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Chapter XVI: Easy Action
Legolas shoved Shawn towards a wall, out of sight from the impending approach of some soul. Half wanting it to be Elidh, more wanting it to be Megan, Legolas waiting in a dark corner, ready to pounce at whoever was crossing. The steps grew slightly louder, everything caught by the Elven ears. Even though the music was blaring up stairs, it did not hinder his hearing abilities. (The floor must have absorbed most of the sound, Shawn figured.) The sound of breathing now, it couldn't be Elidh. He would know enough not to breath so heavily. And the footsteps were way too intense to be a small child. For a brief moment, he saw a white shirt clad man rushing up the stairway, completely oblivious to the two gate crashers hiding in the shadows.
When the racketing footsteps had resided, Legolas and Shawn continued on their journey through the darkness. Legolas had to control his glowing aura. He didn't want to be caught off guard or be known by the faint light that emitted from his body, and so was trying his hardest to cope with the mine-like building. Shawn, on the other hand, wanted Legolas to be his own personal flash light. Light is good. We like the light. If the light fades, I can't see a thing, stupid Elf! Shawn ran into some metal stand that held clothes for the fourth time and held back a cry of pain. The last thing he needed was Legolas to turn around and go all bitchy on him.
They continued down the never ending hallway. To Shawn's greatest surprise, there were no lights at all in there. What the hell were the workers supposed to do? Carry flashlights around with them if someone happened to have to go down there? One would only hope that this wasn't some kind of illusion, like the Labyrinth. But then again, it made more sense. Maybe there were other hallways that they missed because they were so well hidden. Catching Legolas's attention, Shawn whispered as low as he could,
"Are there any other hallways we can go through?" Legolas, having received one English lesson from Chloe, only understood a wee part of what was said, though he was thinking the exact same thing. Maybe his senses hadn't picked anything up, distorted by the thunderous instruments playing only a level above them.
"Let us that way," he said, hoping Shawn caught on. Lacking on words, I see. Mental note to teach Legolas more English after this is over…again…Legolas had pointed towards what looked like a break in the wall. Stealthily making their way over (Legolas had no problem with this, Shawn though…), they noticed that they had reached a dead end for going straight forward. Instead, the hallway branched out to the left and right, both pathways heading into complete darkness.
"Now what?" Asked Shawn. Legolas took a moment to consider. They could both fight, that wasn't a problem. He just really wanted to catch Elidh off guard in order to take him down easier and hopefully not harm Megan in the process. He faced the right path.
"I will go this way," he stated. "You go that way," motioning to the left. Shawn understood. Whoever ran into Elidh had the first chance to take him out…unless Jared had already done so. Heading off in their own directions, Shawn wondered what Jared was doing right now anyway.
~*~
Jared, in all his glory, was walking through the balcony, bodies being pushed roughly against him. Of course he was happy when he contacted with a rather pretty and big breasted girl, and utterly appalled when a guy was shoved into his face. He had shrunken his staff, only an inch long now and hanging as a necklace from his neck. The perks of being an Istari. Though he was very content to just mosh with the people around him, he paid attention to those suspicious black haired males, all the while grinding of course. If only Nina and Chloe could've come inside, he would've been a very happy wizard guy.
He made his way through the crowd to the overlooking part of the balcony. Below him, people were crowd surfing, closing their eyes and flipping off no one and anyone. It was pretty funny. At one point, some guy's legs were totally perpendicular to the floor, his head nearly touching the ground. Muscular men in white shirts lined the floor before the stage, pulling the crowd surfers from their curl and setting them straight again. He saw one man kicked in the head while attempting to straighten out some girl, a little too into to the music. Jared laughed at all the people down there. Concerts. That was the place to see some really funny shit.
Water was being thrown onto the audience, while some actual water bottles were passed from person to person; any sense of hygiene was thrown away. Water was the ultimate goal of each person on the floor. Every person down there was wet with water and sweat.; most of it not even being their own. Several random guys were throwing their bodies around, attempting to dance to the loud bass and drums. People were head-banging, limbs flying everywhere; Jared swore they reminded him of Orcs having sex. Inwardly laughing, he glanced at the stage. Might as well get a free show while he could. Elidh didn't seem to be on the balcony (Jared doubted it anyway, seeing as how there were more people up there, and it would be harder to hide Megan in a large crowd of raving people), this was why Jared chose to go up stairs anyway.
He saw the singer, instrument-less, swinging the mike in a circle, then shouting the next vocal as loud as possible against the music. The drummer was an interesting character, only clad in boxers…Jared quickly changed his gaze. Next was the lead guitarist, a guy with glasses and dyed blond hair. Kind of bland, but at least he wasn't jumping around with his guitar like the dread-locked man next to him. He seemed…really angry. The last person in the band (Jared never caught the name of it) was dressed in all black. He was quite calm, maybe ever more so than the lead guitarist. Nothing fazed him, not even the water bottle that was just aimed at his head. Though a small glare was unleashed upon whoever threw it. This one glare, this one fear striking glare set off Jared.
"SHIT!"
~*~
Shawn cursed under his breath when he came upon a dead end. Well of course! It's just my karma catching up to me. Knew I shouldn't have stayed after school to print out that stupid fanfic for Nina. Shawn sighed and turned around. Wherever Elidh was, it wasn't down this particular hallway. Hopefully Legolas was having more luck. Where was he hiding? Where was Megan? He better not have hurt her. If Legolas didn't kill him first, Shawn would make sure to torture the man to the fullest extent and then send him to oblivion. Maybe he would embark on methods of Chinese torture, with water slowly dipping onto his forehead every second or two until Elidh went insane. Either that or sick Nina and Chloe on him. Either or, Elidh was in for some major punishment for kidnapping his sister.
The next thing Shawn saw startled him, it was an extremely bright flash of light, illuminating the entire hallway he was in, and most likely the ones around him. At first he thought that maybe there were lights down there, but seeing none in sight, he stood dazed and confused to the world. He blocked his eyes as his sight was overwhelmed. What the hell was going on?!?
He felt a hand grab his arm and drag him forward, the surrounding area becoming even brighter, if possible. Shawn felt blinded, helpless without his sight. He fought against the person holding him, figuring that the guards had figured out they were down there and had some kind of advanced "capture the intruders" kind of thing going on. Only when he heard the gentle speech of Sindarin did Shawn realize it was Legolas holding him.
"What the fuck!?" he yelled, still stunned by his blindness. How could Legolas see?? Didn't he shield his eyes when Gandalf went all "oh look at me, I'm God" on them? Obviously Peter Jackson didn't know the kind of light Elves could handle. But apparently, Jared did.
Legolas half pulled, half dragged Shawn to where Jared had lit up his staff as bright as it could be. Legolas only assumed this was something important. To give away their location would be a horrible mistake at this point, one an Istari wouldn't dare to make…even if this particular Istari had been brainwashed by the culture he lived in. Legolas himself had come upon several doors of which he checked and held various mechanical objects. He had no idea what they were (later finding out that was where the air conditioner was located) and didn't care to find out at the moment. When he saw the bright light, he knew it was Jared and went to retrieve Shawn, running around with his hands over his eyes, stumbling against the wall. While it could've been a very humorous sight, Legolas had no time for humor.
Legolas noted at once that they were nearer to the stairway where the sound came pouring down. He really had to concentrate on ignoring it. Jared dimmed the light as Legolas approached with Shawn. Shawn was blinking on his part while Legolas began the interrogation,
What's wrong, Jared? Did you find Elidh-Feredir? Legolas hoped that perhaps Jared had destroyed Elidh and was leading them to Megan's location.
In a sense, yes. But the thing is we can't reach him. He's on stage, surrounded by hundreds of people. If we even attempt to get up there, he'll see us. There's no way to get backstage, there are too many guards, and even if we took them out, he would still see us and be able to escape or taken hostages. He relayed this to Shawn. Legolas gave a ponderous look. What could they do now? They still didn't know the location of Megan, and anything they did to get at Elidh would be spotted.
"So what do we do now?" Shawn asked. "And how the hell is this guy in a band???"
"Forget that for a minute. How are we going to take him out is the more important question…"
"But it makes no sense! I mean, what did he do? Kill the original member and now he's just a stand in? Because I really don't think he could get a place in a band and-"
"DINA!" (Be silent!) Shouted Legolas. Something's going on up there, he said pointing directly to the level above them. They jogged over to the stairwell and tried to pick up what Legolas was hearing.
"-and before we play this next song, El over here wants to give a shout out, so bear with us people!" There was a cheer from the crowd before another more sinister voice began.
"This shout out goes to all our fans, thanks for supporting us by coming here, and to those who have followed us on our tour, but there's a few people who need to be singled out for the moment. My good buddy Legolas, since he looks like the pansy, is here tonight, and I want him to join me onstage for the next song! So Legolas, come on up here!" There was another cheer and a couple strums from the guitar as the band revved up.
Jared had translated everything being said as El said it. They were all confused. Why did Elidh want to announce Legolas to the entire mob? He wouldn't be able to kill Legolas easily from that vantage point. But they couldn't think for too long, the crowd was becoming inpatient.
Legolas, are you going up there? Legolas nodded and started his way up the stairs, wishing he had something to block out the sound. Take Shawn with you. I think I know were Megan is. Meet you at the south side parking lot! Jared ran down the hallway they had come in through.
"I still don't get why we're going on stage…"
~*~
Jared had to avoid the guards as he ran out of the back entrance to Shbooms. Didn't need to draw attention to himself now. But just by seeing Elidh he figured out where Megan was being held. While Elidh was the center of attention, he couldn't have Megan with him. And where could a guitarist hide something he didn't want his fans to see? Answer, in his tour bus. While Shawn doubted El's legitimacy of being in a band, Jared had no doubt. The guy had to do something while waiting for Legolas to show up. Being in a band would be the thing to do (Jared himself had wondered if joining a band would be a good Middle-Earth cover up, but then decided against it when he found out that he'd be making shit for money).
The tour bus was on the other side of Shbooms, luckily where no one was. Everyone had entered the building already and there were only a couple guards posted outside, making sure no one tried to sneak in, as some people had attempted to do (Jared being one of the successors). From his stand point, Jared could only see two men in white outside the tour bus, striking up what appeared to be a dull and boring conversation. Just what Jared needed.
Still holding a fully elongated staff, Jared looked around his surroundings for a particular animal of choice. Lady Luck was with him when he saw a lamp post that had been lighted some time ago, collecting a mass of bugs. He whispered very low, beckoning one to come near him, and grabbed a moth out of the air as Gandalf had once done. It flew away with a sort of light towards the two guards and mingled above them. Jared's simple spell did the trick. A dust came off its wings and poured onto the guards, putting them into a restful sleep. At the back of his mind, he wondered if it would've been easier to just drop kick them unconscious.
Stepping over the slumbering bodies, Jared opened the door, surprised that it was unlocked, and walked up the stairs. "Megan??" He called out. She had to be in there. "Hey Megan, it's Jared. You in here??" A muffled cry signaled him towards a back room of the bus. "Just keep making noises Meg, I'm coming!"
He pushed his way through the globs of clothes and pizza boxes. Whoever the band was had some major cleaning problems. Or maybe it was just the rock star thing. Jared brushed it aside for now, and was walking toward what he thought was the sleeping area, which consisted of a few beds on the sides of the bus. Each one had curtains drawn closed, one of which was being kicked around.
"Megan!" Jared threw the curtain open.
"Erk ne-ar quat Istari!" (Prepare to die Istari!) Shouted a creature in the tongue of Mordor, jumping out and latching itself to Jared. The surprise attack caused Jared to drop his staff. Claws were being dug into his back and arm while vicious little teeth were attacking his neck. Before he could throw it off, a high pitched scream caught his attention.
"Jared~!!" Megan cried out. Jared threw the creature off him, glancing at Megan lying tied up on the bed. If that bastard had hurt her, Jared swore to Elbereth he would banish him to the ninth circle of hell.
"Ish val kwan yoro rac!" (You cannot have the girl!) Cried the creature, a low growl rumbling from its throat.
"Try me," muttered Jared. He then noticed the creature was holding his staff, his big yellow eyes looking over at it mischievously.
"Shit…"
~*~
Legolas was being shoved through the crowd. It was like a wave. Whichever direction the people moved, he moved along with it. Shawn was holding onto his flaming skull shirt, trying not to be separated from Legolas in fear he wouldn't get his revenge on Elidh. The sound had come unbearably loud for Legolas, who was now holding his ears shut. No wonder, they were so close to the stage and the amps that even normal people wouldn't be able to hear for a couple days. Shawn couldn't even imagine the pain Legolas was going through, yet he pushed himself through the crowd, closer and closer to the stage.
And then they were surrounded. Only ten feet away and they couldn't get any closer. It was too packed. How the hell did Elidh think we were going to get up there in the first place?? Shawn saw people crowd surfing and touching the singer's face and mic and anything they could reach. This gave Shawn an idea.
"Legolas!!" Shawn shouted as loud as he could. He tugged at his arm and made Legolas face him. Legolas had pain written in his eyes. Poor Elf…I'm becoming too sappy. He put his hands together and waited for Legolas to catch on. He had a perplexed look on his face. Shawn pointed at the various people on top of the crowd. It was as if Legolas had seen the light. He stepped onto Shawn's hands and prepared himself what would undoubtedly be something he would never think of doing ever again.
And hands were all over him, just roaming his body as he was carried towards the stage. He tried to keep his feet up, as to not hit anyone in the head. Glancing back, he saw Shawn hitching his own ride to the front. Hopefully they wouldn't be separated by the movements of the crowd. Legolas gasped when someone grabbed and pushed his butt out of their way, causing him to flip around, his neck bending at a dangerously low angle. Then a pair of strong arms were lifting him right side up again, people pushing him into that one savior. He clung to his neck, the crowd surfing experience over.
The man in white set him down and began to push him towards the small path that led back to the mosh pit. Legolas grabbed his arm and yelled, "I'm Legolas!" His ears felt like they were being crushed over and over again, he couldn't even hear what the man was saying, but he was pointing at another man to his left, and Legolas took this as a sign of where to go.
He realized Shawn wasn't far behind when he grabbed his shoulder. They headed toward the new man and black, who moved aside, letting Legolas and Shawn climb on stage, behind the amps. The sound pressure lessened as Legolas' hearing slowly returned. He looked at Shawn, who seemed to be staring at something. He turned around to see what he was staring at. And there was Elidh, giving them both a wicked smile, an evil shine in his eyes.
Having fun Legolas? He asked while strumming his guitar. I know Jared and Megan are.
And that was when all hell broke loose.
tbc…
Responses to Reviews:
Elróthiel
: Yummmmmmm Vash coat. ::drools:: I love his outfit. I can see Legolas like that too, but I decided to tone it down a bit with just the outrageous flaming skull shirt and weird hat and black eyeliner LIKE JACK SPARROW! (Cept Legolas has more) I got the idea from a pic Orli was in. I have no idea where it is though u_u Hey, I say wicked cos that's just where I happen to live, lol. And of course goth Legolas rocks. Why wouldn't he? And WOW you don't like Elidh! (Not that I blame you, I did make him sort of a bastard) but he happens to be my favorite original character! Lolnamarie2legolas:I didn't know Leggy trips in the beginning, now I'm going to have to watch it again. School sucks…I have four classes a day, three of which are honors, so I've been bogged down with homework, which reminds me to go read Scarlet Letter. OH HEAVEN! Lol, that just sounds so funny. Let's see, for Star Wars chicks, I'd say…Carrie Fisher too. Better actress.
Josh: Hope your comp gets fixed soon! Wasn't the dance FUN?? Hehe, I tend to go into Luci mode at dances (if you didn't notice O_o) and hey, where was that dance you promised me??? j/k. No I have never been to Shbooms, nor do I intend to go there anytime soon. So no worries there mate. ::runs off to watch Rurouni Kenshin only to come back tomorrow morning to finish answereing reviews:: ps: that was one LONG ASS REVIEW!!! ::hugs::
Lindiel Eryn: YOU WERE MY 100th REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you ^_^ I've heard about Ned Kelley before, but I don't know when it's coming out here. Lol, I was thinking about making his ears bleed, but I always remember some show (I think it was Superman with Dean Cain (HOTTIE)) and his ears were bleeding or something, so now I just can't have people's ears bleed cos it reminds me of him. The wonders of my mind. Thanks again for being my 100th review!!!
Das Blume: hahaha, I wonder how much an Elflight would be on Ebay. Nina and Chloe just don't want any other fangirls to discover Legolas (they want him all for themselves!) Hmm…there was a tornado warning (possible touchdown??) where I live a year or two ago. (Woo hoo east side, lol) whoa…trees went down? Now that's scary! Lol, I'll take that as a possible liking to the song? And NO, I do not have porno anywhere in my room AT ALL, lol. Don't worry, if any character had to represent me, it would be a mix of Nina and Chloe.
Anthy's worst fear: O_o, alrighty. A Duke Red/Tima lemon?? That's quite disturbing, but not as bad as some fics that I've read. ::coughToad/Kurtcough:: bleh! And as for the waterguns, fill them with gas and then light a match and there you go! A flame thrower! That should scare the rest of the people away! ^_^ (Don't try this at home!!)
Mysti: ::huggles Elidh:: I wuv theeeese hot men!
GirloftheBlueFiresofNever: Wow, that is a wicked long name! And I'm glad you liked it ^_^
Nina: As for Legolas' hearing, let's just say the floor is really really thick so although some sound gets through, Legolas can concentrate on other things as well. And Legolas couldn't look like Will Turner because that would require hair dye and a haircut, both of which Legolas would refuse to do. Haha, I should've made them flirt with the guards! Damnit! But I don't think that would've worked anyway. Oh well!
tamara: I HAVE seen Orlando like that!
Dreamstrifer: Ya, the shoe and eyeliner pic (find out where your friend got it, I want to put it on my binder ^_^) Heehee, rugged men rock! And Heather's adventure's is over! Omg, I'm so sad! Merry shall cheer me up! Maybe your guitar teacher man is secretly planning to take over the world, or at least the building…ya never know…
Thank you guys for your wonderful reviews, and once again, sorry about the lateness of this chapter, school sucks, but this fic should be ::note SHOULD BE:: ending fairly soon! ^_^ But no worries, possible sequel to come! (and as for the Mordor language thing, I made that up!)