Authors Notes: Today was a dark and rainy day (shock, I know) so it was the perfect day to write this dark and angsty chapter. I'm sorry, but the humor has been put of until next chapter...
Keep reviewing, me loyal croutons! ( a.k.a my loyal fans..) By the way, some things here will be depicted differently then the movies or books show it.
Danielle
Disclaimer:
I don't own LOTR, or Legolas, Or Bubbles, Or Aragorn. Or Gandy. Or Theo. Or anyone else. Thank you, and have a good night! bows
Danielle
"Amin n'rangwa edanea (I do not understand these humans)" I said to Legolas. He laughed and nodded, and Aragorn practically rolled his eyes. It was true. They were fleeing, when they should stand up and fight. I tried to explain this to Bubbles, but he called me "young" and "arrogant." Stupid, foolish mortal, He'd never understand. Hmph.
Legolas jumped off his horse and handed the reigns to one of the woman. He ran ahead, almost like a scout would. Must've been tired of his horse. I decided to jump off too, and I followed him. He jumped off the cliff, and began to battle with a...what was it? It looked like a hyena crossed with a bear.
He finally killed the orc riding it, and shouted "A scout!"a look on his face I hadn't seen before. He looked really really angry.
I climbed down warily, and joined him. He was now standing on a ridge, and at the same time, we both spotted about fifteen or sixteen of those things, all with orcs mounted on them. Crap, this was going to suck. I began to fire my arrows, and I got only two shots, when everyone thundered up on their horses behind me. Oh, shit! Wait, my horse was still with the woman! I looked around, but Ambar wasn't anywhere near here. Legolas jumped onto his horse with Gimli, and now, I was stuck with no steed.
I didn't have time to get someone else to pick me up, the evil hyena things were right there. I just pulled out my knives and began to shred one of them. It was really hard, and grew tiresome.
I turned back, and there was a hyaena thing right behind me. I screamed, and Legolas ran over, but by the time he got there, I had already killed the thing. Heh heh, slow elf. The battle over, obviously. Me and Lego searched for Aragorn. We couldn't find him, and I began to worry. Could he have been killed? But, no, we would've found him in the bodies...
"Where's Aragorn!" Gimli shouted to us. I shrugged, and then stepped over a half dead orc. It grabbed my foot, making me trip.
"What the hell!" I shouted at it, and it smiled.
"Sauruman would be happy to know the heir to Gondor's throne has now been defeated..." It said slowly, obviously close to death. Legolas looked from me to it, and then suddenly leaped down, grabbing it by the neck.
"Where's Aragorn!" He shouted at it. Woah, didn't see that coming. When elves get mad, they get MAD!
The orc pointed to the cliff and said "He Fell down that canyon"
"You do not speak the truth" Legolas said through gritted teeth, shaking the orc again. Obviously the shock of an elf acting like that, or maybe just being shaken like that, made the orc breath his last breath, and then die. His hand fell open, and reveled the Evenstar in his hand. I gasped, and then began to cry. Back in modern Earth, my parents had been divorced, and I didn't see my dad very often. But Bubbles had been a father-like guy to me, even if he didn't take a bath every other day.
Legolas held me in his arms, and I cried for about five minutes, then realized everyone was staring. Stupid Stereotype saying: Elves don't cry. I wiped my face and then said to Legolas "I no longer have my horse with me, the woman took it with them."
"You can ride behind me" He said, and I jumped on behind him. Then Theo shouted out the commands to move, and we galloped to catch up with everyone else.
We finally made it to Helm's Deep. It was a huge wall, basically, with a fortress behind it. Most of the woman and children were immeaditly taken to the caves, with all the men who were fighting milling about. We walked into a vast stone room, obviously what little of a throne room you could find at Helm's Deep. Me and Legolas received orders to hang around in the entrance hall until we were called to the Armory. When we got out there, me and Legolas stood around. Feeling silly, I asked him to tell me of embarrassing things Haldir did when he was young.
Before he could answer, the double entrance doors opened with a bang. I quickly glanced over to see who would make such a big deal about their arrival, and then I saw Bubbles walking towards me and Leggers. I almost jumped on his back screaming "Bubbles is here! Yes everyone, the all-famed King Dubble Bubble has arrived!", but then I saw the extent of his injuries.
"You look terrible" Legolas said.
Aragorn nodded, and I hugged him. He looked surprised, so I decided to kiss him on the cheek too. Lego gawked at us.
"Yee! Legolas, I can see those naughty thoughts of yours! He's just like a father to me, ok?" I said, pretending I could see his thoughts. Legolas shut his mouth and then handed out the Evenstar to Bubbles. Aragorn looked at it wistfully, no doubt thinking about his "love". Then we all decided to take a field trip to the armory. Alright, so we we're summoned there to prepare for the upcoming battle. I picked up some elvish armor I had found, and began to put it on.
Legolas and Aragorn began to argue, and everyone watched interestedly. I slipped on my last piece of armor (being men's armor it was a little tight around the chest) and followed Lego as he stormed out.
"Ready to go kick orc butt?" I asked him.
"You aren't fighting Lorwen. You're staying in the keep" Legolas said. Oh, Valar, not the cliche sexist thing.
"Come on! You know me! I fight as well as any man here, if not better.." I argued.
"No, stay in the keep. If they penetrate the wall, You will fall back to the caves with everyone else, and lead them down the passage deeper into the mountain." He ordered. I just blew him off and stomped down the hall. He left too, muttering about making up with Aragorn.
I walked to the keep, still mad. I was going to fight, I just had to figure out a way to do it. I looked over the wall, and saw a grey mass walking up the way into Helms Deep...Wait, My elvish eyes spotted..Haldir! What the hell was he doing here..? I ran to the entrance, and greeted him hastily.
"Mae govannen. A'maelamin (well met, my beloved)" I told him, happy to see him again. He didn't say anything, just picked me up in his arms and kissed me slowly, now in front of everyone in Rohan, but this time I didn't give a care.
"Oio naa elealla alasse', but Nae saian luume' (Ever is thy sight a joy, but it has been too long)" He said looking into my eyes.(a/n I know, Mary-sueish! Forgive me, I couldn't help it!)
"Legolas and Aragorn won't Let me fight!" I complained. He laughed, and I felt Aragorn pull me away from Haldir, then he embraced Haldir like an old friend. Where had he come from? Had he seen us kissing? Annoying old fool.
"Amin dele ten' he(I worry about her) She is young, and might make mistakes." Aragorn said.
Haldir looked at me and said "Amin sinta thaliolle e dagor, Lle nuquernuva sen . (I know you're strength in battle, you will defeat them.)"
"But..." Legolas said.
"I know you care for her much, but so do I. You cannot keep her from fighting, it is what she has to do. Even if you do tell her not to fight, I have no doubt she'll somehow find a way to fight still" Haldir said, avidly defending me.
"Alright...but if she doesn't make it, I will never let you hear the end of it.." Aragorn said. Haldir nodded silently, then motioned for me to join his troops. I jumped in front of this one totally serious looking dude. Wait, all of the elves looked serious. Of course, this was a serious battle. All odds were against us.
"Too the wall!" Haldir shouted, him on my right, and Legolas on my left. We marched (well, at least everyone else marched, I walked fancy) to the wall, and up the stairs. When we reached the top we spread out on the wall, Haldir by my side.
"Amin naa lle nai (I am yours to command)" I said to him.
"Cuamin linduva yassen megrille (My bow shall sing with your sword)" He replied. I felt worried, this was going to be a battle where the chance of surviving were slim four hundred against ten thousand was more then just unevenly matched. It was outnumbered.
Haldir must've seen the worry on my face, because he said "Uuma dela, Lle naa belegohtar. (Do not worry, you are a mighty warrior.)"
"It's just, well, never mind that." I looked up at him as the mass of orcs drew ever closer. I continued "En! (Look!) The battle is about to begin. I just wanted to say Amin mela lle (I love you), alright?" I said.
He nodded and replied "Quel marth, A'Lirimaer, Aratoamin, Arwenamin. (Good Luck, My lovely, my champion, my lady)" I kissed him, then Aragorn yelled out for us to draw our bows. I pulled mine out, aiming for a big orc in front. It was loud and noisy on the battlefield, the Orcs were beating their spears on the ground and yelling, but the fortress was silent.
An arrow flew by, and I looked up. An old human had accidently mistaken Aragorns "Aim" for "Fire". A truly foolish mortal. One of the orcs were hit, and it fell on its face. For a few seconds, the battlefield was completely silent, then the Commander cried a battle cry, and they began to charge forward.
"Hold!" Aragorn commanded. It was hard to hold with ten thousand orcs running and yelling, coming towards you, but I did.
"Fire!" Aragorn shouted, and I let go. It hit an orc square in the neck, and I grabbed another arrow, continuing to aim, fire, aim fire, aim, fire. I checked on Haldir. He was concentrating, and I didn't want to ruin it, so it was back to shooting.
Just when I was getting bored (and my count was twenty two), the orcs had made it to the wall, and were now raising ladders to siege the wall. Crud, hand to hand combat, I feared this. I pulled out my swords, and then an orc came up to me.
I killed it, shouting "Gurth gothrim Tel'Quessir! (Death to the foes of the elves)" Then began the long battle of Helm's Deep. It began to rain and thunder, flashing lightning on our battle. I turned to see how many orcs were still out there in the fields. Too many. Wait, there was a single orc, running with a sparkling torch..
"Shoot it Legolas!" Aragorn yelled. Lego took aim, and I had to get another orc that was behind me. Before I knew what was happening, the wall next to us exploded (wait! This can't happen in LOTR! It must only happen in movies like James Bond, right!) I was thrown in the air and landed flat on my stomach. It hurt, but I had to get up to avoid getting a sword stuck in my back by another orc. I thrust my sword into his stomach.
All of the fighting now had moved to the floor of the canyon, where the orcs were now running through the wall. I skipped down the stairs, taking three at a time. I fought my way to where Haldir, Lego, and Aragorn were fighting back to back, fending off orcs very well, considering.
"Vedui' il'er (Greetings everyone)!" I shouted to them, raising my sword. Lego and Aragorn nodded their heads in acknowledgment. I joined by Haldir. We stood like this for, like, five minutes. Then we were all separated again by the huge mass of orcs. Shoot. I began to work on this orc that had decided to try to get past me. I wished him luck.
"Tira ten' rashwe! (Look out)" Legolas shouted. What? I tuned around and Haldir had pushed between me and an Urk-Hai. He killed it, but when it fell, it spun around, it's sword slashing through Haldir's chest...
"Pull Back! Pull back to the keep!" Aragorn shouted. "All is lost!". Couldn't he see Haldir was hurt? I jogged over and bent down over him.
"How bad is it?" I asked him.
"Bad enough." He said. Oh, crud, he was going to die! I picked him up.
"Vanimle sila tiri (You're beauty shines bright)" He said. What the hell was he saying that for!
"Haldir, don't go! We still need to get married and have three kids and.—" He interrupted me.
"I'll see you again, you'll see." He said, and he closed his eyes. I began to cry, right there in the middle of the battlefield. Legolas ran over to me, and grabbed my shoulders, pulling me away and into the keep. Behind us they barred the doors. Aragorn looked to me, and I shook my head sadly, tears pouring down my face. I ran to him, and cried into his shoulder for a few minutes, then let go.
Haldir wasn't coming back. I was never going to see him again. Crying wasn't going to change that. Then I felt a sorrow, deeper then deep within me. I wasn't crying anymore, but on the inside I was. It was the infamous elvish sorrow, I realized.
"We will ride then, the last ride for Theoden, King of Rohan, and Aragorn, heir to Gondor." I had missed the entire conversation, but I didn't care. A tall man brought Ambar to me (the ladies had returned him), and I jumped on without even a saddle.At least maybe I'll meet him wherever elves go when they die, if I die now.
As we left the entrance, orcs began to swarm us. I just swiped them with my blades. Then, to the east. I saw a bright white light. Hey, wait a sec, I know that light...GANDY! When had he left us? I wasn't paying attention. Behind him, Eomer and all the riders of Rohan charged into the orcs. Fifteen minutes later, the Orcs were being driven into the forest, followed by shouts of joy and relief from the men. There was no joy or relief for me, all I felt was angsty.
We rode back to the fortress, and I, for once in my lifetime, was completely silent. Aragorn kept shooting me concerned looks, but I just looked straight ahead. I wandered around the battlefield when we got back, looking at all of the elves and humans who had fallen, and a few I even recognized. I was thinking of how the hell I was going to tell Crystal about this when I heard a voice in my head...
"Danielle?" Meep! Voices in my head! "It's Eleanor" Oh, ok. It's just Crystal. Not demons or anything.
"Where are you?" I replied.
"We're coming to the witch-king's tower." she said. Ah-hah.
"Well, the battle of Helm's Deep went pretty okay..." I said, trailing off.
"I can feel your sadness...what happened! Did Lego or Bubbles die!"She practically shouted in my head.
"No...Haldir fell during the battle.." I said, feeling like I was going to cry. I tried my new telepathy skill, and I found out I could send her an image of how Haldir died. Funnily enough, I could feel her sadness for me...
"Oh, God...How in the world are you handling it? I myself by then would have committed suicide by drowning myself in a vat of blueberry muffin dough..." Crystal said. "I have to go, we have reached the tower. Time for Frodo to act possesed! Please do not worry too much, I don't want you to become a sad elf. Sad elves are not cool elves, ok?" She said. She then, I guess you could say 'hung up'. I sighed, glad we had talked, even if it was just for a few minutes.
