For a shield from the storm;
For a friend; for a love
To keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.
For the strength to be strong
For the will to carry on
For everything you do
For everything that's true,
I turn to you
For the arms to be my shelter
through all the rain;
For truth that will never change;
For someone to lean on;
for a heart I can rely on through anything;
For that one who I can run to....
I turn to you.
Christina Aguilera I Turn To You
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"I have no memory of this place." I heard Gandalf say. I was in the back of the group, and the last to finish climbing the stares. Gandalf looked on at the three entrances and he looked very confused.
"Are you lost," Pippin asked.
"No," Merry said.
"I think we're lost," I laughed.
"Gandalf is thinking." Merry said, and then we sat in silence. I saw my brother sitting against a rock, smoking. I stood up and sat down next to him, and he looked at me.
"I am sorry," I said, he looked at me surprised.
"You never apologize,"
"Only when I mean it," I answered looking at him; he looked so much like my dad. "I did not mean to yell at you about the past, and I am sorry about not trusting your judgment." I looked at Legolas, and my brother followed my gaze.
"He is better than you think he is," he said.
"I know, he means well,"
"He will never do what Rolland did. You know that right?" my brother asked.
"Yes, I know…"
"….Ah! It's that way!" we heard Gandalf say, "the air doesn't smell so foul down here. If in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose."
"Behold! The great realm of the Dwarf city of Dwarrowdelf." Gandalf said, I looked at the huge pillars, my mouth dropped over. I had never seen anything like it before.
"It is beautiful," I whispered. Then Gimli saw a door open, and ran through it. We all followed and saw him crying in front of a grave. Gandalf read the words on the grave, but I was not listening.
"Is this bad, Aragorn," I asked, but he did not answer. "Is it..." Gandalf handed his staff and hat to Pippin, and started to read from a book. I wondered away from Aragorn, who tired to garb my shirt. I pushed him off and continued walking around.
"…we can not get out…" Gandalf read.
"Then why are we here," I whispered to no one. Then I saw Pippin by the well, he was touching the skeleton, I was about to run over to stop him. But it was to late, the skeleton went down the well, making as much noise as possible.
"Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!" he yelled at him. Then there was along pause, and then we heard drums.
"Orcs," Legolas yelled. I ran over to my brother and Legolas. "Stay behind me, Alisa" Legolas pushed be behind him, as he pulled his bow and arrows out. Aragorn and Boromir went to shut the door, when arrows started to fly in.
"They have a cave troll," Boromir said.
"A what" I yelled. I pulled out my sword and was pushed behind Gandalf by Gimli. Then they started pounding on the door.
Then the door was broken open and the Orcs rushed in. Merry, Pippin, Sam and Frodo all ran off in different directions. I ran up to an orc, it can't be that hard….right? The orc ran at me, and I just stuck my sword out, the orc just ran into it. The sword went inside the orc, as I pulled it out, it toppled. Then the giant cave troll came in.
"O my go…" I started to say but suddenly stopped when a orc came in front of me. I hit the orc in the side, and it feel over, just like the first one. I felt an orc behind me, as I turned around it fell over, with an arrow stuck in its neck. I looked tat Legolas who was on the ledge. He nodded then went of to fight the cave troll. I spotted Sam by the corner and ran over to him.
"Alisa, I think I am getting the hang of this!" he said. Then the troll caught the sight of us against the wall. We all dodged out of the way as he tired to hit us, Merry, Sam, Pippin and I went one way, and Frodo went the other way. The troll followed Frodo, who was managing to stay on the opposite side of the troll, and then the troll grabbed his foot.
"Aragon! Help" Frodo yelled. The troll let him go when Frodo stabbed his hand, he went to reach for him again but Aragorn jumped out in front, but the troll knocked him to the wall. I ran over to my brother and Frodo did to.
"No Frodo, watch out," I yelled. Then Frodo dogged the spear of the troll, but was cornered into a wall, and then suddenly the troll stabbed him in his chest.
"Frodo…" I yelled, I went to run over to him but my brother stopped me. Legolas killed the troll by shooting an arrow into its brain, and the troll toppled over throwing Pippin hard to the ground. I ran over to check on Pippin, who looked just to be shakened up.
"He's alive." I heard Sam say. I ran over to them, but Legolas pulled me back.
"Give him room," he said.
"I think there is more to this hobbit than meets the eye." Then more orc approached. "To the bridge of Khazad-Dum!"
We started running, I was behind Aragorn, who was impossible to catch up to. Orcs started to pour out of wholes and cracks in the walls, and floors. Then soon they surrounded us all. Fear took over me, I never been more frightened in my life, then I was right now. Legolas pushed me behind him, at that very moment I thought I was going to die. Then a roar could be heard in the distance, a bright light started to travel through the pillars.
"A balrog. A demon of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you. Run!" Gandalf yelled and we started to run again, then we came to a break in the stairway, Boromir would of fell over but Legolas pulled him back. I suddenly stopped and Merry and Pippin ran into my back, causing me to stumble forward. We continued to run down the long steps, until we came to a gap. Legolas jumped over easily, then Gandalf jumped.
"O my god," I said.
"Alisa, jump," Legolas yelled. I jumped over, almost not making it, Legolas caught me and pushed me behind them both, then arrows where being shot at us. Boromir then jumped over with Merry and Pippin, as a part of the staircase collapsed. My brother threw Sam across, then Gimli jumped over, he missed, but Legolas grabbed his beard. The staircase broke again, and this time Aragorn and Frodo where left.
"Aragorn," I yelled. A big bolder fell and crashed threw the other side of the staircase. Then it started to lean.
"It's coming this way," I yelled, pulling Merry and Pippin back. Frodo and my brother realized this to, and they started to lean with the staircase. It then came crashing down, and Frodo and my brother jumped over to our side. We then became to run again and came to the bridge. The barlog followed us, we came to the exit, but Gandalf stayed back.
'You shall not pass…" he yelled. Then everything happened in slow motion. The demon fell off the bridge, and then Gandalf fell to.
"Fly, you fool!" he said, then he let go and fell.
"No," Frodo yelled, he tired to go to the bridge but Boromir held him back. I was in shock; someone I knew had risked his life for us all. Everyone took off running again, my legs wouldn't move, Legolas grabbed my arm and pulled me with him. Then finally, in four days, I saw light.
The four hobbits fell on the ground, tears forming in their eyes. I couldn't get myself to cry, I felt the pain everyone else felt, but not the tears. Then suddenly my legs gave away, and I fell to the ground holding my arm. A pain shot up threw my arm, and I held onto it. My brother ran over to me, and so did Legolas.
"It hurts," I cried.
"Move your hand," Legolas said, he pulled my hand away, and blood drenched it. My eyes widened at the sight of the blood.
"An arrow must have hit you," he said.
"It just sliced your arm a little. The wound is not that deep." My brother said, he pulled out a cloth, and tied it tightly around my arm.
"By nightfall these hills will be swarming with orcs! We must reach the woods of Lothlorien. Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, get them up!" my brother yelled. Even thought I was angry at my brother for pushing the young hobbits to get up, he was still right. I looked towards the direction we would be going. I survived the mines, but could I survive what else was in store?
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