"The Fellowship" A tail of Middle-Earth

Graziel held the ball of light, as they moved into the Darkness of Moria. Frank pondered in his mind what he would see. Graziels sword began to glow, giving him a good ability to see ahead in the dark, although it was small. He handed the ball of light back to Sara, who was looking around cautiously. Ryan had his sword in his right hand as he walked. He kept looking back to make sure sure nothing was following them, but this gave him the least amount of light.

Graziel whispered to Sara. "I will go on ahead. You lead the group along this path, with the light in hand." Sara looked back at the others to make sure they were okay. Frank looked back, and saw Ryan hadn't much light, so he stuck his golden katana in to the air, which reflected light back to Ryan.

"Be careful Graziel," Sara whispered to him.

Graziel gave a smile. "My mission is to protect you princess, if I die, it will mean that you survive," He whispered back. Graziel hed further up the path, his lit sword vanishing in the darkness. He had his ears perked for the slightest sound.

Sara walked slowly and carefully, but she had wished Elrond was there to help her, for she had no idea what she was doing. She also wished Legolas was there, for he could maybe change the stupid boy's (Corvolas ... for all you who forgot they were going after) mind.

Frank had thought he heard a noise, so he put his Katana in an arc, and pulled out his last dagger. Meanwhile, Graziel was far up ahead, his feet although light as an Elf's, it still made a small echo in the dark silent caverns.

Sara stopped, as Graziel came back to her. Ryan stopped slightly, and looked back towards the entrance. The door was now closed that they had come from. He looked back to the rest of the group.

Sara looked curiously at Graziel. "Something wrong?" She asked him.

Graziel lightly nodded. "We have a split in the path princess ... three ways," He answered to her. Graziel was talking to just Sara, so no one could hear anything above a slight rush of air.

Frank looked back at Ryan. Ryan had just stood there, a little ways back from the group. His sword was still drawn. "Got enough light reflection?" Frank asked Ryan. Ryan nodded his head. "Okay then," He said back.

Meanwhile, Graziel was talking to Sara. "I do not know which way to go, so I suggest we stop up at the top here, and rest," He explained to Sara.

Sara nodded. "After we rest, we need to split up then. You pair up with some one, and pair the others up, for I will go alone," She whispered back to Graziel.

Graziel shook his head. "No princess, I can not allow you to go alone," He said to her. Ryan walked back to the group.

Sara whispered back. "I will be fine."

Graziel whispered fiercly. "I will not permit it!" Alia was really starting to wonder what was being said.

Sara sighed, then whispered. "But I do not wish for anyone to go alone, so I don't mind doing it." Ryan put his sword back into its sheath. Frank put his dagger away, and made a light ball. He handed it back to Ryan. An ensuing argument between them followed, but Ryan finally took it.

"I will go alone, for my knowledge in these areas have failed, so I am of no use any longer," Graziel said. "But I am a good fighter. So I will be able to hold my own. Princess ... you must pair up with another."

Sara sighed, and put a hand on his shoulder. "Please ... just be careful," She said. "Are we going to stop and rest before we continue?"

Graziel nodded. "At the top, where the path splits. That is where we will rest. It is a large flattened area, with many rocks for sitting. If you brought any food, I suggest everyone eats also," Graziel said, before heading off.

Sara turned around, and looked at the others. "We are going to take a break at the tope, so follow me," She said. They began to follow her. Sara looked around cautiously.

Meanwhile, up ahead, Graziel came up the the split. He looked behind him, and waited for Sara's light to come around the corner. As soon as Sara turned the corner, Graziel went down the middle path. He sketched his name on it.

Frank looked at the three pathways. "To the center nothing to be seen, the left is always terror, and to the right to feed the light," He muttered. (Corny line number four) Looked around a little more.

Sara saw Graziel's name, and nodded. She turned around to face the others. "Graziel has been here, and his instructions were for us to rest. Then we will pair up, and take a different path.

Frank listened, and made another ball of light. "The right is the way to Corvolas .. it has to be ... " He said. Frank took a bite of his lambert returning all lost energy, as Sara sat on a big rock. There was an extreme amount of tension in the group.

Sara sighed lightly. She worried about Graziel, but for importantly, she worried for her people and the other races that would be affected if they messed up the mission.

Ryan didn't look at Sara, only thought spoke. "Do not worry, Sara. We will not fail." When a persons mind was weak, Ryan could read it a little (this comes into play a little later in the story, but don't worry about it).

Sara looked at Ryan, as she thought spoke. "Thank you M'lord. I hope we don't. It is time to go I think." Ryan nodded agreeing. Alia just stared at Frank. She still didn't trust humans.

Frank looked at them. "Is it just me, or is this silence wrong. I mean, we need to get going," He said. He stopped leaning on the wall.

"Silence is good when you do not wish to be found," Ryan said back.

"Never trust silence," Said Frank.

Sara just stared at them. "We need to split into groups. We are going to leave now," She said. A tone of anger in her voice.

"That's usually a sign when thigns are about to come to a bad end .. " Frank muttered about silence. Sara paired Frank and Alia, and told them to go on the right path. "Sounds like a plan!" Frank said. (Corny line number five)

Alia groaned. "Princess???" Frank pulled out one of his katanas. He shoved the lambert into an empty dagger holster. Sara scolded Alia for argueing. "Why though?" Alia moaned.

Sara looked at her. "Because I said, and 'cause it will be good for both you and Frank," Were Sara's words. Alia mumbled yes.

Frank sighed, and said. "Okay then ... " He walked over to the path, and walked in. "See you to later," He said, adding silently. "Hopefully." SUddenly, a red light came from the path back the way they came. Frank walked back there, ready to meet the terror. Suddenly, an arrow whizeed 1 centimeter from Franks face, and stuck into Alia's pack. "Maybe we'll have some tea first!"(corny line number 6) Ran back into the right path.

Alia whirled around, and nocked an arrow. She shot at the shooter, and it nailed him. She turned around, and ran back after Frank. Hundreds of screams came. He smashed the light ball onto his sword, making it light up. Ryan grabbed Sara, and ran down the left with Sara.

The Orcs came. Fifty ran down the left, and fifty ran down the right. While two cave trolls went down the center (believe me ... that's pretty even). Alia ran backwards shooting arrows, and hitting an Orc each time. An Orc arrow hit between Alia's legs. She gasped.

Meanwhile, Frank had stopped, and had smacked arrows out of the air with his katana. The Orcs ran out of the way, and in stepped a large cave troll. "Oh my ... " Frank said. Alia's jaw dropped. Alia drew her sword, and put her bow away. "Lions and tigers and big ... creatures!!!" (corny line number 7) Frank said.

Meanwhile, Sara and Ryan were running, while looking at the Orcs. "Sara, go faster!" He shouted. Sara screamed at him. She was running her fastest. Ryan began to run faster. Sara ducked several arrows closley.

Frank grabbed Alia's arm, and Ran. Just as Alia began to run, the hammer smashed behind her. An arrow shot across the darkness and skimmed the shoulder of Frank as he had turned. Frank looked at his cloak, and saw the hole in it. He grabbed one of the apples, and threw it at the troll. The troll caught it, and threw it back. Frank ducked and it hit a wall. The wall smashed, and Frank ran into it. A bunch of mountain wall fell onto the floor, intending to trip the troll. Alia shot an arrow into the troll's eye. Then an arrow flew threw Alia's flailing air, as the troll tripped. Orcs lept over.

Meanwhile, Ryan slowed, and ran behind Sara, so no arrows hit her. Sara started a frantic panic. Ryan looked behind him, and saw the Orcs not far from them. An Orc ran up to Ryan, and clawed him in the side. "GET OUT!" It screamed. Sara screamed too. Ryan yelped, and cut the Orc's head off. The body collapsed.

Meanwhile, Frank was loosing energy. He ate some more of the lambert, and his energy came back. SUddenly, the Orcs on both paths veered off, and left the paths. "That's not a good thing .. I'm guessing," Frank said.

Ryan looked at Sara. He tosed a lambert to her. "Take a bite," He said. She nodded, and took a small bite. She had a seat on the ground. She could feel her energy coming back, but she still breathed heavily.

Alia watched them leave, then blinked. "THAT'S RIGHT! WHO IS RUNNING NOW!" She yelled.

Frank looked at her and sighed. "Alia ... when the bad guys leave, that means bigger bad guys are coming," He said to her.

Alia sneered, and looked at Frank. "Well, I don't see this "bigger badder" guy yet!" She yelled.

Frank looked and her, and raised a brow. "Maybe we're in his mouth .. " He said. Suddenly, the ground shook and cracked in both tunnels.

Sara looked down on the grown, and saw blood. She knew it was not hers. She looked at Ryan, and saw his bad cut. She stood up quickly. "M'lord! Are you hurt?" She asked. She hung onto the wall as it shook.

Ryan looked at Sara. "I'm fine, but I think we need to run again," He said.

Frank took off his cloak, and could see the arrow just nicked his shoulder.

Alia looked back at Frank. "Don't be stupid human," She said.