~Ok thank you all for all your kind, wonderful, inspiring, gracious……….Anyway I could go on forever. You are all really lucky, I caught my dad in my seat at the computer typing: "And Legolas fell off the cliff and died."

Ok Legolas would not fall off a cliff in the middle of the forest and die, and with Estel in his arms. My dad loves to tease me about my love for the elf prince. Interestingly enough my dad figured out that he could find a duel meaning with the Mirkwood elf's name, Leg-o- lass.

Except he says it, Leg-less, [hits head] As in the poor elf has no legs. Anyway on to the reviews and away from my problems.~

I'm reading too fast to stop and review = this story is fascinating. I love it!! Lots of angst.
Keep it coming, please.-Patty

Death and destruction! All right! *shoots mind controling clowns* Anyway, i'm loving ur story!-Astronema

OH! Great chapter! Just dripping with pain andst and uncertainty! i LOVE it!! Torture torture torture
ahhm, ok you must think me weird now! lol! Not enought sleep! Anyways, I really liked it!@!! But it was too short! more! now! must know what happens!! I love how the unicorn has come back to save Estel!! The saved becoming the savior in turn! It is SO awesome! Keep up the good work!
Namaarie,
~Arwen
aka
Vanaondoiel

hi there glad to see another chapter of "the last unicorn" up. i like aragorn and legalas stories and the unicorn is a nice touch-Grumpy

~Thanks all! [hugs reviews] Now to find dad proof writing program.~

Chapter 6

Estel an Estel

[Hope for Estel]

"So we meet again elf." Malanack snorted as he drew his sword and brought it up into a swift arc. "Too bad you wont live long enough to make it eventful."

"I seriously doubt that statement." Legolas drew his knives gracefully as more men entered the glade. "It will hold a place in my mind forever." he sneered.

"Where is your little friend?" Malanack asked looking about for the young man they had beaten. "Dead already."

"No, he rides to Imladris, on the back of Silafinnel. The beast whose life he saved, and in return his was almost taken." the elven prince said angrily his teeth baring and his twin blades glinting in the last remnants of the setting sun.

"Oh is that so, " the men's leader snickered.

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The unicorn dashed through the trees and bushes on her road to the elven realm, her burden had long ago began coughing, and not normal coughing more like hacking, and she became increasingly worried when she saw blood fall to the ground.

She slowed a little to give the mortal a minute to stop the coughing. When he did he instinctively pressed his weak legs into her sides as a signal to go.

"Sorry." Aragorn hissed weakly realizing what he had done. She snorted but decided she would deal with that later and began to run.

Finally they came to the hill, she began to the ascend up as quickly as her body could carry her and the man.

Spots danced before the young rangers eyes, they were brilliant colors of yellow and white, and some were black with a whitish silvery tinge. His whole body ached with a fiery pain that lanced through his system every time he breathed.

The laceration marks on his back had reopened and were now bleeding down onto the shining white coat of Silafinnel, although she either did not notice or care.

He felt as if he might vomit again, but even when he leaned over and felt he was going to puke, nothing came. He easily broke into coughing fits that resulted in him hacking up blood.

His ribs were black and blue and even seemed a bit green. And he was basically bleeding all over.

"Hannad nin mellon, Silafinnel." he whispered softly as he fell back into the sweet world of unconsciousness.

Silafinnel neighed softly, but became even more jittery with worry when the human did not move.

Her attention was drawn away from the sick man when four twigs snapped then more, she heard the sound of leaves being crushed beneath weight, horses weight. She listened as they drew closer.

"Be quiet!" one of the voices hissed.

"He is right ahead, bring out the rope and we can get both the unicorn and the ranger."

"Right." another voice said, she heard the sound of a saddle swaying then something being drawn from a pouch.

With a snort she shot off in the direction of Rivendell, the fast gallop of hoofs behind her indicated that they were not far behind.

But as she ran she felt the weight shift, the mortal was falling off. She tried to slide him back on was jumps and bucks but it was no use.

With a sickening thump, she turned to see the man face first in the mud on the ground, unmoving.

"Get em!" came a cry from the bush as two chocolate brown horses leapt from the bushes and next to the ranger. One man hoped down from his horse and was walking towards Strider and the other had a rope in hand and was edging his way towards the unicorn.

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"Well it just so happens that my men are riding after them and have most likely taken them both." Malanack snarled as he swung his sword at the prince, Legolas easily blocked the move and brought his wrath down on the unsuspecting mortal.

" You lie!" Legolas swung one blade and it connected with the man's arm, cutting his unprotected flesh and making a small stream of blood flow freely from his arm to the ground.

"I lie not, Master Elf! The mortal sneered as he swung his sword. "I sent them off this morning, they have been following that stubborn beasts tracks for days."

Legolas was enraged, he began to swing angrily and fight like mad, sword clashed with knife and reflected brilliant light from the soft crimson glinting of the setting sun.

Malanack had begun to try and creep into the elf's train of thought, he was whispering lies, lies that had bothered the elf for years.

"It is all your falt. You brought this upon the human." Malanack swiftly swung his blade, eliciting a sharp hiss of pain and a dangerous glint of blue and silver when he caught the elf in the ribs.

"pahta, edan!" the blonde elf roared as he swung his knives surprisingly fast, the blades caught the man on each side of his legs. He gasped holding back a cry of excitement as he limped back away from the dangerous being.

"Well why are all letting me have the fun?! Attack him boys!" Malanack hobbled away from the battle as three strong burly men came in, all wielding swords.

Legolas did not want to kill them, 'All I want is that one!' he glared at Malanack. 'But is they will not let me through, so be it.' he shook his head sadly and then began swinging, parrying , and blocking. He caught every move they gave him and bounced it back on them with an even more powerful move. In moments he had one down, then the second.

The third man was the strongest of all three, and the most educated in Swordsmanship. He moved slowly forward advancing on Legolas, the elf prince stood absolutely still, he did not blink, he did not breath.

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Silafinnel stood over the body of Aragorn, she would not let them get him. They would get her and kill her first. She shifted uneasily as she heard more footsteps, but lighter, and no they are horse shoes. Yet she could hardly hear them.

Suddenly a whizzing sound caught her attention, an arrow. It cut through the air like paper and sunk into the skin of one man right above the shoulder; he fell back with a cry of shock.

Then another arrow, that one sunk it's head into the other man's ribs; he fell back without a sound and scarcely moved, only to breath.

Two figures leapt forward from behind her, she stood still as stone over the man staring straight ahead at the two.

Both were of the same height same body type, same weapon both bows and arrows notched ready to fire.

TBC

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