Chapter 5
A journey begins, not with the feet, nor the head, but with the heart. And Aielena knew that the heart of a hobbit was bigger than any other creature.
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"The walls of Moria."
Gimil stared at the great side of the mountain. During this time of coming near Moria, one could not keep him calm. His excitement was mirrored by our fear.
There was a small splash and Aielena turned to see Frodo pulling his foot back from the murky water. His face was full of fear of this horrible place and as we approached the door, it continued to grow.
"Well, let's see." Gandalf moved his had along the flat rock, searching for a sign that this was the right place.
"Ithildin. It mirrors only starlight and moonlight."
Gandalf moved back and the clouds parted letting the moon shine her light upon the door. The door suddenly lit up and all stood still, staring. Gandalf looked proud and Gimil just stared at the wondrous beauty.
"It reads, 'The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter."
"What do you suppose that means?" Merry asked.
"Oh its guite simple. If you are a friend, you speak the password and the doors will open." Gandalf stood back and placed his staff against the door and started muttering passwords and spells in Dwarish and Elvish. But nothing happen. Soon, everyone found a place to sit and waited while Gandalf began trying all kinds of passwords. Aielena began to grow bored, the Hobbits were sitting, except for Sam who was with Aragorn saying farewell to the little pony Bill, who had traveled all the way from Rivendell with them.
"The mines are no place for a pony. Even one so brave as Bill."
"Bye-bye, Bill."
"Go on, Bill. Go on. Do not worry Sam. He knows the way home."
Sam stood and watched as the brave little pony began walking his way home. It stopped and looked back, as if saying one farewell of his own and began walking the long journey home.
Aielena turned as Gandalf sat back in annoyance and muttering to himself. The Hobbits were throwing rocks into the water, but Aragorn caught them.
"To not disturb the water."
A small ripple had been made by Merry's rock and Aielena watched it. She waited for it to get smaller and to finally disappear, but it didn't. It only got bigger and bigger. Boromir stood and Aragorn with him. Legolas's ears pirked up. Frodo, who had been staring at the door, stood up saying.
"Its a riddle. Speak 'friend' and enter. What is the elvish word for "friend"?
Gandalf, slowly understanding him, said "Mellon."
The doors shuttered and opened outward. All stood, except the ones who had already and slow walked inside. Merry, Pippin and Aielena still kept their eyes on the growing ripple. Aragorn nudged Merry along and Pippins slowly followed. Aielena took one last look and followed Aragorn into the massive doorway.
Gimil was bragging to Legolas about the dwarfs hospitality.
"Soon, Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the Dwarves. Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone! This, my friend, is the home of my cousin Balin. And they call it a mine. A mine!"
Aielena looked around and relized just as Boromir was saying, "This is no mine. It's a tomb."
All gasped and looked around them. Everywhere bones and rusted old axes. Arrows sticking in their heads and all had their mouths open, as if screaming a warning. Gimil screamed in anger and distress. Legolas grabbed one of the arrows that was deep inside the skeleton of a dwarf.
"Goblins!"
Aielena hand curled around Anganaur and pulled it out. Looking all around her, wishing that she had eyes all around her head.
"We make for the Gap of Rohan. We should never have come here! Now, get out of here. Get out!" Boromir screamed.
Aielena was looking up at the stairs when she heard the hobbits scream.
"Frodo! Help! Frodo! Strider! Aielena! Get off him! Aragorn! Aielena! Help!"
All the screams went out at once and Aragorn and Aielena ran into the water as Boromir followed. Frodo, caught my a giant squid was tossed back and forth as the monster came up from the mirky bottom. Legolas shot an arrow into the creature's tentacle as Aielean and Aragorn stab left and right. Frodo was brought right near the creatures mouth as Aragorn cut off a tentacle holding him. Frodo tumbled down and Boromir caught him.
"Into the mines!" Gandalf screamed.
"Legolas! Into the caves!" Boromir yelled over the monsters fury. Aielena suddenly was pulled under by a tentacle and shot to the side. The monster rage charged after the others and Aielena lay on the ground, her body stunned watched in horror. The monster threw down the door way and the entire entrance was closed. Then everything went black.
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When Aielena came to the sky had darkened to a deep black and she shivered. Her clothes were still wet and it was getting very cold. She tried to sit up but every bone screamed at the thought of movement. So she lay there, the word failure trickled through her head. She had failed, she had lost them and she could no longer protect Frodo. Failure hurt more than the real pain she felt. She dragged her broken body up to a sitting position and began to think.
'Where will I go now? Back to Rivendell, or to Lothlorien where we planed to stop?'
These thoughts continued and soon doubt and fear were the only things left in here head. For the first time in a long time, she felt a single tear fall from the edge of her eye. The tears began like a brook and soon became a fierce river. She wished that her father hadn't killed her mother and that she lived a natural life that most young children lived. No long traveling, no wars to fight in, no fears to hide. Just her parents and her, together.
Then she remembered something that Gandalf had told her, when she told him of her troubles and wishes.
"So do all who lived to see such times, but that is not for them to decided. All you have to decide, is what to do with the time that is given to you."
'So this is my time. Like Frodo, it seems like I have my own quest. A quest to find my friends and to return to them. Perhaps, I will see them soon. Or maybe in many moons. But I will be patient, as I was taught. But if anyone or anything hurts one of my friends, by the Varda, I swear that they will be sorry'
And so Aielena slowly rose and turned towards the way the Fellowship had come, and began her own journey....
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Well, what do you think? Who will she meet? and who will she lose? its up to me! so review review review! and you might meet a new friend soon! thanks budgiebee for your two reviews! and everyone else keep sending them!
~Silent Breeze
A journey begins, not with the feet, nor the head, but with the heart. And Aielena knew that the heart of a hobbit was bigger than any other creature.
****************
"The walls of Moria."
Gimil stared at the great side of the mountain. During this time of coming near Moria, one could not keep him calm. His excitement was mirrored by our fear.
There was a small splash and Aielena turned to see Frodo pulling his foot back from the murky water. His face was full of fear of this horrible place and as we approached the door, it continued to grow.
"Well, let's see." Gandalf moved his had along the flat rock, searching for a sign that this was the right place.
"Ithildin. It mirrors only starlight and moonlight."
Gandalf moved back and the clouds parted letting the moon shine her light upon the door. The door suddenly lit up and all stood still, staring. Gandalf looked proud and Gimil just stared at the wondrous beauty.
"It reads, 'The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter."
"What do you suppose that means?" Merry asked.
"Oh its guite simple. If you are a friend, you speak the password and the doors will open." Gandalf stood back and placed his staff against the door and started muttering passwords and spells in Dwarish and Elvish. But nothing happen. Soon, everyone found a place to sit and waited while Gandalf began trying all kinds of passwords. Aielena began to grow bored, the Hobbits were sitting, except for Sam who was with Aragorn saying farewell to the little pony Bill, who had traveled all the way from Rivendell with them.
"The mines are no place for a pony. Even one so brave as Bill."
"Bye-bye, Bill."
"Go on, Bill. Go on. Do not worry Sam. He knows the way home."
Sam stood and watched as the brave little pony began walking his way home. It stopped and looked back, as if saying one farewell of his own and began walking the long journey home.
Aielena turned as Gandalf sat back in annoyance and muttering to himself. The Hobbits were throwing rocks into the water, but Aragorn caught them.
"To not disturb the water."
A small ripple had been made by Merry's rock and Aielena watched it. She waited for it to get smaller and to finally disappear, but it didn't. It only got bigger and bigger. Boromir stood and Aragorn with him. Legolas's ears pirked up. Frodo, who had been staring at the door, stood up saying.
"Its a riddle. Speak 'friend' and enter. What is the elvish word for "friend"?
Gandalf, slowly understanding him, said "Mellon."
The doors shuttered and opened outward. All stood, except the ones who had already and slow walked inside. Merry, Pippin and Aielena still kept their eyes on the growing ripple. Aragorn nudged Merry along and Pippins slowly followed. Aielena took one last look and followed Aragorn into the massive doorway.
Gimil was bragging to Legolas about the dwarfs hospitality.
"Soon, Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the Dwarves. Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone! This, my friend, is the home of my cousin Balin. And they call it a mine. A mine!"
Aielena looked around and relized just as Boromir was saying, "This is no mine. It's a tomb."
All gasped and looked around them. Everywhere bones and rusted old axes. Arrows sticking in their heads and all had their mouths open, as if screaming a warning. Gimil screamed in anger and distress. Legolas grabbed one of the arrows that was deep inside the skeleton of a dwarf.
"Goblins!"
Aielena hand curled around Anganaur and pulled it out. Looking all around her, wishing that she had eyes all around her head.
"We make for the Gap of Rohan. We should never have come here! Now, get out of here. Get out!" Boromir screamed.
Aielena was looking up at the stairs when she heard the hobbits scream.
"Frodo! Help! Frodo! Strider! Aielena! Get off him! Aragorn! Aielena! Help!"
All the screams went out at once and Aragorn and Aielena ran into the water as Boromir followed. Frodo, caught my a giant squid was tossed back and forth as the monster came up from the mirky bottom. Legolas shot an arrow into the creature's tentacle as Aielean and Aragorn stab left and right. Frodo was brought right near the creatures mouth as Aragorn cut off a tentacle holding him. Frodo tumbled down and Boromir caught him.
"Into the mines!" Gandalf screamed.
"Legolas! Into the caves!" Boromir yelled over the monsters fury. Aielena suddenly was pulled under by a tentacle and shot to the side. The monster rage charged after the others and Aielena lay on the ground, her body stunned watched in horror. The monster threw down the door way and the entire entrance was closed. Then everything went black.
************
When Aielena came to the sky had darkened to a deep black and she shivered. Her clothes were still wet and it was getting very cold. She tried to sit up but every bone screamed at the thought of movement. So she lay there, the word failure trickled through her head. She had failed, she had lost them and she could no longer protect Frodo. Failure hurt more than the real pain she felt. She dragged her broken body up to a sitting position and began to think.
'Where will I go now? Back to Rivendell, or to Lothlorien where we planed to stop?'
These thoughts continued and soon doubt and fear were the only things left in here head. For the first time in a long time, she felt a single tear fall from the edge of her eye. The tears began like a brook and soon became a fierce river. She wished that her father hadn't killed her mother and that she lived a natural life that most young children lived. No long traveling, no wars to fight in, no fears to hide. Just her parents and her, together.
Then she remembered something that Gandalf had told her, when she told him of her troubles and wishes.
"So do all who lived to see such times, but that is not for them to decided. All you have to decide, is what to do with the time that is given to you."
'So this is my time. Like Frodo, it seems like I have my own quest. A quest to find my friends and to return to them. Perhaps, I will see them soon. Or maybe in many moons. But I will be patient, as I was taught. But if anyone or anything hurts one of my friends, by the Varda, I swear that they will be sorry'
And so Aielena slowly rose and turned towards the way the Fellowship had come, and began her own journey....
---------------------------------------------------------------
Well, what do you think? Who will she meet? and who will she lose? its up to me! so review review review! and you might meet a new friend soon! thanks budgiebee for your two reviews! and everyone else keep sending them!
~Silent Breeze
