Time: Into Shadow
"Frodo!" Aragorn and the hobbits cried as he fell to the floor. The Fellowship fought with new ferocity. Rachel crawled to her pack and grabbed her GI mission jacket, tying it tightly around her waist to try and stop the bleeding on her side. Realizing that she wouldn't be able to do very much more unless she wanted to bleed to death, Rachel grabbed an axe and threw it at the troll. It hit its shoulder and Holly caught on. She and Gimli grabbed battle-axes and sent them flying at the troll. They stopped when the hobbits attacked it. Merry stabbed it in the back of the neck and, as it reared its head back, Legolas out an arrow in its throat. Rachel grabbed a gun and shot it in the forehead, making it fall with a boom.
"He's alive!" Sam yelled shortly after. Frodo was gasping for breath and feeling his stomach. Everyone rushed forward.
"I believe there is more to this hobbit than meets the eye," commented Gandalf. Frodo opened his shirt and showed his friends the shining myhtril chain-mail underneath
"To the bridge of Khaz'd-Dum! Hurry!" Gandalf cried. Everyone followed the wizard as goblins covered the walls and closed in on the warriors. Rachel and Holly felt blood seep down from their wounds, but didn't say a thing. It may make them dizzy, but that wouldn't stop either of them. They were Scorpions! They didn't die until the mission was over and if they did they haunted their opponents to insanity. It was as simple as that.
The goblins circled the group, teasing and probing at them. Suddenly, a thunder came from the halls. More thunders came and the goblins scurried, leaving the Fellowship unharmed. Rachel and Holly nearly fell from the rumbling and helped support each other.
"What new treachery is this?" Boromir asked. Gandalf watched a passage not far from them burn with fire. His face was sullen and the others watched after him.
"A Balrog. A creature of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you! Run!" he shouted, leading them to a smaller corridor. The moved as fast as they could, dodging a few falling rocks here and there.
As they ran, fire lined the walls behind them and an enormous, black, horned demon surfaced from a gap in the stone floor. They dashed forward faster than ever. Boromir was in front of his friends and nearly fell over a collapsed staircase. Legolas jumped forward and pulled Boromir back, panting for breath.
"Aragorn! Get them to the Bridge of Khazˆd-D^um! Go!" Gandalf said, trailing after the Fellowship as they ran for a narrow bridge to their left. Rachel and Legolas took a small shortcut, jumping off one staircase to another. A huge gap in the stair stopped everyone momentarily. Legolas and Rachel jumped ahead. When Holly got to the edge, she stiffened. Heights were not something she enjoyed.
"Holly! Jump!" Rachel yelled, holding out her hands. Holly gasped for breath and knew this was the only way out of Moria, so she leaped. Just short of the stairs, Rachel caught her friend by the arms as she swung helplessly, about to fall into Shadow.
"Don't let go!" Holly sobbed. She struggled to swing her legs up, but couldn't. Rachel was on her stomach and the rock stairs beneath her poked and pried at her already freely bleeding side. Groaning from the pain, Rachel sighed.
"Stop moving! Let me pull you up!" she yelled. Holly, a tear streaming down her face, nodded and dangled, swaying slightly. Rachel pulled her up, slowly and steadily, with help from Legolas. Her side brushed up against his and blood smeared all over his outer-tunic, but he didn't notice. Pulling Holly over the edge, Legolas stood up again and beckoned to Gandalf. He jumped and Boromir proceeded to throw Sam, Pippin, and Merry over the gap. Rachel caught Pippin as he almost toppled over the side.
"Thanks!" he yelled at her. Boromir was about to throw Gimli when he raised his hand. Goblins began to shoot arrows at the Fellowship and their two female comrades. Legolas shot arrows back with remarkable precision.
"Nobody tosses a dwarf!" was his pride remark. Gimli jumped and nearly fell backwards. Legolas grabbed onto his beard and the dwarf let out a cry of pain.
"Not the beard!" he yelled. Aragorn and Frodo were still on the other side of the staircase when a boulder fell behind them and nearly destroyed their segment of stone. It swayed unsteadily and Legolas stood at the edge, waiting for them to jump when they could.
"Lean forward!" Aragorn yelled at Frodo. They did and the staircase fell toward the safe ledge. Frodo and Aragorn stumbled forward at impact and Legolas caught them. Gandalf urged everyone forward.
"Rachel!" Holly yelled, noticing her friend still sitting on the staircase. She ran back and helped her up and sped her along after the others as another boulder decimated the entire stairway.
"I owe you!" Rachel gasped as they ran after everyone else. Holly took a sharp breath. The cut on her shoulder was being a pain in the ass.
"No, you don't! You've saved my life an ass-load of times! I should have died eight close encounters ago!" Holly retorted. They passed Gandalf and rushed across the bridge. Waiting on the other side with the others, Holly and Rachel collapsed on the ground in a bloody heap, though no one really noticed. They were staring at Gandalf on the bridge. He had stopped midway across.
"Gandalf!" Aragorn yelled. The wizard paid no attention as the Balrog stepped onto the bridge. Gandalf's staff glowed bright and he showed his true power. He sent the demon back to the Shadow, but wasn't spared himself. As the bridge collapsed, Frodo ran forward, only to be caught by Boromir. Pippin was restrained by Rachel; Merry by Holly; and Sam and Gimli by Legolas. Arrows from the goblins began to fly once again and the group made for the light of the sun.
"Frodo!" Aragorn and the hobbits cried as he fell to the floor. The Fellowship fought with new ferocity. Rachel crawled to her pack and grabbed her GI mission jacket, tying it tightly around her waist to try and stop the bleeding on her side. Realizing that she wouldn't be able to do very much more unless she wanted to bleed to death, Rachel grabbed an axe and threw it at the troll. It hit its shoulder and Holly caught on. She and Gimli grabbed battle-axes and sent them flying at the troll. They stopped when the hobbits attacked it. Merry stabbed it in the back of the neck and, as it reared its head back, Legolas out an arrow in its throat. Rachel grabbed a gun and shot it in the forehead, making it fall with a boom.
"He's alive!" Sam yelled shortly after. Frodo was gasping for breath and feeling his stomach. Everyone rushed forward.
"I believe there is more to this hobbit than meets the eye," commented Gandalf. Frodo opened his shirt and showed his friends the shining myhtril chain-mail underneath
"To the bridge of Khaz'd-Dum! Hurry!" Gandalf cried. Everyone followed the wizard as goblins covered the walls and closed in on the warriors. Rachel and Holly felt blood seep down from their wounds, but didn't say a thing. It may make them dizzy, but that wouldn't stop either of them. They were Scorpions! They didn't die until the mission was over and if they did they haunted their opponents to insanity. It was as simple as that.
The goblins circled the group, teasing and probing at them. Suddenly, a thunder came from the halls. More thunders came and the goblins scurried, leaving the Fellowship unharmed. Rachel and Holly nearly fell from the rumbling and helped support each other.
"What new treachery is this?" Boromir asked. Gandalf watched a passage not far from them burn with fire. His face was sullen and the others watched after him.
"A Balrog. A creature of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you! Run!" he shouted, leading them to a smaller corridor. The moved as fast as they could, dodging a few falling rocks here and there.
As they ran, fire lined the walls behind them and an enormous, black, horned demon surfaced from a gap in the stone floor. They dashed forward faster than ever. Boromir was in front of his friends and nearly fell over a collapsed staircase. Legolas jumped forward and pulled Boromir back, panting for breath.
"Aragorn! Get them to the Bridge of Khazˆd-D^um! Go!" Gandalf said, trailing after the Fellowship as they ran for a narrow bridge to their left. Rachel and Legolas took a small shortcut, jumping off one staircase to another. A huge gap in the stair stopped everyone momentarily. Legolas and Rachel jumped ahead. When Holly got to the edge, she stiffened. Heights were not something she enjoyed.
"Holly! Jump!" Rachel yelled, holding out her hands. Holly gasped for breath and knew this was the only way out of Moria, so she leaped. Just short of the stairs, Rachel caught her friend by the arms as she swung helplessly, about to fall into Shadow.
"Don't let go!" Holly sobbed. She struggled to swing her legs up, but couldn't. Rachel was on her stomach and the rock stairs beneath her poked and pried at her already freely bleeding side. Groaning from the pain, Rachel sighed.
"Stop moving! Let me pull you up!" she yelled. Holly, a tear streaming down her face, nodded and dangled, swaying slightly. Rachel pulled her up, slowly and steadily, with help from Legolas. Her side brushed up against his and blood smeared all over his outer-tunic, but he didn't notice. Pulling Holly over the edge, Legolas stood up again and beckoned to Gandalf. He jumped and Boromir proceeded to throw Sam, Pippin, and Merry over the gap. Rachel caught Pippin as he almost toppled over the side.
"Thanks!" he yelled at her. Boromir was about to throw Gimli when he raised his hand. Goblins began to shoot arrows at the Fellowship and their two female comrades. Legolas shot arrows back with remarkable precision.
"Nobody tosses a dwarf!" was his pride remark. Gimli jumped and nearly fell backwards. Legolas grabbed onto his beard and the dwarf let out a cry of pain.
"Not the beard!" he yelled. Aragorn and Frodo were still on the other side of the staircase when a boulder fell behind them and nearly destroyed their segment of stone. It swayed unsteadily and Legolas stood at the edge, waiting for them to jump when they could.
"Lean forward!" Aragorn yelled at Frodo. They did and the staircase fell toward the safe ledge. Frodo and Aragorn stumbled forward at impact and Legolas caught them. Gandalf urged everyone forward.
"Rachel!" Holly yelled, noticing her friend still sitting on the staircase. She ran back and helped her up and sped her along after the others as another boulder decimated the entire stairway.
"I owe you!" Rachel gasped as they ran after everyone else. Holly took a sharp breath. The cut on her shoulder was being a pain in the ass.
"No, you don't! You've saved my life an ass-load of times! I should have died eight close encounters ago!" Holly retorted. They passed Gandalf and rushed across the bridge. Waiting on the other side with the others, Holly and Rachel collapsed on the ground in a bloody heap, though no one really noticed. They were staring at Gandalf on the bridge. He had stopped midway across.
"Gandalf!" Aragorn yelled. The wizard paid no attention as the Balrog stepped onto the bridge. Gandalf's staff glowed bright and he showed his true power. He sent the demon back to the Shadow, but wasn't spared himself. As the bridge collapsed, Frodo ran forward, only to be caught by Boromir. Pippin was restrained by Rachel; Merry by Holly; and Sam and Gimli by Legolas. Arrows from the goblins began to fly once again and the group made for the light of the sun.