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2nd Chappie. Blah! I suck!!
A/N: YAY! Let the games begin...Bweet....
A/N2: Amadith who will show up either at the end of this chapter or near the end of the next chapter depending on how long this one comes out to be, belongs to Jukesett.
~DarkStar~
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The Lord of the manor sat silently at the head of the table. He looked ageless as if he never had aged a day sense he was in his late 30's. His jet black hair was whispered with small amounts of grey and his grey eyes sparkeled with life that was long into the past. He smiled kindly at the foursome.
"Have a seat." he said.
It seemed to each one that he spoke specificcly. But, none moved they watched silently to see what would happen.
The man rose and gazed at them silently. His smile vannished and he seemed to become dark and angery. " I SAID SIT!" he snapped.
Before any of them could react to the man they found themselves sitting. Aragorn looked around cheaking on the members of his party. Arianna looked excedingly pale as did Legolas who had his eyes closed. Gimli just looked irritated.
"Now," the Lord said sitting down. "I have a propersition for you all." he said calmly.
"Yeah, I've got a Propersition for you ya *Shima!*" Arianna snapped. "Ya, let us go and I don't kill you!" she hissed.
He shook his head. "I've taken your horses and placed them somewhere." He smiled cooly. "You find them and you may leave with no worries comeing from me."
Aragorn gazed at the older man then sighed softly. "Where do we need to go to find them?" He asked.
The Lord smiled brightly and rose from his seat. "Follow me." He said cheerfully.
When none of them rised to follow him he turned and gazed at them. "Don't make me make you follow me." He stated coldly.
The foursome slowly rose from there seat and walked after him seeing as they had no choice.
"There has to be a way to escape." Arianna whispered.
Gimli nodded. "I Agree with the girl." he said in a hushed voice. "I think we could take this man down."
Aragorn raised a cautioning hand. "We have a better chance of escapeing unscathed and Alive if we humor him." he stated.
Legolas nodded his agreement.
They followed the Lord down a long flight of slimey stone steps. He finally stopped infront of a metal door. He turned and smiled. "Your destiny awaits you beyond this doorway." He looked Arianna. "You'll have to learn to trust more then your insticts past here girl."
He turned back to the door and placed a key in the lock and then swung the door wide. "In you go." He stated. "It was pleasent to meet you weather you live or die." he said.
The foursome looked past him into the darkness beyond. They then looked at each other and before anyone could stop her Arianna took a deep breath and plunged into the Darkness knife drawn.
Aragorn looked at him remaining compaions each drew there weapons and followed her into the dark cavern.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The clang of the metal door shutting behind them made all four jump. They gazed about the darkness waiting to see what would happen. Off to the right a tourch bloomed to life then another and another trailing off into the darkness.
"Well, this looks easy." Arianna stated snidely.
Aragorn stepped foreward. "Go, slowly..who knows what dangers await us." he stated.
They hefted there respective weapons and slowly began following the tourch lit tunnel. They walked for a long while all feeling the slowly undeniable downward slope of the floor. They slowed there pace as the floor became slicker and slicker. The footholds become Precarious. The sound of rushing water ahead slowed there pace even more. As the sound became louder and louder the ground leveled out. They finally were forced to a stop at the waters edge.
"Well, now what do we do?" Gimli asked.
Aragorn studied the water looking down one way then the other. "There's no way across." he finally said.
Arianna continued gazeing though silently at the water. "of course there is." She stated.
Legolas stepped up and looked where she was. "Its underwater though." He finally responded pointing out the small narrow ledge under the water that appeared to run from shore to shore.
"We be caustious *Shima*" she stated with a smirk and stepped into the water which instently flooded up around her theighs. "Whoa..cold!" She said through clenched teeth and slowly began walking across.
The other's stood watching till she made it across. She stood on the other side jumping around like mad her teeth chattering. "Come on already lets get this bloody obstical course over with!" She shouted.
Aragorn went next and made it across with no problem. Legolas followed then Gimli. About halfway across the Dwarf suddenly vannished into the water.
"GIMLI!" They all shouted.
Arianna dropped her pack onto the stones and yanked a rope from it. She handed one end to Aragorn and before he could Argue had flung herself into the rushing water vannishing below the surface instently.
Legolas and Aragorn stood on the edge both clinging to the quickly receading rope watching the darkness with hope. Suddenly the rope went taught and a loud splash was heard then out of the darkness hurteled the other end of the rope. It smacked into the stone besides there heads then lay still on the ground. Aragorn coiled it up and looked at the end. "Damn!" he cursed.
The edge wasn't frayed or Snapped in anyway..it had been cut....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Hours..minutes maybe even only seconds had passed before she fealt a very rough pair of hands pulling her from the water. Her head ached and her leg was on fire. "ow." Was all she managed before passing out again.
When she came to again she could see Gimli watching her concern. "Are you okay?" He asked.
She groaned again and slowly sat up and looked down at her leg. It didn't hurt as much as it had earlier but she could still feel twinges of pain. "What happened?" she asked.
He sighed and flopped back glad to see she was concious enough to ask questions. "Something in the water grabbed me..next thing I know yer there cutting at it and it grabbed you and bashed you about some. I saw my Ax grabbed it and hacked at it. It let you go and I dragged you to shore." He responded.
She nodded and lifted her eyes from her wrapped up leg. They were in what appeared a cave. It was dark all around them. "Where are we?" She asked.
"No, idea but our best bet is that way." He pointed up the slope where just bareley discernable from the rest of the darkness was a black hole.
"Oh, joy." She muttered and slowly gained her feet. "We better get moveing and catch up with Aragorn and Legolas." she said.
Gimli nodded and hefted his ax. "Up and out..thats what me dad used to say." he said calmly.
Arianna laughed. "I Could do with just out." She stated sniffing the air. "It smells dead down here."
Gimli nodded. "Well, lets get out of here before we join that stench."
Arianna nodded and the two slowly began climbing upwards in the pitch blackness of the foul smelling cave.
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"What do we do?" Legolas asked still watching the water as if he expected Gimli and Arianna to come swimming back up stream under there own power.
"We move on." Aragorn replied winding up the rope and putting it back in the discarded sack. "Hopefully they'll find away out."
"We can't just leave them!" Legolas shouted riseing to his feet and walking up to Aragorn.
"What do you suggest we jump in and go after em?" he asked calmly hefting the sack. "Come on old freind." He put his hand on Legolas's shoulder. "Gimli is tough...and I have a feeling Arianna is to..they'll be fine now come on."
Legolas sighed and looked one more time back to the water then slowly with uncertainty began to follow Aragorn up the well lit path. Both with heavy hearts but both listening in hope for some sound of there companions.
They traveled for sometime both silent till they came to a crossroad. "Now, comes the time for choice." Legolas stated calmly looking both left and right sniffing the air.
"The right smell's fresher." Aragorn stated he to was sniffing the air.
Legolas nodded his head and looked back down the trail they had come up sense leaveing the underground river. "Yes, I agree so..to the right we shall go."
Aragorn nodded and the two of them set off down the right passage. With each step hope in finding there two freinds grew dimmer and dimmer. Aragorn stopped suddenly and looked back his eyes narrowed and he placed a hand on the hilt of his sword. "Show yourself!" He shouted into the gloom.
Almost like a snake crawling foreward something slithered foreward out of the darkness. Two glowing eyes burning from the darkness catching the flickering tourch light. A Soft hiss filled the air and then it was before them. Tufts of Dirty white fur clung to its body. Claw like hands clutched the stones underthem. Pointed furless ears swiveled back and forth on its cat like head. It blinked its yellow eyes and bared silvery white fangs.
"Who are you!" Aragorn snapped pulling his sword.
Legolas his bow in hand aimed at the creature as it studied them.
"Kiaite....Kiaite." Its voice was very soft and deadly. "I mean no harm to travelers..but you..you make past lake...I need way out..you show Kiaite." He crowed and clapped its clawed hands together happily.
"And whats in it for us?" Legolas asked.
The yellow eyes blinked and then the creature grinned its fangs catching the tourch light in them. "Kiaite won't let the Giger get you..no sir..he won't let notin get ya if you show Kiaite the sun again!" It said bouncing around like a hyper puppy.
Aragorn looked at Legolas who shrugged. "What is a Giger?" he asked nervously.
"Left here to..like Kiaite was!" The creature bounced again they could almost hear its bones ratteling. "Kiaite think know Giger smell..never seen Giger!" It shouted the sound echoed off the stones around it. "Please himan..man..Elf..being..precious of all beings...Show Kiait the sun again..Kiait not let Giger get ya..he tell ya when he come!"
"Or tell it when we come." Aragorn said.
"Aye..aye.." Its eyes went wide. " NO NO! Kiaite speak truth..bad luck to let Giger kill Elf Being Most precious of all beings." He said bounding backwards when Aragorn raised his sword again. "If Kiaite lieing let him die thousand of horrible deaths."
Aragorn looked at the creature then at Legolas. "Well?" he asked his freind.
Legolas took a deep breath and looked at the creature as well. "We don't have much of a choice." He finally said.
The creature seemed to spring into the air and then landed and seemed to do a little skipping dance. "Thank you most precious elf!" he crowed and bounded foreward then back. "So, which way Elf and Hiamen going?"
Aragorn blinked watching the little creature's actions. He then pointed up the tunnel they were in.
"Good good...Choice..Giger smell weak here!" He clapped his clawed hands and bounded up the path.
Legolas sighed and then the two followed the creature who chattered non stop as it leaped and bounded from one stone pile to the next.
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Arianna slowed to a stop breathing hard. She leaned against the cold stone wall breathing heavily. She took several deep breaths and jumped at the touch on her shoulder.
"You okay?" Gimli asked.
She nodded. "Just a little winded." She responded ignoring the imense pain and throbbing in her leg.
"You sure?" he asked again.
She nodded. "Yeah, I'll be okay." She said and started walking along the tunnel.
Gimli nodded and followed her watching her as she limped along. She was in pain that much was obvious. He walked along keeping his Ax in hand. A rasping sound filled the air and both of them stopped.
"What was that?" he asked.
"Like I know." She responded looking around.
The sound grew steadily louder and clouser.
"Why do I get the feeling that were getting the Raw Deal!" She shouted as the sound produced a creature.
It was massive and it seemed to fill the tunnel behind them. A Low rumbeling growl echoed off the cavern ceiling. It arched its head suddenly and a loud roar filled the air.
"Gimli?" She whispered.
"Yeah?" He whispered back.
"RUN!!" She screamed and darted for the creaturs legs hopeing and praying that the beasts size would make it hard to turn around for it.
Gimli wasn't far behind her and she heard it Roar its anger at its escapeing victems. She ran not looking back just running breathing was becomeing difficult as the air seemed to grow steadilly colder. And as she thought she couldn't go another step her onward prosses was stopped by a door. She grabbed for the metal loop and yanked on it.
"OPEN DAMN IT!" she screamed yanking on it.
A Loud roar filled the air and she whimpered.
"MOVE!" Gimli yelled from behind her.
She ducked to the left just as the Ax slammed into the wood splintering it. It arched backwards again and slammed into the wood. It Cracked but that was all. Gimli yanked the Ax backwards and slammed it into the wood and then kicked at the door. It Shuddered but it didn't give.
"Were gonna die!" Arianna cried stareing past Gimli in Horror as the creature stalked into veiw.
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Gimli growled and continued hacking at the door.
Suddenly as if by a godsend the door opened. Both Raced through and with out even looking about slammed the door behind themselves. They both then turned and stared in surprise.
Arianna blinked. "Aragorn?" She whispered.
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"Fishiy..Fishiy!" Kiaite was screaming bouncing about hyperly. "Fishiy!" He screamed again pointing one clawed hand at Arianna.
Aragorn stared still rather shocked to see her and Gimli, so Shocked he didn't notice that she was shaking and growing paler by the second. He shook his head. "Gimli Arianna!" he shouted and stepped foreward quickly followed by Legolas.
"Where?" He managed to stammer as the door that Gimli had his back pressed against shuddered under some imposeing weight.
"GIGER!" Kiaite suddenly screeched in terror. "We flee now bad Giger! HURRY!" he continued screeching.
Aragorn nodded his agreement at the roar that shook the a few stones loose from the ceiling. "Move now!"
They ran trying to ignore the sound of splintering wood and the animalistic roar that filled the air behind them and then the rumble of something huge comeing for them. They ran knowing that most likely they wouldn't escape but if they did then hell good for them. They ran...
And the creature stayed just behind them never visable never seen..just heard growing ever clouser. Kiaite still found breath though to yell out insulting remarks back at the creature either hopeing to egg it on or hopeing to scare it away. None could tell.
Then as if by some miracal they all saw it. Sunlight...so bright...so..Welcomeing. They ran for it not stopping to think or even look back. They burst out into the sunlight and stood enjoying the warmth of the rays. The hurried away from the opening the roar of rage shook the tree's the birds in them took flight most likely never to return. Kiaite bounded about in the sun singing or hissing they couldn't tell. But he seemed happy.
There happiness at survivel though was short lived because Arianna suddenly collaspsed to the earth shaking and gasping for air.
"Arianna!" Aragorn kneeled over her cheaking her pulse it was raceing and her lips were tinted blue.
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TBC: R& R for more Story...Weeeeeeeee.....
A/N: YAY! Let the games begin...Bweet....
A/N2: Amadith who will show up either at the end of this chapter or near the end of the next chapter depending on how long this one comes out to be, belongs to Jukesett.
~DarkStar~
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The Lord of the manor sat silently at the head of the table. He looked ageless as if he never had aged a day sense he was in his late 30's. His jet black hair was whispered with small amounts of grey and his grey eyes sparkeled with life that was long into the past. He smiled kindly at the foursome.
"Have a seat." he said.
It seemed to each one that he spoke specificcly. But, none moved they watched silently to see what would happen.
The man rose and gazed at them silently. His smile vannished and he seemed to become dark and angery. " I SAID SIT!" he snapped.
Before any of them could react to the man they found themselves sitting. Aragorn looked around cheaking on the members of his party. Arianna looked excedingly pale as did Legolas who had his eyes closed. Gimli just looked irritated.
"Now," the Lord said sitting down. "I have a propersition for you all." he said calmly.
"Yeah, I've got a Propersition for you ya *Shima!*" Arianna snapped. "Ya, let us go and I don't kill you!" she hissed.
He shook his head. "I've taken your horses and placed them somewhere." He smiled cooly. "You find them and you may leave with no worries comeing from me."
Aragorn gazed at the older man then sighed softly. "Where do we need to go to find them?" He asked.
The Lord smiled brightly and rose from his seat. "Follow me." He said cheerfully.
When none of them rised to follow him he turned and gazed at them. "Don't make me make you follow me." He stated coldly.
The foursome slowly rose from there seat and walked after him seeing as they had no choice.
"There has to be a way to escape." Arianna whispered.
Gimli nodded. "I Agree with the girl." he said in a hushed voice. "I think we could take this man down."
Aragorn raised a cautioning hand. "We have a better chance of escapeing unscathed and Alive if we humor him." he stated.
Legolas nodded his agreement.
They followed the Lord down a long flight of slimey stone steps. He finally stopped infront of a metal door. He turned and smiled. "Your destiny awaits you beyond this doorway." He looked Arianna. "You'll have to learn to trust more then your insticts past here girl."
He turned back to the door and placed a key in the lock and then swung the door wide. "In you go." He stated. "It was pleasent to meet you weather you live or die." he said.
The foursome looked past him into the darkness beyond. They then looked at each other and before anyone could stop her Arianna took a deep breath and plunged into the Darkness knife drawn.
Aragorn looked at him remaining compaions each drew there weapons and followed her into the dark cavern.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The clang of the metal door shutting behind them made all four jump. They gazed about the darkness waiting to see what would happen. Off to the right a tourch bloomed to life then another and another trailing off into the darkness.
"Well, this looks easy." Arianna stated snidely.
Aragorn stepped foreward. "Go, slowly..who knows what dangers await us." he stated.
They hefted there respective weapons and slowly began following the tourch lit tunnel. They walked for a long while all feeling the slowly undeniable downward slope of the floor. They slowed there pace as the floor became slicker and slicker. The footholds become Precarious. The sound of rushing water ahead slowed there pace even more. As the sound became louder and louder the ground leveled out. They finally were forced to a stop at the waters edge.
"Well, now what do we do?" Gimli asked.
Aragorn studied the water looking down one way then the other. "There's no way across." he finally said.
Arianna continued gazeing though silently at the water. "of course there is." She stated.
Legolas stepped up and looked where she was. "Its underwater though." He finally responded pointing out the small narrow ledge under the water that appeared to run from shore to shore.
"We be caustious *Shima*" she stated with a smirk and stepped into the water which instently flooded up around her theighs. "Whoa..cold!" She said through clenched teeth and slowly began walking across.
The other's stood watching till she made it across. She stood on the other side jumping around like mad her teeth chattering. "Come on already lets get this bloody obstical course over with!" She shouted.
Aragorn went next and made it across with no problem. Legolas followed then Gimli. About halfway across the Dwarf suddenly vannished into the water.
"GIMLI!" They all shouted.
Arianna dropped her pack onto the stones and yanked a rope from it. She handed one end to Aragorn and before he could Argue had flung herself into the rushing water vannishing below the surface instently.
Legolas and Aragorn stood on the edge both clinging to the quickly receading rope watching the darkness with hope. Suddenly the rope went taught and a loud splash was heard then out of the darkness hurteled the other end of the rope. It smacked into the stone besides there heads then lay still on the ground. Aragorn coiled it up and looked at the end. "Damn!" he cursed.
The edge wasn't frayed or Snapped in anyway..it had been cut....
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Hours..minutes maybe even only seconds had passed before she fealt a very rough pair of hands pulling her from the water. Her head ached and her leg was on fire. "ow." Was all she managed before passing out again.
When she came to again she could see Gimli watching her concern. "Are you okay?" He asked.
She groaned again and slowly sat up and looked down at her leg. It didn't hurt as much as it had earlier but she could still feel twinges of pain. "What happened?" she asked.
He sighed and flopped back glad to see she was concious enough to ask questions. "Something in the water grabbed me..next thing I know yer there cutting at it and it grabbed you and bashed you about some. I saw my Ax grabbed it and hacked at it. It let you go and I dragged you to shore." He responded.
She nodded and lifted her eyes from her wrapped up leg. They were in what appeared a cave. It was dark all around them. "Where are we?" She asked.
"No, idea but our best bet is that way." He pointed up the slope where just bareley discernable from the rest of the darkness was a black hole.
"Oh, joy." She muttered and slowly gained her feet. "We better get moveing and catch up with Aragorn and Legolas." she said.
Gimli nodded and hefted his ax. "Up and out..thats what me dad used to say." he said calmly.
Arianna laughed. "I Could do with just out." She stated sniffing the air. "It smells dead down here."
Gimli nodded. "Well, lets get out of here before we join that stench."
Arianna nodded and the two slowly began climbing upwards in the pitch blackness of the foul smelling cave.
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"What do we do?" Legolas asked still watching the water as if he expected Gimli and Arianna to come swimming back up stream under there own power.
"We move on." Aragorn replied winding up the rope and putting it back in the discarded sack. "Hopefully they'll find away out."
"We can't just leave them!" Legolas shouted riseing to his feet and walking up to Aragorn.
"What do you suggest we jump in and go after em?" he asked calmly hefting the sack. "Come on old freind." He put his hand on Legolas's shoulder. "Gimli is tough...and I have a feeling Arianna is to..they'll be fine now come on."
Legolas sighed and looked one more time back to the water then slowly with uncertainty began to follow Aragorn up the well lit path. Both with heavy hearts but both listening in hope for some sound of there companions.
They traveled for sometime both silent till they came to a crossroad. "Now, comes the time for choice." Legolas stated calmly looking both left and right sniffing the air.
"The right smell's fresher." Aragorn stated he to was sniffing the air.
Legolas nodded his head and looked back down the trail they had come up sense leaveing the underground river. "Yes, I agree so..to the right we shall go."
Aragorn nodded and the two of them set off down the right passage. With each step hope in finding there two freinds grew dimmer and dimmer. Aragorn stopped suddenly and looked back his eyes narrowed and he placed a hand on the hilt of his sword. "Show yourself!" He shouted into the gloom.
Almost like a snake crawling foreward something slithered foreward out of the darkness. Two glowing eyes burning from the darkness catching the flickering tourch light. A Soft hiss filled the air and then it was before them. Tufts of Dirty white fur clung to its body. Claw like hands clutched the stones underthem. Pointed furless ears swiveled back and forth on its cat like head. It blinked its yellow eyes and bared silvery white fangs.
"Who are you!" Aragorn snapped pulling his sword.
Legolas his bow in hand aimed at the creature as it studied them.
"Kiaite....Kiaite." Its voice was very soft and deadly. "I mean no harm to travelers..but you..you make past lake...I need way out..you show Kiaite." He crowed and clapped its clawed hands together happily.
"And whats in it for us?" Legolas asked.
The yellow eyes blinked and then the creature grinned its fangs catching the tourch light in them. "Kiaite won't let the Giger get you..no sir..he won't let notin get ya if you show Kiaite the sun again!" It said bouncing around like a hyper puppy.
Aragorn looked at Legolas who shrugged. "What is a Giger?" he asked nervously.
"Left here to..like Kiaite was!" The creature bounced again they could almost hear its bones ratteling. "Kiaite think know Giger smell..never seen Giger!" It shouted the sound echoed off the stones around it. "Please himan..man..Elf..being..precious of all beings...Show Kiait the sun again..Kiait not let Giger get ya..he tell ya when he come!"
"Or tell it when we come." Aragorn said.
"Aye..aye.." Its eyes went wide. " NO NO! Kiaite speak truth..bad luck to let Giger kill Elf Being Most precious of all beings." He said bounding backwards when Aragorn raised his sword again. "If Kiaite lieing let him die thousand of horrible deaths."
Aragorn looked at the creature then at Legolas. "Well?" he asked his freind.
Legolas took a deep breath and looked at the creature as well. "We don't have much of a choice." He finally said.
The creature seemed to spring into the air and then landed and seemed to do a little skipping dance. "Thank you most precious elf!" he crowed and bounded foreward then back. "So, which way Elf and Hiamen going?"
Aragorn blinked watching the little creature's actions. He then pointed up the tunnel they were in.
"Good good...Choice..Giger smell weak here!" He clapped his clawed hands and bounded up the path.
Legolas sighed and then the two followed the creature who chattered non stop as it leaped and bounded from one stone pile to the next.
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Arianna slowed to a stop breathing hard. She leaned against the cold stone wall breathing heavily. She took several deep breaths and jumped at the touch on her shoulder.
"You okay?" Gimli asked.
She nodded. "Just a little winded." She responded ignoring the imense pain and throbbing in her leg.
"You sure?" he asked again.
She nodded. "Yeah, I'll be okay." She said and started walking along the tunnel.
Gimli nodded and followed her watching her as she limped along. She was in pain that much was obvious. He walked along keeping his Ax in hand. A rasping sound filled the air and both of them stopped.
"What was that?" he asked.
"Like I know." She responded looking around.
The sound grew steadily louder and clouser.
"Why do I get the feeling that were getting the Raw Deal!" She shouted as the sound produced a creature.
It was massive and it seemed to fill the tunnel behind them. A Low rumbeling growl echoed off the cavern ceiling. It arched its head suddenly and a loud roar filled the air.
"Gimli?" She whispered.
"Yeah?" He whispered back.
"RUN!!" She screamed and darted for the creaturs legs hopeing and praying that the beasts size would make it hard to turn around for it.
Gimli wasn't far behind her and she heard it Roar its anger at its escapeing victems. She ran not looking back just running breathing was becomeing difficult as the air seemed to grow steadilly colder. And as she thought she couldn't go another step her onward prosses was stopped by a door. She grabbed for the metal loop and yanked on it.
"OPEN DAMN IT!" she screamed yanking on it.
A Loud roar filled the air and she whimpered.
"MOVE!" Gimli yelled from behind her.
She ducked to the left just as the Ax slammed into the wood splintering it. It arched backwards again and slammed into the wood. It Cracked but that was all. Gimli yanked the Ax backwards and slammed it into the wood and then kicked at the door. It Shuddered but it didn't give.
"Were gonna die!" Arianna cried stareing past Gimli in Horror as the creature stalked into veiw.
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Gimli growled and continued hacking at the door.
Suddenly as if by a godsend the door opened. Both Raced through and with out even looking about slammed the door behind themselves. They both then turned and stared in surprise.
Arianna blinked. "Aragorn?" She whispered.
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"Fishiy..Fishiy!" Kiaite was screaming bouncing about hyperly. "Fishiy!" He screamed again pointing one clawed hand at Arianna.
Aragorn stared still rather shocked to see her and Gimli, so Shocked he didn't notice that she was shaking and growing paler by the second. He shook his head. "Gimli Arianna!" he shouted and stepped foreward quickly followed by Legolas.
"Where?" He managed to stammer as the door that Gimli had his back pressed against shuddered under some imposeing weight.
"GIGER!" Kiaite suddenly screeched in terror. "We flee now bad Giger! HURRY!" he continued screeching.
Aragorn nodded his agreement at the roar that shook the a few stones loose from the ceiling. "Move now!"
They ran trying to ignore the sound of splintering wood and the animalistic roar that filled the air behind them and then the rumble of something huge comeing for them. They ran knowing that most likely they wouldn't escape but if they did then hell good for them. They ran...
And the creature stayed just behind them never visable never seen..just heard growing ever clouser. Kiaite still found breath though to yell out insulting remarks back at the creature either hopeing to egg it on or hopeing to scare it away. None could tell.
Then as if by some miracal they all saw it. Sunlight...so bright...so..Welcomeing. They ran for it not stopping to think or even look back. They burst out into the sunlight and stood enjoying the warmth of the rays. The hurried away from the opening the roar of rage shook the tree's the birds in them took flight most likely never to return. Kiaite bounded about in the sun singing or hissing they couldn't tell. But he seemed happy.
There happiness at survivel though was short lived because Arianna suddenly collaspsed to the earth shaking and gasping for air.
"Arianna!" Aragorn kneeled over her cheaking her pulse it was raceing and her lips were tinted blue.
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TBC: R& R for more Story...Weeeeeeeee.....