Sam's Thoughts
Elvish translations
Last chapter
Not long after Sam found herself helping the villagers pack to go to Helm's deep. She didn't know anything about the place but it seemed that the rest of the fellowship didn't agree with decision. But they were following anyway.
Gandalf had gone off with his horse to find the riders that they had talked to a few days ago and they were meant to look for Gandalf in the east at first light on the 5th day. Aragorn was right about Gandalf speaking in riddles, he was very annoying at times.
Earth
Jack had done as he was told and four members of SG-1 had turn up to the debriefing. But straight after that mission the new member was kicked off for being incompetent.
The next had lasted 4 missions before insulting a group of natives and nearly getting SG-1 executed.
3rd time luck hadn't been that lucky and had been killed when a cliff crumbled beneath him.
When the 4th was discarded Jack was back in General Hammond's office.
"Jack I can understand that you are upset about Sam disappearance but you have gone through 3 new members in as 1 and a half months. What is your problem?"
"Sir all these soldiers that have been chosen have been idiots they have no idea what they are doing or how to carry out the smallest order."
"Well then find one who can. If you can't find a permanent replacement in the next month the Russians are going to send in one of there people and you won't have a choice, and I know you don't want that to happen. I don't want that to happen. But the pentagon will force it to happen. I am going to put Lieutenant Hailey with SG-1 you have worked with her before and Major Carter thought her to be very competent and were friends so I hope that this time things will work out."
"Thank you sir."
"Alright. She'll be here at 0800 hours tomorrow. Dismissed."
Middle Earth
Sam could see why Aragorn and Gandalf were annoyed about the king's decision to Helm's deep. It was a dead end. It completely boxed them in and there was no other way out.
Aragorn had ordered her to go with the women and children while they dealt with the Orcs that had attacked the travelling refugees. She had tried argued but Aragorn had rode off before she had a chance. She did as she was told and helped Eowyn to heard the town towards there safe haven. She planned to give Aragorn a piece of her mind when he got back
But when the men came back Aragorn wasn't with them. Eowyn, who seemed to have developed a crush on the man, was the first to ask where he was. Gimli told her that he had fallen and the woman turned away with tears in her eyes.
Sam came forward and helped to get the wounded into the caves. Before helping with some on the wounds.
"You seem to have talents in every field of work." Legolas said to her as she fixed a cut on his arm.
"Well this didn't need much work are you sure that was just from today, it seems days old."
"Elves heal a lot faster then mortals."
Sam nodded and moved on to the check a cut above Gimli's eye.
"What happened to Aragorn?" She asked.
"As far as we know he fell over a cliff. We only found his necklace."
"That thing that he always wears. I think I heard him talking about it with Eowyn, he said she was sailing?"
"Yes she is following the rest of the elves to the undying lands." Legolas told her.
"Are you going to sail after the quest?"
"Now that Aragorn has fallen yes I will sail when the ring is destroyed."
Sam nodded before going about to Gimli's cut.
A few hours later when everyone was healed Legolas, Sam and Gimli, worked to help move the supplies into the caves.
"He's alive!" someone called near the gate.
They ran down the nearby steps to see who was causing all the fuss. It was Aragorn.
"Where is he? Where is he? Get out of the way! I'm gonna kill him! You are the luckiest, the canniest and the most reckless man I ever knew. Bless you, laddie." Gimli said as he hugged Aragorn.
"Where is the King?" Aragorn asked. Gimli nodded in the direction of the keep and Aragorn started to move up the stairs, only to be stopped by Legolas.
"Le ab-dollen. [You're late.] You look terrible." Legolas said.
Well that's the understatement of the year.
Sam saw Eowyn making her way over to Aragorn through the crowd, but she stopped short when she saw Legolas hand the pendent back to it's owner.
"Hannon le." [Thank you.] Aragorn said.
Bloody hell why won't they just speak English for once.
"Welcome back." Sam said gripping Aragorn's hand, before following him to the keep.
"A great host you say." Théoden asked when Aragorn finished telling them all about the army he seen heading there way.
"All Isengard is emptied." Aragorn replied.
"How many?"
"Ten thousand strong at least."
"Ten thousand?" Théoden said disbelieving.
"It is an army bred for a single purpose. To destroy the world of men. They will be here by nightfall."
Ouch
"Let them come!" Théoden said at last.
Théoden walked out onto the wall of Helms deep.
"I want every man and strong lad able to bear arms to be ready for battle by nightfall."
They continued to walk among the refugees, to the causeway and only entrance to Helm's deep.
"We will cover the causeway and the gate from above. No army has ever breached the Deeping Wall, or set foot inside the Hornburg."
"This is no rabble of mindless Orcs. These are Uruk-Hai. Their armour is thick and their shields broad." Gimli stated.
"I have fought in many wars, master dwarf. I know how to defend my own Keep." The king said defensively.
He then led them on to the outer walls.
"They will break upon this fortress like water on rock. Saruman's hoards will pillage and burn, we've seen it before. Crops can be re-sown... homes, rebuilt. Within these walls, we will out last them."
"They do not come to destroy Rohan's crops or villages. They come to destroy its people, down to the last child." Aragorn said.
"What would you have me do? Look at my men. Their courage hangs by a thread. If this is to be our end, then I would have them make such an end as to be worthy of remembrance." Théoden then turned and headed back to the keep.
"Send out riders, my lord. You must call for aid."
Theoden turned back to face him.
"And who will come? Elves? Dwarves? We are not so lucky in our friends as you. The old alliances are dead."
"Gondor will answer."
"Gondor? Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell? Where was Gondor when our enemies closed in around us? Where was Gon... ? No, my lord Aragorn. We are alone."
"You can't hold old arguments against Gondor when you are in need of help. At lest try to call them." Sam suggested.
"I will not have a woman tell me what to do and I can't afford to lose men in hopless journeys for help that will not come."
Sam glared at him as he walked off, before turning and looking out over the land around them.
"Get the women and children into the caves."
"We need more time to lay provisions..." Gamling said
"There is no time! War is upon us!"
"Secure the gate!" Gamling told another soldier.
"Farmers, farriers, stable boys. These are no soldiers." Aragorn complained.
"Most have seen too many winters." Gimli said.
"Or too few." Legolas stated looking around him sadly. "Look at them. They're frightened. I can see it in their eyes."
Eveyone stopped and looked at Legolas.
"Boe a hyn, neled herain dan caer menig. [And they should be... Three hundred against ten thousand.]"
"Si beriathar hyn, ammaeg na ned Edoras. [They have more hope of defending themselves here than at Edoras.]"
"Aragorn, nedin dagor hen u-'erir ortheri. Natha daged dhaer. [We are warriors. They cannot win this fight. They are all going to die!]"
"Then I shall die as one of them!"
"Both of you calm down it is pointless to argue about this the king has made his decision." Sam snapped.
Aragorn glared at Legolas and then her before storming out of the room.
"Let him go, lad. Let him be." Gimli said as Legolas started after him.
A group of elves had just arrived to help with the fight and the men were now looking more hopeful, but Sam knew that there was still a very slim chance of them surviving.
Every now and then a man would approach her and ask what she was doing outside the caves. But each time she would tell them to piss off and that she refused to sit like an old maid underground when everyone else died.
Finally she had had enough and went to Aragorn.
"Do you expect me to sit in the caves with all the other women. Cause if you do you are going to have to knock me out tie me up and carry me there yourself cause I wouldn't go willingly."
"Sam the battle field is no place for a woman." Aragorn said.
"I have proven to you that I can fight numerous times. I am just as capable as you."
"You still haven't mastered a sword yet I can't let you out on a battle field like that."
"Half the people here have never used a sword before and I can use my guns."
Aragorn stared at her for a moment.
"You never give up do you?"
"Nope" she said smiling sweetly.
"Fine but try to keep you distance. Nothing up close."
"Deal."
She then turned and left to find her guns.