The orcs broke through the gates,
Legolas and aragorn let arrows fly, hitting two orcs in the front of the
hord. Five orcs passed them and came at Gandalf and the hobbits.
They began to run at the orcs, engaging them, Caitlin still stood. Her
sword ready, looking around. An orc broke free from the rest and came at
her, her eyes went wide and a cry was released from her chest as she swung
her weapon down, slicing the orc from the face down through the chest and
ending at its hip with the tip of the blade, she took another deep breath
in as her body moved with the blow, repositioning itself for an upward cut
through the chest and upward right shoulder of another orc. Yet another orc
came at her from behind and keeping her back straight and bending her knees
she knelt down, lifting her sword and driving it through his stomach. Then
standing again she looked around, running toward the hobbits and fighting
at their side.
The cave troll broke through the gate, the ground rumbled as it stumbled into the room, flailing its massive wooden club in every direction, hitting anything in sight. First going for Sam who dove under its legs, the other hobbits, pippen, Mary, and frodo hid behind a pillar with Caitlin. The cave troll went after gimli, smashing the coffin and several orcs to get to him, legolas shot 2 arrows into the beast's body. Redirecting its attention to him, gandalf, took out a few orcs as he fought. The cave troll swung its chain at legolas, who avoided it, the troll swings it again and this time it caught on a pillar, Legolas takes this opportunity and he jumped along the chain to atop the troll and shot two arrows directly into its head. The troll stumbles and snaps itself free of the pillar as Legolas jumps off its back.
The troll raises his mace and brings it down at the hobbits, causing them to jump aside, leaving fro do and Caitlin on one pillar. The troll seeks them as they try to escape its sight. Caitlin jabs the troll with her sword but he persists in his search for them.
"TAU AMIN! TAU AMIN!" she cries, to anyone with in hearing distance. Hearing the elfish words, Legolas turns his eyes to the troll, seeing the danger frodo and Caitlin are in he and Aragorn tries to fight their way over to them.
Caitlin pushes frodo and moves herself around the pillar. The troll peering around trying to find them.
The troll comes up around the pillar causing them both to stumble and fall into a corner; the troll finds them and grabs frodo by the leg. Caitlin's arm is stuck in the trolls grasp and they are both carried off the edge of the recess. They are dropped and Aragorn jumps in-between the troll, Frodo and Caitlin.
Legolas tries to reach them but he cannot fight the orcs fast enough. Aragorn is knocked aside and unconscious, Frodo tries to revive him but cannot. The troll picks up the spear. Frodo begins to run but the troll peruses him. Caitlin stands in its path and jumps on its chest, stabbing it with her sword. But the troll pays no mind. He corners frodo and takes aim. He thrusts the spear into frodos chest. Caitlin continues to fight the troll but he grabs her by the arm, the sword still imbedded in its flesh. Marry and pippin jump on the trolls back, stabbing it with their knives.
The fellowship redoubles their efforts and fought mercilessly The troll grabbed pippen and threw him off, still holding Caitlin by the arm, as Legolas and gimli finished it off. Gimli hacks at it with his axe. Legolas shoots an arrow in its mouth. The beast stops fighting and swaggers, grabbing at the arrow. It releases Caitlin who lands hard but gets up and scrambles out of the way moaning as it died, and then finally smashed into the ground. Mary is thrown to the ground, off the beast.
The room suddenly went tense as they all realized frodo must be dead.
Aragorn, turned frodo over "oh no." but Frodo gasps for air. "Im alright"
"You are full of surprises master begins"
Everyone stood silent as Frodo reveals his methril shirt The sound of orcs were heard once more,
"We must make it to the bridge of khazad-dum!" yelled gandalf. The group felt the room getting smaller as the orcs surrounded the city; they all ran out into the great hall. They ran out into the cavers as the room filled with orcs, they were like bugs, coming out of every corner and nook to reveal their horrifying number. They found themselves surround by orcs, the hobbits were circled off in the middle, the rest stood ready to fight. Caitlin knew they would not have to fight this evil, but felt her courage falter at the thought of the balroc. The orcs then began to disburse, and Caitlin felt the vibrations of the balrog, she gripped legolas's arm and he looked down at her, he saw her face filled with fear. But still she stood fast. The room filled with light from a distance, like fire, red glowing. "What is it?"
"a balrog" said gandalf A fiery, demon of heat and smoke, the whole of the room filled with the heat and flame of the creature as it growled, the room rumbled and shook all looked on at the empty space that soon would be filled with some evil they did not know, they seemed to falter a bit as if they did not know weather it was a time to fight or flee. They looked to gandalf who stood silent but soon they took their cue as he ordered what they knew in their heat must be done.
"RUN" yelled gandalf
They ran and ran through the corridors, followed close behind by the fire demon. Caitlin's breath became heavy and she again wiped the sweat from her brow, cold and wet.
Caitlin knew what would happen next as they passed through the doorway to the stair well; gandalf stands in the doorway, sheparding them through. They reached the break in the stare and legolas jumped across as the arrows of the orcs began to fly past them, it began to crack and one bye one the members were tossed over, Caitlin waited and as frodo and aragorn came so did she, legolas caught Frodo and all continued to run past the narrow bridge that separated them from the exit. Arrows continued to fly at them as they ran and ran, further, she was last, next to gandalf, they all reached the other side. Caitlin then went back, as gandalf turned to face the balrog who was breaking down the wall where they had come from. She stopped, her heart torn. Should she help him? She heard the screams of the others at the gates to the exit, the flame and fire was close, they could feel it by their faces. "gandalf" she said. He turned to her, "gandalf, no" she yelled.
He pushed her toward the rest, "do not attempt to change fate, this is where my path leads me, no one can change that, NOW GO." She, did not understand his words but obeyed. Seeing in his eyes that he understood her conflict and still told her to go.
The balrog came, the great demon which could not be beaten without loss. gandalf defeated it, as if he knew his fate, gandalf fell, caitlin knew it was to kill the balrog, yet she sunk to her knees, still partly on the bridge, she began to sob, "noooooo" she heard frodos cry and so deep was her sorrow, that at first thought it was her own. She could not move, could not speak, she could only watch the spot where she last saw gandalf. But she picked herself up and stumbled out of the caverns with the others. Her heart broken like there's, even with the knowledge of his return, she could not console herself, his loss was great, and her heart heavy. She stood outside, amidst the grief, the fellowship felt.
Her eyes peered around and she felt her body, it was so cold. .
Boromir, flew at her, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her violently, tears fell from his eyes. "WHY, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAVE HIM!" his grip on her increased. He shook her again, squeezing her shoulders violently.
Aragorn , legolas and gimli ran to him tried to pry his hands from her. "boromir, she is not to blame, I know your grief, we all do, but this is not how to honor gandalfs sacrifice." Said legolas sternly. "yes, let her go," said gimli boromires grasp weakened, caitlin looked up at him, and seeing the grief she lifted her hand to his face. "I am so sorry," she said, she then hugged him, trying in some way to help him understand that gandalf would be all right. Then realizing, he would never know that gandalf lived, he would die believing gandalf was dead.
"legolas, get them up," said aragorn, turning his thoughts to the safety of the group
"give them a moment for pity sake" said boromire
she heard the words, but drowned them out. She only cried, among so much sorrow. She knew of lothlorien, and the comfort the fellowship would find there. She knew they needed it, and she needed it as well. Her hands still shook and she felt a cold sweat all over. They passed rocks and boulders. Aragorn slows his pace to walk beside Caitlin.
"are you alright, you look so pale." He said placeing a hand on her shoulder. "I do not feel well." She said with a slow pace in her voice. And then shook her head to say no.
Aragorn, touched her for head with his hand, his eyes went wide. "Your temperature is dropping fast." he said with a frantic tone.
"I will be alright until we reach lothlorien" She said with a weak voice. But Aragorn didn't seem to be paying attention and they both stopped. Aragorn quickly picked her up, startling her. "Wait, I can make it to lothlorien, this isn't necessary." She said, knowing they couldn't understand her anyways. "I feel fine," she interjected But Aragorn wasn't paying any attention, "Legolas!!" he yelled and the elf came running. "I feel alright, really, we can make it to lothlorien then get some help." She said again. "Legolas, take her to Lothlorien, she is very sick, you can get her their faster than any of us, you must be quick, she has no time!!" he said as he handed Caitlin to him. "WAIT!! PUT..ME..DOWN!!!!" she yelled, grabbing at him and trying to make him put her down and Legolas did. "I feel like I can make it to loth." but her voice trails off and she falls abit but catches herself. "to.lothlo." she couldn't finish her sentence as her knees gave out and her body went numb. Legolas picked her up and began to run, he ran faster than anyone she had ever seen, and never broke a sweat. His movement was so graceful and silent, he moved through the trees and forest like a jungle cat. With determination in his face.
She thought of the elves they would encounter, and she wondered if they would detect Legolas as he stealthily moved through the bush.
She felt herself going numb, and she decided to keep her mind going, she didn't want to pass out, she didn't know what was wrong but she was scared.
"I bet you will be very happy to see people of your kind." She said, as they ran, knowing he would not understand her. Looking down at her he knew she wanted to make conversation and thought it was the only thing they could do to keep her awake. "I will be glad to see other elves, and the lady of light,"
"and lady galandria." She said. At this he looked at her curiously, "you said galadriel." He said through breaths as he ran.They both looked at each other.
But, just then a voice was heard, "stop." He said, and appearing all around them, elves, with their bows drawn. Legoals stopped abruptly in his tracks as the elves surrounded them. Caitlin could hardly hold he head up but through her blurred vision she made out haldirs face as he approached them. "mani naa essa en lle?" (what is your name.) "amin namei Legolas Greenleaf, amin aaye tuulo Mirkwood, melloneamin a ai khila amin lothlorien kela esta sinome." ( my name is legolas greenleaf, I come from mirkwood, my companions are a little distance behind me, but my friend is very ill, I must get to lothlorien immediately)
Haldir looked at them, the girl in his arms, pale and sweat ridden, and the elf, one he knew to not only be from mirkwood, but be the prince of mirkwood. He paused thinking as to weather he should allow them to pass. He then spoke "Ona tira ten rashwe." (go, and be careful) he said, stepping aside to let them pass.
Legolas waisted no time, and continued on his path, toward lothlorien. They reached the city and legolas continued on to the healers who were in the third great tree down from the main hall. he reached it and ran up the stares. Then reaching the room that was some what like a hospital, he was met by many healers. Who took one look at Caitlin and began to work quickly on her. "Put her down over here." said one of the male elves, motioning to the bed. Legolas placed her down onto the bed. Other elves gathered around looking at her face and hands.
"lady galandriel will have to look at her." said one of the elves under his breath. "I don't know if we can help her."
The cave troll broke through the gate, the ground rumbled as it stumbled into the room, flailing its massive wooden club in every direction, hitting anything in sight. First going for Sam who dove under its legs, the other hobbits, pippen, Mary, and frodo hid behind a pillar with Caitlin. The cave troll went after gimli, smashing the coffin and several orcs to get to him, legolas shot 2 arrows into the beast's body. Redirecting its attention to him, gandalf, took out a few orcs as he fought. The cave troll swung its chain at legolas, who avoided it, the troll swings it again and this time it caught on a pillar, Legolas takes this opportunity and he jumped along the chain to atop the troll and shot two arrows directly into its head. The troll stumbles and snaps itself free of the pillar as Legolas jumps off its back.
The troll raises his mace and brings it down at the hobbits, causing them to jump aside, leaving fro do and Caitlin on one pillar. The troll seeks them as they try to escape its sight. Caitlin jabs the troll with her sword but he persists in his search for them.
"TAU AMIN! TAU AMIN!" she cries, to anyone with in hearing distance. Hearing the elfish words, Legolas turns his eyes to the troll, seeing the danger frodo and Caitlin are in he and Aragorn tries to fight their way over to them.
Caitlin pushes frodo and moves herself around the pillar. The troll peering around trying to find them.
The troll comes up around the pillar causing them both to stumble and fall into a corner; the troll finds them and grabs frodo by the leg. Caitlin's arm is stuck in the trolls grasp and they are both carried off the edge of the recess. They are dropped and Aragorn jumps in-between the troll, Frodo and Caitlin.
Legolas tries to reach them but he cannot fight the orcs fast enough. Aragorn is knocked aside and unconscious, Frodo tries to revive him but cannot. The troll picks up the spear. Frodo begins to run but the troll peruses him. Caitlin stands in its path and jumps on its chest, stabbing it with her sword. But the troll pays no mind. He corners frodo and takes aim. He thrusts the spear into frodos chest. Caitlin continues to fight the troll but he grabs her by the arm, the sword still imbedded in its flesh. Marry and pippin jump on the trolls back, stabbing it with their knives.
The fellowship redoubles their efforts and fought mercilessly The troll grabbed pippen and threw him off, still holding Caitlin by the arm, as Legolas and gimli finished it off. Gimli hacks at it with his axe. Legolas shoots an arrow in its mouth. The beast stops fighting and swaggers, grabbing at the arrow. It releases Caitlin who lands hard but gets up and scrambles out of the way moaning as it died, and then finally smashed into the ground. Mary is thrown to the ground, off the beast.
The room suddenly went tense as they all realized frodo must be dead.
Aragorn, turned frodo over "oh no." but Frodo gasps for air. "Im alright"
"You are full of surprises master begins"
Everyone stood silent as Frodo reveals his methril shirt The sound of orcs were heard once more,
"We must make it to the bridge of khazad-dum!" yelled gandalf. The group felt the room getting smaller as the orcs surrounded the city; they all ran out into the great hall. They ran out into the cavers as the room filled with orcs, they were like bugs, coming out of every corner and nook to reveal their horrifying number. They found themselves surround by orcs, the hobbits were circled off in the middle, the rest stood ready to fight. Caitlin knew they would not have to fight this evil, but felt her courage falter at the thought of the balroc. The orcs then began to disburse, and Caitlin felt the vibrations of the balrog, she gripped legolas's arm and he looked down at her, he saw her face filled with fear. But still she stood fast. The room filled with light from a distance, like fire, red glowing. "What is it?"
"a balrog" said gandalf A fiery, demon of heat and smoke, the whole of the room filled with the heat and flame of the creature as it growled, the room rumbled and shook all looked on at the empty space that soon would be filled with some evil they did not know, they seemed to falter a bit as if they did not know weather it was a time to fight or flee. They looked to gandalf who stood silent but soon they took their cue as he ordered what they knew in their heat must be done.
"RUN" yelled gandalf
They ran and ran through the corridors, followed close behind by the fire demon. Caitlin's breath became heavy and she again wiped the sweat from her brow, cold and wet.
Caitlin knew what would happen next as they passed through the doorway to the stair well; gandalf stands in the doorway, sheparding them through. They reached the break in the stare and legolas jumped across as the arrows of the orcs began to fly past them, it began to crack and one bye one the members were tossed over, Caitlin waited and as frodo and aragorn came so did she, legolas caught Frodo and all continued to run past the narrow bridge that separated them from the exit. Arrows continued to fly at them as they ran and ran, further, she was last, next to gandalf, they all reached the other side. Caitlin then went back, as gandalf turned to face the balrog who was breaking down the wall where they had come from. She stopped, her heart torn. Should she help him? She heard the screams of the others at the gates to the exit, the flame and fire was close, they could feel it by their faces. "gandalf" she said. He turned to her, "gandalf, no" she yelled.
He pushed her toward the rest, "do not attempt to change fate, this is where my path leads me, no one can change that, NOW GO." She, did not understand his words but obeyed. Seeing in his eyes that he understood her conflict and still told her to go.
The balrog came, the great demon which could not be beaten without loss. gandalf defeated it, as if he knew his fate, gandalf fell, caitlin knew it was to kill the balrog, yet she sunk to her knees, still partly on the bridge, she began to sob, "noooooo" she heard frodos cry and so deep was her sorrow, that at first thought it was her own. She could not move, could not speak, she could only watch the spot where she last saw gandalf. But she picked herself up and stumbled out of the caverns with the others. Her heart broken like there's, even with the knowledge of his return, she could not console herself, his loss was great, and her heart heavy. She stood outside, amidst the grief, the fellowship felt.
Her eyes peered around and she felt her body, it was so cold. .
Boromir, flew at her, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her violently, tears fell from his eyes. "WHY, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAVE HIM!" his grip on her increased. He shook her again, squeezing her shoulders violently.
Aragorn , legolas and gimli ran to him tried to pry his hands from her. "boromir, she is not to blame, I know your grief, we all do, but this is not how to honor gandalfs sacrifice." Said legolas sternly. "yes, let her go," said gimli boromires grasp weakened, caitlin looked up at him, and seeing the grief she lifted her hand to his face. "I am so sorry," she said, she then hugged him, trying in some way to help him understand that gandalf would be all right. Then realizing, he would never know that gandalf lived, he would die believing gandalf was dead.
"legolas, get them up," said aragorn, turning his thoughts to the safety of the group
"give them a moment for pity sake" said boromire
she heard the words, but drowned them out. She only cried, among so much sorrow. She knew of lothlorien, and the comfort the fellowship would find there. She knew they needed it, and she needed it as well. Her hands still shook and she felt a cold sweat all over. They passed rocks and boulders. Aragorn slows his pace to walk beside Caitlin.
"are you alright, you look so pale." He said placeing a hand on her shoulder. "I do not feel well." She said with a slow pace in her voice. And then shook her head to say no.
Aragorn, touched her for head with his hand, his eyes went wide. "Your temperature is dropping fast." he said with a frantic tone.
"I will be alright until we reach lothlorien" She said with a weak voice. But Aragorn didn't seem to be paying attention and they both stopped. Aragorn quickly picked her up, startling her. "Wait, I can make it to lothlorien, this isn't necessary." She said, knowing they couldn't understand her anyways. "I feel fine," she interjected But Aragorn wasn't paying any attention, "Legolas!!" he yelled and the elf came running. "I feel alright, really, we can make it to lothlorien then get some help." She said again. "Legolas, take her to Lothlorien, she is very sick, you can get her their faster than any of us, you must be quick, she has no time!!" he said as he handed Caitlin to him. "WAIT!! PUT..ME..DOWN!!!!" she yelled, grabbing at him and trying to make him put her down and Legolas did. "I feel like I can make it to loth." but her voice trails off and she falls abit but catches herself. "to.lothlo." she couldn't finish her sentence as her knees gave out and her body went numb. Legolas picked her up and began to run, he ran faster than anyone she had ever seen, and never broke a sweat. His movement was so graceful and silent, he moved through the trees and forest like a jungle cat. With determination in his face.
She thought of the elves they would encounter, and she wondered if they would detect Legolas as he stealthily moved through the bush.
She felt herself going numb, and she decided to keep her mind going, she didn't want to pass out, she didn't know what was wrong but she was scared.
"I bet you will be very happy to see people of your kind." She said, as they ran, knowing he would not understand her. Looking down at her he knew she wanted to make conversation and thought it was the only thing they could do to keep her awake. "I will be glad to see other elves, and the lady of light,"
"and lady galandria." She said. At this he looked at her curiously, "you said galadriel." He said through breaths as he ran.They both looked at each other.
But, just then a voice was heard, "stop." He said, and appearing all around them, elves, with their bows drawn. Legoals stopped abruptly in his tracks as the elves surrounded them. Caitlin could hardly hold he head up but through her blurred vision she made out haldirs face as he approached them. "mani naa essa en lle?" (what is your name.) "amin namei Legolas Greenleaf, amin aaye tuulo Mirkwood, melloneamin a ai khila amin lothlorien kela esta sinome." ( my name is legolas greenleaf, I come from mirkwood, my companions are a little distance behind me, but my friend is very ill, I must get to lothlorien immediately)
Haldir looked at them, the girl in his arms, pale and sweat ridden, and the elf, one he knew to not only be from mirkwood, but be the prince of mirkwood. He paused thinking as to weather he should allow them to pass. He then spoke "Ona tira ten rashwe." (go, and be careful) he said, stepping aside to let them pass.
Legolas waisted no time, and continued on his path, toward lothlorien. They reached the city and legolas continued on to the healers who were in the third great tree down from the main hall. he reached it and ran up the stares. Then reaching the room that was some what like a hospital, he was met by many healers. Who took one look at Caitlin and began to work quickly on her. "Put her down over here." said one of the male elves, motioning to the bed. Legolas placed her down onto the bed. Other elves gathered around looking at her face and hands.
"lady galandriel will have to look at her." said one of the elves under his breath. "I don't know if we can help her."