Title: the Slayer and the Fellowship
Author: Princess Serenity
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Same as always, I own nothing. *sigh*
Authors Notes: Sorry for the.. Uhh.. Long wait for this chapter? I got caught up with school, work and social things happening. I just now got caught up with my English, hehe. Well anyways, I give you another chapter! Please keep reading and sending me those wonderful reviews! I'm working on making the chapters longer, which I think this chapter is pretty long.. ^_^
"..." Speech
'...' Thoughts
~*...*~ Changes between worlds
Ch.6 Journey in the Dark
Buffy stared up at the great slimy wall as Gimli introduced it as the walls of Moria. "This is Moria? How the heck are we supposed to get in?" She asked Gimli. "There is a hidden door that will show itself in the moonlight." He answered gruffly. Buffy nodded. "Oh.." She said, feeling very stupid at the moment.
Everyone moved to the wall just as the clouds parted to show the brightly lit moon, as the light shined down on the wall, the door showed itself. "The doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak friend and enter." Gandalf said, reading the scriptures off the door. "What does that mean?" Dawn asked. Gandalf looked at her and smiled. "Oh, it's quite simple. If you are a friend, you speak the password, and the doors will open." He said. Dawn nodded, finally understanding. "Annon Edhellen edro hi ammen!" He said. The doors didn't open. Placing the tip of his staff in the middle, Gandalf tried again. "Ando Eldarinwa a lasta quettanya, Fenda Casarinwa!" Nothing happened.
Merry and Pippin were throwing rocks into the water. Pippin was about to throw another one when Buffy stopped him. "Don't do that." She warned them. The two hobbits looked at her and nodded. They heard Gandalf give up and watched him sit down, defeated. "Don't give up, Gandalf." Dawn said, sitting beside him. Frodo sat there, staring at the door. "It's a riddle." He said suddenly, standing up. "Speak 'friend', and enter. What's the elvish word for friend?" He asked Gandalf. Realization dawned on Gandalfs face. "Mellon." He said. As soon as he said it, the doors opened. 'Finally.' Buffy thought. She didn't like staying out here; something was sending her slayer sense awire.
As they were entering Moria, Gimli smiled and began to speak to Legolas. "Soon, Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the Dwarves! Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone! This, my friend, is the home of my cousin Balin. And they call it a mine. A MINE!" He bragged. Buffy stepped on something and it cracked beneath her foot. She knelt down and saw it was a rotting dead body. She shook her head. "This isn't a mine, Gimli." She said. "It's a tomb." Boromir finished. There were rotting dead Dwarves and Orcs all around them, covered in cobwebs. "Nooo!" Gimli mourned. Legolas was kneeling infront of a body; he took an arrow out of its chest. "Goblins!" He said. Everyone began to back out. "We make for the Gap of Rohan. We should never have come here. Now get out of here. Get out!" Boromir said. "I second tha-" Buffy began to say, but something wrapped around her ankle and dragged her outside, she noticed the same had happened to Frodo as well.
"Frodo! Buffy!" Merry, Pippin, Sam and Dawn were yelling. The hobbits were slashing at the tentacle that had emerged from the water with their swords. They managed to get the two free until more of the tentacles slapped them away and pulled Buffy and Frodo into the air. "Ahh!" Frodo yelled as the monster brought itself out of the water. Buffy looked wide- eyed at the thing. "Oh no! I am NOT dying like this!" She said and began to struggle with the tentacles that swung at her. She wasn't doing much damage, much to her dislike. "Aragorn! Legolas!" Buffy heard Dawn yell. 'Good ol' Dawnie!' Buffy thought.
Legolas saw Buffy in the air, drew his bow, and let arrows fly at the tentacles holding her and Frodo. Aragorn and Boromir slashed at the tentacles, cutting the ones off that had their hold on the two. Frodo went down first and Boromir caught him as he fell. Buffy fell, but no one caught her. Aragorn was fighting with the tentacles and she fell into the water making a huge splash. Legolas watched her fall into the water and rushed in, still shooting his arrows at the monster. "Buffy?!" He called her. Buffy soon came up for air, her blonde hair and clothes sticking to her face and body. Legolas grabbed her and helped her out of the water. Aragorn behind them.
"Into the mines!" Gandalf yelled, leading them in. "Legolas! Buffy! Aragorn! Into the caves!" Boromir said, still holding Frodo. They ran into the caves just as the monster pulled itself out of the water and ran into the doors, crumbling the walls. Blocking the way out, and blocking any light coming in.
They were in complete darkness. "We now have but one choice." Gandalf said, placing a stone on the top of his staff, creating light. "We must face the long dark of Moria. Be on your guard. There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world. Quietly now. It's a four day journey to the other side. Let us hope that our presence may go unnoticed." He informed. Buffy sighed and shivered. "I was afraid you were going to say that.." She said as the group followed Gandalf.
They walked in silence through Moria. Gandalf led them to a steep staircase that led upwards that they would have to crawl up. "It's more like a ladder if you ask me.." Dawn muttered as she followed Buffy up. "Don't complain, Dawn." Buffy whispered, making Dawn roll her eyes.
After the steep staircase, they came to an opening. "There are three ways, Gandalf.." Buffy pointed. Gandalf looked around puzzled. "I have no memory of this place." Gandalf said. Buffy sighed and sat down. "This is great.." She muttered. Dawn grinned. "Don't complain, Buffy." She said, returning the comment. Buffy glared at her. Pippin sat next to Merry and Sam.
"Are we lost?" He asked Merry. "No." Merry answered.
"I think we are." Pippin said.
"Shh. Gandalf's thinking." Merry hushed.
"Merry.."
Merry rolled his eyes. "What?" He asked.
"I'm hungry.."
Sam chuckled.
Buffy was looking over the edge with Frodo until they saw something move. Buffy squinted to see but Frodo hurried off to Gandalf. "There's something down there!" He said as he sat down. Gandalf did not move his eyes from where he was staring. "It's Gollum." He said. Buffy overheard something about it was a pity Bilbo didn't kill the creature that loved the Ring dearly, and how Gandalf thought Gollum still had a part to play in this quest. A pang of resemblance shot through Buffy that she hadn't noticed before. Gandalf reminded her so much of Giles. And then she was suddenly homesick for her watcher who seemed more like a father to her. Legolas came up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder, stirring her from her thoughts of Sunnydale. "Something troubles you." He said softly. Buffy nodded. "Yes, I've just realized Gandalf reminds me so much of someone back home." She answered painfully. Legolas nodded. "I think everyone is getting a little homesick." He said. Buffy turned to him. "Tell me of your home, Legolas."
Before Legolas could speak, Gandalf remembered which way to go. "No, but the air doesn't smell so foul down here. If in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose. Let me risk a little more light." He said as he led the way down stairs, the stone at the tip of his staff brightening.
They came to a hall with great tall pillars everywhere. "Wow.. This is incredible!" Dawn said in awe. Gimli smiled proudly as Gandalf addressed the city of the Dwarves, Dwarrowdelf. "It truly is amazing." Buffy agreed. She hasn't seen anything like this place. They walked on a little ways when they stopped near a door that had light coming out of the room. Gimli took off running into the room while the others called after him to come back. They heard Gimli cry out and weep and went running into the room, to find the dwarf kneeling in front of a tomb. Gandalf read the engravings on the tomb. "Here lies Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria. He is dead then. It's as I feared." He said. Buffy placed a hand on Gimli shoulders. "It's ok.." She said in hoped of comforting him. Gandalf handed Pippin his hat and staff to hold as he took a thick, leather bound book out of the grasp of a skeleton. He opened the book and flipped to the latest entry. Legolas stepped up behind Aragorn and Buffy.
"We must move on. We cannot linger." He said. Aragorn nodded. "Just wait, give Gimli some time to pull himself together. He just found out his cousin is dead." Buffy whispered to the two. Legolas bowed his head. "But I also have a bad feeling that we shouldn't stop.." She said. "They have taken the bridge and the second hall." Gandalf read, gathering everyone's attention. "We have barred the gates but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes. Drums, drums in the deep. We cannot get out. A Shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming." Gandalf finished. There was a dead silence until a loud bang came from the well that Pippin was standing by, he had knocked over a skeleton and it was falling down the well, making loud noises. Gandalf slammed the book shut. "Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity!" Gandalf scolded, yanking his hat and staff out of Pippins hands.
Buffy heard something in the distance. It was very faint, but definite. "Does anybody else hear that drumming?" She asked, in hopes that she was hearing things. After all, Gandalf had just read to them about drumming and something coming with those drums that Buffy thought would be quite unpleasant. "Yes, I hear it too." Legolas answered. The drumming got louder and louder with every second. Sam pointed at Frodo. "Frodo! Your sword!" He said. Frodo pulled his sword out, and it was glowing blue. "Orcs!" Legolas said.
Boromir ran to the door and two arrows narrowly miss his head. Buffy didn't know to think if he was acting out of bravery, stupidity, or he had a big death wish. Aragorn instructed the Hobbits and Dawn to stay close to Gandalf. He then went to the door and he, Legolas, and Boromir shut the door and barred it with axes. "They have a cave-troll." Boromir said nonchalantly.
Buffy heard Gimli speak as he stood on his cousins' tomb. "Buffy, here, take this." Legolas handed her his sword. Buffy took it from him with confusion. "Won't you need this?" She asked. Legolas grinned and held up his bow. "I do much better with this, although I get by with my sword. But I'd feel much better knowing you had a weapon to protect yourself with." He said. "I have weapons. They're known as my fists." Buffy quipped. Legolas gave her a look. "But a sword will help." She added. Boromir had his sword out while Aragorn and Legolas held up their bows, ready to fire. An Orc chopped a hole in the door and Legolas and Aragorn fired, both their arrows hitting its target dead on. It happened again and again until the door was finally broken down, Orcs spilling into the room. Aragorn put away his bow and unsheathed his sword quickly and the fight began.
Buffy felt good. She hadn't fought since.. Well, she couldn't actually remember seeing that's what her life revolved around, fighting. She blocked a blade coming at her with her borrowed one, and took the head off the attacking Orc. Orcs were attacking her from left and right, but Buffy kept up and didn't break her pace in kicking ass, taking five out at time.
Then the cave troll came into the room. Buffy felt like everything went to a stop as soon as it walked in. She stared up at it. The Orcs were thinning out but there were some left as the troll attacked the Hobbits. Aragorn fought the troll, saving Frodo from it. He thrusted a spear into its chest, but it did not pierce its thick hide. Then the troll hit Aragorn, and he was thrown aside, hitting his head against a stone pillar, knocked out. Frodo ran to Aragorn's side, and faced the troll. The troll hurled a spear at Frodo, and he was pinned against the wall.
Everyone watched in horror as Frodo collapsed to the ground face first. Merry and Pippin yelled at the top of their lungs, jumped on the troll, and stabbed it in the head with their swords while Dawn threw rocks at it. Legolas fired an arrow into its throat, and it fell. Buffy noticed there weren't any more Orcs. She ran over to help Merry and Pippin up quickly and they all rushed over to Aragorn, who was turning Frodo over.
Frodo was alive. "Thank God. Frodo, you scared the hell out of me!" Buffy scolded not seriously. "I'm all right. I'm not hurt." He said, giving Buffy a small smile.
There was little time for celebration. "There are more Orcs coming. We'd better go!" Dawn said. "To the bridge of Khazad-dûm!" Gandalf said and they fled from the room.
They were back in the hall filled with high pillars, surrounded by Orcs. "Great, now what are we going to do?" Dawn asked. At the end of the hallway, there was a red glow on the walls and a loud roar could be heard. The Orcs screeched and got terribly scared and quickly scattered. Legolas held his bow out, ready to shoot, but soon lowered it. Everyone stared at the end of the hallway. Buffys bones went cold, whatever was coming out from the end of the hall, had the slayer deathly scared. The ground shook as the red glow became brighter on the wall. "What is the new devilry?" Boromir asked Gandalf.
Gandalfs eyes closed as he searched his memory for the name of the demon. His eyes opened suddenly. "A Balrog. A demon of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you. Run!" He ordered. They ran until they reached more stairs. Buffy sighed and looked down at them. "Buffy, hurry. No time to lose." Aragorn said as he descended the stairs, with the others following.
There was a gap in their way. Legolas jumped over first and prepared to help the others. Gandalf jumped next, then Boromir held onto Merry and Pippin and they jumped, Aragorn tossed Sam, Buffy took Dawns hand and they jumped. Aragorn was about to toss Gimli but he protested. "Nobody tosses a dwarf." He said and jumped over, landing on the edge of the cliff. Legolas grabbed him by the beard to pull him over. "Not the beard!" Gimli whined. Aragorn and Frodo was the last to jump. The stone behind them collapsed and they soon began to sway. Aragorn and Frodo moved with the part that was swaying, then moving against it until it fell forward and they went flying into the arms of Legolas and Boromir. They didn't waste any time running to the bridge.
That's when the demon decided to show itself. Buffy gasped at it. It was made of fire and it was huge. 'Gandalf wasn't kidding when he said this was beyond us!' Buffy thought. They reached the bridge, it was small and narrow, and they had to go over it one by one. Gandalf was the last to go over, but he stayed in the middle facing the Balrog.
"You cannot pass!" Gandalf yelled.
"Gandalf!" Frodo yelled. Everyone stopped to watch Gandalf in action.
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor! The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udun! Arrghh! Go back to the Shadow!! YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!" Gandalf yelled with much force. The Balrog took a step towards Gandalf, but the bridge on his side crumbled underneath him, sending him falling into the darkness. Gandalf sighed and turned around, as he did so, the whip of the Balrog caught him by the ankle and pulled him down to where he is hanging onto the edge.
Fear swept its way into Buffys heart and soul. "NO! GILES!" She cried out as the others were crying out Gandalfs name. No one heard her cry out her watchers name. Gandalf made direct eye contact with Frodo and Buffy.
"Fly, you fools." He said and let go.
"NOOO!" Frodo and Buffy cried out, trying to pull away from the group to run to Gandalf. Boromir held back Frodo while Legolas held Buffy back, quite painfully until Aragorn came out of his stupor and dragged her out so Legolas could fire his arrows at the attacking arrows from the Orcs.
They emerged from the darkness of Moria, to find themselves in brilliant sunlight, in the mountains, where they stop for some time, grieving. Sam sat himself onto the rock, head in hand, while Boromir comforted a shouting Gimli, who struggled, as if to re-enter the mines. Merry consoled Pippin and Dawn, with grief and sorrow in his own face. Nearby, Legolas hugged Buffy tightly, wearing a look of disbelief on his own face. Aragorn wiped his sword clean with a single stroke, then resheathed it. Frodo stood a bit away from the group, tears running down his cheeks.
"Legolas, get them up." Aragorn said, pointing to the Hobbits. Boromir stood up. "Give them a moment for pity's sake!" He said. "By nightfall these hills will be swarming with Orcs. We must reach the woods of Lothlorien. Come Boromir. Legolas, Gimli, get them up." Aragorn said. He pulled Sam up.
Author: Princess Serenity
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Same as always, I own nothing. *sigh*
Authors Notes: Sorry for the.. Uhh.. Long wait for this chapter? I got caught up with school, work and social things happening. I just now got caught up with my English, hehe. Well anyways, I give you another chapter! Please keep reading and sending me those wonderful reviews! I'm working on making the chapters longer, which I think this chapter is pretty long.. ^_^
"..." Speech
'...' Thoughts
~*...*~ Changes between worlds
Ch.6 Journey in the Dark
Buffy stared up at the great slimy wall as Gimli introduced it as the walls of Moria. "This is Moria? How the heck are we supposed to get in?" She asked Gimli. "There is a hidden door that will show itself in the moonlight." He answered gruffly. Buffy nodded. "Oh.." She said, feeling very stupid at the moment.
Everyone moved to the wall just as the clouds parted to show the brightly lit moon, as the light shined down on the wall, the door showed itself. "The doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak friend and enter." Gandalf said, reading the scriptures off the door. "What does that mean?" Dawn asked. Gandalf looked at her and smiled. "Oh, it's quite simple. If you are a friend, you speak the password, and the doors will open." He said. Dawn nodded, finally understanding. "Annon Edhellen edro hi ammen!" He said. The doors didn't open. Placing the tip of his staff in the middle, Gandalf tried again. "Ando Eldarinwa a lasta quettanya, Fenda Casarinwa!" Nothing happened.
Merry and Pippin were throwing rocks into the water. Pippin was about to throw another one when Buffy stopped him. "Don't do that." She warned them. The two hobbits looked at her and nodded. They heard Gandalf give up and watched him sit down, defeated. "Don't give up, Gandalf." Dawn said, sitting beside him. Frodo sat there, staring at the door. "It's a riddle." He said suddenly, standing up. "Speak 'friend', and enter. What's the elvish word for friend?" He asked Gandalf. Realization dawned on Gandalfs face. "Mellon." He said. As soon as he said it, the doors opened. 'Finally.' Buffy thought. She didn't like staying out here; something was sending her slayer sense awire.
As they were entering Moria, Gimli smiled and began to speak to Legolas. "Soon, Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the Dwarves! Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone! This, my friend, is the home of my cousin Balin. And they call it a mine. A MINE!" He bragged. Buffy stepped on something and it cracked beneath her foot. She knelt down and saw it was a rotting dead body. She shook her head. "This isn't a mine, Gimli." She said. "It's a tomb." Boromir finished. There were rotting dead Dwarves and Orcs all around them, covered in cobwebs. "Nooo!" Gimli mourned. Legolas was kneeling infront of a body; he took an arrow out of its chest. "Goblins!" He said. Everyone began to back out. "We make for the Gap of Rohan. We should never have come here. Now get out of here. Get out!" Boromir said. "I second tha-" Buffy began to say, but something wrapped around her ankle and dragged her outside, she noticed the same had happened to Frodo as well.
"Frodo! Buffy!" Merry, Pippin, Sam and Dawn were yelling. The hobbits were slashing at the tentacle that had emerged from the water with their swords. They managed to get the two free until more of the tentacles slapped them away and pulled Buffy and Frodo into the air. "Ahh!" Frodo yelled as the monster brought itself out of the water. Buffy looked wide- eyed at the thing. "Oh no! I am NOT dying like this!" She said and began to struggle with the tentacles that swung at her. She wasn't doing much damage, much to her dislike. "Aragorn! Legolas!" Buffy heard Dawn yell. 'Good ol' Dawnie!' Buffy thought.
Legolas saw Buffy in the air, drew his bow, and let arrows fly at the tentacles holding her and Frodo. Aragorn and Boromir slashed at the tentacles, cutting the ones off that had their hold on the two. Frodo went down first and Boromir caught him as he fell. Buffy fell, but no one caught her. Aragorn was fighting with the tentacles and she fell into the water making a huge splash. Legolas watched her fall into the water and rushed in, still shooting his arrows at the monster. "Buffy?!" He called her. Buffy soon came up for air, her blonde hair and clothes sticking to her face and body. Legolas grabbed her and helped her out of the water. Aragorn behind them.
"Into the mines!" Gandalf yelled, leading them in. "Legolas! Buffy! Aragorn! Into the caves!" Boromir said, still holding Frodo. They ran into the caves just as the monster pulled itself out of the water and ran into the doors, crumbling the walls. Blocking the way out, and blocking any light coming in.
They were in complete darkness. "We now have but one choice." Gandalf said, placing a stone on the top of his staff, creating light. "We must face the long dark of Moria. Be on your guard. There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world. Quietly now. It's a four day journey to the other side. Let us hope that our presence may go unnoticed." He informed. Buffy sighed and shivered. "I was afraid you were going to say that.." She said as the group followed Gandalf.
They walked in silence through Moria. Gandalf led them to a steep staircase that led upwards that they would have to crawl up. "It's more like a ladder if you ask me.." Dawn muttered as she followed Buffy up. "Don't complain, Dawn." Buffy whispered, making Dawn roll her eyes.
After the steep staircase, they came to an opening. "There are three ways, Gandalf.." Buffy pointed. Gandalf looked around puzzled. "I have no memory of this place." Gandalf said. Buffy sighed and sat down. "This is great.." She muttered. Dawn grinned. "Don't complain, Buffy." She said, returning the comment. Buffy glared at her. Pippin sat next to Merry and Sam.
"Are we lost?" He asked Merry. "No." Merry answered.
"I think we are." Pippin said.
"Shh. Gandalf's thinking." Merry hushed.
"Merry.."
Merry rolled his eyes. "What?" He asked.
"I'm hungry.."
Sam chuckled.
Buffy was looking over the edge with Frodo until they saw something move. Buffy squinted to see but Frodo hurried off to Gandalf. "There's something down there!" He said as he sat down. Gandalf did not move his eyes from where he was staring. "It's Gollum." He said. Buffy overheard something about it was a pity Bilbo didn't kill the creature that loved the Ring dearly, and how Gandalf thought Gollum still had a part to play in this quest. A pang of resemblance shot through Buffy that she hadn't noticed before. Gandalf reminded her so much of Giles. And then she was suddenly homesick for her watcher who seemed more like a father to her. Legolas came up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder, stirring her from her thoughts of Sunnydale. "Something troubles you." He said softly. Buffy nodded. "Yes, I've just realized Gandalf reminds me so much of someone back home." She answered painfully. Legolas nodded. "I think everyone is getting a little homesick." He said. Buffy turned to him. "Tell me of your home, Legolas."
Before Legolas could speak, Gandalf remembered which way to go. "No, but the air doesn't smell so foul down here. If in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose. Let me risk a little more light." He said as he led the way down stairs, the stone at the tip of his staff brightening.
They came to a hall with great tall pillars everywhere. "Wow.. This is incredible!" Dawn said in awe. Gimli smiled proudly as Gandalf addressed the city of the Dwarves, Dwarrowdelf. "It truly is amazing." Buffy agreed. She hasn't seen anything like this place. They walked on a little ways when they stopped near a door that had light coming out of the room. Gimli took off running into the room while the others called after him to come back. They heard Gimli cry out and weep and went running into the room, to find the dwarf kneeling in front of a tomb. Gandalf read the engravings on the tomb. "Here lies Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria. He is dead then. It's as I feared." He said. Buffy placed a hand on Gimli shoulders. "It's ok.." She said in hoped of comforting him. Gandalf handed Pippin his hat and staff to hold as he took a thick, leather bound book out of the grasp of a skeleton. He opened the book and flipped to the latest entry. Legolas stepped up behind Aragorn and Buffy.
"We must move on. We cannot linger." He said. Aragorn nodded. "Just wait, give Gimli some time to pull himself together. He just found out his cousin is dead." Buffy whispered to the two. Legolas bowed his head. "But I also have a bad feeling that we shouldn't stop.." She said. "They have taken the bridge and the second hall." Gandalf read, gathering everyone's attention. "We have barred the gates but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes. Drums, drums in the deep. We cannot get out. A Shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming." Gandalf finished. There was a dead silence until a loud bang came from the well that Pippin was standing by, he had knocked over a skeleton and it was falling down the well, making loud noises. Gandalf slammed the book shut. "Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity!" Gandalf scolded, yanking his hat and staff out of Pippins hands.
Buffy heard something in the distance. It was very faint, but definite. "Does anybody else hear that drumming?" She asked, in hopes that she was hearing things. After all, Gandalf had just read to them about drumming and something coming with those drums that Buffy thought would be quite unpleasant. "Yes, I hear it too." Legolas answered. The drumming got louder and louder with every second. Sam pointed at Frodo. "Frodo! Your sword!" He said. Frodo pulled his sword out, and it was glowing blue. "Orcs!" Legolas said.
Boromir ran to the door and two arrows narrowly miss his head. Buffy didn't know to think if he was acting out of bravery, stupidity, or he had a big death wish. Aragorn instructed the Hobbits and Dawn to stay close to Gandalf. He then went to the door and he, Legolas, and Boromir shut the door and barred it with axes. "They have a cave-troll." Boromir said nonchalantly.
Buffy heard Gimli speak as he stood on his cousins' tomb. "Buffy, here, take this." Legolas handed her his sword. Buffy took it from him with confusion. "Won't you need this?" She asked. Legolas grinned and held up his bow. "I do much better with this, although I get by with my sword. But I'd feel much better knowing you had a weapon to protect yourself with." He said. "I have weapons. They're known as my fists." Buffy quipped. Legolas gave her a look. "But a sword will help." She added. Boromir had his sword out while Aragorn and Legolas held up their bows, ready to fire. An Orc chopped a hole in the door and Legolas and Aragorn fired, both their arrows hitting its target dead on. It happened again and again until the door was finally broken down, Orcs spilling into the room. Aragorn put away his bow and unsheathed his sword quickly and the fight began.
Buffy felt good. She hadn't fought since.. Well, she couldn't actually remember seeing that's what her life revolved around, fighting. She blocked a blade coming at her with her borrowed one, and took the head off the attacking Orc. Orcs were attacking her from left and right, but Buffy kept up and didn't break her pace in kicking ass, taking five out at time.
Then the cave troll came into the room. Buffy felt like everything went to a stop as soon as it walked in. She stared up at it. The Orcs were thinning out but there were some left as the troll attacked the Hobbits. Aragorn fought the troll, saving Frodo from it. He thrusted a spear into its chest, but it did not pierce its thick hide. Then the troll hit Aragorn, and he was thrown aside, hitting his head against a stone pillar, knocked out. Frodo ran to Aragorn's side, and faced the troll. The troll hurled a spear at Frodo, and he was pinned against the wall.
Everyone watched in horror as Frodo collapsed to the ground face first. Merry and Pippin yelled at the top of their lungs, jumped on the troll, and stabbed it in the head with their swords while Dawn threw rocks at it. Legolas fired an arrow into its throat, and it fell. Buffy noticed there weren't any more Orcs. She ran over to help Merry and Pippin up quickly and they all rushed over to Aragorn, who was turning Frodo over.
Frodo was alive. "Thank God. Frodo, you scared the hell out of me!" Buffy scolded not seriously. "I'm all right. I'm not hurt." He said, giving Buffy a small smile.
There was little time for celebration. "There are more Orcs coming. We'd better go!" Dawn said. "To the bridge of Khazad-dûm!" Gandalf said and they fled from the room.
They were back in the hall filled with high pillars, surrounded by Orcs. "Great, now what are we going to do?" Dawn asked. At the end of the hallway, there was a red glow on the walls and a loud roar could be heard. The Orcs screeched and got terribly scared and quickly scattered. Legolas held his bow out, ready to shoot, but soon lowered it. Everyone stared at the end of the hallway. Buffys bones went cold, whatever was coming out from the end of the hall, had the slayer deathly scared. The ground shook as the red glow became brighter on the wall. "What is the new devilry?" Boromir asked Gandalf.
Gandalfs eyes closed as he searched his memory for the name of the demon. His eyes opened suddenly. "A Balrog. A demon of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you. Run!" He ordered. They ran until they reached more stairs. Buffy sighed and looked down at them. "Buffy, hurry. No time to lose." Aragorn said as he descended the stairs, with the others following.
There was a gap in their way. Legolas jumped over first and prepared to help the others. Gandalf jumped next, then Boromir held onto Merry and Pippin and they jumped, Aragorn tossed Sam, Buffy took Dawns hand and they jumped. Aragorn was about to toss Gimli but he protested. "Nobody tosses a dwarf." He said and jumped over, landing on the edge of the cliff. Legolas grabbed him by the beard to pull him over. "Not the beard!" Gimli whined. Aragorn and Frodo was the last to jump. The stone behind them collapsed and they soon began to sway. Aragorn and Frodo moved with the part that was swaying, then moving against it until it fell forward and they went flying into the arms of Legolas and Boromir. They didn't waste any time running to the bridge.
That's when the demon decided to show itself. Buffy gasped at it. It was made of fire and it was huge. 'Gandalf wasn't kidding when he said this was beyond us!' Buffy thought. They reached the bridge, it was small and narrow, and they had to go over it one by one. Gandalf was the last to go over, but he stayed in the middle facing the Balrog.
"You cannot pass!" Gandalf yelled.
"Gandalf!" Frodo yelled. Everyone stopped to watch Gandalf in action.
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor! The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udun! Arrghh! Go back to the Shadow!! YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!" Gandalf yelled with much force. The Balrog took a step towards Gandalf, but the bridge on his side crumbled underneath him, sending him falling into the darkness. Gandalf sighed and turned around, as he did so, the whip of the Balrog caught him by the ankle and pulled him down to where he is hanging onto the edge.
Fear swept its way into Buffys heart and soul. "NO! GILES!" She cried out as the others were crying out Gandalfs name. No one heard her cry out her watchers name. Gandalf made direct eye contact with Frodo and Buffy.
"Fly, you fools." He said and let go.
"NOOO!" Frodo and Buffy cried out, trying to pull away from the group to run to Gandalf. Boromir held back Frodo while Legolas held Buffy back, quite painfully until Aragorn came out of his stupor and dragged her out so Legolas could fire his arrows at the attacking arrows from the Orcs.
They emerged from the darkness of Moria, to find themselves in brilliant sunlight, in the mountains, where they stop for some time, grieving. Sam sat himself onto the rock, head in hand, while Boromir comforted a shouting Gimli, who struggled, as if to re-enter the mines. Merry consoled Pippin and Dawn, with grief and sorrow in his own face. Nearby, Legolas hugged Buffy tightly, wearing a look of disbelief on his own face. Aragorn wiped his sword clean with a single stroke, then resheathed it. Frodo stood a bit away from the group, tears running down his cheeks.
"Legolas, get them up." Aragorn said, pointing to the Hobbits. Boromir stood up. "Give them a moment for pity's sake!" He said. "By nightfall these hills will be swarming with Orcs. We must reach the woods of Lothlorien. Come Boromir. Legolas, Gimli, get them up." Aragorn said. He pulled Sam up.