Disclaimer: Not mine!! :(
Title: To New Mutiny
Rating: R
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I would've had this up earlier, but my sister was hogging the PC! Anyway on with the story and enjoy!!
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Chapter 16
Legolas broke away from Narso and fell to his knees beside his friends.
"He is alive," Elladan said softly.
Legolas gently turned the young man's head to the side, catching sight of a fresh bite mark on the side of Ran's neck.
"Spider venom," He growled.
"I am sorry." Aragorn said quietly, "It knocked me down and pounced on him…I am so sorry, Legolas."
The blond Elf shook his head. " 'Twas no one's fault, Strider." He looked to the twins as Elladan spoke.
"That was a Tanda spider*, Legolas. Its venom is highly poisonous."
Legolas bit his lip and his eyes blazed. "Is there nothing we can do?"
Ran's father dropped to his knees by the young man's side, taking his son's hand and calling desperately to him in an attempt to rouse him.
Gimli's conscience pulled at him. He knew Legolas would want to know the truth or the Elf would never forgive himself if something happened to Ran.
"We cannot, Legolas, but you can."
Aragorn and the twins glanced sharply at him.
"No, Gimli!" Aragorn snapped, "You know what— "
"What do you mean, Gimli?" Legolas demanded quietly, cutting his friend off. The Dwarf looked uncertainly between Elf and man.
"It matters not, Legolas." He muttered grudgingly under Aragorn's threatening glare.
"Aragorn?" The Elf looked to his Human friend for an explanation.
Aragorn shook his head. "Tis nothing,"
Faster than sight, Legolas drew a dagger from his boot and pointed it at Aragorn. "Tell me," he growled dangerously, "Or so help me, I shall make you half the man that you are now."
Aragorn's eyes widened. The archer was deadly serious. The twins and Gimli were also stunned into silence, rarely having seen this side of their friend before.
"You…possess the power of healing, Legolas." Aragorn said softly.
Legolas frowned, but slowly lowered the dagger to his side.
"But you cannot use it, Legolas," Elrohir insisted, "You are not trained. It takes too much out of you to— "
"I care not!" Legolas snapped, "If I can help him, then I care not." He grew quiet as he concentrated, trying to bring the memory to the surface, going on what Aragorn and Elrohir had said. Flashes of memory came to him and he closed his eyes against the discomfort they caused.
Suddenly, the memory came to him of kneeling over Aragorn with Gimli holding the Ranger down; of using his ability to pull him back from shadow.
His eyes opened and Aragorn's heart sank. Legolas had remembered and nothing would now keep him from aiding his friend.
The Elf laid a hand on Cedir's shoulder, drawing his attention away from his son. "Can you hold him down, Cedir?" When the older man hesitated, he added, "I mean only to help him, I will not harm him, my friend."
Cedir nodded, gently taking hold of Ran's arms and holding him firmly to the ground. Legolas shot him a reassuring smile, before placing his hands on the young man's brow and chest.
Narso watched in confusion as the Elf did this, then closed his eyes in deep concentration. However, his confusion was short-lived as a bright glow surrounded Legolas and Ran. The men stood quietly, gazing in awe at the spectacle.
Legolas removed his hands and the glow faded and disappeared. As Elrohir hurried forward to support the drained prince, Ran began to stir. Cedir immediately released his arms and cradled his head, as Narso moved over to aid Legolas.
Ran moaned softly and his eyes opened, focussing blearily on the ring of anxious faces around him. "What?" He mumbled and Cedir smiled.
"Nothing, son. You are alright, and that is what matters."
Legolas watched the happy reunion in silence, resting wearily against Elrohir's chest. He felt a gentle hand squeeze his shoulder and looked up, smiling tiredly at Narso.
"Are you alright, lad?" The man questioned softly, looking Legolas over carefully.
"Aye, I just need to rest."
A discreet cough caught their attention and Legolas turned his gaze to the two men in front of him.
"Are you alright, Legolas?" Ran queried quietly, "Were you hurt?"
The archer shook his head, smiling kindly at his friend. "Tis nothing,"
Narso noticed Cedir and the other hunters looking at Legolas in confusion and suddenly realised the cause. "Since you seem to be wondering," He said pointedly, " 'Legolas' is our Tiri's real name. He hails from Mirkwood."
Rezad suddenly spoke up, "Are you their army captain then? The one who went missing?" Legolas and his friends glanced sharply at him.
"Where did you hear that, Rezad?" Legolas asked calmly, although his entire being shook with fatigue and apprehension.
Rezad shook his head; "I heard it from the Elves who escort goods here from Mirkwood once a month. One said their army captain who leads patrols around this area went missing a good while back and most patrols have been busy searching for him. That is why these evil beasts" he kicked out at one of the dead spiders, "have been extending their hunting grounds."
Legolas looked to Aragorn for confirmation and the Ranger nodded. "Tis true, Legolas, you are their captain as well as their prince."
A gasp went through the gathered hunters at the mention of the blond Elf's royal status and Rezad's eyes narrowed.
"You mean the prince whose father beats him?"
Narso turned to him, eyes dark with anger, "Legolas, is this true?"
The prince's eyes grew wide. "No! It cannot be— Aragorn? Gimli?" He questioned desperately. His friends refused to meet his eyes.
Legolas groaned in denial and pain as the memories suddenly slammed, unbidden into his mind, flashing vivid images that he had only seen shadows of in his dreams. He gripped his head and leaned heavily against Elrohir as the pain lanced between his temples.
As the images and pain slowly faded from his head and the anxious faces of his friends drifted back into focus, Legolas felt his fatigue overwhelm him and he let it pull him down into the peaceful void of unconsciousness.
*I have no idea if there are breeds of spider! Just humour me, okay?? ;)
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Tithen Min: LOOK!! *points frantically* ELVIS LIVES!!! … I mean RAN! RAN LIVES!!!!!
Ran: *looks scared* Um, Tith? I'm gonna go now…
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Review replies::
Cheysuli: Oh no I don't I suck at action sequences! He knows the name cos remember when Aragorn came and found Legolas and told Narso and Betha his real name? Him and his wife are the only ones who know it though, as evidenced by the confused hunters!! ;)
MoroTheWolfGod: He's okay!! Don't need to kill me now, cos he's alive!! :) I couldn't let him die, cos I would've been lynched!! Hehehe! Johnny Depp huh? Hmmm… ;)
Lefty: Um… *hands Kleenex* Cheer up!! I saved him!! Or rather…Legolas saved him…either way, he's alive!!! *hands another Kleenex* That's better. Aw I'm glad you liked the action even though it was very badly done!! I updated this as soon as I had it written, just so you could see that Ran's ok! Hope you liked!! :)
DXPrincess: I'm sorry!! I shouldn't have, I know it was cruel of me! But he's okay, see!! No need to throw any more stuffed animals!! *blush* I'm really glad you liked it, cos it was a spur of the moment chapter and I wasn't so sure about it…but good! Glad you enjoyed it!! I got this up as soon as I could and more is in the works, but WIP so bear with me!! ;)
Shandrial: Hehehe! He not only touched it, he sat on its back!!! Eeww!! ;) And grr, you figured out my cunning plan!! Luckily I think you were the only one and I'm not that predictable!! You're keeping track very well! I keep forgetting to relate it back to the other story and suddenly, like in this chapter, I do it all at once!! Hehehe! Very good, have a cookie! :)
Ivory Novelist: People are always telling me my chapters should be longer, so it's nice to hear you say that!! :) See I let him live!! *pushes Ran in front of her* Am I a good writer now?? I'm fine! You know how things can get sometimes…I'll tell you more about it in the email that I am going to send today!! *hits self over head* BAD PERSON NOT EMAILING MARIE!!!! Grr… ;)
Sirith: Tis an interesting word isn't it? Hmmm… :) Definitely something I would say!! You fell out of your chair?? Oh no!! Are you okay? Hope you had a nice cushion or at least a thick carpet to fall onto!! Ah I'd say you enjoyed your holiday even if it wasn't the most relaxing! Just like my trip to England!! Anyway hope you liked and more soon!! :)
Alice: Wait!! He's okay!! I didn't kill him, see? HE LIVES!!! ;) I don't think any of your writing could be hysterically bad, but I'll take your word for it! Glad it's coming along well though. And I'll try to stop hurting people, but it's so much fun…How bout I just stick it to Legolas from now on and leave everyone else alone?? That do? Hehehe!! ;)
Lady Lenna: Aw poor you!! And thanks for the last review! As long as you find lots of stuff to do, the time'll go by really quickly! Let me know if you can get at your email, I can always send the chapters to you if you like! :) Glad you liked what I wrote for you! Got this up as soon as I could and hope you're still online to read it!! Good luck again with your down time!! ;)
wispykitty: *gulp* *looks around* It's here, isn't it?? *adopts Frodo-esque position staring at the roof* They're here…they've come… But as long as it stays in the shadows where I can't see it it's okay!! He's okay!! Everyone likes him too much for me to be able to kill him off! I never thought people would like him so much! Glad you liked and hope this one was okay!! :)
Kitty: It's okay!! See, he's safe! I'll try to be nicer to him from now on!! And don't worry about all the exclamations, I'm so much worse! Every sentence nearly has one on it… Hehehe!! Got this out as soon as I could manage it! I'm really glad you like the story and I'll have more out for ya soon!! :)
Shaan Lien: I didn't! I was good for a change and actually got this out quickly! Glad you liked it!! I'm still working on the prequel you gave me the idea for! That was a vicious plot bunny…! I'll have more out for you soon and hope you liked this one!! :)
Kit Cloudkicker: Ooh good I'll have to have a look at that now…I'm evil with my cliffies, but I don't think there was one in this chapter… ;) Glad you liked it and will have more soon!! Now I'm off to find your story… :)
tamara: It's rated R for future chapters cos there's gonna be some character torture… Ssh, don't tell anyone I said that! ;) And Ran's okay!! See, alive and well!! I'm glad you liked it! I'll hopefully have some more up soon! =)