Title: the Slayer and the Fellowship

Author: Princess Serenity

Rating: PG13

Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Lord of the Rings. Joss Whendon owns BtVS, and J.R.R Tolkien own LotR. So don't sue me. ^_^

Ch. 2 Flight of the Ford

Frodo Baggins heard whispers as he slept, unpeacefully. "My tomato's burst." One voice said. "Could I have some bacon?" One asked. "Ok. Want a tomato, Sam?" The first voice asked. Frodo woke up and walked over to his friends, who were cooking over a fire. "What are you doing?!" He exclaimed. "Tomatos, sausages, nice crispy bacon." Merry said, pointing to each of the foods. "We saved some for you, Mr. Frodo." Sam said while holding up a plate. Frodo began to stomp the fire out with his bare feet. "Put it out, you fools! Put it out!" He yelled, getting ashes on Pippins plate. "Oh that's nice! Ash on my tomatos.." He mourned. They heard a cry they knew all too well. They ran to the edge with their swords drawn and saw Nazgul encircling Amon Sul. "Go!" Frodo gestured the others to go up the stairs to the top of the watchtower, where the Nazgul followed them.

The four hobbits stood back to back in a circle, unsure of where the Nazgul will come from. They see that the Nazgul come in from all entrances. "Back you devils!" Sam yelled at them. The Nazguls drew their swords and easily swiped Merry, Pippin, and Sam out of their way. Frodo fell and landed on his back, only to look up at the Nazguls standing over him with their swords. He put the ring on and disappeared. But the Nazgul could still see him.

"Ahh!" Strider yelled to distract the Nazgul and begans to fight with them. Frodo reappeared yelling out in pain from being stabbed in the shoulder by the leader of the Nazgul. "Frodo!" Sam yells and runs over to him and takes his hand. "Oh Sam.." Frodo said.

Buffy and Dawn entered the watchtower and stood in awe. One of the Nazgul noticed Dawn and went for her. "The Key..." He whispered. Buffys eyes widened and stood infront of Dawn. "I don't think so." She said. The Nazgul swung his sword at Buffys head but she ducked down and tripped him with her legs. "Dawn, hide." She said to her sister. Dawn nodded and saw Sam and Frodo. She went over to them. "Is he ok?" She asked Sam.

Strider had managed to set one on fire, and was working on another one when he noticed Buffy fighting a Nazgul. He was amazed at her skills. 'She is a lot stronger than I'd have expected.' He thought. Her voice broke his thoughts. "Hey Strider! Can I borrow that sword of yours?" She yelled at him. He unseathed his sword and tossed it over to her. She caught it gracefully and began to swordfight with the Nazgul just as good as she threw punches. Strider set more on fire and they fled from the battle.

"Strider! Help him Strider!" Sam yelled to him. Pippin, Merry and Dawn joined Sam around Frodo. Buffy and Strider ran over to them. Strider picked up a dagger and looked at it. "He has been stabbed by a Morgul blade. This is beyond my skill to heal. He needs elvish medicine." He said, picking Frodo up over his shoulder. "Hurry!" He added. They ran through the forest in the darkness of night. "We're 6 days from Rivendell! He'll never make it!" Sam said, pulling a horse along. "Hold on, Frodo.." Strider whispered. "Gandalf!" Frodo cried out.

They stopped and Strider put Frodo down. Sam felt Frodos head. "Mr. Frodo?" He asked, turning to Strider he added. "He's going cold!"

"Is he going to die?" Pippin asked, tears in his eyes and fear in his voice. Buffy looked at Strider. "He's passing into the shadow world. He'll soon become a Wraith like them." He answered. "What were those things?" Dawn asked.

"They were once men. Great kings of Men. Then Sauron the Deceiver gave to them nine rings of power. Blinded by their greed, they took them without question. One by one falling into darkness. Now they are slaves to his will. They are the Nazgul. Ringwraiths. Neither living nor dead. At all times they feel the presence of the Ring. Drawn to the Power of the One. They will never stop hunting Frodo." He explained.

"And the Ring?" Dawn asked. Buffy stopped Strider. "Let me take a good guess. The Ring is powerful, if in the wrong hands, could destroy the world? And the wrong hands would be this Sandman-"

"Sauron, Buffy, Sauron."

"Sauron guy. Right?"

Strider nodded. "Yes, how did you know?" He asked. Buffy shrugged. "I didn't know, but that's always the story." She said.

"Strider! He needs help!" Pippin said. Strider went to sam. "Do you know the Athelas plant?" Sam looked confused. "Athelas?" He asked uncertain. "Kingsfoil." Strider said, using the common name. Sam nodded. "Kingsfoil, aye, it's a weed."

Strider gave Sam a torch and they split up to find the weed. Strider finds some and takes out a knife to cut it, but a blade comes to his throat.

"What's this, a Ranger caught off his guard?" A voice asked, Strider grinned and looked over his shoulder.

Buffy paced. "Where is he? He doesn't look good." She said, seeing how Frodo's face had gone strangly pale, and his eyes a startling blue. There was a glowing white light that soon uncovered to be an elf coming towards them riding a white horse. She looks directly to Frodo.

"Frodo.. I am Arwen. Telin le thaed. Lasto beth nîn, tolo dan na ngalad." She said to him through his mind in Elvish. She knelt next to him, checking his conditions quickly. "He's fading. He's not going to last. We must get him to my father. I have been looking for you for 2 days." She said as Strider put Frodo on her horse.

"Where are you taking him?" Sam asked angrily. Buffy put her hand on his shoulder to calm him while Strider and Arwen talked in Elvish. After a few minutes, Arwen rides off with Frodo, taking him to Rivendell as fast as her horse could take them.