To the comment about the vile giving Caitlin immortality that is certainly
a possibility but only time will tell.
P.s. the next chapter may be a bit late, my finals will be over in two weeks so I am hoping I can get a chapter out before then but should I not be able to I apologize.
He stood, knowing that Aragorn and Gimli needed assistance, their lives hung in the balance around her decisions as she ran in the other direction. She passed orcs, feeling haldir would be close. Also feeling that Aragorn and Gimli would come closer to peril with every step she took, where was Legolas. She turned for a moment in hesitation, in an attempt to see the battle between the orcs and her friends that waged down below her in the drainage pipe.
WHAMM
She felt her feet fly up over her head as she was slammed into the concrete below, an orc who had rammed into her looming above. her brain did not register pain or word but instinctively searched for her sword which had fallen from her grasp for a moment as the smell of dirt and stone came to her. The orc raised its weapon up over its head at the moment when her hand found its familiar grip on the white blade. It was wedged under the armor of a fallen body that lay next to her. And her eyes widened and her breath drew in a gasp as through the dust filled air and screeching terrible noise of battle, she found the blade of her opponent coming down on her. She rolled to the right just as the blade came down, its impact sparking a bit as it hit the stone below. Caitlin found her grip on the hilt coming easier to her as it began sliding out from under the armor. To late to find the orc who was ready yet again to strike at her.
THOCK THOCK THOCK
Three arrows whizzed by her and into the creature that took a step back and then fell to the ground. Caitlin stood to her feet quickly and with great relief to find Legolas running toward her. She captured his eyes with her own as he came closer and closer, nodding with an expression that was both a gratitude and agnolignent of her undying affection for him. She then looked down to Aragorn and Gimli, knowing Legolas would follow her eye and know she meant for him to help their companions. He passed by her slowing for only a moment, to reach out his hand to graze her shoulder and affectionately extend it down her arm and hand in his continuing path down the stair to their friends. Caitlin felt his touch while she continued her own path in the other direction to Haldirs aid.
She heard the horn, and the retreat call from the keep just as she reached haldirs side. She stood at his back as the other elves all fought around him. She screamed out a warrior yell as she recognized the orc that would strike the final blow to this majestic warrior. She ran at him with Gomathis, striking him down. She heard the cries of battle around her, as the orcs swarmed like ants around them. She turned to face him, and found he now stood alone, and the elven warriors who had stood by his side were now gone, she recognized the body that lay beside Haldir as being one of the elves she had accompanied to his aid. Then raising her eyes to haldir "we have to get to the keep..." she said as she sheathed her blood soaked sword. He stood there, and something about him just seemed off, as he stood their looking at her, his sword grasped loosely in his hand by his side. His arms seemed limp somehow and his body unmovable. She then realized that he was hurt, as she saw blood running down from his stomach. His sword fell from his hand to the ground and his body began to fall. Caitlin rushed over to him, catching him under her, positioning his body on her back as he became completely limp. "HALDIR, HALIR" she yelled as his she struggled to hold his weight with the weight of the armor. She had no way of knowing is he was dead of alive but she refused to give him over to deaths grasp now. She hoped he was simply unconscious but if she had moved to check him she would never be able to lift him. She lowered he body, bending her knees, spreading her legs slightly to ground herself even more and lowering her back so that his arms draped over her shoulders. "AAAARRRRGHGHGGH" she yelled as she lifted her body up and held his legs with her hands. She took the first few steps toward the keep with an agony from his weight with the only thing perpetuating her movement being the will of survival. She didn't know how she managed to move herself along but half way to the keep she saw orcs heading in her direction. She couldn't let go of Haldir, she couldn't leave another friend, not again. But just as they came close three elves stepped in out of nowhere, holding in her defense and creating a path to the keep. With a renewed since of power she trudged along even faster entering the protective walls with her elven guardians.
Haldir was quickly taken from her shoulders, she turned to see his face but he was carried off before she could find any conclusion as to his death or life. She found that many soldiers ran to the gates and she knew the orcs were breaking through, they were everywhere, they felt like a swarm of insects engulfing the entire structure. She ran to the gate with a determination. The king was coming through an injury to his neck, she didn't have much time to think but she was sure she remembered his injury had been to the shoulder in the movie.
Aragorn came rushing forth as barricades were being brought to the gates. "Caitlin come with me, he said as he took her hand and brought her through a doorway to a stair that led down. They stopped suddenly. "Now Caitlin when I toss you across we have to defend the doorway, the king needs more time." He said.
Caitlin knew that they could defeat the orcs from the edge of the gates, but like Gimli she didn't know if she could jump the distance to the other side. "Aragorn, I cant jump that far." She said.
"I will throw you over" he said as he got ready to jump with her.
"where is Gimli." She said. Aragorn paused and lowered his eyes.
"wh-what does that mean" Aragorn. She said with a dread in her voice. "WHAT DOES THAT LOOK MEAN ARA-" she said as he threw her across. Her mind was on her friend but she drew her sword as tears fell from her face. Was he alright? Her dread turned to anger, anger that they might have harmed him. And her fury shown through in her bloodshed. She fought with a vengance, she was tired, and for the first time she saw that the sky was beginning to show that coming day. The sun was not yet visible but the blue shade of morning covered the land with a blanket of mist.
Caitlin took the initiative and so furious was she in battle that even as Aragorn pulled her away from the fight to the rope that hung from the wall she continued to attack.
Legolas dropped the rope, seeing that Aragorn and Caitlin moved to grab it. Aragorn took hold of it and climbed up, giving Caitlin room to grab it. Legolas began to pull them up. His elven strength bringing them up more swiftly than ten humans. They ascended the wall swiftly and Caitlin could see Legolas at the top, she felt a great weight lifted, as she knew she would be soon in his embrace. Legolas saw them coming closer to him and as they did his heart seemed to lift and brighten at he prospect of holding her again. His strength was redoubled and he pulled even harder than before.
Caitlin could see the top of the wall and Aragorn who was just above her reached his hand out, touching the cusp of the top of the wall. "AAH" she felt her foot tugged on, and looking down she saw a rope around her foot. "ARAGORN!!" she said as her leg was pulled from the rope. She took hold of the rope more tightly as Aragorn stretched down with one of his hands and tried to reach her. "Caitlin!!" yelled Legolas who tied off the rope. He leaned out over the railing and reached his hand out as far as he possibly could, trying to reach her hand. "Caitlin!!"
The rope looped around her foot was being pulled by an orc, positioned not directly below her but further off, away from the wall, a long extended line far from the base of the wall. Other orcs began to join the one. Caitlin gritted her teeth, and clung desperately to the rope as they all began to be pulled from the wall. Caitlin squeezed her eyes shut and wrapped her free leg around the rope as it was slowly pulled straight in the air away from the wall.
"Aragorn, grab her, hurry, HURRY!!! He yelled as he saw a troll heading toward the base of the rope, he knew that should that troll get ahold of the rope Caitlin would never be able to hold on. She would be killed by the awaiting orcs.
"I CANT REACH HER, LEGOLAS CLIMB OUT OVER ME, GRAB HER."
Legolas climbed out over Aragorn grabbing caitlins arm. A smile came over her face as he touched her. "I have you." He said as he pulled her closer to him. He smiled. "Lego............................"
"Caitlin NO!!!!" he yelled as the troll ran with the rope away from the wall. Taking Caitlin, forcing her grip from the rope and forcibly removing caitlins hand from Legolas grasp. He watched as though they took him as well. Caitlins face changed from its smile, as the rope went loose and flew in the air with her disappearing figure to the ground. The rope Aragorn and Legolas rested on fell as well, hitting the side of the wall once more. Legolas watched as caitlins body flew in the air and hit he ground skidding across the soil before the trolls grasp on the rope tightened once more, dragging her far from the keep and any allie in sight. "NO!!" Legolas yelled again, and he released his grasp on the rope, intent on helping her. Aragorn grabbed his arm. "Legolas, that path is only suicide." He said. "she cant be helped now."
Legolas looked again, and saw none of her, only the sworms of orcs. All intent on killing them all.
THE END
Oh I wouldn't do that to you. But I bet you were scared there for a minute weren't you. Is Haldir dead? Is Gimli alright? Is Gimli dead? Is Caitlin dead? Well it would certainly be a morbid way of ending, but then I have seen really depressing endings before, here is another reader partisipation event, should Legolas jump from the rope after Caitlin, or should he not. I have idead and scenarios for both events and they will send the story in two VERY different directions but I cant decide, so its up to you. Review and tell me which you would like and I will put that in. Love Aiko Alima
P.s. the next chapter may be a bit late, my finals will be over in two weeks so I am hoping I can get a chapter out before then but should I not be able to I apologize.
He stood, knowing that Aragorn and Gimli needed assistance, their lives hung in the balance around her decisions as she ran in the other direction. She passed orcs, feeling haldir would be close. Also feeling that Aragorn and Gimli would come closer to peril with every step she took, where was Legolas. She turned for a moment in hesitation, in an attempt to see the battle between the orcs and her friends that waged down below her in the drainage pipe.
WHAMM
She felt her feet fly up over her head as she was slammed into the concrete below, an orc who had rammed into her looming above. her brain did not register pain or word but instinctively searched for her sword which had fallen from her grasp for a moment as the smell of dirt and stone came to her. The orc raised its weapon up over its head at the moment when her hand found its familiar grip on the white blade. It was wedged under the armor of a fallen body that lay next to her. And her eyes widened and her breath drew in a gasp as through the dust filled air and screeching terrible noise of battle, she found the blade of her opponent coming down on her. She rolled to the right just as the blade came down, its impact sparking a bit as it hit the stone below. Caitlin found her grip on the hilt coming easier to her as it began sliding out from under the armor. To late to find the orc who was ready yet again to strike at her.
THOCK THOCK THOCK
Three arrows whizzed by her and into the creature that took a step back and then fell to the ground. Caitlin stood to her feet quickly and with great relief to find Legolas running toward her. She captured his eyes with her own as he came closer and closer, nodding with an expression that was both a gratitude and agnolignent of her undying affection for him. She then looked down to Aragorn and Gimli, knowing Legolas would follow her eye and know she meant for him to help their companions. He passed by her slowing for only a moment, to reach out his hand to graze her shoulder and affectionately extend it down her arm and hand in his continuing path down the stair to their friends. Caitlin felt his touch while she continued her own path in the other direction to Haldirs aid.
She heard the horn, and the retreat call from the keep just as she reached haldirs side. She stood at his back as the other elves all fought around him. She screamed out a warrior yell as she recognized the orc that would strike the final blow to this majestic warrior. She ran at him with Gomathis, striking him down. She heard the cries of battle around her, as the orcs swarmed like ants around them. She turned to face him, and found he now stood alone, and the elven warriors who had stood by his side were now gone, she recognized the body that lay beside Haldir as being one of the elves she had accompanied to his aid. Then raising her eyes to haldir "we have to get to the keep..." she said as she sheathed her blood soaked sword. He stood there, and something about him just seemed off, as he stood their looking at her, his sword grasped loosely in his hand by his side. His arms seemed limp somehow and his body unmovable. She then realized that he was hurt, as she saw blood running down from his stomach. His sword fell from his hand to the ground and his body began to fall. Caitlin rushed over to him, catching him under her, positioning his body on her back as he became completely limp. "HALDIR, HALIR" she yelled as his she struggled to hold his weight with the weight of the armor. She had no way of knowing is he was dead of alive but she refused to give him over to deaths grasp now. She hoped he was simply unconscious but if she had moved to check him she would never be able to lift him. She lowered he body, bending her knees, spreading her legs slightly to ground herself even more and lowering her back so that his arms draped over her shoulders. "AAAARRRRGHGHGGH" she yelled as she lifted her body up and held his legs with her hands. She took the first few steps toward the keep with an agony from his weight with the only thing perpetuating her movement being the will of survival. She didn't know how she managed to move herself along but half way to the keep she saw orcs heading in her direction. She couldn't let go of Haldir, she couldn't leave another friend, not again. But just as they came close three elves stepped in out of nowhere, holding in her defense and creating a path to the keep. With a renewed since of power she trudged along even faster entering the protective walls with her elven guardians.
Haldir was quickly taken from her shoulders, she turned to see his face but he was carried off before she could find any conclusion as to his death or life. She found that many soldiers ran to the gates and she knew the orcs were breaking through, they were everywhere, they felt like a swarm of insects engulfing the entire structure. She ran to the gate with a determination. The king was coming through an injury to his neck, she didn't have much time to think but she was sure she remembered his injury had been to the shoulder in the movie.
Aragorn came rushing forth as barricades were being brought to the gates. "Caitlin come with me, he said as he took her hand and brought her through a doorway to a stair that led down. They stopped suddenly. "Now Caitlin when I toss you across we have to defend the doorway, the king needs more time." He said.
Caitlin knew that they could defeat the orcs from the edge of the gates, but like Gimli she didn't know if she could jump the distance to the other side. "Aragorn, I cant jump that far." She said.
"I will throw you over" he said as he got ready to jump with her.
"where is Gimli." She said. Aragorn paused and lowered his eyes.
"wh-what does that mean" Aragorn. She said with a dread in her voice. "WHAT DOES THAT LOOK MEAN ARA-" she said as he threw her across. Her mind was on her friend but she drew her sword as tears fell from her face. Was he alright? Her dread turned to anger, anger that they might have harmed him. And her fury shown through in her bloodshed. She fought with a vengance, she was tired, and for the first time she saw that the sky was beginning to show that coming day. The sun was not yet visible but the blue shade of morning covered the land with a blanket of mist.
Caitlin took the initiative and so furious was she in battle that even as Aragorn pulled her away from the fight to the rope that hung from the wall she continued to attack.
Legolas dropped the rope, seeing that Aragorn and Caitlin moved to grab it. Aragorn took hold of it and climbed up, giving Caitlin room to grab it. Legolas began to pull them up. His elven strength bringing them up more swiftly than ten humans. They ascended the wall swiftly and Caitlin could see Legolas at the top, she felt a great weight lifted, as she knew she would be soon in his embrace. Legolas saw them coming closer to him and as they did his heart seemed to lift and brighten at he prospect of holding her again. His strength was redoubled and he pulled even harder than before.
Caitlin could see the top of the wall and Aragorn who was just above her reached his hand out, touching the cusp of the top of the wall. "AAH" she felt her foot tugged on, and looking down she saw a rope around her foot. "ARAGORN!!" she said as her leg was pulled from the rope. She took hold of the rope more tightly as Aragorn stretched down with one of his hands and tried to reach her. "Caitlin!!" yelled Legolas who tied off the rope. He leaned out over the railing and reached his hand out as far as he possibly could, trying to reach her hand. "Caitlin!!"
The rope looped around her foot was being pulled by an orc, positioned not directly below her but further off, away from the wall, a long extended line far from the base of the wall. Other orcs began to join the one. Caitlin gritted her teeth, and clung desperately to the rope as they all began to be pulled from the wall. Caitlin squeezed her eyes shut and wrapped her free leg around the rope as it was slowly pulled straight in the air away from the wall.
"Aragorn, grab her, hurry, HURRY!!! He yelled as he saw a troll heading toward the base of the rope, he knew that should that troll get ahold of the rope Caitlin would never be able to hold on. She would be killed by the awaiting orcs.
"I CANT REACH HER, LEGOLAS CLIMB OUT OVER ME, GRAB HER."
Legolas climbed out over Aragorn grabbing caitlins arm. A smile came over her face as he touched her. "I have you." He said as he pulled her closer to him. He smiled. "Lego............................"
"Caitlin NO!!!!" he yelled as the troll ran with the rope away from the wall. Taking Caitlin, forcing her grip from the rope and forcibly removing caitlins hand from Legolas grasp. He watched as though they took him as well. Caitlins face changed from its smile, as the rope went loose and flew in the air with her disappearing figure to the ground. The rope Aragorn and Legolas rested on fell as well, hitting the side of the wall once more. Legolas watched as caitlins body flew in the air and hit he ground skidding across the soil before the trolls grasp on the rope tightened once more, dragging her far from the keep and any allie in sight. "NO!!" Legolas yelled again, and he released his grasp on the rope, intent on helping her. Aragorn grabbed his arm. "Legolas, that path is only suicide." He said. "she cant be helped now."
Legolas looked again, and saw none of her, only the sworms of orcs. All intent on killing them all.
THE END
Oh I wouldn't do that to you. But I bet you were scared there for a minute weren't you. Is Haldir dead? Is Gimli alright? Is Gimli dead? Is Caitlin dead? Well it would certainly be a morbid way of ending, but then I have seen really depressing endings before, here is another reader partisipation event, should Legolas jump from the rope after Caitlin, or should he not. I have idead and scenarios for both events and they will send the story in two VERY different directions but I cant decide, so its up to you. Review and tell me which you would like and I will put that in. Love Aiko Alima