RACES AGAINST TIME
CHAPTER NINE
Trouble on the way home
For once their trip had been a quiet one and it was for the best after their previous adventure. They were now two days from Rivendell and they dreaded the reunion with their father. Not only did they had played a wicked prank, they had been gone for at more then a fortnight and they were supposed to be back two day after their departure!
"So what are we saying to Ada?" Estel asked a little concerned.
"The truth" Legolas proposed.
The three brothers turn to him, all wore an expression that said, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND", and Elladan said.
"Oh yeah!!" Elladan said sarcastically. "YOU go tell him that Estel and you had been tracking orcs while we left you to bring a maiden to Lorien. You can also tell him the state Elrohir was when Haldir and I found him. He won't let Estel get out EVER and probably blame US for dragging him into this. Or maybe blame us for the orcs presence in the first place." Elrohir and Estel nodded their approval at this.
They continued their way still pondering what they would say to their father when they arrived. They were so caught up in their own thought that they did not notice two yellow eyes looking at them and smiling evilly.
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The orc scout ran back to his camp, and gave the good new to his leader.
"Three elves and a human boy on the road Captain, what should we do?"
"Well, night is coming!" The captain said grinning maliciously. "We go now as fast as we can now, and surround them while they are still on the road. Aim for the boy first, when he falls, we attack the elves." The camp roared their approval and soon all were on the move.
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All of them were riding peacefully when Elladan exclaimed.
"Estel, you didn't tell us what Legolas did when he was young!" Legolas glared at him but seeing that they would never stopped asking what it was, agreed to tell them.
When Legolas looked at the twins after finishing his story, they were laughing so hard that they had leaned forward on their horses and gripped them tightly as to not fall.
"Well," Elladan said still chuckling. "Elrohir and I have done much worse then that! Elrohir, would you care to explain what we did with the strong glue that Erestor had brought back from Mirkwood."
Elrohir smiled wickedly at the memory and begun is tale.
"We had taken the glue from Erestor study after he had showed it to us. We decided to test it, Glorfindel's boots, so we put nearly all the glue in them. To be sure that he would put them right away, we went begging him to come and take a walk with us. By the time we came back, the glue must have been dry. When Glorfindel couldn't take them off, he began to curse loudly so Ada went to help him; Ada was pulling so hard that when he lost his grip he fell hard on floor. They had to cut the boots to remove them." All of them were laughing so hard that they had to stop their horses to prevent themselves from falling down.
"But, that is not all," Elladan added still laughing. "The funniest thing is that it was Erestor who got blame for it! That was our more successful prank since Glorfindel is still blaming Erestor for it." They were still laughing hard when Legolas exclaimed.
"The forest is strangely calm, too calm."
*******
During that time the orcs were observing them, and when one of the elves stopped and said something to the others, the Captain said.
"Now is your chance Vuurk, aim for the boy's heart and don't miss or else..."
Vuurk aimed at the company and....
*******
Suddenly, out of nowhere, an arrow came flying in the middle of their company. Estel fell off his horse, an arrow embedded in him, near his heart...
TBC
CHAPTER NINE
Trouble on the way home
For once their trip had been a quiet one and it was for the best after their previous adventure. They were now two days from Rivendell and they dreaded the reunion with their father. Not only did they had played a wicked prank, they had been gone for at more then a fortnight and they were supposed to be back two day after their departure!
"So what are we saying to Ada?" Estel asked a little concerned.
"The truth" Legolas proposed.
The three brothers turn to him, all wore an expression that said, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND", and Elladan said.
"Oh yeah!!" Elladan said sarcastically. "YOU go tell him that Estel and you had been tracking orcs while we left you to bring a maiden to Lorien. You can also tell him the state Elrohir was when Haldir and I found him. He won't let Estel get out EVER and probably blame US for dragging him into this. Or maybe blame us for the orcs presence in the first place." Elrohir and Estel nodded their approval at this.
They continued their way still pondering what they would say to their father when they arrived. They were so caught up in their own thought that they did not notice two yellow eyes looking at them and smiling evilly.
********
The orc scout ran back to his camp, and gave the good new to his leader.
"Three elves and a human boy on the road Captain, what should we do?"
"Well, night is coming!" The captain said grinning maliciously. "We go now as fast as we can now, and surround them while they are still on the road. Aim for the boy first, when he falls, we attack the elves." The camp roared their approval and soon all were on the move.
********
All of them were riding peacefully when Elladan exclaimed.
"Estel, you didn't tell us what Legolas did when he was young!" Legolas glared at him but seeing that they would never stopped asking what it was, agreed to tell them.
When Legolas looked at the twins after finishing his story, they were laughing so hard that they had leaned forward on their horses and gripped them tightly as to not fall.
"Well," Elladan said still chuckling. "Elrohir and I have done much worse then that! Elrohir, would you care to explain what we did with the strong glue that Erestor had brought back from Mirkwood."
Elrohir smiled wickedly at the memory and begun is tale.
"We had taken the glue from Erestor study after he had showed it to us. We decided to test it, Glorfindel's boots, so we put nearly all the glue in them. To be sure that he would put them right away, we went begging him to come and take a walk with us. By the time we came back, the glue must have been dry. When Glorfindel couldn't take them off, he began to curse loudly so Ada went to help him; Ada was pulling so hard that when he lost his grip he fell hard on floor. They had to cut the boots to remove them." All of them were laughing so hard that they had to stop their horses to prevent themselves from falling down.
"But, that is not all," Elladan added still laughing. "The funniest thing is that it was Erestor who got blame for it! That was our more successful prank since Glorfindel is still blaming Erestor for it." They were still laughing hard when Legolas exclaimed.
"The forest is strangely calm, too calm."
*******
During that time the orcs were observing them, and when one of the elves stopped and said something to the others, the Captain said.
"Now is your chance Vuurk, aim for the boy's heart and don't miss or else..."
Vuurk aimed at the company and....
*******
Suddenly, out of nowhere, an arrow came flying in the middle of their company. Estel fell off his horse, an arrow embedded in him, near his heart...
TBC