By: Keladry of Masbolle Title: All Shall Fade... k/n (unless you want me to change it...) A/N: there is no Yuki! And I need a beta!!!

Ch. 2 the Task, Helm's Deep and Griffin feathers...

"Your task is...to make sure Middle Earth does not fall, you shall also protect two hobbits, Meriadoc BrandyBruck and Peregrin Took. Keladry, Nealan, and Tobeis, you are to protect Meriadoc. And Domitan and Merric, you are to protect Peregrin. Now the hobbits won't be with you when you get there, you shall meet them later. For now I need you to protect Helm's Deep." When the chamber was finished speaking Neal requested "May I have my warhorse, armor, and weapons?" It nodded. "My griffin fletched arrows?" Kel also asked. The items appeared by their sides. "Anything else?" the Chamber asked. They all shook their heads except Neal who, was trying to put his armor on. "Then go now and come back alive..." There was the bright light again and then they were in Helm's Deep...

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A sword was drawn and an arrow cocked at the newcomers and their horses who appeared so abruptly in the midst of a conversation. "Well..." Neal drawled with sarcasm. "Is that the way to treat those who have come to your aid?" Kel elbowed him then added, while ignoring a glare from Neal, "Excuse my friend, we are here on business to help those at Helm's Deep and to protect the two called Meriadoc and Peregrin" Kel finished.

"The hobbits are not here right now, though w would love the aid. But what can you five men can do to help us? Already the odds are about 3,000 to 10,000." A man said. Kel shrugged. "I've been in battles with worse odds. We won though and our deaths weren't that bad. But anyway" Kel asked "who are you?"
"Forgive me," the man said "I am Aragorn of Gondor, the elf is Legolas Greenleaf, the dwarf Gimli son of Gloin, and the King is Théoden of Rohan." Kel and her friends bowed, witch was hard to do in a saddle. Merric said "I am Merric of Hollyrose a knight, He" Merric pointed to Neal. "Is healer Nealan of Queenscove, The dark-haired one is Sergeant Domitan of Masbolle, the lady is Lady Knight Keladry of Mindelan, Protector of the Small." Merric finished. A faked cough sounded, and Merric realized something then said "and this is Tobeis Boon, sorry about the horses in here." They dismounted.

"Who is this beauty?" Aragorn asked reaching to pet Kel's warhorse PeachBlossom. "Don't!" they shouted. Aragorn yanked his arm away just in time. "You are i/ getting slow Peach." Kel commented "six years ago you would have had his whole arm in your teeth." Aragorn flinched at the thought. Kel then added "So... how can we help?" Legolas then led them towards the wall.

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As they neared the wall, Kel started to pass out her griffin-fletched arrows, giving ten to each of her friends and leaving Kel with fifty. Kel saw something in the sky and started to ask the elf beside her "What is that?" Legolas looked and replied. "The rider is one of the seven Ring- wraiths and the thing flying is a Nazgul." Kel simply replied "Oh..." She got out her bow and a griffin-fletched arrow looking at Neal and grinned and nodded. Neal started the count. "One..." They cocked their bows. "Two..." They drew them. "Three..." They aimed. "Fire!" Neal shouted.

The beast and rider went down. A gasp was emitted from many and murmurs spread through orcs, humans, and elves. Neal's arrow in the Beast' throat and Kel's in the Wraith's.

Legolas looked at them in utter amazement and said "You took down one of the seven Ring-Wraiths and the Nazgul with i/ arrow?" Legolas shook his head. "Your arrows though...they looked like they had a mind of their own..." Neal then answered "No" he shook his head. "It's only griffin feathers..."

a/n so you like? Oh ya and read these stories.

"Speak Now" by Seadragon

Godlings by BritKit

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All the other stories on my favorite stories list! Yay!

Keladry of Masbolle