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A/N: Nothing much except REVIEW ME! Or I'll kidnap…Orlando Bloom. Hahahaha! So review or I get him all to myself. (Starts planning) By the way, any words in italics are Sauron or Legolas, read carefully so you don't get confused. OK, here are some review responses.

Manwathiel – No! Of course she won't! I can be evil but I'm not that evil! It's gonna be touch-and-go though if Sauron has anything to do with it cos he IS pure evil.

Van/Dracula – I know but you love me really.

Chapter 25

The mouth of Sauron

Tigerlily sat on Anna, looking down at the Host of the West. She hadn't abandoned those she loved. She hadn't left Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli and her brothers to fight alone. The Host just stood there, doing nothing. No one spoke. But Sauron's eye was watching them. At least that's what they thought. Sauron had sensed the presence of the solar-blessed one. He knew that she was stood there watching him so he began to call.

Tigerlily.

Tigerlily Solaris.

Come to me, become loyal to the Dark Lord, Sauron!

Declare your loyalty to me and become a great queen of Middle-Earth!

Tigerlily felt his call and got off Anna. The Host stood confused. Sauron was looking at them but as of yet, there had been no sign of his army. Tigerlily slid down the hill with some loose rubble. Aragorn turned. "Tigerlily!" he yelled when he saw her staring at the Eye of Sauron. She moved quickly past the soldiers. "Tigerlily, no!" he shouted, "Don't look upon his eye. Look at me, look at your people!" Tigerlily was almost halfway to the gate when she dropped to her knees and stared up at the top of the Black Gate.

Tigerlily, to whom do your loyalties lie?

Are you my servant or my enemy?

"My lord," she said, "My allegiance lies with…"

"Tigerlily, please no!" shouted Legolas. Tigerlily turned and looked at him. A great shadow had grown over her eyes. It was the pull of Sauron, his final attempt to gain an advantage. "Please Tigerlily," said Legolas, "Don't forget what you saw in Galadriel's mirror. Don't forget our son, our future, and a future free from Sauron. A future, which we can have so long as you don't join him." The shadow in Tigerlily's eyes flickered but did not vanish. She turned back to Sauron. "My loyalties lie…" she started. Everyone held their breath. "My loyalties lie to Isildur's heir, Aragorn, son of Arathorn," she shouted, "To Gondor, Rohan and Enedwaith. To the West! And to Legolas, Prince of Mirkwood, the one whom I love more than all others." An almighty screech seemed to come from the Eye. He focused directly upon Tigerlily. Her knees buckled under his gaze.

You will die then!

You will never escape me!

Then Sauron focused on attacking her. But most of all he attacked the child within her. Tigerlily's hands flew to her stomach as she began to cry. "No!" she cried, feeling something dieing within her but oblivious to what. Aragorn looked in panic to Gandalf. Gandalf knew what Sauron was doing. He was destroying Tigerlily starting with her unborn child, a child already weak. "Ride swift Shadowfax!" he cried. Shadowfax sped forward. Rising his staff, Gandalf blocked Sauron's energy long enough to lift Tigerlily onto Shadowfax. Pippin was sat in front of Gandalf. Though she was almost twice his size, Pippin held onto Tigerlily, who had slipped from consciousness. Sauron then turned to something within his own land. Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Eomer and the herald rode forward. "Tigerlily!" said Pippin, gently shaking her, "Tigerlily, wake up, please wake up!" Tigerlily's eyes opened slowly.

"Pippin?" she said, "What happened?"

"Gandalf saved you from Sauron," said Pippin.

"Shadowfax cannot bear all three of us," said Gandalf. There was a soft neighing and Anna rode up. She rode up beside Gandalf and he helped Tigerlily climb onto her. They rode forward to the Gate. "Let the Lord of the Black Land come forth!" called Aragorn, "Let justice be done upon him."

"He isn't going to come out when you tell him what you're going to do to him," said Tigerlily. The Gate creaked open. "Maybe I was wrong," said Tigerlily. A lone rider came out on a black horse. "My master, Sauron the Great, bids thee welcome," they said, "Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?"

"We do not come to treat with Sauron, faithless and accursed," said Gandalf, "Tell your master this: The armies of Mordor must disband. He is to depart these lands, never to return." The Mouth of Sauron laughed.

"Old Graybeard," he said, "I have a token I was bidden to show thee." He pulled out a shirt. A mithril shirt that had belonged Frodo. "Frodo," muttered Pippin. The Mouth of Sauron threw the shirt to Gandalf. "Frodo!" cried Pippin. Tigerlily looked down in disbelief. This couldn't be happening. Frodo couldn't be dead. "Silence!" said Gandalf.

"No!" cried Merry.

"Silence!" ordered Gandalf. Tigerlily was shaking her head in disbelief. Legolas, whose horse was next to Anna, placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. A hand she shrugged off. "The Halfling was dear to thee, I see," said the Mouth of Sauron, "Know that he suffered greatly at the hands of his host. Who would have thought one so small could endure so much pain? And he did, Gandalf. He did."

"How can Frodo have suffered at the 'hands' of his host?" snapped Tigerlily, "Last time I checked Sauron was no more than an eye! He doesn't have any hands, only weak-minded individuals such as yourself to do his dirty work." She turned her attention back to the Eye of Sauron. "You coward!" she yelled, "Hiding behind your slaves and servants! We are here because we know you are nothing more than an Eye! You have no body or limbs! You are nothing, just a single eye. Even my father has two eyes! And he can't see out of one. As for a heart, I don't think you were born with one!"

"Ah, the solar-blessed one," sneered the Mouth of Sauron, he reached forward and tilted her chin up, "A pretty little thing she is. Does the West have no more men to fight so it sends its women? Let me tell you this, it takes more than a couple of stars to make you truly immortal."

"Get your hands off her!" snarled Legolas.

"Of course, you have a prince's heart," said the Mouth of Sauron, "My lord took great delight in watching you two. He especially enjoyed the events in Edoras. Those were very interesting to him. He says that once he has a body of his own once more, he shall know those delights."

"He won't touch her!" said Legolas.

"You'll be dead!" snapped the Mouth. Tigerlily reached up and pulled the hand of the Mouth away from her face. She made Anna back away a few steps. Aragorn moved forward. "And who is this?" said the Mouth, "Isildur's heir? It takes more to make a king than a broken Elvish blade." Aragorn swung his sword and beheaded the Mouth of Sauron. "I guess that concludes negotiations," muttered Gimli.

"I do not believe it," said Aragorn, "I will not!" There was a rumbling and the Black Gate began to reopen, revealing an army preparing to march on the enemies of Mordor. "Fall back!" cried Aragorn. Tigerlily turned Anna around and moved off towards the Host. She thought about the way Legolas had spoken to the Mouth of Sauron. He had never sounded so threatening before and he had done that for her. 'Thank you, Legolas,' she thought as she got of Anna and set her free. Legolas looked at her and smiled Your welcome. I would do anything for you. Aragorn was still on his horse. "Hold your ground!" he ordered, "Hold your ground." The army started to shift uneasily. The reality was setting in on them. "Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, of Enedwaith, my brothers," said Aragorn, loud and clear, "I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of Men comes crashing down. But it is not this day, this day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!" Aragorn got off the horse and drew his sword. He turned to face the orcs as a huge cheer arose from the army, their hearts lightened by Aragorn's speech. They believed in him and most importantly in themselves. The orcs marched on but suddenly stopped, forming a strong barrier to prevent any of the Host getting into Mordor. Sauron looked upon Aragorn and whispered to him.

Aragorn.

Elessar.

Aragorn turned back to the Host and whispered just loud enough for his friends to hear, "For Frodo." He turned and ran towards the army. Merry and Pippin, then Gimli, Legolas, Tigerlily and Gandalf followed him. Tigerlily stifled a laugh when she looked over her shoulder and saw Merry and Pippin being overtaken by the Host. She slowed down so she could stick with them. Sword, bow, dagger, it didn't matter what weapon the fighter bore, they used them well. Tigerlily used her daggers to protect the Hobbits. The orcs laughed when they saw a woman trying to defend what looked like boys to them. But when Merry and Pippin had finished with them, they weren't laughing with them. Tigerlily couldn't help but feel she was getting whatever made it past Aragorn and Gandalf as if they were preventing those too strong from reaching her. But she still fought with the same determination as the rest of the Host. A screech filled the air. Tigerlily covered her ears and looked up. A Nazgul was flying towards Gandalf. She moved her hands. Suddenly she heard Pippin's voice, "Eagles. The Eagles are coming!" The Eagles of the Misty Mountains attacked the Nazgul A second screech filled the air. The battle stopped momentarily. The tower of Barad-dûr started to collapse and turn to dust. The Eye of Sauron extinguished. "Frodo…" whispered Tigerlily, "He did it." She heard Gimli cheering. The ground began to collapse, taking all the orcs with it. The Black Gate disappeared too. "We've won!" sounded Legolas' voice, "We've won!" Tigerlily turned to see him smiling at her. She felt him take her in his arms and kiss her. She laughed as he spun her around and kissed her again. Suddenly an ever-increasing darkness fell over her and she collapsed to the ground. "Tigerlily!" he cried. Aragorn and Gandalf turned to see their worst nightmare, Tigerlily collapsed on the ground. They knew instantly what was happening. Sauron was succeeding. Tigerlily and her child were dying.