what might happen if
the ring ever fell into my hands. There is too much pain and suffering I could cause." She was quite like she could see the pain she would be responsible for. Legolas let the matter drop and
remained quite for the next couple of hours.
The group was starting to head higher up the mountain, and it was no easy task. The snow was so deep that the hobbits had to be carried. Gimli was using his ax as a shovel to make a path.
Suddenly Legolas ran to the edge of the cliff and listened carefully.
"There is a fell voice on the air." He said over the wind.
"It's Saruman!" Gandalf yelled as the top of the mountain started to fall.
"He's trying to bring down the mountain! Gandalf we must turn back!" Aragorn screamed as he protected Frodo from the falling chunks of snow.
"No!" Gandalf went to the edge to try and counter act Saruman's spell. As he did this Serenity changed her eyes to deep blue and prepared herself to keep the snow from crushing everyone.
CRASH! She looked up and a huge wave of snow was falling towards them. Raising her hands, and moving them in front of her like a wall, she built a canopy of ice over the fellowship. The wave hit the canopy, slid off it, and down the side of the mountain leaving everyone unharmed. She leaned back tired and dizzy. She had used the water from her own body to make the ice, since there was no water source near by. She could hear everyone arguing about where to go
next, but was starting to slip into darkness.
"Serenity are you ok? Look at me!" she could hear Legolas saying as he gently shook her.
"I need water." She managed to whisper. Frodo had decided to take the Mines of Moria and everyone was getting ready to head back the way they came, when Aragorn noticed Serenity.
"What is wrong?" he wanted to know worried.
"She is dehydrated. She used her body's own water to stop the snow from crushing us. We need to get her to a water source." Legolas explained as he picked her up.
"I will take her." Boromir said walking to Legolas.
"No I will. It will be difficult going back down." Legolas said getting ready to leave.
"That is why you must stay here. They will need your help to get everyone down quickly. Legolas I promise she will be ok, I'll take care of her." Legolas looked at Aragorn who nodded that it would be fine for Boromir to go ahead of them. Reluctantly Legolas places Serenity into Boromir's arms, who then turned and started back down the mountain.
***
Serenity woke up to the taste of cold water in her mouth. She opened her eyes and saw Boromir looking down at her. She started to speak when he silenced her and made her drink more water. After drinking until she thought she would burst, she asked where everyone
else was.
"They are coming. You needed water badly, so we thought it would be easier if the two of us went ahead."
"Why you? I know I am not your favorite person. I figure you would have told them to leave me to die." That last comment brought hurt to Boromir's face.
"I know I have not be kind and for that I am sorry. I realized that back on the hill you were saving my life, not trying to kill me. I understand that the task cannot be completed if we hate
each other. I want you to know that I am trying to make an effort to be more understanding." Serenity was trying to think of what to say when the rest of the fellowship arrived. As her and Boromir got up to meet them, she smiled and told him thank you for saving her life.
"Are you ok?" Aragorn wanted to know hugging her.
"Yes, I'm fine. If I'm not mistaken I believe we have a mine to find." She said turning to face Gandalf.
"You are right my dear. Let's be on our way." Once again the fellowship headed off, this time in search of the Mines of Moria. It was three hours later when they reached the door. Gandalf made a big deal of trying to open the doors but could not get them to cooperate. He sat down to think. Serenity was sitting near the doors resting. The water had helped her but what she needed was plan old sleep. She had begun to doze off when the doors opened. Legolas helped her up and they went inside. Gimli was bragging to Legolas about the dwarfs when Gandalf shone some light from his staff.
".And they call it a mine. A mine!" Gimli said.
"This is no mine. It's a tomb." Boromir said quietly looking around. Everyone started to freak when they saw that the room they were in was full of dwarf skeletons.
"NO!" yelled Gimli with a mixture of sadness and anger. Looking at an arrow from a skeleton Legolas determined that goblins were responsible. He threw the arrow down and pulled out his bow and arrow. Serenity, Boromir and Aragorn followed by drawing their swords. Boromir decided they should leave when Frodo and the hobbits started to yell. Turning around Serenity saw Frodo being dragged towards a lake by a tentacle. Sam managed to get him free when ten
more tentacles came out of the water and started to beat the hobbits. By the time everyone got outside Frodo was being held upside down and was starting to be lowered into a giant squid's
mouth. Legolas was shooting arrows at the creature as Aragorn, Boromir and Serenity were slicing it with their swords. Finally Frodo was released and Boromir caught him as he fell. Everyone ran inside as the squid's tentacles knock down the roof sealing the exit.