A/N: Ughhh!!!! Again, with the ridiculous shortness! What kind of a shitty writer am I? _ In the following chapter, I address the Orc situation. I don't know about any of you, but in both LOTR films, during the scenes that took place in Saruman's stronghold- Orthanc - it absolutely broke my heart to hear and see the tortured Elves, then turned to the hideous beasts called Orcs. It is a grief I cannot express to you, to think of such a hell- borne fate to so many innocent, helpless Elves. I hate Saruman passionately and was thoroughly hyper when Orthanc was flooded and essentially destroyed in the Two Towers. May the poor souls of those Elves find peace and be at rest.

Part 52

Legolas turned swiftly,his silvery blonde tresses whipping up around him as his knives flashed. He had been fighting for hours now, and had worked his way inside of the Tower of Orthanc. But he was yet at the bottom and Saruman surely had the upper most floors blocked off. The Uruk Hai had been considerably obliterated outside in the earlier hours of battle,but there was certainly still combat going on out there as well as inside. Legolas had not seen any of his friends for at least an hour now, nor had he been notably injured.

Legolas kept moving, kept working his way through the masses of Orc flesh with his pair of blades. He had abandoned his bow a while ago, but had used with great satisfaction earlier as he rode toward Isengard upon Arod. He had not seen his faithful stallion since he had leapt from him in the beginning of the battle so as not endanger him. Arod had wisely disappeared from view after that.

As Legolas turned away from another Orc he had felled, he was faced with one of further mass. The beast was twice his size and taller by just a bit. Legolas grimaced. Orcs were indeed grotesque creatures. And his heart became heavy with pain and grief as he was reminded they were his kin who had been so brutally mutilated. Death was a far better fate then what they had endured.

It moved toward him as it snarled, it's jagged piece of metal that all Uruk Hai used as makeshift swords raised above Legolas' head,prepared to strike. Legolas blocked with one of his knives and stepped back. It went on like this,the creature pushing the Elf back until Legolas was shoved back against a door and it opened,Legolas falling back in a very un-Elf like manner. He tried to pick himself up,but was not quick enough. The Orc made to stab him,but stopped halfway through. It smirked evilly and lowered its weapon. It closed the doors and even before Legolas jumped up and checked,he knew it had been locked.