I feel guilty that I didn't update yesterday!!! SORRY!!!
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Aragorn bent over the limp form and worked quickly always watching her face as it drained its color. Legolas paced around the trees looking for any herbs that would aid Aragorn in his endeavor. The hobbits sat huddled in a corner of the camp and looked on in horror.
Sam took this opportunity to pull out his pans and start dinner. "There's no use in you worrying yourself half to death, she's gonna be alright, Strider's gonna take good care of her, don't you worry mister Frodo, get yourself some rest" Frodo picked up his head, "I know Sam, but I still can't help feeling guilty. None of this would have happened if..."
He was startled by Ellie's voice, "Frodo..." she gurgled, blood coming down her lips, "Frodo come here, little hobbit." Frodo sat by her side, and took her hand in his, "Frodo Baggins, you will never: gasp: ever: gasp: think like that again. You ARGHHH." Aragorn looked up triumphantly and held the last of the arrows up. Legolas dashed back to the camp to catch his friend smiling. "No poison, she will be fine after her elven senses kick in and heal her up."
Ellie fell asleep, with her head in Frodo's lap and the group began to settle down for sleep. "Aragorn, I will take the first watch, I will wake Gimli up for the second watch..." Legolas said. "Yes laddie and I will wake Gandalf for the next." Gimli responded. With that the group settled, ate and slept.
Legolas perched himself on top of a large boulder and stared into he trees and remained standing there, still as a statue for 6 hours. He had taken all of Gimli's watch, and was now into much of Gandalf's watch. He was an elf, and after all the felt everyone else should get their sleep and he would relax once they were riding towards Lothlorien.
Aragorn stirred in his sleep. He turned over. Frodo snuggled closer to Ellie and the Dwarf's snores shook the very trees. Legolas sighed.
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Ellie opened her eyes and blinked. Frodo's head lay on her shoulder, a Legolas stood perched on a boulder. Ellie gently put Frodo to the side as stood up. She stood up and looked at her bandages, she was healing quickly. She cast a quickly healing spell on herself and the bandages fell to the ground. She walked over to Legolas and stepped on to the boulder. She was shoulder to shoulder with him, and she looked up at his face. She noticed his eyes were glazed over, out of focus, so she put her hand on his shoulder, "Legolas?" He started. "Ellie, Good Morn. We must get moving, the trees sense danger ahead."
Pretty soon everyone was back on their horses. They reached the mines of Moria, and jumped off their horses. "We should unpack the horses; they cannot follow through the mines..."Ellie was cut off by Gandalf's stare. "Elainor," he said his patience bordering rage, "Thank you for your suggestion, let the hobbits decide what will stay and what will return to Imladris with the horses." –Why don't you trust me old man? - She thought to herself – After all I have done for this pathetic excuse for a 'Fellowship'- She shuddered visibly.
"Elian—Ellie," Boromir said, pointing to the youngest hobbit, "Pippen!!!" They both screamed before he had a chance to hurl a rock into the water, "Do not disturb the water."
At the same time this was happening Gandalf was standing in front of a glowing wall screaming at it in every language he knew. Legolas stood by a tree, and Aragorn was helping Sam unload the last pony, Bill. Frodo and Gimli were standing beside Gandalf, and Merry, Pippen, Boromir, and Ellie were looking at the water. When calmed again she walked over to Legolas. "Eryn Lasgalen that was you home. Do you miss it?" She said trying to make conversation. He looked at her, "Aye, and Nay... It is my home, and I do miss the trees, but I do not miss the confines of the palace. Tell me, Princess, what do feel of royalty?" he asked gently. She looked at him, "It is a confine to daily life," He placed his hand on her shoulder and brought her chin up with his other, looking into her eyes. "Do you realize that we have never been properly introduced, Arwen amin?" He smiled, and continued, "Im Legolas Thranduilion o Eryn Lasgalen." She looked up into his bright blue eyes and opened her mouth and all that was heard was a shrill scream echoing through the valley. Her eyes widened as her hand slapped across her mouth, -Did I just do that?- The scream sounded again, and Ellie realized it wasn't her, she whirled around and saw Merry, Pippen, Sam and Frodo being dragged by a octopus like creature into the water. Ellie turned to look at Legolas, but he was gone, already firing arrows at the demon. Ellie bent down and pulled a miniature morgul blade, took off hr tunic and boots and jumped into the water.
Legolas was standing in knee high water and firing arrows at the limbs that held his companions, Aragorn was hacking at the limb holding Frodo and Pippen and Boromir was on the other side hacking away to save Merry and Sam. Whilst the screaming and commotion was taken place Gandalf finally got the password correct and the doors flung open. He then turned his attention to the demon and waded into the water holding his staff above his head. Once close enough Gandalf started to beat the demon on its head.
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Ellie was hit with freezing water as she dived in head first. At once her vision darkened and her limbs froze, she relaxed her muscles a little and then took off in the general direction of the commotion. Holding the dagger between her teeth she swam up to the Octopus and searched its hide for a weak spot. Immediately she was struck with a tentacle and her vision darkened again.
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Legolas let out a yelp as he was knocked of his feet and tossed into the air by the demon. Gimli was thrown against a rocky cliff and held pinned there by a strong limb. H watched in horror as his elf friend came crashing down from the heavens and landed head first onto the ground. Gandalf was launched into the mines and hit the staircase leading into the mines. Aragorn and Boromir hacked away and finally the beat let go of Sam and hurled Merry into the wall. He crumpled to the ground with his head tucked between his knees. Legolas had lost his quiver in the water, but still had his bow.
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Ellie's vision returned again and she swam to thee beast, she swam under it looking for a soft spot, a place left unprotected by the thick, dense hide, and she finally spotted the soft center of the stomach. She was yet again hit in the stomach with a tentacle, and lost the rest of the air in her lungs. She took the dagger, and placed it on the skin and pushed. Ellie's mouth and lungs started filling with water as her vision blurred but she still drove the dagger deeper. She could feel the beasts muscles relax and its weight on top of her body as the thrashing stopped above and the creature began to sink on top of her.
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Everything stopped. The creatures flailing arms retracted into the water, dropping Pippen into Boromir's outstretched arms, and Taking Frodo into thee depths of the lake. Gimli felt for his three cracked ribs as he sank to the ground, and Gandalf stood helping Legolas to his feet.
Aragorn looked around, "Where's Ellie?" he gasped, "No, where's Frodo?" he looked around as the company panicked. "FRODO!!!" Pippen screamed. Sam headed for the water, "Mister Frodo?! Mister Frodo! Don't worry Frodo I am coming to save you..." just before he dove in Boromir caught him.
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Darkness was all Ellie felt. Her foot was stuck under the weight of the creature, water rapidly filling her lungs. She could see Frodo. She could see the glimmer of the ring, under water. She had to save the shireling. He had hit his head on a rock and passed out. He would surely die if she didn't get to him. Ellie was struggling with the suffocating feeling, pulling her leg every which way to pull free. Finally her leg came free and she swam to Frodo's rescue. She picked up the hobbit and swam to the shore. She broke the surface and reached a spot close to the bank and put Frodo on her knees, and bent over coughing the fluid out of her system.
Aragorn ran to her side and half carried half dragged her onto the bank as the hobbits ran to Frodo's side. She continued coughing and then laid down in exhaust, still throwing up water. From her laying position she could she the little hobbit revived and he too began throwing up the excess water from his system.
Finally Ellie stood up and faltered almost falling. Quickly Legolas was by her side supporting her. She looked at him gratefully. –Wow, this is getting to be a habit- her mind called out. Soon the company was inside the mines walking slowly.
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"These Caverns have more than just Orcs in them so let's not make too much noise, eeh Peregrin?" Gandalf whispered, as the company descended yet another set of stairs.
"I am tired Gandalf. Can't we stop? Merry don't you think its time for supper? What do you think Sam?" Pippen whined. Ellie felt bad for the little hobbit. It wasn't his fault we had been walking around in circles for 4 hours now. She knew the mines well, she had trained here, why didn't that old coot let her lead them? It didn't take five days to get to the other side. It took 8 hours of walking without stopping. If she led them, they would be out by the morrow. –Moron, Idiot, Stupid, Stupid, Stupid wizard. Gandalf the Grey, Oh I am the best, all listen to me and follow me in circles. IDIOT!!!!!- Her mind screamed.
Finally he succumbed to Pippin's whining and stopped. "Aragorn, Gandalf... Do you trust me?" Ellie finally said. Gandalf scowled. Aragorn nodded exhaustedly. "Let me lead us through the mines, and I shall have us out of these mines ere nightfall by the morrow!"
"No." came the curt answer. "Why do you not trust me Gandalf? What else must I do to gain your trust, what?"
"Nothing, for a child of the white hand will never have my trust."
"Why, I never thought Gandalf the Grey to be stubborn. Do you forget Gandalf that I could have killed Frodo and taken the ring three times already?" At this Gimli's hand when to this axe.
"I do not trust you to led us. That is the end." Ellie looked disturbed and ran to a corner and sat in silence.
For the rest of the journey through the mines, 7 days and six nights, Ellie stayed to the end of the company not speaking with anyone. To her relief Gandalf had stopped going in circles last night and finally headed in the right direction.
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After a few hours of going in the right direction the wizard turned into the wrong direction again. Ellie began to realize that as they continued the place around them got hotter and hotter. Then it hit her. They were headed to the Bridge of Khazad-Dum. She panicked. The Balrog of Morgoth guards that bridge. She remembered with a shudder. –Balrog... Balrog of Morgoth... Balrog...-Her mind screamed. She decided to abandon her post at the back of the company and move up front next to Gandalf.
"Gandalf the wise, we are headed in the wrong direction, nen mellon." She quietly said to him. He face twisted up again and he sped up. She would not be denied this time. "Gandalf the Grey!" she screamed, and stood tall. She stopped in front of Aragorn who caught off guard slammed right into the elf, followed by Legolas slamming into him, and toppling over onto Merry, Pippen, Frodo and Sam, Boromir easily sided stepped the elf on hobbit collision and walked right into Aragorn who was on the floor staring up at Ellie. "I will not just stand here and watch you lead us to an unknown doom!!" she thundered. "Elli, please trust mithandir, for me Ellie." Legolas said as he regained his bow from the ground. By this time every one was standing again. She made a mental pout towards Legolas, and sighed outwardly.-How can anyone resist you anything my Prince?-
Reluctantly she followed Gandalf. It wasn't another two minutes of walking when a roar erupted through the length of the hall leading to the bridge there is was, a Balrog. –Aha! I told you so! Wait, RUN!!!!- her mind chimed. Gandalf was talking but no one could really hear him. So the company turned around and started running down a winding stair case toward the bridge. Ellie made use of the bow Aragorn lent her, and stood behind Gandalf firing at orcs great distances of in the caves. The company ran down the last flight of stairs and saw the bridge. They were being pursued so closely that Ellie thought to keep hr hair in front of her in case it got singed off by the flames emanating from the Balrog.
The company quickly made its way down to the bridge and then hobbits ran across then bridge led by Gimli and followed closely by Aragorn, Ellie and Boromir. Legolas got half across the bridge and turned around to realize that Gandalf had stopped behind him. He Elf tried hard to pull the wizard across the bridge half dragging him a quarter of the way. Ellie ran back to the bridge as Legolas looked at her pleadingly. Ellie lowered herself to the ground and swung herself under the bridge to the other side of Gandalf, putting herself between Gandalf and the advancing Balrog. Legolas grabbed one arm and Ellie grabbed another and they pulled and pushed Gandalf until Legolas set foot on the other side, by the exit. Just as Ellie was about to give her finally shove at the wizard who was protesting both physically and verbally, the Balrog stepped onto the bridge and it gave away.
Ellie felt he bridge give under her and she grabbed the ledge—and the irritating wizard at the same time. Ellie had her left hand gripping the ledge, and with her right held the wizard by the hand as he hung under her feet. "LEA—GO—LAS!!!" she screamed, as she strained under the pressure and felt the old man slipping from her hand. Aragorn knelt on one side of her and Legolas at the other side as Gimli and Boromir restrained the hobbits from running to the rescue and killing themselves in the process. The rain of arrows cam down even harder as the orcs saw the two people hanging over a ledge.
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Everything was happening in slow motion. Gandalf lifted his staff to Aragorn who took it, and Ellie tried to pull the arm that held Gandalf so that he could reach Aragorn's outstretched hand, by this point Ellie was holding the wizards knuckles. Gandalf swung his now free arm, and grabbed the hand Ellie was holding him with, doubling the pressure on her body. She screamed in pain. It felt as if her shoulders were being ripped out off their sockets. She swore as she lifted the arm again and her grip on the ledge loosened. Legolas hung off the side of the ledge and tried to reach Gandalf with on avail. He grabbed Ellie's waist to ease her stress, "GANDALF! GANDALF!! Fool of a wizard, don't you dare let go! I swear I'll go with you and if you're not dead, I'll KILL YOU!!" she screamed. Gimli abandoned the hobbits as he saw Legolas slipping and grabbed the elf's feet. Aragorn saw this and had a brilliant idea. "Legolas hold her tightly. Gimli you pull his legs and I'll pull you. Boromir come stand next to Legolas and help him pull them up. HOLD ON GANDALF!!"
They quickly formed a line with Sam standing behind Strider followed by Merry and Pippen. Frodo stood behind the bent over form of Boromir.
An arrow struck Gandalf in the elbow. It went numb and dropped to his side. "GANDALF!" Frodo screamed, and as he was pushed back by Boromir, "Stay back little one!!" Ellie started crying, Legolas pulled her up, she let go of the ledge –my life is in legolas's hands... please don't drop me melamin...- She grabbed at Gandalf's beard and yanked at him. The pain was too much for the wizard, absentmindedly he let go of Ellie's other hand and grabbed his pierced elbow. Ellie screamed and grabbed the bear with both hands, as she was hoisted up further by a struggling company. Hr left hand lost its grip and Gandalf went even lower. Legolas's body dropped again with the weight of Ellie and her hand again reclaimed its grasp.
Legolas pulled again. His grip slipped and his hands went up to her chest. She screamed. Ellie looked down at the wizard with tears streaming down her face, Legolas jarred again above her and her hands slipped, Gandalf fell low but Ellie caught him just in time with her legs. She reached up and put her arms around Legolas's neck. She was facing the outside of the cliff look at the other side. She could feel Gandalf slipping, she could feel Legolas's grunts as he tried to keep hold on the girl, she could here the men crying and the hobbits encouraging her, she could hear the arrows whizzing by her head. She raised her legs and Gandalf's good arm grabbed her shoulder. YES!! They were gonna make it. YES!! Her mind screamed, everyone was crying, and shouting.
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Gandalf's hand slipped. She reached out with her legs and it grabbed thin air, she saw Gandalf falling, and then she screamed. She was hoisted up onto the ledge by everyone, screaming. The scream was so loud that the tunnels started to cave in, orcs fell into the abyss, and she was carried and dragged and thrown out of the mines. Still screaming.
She continued screaming at the top of her lungs. Hobbits lay stricken outside on the ground crying. The Dwarf and the elf on their knees beating the ground. Boromir was doubled over in tears and Aragorn's face streaming with tears as he tried to stand everyone up and pull them towards Lothlorien. Ellie screamed. She scratched at her face and pulled at her hair and screamed.
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A ways away, an elf stood erect and drew an arrow from his quiver, "Captain did you hear that?" one of his subordinates said, as a shrill scream pierced the air. He loosened the arrow when he realized it was a scream of sorrow, of loss.
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Legolas and Gimli stood up and pulled the hobbits up. Aragorn had quieted Ellie and taken off followed closely by the four hobbits and Boromir. Gimli and Legolas stood Ellie and looked in her eyes. "Look, elf! She's looks like she just died!" the dwarf immediately felt sorry, and looked back at the cave entrance as tears cascaded down his face. Legolas looked at the elf before him. Her eyes were glazed over and her face pale. She looked off into a distance and stood in front of him, wavering. He picked her up and sprinted off towards the company followed by Gimli.
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Once they entered the forest of Lothlorien, Legolas put Ellie down. She looked horrible. She dragged her feet towards Aragorn as he ran further into the wood, but her gaze was still far off. She looked like a pale zombie.
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A small band of Elves dropped down from the trees and encircled the company. Legolas lifted his bow and fitted it with on of the goblin arrows he managed to pick up in the mines. The elves strung their own bows and pointed them at the company. Ellie felt everyone stop, and so did she, but she still far off, unawares of the danger around her.
"Haldir of Lorien" Aragorn spoke. "We need your help, we need your protection." Aragorn said as he bowed to the captain of the elves. Haldir looked over the company his yes settling over the dwarf. "You can go no further with dwarf. If you chose to leave him, then I will let you stay in the guard talan."
Ellie looked around her like a zombie. She saw pretty trees, glowing with silver light. She bent down at took off her boots, and walked to Aragorn. Pressing the boots to his chest, he caught them before they hit the ground. He looked at her bewildered as she walked over to Haldir and bowed, wobbling severely. It was then that Aragorn saw the cut running down her back. She stood up again and looked at Haldir. He searched her eyes-Who is this girl, is she crazy? She walks as if she was a little tipsy...- He looked at her and she broke into a goofy grin and raised her arms above her head. "IM ELLIE!!" she screamed, and started laughing hysterically. The soldier closest to Haldir pointed his arrow at Ellie's head. "Forgive her she is not well." Aragorn pleaded with the captain, and then Ellie stopped laughing and looked straight into Haldir's eyes. "Gandalf..." she whispered as Haldir looked at the crazy girl. She broke into heart wrenching sobs and he held to her arm to support her. Legolas put his bow down and made to rush to Ellie's side but was held back by two guards and made to watch as Haldir took the girl he was falling for in his arms to comfort her. –This isn't how it's supposed to happen!! NO!! I am supposed to comfort her, ME!!I am supposed to bring joy to hr life, not, not HIM! Ellie! Ellie, come to me, I'm your Legolas!!- his mind screamed and his hands started to shake uncontrollably.
Haldir had taken the sobbing girl into his arms, and looked up at the company. "Bring them," he said as he led the distressed girl, now clinging to his arm as if for life support, away from the forest clearing to a nearby tree. He picked her up, to put her over his shoulder to climb up to his talan, but the girl held her arms around his neck in a death grip as he tried to place her on his shoulder. He left her hang on his neck, putting his arm around her and began climbing up the tree. Half way up Ellie realized she wasn't on the firm ground anymore and started screaming again, and clinging to Haldir harder. He held her tighter until the reached the talan, and pried her arms from her neck, placing her on his seat and shouting orders for a glass of water and a cloth for the girl to clean up with. He knelt before the girl who had reattached herself to his neck and sighed. He placed his hand on her head and stroked her hair whispering to her that she was safe now. Legolas came up onto the tree and saw Ellie's sobbing form in Haldir's arms. His heart panicked. He just fallen for her and now he was losing her to –HIM!!- his mind screamed.
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Haldir had finally quieted the girl enough for her to down the glass of water. Her hands were shaking so hard he had to hold it to her lips, as on hand held his on the cup and the other was placed on the middle button on his tunic. He looked at her and smiled and tears started rolling down her cheeks again as he got up to address the rest of the company. She broke out into a screaming wail again with her head in her lap and her hands over her head rocking back and forth. He looked back at her and raised his voice so he could be heard over her screaming.
After telling the company that they would be staying in the guard talan tonight, he return to the maiden and sat at her feet staring into the trees his bow between his legs. Legolas watched in horror as Ellie sank to the ground and putt her head into Haldir's lap. – She doesn't even know... HIM!!- He shrugged it off tears rolling freely from his eyes and threw his bedroll down next to Gimli as fell into a torturous slumber were he dreamt of Ellie in Haldir's arms.
Haldir put his arm around the sobbing girl and continued watching the trees for any problems. – Ere the sun rises, I shall take them to the Lady.-
A/N: wholly cow!! This was long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to my greatest reviewers Arein and Eathiln!! You get cookies and pizza!!! Muah!
I hav already started the next chapter, so expect it soon!