Captured in a Dream
Chapter 26
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"Alejandro! Alejandro!"
Everyone looks to the stairs to see Alejandra running down the stairs, almost tripping on the last steps.
"༡Que paso?" Alejandro asked worriedly, holding his cousins by the shoulders. (What's wrong?"
"Saul!" Alejandra gasped. "No esta aqui!! He's gone! He's gone!" (He's not here!!)
"What!?" Alejandro's eyes widen, not knowing what to think.
Then, they all heard a horn being blown. Everyone looks at each other, Aragorn and Legolas frowning.
"That is no Orc horn!" Legolas said, running up the steps, followed by Aragorn, and Gimli.
Alejandra and Alejandro stayed back, knowing who it is.
"༡Que vamos a hacer?" Alejandra asked, not knowing what to do. (What are we going to do?)
"I don't know." Alejandro said truthfully.
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The cousins looked at each other uncertainly, then turned and ran up the stairs, going to greet Haldir and the Elven warriors who have come. As they passed through the men; old, young, and in between, Alejandra saw hope spring back to life in their eyes as they saw before them the Elven warriors from both Lothlorien and Rivedell. As they tried to reach them, Theoden's voice could be heard, no matter how soft it was.
"How is this possible?"
Haldir bows his head, as a soldier yells out.
"Tis was Lord Saul! He rode out almost three hours ago!"
The cousins looked at each other, and jumped down from the wall above, landing right in front of the Elves, startling them a bit.
"No he didn't."
Everyone turns to the cousins, as they walk forward.
"Haldir brings word from Elrond of Rivendell. An alliance once existed between Elves and men. Long ago they have fought and died together."Alejandra, looks up, Haldir and Theoden doing the same, seeing Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli on top of the stairs. "They have come to honor that allegiance."
As the trio reaches Haldir, Aragorn and Haldir put their right hand to their breast, but Aragorn changes his mind and hugged a surprise Haldir, who smiled and awkwardly pat Aragorn back.
"You are most welcome." Aragorn says, as Legolas then hugs Haldir.
Aragorn turns to the cousins. "Saul rode out to find help?"
Alejandro took a deep breath, not ready to tell them but does so anyways. "Saul, my cousin, has rode out, yes." He shook his head, "but not to find help."
"What do you mean, my lord?" A nearby soldier asked.
"Saul, has betrayed us."
A few scattered gasps and 'what!' could be heard in the quiet fortress.
Alejandra fisted her hands, tears blurring her vision. "He is riding towards Mordor as we speak."
"But how could this be?" Theoden asked, looking to the cousins.
"We believe he has been a traitor since the time we have met Ailish Soria, a friend of ours. He was obsessed with her, jealous of any other who came near her. We believe he sided with a lord who lives in our home and commands the Uruk-hai's and Orcs to destroy the little life of Men."
The Elven warriors turn their head in one motion and all turn in the same motion. Haldir turns back to Theoden, wanting to talk to the cousins in private.
"We are proud to fight alongside Men once more."
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As the men and Elves moved into positions, Haldir, Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, and Theoden walked up to the cousins, keeping their voices low.
"What do you believe Saul will be doing once he is in Mordor?" Theoden asked.
Alejandra shuddered, "to kill the one person who stands between him and Ailish." A tear slides down her cheek, "yet Ailish will die by his hands as well."
Legolas hugged Alejandra, saying soothing words to her in Elvish. Alejandro looked to Aragorn.
"We don't know how but we'll make sure Saul wont be alive any longer." Alejandro then turned his head to his cousin.
"༡El no sabe que pasa en la tercer pelicula, verda?" Alejandro asked worriedly. (He doesn't know what happens in the third movie, right?)
Alejandra shook her head, which was lying against Legolas' chest. "No. He doesn't, thank God."
Wiping her tears, Alejandra looked up to the men... And Elves... The male species.
"We have to forget about Saul, for now." Alejandra said quickly, looking at the looks they gave her. "First we must bring our full attention to this battle." The male species nodding in agreement, went to their post.
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Darkness wrapped around Helms Deep, preventing its occupants to see much outside. Not a sound was heard, the soldiers of both races standing, waiting. Then, the sound of many feet marching towards the fortress could be heard. The defenders wait, apprehensive. The elves stood on the lower wall looked ahead, as the men had their bows out, arrows notched already. Those inside the wall on the ground, waited patiently, hearing and feeling the thundering footsteps. They could see numerous torches beyond the fortifications. Thousands of them, with the flames dancing from the wooden ends. The light given off illuminated the armor of the Uruk-Hai, drab and heavy looking.
Gimli, who was standing next to Legolas and the cousins, jumped up and down from his spot above the wall. "You could have picked a better spot."
Legolas merely smiles, and turns to look at Aragorn, who walks behind them. Gimli looks up at him as well, his ax in front of him.
"Well, lad, whatever luck you live by, let's hope it lasts the night."
With each step of the enemy, the pounding of their feet grew louder, and their armor clearer. Legolas' eyes widen when a streak of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, revealing the size of the enemy that they were about to fight. The male species, and Alejandra, could only stare at the approaching Uruk-Hai in disbelief. The land before them seemed to be a swelling sea of the half-orcs, wrathful and rippling with immense power. The light then disappeared just as soon as it had come, shrouding the battlefield in darkness again.
"Your friends are with you, Aragorn." Said Legolas.
"Lets hope they last the night." Gimli said after Legolas, inhaling the rain air.
Lightning flashed once more, as it begin to rain. A little trickle of water at first, the sound of water and metal meeting, the Uruk-hai's continuing to come towards them. Aragorn walked behind the archers, yelling in Elvish.
"Show them no mercy, for ou shall receive none!"
The rain then grew to a mild drizzle. Soon a full-blown rainstorm. Nobody moved. The army of Uruk-hai's was inching ever closer by the minute. Finally, they stopped, and started thumping their spears in the ground, yelling at their enemies. The sound, together with their roars, made all them nauseated, but mostly Alejandra and Alejandro who had more experience, felt the full weight on their shoulders. The cousins could see the commander of the army, standing on a rocky outcrop, far above his minions.
At Helms Deep, the men were readying their arrows, notching and aiming them at the invaders. The last three fellowship, the cousins, and the elves waited. It would not do to waste their strength at the moment. Alejandra then had a sicklying feeling in the pit of her stomach, not able to stand still much longer, but didn't know why.
Gimli starts to jump up and down. "What's happening out there?"
"Shall I describe it to you?" Gimli turns sharply to Legolas, as his friend looks at him, a smile upon his face, his crystal blue eyes showing amusement. "Or would you like me to find you a box?"
Gimli laughs, along with Alejandra and Alejandro, shaking their heads. Legolas smiles and turns forward once more.
"(Elvish) It is nice to see you smile once more, my lady."
Alejandra smiled, thanking the many stories she read that had Elvish in them and understood some of it.
"(Elvish) Thank you, Prince. And just so you know, don't come help me if I'm in trouble. Stick to your ground."
Even though he heard what she said, Legolas, Gimli, and Alejandro, and some elves nearby, all turned to Alejandra, surprised as to what she said.
"You speak and understand Elvish!?" They asked in union.
Alejandra didn't have time to answer, as to what happened next made everything go dead quiet at once. The roars and the thumping of spears continued, and the warriors waited, waiting for the battle to begin. They did not have to wait long. An arrow shot forth from the fortress and hit a Uruk-hai in the neck. The elves and men started. Alejandra knew who shot it, and just realize what the feeling in her stomach meant. Then Aragorn's voice ranged through the now quiet atmosphere.
"(Elvish) Hold!"
"So it begins." Theoden said softly.
An old man in armor fumbled for another arrow, replacing the one shot by him. The battlefield turned quiet in an instant, save for the low growls of the Uruk-Hai, enraged by the killing of their comrade. The Uruk-Hai commander raised his sword towards Helms Deep, roaring at the top of his lungs. With that, the army charged forth. The Battle of Helms Deep has begun.
"(Elvish) Prepare to fire!" Aragorn command's the Elven archers.
At once, the elves took an arrow from their quivers and fitted it to their bowstrings, drawing them back, ready for Aragorn's signal. All Elves aimed their arrows at the nearest Uruk-hai, going for the neck or some part of the body that was not shielded from the armor.
"(Elvish) Their armour is weak at the neck, and beneath the arm." Legolas say's quietly, but he knew his friends could hear him.
"Release the arrows!" Aragorn yelled in elvish.
The arrows flew to their targets as one, all of them hitting a wave of Uruk-hai's successfully. They collapsed from the attack, dead. But many more came forward to replace them, trampling over their own. Hastily, the cousins notched another arrow and fired again. The arrow pierced the Uruk-hai's shoulder, but it ignored the arrow as if it were just a small wound.
To her left, the cousins heard Theoden shouting over the din.
"Fire!"
More wave of arrows dove down to the seething mass of Uruk-hai's below, killing many. But just like before, they only continued to charge forward, trampling their own. They were not without loss. A group of Uruk-hai's wielding crossbows fired at the defenders, killing a Rohirrim man and an elf. The elves fired another volley at Aragorn's command, but it soon became evident that they would have to resort to close combat before long.
Gimli held his ax in front of him, glaring at the wall. "Send them to me! Come on!"
Ladders then approached quickly to the walls.
"(Elvish) Ladders!" Aragorn warned.
Gimli smiled, "good!"
"Swords!" Aragorn yells, unsheathing his sword. "Swords!"
The elves slung their bows over their shoulders, drawing their curved blades. A ladder suddenly appeared before the cousins, colliding with the masonry of the walls with a huge bang. The cousins gripped their swords tightly, ready for the first Uruk-hai to appear. Though, they were nervous for they were more of an archer, than a swordsman. That was always Ailish and Saul's doing. They came in droves, flooding the fortifications like ants. Gimli tripped a Uruk-hai, killing him, as Alejandra killed the first with a stab in the heart, and then whirled around to slash another in the back, saving an elf, who nodded a quick thanks.
Hard as they fought, the cousins could see no end to the numbers ravaging the fortress. A stab, then a slash, and another Uruk-hai fell. They then retreated for a while, using their bows to take out a few more who were going to slip up on their enemies undetected. Dimly, they noticed that the rain had stopped.
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"Legolas!" Gimli yelled, as Legolas turns around. "Two already!" Gimli hold up two fingers, indicated what he said.
"I'm on 17!" Legolas yells back, smiling.
Gimli was taken back, "I'll have no pointy-ear outscoring me!"
Legolas sot two more Uruk-hai's, turning his head quickly. "19!"
After a few more slashing, stabbing, and tripping, Gimli yelled out his numbers as he killed. "17! 18! 19! 20! 21!"
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Alejandra then turned, fear in her eyes, as she saw what was making it's way to the gate, just as Aragorn yelled.
"The Causeway!"
Alejandro immediately set his eyes on the strip of road leading to the keep. A phalanx of Uruk-hai was advancing towards the gate, deflecting the arrows and rocks fired from above them with their shields. Alejandro instantly went up to join another group of Elf archers and fired his arrow along with theirs to the Uruk-hai's unprotected sides. A column fell, hit by the arrows, but the group kept moving as more replaced their own fallen. Alejandro and the elves fired their arrows repeatedly on the Uruk-Hai, killing more with each shot.
Alejandra, who turned around, killing a Uruk-hai along the way, saw a vision without the pain. Legolas, who sensed something wrong, looked to his right, seeing Alejandra standing there, eyes glazed over. He yelled to some of the Elves in Elvish, commanding them to not let any harm come near her.
Two Uruk-hai's ran to the open water way. They set down the bottom part of the bomb, followed by two other Uruk-hai's that put the top part of the bomb. Running back through their own kin, the last two Uruk-hai's made a path, which another Uruk-hai ran down it, holding a torch, as if it was a marathon.
Even through the vision, Alejandra heard the voices of the people around her. The people she cared about the most.
Aragorn turns around and sees the Uruk-hai with the torch and looks over to Legolas, running towards the wall."(Elvish) Bring him down, Legolas!"
Legolas turns and starts to shoot arrows down at the Uruk-hai, but it continued to run towards it's destination.
"(Elvish) Kill him! Kill him!" Aragorn continued to yell."
But it was too late. The Uruk-hai dove into the open water way and the wall exploded, and anything around the water way or ten feet from it, flew back from the impact. Alejandra, who was up on the wall, fell to the ground below, as it happened to Aragorn also.
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Theoden, who was looking in disbelief at the wall, looked over to the gate and saw something going through the middle of the Uruk-hai's, pushing the ones on the side off to the floor.
"Brace the gate!" Theoden yelled.
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Fueled by a sudden surge of rage, Alejandro dove into a fight with the Uruk-Hai nearest to him. Moving deceptively fast, he brought down numerous enemies, killing them mercilessly. A moment later, Haldir met up with him.
"How are you faring?" He asked.
"I am fine. Their numbers do not seem to end though." Alejandro said through his teeth.
"But we must still stay strong." Haldir replied. "May Elbereth protect you, my friend."
With that, he headed away, engaging more soldiers of the Enemy. Alejandro was kept busy by more coming from over the ladders.
Night dragged on, and the fighting slowly began to tip in the Uruk-hai's favor. More and more men and elves are were ending up dead, and the Uruk-hai's are still pouring into the fortress. Alejandro was beginning to feel weary, his strokes are slower, and his hand were sore. But even so, he fought with all the strength he could muster.
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As the Uruk-hai's made their way inside, Aragorn shakes his head, feeling a bit daze. Gimli, who was by now standing, stood up and saw the Uruk-hai's running towards him and the still unconscious Alejandra.
"Aragorn! Alejandra!" Gimli yells, but he runs and jumps on top of the Uruk-hai's.
Aragorn stands, looking taken back. "Gimli!"
Gimli stands and fight back the Uruk-hai's. He was then pushed down to the water, Aragorn commands the ground Elven warriors to fire arrows. It was enough to hold back the Uruk-hai's. Alejandra, who heard her name being yelled, blinked open her eyes. She sat up, looking around her dazed.
"(Elvish) Charge!" Aragorn yells, and holds his sword horizontal near his face, waiting.
As soon as the rest of the Elven swordsmen ran near him, Aragorn ran with them, knocking aside the spears of the enemy and started killing once more. Alejandra, getting back her memory, stood up and took out her bow and notched an arrow, and started shooting any enemy that the Elves or Men did not see.
Legolas grabbed a Uruk-hai's shield, threw on the floor and jumped on it, sliding down the stairs, shooting arrows at the enemy. Three steps to the ground level, the Mirkwood Prince jumped off, the shield hitting a Uruk-hai in the neck, falling dead. He quickly grabs an arrow and stabs a Uruk-hai in the head and then shoots it at another enemy nearby. Aragorn helps Gimli up, and they start fighting side by side once more.
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Sensing a feeling inside of her stomach, Alejandra yelled out. "Primo! Legolas!" Alejandra fell to her knees. (Cousin!)
Both male species turned at the sound of their name and saw what was happening.
'I'm really starting to hate these visions!' Alejandra thought, grinding her teeth together.
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After talking for some time, Treebeard turns around, as the rest of the Ents looked over to the two remaining Hobbits from the Fellowship.
"The Ents cannot hold back this storm. We must weather such things as we have always done."
Merry felt his anger rising. "How can that be your decision?!"
"This is not our world." Treebeard said patiently.
"But you're part of this world!" Merry yells. He looks back to the other Ents. "Aren't you?!"
The Ents look at each other.
Merry then softens his voice. "You must help. Please."
"You are young, and brave, Master Merry." Treebeard said. "But your part in this tale is over. Go back to your home."
Merry turned around and went over to a tree that held his coat. He puts it on, frowning as he does so. Pippin, who was nearby, walks over to his cousin.
"Maybe Treebeard's right." Pippin stands behind his cousin. "We don't belong here, Merry. It's too big for us. What can we do in the end? We've got the Shire. Maybe we should go home."
"The fires of Isengard will spread, and the woods of Tuckbrough and Buckland will burn. And..." Merry turns to face his cousin. "And all that was once green and good in this world will be gone." He puts his hands on Pippin's shoulder. "There won't be a Shire, Pippin." Merry walks away.
Pippin waited a few minutes, thinking something over his head. Turning, he followed his cousin over to Treebeard. Treebeard picks them up and puts the cousins on top of him, as they start walking North. Treebeard then starts to talk about everything and anything about Fangorn or what was nearby or where Treebeard was going to leave them. After half an hour of walking, and Pippin's idea going over in his head, Pippin finally made up his mind.
"I will leave you at the western orders of the forest." Treebeard said, making a sound at the back of his throat.
"Wait! Stop! Stop!" Treebeard stops, as Merry looks over to Pippin confused. "Turn around. Turn around. Take us south."
"South?" Treebeard said confused, as Merry looked at his cousin as if he was crazy. "But that will lead you past Isengard."
"Yes. Exactly." Pippin said softly. "If we go south, we can slip past Saruman unnoticed." Pippin said happily. "The closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm. It's the last thing he'll expect."
"That doesn't make sense to me. But then," Treebeard turns around. "You are very small. Perhaps you're right. South it is, then." Pippin smiles. "Hold on, little Shirelings. I always like going south. Somehow it feels like going down hill."
"Are you mad? We'll be caught." Merry hissed, glaring at his cousin.
"No, we won't." Pippin shakes head. "Not this time."
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Finally, Alejandra came around. She saw her cousin and Legolas looking at her, as some of the Elves fought back the Uruk-hai's. Then the faint voices of Theoden and Aragorn was heard.
"Aragorn! Fall back to the Keep! Get your men out of there!"
"(Elvish) To the Keep!" Aragorn turns around and slices a Uruk-hai in half. "(Elvish) Pull back to the Keep!"
"Come on Alejandra." Alejandro said, picking up his cousin from the ground, with the help of Legolas.
Aragorn looks up to the wall to see his friend. "Haldir!" Haldir looks down at Aragorn. "(Elvish) To the Keep!"
Haldir nods and starts fighting off the Uruk-hai's that were left, commanding his kin to fall back. Two men held on to Gimli by his arms, as the run to the Keep.
"What are you doing? What are you stopping for?" Gimli yells, struggling against their grip.
Alejandra looks back to the front, seeing the damage that was done to the wall. By doing so, she sees Haldir fall to his death before her eyes. Blinking, and stopping, she sees Haldir still fighting. As quickly as she can, Alejandra pulled out her bow and arrow, and let it loose, killing the Uruk-hai that was about to kill Haldir from behind. Haldir, who was so shocked and surprised, turned to see the Uruk-hai fall to the ground floor, then turn towards Alejandra, Alejandro, and Legolas. Alejandra let another arrow loose, killing another Uruk-hai.
"(Elvish) Haldir! Come one!!" Legolas yelled, taking Alejandra once more towards the Keep.
Haldir ran down the steps, fighting his way to the Keep. He soon found himself side by side with Aragorn, and few others with him, getting inside safely.
"I am in debt with that woman for saving my life." Haldir said breathlessly.
Aragorn merely patted his shoulder and made his way towards the gate, Haldir following.
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Uruk-hai's had finally broken down the gate and made their way inside, as the Men, and Elves went inside the Keep, safely.
"Brace the gate!"
The Uruk-hai's shot a couple of Men down.
"Hold them!" Yelled a soldier.
Theoden, who was still up in the high wall, took out his sword.
"To the gate. Draw your swords!" Theoden said to Gamling an other soldier behind him.
The three men made their way to the gate and fight off the Uruk-hai's. The king is then stabbed on his right shoulder by a spear. At the same time, Theoden grabs a spear from behind and stabs the same Uruk-hai, killing it. Theoden takes out the spear and walks back, Gamling helping him, yelling at the same time.
"Make way!" Once they were safe, Gamling looked at his king. "We cannot hold much longer!"
At this point, Aragorn runs to them, puts a quick hand on Theoden's shoulder and helps fight back the Uruk-hai.
"Hold them!" Theoden yells.
Aragorn turns. "How long do you need?"
Theoden takes a sword from Gamling. "As long as you can give me."
Aragorn nods and turns. "Gimli!" Aragorn pushes Gimli into a narrow path, as more soldiers push their way to the gate.
"Timbers!" Theoden yells. "Brace the gate!"
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Once Alejandra, Alejandro, and Legolas were safely inside the Keep, they immediately started questioning her about her vision that she saw.
"Shut up, both of you!" Alejandra yelled, getting a few startled looks from both races.
Haldir then walked up to them. "What is happening?"
"I saw Merry and Pippin." Alejandra said, as she started walking up the stairs quickly, the male species following her. "They are with Treebeard, an Ent, and lord of the forest of Fangorn. He is taking them south to Isengard. There the war of the Ents and Saruman will finally begin." Once she reached the stairs, Alejandra, having lost her sword, took out two slimmed swords that were criss-crossed on her back. "Now we fight!"
The three males looked at each other, and followed her moves, killing the enemy.
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Aragorn and Gimli walked out from a door on the side, making their way around the edge. Aragorn peeks around the corner and pulls back quickly.
"Come on! We can take them!"
Aragorn stares down at Gimli, holding back a smile. "It's a long way."
Gimli leans over and takes a quick peek. Sighing, Gimli pulled back, "toss me."
Aragorn looks at Gimli. "What?"
"I cannot jump the distance! You'll have to toss me!" Gimli said irritated.
Aragorn nods and puts a hand around Gimli's shoulder. Gimli pulls back and looks at Aragorn.
"Don't tell the Elf."
"Not a word." And without warning, Aragorn grabs Gimli and toss' him on top of the Uruk-hai's jumping after him and fighting back the Uruk-hai's.
"Shore up the door!" Theoden yelled.
"Make way!" Yelled a soldier.
"Follow me to the barricade. Watch your backs!"
"Throw another one over here!" another soldier yelled.
"Higher!" Theoden commanded.
The cousins, an elf prince, and a march warden continued to fight back just as more ladders were lifted, pulled by a rope with a metal attach to it. (A/N: Don't know what's it called. ;) Legolas,
Alejandro, and Alejandra sees this, they start to shoot the ropes, making the ladders that have yet reached the wall to fall back and killing the enemy below. At the entrance, the men have finally patched up the gate, Theoden pokes his head to the small hole.
"Gimli! Aragorn! Get out of there!" Theoden sticks his head back in, as they patch it up.
Gimli and Aragorn are suddenly grabbed from behind. Legolas sees this and stand up on the wall.
"Aragorn!" Legolas yells, just as he throws a rope down.
At the same time, Aragorn kills the Uruk-hai, grabs both Gimli and the rope and jumped to the right, climbing up. Legolas starts to pull them up.
"Pull everybody back! Pull them back!" Theoden yells, as his men start to run towards the inside.
Gamling looks to the men. "Fall back! Fall back!"
Another soldier yells out. "They have broken through! The castle is breached. Retreat! Fall back!"
Another soldier yells. "Retreat!"
"Hurry! Inside. Get them inside! Into the Keep!" Aragorn yells, pushing anyone he can inside.
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By morning, Faramir and his men have reached just the outskirts of Osgiliath. One of Faramir's men then points out towards the ruin city.
"Look! Osgiliath burns! Mordor has come."
Faramir's men pass by him, Ailish, who was to the side of him, panting lightly, and Frodo, who was in front of Faramir.
"The Ring will not save Gondor." Frodo turns back to Faramir.
"It only has the power to destroy." Ailish finished, looking to the smoking city.
"Please, let me go." Frodo pleads.
Faramir hesitates for a moment but looks to his men. "Hurry!"
The men who were holding Frodo, Sam and Ailish pushed them forward, walking faster, almost jogging, towards the city, hoping it was not too late.
"Faramir! You must let me go!" Frodo yells back desperately.
Ailish then falls on to her knees, her eyes glazing over. Sam, and Faramir turned to see what happened. The man who was holding her was about to pick her up, but Faramir stopped him.
"Do not touch her!" Faramir walked forward, and saw her eyes glazed. Faramir looked back to Sam. "What is wrong with her?"
"She is having a vision." Sam said quietly.
Faramir looked down at Ailish. "My lord, we must hurry." The soldier who was holding Ailish, said.
Faramir stood up and picked up Ailish, trying not to disturb her vision.
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It was almost morning, and Treebeard has almost reached the edge of the forest that has cut down.
"And those little family of field mice, that climb up sometimes, and they tickle me awfully." Treebeard said, a low rumble at the back of his voice as he walked out to the fores that was cut down. "They're always trying to get somewhere where they..." Treebeard trail's off, gasping.
He looks at the trees that were cut down, anger and disbelief flashing through his eyes.
"Many of these tress were my friends. Creatures I had known from nut and acorn."
"I'm sorry Treebeard." Pippin said seriously.
"They had voices of their own!" Treebeard looks towards Isengard and growls out a single name. "Saruman. A wizard should know better!" Treebeard said angrily.
Treebeard then makes a deep growling/yelling sound in his throat, that echoed.
Once he stopped, he starts talking once more. "There is no curse in Elvish, Entish or the tongues of Men for this treachery."
Pippin turns around as he heard rustling behind them. "Look! The trees! They're moving!"
"Where are they going?" Merry asks.
"Hey have business with the Orcs. My business is with Isengard tonight with rocks and stone."
Groaning could be heard and both Merry and Pippin turn their heads slowly to see more Ents walking forward. Both Hobbits turn forward.
"Yes." Merry say's quietly, smiling triumph.
"Come my friends." Treebeard walks forward. "The Ents are going to war. It is likely that we go to our doom. Last march of the Ents."
All the Ents start making their way towards Isengard, determine to get their revenge.
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As Faramir and his men walk/jog into the ruin city, a rock falls into the lake nearby. They bend over a bit, running for cover. Ailish blinks several times and sees Faramir's face come into focus. She looks around and sees that she is being carried by him.
"Why are you holding me?"
Faramir was startled by Ailish talking and nearly dropped her. He looked down at her and was about to answer, when an man in his fifties walked over to them.
"Faramir!" Faramir stops walking, along with his men, and looks up. "Orcs have taken the eastern shore. Their numbers are too great!"
Faramir puts Ailish down, and one of the soldier's grab her, taking her back with Frodo and Sam, who leaned towards her.
"What did you see?" Frodo whispered.
"Merry and Pippin! They are safe and with the Ents! They are going to Isengard." Ailish whispered, none of the men hearing.
"By nightfall we will be overrun."
Sam then turns to Frodo who starts to sway a bit. "Mr. Frodo?"
Frodo looks at Sam. "It's calling to him, Sam. His Eye is almost on me."
Sam panics. "Hold on, Mr. Frodo!" Sam's voice is then drawn out slowly. "You'll be all right."
"Take them to my father." Faramir says, as two soldiers pushes Frodo and Sam forward. "Tell him Faramir sends a mighty gift." The man turns to Faramir. "A weapon that will change our fortunes in the war."
"You can't!" Ailish yells, struggling with the man who was holding her.
Everyone turned to her.
"Don't you understand!? That Ring is killing him! It will destroy your kingdom as well!" Ailish pleaded with her eyes as Faramir looked at her. "Do you want to know what happened to your brother!? You want to know why your Boromir died? He tried to take the Ring from Frodo after swearing an oath to protect him! He tried to kill him! The Ring drover your brother mad!"
"Hold your tongue woman!"
Ailish glared at the old man. "I'm not talking to you!"
The old man made a move to hit her but Faramir stopped him. "Do not touch her!"
A soldier's yells was then echoed throughout the ruin city. "Watch out!"
A boulder hits the already ruin tower and tumbles down to the floor. Sam suddenly looks at Frodo.
"Mr. Frodo?"
Frodo looks up, "they're here." Everyone turns to Frodo. "They've come."
A screeching was then heard, and Faramir looks up, yelling. "Nazgul!"
Everyone starts to panic and run for hiding. Faramir grabs Frodo and drags him to a arch way that had still a roof above.
"Stay here. Keep out of sight." Faramir turns and pushes Sam inside as well. He looks up, "take cover!" Faramir yells, making his way over to Ailish, who was knocked down by the soldiers who tired to get to safety.
"Stupid men!" Ailish mumbled angrily, standing up with the help of Faramir. "Thanks.
A/N: Be happy I updated! This is my longest chapter ever!! I hoped you liked it! Please review!!!