AN: Sorry I have not been posting like I promised but I have been having computer troubles. The only thing that has kept me from tossing it out the window is how much the thing costs. I hate computers.
Added to that my Email has been on the fritz. I have been able to recieve it but not answer anyone. Yahoo has finally fixed the problem. About bloody time if you ask me.
Thanx to Saikagrl for betaing these two chapters for me so I can post them.
Kit I love to hear from you anytime believe me I understand about computer troubles. Whenever you can I love to hear from you.
I am using a different computer right now so I'm sorry that I cant answer any reviews. I will do that when I add the last chapters so please bear with me for a bit. Anyone want to trade computers?
"Well that's just so much more reassuring." Legolas grumbled.
Aragorn shrugged. "I would think you'd rather deal with spiders instead of orcs and maybe even wargs."
"I would rather not deal with any of them." Legolas frowned as he stared into the dark cave. "How is your night vision?"
"Well enough." Aragorn replied. He moved several steps into the cave looking closely at the walls. He then moved outside studying the area around the mouth of the cave before moving back inside.
"What are you doing?" Legolas asked stepping up beside Aragorn to try and figure out what the human was doing.
"These are support beams." Aragorn mused out loud. "The orcs must have originally set them up. If we take out enough of them the cave will collapse and cover our escape."
"We would need to do it quickly too. I am afraid most of the warriors will not be able to move swiftly either."
Aragorn put a hand up pushing against the beam beside him. It creaked and groaned threateningly as dust and small stones fell in clouds around them. Legolas leaped back glaring at the human as he brushed the dirt from his hair.
"What are you mad?!" Legolas demanded to know as he warily watched the cave seemed to settle. "Are you trying to bring the whole place down on us?"
"No, just testing a theory." Aragorn replied. "Do you have any rope?"
"Yes." Legolas hissed. "If you do that again I will use it to tie you up for bait."
Aragorn remained unruffled by Legolas' sharp tone. "I have an idea."
Aragorn gave a startled grunt as Legolas grabbed him by the arm pulling him behind a large rock formation. Legolas hushed him impatiently as the dry scratching sound echoed from around the corner. Two spiders scuttled around the corner talking in thin creaking voices.
"She's taking to many risks," hissed the one. "Those elves had reinforcements."
"Don't fuss so much." The other said. "They'll make fine eating, when they've hung a bit."
"As long as they don't hang to long." The other mumbled as they continued down the tunnel.
Legolas and Aragorn waited until they completely disappeared before coming out of hiding. A look of utter amazement was on Aragorn's face as he stared after the creatures. The prince waited impatiently before tapping the man hard on the shoulder.
"Are you planning on letting them come back and catch you." Legolas snapped sarcastically. "Personally I don't want eaten by a spider."
"They TALK!" Aragorn said in amazement.
"Of course they do! Now let's go."
Aragorn frowned but turned and followed Legolas back down the dark path. "Are you all right? You've been awful touchy since we've gotten down here. More than usual I mean."
"We are in a cave full of spiders that will kill us and you want to take time to study them!" Legolas snapped. He headed back down the corridor muttering under his breath in elvish.
Aragorn caught up with him only to draw up short indignantly. "I am not just like my brothers!"
"By the Valar would you look at that!" Aragorn breathed softly.
He and Legolas were crouched near some stalagmites looking into a great hall where what must have been hundreds of spiders where gathered. There was a deafening chittering, clicking, and hissing from the gathered throng. A spider larger than the rest dominated the far side of the room. A smaller spider seemed to be facing off with it while the others took sides.
"That must be the matriarch." Legolas murmured his eyes searching the walls.
"It looks like there is going to be a fight."
"There must be some kind of dissention among them." Legolas tugged Aragorn's sleeve directing his gaze behind the heavy bodies. "There's an opening there and it looks like two spiders guarding it. That's probably where they are keeping them."
Together the pair slunk from one rock formation to the next. Each time they moved quickly making sure none of the spiders were looking in their direction. It was slow going and nerve racking. Neither held any illusion to getting out of there alive if they were caught. At one point Aragorn tripped over some orc bones but the noise the spiders were making covered it up.
'Be quiet.' Legolas mouthed silently.
'I'm trying!' Aragorn mouthed back. 'I can't see like you.'
They crouched behind several large rocks near the opening of the other cavern. Legolas was searching for some way of distracting the two spiders when Aragorn nudged him in the side. Legolas looked over to where he was gesturing. Several yards from them two spiders seemed to be arguing heatedly, which quickly turned into an all out brawl. The two spider guards raced over to break it up and Legolas and Aragorn quickly slipped into the cave.
Webbing covered every available surface. Their boots crunched in the bones of hundreds of different animals as they moved. A dozen or more bundles hung suspended from the ceiling. Legolas quickly went over to one of the man sized ones drawing one of his knives. Carefully he cut into the heavy webbing revealing a dark haired elf. Aragorn quickly helped Legolas free the other elf and set him on the ground.
"Hinacea?" Legolas shook the elf gently. "Hin, wake friend."
The elf blinked, his eyes slightly glazed as if coming out of a sleep. "Legolas?"
"Yes now you've got to get up, understand?"
Hinacea nodded weakly and using them for support made it up. He stood there on shaky legs a moment before plopping back down to the ground in a heap. "I don't feel good."
Aragorn looked at Legolas worriedly. This was not good. If all the elves were this sick there was no way they were going to be able to get them all out.
Legolas' eyes narrowed, his face becoming impassive, and his voice harsh. "Lieutenant, get on your feet that is an order."
Aragorn was rather surprised at the change in his friend. He could see Legolas as being dangerous but commanding and imposing was different. He felt Hinacea grip his arm again as he attempted to stand and this time he did.
"My Lord." Hinacea said shakily.
Legolas' face softened just a bit. "Go over to the entrance and wait. Keep an eye open."
Hinacea nodded and stumbling headed over to his post.
"That was rather effective." Aragorn said as he started to work on the next cocoon.
Legolas met his gaze a wince of pain flashing across his face. "It works. I cannot leave them here to die."
"I will not leave them and I will not leave you." Aragorn swore. "Together Legolas."
Legolas flashed him a brief smile. "Together then."
Added to that my Email has been on the fritz. I have been able to recieve it but not answer anyone. Yahoo has finally fixed the problem. About bloody time if you ask me.
Thanx to Saikagrl for betaing these two chapters for me so I can post them.
Kit I love to hear from you anytime believe me I understand about computer troubles. Whenever you can I love to hear from you.
I am using a different computer right now so I'm sorry that I cant answer any reviews. I will do that when I add the last chapters so please bear with me for a bit. Anyone want to trade computers?
"Well that's just so much more reassuring." Legolas grumbled.
Aragorn shrugged. "I would think you'd rather deal with spiders instead of orcs and maybe even wargs."
"I would rather not deal with any of them." Legolas frowned as he stared into the dark cave. "How is your night vision?"
"Well enough." Aragorn replied. He moved several steps into the cave looking closely at the walls. He then moved outside studying the area around the mouth of the cave before moving back inside.
"What are you doing?" Legolas asked stepping up beside Aragorn to try and figure out what the human was doing.
"These are support beams." Aragorn mused out loud. "The orcs must have originally set them up. If we take out enough of them the cave will collapse and cover our escape."
"We would need to do it quickly too. I am afraid most of the warriors will not be able to move swiftly either."
Aragorn put a hand up pushing against the beam beside him. It creaked and groaned threateningly as dust and small stones fell in clouds around them. Legolas leaped back glaring at the human as he brushed the dirt from his hair.
"What are you mad?!" Legolas demanded to know as he warily watched the cave seemed to settle. "Are you trying to bring the whole place down on us?"
"No, just testing a theory." Aragorn replied. "Do you have any rope?"
"Yes." Legolas hissed. "If you do that again I will use it to tie you up for bait."
Aragorn remained unruffled by Legolas' sharp tone. "I have an idea."
Aragorn gave a startled grunt as Legolas grabbed him by the arm pulling him behind a large rock formation. Legolas hushed him impatiently as the dry scratching sound echoed from around the corner. Two spiders scuttled around the corner talking in thin creaking voices.
"She's taking to many risks," hissed the one. "Those elves had reinforcements."
"Don't fuss so much." The other said. "They'll make fine eating, when they've hung a bit."
"As long as they don't hang to long." The other mumbled as they continued down the tunnel.
Legolas and Aragorn waited until they completely disappeared before coming out of hiding. A look of utter amazement was on Aragorn's face as he stared after the creatures. The prince waited impatiently before tapping the man hard on the shoulder.
"Are you planning on letting them come back and catch you." Legolas snapped sarcastically. "Personally I don't want eaten by a spider."
"They TALK!" Aragorn said in amazement.
"Of course they do! Now let's go."
Aragorn frowned but turned and followed Legolas back down the dark path. "Are you all right? You've been awful touchy since we've gotten down here. More than usual I mean."
"We are in a cave full of spiders that will kill us and you want to take time to study them!" Legolas snapped. He headed back down the corridor muttering under his breath in elvish.
Aragorn caught up with him only to draw up short indignantly. "I am not just like my brothers!"
"By the Valar would you look at that!" Aragorn breathed softly.
He and Legolas were crouched near some stalagmites looking into a great hall where what must have been hundreds of spiders where gathered. There was a deafening chittering, clicking, and hissing from the gathered throng. A spider larger than the rest dominated the far side of the room. A smaller spider seemed to be facing off with it while the others took sides.
"That must be the matriarch." Legolas murmured his eyes searching the walls.
"It looks like there is going to be a fight."
"There must be some kind of dissention among them." Legolas tugged Aragorn's sleeve directing his gaze behind the heavy bodies. "There's an opening there and it looks like two spiders guarding it. That's probably where they are keeping them."
Together the pair slunk from one rock formation to the next. Each time they moved quickly making sure none of the spiders were looking in their direction. It was slow going and nerve racking. Neither held any illusion to getting out of there alive if they were caught. At one point Aragorn tripped over some orc bones but the noise the spiders were making covered it up.
'Be quiet.' Legolas mouthed silently.
'I'm trying!' Aragorn mouthed back. 'I can't see like you.'
They crouched behind several large rocks near the opening of the other cavern. Legolas was searching for some way of distracting the two spiders when Aragorn nudged him in the side. Legolas looked over to where he was gesturing. Several yards from them two spiders seemed to be arguing heatedly, which quickly turned into an all out brawl. The two spider guards raced over to break it up and Legolas and Aragorn quickly slipped into the cave.
Webbing covered every available surface. Their boots crunched in the bones of hundreds of different animals as they moved. A dozen or more bundles hung suspended from the ceiling. Legolas quickly went over to one of the man sized ones drawing one of his knives. Carefully he cut into the heavy webbing revealing a dark haired elf. Aragorn quickly helped Legolas free the other elf and set him on the ground.
"Hinacea?" Legolas shook the elf gently. "Hin, wake friend."
The elf blinked, his eyes slightly glazed as if coming out of a sleep. "Legolas?"
"Yes now you've got to get up, understand?"
Hinacea nodded weakly and using them for support made it up. He stood there on shaky legs a moment before plopping back down to the ground in a heap. "I don't feel good."
Aragorn looked at Legolas worriedly. This was not good. If all the elves were this sick there was no way they were going to be able to get them all out.
Legolas' eyes narrowed, his face becoming impassive, and his voice harsh. "Lieutenant, get on your feet that is an order."
Aragorn was rather surprised at the change in his friend. He could see Legolas as being dangerous but commanding and imposing was different. He felt Hinacea grip his arm again as he attempted to stand and this time he did.
"My Lord." Hinacea said shakily.
Legolas' face softened just a bit. "Go over to the entrance and wait. Keep an eye open."
Hinacea nodded and stumbling headed over to his post.
"That was rather effective." Aragorn said as he started to work on the next cocoon.
Legolas met his gaze a wince of pain flashing across his face. "It works. I cannot leave them here to die."
"I will not leave them and I will not leave you." Aragorn swore. "Together Legolas."
Legolas flashed him a brief smile. "Together then."