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Woohoo! Battle Scene
"We bring word from Elrond of Rivendell. Long ago, Elves fought alongside Men. We are proud to honor that alliance once more," Haldir said proudly.
"Elrond? All right, way to go," she said. Aragorn and Legolas came out to greet them. Shortly after that, all the men were to get in position. Laura stayed next to Legolas. He picked the spot on the wall that was just in the middle so they could have the perfect view of the endless number of Orcs marching towards them.
She held her breath. All she could see were flames from the torches. And the black river was slowly lurching closer to them. Nothing moved and time stood still. The black abyss would swallow them whole before they even saw daylight. She felt all alone up there, watching her breath in the air as she tightened her grip on the top of the wall. Legolas noticed her knuckles turning white.
"My lady, I will not leave your side," Legolas said, trying to comfort her. But she shook her head.
"No. We will not leave Aragorn's side." He accepted this with a nod, as a flash of lighting crackled and rain began to pour on them. Laura wiggled her hands, trying to get some blood flowing back into them. The Uruk Hai were coming closer now. They stopped, an endless line of black beasts as far as the ravine stretched. They were angrily stomping and roaring. It made her nervousness rise again, and she shut her eyes tightly. What was she thinking? She couldn't do this. She was surprised she'd made it this far without wetting herself.
She took a deep breath. She'd fought Uruks before, and it was no big deal. Plus, she didn't have an army beside her. She tried thinking of something, anything, that would draw her mind away from all this fear. It was too late, Aragorn's voice was already giving them commands. She readied her bow and arrow.
"They are weak at the neck and below the arm," Legolas whispered to her. Duh. But he was only trying to help.
She nodded. "Gotcha."
As the stomping continued, a single arrow was released. "HOLD FIRE!" Aragorn yelled as one Orc fell to the ground dead. Well, that made only 9,999 Orcs left. But the rest were mad.
She concentrated on one of the ugliest Uruk Hai she'd ever seen. That was the one she would kill when Aragorn gave the command. Ah, his neck was fully exposed. She would aim for his trachea, assuming those terrible creatures had tracheas. "RELEASE ARROWS!" he commanded in Elvish, since they were all Elves standing up there.
A line of arrows shot forth, killing every single Orc in the front row. But it was way too soon to celebrate. Laura held in her Woohoo! And prepared a second arrow to wait for his command. The battle for Helm's Deep was beginning now. The Uruk Hai were charging with...ladders!?
"Ladders?!" she cried.
"LADDERS!" cried Aragorn in Elvish. She could see about 20 ladders being raised up to the walls, each with Orcs already anxious for the taste of human and Elven blood. She continued shooting arrows until a ladder was right next to her and an Uruk Hai stood on top of the wall looking at her.
She unsheathed her sword and cut its head off as Uruk Hai began unloading onto the wall. "One!" she cried triumphantly.
Legolas looked back at her. "I'm on 17!"
"What? Oh, no he's not," she said to herself as she advanced upon some more. There was no way she was spending the rest of her journey sitting in caves with crying women. She finished off about five more before she got the brilliant idea of pushing the ladders away from the walls. It was harder than she thought. She braced her whole body against the ladder, only to find that it didn't move at all. She felt a sharp, stabbing pain go through her lower right calf. An Orc who'd been climbing up the ladder had sliced her leg. "OUCH!"
Angrily, she kicked the ladder. It fell along with the Orc. She slaughtered two more, until she noticed that the Uruk Hai were parting. Leaning over the side, she saw this one running towards the wall with some spiky object on his back. He also had a torch with him. What was it? A bomb! They'd invented bombs? He was going to blow up the wall! It was a kamikaze Orc!
"Aragorn, they're going to breach the wall!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Legolas, kill him! Kill him, kill him!" Aragorn shouted, but Legolas was already aiming at him. Laura decided she would fend off Orcs while he saved their lives.
Legolas looked upset. He'd been able to shoot that Orc about twice now, and it wasn't stopping. Realizing they were standing directly above the part that was going to blow up, she grabbed him and pulled him out of the way.
She jumped as the explosion took place. A huge part of the wall had been blown to pieces, and was now just a bunch of dust. Giant parts of debris were raining down on Saruman's army, while she and Legolas stared in disbelief. They had breached the wall. Orcs were pouring in below her towards Aragorn. Aragorn? He had fallen when the wall had blown up, and was laying unconscious as Uruk Hai swarmed towards him. "HOLY SH*T!" she exclaimed as the wall blew up.
She got her boldness back and focused on Aragorn. "Aragorn!" she cried as she ran towards the gap in the wall and jumped on the Orcs, knocking a couple of them over and unsheathing her sword again.
"Laura!" Aragorn cried. He signaled to the bunch of Elves behind him as Laura continued to fight. She hit the ground, landing in a giant mud puddle. But she did manage to avoid all the arrows which weren't meant for her. Aragorn helped her up and they charged the army that was now coming in through the big gap in the wall.
"Back to the keep!" she heard a voice say. Then Aragorn grabbed her hand. "Fall back to the keep!" he shouted. "Haldir! Back to the keep!"
"What? I've gotta kill more than Legolas, and..." she shut up since this was really not something to argue about, and went up the stairs with the retreating army. She still shot arrows when she could, and peeked over the side to see where Aragorn was. She gasped as she saw Haldir being stabbed by an Orc.
"Haldir!" she cried. As Aragorn made his way up to the dying Elf, Haldir's lifeless head fell onto his shoulder. She cried out again, terrified. When she blinked, Aragorn began slaughtering Orcs left and right. She ran to where Legolas was shooting Orcs.
Woohoo! Battle Scene
"We bring word from Elrond of Rivendell. Long ago, Elves fought alongside Men. We are proud to honor that alliance once more," Haldir said proudly.
"Elrond? All right, way to go," she said. Aragorn and Legolas came out to greet them. Shortly after that, all the men were to get in position. Laura stayed next to Legolas. He picked the spot on the wall that was just in the middle so they could have the perfect view of the endless number of Orcs marching towards them.
She held her breath. All she could see were flames from the torches. And the black river was slowly lurching closer to them. Nothing moved and time stood still. The black abyss would swallow them whole before they even saw daylight. She felt all alone up there, watching her breath in the air as she tightened her grip on the top of the wall. Legolas noticed her knuckles turning white.
"My lady, I will not leave your side," Legolas said, trying to comfort her. But she shook her head.
"No. We will not leave Aragorn's side." He accepted this with a nod, as a flash of lighting crackled and rain began to pour on them. Laura wiggled her hands, trying to get some blood flowing back into them. The Uruk Hai were coming closer now. They stopped, an endless line of black beasts as far as the ravine stretched. They were angrily stomping and roaring. It made her nervousness rise again, and she shut her eyes tightly. What was she thinking? She couldn't do this. She was surprised she'd made it this far without wetting herself.
She took a deep breath. She'd fought Uruks before, and it was no big deal. Plus, she didn't have an army beside her. She tried thinking of something, anything, that would draw her mind away from all this fear. It was too late, Aragorn's voice was already giving them commands. She readied her bow and arrow.
"They are weak at the neck and below the arm," Legolas whispered to her. Duh. But he was only trying to help.
She nodded. "Gotcha."
As the stomping continued, a single arrow was released. "HOLD FIRE!" Aragorn yelled as one Orc fell to the ground dead. Well, that made only 9,999 Orcs left. But the rest were mad.
She concentrated on one of the ugliest Uruk Hai she'd ever seen. That was the one she would kill when Aragorn gave the command. Ah, his neck was fully exposed. She would aim for his trachea, assuming those terrible creatures had tracheas. "RELEASE ARROWS!" he commanded in Elvish, since they were all Elves standing up there.
A line of arrows shot forth, killing every single Orc in the front row. But it was way too soon to celebrate. Laura held in her Woohoo! And prepared a second arrow to wait for his command. The battle for Helm's Deep was beginning now. The Uruk Hai were charging with...ladders!?
"Ladders?!" she cried.
"LADDERS!" cried Aragorn in Elvish. She could see about 20 ladders being raised up to the walls, each with Orcs already anxious for the taste of human and Elven blood. She continued shooting arrows until a ladder was right next to her and an Uruk Hai stood on top of the wall looking at her.
She unsheathed her sword and cut its head off as Uruk Hai began unloading onto the wall. "One!" she cried triumphantly.
Legolas looked back at her. "I'm on 17!"
"What? Oh, no he's not," she said to herself as she advanced upon some more. There was no way she was spending the rest of her journey sitting in caves with crying women. She finished off about five more before she got the brilliant idea of pushing the ladders away from the walls. It was harder than she thought. She braced her whole body against the ladder, only to find that it didn't move at all. She felt a sharp, stabbing pain go through her lower right calf. An Orc who'd been climbing up the ladder had sliced her leg. "OUCH!"
Angrily, she kicked the ladder. It fell along with the Orc. She slaughtered two more, until she noticed that the Uruk Hai were parting. Leaning over the side, she saw this one running towards the wall with some spiky object on his back. He also had a torch with him. What was it? A bomb! They'd invented bombs? He was going to blow up the wall! It was a kamikaze Orc!
"Aragorn, they're going to breach the wall!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Legolas, kill him! Kill him, kill him!" Aragorn shouted, but Legolas was already aiming at him. Laura decided she would fend off Orcs while he saved their lives.
Legolas looked upset. He'd been able to shoot that Orc about twice now, and it wasn't stopping. Realizing they were standing directly above the part that was going to blow up, she grabbed him and pulled him out of the way.
She jumped as the explosion took place. A huge part of the wall had been blown to pieces, and was now just a bunch of dust. Giant parts of debris were raining down on Saruman's army, while she and Legolas stared in disbelief. They had breached the wall. Orcs were pouring in below her towards Aragorn. Aragorn? He had fallen when the wall had blown up, and was laying unconscious as Uruk Hai swarmed towards him. "HOLY SH*T!" she exclaimed as the wall blew up.
She got her boldness back and focused on Aragorn. "Aragorn!" she cried as she ran towards the gap in the wall and jumped on the Orcs, knocking a couple of them over and unsheathing her sword again.
"Laura!" Aragorn cried. He signaled to the bunch of Elves behind him as Laura continued to fight. She hit the ground, landing in a giant mud puddle. But she did manage to avoid all the arrows which weren't meant for her. Aragorn helped her up and they charged the army that was now coming in through the big gap in the wall.
"Back to the keep!" she heard a voice say. Then Aragorn grabbed her hand. "Fall back to the keep!" he shouted. "Haldir! Back to the keep!"
"What? I've gotta kill more than Legolas, and..." she shut up since this was really not something to argue about, and went up the stairs with the retreating army. She still shot arrows when she could, and peeked over the side to see where Aragorn was. She gasped as she saw Haldir being stabbed by an Orc.
"Haldir!" she cried. As Aragorn made his way up to the dying Elf, Haldir's lifeless head fell onto his shoulder. She cried out again, terrified. When she blinked, Aragorn began slaughtering Orcs left and right. She ran to where Legolas was shooting Orcs.
