Disclaimer: gr, I hate these stupid things. Ne way, I don't own tokien's world or characters.

A/N: Thanks to my reviewers (the good, AND the bad)

BrOwN eYeD tOoK: wow, thnks, that was really sweet of you...TT hey, lol, I don't like shelob either.....ur totally right...SHUDDER

Lady Luthien: ya...srry bout that, I missed a few words... if ya go back, u'll see that it's fixed....lol okay, u did. Lol. Good. We shall see about Gwyn......

hmm: question: well, seeing as how this is MY story, I'm entitled to write what I want...however, I thank you for taking the time to assert YOUR opinion. The opinions of others are always welcome to me.

Heavenstar3: cool, I'm glad you liked it! I know, grima disturbs me 2...everytime my friend KrystynAngelofLight and I watch the Two Towers, we growl at him. Lol. Well, you shall see what happens to Gwyn in time....

KrystynAngelofLight: lol. Ya, I almost put wormtail...(go figure) yup, the nasty orcs have your pippin....;) :p don't worry, dear, you know what happens...

Silcawen Uvanimor-dreamingfifi: well, thanks for the offers (I saw the one on 'The Lord of the Rings: The Story of a Girl)...but I'd really like to keep the names I have. I'm really stuck on the names Gwyn and Autumn...sorry...but if I have other characters that I need to name I'll come to you!

Fvor: well, that's ok...maybe not, but this IS fanfiction, you know. If you recall, Gwyn is a princess, so why should Legolas be prejudiced? They're both royalty. As for Aragorn and arwen and that other person who Aragorn married...you really need to read the story more than you did. I mean, come on! One chapter???!!! You didn't even give it a chance. Thank you, however, for your opinion.

SweetArwen: hi, thx! glad ya liked it! more's coming!

no one: oooo OO so THAT'S why Boromir got up two or three times when he was shot with several arrows!! I get it now! ::rolls eyes:: I normally don't do this, but here we go: Legolas was NOT in bed with Gwyn, okay?? I am NOT sick! As for deleting the story, that's my choice, not yours. And for your info, I didn't take it down because I can't take criticism, I took it down because it had some VERY offensive language in it...and I don't hold with that. Urûk-hai are very strong, and therefore would easily pick Gwyn up. And she DID fight back, and you would have known this if you had read correctly. She's not a wimp; neither am I, come to think of it. I just have a sense of decency (which, apparently, some people lack (hint, hint)). I'm not a weird, love-sick lassie. This is my story and I may do with it what I want. kthxbai

Sparrow MoNkEy: lol, thx. Don't worry, (spoiler alert) I won't make the orcs hurt her that bad. As for the immortal and hair thing...just read the story...and enjoy... ;) sit back and drink the plot ;)

Insane Elven Rock Baby: lol ur not crazy, I'm NUTS over the name, too! I guess Grima just goes back a couple times to report to Saruman, and Saruman could have foreseen that Éowyn was a lost cause for Grima. Well, ne way, here's chap seven.

charmedobsessi12: thx, I'd hoped it would be okay. Hm...I'll try to get more Gwyn/Legolas in there, but it'll be a while before I can. Don't mind the wait! ;)

Part II: The Two Towers

When Gwyn regained consciousness, she found herself being jerked around by the clumsy running of her captors. As her eyes focused she tried to turn her head to see how the hobbits were faring. But it was too painful. For three days and nights she had been out cold, her and head in the same uncomfortable position. Gwyn dared not work her cramp out, for she did not want to annoy the orcs with too much movement. So she waited.

After an hour, the orc captain held up his hand to stop the rest of them. 'What is it?' one orc asked, looking around.

The lead orc sniffed. 'Manflesh,' he said.

'Aarg! They've picked up our trail!'

'Move!' And they were running again.

'Manflesh,' Gwyn thought hopefully. 'Father! Legolas! Gimli!' Once again she attempted to turn her head...and was successful. She spotted Merry not too far away; he as a big awful looking gash on his forehead. She turned to Pippin, who was luckily unharmed. He was tearing the leaf brooch off from his cloak with his teeth. Glancing around to make sure none of the orcs were looking, he caught Gwyn's eye. She nodded, approving his idea. Hopefully the brooch would show her father and the others that they were still alive. She cheered silently in her head when the orcs did not notice a thing.

'We're not goin' no further till we've had a breather!' one orc panted, his hands on his knees.

'Get a fire goin'!' the lead orc shouted.

Gwyn, Merry, and Pippin were thrown to the ground roughly. With her hands bound with a crude rope, Gwyn crawled over to the hobbits. 'Merry?' Pippin was whispering. 'Are you alright?'

'I think,' Merry responded weakly, 'we might have made a mistake leaving the Shire, Pip.'

Pippin and Gwyn smiled. 'How about you, Pippin?' Gwyn asked.

'I'm not hurt.'

'Good,' Gwyn said, then turning to Merry,' That cut looks bad, Merry.'

'I'm alright,' Merry said. 'Besides, not much I can do about it now.'

A large groan came from the trees. 'What's that?' Pippin asked, alarmed.

'It's the trees...' Merry said.

'What?'

'Do you remember to Old Forest? On the borders of Buckland?'

Pip nodded and Gwyn listened intently.

'Folks used to say there was something in the woods that made the trees grow tall...and come alive!'

'Alive!?' Gwyn and Pippin said together. All of them turned their heads quickly when the orcs began to argue.

'Storm it,' one said. 'We ain't had nothin' but maggoty bread for three stinkin' days!'

'Yeah,' another piped up. 'Why can't we have some meat?' He glanced at the three prisoners. 'What 'bout them? They're fresh,' he said, spraying spit. 'Oooo, they look tasty!'

'They are not for eating!' the lead orc said. Merry, Pippin, and Gwyn were dragged to their feet roughly.

Another orc peeped out from the crowd. 'What about their legs?' he said. 'They don't need those.'

'Aw, c'mon! Just a mouthful!' the second orc said, pulling out his hatchet and preparing to swing.

'Get back, orc scum!' the leader yelled, and swung his crude sword out, hacking off the other's head. As the orc's head and body fell to the ground, the leader cried,' Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!'

Cheers broke out from the party of Urûk-hai as they rushed to feast on the dead flesh, leaving their prisoners untended.

'Merry! Pip!' Gwyn said quickly. 'Let's go!' Now back on their knees again from being pushed aside, they began to crawl towards the forest. But it seemed that one of the orcs was not interested in meat of his own kind. He grabbed them all and turned them over. 'Go on,' he whispered menacingly. 'Call for help! Squeal! No one's gonna save you now!' He drew his dagger. Suddenly he squealed and yelped in pain as he was hit in his back with a spear. From nowhere, it seemed, horses with riders charged into their midst, killing orcs. Gwyn did not know whether they were friend or foe, and saw their chance to escape. Using the fallen orc's dagger, she cut her bonds loose, then untied the hobbits'. 'Come on,' she said, standing them up. They ran for the forest, but followed closely by a stray orc. He grabbed at Pippin's side, holding him back. 'The belt!' Merry cried.

Pippin seemed to undo something. At last he broke free of the orc's grip...and ran. The orc followed.

Panting, the trio collapsed against a large tree. 'Did we lose him?' Pip asked. 'I think we lost him.'

But not so. A second after Pippin said that, the orc came thrashing out of the trees. 'Where are you?' he cried. 'I'm gonna rip off your filthy little heads! Come out!' He spotted them. 'I'm gonna get you!'

'Up the trees, quickly,' Gwyn said, jumping up gracefully and extending her arms down for the hobbits. She pulled each of them up and climbed higher. 'He's gone,' Merry said after a moment. Suddenly he was yanked down. 'Merry!' Gwyn and Pippin shouted, watching their comrade disappear. They heard voices from below. 'I'm gonna put a maggot hole in your belly!' the orc said.

All of a sudden, the tree moved, startling Gwyn and Pippin. It lifted a great foot and crushed the orc. 'Run, Merry!' Gwyn shouted. But being so small, Merry's stride was not match for that of the tree. Easy as anything, it scooped Merry up.

It spoke in a deep rumbling voice. 'Little orcs, barrarruum!'

'It's talking, Merry,' Pippin said, petrified. 'The tree is talking'

'Tree?' the 'tree' roared. 'I am no tree! I am an Ent'

'A tree herder,' Gwyn said in amazement. 'A shepherd of the forest!'

'Don't talk to it, Gwyn,' Pip whispered. 'Don't encourage it.'

'Treebeard some call me,' the Ent said.

'And whose side are you on?' Pippin asked.

'Side?' the Ent said. 'I am on nobody's side, because nobody's on MY side, little orc. Nobody cares of the woods anymore.'

'We're not orcs!' Gwyn said frustrated. 'I'm a human and the other two are hobbits!'

'Hobbits? Never heard of hobbits before...sounds like orc mischief to me!' Treebeard said and started to squeeze them. They squirmed painfully. 'They come with fire, they come with axes, gnawing, biting, breaking, hacking, burning! Destroyers and usurpers, curse them!'

'No,' Merry said desperately, 'you don't understand! We're hobbits...Halflings...Shire-folk! And she's a human!'

'Well, maybe you are, and maybe you aren't,' Treebeard said. 'The White Wizard will know.'

'The White Wizard?' Pippin whispered, voice filled with fear.

'Saruman,' Merry confirmed.

Suddenly Treebeard dropped them on the ground. They dared to look up at the shining figure in front of them. 'Gandalf!' Gwyn exclaimed.

A/N: There ya go...I didn't make the orcs hurt her...hope that chappie was okay...maybe some reviews would tell me....(hint, hint. ;)) btw, next chappie should be up soon...keep checking!

Luv yas,

Lilz