Chapter Nine: - Clutches of doom.
Firefly's heart was racing and all the colour had drained from Alakalqua's face.
"There they are!" roared the leader as they began running at them. Firefly jumped up and took Frodo and Kurina, Alakalqua grabbed their stuff and opened an elven rope she had in her trousers. Firefly's whole face lit up. "You're really not that bad" she laughed through her injuries.
They tied it around a large rock and swung down to the lower shelf and to Claw.
Firefly held the rope with Alakalqua, they pulled and the rock came tumbling down, along with the rope. Though Alakalqua was strong they needed so much strength to tumble the rock, Firefly collapsed on her hands.
"This area is not accessible by foot" she panted, "This should stall them". She crawled weakly over to claw and fell on her back. His breath was as shallow and ragged as hers. His large eyes looked at her.
Alakalqua looked longingly at her and the other two, she was the only one left to stand her ground. Firefly was torn and cut but most importantly exhausted.
There had to be a way to get out of here.
Just then something unexpected happened, a large rope dropped down. Alakalqua rolled her eyes; this was exactly what she needed, well equipped orcs.
Five slid down to greet them, heading the group was the large Polus.
He looked down cruelly at the woman who was struggling to stand up on the ground.
"Not looking your best today, Firefly," he laughed.
She stood up painfully glaring at the large orc. "I'm doing just fine. Need a little repair, but nothing a good nights sleep won't cure me of"
He grabbed her by the neck and pulled her into the air, "Too bad there is no time for sleep"
The orc Polus, a blue, green and purple coloured orc with huge muscles a massive jaw line a head way to big for his shoulders was so busy basking in the final surrender of possible one of the most if not the most difficult prisoner to trap and capture, that he did not see Alakalqua's fist swing his way. She hit him in the eyes and he dropped Firefly in shock.
His eyes burned (well they were a dark red colour, with a hint of brown) and his nostrils flared. The elf he had captured seemed to have changed dramatically. She was tough before but couldn't handle being a prisoner and now here she was protecting someone she barely knew.
He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her off her feet. She was now eye height with the monster.
He was about to snarl something before Kurina jumped on the band wagon and stretched out her arm from her position on the ground, "Polus no!" She yelped. He raised an eyebrow, this was getting weird.
"I'm sorry your highness" he said in a mocking voice. "But if you don't mind, I'm trying to save you"
Kurina was, to say the least, surprised.
"Save me . . . From what?"
"WHAT DO YOU THINK?" he asked heatedly. "The grabbed you from the tower. I saw Firefly jump onto a wraith rider ("so that's what they're called") and you collapsed and she took you out of here. Don't know why she took these aswell" he gave the elf in his clutches a funny sideways glance.
"Polus!" she demanded.
"Quieten down, I will take you back to the tower in good time"
"I RESCUED THEM!"
Polus dropped Alakalqua . . . and his smugness. His eyes drifted to Kurina who had now turned a bit sheepish towards his reaction. Unfortunately for her, her brother also sailed down to meet them. The tall, and slim (in the view of an orc) orc's jaw dropped. He then focused on his sister and realised how pale and ill she looked.
"What happened to you?" he muttered looking at her. She began to stumble up to her feet only to fall, but on decent Firefly caught her, but so did someone else. Firefly had barely enough strength at that moment to keep herself up; it was actually Polus's giant hand keeping her standing. His other hand then softened Firefly's fall as he looked about at the group he had found. They were all in need of a good nights sleep and possibly the strongest orc wine in the tower.
For once Polus had no idea how to react or what to say. He stuttered and mumbled, even though his army holding the rope for him to climb back up were shouting impatiently for him to grab them, he still didn't know what he was going to do- so much for being the cockiest orc in the tower.
Firefly was hanging loosely in the air and finally came up with a plan. She coughed violently and flung herself over Polus's shoulder, landing next to his ear.
She whispered into his large ear, "You have to"
"No, I'm taking you all back" he argued quietly.
"You have to do this"
"Please!" she said desperately but it was no use, she collapsed on him, thoroughly exhausted and a little bit ill.
"Firefly!" Yelped Alakalqua being held back by the other orcs. Polus gave Kurina to her brothers and slung Firefly's weak form over his large- and quite cushiony- shoulder.
"You . . . cannot do this" Firefly said weakly. She was loosing quite a bit of blood now through her cuts, and looked a state.
"Looks like I am"
**************************************************************************** ****************************************************** But where are they going? My attempt at a cling hanger.
Firefly's heart was racing and all the colour had drained from Alakalqua's face.
"There they are!" roared the leader as they began running at them. Firefly jumped up and took Frodo and Kurina, Alakalqua grabbed their stuff and opened an elven rope she had in her trousers. Firefly's whole face lit up. "You're really not that bad" she laughed through her injuries.
They tied it around a large rock and swung down to the lower shelf and to Claw.
Firefly held the rope with Alakalqua, they pulled and the rock came tumbling down, along with the rope. Though Alakalqua was strong they needed so much strength to tumble the rock, Firefly collapsed on her hands.
"This area is not accessible by foot" she panted, "This should stall them". She crawled weakly over to claw and fell on her back. His breath was as shallow and ragged as hers. His large eyes looked at her.
Alakalqua looked longingly at her and the other two, she was the only one left to stand her ground. Firefly was torn and cut but most importantly exhausted.
There had to be a way to get out of here.
Just then something unexpected happened, a large rope dropped down. Alakalqua rolled her eyes; this was exactly what she needed, well equipped orcs.
Five slid down to greet them, heading the group was the large Polus.
He looked down cruelly at the woman who was struggling to stand up on the ground.
"Not looking your best today, Firefly," he laughed.
She stood up painfully glaring at the large orc. "I'm doing just fine. Need a little repair, but nothing a good nights sleep won't cure me of"
He grabbed her by the neck and pulled her into the air, "Too bad there is no time for sleep"
The orc Polus, a blue, green and purple coloured orc with huge muscles a massive jaw line a head way to big for his shoulders was so busy basking in the final surrender of possible one of the most if not the most difficult prisoner to trap and capture, that he did not see Alakalqua's fist swing his way. She hit him in the eyes and he dropped Firefly in shock.
His eyes burned (well they were a dark red colour, with a hint of brown) and his nostrils flared. The elf he had captured seemed to have changed dramatically. She was tough before but couldn't handle being a prisoner and now here she was protecting someone she barely knew.
He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her off her feet. She was now eye height with the monster.
He was about to snarl something before Kurina jumped on the band wagon and stretched out her arm from her position on the ground, "Polus no!" She yelped. He raised an eyebrow, this was getting weird.
"I'm sorry your highness" he said in a mocking voice. "But if you don't mind, I'm trying to save you"
Kurina was, to say the least, surprised.
"Save me . . . From what?"
"WHAT DO YOU THINK?" he asked heatedly. "The grabbed you from the tower. I saw Firefly jump onto a wraith rider ("so that's what they're called") and you collapsed and she took you out of here. Don't know why she took these aswell" he gave the elf in his clutches a funny sideways glance.
"Polus!" she demanded.
"Quieten down, I will take you back to the tower in good time"
"I RESCUED THEM!"
Polus dropped Alakalqua . . . and his smugness. His eyes drifted to Kurina who had now turned a bit sheepish towards his reaction. Unfortunately for her, her brother also sailed down to meet them. The tall, and slim (in the view of an orc) orc's jaw dropped. He then focused on his sister and realised how pale and ill she looked.
"What happened to you?" he muttered looking at her. She began to stumble up to her feet only to fall, but on decent Firefly caught her, but so did someone else. Firefly had barely enough strength at that moment to keep herself up; it was actually Polus's giant hand keeping her standing. His other hand then softened Firefly's fall as he looked about at the group he had found. They were all in need of a good nights sleep and possibly the strongest orc wine in the tower.
For once Polus had no idea how to react or what to say. He stuttered and mumbled, even though his army holding the rope for him to climb back up were shouting impatiently for him to grab them, he still didn't know what he was going to do- so much for being the cockiest orc in the tower.
Firefly was hanging loosely in the air and finally came up with a plan. She coughed violently and flung herself over Polus's shoulder, landing next to his ear.
She whispered into his large ear, "You have to"
"No, I'm taking you all back" he argued quietly.
"You have to do this"
"Please!" she said desperately but it was no use, she collapsed on him, thoroughly exhausted and a little bit ill.
"Firefly!" Yelped Alakalqua being held back by the other orcs. Polus gave Kurina to her brothers and slung Firefly's weak form over his large- and quite cushiony- shoulder.
"You . . . cannot do this" Firefly said weakly. She was loosing quite a bit of blood now through her cuts, and looked a state.
"Looks like I am"
**************************************************************************** ****************************************************** But where are they going? My attempt at a cling hanger.