Chapter 7
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Legolas squinted his eyes.
"What do your elf eyes see?" Boromir asked, as he looked ahead.
"I see four or eight figures but they are to far to se what they are."
"Orcs maybe?" Merry asked.
"No. No Orcs have come this way for some time now. Very strange indeed." Gandalf stroked his beard thoughtfully. "Let us hope they are nothing more but allies." Gandalf looked a Aragorn, a knowing look in his eyes.
"What are you planning friend?"
Gandalf just chuckled and looked forward, the figures no longer there. Aragorn, Boromir, and Legolas gave all confuse looks.
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Ailish was at the edge of the woods, petting Mariposa's neck. She watched as the fellowship walked into the open field, the sun gone down a while ago. Ailish put her forefinger and thumb in her mouth, whistling softly. Alejandra nodded, and whistled for the guys, who were killing some Orcs. When both boys met up with Alejandra, they hurriedly rode over to Ailish, who begin riding into the field, trying not to lost the fellowship.
"Hey pequeña," Alejandra scolded the open space in front of her from the nickname Alejandro gave her. "¿Sabes se el elfo ese puede ver en la noche?" ( Hey shorty... Do you know if that elf can see at night?)
Alejandra pondered a while, trying to remember. Sighing sadly, Alejandra shook her head. "No se. No recuerdo." (I don't know. I can't remember.)
"Esta bien, no te preocupids Alejandra. Mejore es para bien, que no sepamos lo que va a pasar." (It's okay, don't worry Alejandra. Maybe it's for the best if we don't know what's going to happen.)
"Ailish tiene razon." (Ailish is right.)
"Si, I agree with Saul. ¿Pero nuestro enemios? Necitamos sabe quien son." (Yes... But our enemies? We need to know who they are.)
"Si Alejandro, pero alguien no quiere que nosotros sepanos lo que va a pasar en el futuro." (Yes Alejandro, but somebody doesn't want us to know what is going to happen in the future.)
The sun went down too slowly for both the fellowship and the adutls. The Hobbits, and Gimli slept, as the two men, the elf, and wizard took turns staying watch. Ailish woke up in the middle of the night, trying to remember where she was.
When she spotted Alejandro, she stood up, holding her blanket around her body, and walked over to him. "Vete a dormir. Es mi turno." (go to sleep. It's my turn.)
Alejandro nodded, yawning. He wnet over to his bed and instantly went to sleep. Ailish looked around the field, than up to the stary sky.
"Papi, te extraño mucho. Yo deseo que estes aqui con migo. Yo prometo vengarme de tu muerte." Ailish whispered, trying to blink away the tears. (Daddy, I miss you so much. I wish you were here with me. I promise you I'll get revenge on your death.)
Ailish looked up when someone cleared their throat. Gandalf was standing in front of her, smiling, yet looking at her with curiosity.
"May we talk a while?"
Ailish looked back to make sure her friends were asleep. "Lets go more out there."
Ailish and Gandalf walked a distance away from each group, Ailish with her blanket still around her body.
"How did you know?"
Gandalf smiled. "I saw you and your friends walking away after the council was over. Legolas also saw but did not know who it was." Gandalf paused a moment. "I should thank you and your friends for killing those Orcs."
Ailish bowed her head. "We need you all to get us to Lothlórien."
Gandalf was about to ask why but a voice broke through the silence.
"Gandalf?"
"We will follow and protect the fellowship. Goodnight." And with that, Ailish walked back to her friends, who were still asleep.
Gandalf turned around and walked back to the camp, everyone up.
"Sorry to worry you all. I thought I heard someone in trouble." Gandalf reassured them, as he sat down on a boulder.
Everyone but Aragorn nodded and went back to sleep. Aragorn walked up to Gandalf, who had his back to him.
"Do now worry Aragorn. Just some allies, as I said before."
"Are you sure they are not with Saruman or Sauron?"
Gandalf turned his head. "I assure you, Aragorn, they are not." He turns his head forward. "Now, go get some rest. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
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--Next Day--
As the fellowship continued to walk towards the outcropping of boulders, Aragorn turned his head a little, and saw eight black figures.
"Legolas." Aragorn whispered. Legolas walked back to his friend. "Tell me what do you see behind us, towards the right."
Legolas looked, and frowned a bit. "Two woman, Two men, and four horses." Aragorn nodded. "Who are they?"
"That is what I am going to find out. Now go back to your place, I do not want Gandalf to get suspicious." Legolas nodded.
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Ailish saw two figures looking back and frowned.
'Damn, they must have found out. Whoever it was that saw me and Gandalf talking must have known we were following them.'
"¿Que tienes?" Alejandro asked.(What's wrong?)
"Nada. Yo pensio que nosotros tenemos que tener mas cuidado. Por que yo creo uno o dos saban te nosotros." Ailish said, watching one of the figures walk up towards the middle of the line. (Nothing. I just think that we have to be careful a bit more. Because I believe one or two know about us.)
"Orcs! A la derecha!" (To the right!)
The group got on their horses.
"Vamanos." Ailish hurried Mariposa. (Lets go.)
As soon as they were at least 15 feet away, Alejandro and Alejandra took out hteir bow and started shooting, killing the first couple of Orcs. Ailish and Saul both moved their heads from side to side, cracking their neck, than rolling back their shoulder's, took out their sowrds and slit the throats of thos unaware. The group tired to kill the Orcs silently but a couple of shrieks were heard.
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--Fellowship--
The shrieks found their way to the ears of the fellowship. The all turned in circles, weapons in hand.
"What are they? Where are they coming from?" Merry asked, terrified.
Than it all went silent. The fellowship stood still for a while.
"Must be something dieing off somewhere. Let us continue."
Both Legolas and Aragorn took quick glances behind them, but saw nothing.
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As the fellowship continued walking, the group of four stood up, along with their horses.
"Vamanos." (Lets go.)
After couple of hours, the two men sighed in relief as the fellowship stopped to rest on the boulders.
"¿Ustedes se dicen ser hombres o que? No era tan dificil." Both guys glared at Alejandra. (You call yourselves men or what? It wsn't that diffilcult.)
"Niguna vez usamos esos caballos. Caminamos por 5 o 6 horas." (Not once did we use the horses! WE walked for almost 5 or 6 hours!)
"Alejandra y yo corremos por," (Alejandra and me run for,)
Alejandra finished for Ailish. "5 o 6 horas." (5 or 6 hours.)
Both girls smirked, and sat down on a rock, knowing full well they won that conversation.
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"Two, one, five!" Boromir cried, as Pippin blocked his blows, "Very good!" he complemented.
"You fight well, Pippin," Merry commented from the sidelines.
"Thank you," Pippin said, Boromir nodded.
"Now.. faster," Boromir said, striking another couple of blows at Pippin.
"Move your feet," Aragorn advised, as he blew smoke rings from his pipe.
"OW!!" Pippin cried, dropping his sword, as Boromir's sword nicked him slightly on the arm.
"So sorry!" Boromir cried up, and started to run up to the hobbit to check the damage.
Unfortunately for him, a somewhat mischievous look passes over Pippin, and then it was gone. Pippin gesture to Merry as Boromir continued to head forward towards Pippin.
"Get him!" Pippin cried.
"For the Shire!" Merry cried, and the two hobbits charged at Boromir, (Pippin had managed to get his sword off the ground in all this confusion) knocking him to the ground.
"UMF!" Boromir dropped like lead, desperately trying to fend off two hobbits.
"Hold him! Hold him Merry!" Pippin said, struggling with Boromir.
Sam, who had prepared food, handing a plate towards Frodo, as they laughed at the scene.
Aragorn than stands up, "Gentlemen that's enough." He took hold of Pippin and Merry but they each grabbed Aragorn's leg and flip him backwards.
"You've got my arm! You've got my arm!" Merry cried desperately.
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Alejandra watched the whole, remembering that little part but something continued to nag her in the back of her head. She than looked up to the left, something telling her that something was coming towards their direction.
"Hide! Crebain from Dunland!" Alejandra yelled.
The group grabbed their packs, the rein's of their horses and laid the horses down behind the rocks, soothing them.
The birds passed, sending shivers down their spines, without any notice of them.
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--Fellowship--
Legolas leapt from rock to rock, before settling down on an outcropping, looking up at the sky.
Sam was heading towards Gimli with a plate of food, when he looked up to see black clouds.
"What is that?" Sam asked.
"Nothing. It's just a wisp of clouds." Gimli said, waving it off.
Hide! was heard.
"It's moving fast," Boromir pants, "against the wind."
Legolas' eyes widen. "Crebain from Dunland!"
"Hide!" Aragorn yells. "Hurry!" Aragorn said, ushering the hobbits under the rocks, as well as himself.
"Take cover!"
Sam desperately put out the fire, before grabbing his pack and dodging for cover under a over cropping of rocks.
The crows passed in what seemed to take like forever. Suddenly, just as fast as the Crebain had appeared, they were gone. Everyone cautiously get out from their hiding.
"Spies of Saurman." Gandalf says, frowning. "The passage south is being watched." Gandalf than looks up, turning around. "We must take the pass of Caradhras."
A/N: How was it? Good I hoped. Please review!!!