CHAPTER 3
They traveled by river for 1 day. At the end of the day they reached the
west side shore. They pulled the boats upon the shore and hide them.
"We will cross to the east shore tomorrow. The journey will be very
tiring." Aragorn said.
"We must go. We mustn't linger" Legolas said.
"The eastern shore is guarded by orcs. We will wait until tomorrow."
Aragorn said.
I shall collect firewood." Legolas said walking away. In less than 5
minutes he has an arm full of wood. He set the pile of wood on the ground
and leaned against a tree. Out of the corner of his eye he saw something
move. He turned to that direction, but nothing was there, that he could
see. There was a rustle in the tree that he was leaning on. He looked up.
He something clad in Elvin grey. The branch that it was on suddenly
cracked. There was a small shriek and the thing fell from the tree. The
face of the creature was covered by a hood. Legolas sprung up pointing his
arrow at the creature. "Show yourself!" Legolas ordered. The creature stood
and removed the hood. "Hope!!!" Legolas said surprised.
"Hello." Hope said. Legolas felt a sting of anger.
"Hope, you promised you wouldn't follow!" Legolas said.
"I didn't promise. You promised to come back I never promised anything."
Hope said with a smirk. Legolas thought back to the conversation. He
realized that Hope had never promised.
"You must go back." Legolas said.
"I can't." hope said, her smile disappeared.
"Why not?" Legolas asked.
"Because there are orcs coming.." She began the suddenly covered her mouth
with her hand.
"Orcs are coming?" Legolas asked.
"Oh just forget what I said." Hope said.
"No I will not. You know something is going to happen. I bet that is your
special talent. You tell the future. Why didn't you tell me?" Legolas
asked.
"Because anyone that I tell either gets hurt or dies." Hope explained.
"Why would they get hurt?" Legolas asked. His voice rising slightly.
"Because my father cursed me. Anyone that I tell gets hurt severely." Hope
explained. Legolas was about to say something when and arrow suddenly
whizzed by Hope's head. It barely missed her.
"They are coming." Hope said. She shot an arrow and an orc fell from behind
a tree. The ground began to shake. Hope and Legolas were ready with their
bows. Suddenly 2 orcs jumped from a tree and landed on Hope and Legolas.
Legolas slaughtered the orc instantly. The orc that had landed on Hope had
knocked her out and was carrying her away. Legolas chased the orc down and
quickly slaughtered it. He set hope down near a tree. Blood trickled down
her face, where she had been hit. Legolas wiped the blood from the side of
her face. He noticed something crumpled up in her hand. He retrieved the
letter from her hand and looked it over. It was addressed to him. He placed
it on his pocket. Suddenly an orc jumped on him and slammed him to the
ground. A group of
200 orcs came out came out of hiding.
"Retrieve the girl and find the Halflings! FIND THE HALFINGS!" the head orc said. Legolas sliced off the one of the orcs head. 20 orcs encircled him. They all attacked at once. Legolas skewered them in less than 5 minutes. But an orc, while he was fighting, snuck and grabbed Hope and dragged her away. There was a trail of blood, and Legolas was going to follow, but he knew it was useless. They were to far away to catch up to. Legolas then remembered the letter. He took it out of his pocket and opened it.
It said "Dear Legolas when you get this I will already be gone. I have decided to go to Sauron castle. I promise to return safe and sound, but please, don't try to rescue me. I shall return. Love Hope." Legolas folded up the letter and placed it back in his pocket. He knew she probably wouldn't return
"I mustn't give up now." Legolas thought to himself. He ran to were the battle was.............
(EXPLAINING SCENE!) Orcs traveling to Isengard.
Hope woke with a sharp pain. She was slung over an orc's shoulder. Right next her on other orcs shoulders, were Merry and Pippin. She closed her eyes and fell into an uneasy sleep. She woke again. She was lying on the ground. The sun shining brightly. But then the sun was blocked, because an orc came and stood over her. She pretended to be asleep.
"She is a pretty one." The orc said leaning down and picking up a strand of her hair.
"Bug off! She is mine." Another orc replied walking over and pushing the other orc. The orc leaned over and was about to kiss her when she lifted her foot and slammed it into his stomach. He doubled over in pain. The other orc laughed.
"Why you little..." The orc grabbed her around the neck and began chocking her.
"Stop Urgah!" Demanded an unusually tall orc. The orc released her and she fell to the ground gasping for air.
"You remember what the master said. If any of the things are hurt or damaged, he would kill us all." The orc explained. He came over her and grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to her feet. Hope stifled a scream. She looked over to her left. There, Merry and Pippin stood in a amazement that she hadn't screamed. An orc came to pick her up and throw her over his shoulder, because they were leaving.
"I will be running." Hope said stepping back. The orc looked at her and smiled.
"Suit yourself." Hope looked at Merry and Pippin.
"Don't let them carry you." She said silently.
"We both will be running also." Merry said. They began at a fast moving pace. After 15 minutes of traveling, the hobbits were exhausted.
"Merry, I have a plane." Hope said silently.
"What is it?" Merry asked silently, stumbling and nearly falling over a small stone.
"You and Pippin run off the side of the path and leave something so that Legolas and the rest will know we are still alive." Hope explained silently. By now Pippin was hearing this conversation in his head.
"When?" Pippin asked curiously.
"I shall tell you when." Hope said silently. They ran for about 2 minutes. "Get ready." Hope warned silently. The orc group surrounding them split slowly. "GO!" She silently commanded. The hobbits ran through the space into the tall grass. 5 orcs shortly went after them. In less than a minute they were returned, thrown over the orc shoulders. She looked at them. By the expressions on their faces, she knew that the deed had been done. She smiled at them. But they were not smiling back. They weren't even looking at her. She looked in the direction they were looking. Right next to her was the leader glaring at her. He slammed his fist into her stomach. She fell on to her knees. The group passed but the leader just stood starring down at her. As soon as the last orc past, he dragged her to her feet by her hair. He slammed her into a large rock that was on the side of the path. He started to choke her.
"Don't give the hobbits any ideas anymore!" He said tightening his grip around her neck. He punched her across the face. Black spots sprung in front of her eyes. She felt blood drip from her lip. He dropped her and she fell to the ground. She laid there trying to get air. He slammed his foot into her rib cage that knocking the air which she got, out of her. She heard a crack of a whip.
"Oh no." She thought. There was another crack. She screamed in pain as the whip fell on the back of her shoulders. He dragged her up by her hair again.
"Got the point?" He asked silently.
"Yes." She said weakly. He slung her over his shoulder and ran to catch up with the group. As they came upon the group, the group had stopped for a rest and to wait for the leader. He set Hope down, and walked over to the group of orcs. Merry and Pippin ran over to her.
"What did he do to you?" Pippin said looking at her cheek.
"He just warned me not to get anymore ideas." She said weakly. She looked over at him. He was watching her intently, his hand resting on the whip. She sat up. "I'll be fine." She said. An orc walked over to them and placed a jug of water and raw meat down on the ground.
"Eat up." He said walking away. They looked at the raw meat.
"I am not that hungry." Hope said in disgust.
"Me neither." The hobbits replied together. They split the jug of water. The leader walked over to them. He brought with him a bundle of rope.
"Since we can't trust you. You need to bound at the wrists." He said. He grabbed Hope's hands. He tied the rope tight around her wrists. Hope flinched in pain. He did the same with the hobbits. They soon began traveling.
"Retrieve the girl and find the Halflings! FIND THE HALFINGS!" the head orc said. Legolas sliced off the one of the orcs head. 20 orcs encircled him. They all attacked at once. Legolas skewered them in less than 5 minutes. But an orc, while he was fighting, snuck and grabbed Hope and dragged her away. There was a trail of blood, and Legolas was going to follow, but he knew it was useless. They were to far away to catch up to. Legolas then remembered the letter. He took it out of his pocket and opened it.
It said "Dear Legolas when you get this I will already be gone. I have decided to go to Sauron castle. I promise to return safe and sound, but please, don't try to rescue me. I shall return. Love Hope." Legolas folded up the letter and placed it back in his pocket. He knew she probably wouldn't return
"I mustn't give up now." Legolas thought to himself. He ran to were the battle was.............
(EXPLAINING SCENE!) Orcs traveling to Isengard.
Hope woke with a sharp pain. She was slung over an orc's shoulder. Right next her on other orcs shoulders, were Merry and Pippin. She closed her eyes and fell into an uneasy sleep. She woke again. She was lying on the ground. The sun shining brightly. But then the sun was blocked, because an orc came and stood over her. She pretended to be asleep.
"She is a pretty one." The orc said leaning down and picking up a strand of her hair.
"Bug off! She is mine." Another orc replied walking over and pushing the other orc. The orc leaned over and was about to kiss her when she lifted her foot and slammed it into his stomach. He doubled over in pain. The other orc laughed.
"Why you little..." The orc grabbed her around the neck and began chocking her.
"Stop Urgah!" Demanded an unusually tall orc. The orc released her and she fell to the ground gasping for air.
"You remember what the master said. If any of the things are hurt or damaged, he would kill us all." The orc explained. He came over her and grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to her feet. Hope stifled a scream. She looked over to her left. There, Merry and Pippin stood in a amazement that she hadn't screamed. An orc came to pick her up and throw her over his shoulder, because they were leaving.
"I will be running." Hope said stepping back. The orc looked at her and smiled.
"Suit yourself." Hope looked at Merry and Pippin.
"Don't let them carry you." She said silently.
"We both will be running also." Merry said. They began at a fast moving pace. After 15 minutes of traveling, the hobbits were exhausted.
"Merry, I have a plane." Hope said silently.
"What is it?" Merry asked silently, stumbling and nearly falling over a small stone.
"You and Pippin run off the side of the path and leave something so that Legolas and the rest will know we are still alive." Hope explained silently. By now Pippin was hearing this conversation in his head.
"When?" Pippin asked curiously.
"I shall tell you when." Hope said silently. They ran for about 2 minutes. "Get ready." Hope warned silently. The orc group surrounding them split slowly. "GO!" She silently commanded. The hobbits ran through the space into the tall grass. 5 orcs shortly went after them. In less than a minute they were returned, thrown over the orc shoulders. She looked at them. By the expressions on their faces, she knew that the deed had been done. She smiled at them. But they were not smiling back. They weren't even looking at her. She looked in the direction they were looking. Right next to her was the leader glaring at her. He slammed his fist into her stomach. She fell on to her knees. The group passed but the leader just stood starring down at her. As soon as the last orc past, he dragged her to her feet by her hair. He slammed her into a large rock that was on the side of the path. He started to choke her.
"Don't give the hobbits any ideas anymore!" He said tightening his grip around her neck. He punched her across the face. Black spots sprung in front of her eyes. She felt blood drip from her lip. He dropped her and she fell to the ground. She laid there trying to get air. He slammed his foot into her rib cage that knocking the air which she got, out of her. She heard a crack of a whip.
"Oh no." She thought. There was another crack. She screamed in pain as the whip fell on the back of her shoulders. He dragged her up by her hair again.
"Got the point?" He asked silently.
"Yes." She said weakly. He slung her over his shoulder and ran to catch up with the group. As they came upon the group, the group had stopped for a rest and to wait for the leader. He set Hope down, and walked over to the group of orcs. Merry and Pippin ran over to her.
"What did he do to you?" Pippin said looking at her cheek.
"He just warned me not to get anymore ideas." She said weakly. She looked over at him. He was watching her intently, his hand resting on the whip. She sat up. "I'll be fine." She said. An orc walked over to them and placed a jug of water and raw meat down on the ground.
"Eat up." He said walking away. They looked at the raw meat.
"I am not that hungry." Hope said in disgust.
"Me neither." The hobbits replied together. They split the jug of water. The leader walked over to them. He brought with him a bundle of rope.
"Since we can't trust you. You need to bound at the wrists." He said. He grabbed Hope's hands. He tied the rope tight around her wrists. Hope flinched in pain. He did the same with the hobbits. They soon began traveling.