In front of their eyes lay hundreds of dwarf skeletons. Most had arrows in their body, some did not. Gimli's eyes got large as he looked around. These were his own kin, his own family and they were dead, and from the looks of it, the cause was orcs.
"I don't think this was a good way to go, we have to turn back, get out of here!" Leobelia yelled as she backed away from the rotting skeletons.
While they backed out Frodo felt something wrap around his leg. When he looked down to see a slimy gray tentacle wrapping itself around his leg. Then he felt his legs being pulled out from under him and he hit the ground. He began to slide on the ground toward the water.
"Aragorn!" Frodo yelled as he was dragged into the water. The others looked back at him, Aragorn and Legolas ran into the water and started shooting and slicing the tentacles. Frodo's screams could be heard as he was tossed around. Leobelia ran out of the cave and shot two beams of her energy at the head of the monster. The monster let out a screech and fell into the water dropping Frodo into Legolas's arms.
"Let's go! Everyone get back into the mines!" Leobelia yelled as she ran back into the cave and pulled the doors shut when the others ran in.
"Frodo are you alright?" Leobelia said as she walked over to him. His clothes were soaked and his hair was stuck to his forehead. His eyes show fear, now they could only go one way, this way was now known to be dangerous, and meant almost certain death. Frodo looked around at the bodies as he regained his breath. When he stood they continued to walk through the tunnels. Skeletons laid everywhere, all of them were dwarves.
As they walked, Gimli found a side chamber that contained the tomb of his cousin, the leader of the dwarves of Moria.
"No, they….they have killed him also!" Gimli ran to the tomb laying his body on the top, his weeping became loud. Leobelia simply patted his back as she watched Gandalf and the other walk in.
"There, there Gimli, he is in peace now." Leobelia did not know what to say, she had never had to deal with deaths before, well other than her mother. But she never knew her mother well. Gandalf walked in and looked around, bones were scattered around this room also, one in particular sat on a well, the bones were held there by a chain and a bucket, from the looks of it the person was strangled to death, but then the arrow in his heart could have been a cause of death also. Legolas looked around with disgust, for him this was not a sight he wanted to see, the stench of the dead was inhaled in his every royal breath and the quietness worried him.
Pippin looked around at the bones, this some how intrigued his curiosity. He poked at the mass of bones sitting on the well. Then he pulled at the arrow that was wedged into the bones.
"CLANK!" there was a loud sound followed by more sounds that deceased as the sound fell further into the darkness. Gandalf and the others jumped and looked back to see what happened. Pippin shrunk in guilt, his eyes full of fear.
"Fool of a Took!" Gandalf bellowed under his breath. This was followed with silence, then the shrieking of orcs. Aragorn and Boromir ran to the door and shut it, barding the door with large weapons and pieces of wood. Leobelia pulled out her bow and arrow, Legolas followed her example. Gimli stood on top of the tomb, and the hobbits were pushed back behind the others. The orcs began banging on the door, shoving their weapons into it. Finally the door was busted down, but not by any orc, a cave troll swung its club in the air as it entered the chamber.
"Great they have a cave troll." Boromir sighed sarcastically.
"Shoot it in the eyes; make sure it doesn't find Frodo." Leobelia aimed her bow as she spoke. Within seconds the troll was blinded and orcs filled the room. Leobelia and Legolas shot everything that came in their range, while Boromir, Aragorn, Gimli and Gandalf sliced through all that they could and the hobbits defended themselves best they could.
The troll now angry with not being able to see grabbed everything he could get to, most of them were orcs. Finally his hand reached his target the troll wrapped its pudgy fingers around Leobelia's slender waist and slung her against a wall. Leobelia screamed in pain, this letting the troll know he had his target. The troll picked up his club and began to bash the area he threw his prey in. Leobelia rolled as fast a she could, but she was hit. The club crushed her ankle. Leobelia gritted her teeth and picked up a spear off of the ground and hurled it at the troll, she hit her target, and the spear hit the troll right in between the eyes. The troll fell to the ground dead.
Now that Leobelia was injured the orcs ran towards her to kill of the weakest one. What they did not know was that she was still very capable of fighting. Leobelia pointed her palm towards the swarming groups of orcs and shot a large beam of white light at them, this caused the entire room to become unbearably bright, When the light was gone all that was left was ash.
"Well she knows how to take care of herself." Gimli said as he watched her in amazement. Leobelia pushed herself up to stand but fell back holding her ankle. Legolas and Aragorn both ran towards her.
"I think it's crushed, I am no longer any use, keep going, get out of here and I will cause a distraction as long as I can." Leobelia pushed both of the men's chests.
"I shall not leave you behind to die; you will heal in a small time, for now just come with me." Legolas said as he picked her up (wedding style).
They ran out of the chamber and headed for the exit as fast as they could. Orcs seemed to just pop out of the ground as they ran, and soon they found them self once again surrounded. Leobelia made a small ball of light in her hand ready for an attack when the orcs began to screech again and run back into their holes. A great roar filled the air and Gandalf stood looking behind them.
"What is that Gandalf?" Leobelia asked as she put out her ball.
"That would be a Barlog; they are demons of dark and fire." Gandalf explained.
"We are no match for this beast, run!" Gandalf turned and began to continue towards the exit.
They reached stairs, and more stairs, and finally a bridge, it was narrow and only one could go at a time. Gandalf was last, he held off the beast. The fire from the Barlog was extreme. Gandalf finally used a spell that made the bridge fall, causing the Barlog to fall with it. Before Gandalf could escape though, the Barlog pulled him down also. Frodo watched in dismay as his closest companion fell to his death. Boromir and Legolas had to pull Aragorn and Frodo out of the cave. Once they were safe they sat down. Hot tears streaked Leobelia's cheeks. Her eyes became blurred and her skin prickled at the thought of Gandalf's death.
"He can not be dead; he just can not be dead!" Leobelia gripped her fingers into Legolas's shirt and began to sob.
Legolas tried hard to keep back his own tears, the loss of a comrade, especially one with such knowledge and such a large heart. Legolas stroked Leobelia's back gently, as he whispered comforting words in her ear.
Leobelia's body shook as she wept. Legolas's soft voice sent shivers down her spine. His voice was so much like her father's; it was strong but soft at the same time. The more he spoke the closer Leobelia pulled herself to him.
"Legolas, Gimli, get the others up we must go!" Aragorn commanded.
"Give them a minute, for goodness sake!" Boromir shouted.
"We don't have a minute! By nightfall this hill will be swarming with orcs!" Aragorn spoke as he pulled Merry and Pippin off of the ground.
"To your feet men, there will be time for sorrow later." Aragorn patted their backs as he continued to walk.
Legolas stood up and slipped one of his arms under Leobelia's legs and the other around her back, picking her up. Leobelia looked up at him, she felt bad for being such a burden. But Legolas showed no sign of feeling exploited. As they walked down the slope of the mountain away from the Mines of Moria, Leobelia began to recognize the area, the green grass, and flat lands. The only thing that was missing was a forest, but then she noticed that there was one straight ahead.
Trouble-15: This one is a little bitlonger, but this one was important, the next one will be alot more interesting, you will find out alot about Leobelia and her past. Please Review!!!