The next morning Boromir awoke to the sound to clashing sword, he woke up and stumbled out of the clearing in a daze walk toward the sound.
Outside in the clearing they had saw the night before was a thick cloud of dust while Legolas, Aragorn, and Gandalf sat on the side looking immensely interested.
Aragorn looked up when he saw Boromir approaching, "Greetings."
Boromir nodded, "What's happening?"
"Shay's having a friendly spar with her brother." Gandalf said amusingly.
Boromir looked shocked than as he looked closely at the cloud he could indeed see two shadows dancing in the midst.
A few minutes later a thump was heard and when the dust finally cleared away they saw Shay doing the splits with her sword pointing at Elix's throat, pinning him to the ground while Elix has his twin swords pointing at Shay's belly.
"Damn it." Elix groaned, while Shay moved her sword away and slowly stood up, "That hurt!" Elix added as he stood up too, rubbing the back of his head.
"Stop whining." Shay grinned as she sheathed her sword behind her back.
Boromir came up to her and bowed, "I apologize for what I say yesterday Lady Shay."
Shay tilted her head studying him and shrugged, "No problem."
The hobbits who had also awaken sometime during the fight came over to Elix and almost fawn over his swords.
"Wow, it looks so delicate." Pippin said in awe.
Elix's sword has two thin strait blades and the handle looked like two pieces of large vines spiraling up wrapping the sword and thinning out to decorate the two flat sides of the blades.
"The green vine looks like the ones on Lady Shay's sword." Merry said.
Shay overheard his remark and said, "Of course it does, I made it, it's my trademark."
"Anyways, come on and pack people, we have to get to Moria." Shay added as she left the clearing.
The picture of Moria's surrounding doesn't look pretty at all, in fact it looks the exact opposite of pretty. Everywhere you turn your head there's a grey and murky block of stone. A large lake spanned the from of a sheer wall that hides the entrance to the mines while any trees that one can see is dead most of the time.
They had been sitting here for hours waiting for Gandalf to open the door, apparently the door said, "If you are a friend say the password and you can enter."
Well to be more exact it said, speak, friend, and enter but up on till now they're still stuck outside.
And unfortunately for Shay and Elix they had promised the Fellowship that they would not leave until they see them safely inside the mines.
A real bad promise to make.
They are currently sitting ducks, and Shay hates sitting ducks especially in such a place, no offense meant to the dwarf really, but they could use some sunlight.
Than a soft slap woke Shay from her thoughts and she looked around to see Pippin throwing a stone into the foul pool.
"Stop it, don't disturb the water." Shay shouted, somehow the murky depth made her nervous and quaky.
Pippin's hand stopped in midair and he eyed the lake waryly.
"There's evil in this water." Legolas said as he came over.
Shay nodded, "I know."
Unbeknowst to them the water stirred and rippled.
Suddenly Frodo shout out, "It's a riddle!" than he turned to Gandalf, "Say 'Friend' and enter! What's the Elvish word for friend?"
"Mellon." Gandalf replied doubtfully, but to his and everyone elses' surprise the door swung open.
"Ah, wonderful job Frodo, and now onward with your journey, Fellowship, farewell!" Shay smiled as the Fellowship enter the mines one by one, she caught Legolas giving her a long look before he left but she shook her head and clear them of some ridiculous thoughts.
The hobbits were the last ones to go in, they were reluctant to go into the darkness, especially Frodo.
Than all at once, everything happened.
Shay heard a loud shout, "This isn't a mine, this is a tomb!"
Than another loud hiss, "Goblins!"
Than she felt a slimy thing slide past her into the mine and within seconds Frodo was yanked out by the ankle and drag into the water.
"Elix, shoot it!" Shay screamed, but even before she had screamed that Elix already strung his weirdly curved bow and shot one of the many tentacles that was churning out from the lake.
Sam had already leaped after Frodo the second Frodo was in the water.
By now Aragorn, and Boromir were also in the water slashing away at the thousands of snake-like limbs trying to save Frodo. Shay jumped in after them and whirled around the lake dismembering everything.
The Kraken's head had emerged, it was trying to swallow Frodo.
But just in time, Aragorn slashed the tentacle that was holding Frodo and the small hobbit drop and landed in the safety of Aragorn's arm.
Shay heard someone shouted her name and she quickly ran out of the water.
Lifting her head she saw Legolas standing by the door of Moria shooting numerous arrows, each of them hitting the Kraken. Elix was also beside him, than with one last arrow Legolas pushed the two siblings into the Mines.
More arms came rippling out. The dark water boiled, and there was a hideous stench.
The Fellowship along with their two companions rushed deep into the mine, still the arms pursued them, finally it pulled down the door way and with a last thud, the entrance was shut, and daylight gone.
"I guess we have no choice but to venture deep into the mines." Gandalf said grimly as he lit the surrounding with his staff.
Shay was about to ask what was wrong with the mine when she saw the skeletons, they were everywhere.
"Goblins," Legolas repeated, "The mine has been deserted for a long time."
"Shit!" Elix growled as he set the bow back on his back, "We shouldn't have come here in the first place."
"No matter, its a long journey across the mine and let us hope our presence goes unnoticed." Gandalf said as he proceeded into the darkness.
"I guess we're coming with you then." Shay sighed and looked around the darkness with pure fear shining out of her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Legolas asked worrily.
Elix answered for her as he moved ahead of them, "She's afraid of caves that's dark."
Legolas said reassuringly, "Don't worry, I'll be here with you."
Shay gulped, "Thanks."