Disclaimer: Not mine!! :(
Title: To New Mutiny
Rating: PG-13
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Note:: Hey look! I'm back again! :) Thanks to everyone who reviewed while I was away!! It's always lovely to come back to a mailbox full of reviews… I love it!! Just to warn you that from chapter 12 onwards this is a work in progress so if I'm a little slow with the updates, forgive me!! I have the last two chapters written but I have no idea how to get there yet! I'll work on it I promise!! Anyway enough of that and on with the story… ;) .:Tithen Min:.
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Chapter 10
With a cry, the wild men leapt at the Elf trapped within their circle, hoping to overcome him by sheer numbers.
Legolas raised the long knives he had had one of the smiths in Laketown craft for him, striking out at the one closest to him and hitting him in the side of the head with the hilt of one of the knives and knocking him unconscious.
Aragorn and Gimli jumped into the thick of the action, taking several of the men by surprise and taking them down quickly. However, there were still a large number of them left.
Aragorn and Gimli fought back to back, trying to edge their way to Legolas, who was grossly outnumbered, but holding his own.
Gimli gave a startled shout as one of the men hit him over the head with the hilt of their weapon, only hitting his metal helm, but sending reverberations ringing through his head and sending him stumbling.
Legolas heard his cry and saw the wild man advancing on the small being while he was distracted. He also saw that Aragorn was otherwise occupied trying to avoid being hewn in two.
He sheathed one of his knives, taking the other between his teeth and tensed, springing into the air over the man he had been fighting and landing on top of the one who threatened Gimli's life. As Legolas stepped away, the man rose, glaring at the Elf.
Legolas unsheathed his other knife and stood ready to defend himself and Gimli, who was still slightly disoriented, but recovering fast.
The man lunged forward, using his crude blade to slash at the Elf's midsection. Legolas danced back, avoiding the swing and swinging out with his own knife, cutting a shallow groove across the man's chest, causing him to back off slightly. Legolas took advantage of this and brought the man down, knocking him out cold.
Aragorn stepped up beside them and they looked around. They were still surrounded by at least a dozen of the wild men and they showed no intention of giving up. They stepped backwards until the three of them were guarding each other's backs, then raised their weapons again. The men growled at their refusal to surrender and attacked again.
The three were fighting hard, but tiring fast, and they were still outnumbered. Aragorn shouted to Gimli, who he had lost sight of, but his attacker's advance drove the thought to the back of his mind.
Just as he was about to strike, his opponent's eyes widened and he fell, an elvish arrow between his shoulder blades. More arrows flew from the cover of the bushes, taking down the remaining wild men and leaving the three companions standing in the open.
Legolas helped Gimli up from underneath the body of the man he had been fighting and they moved to Aragorn and looked warily around them, still guarding each other's backs, just in case.
Familiar voices called from the bushes, making Aragorn start, "You are really not trying, brother,"
Aragorn laughed in relief as the twins stepped from the bushes.
"Aye, he is right, Estel. Your signs are easy to track. We saw you did not enter Mirkwood and followed you here from Lake Town. What of Legolas?"
Aragorn frowned, the twins were acting as if they had not just walked in on the three of them fighting for their lives. They took great pleasure in goading Aragorn every time it happened, which was often enough, even now.
He realised that they could barely see them, the night had grown so dark, and only knew it was him because of his shout to Gimli. He started to move back towards their fire.
"It is good to see you, my brothers. You came just in time. I— "
"We talked to a man in Lake Town. He said you had set out for the mountains with some friend of his— "
"Tiri I believe he said the name was…" Elrohir interrupted his twin.
Elladan glared at him, "Aye, that was it. Now who in Eru's name is this 'Tiri' and why are you not in Mirkwood with Legolas?"
They had reached the edge of the camp by this stage and Legolas was about to go and sit down, but looked up with a start at the mention of his name. Realising the context, he cleared his throat to get the twin's attention.
Elladan glanced over at him before returning his attention to Aragorn, "Just a moment, Legolas, we need to— Legolas?!"
The younger Elf smiled at the utter astonishment on Elladan's face at the sight of him. Elrohir turned from his conversation with Gimli at his brother's exclamation and his jaw fell open.
Legolas raised an eyebrow as both twins descended on him at once and began firing questions at him. His head was spinning, and he looked over helplessly at Aragorn, who cleared his throat to try and get his brothers' attention. They took no notice of him and continued to assail the unfortunate prince with questions about the last two years.
Aragorn walked over and placed himself between Legolas and Elladan and Elrohir, looking pointedly from Legolas' utterly confused and slightly frightened expression back to them.
They suddenly took in how the younger Elf was reacting and they stopped talking, looking more closely at him. Elladan frowned when he saw the scar in the light from the fire and looked to Aragorn for an explanation.
"He— " Aragorn started, unsure of where to start, "I found him in Lake Town. He was living with a mortal couple as their foster son and when I asked why, they told me he had lost his memory. He does not remember what happened, all he is left with is this," he said, gesturing to the scar on the archer's face.
Elladan and Elrohir simply stared at Legolas for a moment and the prince lowered his eyes.
"You do not remember anything?" Elladan questioned.
"Not much," Legolas said softly, "I have had flashes of memory since Aragorn found me, but nothing more."
Elrohir looked at him sadly, "Then…you do not remember us?"
Legolas looked uncertainly between them, "I know that you are Elladan and Elrohir, and Aragorn's foster brothers, but do not ask me to tell which of you is which!" he joked weakly.
Elladan smiled, "I am Elladan, he is Elrohir. It is good to see you again, Legolas."
Legolas nodded, "It is good to see you too. I am glad you are still speaking to me; I remember we had an argument before I last left Imladris, but I cannot recall what it was about. I am sorry if I hurt you."
Elladan looked as if he had been struck, "No, Legolas, it was my fault! Do not be sorry, for it was I who hurt you. I am sorry, my friend."
Legolas put a hand on his shoulder, "Do not be. It does not matter now."
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Review replies::
Cheysuli: Trouble?? You could say that!! ;) Hehe! But when have these three ever been able to stay out of trouble? And you reviewed both chapters! You're so nice!! Hope ya liked this too! :)
MoroTheWolfGod: HAPPY BIRTHDAY for the 3rd and sorry I missed it!! Hope you had a great day and got lovely pressies! Sorry about the cliffie, you see I am a descendant of Sauron and it makes me evil like that…Hope you like this one cos fight scenes are not my forte! :)
Ivory Novelist: Have you posted more yet?? I'm sorry I'm like a dog with a bone… Hehehe! That's a really funny image actually! England was great fun it's a really nice place. I'll work in the Mass Flaff in the future I swear! Just for you! ;)
Lefty: Yeah I am a cruel little beggar ain't I? No cliffie for ages and then BANG!! That was really evil! Yeah I had a great time thanks and I hope you had lots of nice stories to keep you occupied so you didn't miss me! (not that you would…) I just couldn't leave Gimli out of this one! Or the twins as you can see…maybe it's a bit of an overkill… Glad you enjoyed the two chapters and thanks for fav authors! I don't deserve it!! **blush** =)
Shandrial: Indeed he should! He doesn't in the movies either and Legolas is always right! Grr… Human scum… :) Yeah good ol' Gimli! Fearless little chap isn't he? That is a shameless quote from John Rhys-Davies…Oh well!! Hope the fight was ok cos I suck at fight scenes (excuse my language!). And I'm waiting for more of Shadows too!! It's fab! Yeah Grimnosh the toilet brush…I spend too much time on the wards for my own good, the thought of that doesn't even freak me out…! =)
DXPrincess: **blush** Aw thanks for the cheer! Trip was fabulous thank you!! Hope this didn't take too long but you know how FF.net is!! I didn't want it to be orcs again cos it always is with me for some reason, so wild men it is!! Hehehe!! Like? ;)
Sirith: You're blond too?? Yay!! It's not just me! Well that explains the mutual empty headedness! ;) *blush* My stories are nowhere near as good as yours! I can't wait for your next chapter! Hope this didn't take too long! You know how FF.net are… Grr… =)
Kit Cloudkicker: Yeah he does doesn't he? I like that! I've finally decided what happened to Legolas but I can't tell you yet!! I'd love to, but it wouldn't be as much fun that way!! Hehehe!! ;)
amelie: **blush** Thank you! =) I'll see what I can do with the rest of the story! Sorry this took so long but I was on holiday in England and I couldn't find a computer to upload on! ARGH!! Don't lose faith in me! :)
Conn JS: It was wasn't it? Hmm… Well that'll learn him! Bad Ranger! BAD! He didn't listen in FOTR either and look where it got him! *snigger* Glad you're enjoying it even with my few flaws! Yeah I love that bit of the movie as well, it kinda gives hints of their being friends before that Tolkien doesn't… I think I'll have to write a different story about the Legolas and Gimli origins cos several people have asked me that and I haven't figured that out yet! When I do I'll let you know! I had a great time on my travels thank you! But now I'm back I'll be working hard to get this story finished!! Hope you're still enjoying this! =)
bant: Sorry to hear the Mountain Dew wore off! I hope you got your hands on more!! ;) Yay! I see you signed onto FF.net! And I'm on your authors list??! Thank you!! *blush* Yeah Kurt Wagner is cute isn't he? But Legolas is cuter! I know how you mean with the overloads. They drive me nuts!! =)
wispykitty: I'm sorry!! Don't hate me! I know it was an evil place to leave off at! *gulp* You're not coming after me with a big stick are you?? 0_o Sorry FF.net wouldn't let me upload when I did find a computer! Hope you're still with me! =)
Kelly L.K.: Yeah I love having the three of them it makes for some fun writing!! Do you like the twins too?? Hope you liked this bit as well! =)
Alklachion: Sorry!! I'm so sorry!! *cringes and peeks out from under bed* Don't kill me?? Ouch! Third degree burns??!! OMG that sounds so painful!! I know there are decent computers there I didn't mean it like that I swear! I just meant one I could upload on. When I found one FF.net wouldn't let me upload! ARGH!! Whereabouts in England are ya anyway? I was in Southampton. Twas fun! Hope you're feeling better and burns have faded!! :)
tamara: They were good? Thank you!! They're going to the place in Mirkwood where the men of Lake Town found him first, then maybe to his father… ;) Did you like?? :)
randomramblings: I'm sorry this took so long! Hope I didn't leave you hanging or anything!! Holiday and FF.net got in the way!! Did you like what happened next?? :)
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Did I miss anyone?? :) I'll have more up soon ok? Thanks everyone!! .:Tithen Min:.