A/N: WHOO HOO! TONIGHT WE SHALL FIGHT! Yeah…um…PLAY BALL! We're but one chapter away from the plot twist of the century. O.o anyway; has anyone seen The Chronicles of Narnia? That is the best freaking movie of the year! Well, aside from Phantom of the Opera (blush). I highly recommend it!
Celtic Cross: Don't worry, I'll still reply to my non-registered reviewers this way! Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
Madame Samurai: I love hearing from you; you crack me up.
××Nicolette's POV××
After my little conversation with Legolas (I feel kind of wobbly even remembering it) I returned to the children and continued to read The Hobbit to them. Thankfully they enjoyed it.
Now remember, while I'm gone no using the telephone, stove or the TV. And if you even think about going out of the cave you're going to be grounded until you're eighteen! Jade said sardonically.
Holy crap! Today's my birthday! I'm eighteen today, I said, kind of laughing; although I really didn't have that much to laugh about.
I'd say happy birthday but I know that it isn't going to be one, Jade said.
Yeah, be sure to send me images of battle, okay? If I can't be there due to an over-bearing boyfriend and a certain annoying dragon I know…
And I'm damn proud of it! Jade snickered.
Shut your trap. Man, I wish I had my CD player right now… I said wistfully.
Whoa, that was off topic, She said, somewhat surprised.
I know, I just need some music, I said, still continuing to read to the children.
Suddenly "Highway To Hell (AC/DC)" Filled my mind. Ha, Jade is more useful then she looks, I wonder if she gets cable with those horns and all.
Very funny, although that song is kind of fitting seeing the horde of Uruk-Hai marching over the hill a few miles off…
I'm starting to be thankful I got stuck inside, I said with fake cheer.
Shaddup, Jade snapped.
Fine, but seriously Jade, God (or is it the Valar now?) speed.
Thanks, and with that she blocked me out.
I had just finished the part about the three trolls being turned into stone in The Hobbit, when I felt the floor vibrating rhythmically.
They're baaaaaaack…
××Legolas' POV××
"HOLD FIRE!" Aragorn roared when a boy accidentally fired an arrow, it sung into the air and (to my surprise) found its mark in an Uruk-Hai's head.
I gripped my bow tighter, silently fuming at King Théoden's recruiting any man who could wield a sword; that did not make them soldiers. Most would not live to see the sun rise. Suicide, it was pure suicide.
The Uruk-Hai roared in anger at there dead soldier, they held their curved scimitars in the air and rushed towards us shouting curses in the Black Language.
"Fire!" Aragorn cried.
Haldir and his legion of Elves let loose a round of arrows; many Uruk-Hai were felled. But for every one of them that died, ten seemed to take the beast's place.
As they reached the wall several ladders went up, hitting the wall with a thud.
Gimli cackled, "Finally!" He shouted as an Uruk-Hai leapt off of the ladder only to have his head severed by Gimli's axe.
I grinned and whipped out my twin swords, "Aye." I cut my way through several of the ghastly creatures to get to Gimli, enjoying it almost as much as said Dwarf.
I stabbed, parried, and hacked Uruk-Hai after Uruk-Hai. There seemed to be no end to them.
The soldiers around me seemed to think the same.
As I said before: this is pure suicide.
The only thing that fueled me to go on was the thought of the young women and children in the cave and what would happen to them if Saruman's legions defeated us.
Failure is not an option.
××Nicolette's POV××
Muffled sounds of battle filtered into the cave.
I shuddered but continued reading to the children.
"Miss? How could Bilbo see the bare patch on Smaug's breast if was so little and among all of those scales?" A little boy asked.
I smiled a little, "Because he's a hobbit and they have exceptionally good eyesight. Plus, the ring sharpens his senses."
The little boy nodded and I resumed the story.
After what seemed no time at all I closed the book and said, "The end."
The children sighed happily, "That was a good story!" Seemed to be the universal cry.
"Alright, return to your mothers. I'm sure they want you close," I said.
They got up and went to various women sprinkled around the caverns.
The battle seemed to be going heavier than ever. Cries and sounds of metal hitting metal echoed dimly around the cave.
"Èowyn!" I found myself shouting.
Èowyn, who had her arms around an elderly woman who was sobbing, looked up, "Yes?" She asked, her voice strangely calm.
I motioned for her to come nearer.
She muttered something under her breath and got up off of the stone floor, "What is it?"
I lowered my voice; "I need you to get me out of here."
Her eyes widened, "Are you mad? Besides even if I could you would be unarmed!" She hissed.
I patted a long, bulky cover under my arm, "I'd be armed, besides, I need to get out of there! I have a bad feeling an accident is about to happen," I lied.
"I can tell you the accident: your going to get your bloody head chopped off!" She retorted.
The effect I have on people is amazing.
"No, somethings going to happen to Haldir!" I said. Wait, why did I just say that? Who the hell is possessing me!
Ha ha, I love the way I make you freak out! A little voice inside of me laughed.
Wait, I thought you didn't want me going out! I replied.
"How do you know that?" Èowyn asked suspiciously.
I changed my mind, besides, killing the Uruk-Hai are boring me. I want to see what you can do, Jade replied with a fake air of laziness.
"Okay, can you keep a secret?" I asked, managing to pull myself away from Jade's conversation.
Liar! I bet they're kicking you scaly butt, I said, seeing past her façade, I know her way to well.
Aw, you're so mean, She said sarcastically.
Whatever, I'm getting out there no matter what; so don't roast ALL of the Uruk-Hai before I get on the battlefield! With that would-be witty remark had I put some more thought into it, I blocked her out.
"Hello, Nicolette? Are you alright?" Èowyn snapped her finger in front of my face.
"Sorry, Jade was talking to me. But anyway," I lowered my voice, "I am not originally from Middle-Earth, I'm from a place called America. I was in an accident there and I think it's safe to say that I died, so did my younger sister, Anna. When I woke up I was here. And in America there is a form of magic called a movie...and it allows you to visualize stories on a flat box. And on of those movies is called Lord of the Rings, and one of the parts of the movie talks about the battle for Helm's Deep. And (God, this is hard to get out!), well, this is exactly what happens in Lord of the Rings, minus me."
It took Èowyn a little while to understand that before saying, "So you're saying you know what's going to happen?"
"Yes, and Haldir's going to die if I don't save him! Please just let me out! Your wasting precious time!" I said desperately.
Èowyn nodded, "Alright, I suppose you can go! But you must return! Be careful!"
I embraced her, "Don't worry, I'll be careful."
She turned to the two guards that were stationed in front of the iron door that led out to the battle. "Open the door! Nicolette must leave."
They gaped, "But Lady, there's a battle raging outside and King Théoden gave orders-"
"I realize that, but the consequences of your disobeying me will not be pleasant. Now as I said before, open the door!" Èowyn said sharply.
Whoa, scary.
Finally they gave in and opened the door for me. I thanked them and darted out, drawing my sword.
The sight before me made the bile rise in my throat.
The entire stone pavement of the fortress was almost completely covered in blood and corpses; their faces eternally frozen in death screams.
And the thousands of Uruk-Hai just below me and the men and deformed creatures fighting them weren't really helping my state.
An Uruk-Hai noticed me and charged, crying something in Orkish.
"Oh crap..." I started.
Finally I remembered myself and held my sword out in front of me. Shockingly, the Uruk-Hai tripped and literally fell onto my sword.
It wasn't going to be that easy next time...
Your darn straight it ain't going to be easy next time! You can tap into my strength if you're desperate. You humans use so little energy, it's kind of pathetic, Jade said, And the elf-boy that your looking for is to your right, about one hundred yards. Oh dang it, they brought out the archers, I'll get back to you!
With that I ran in the direction she told me and to my surprise there stood Haldir, madly struggling with an Uruk-Hai that looked like it was on steroids.
Haldir looked exactly as I pictured him (sometimes this all seemed way to convenient).
I snuck up behind the beast and drove my sword into his back.
Blood spurted from the wound and slid down onto the hilt of my sword and onto my hand. It burned like acid.
Quickly wiping my hand on my jeans, I ducked as I heard a growl behind me.
A scimitar swooped a mere two inches above my head, Haldir bent back so the scimitar could not reach his gut.
He then parried the blow as I swept my feet under the Uruk-Hai's feet, tripping him and then stabbing him square in the chest.
He screamed and writhed in pain.
"Thanks," I said breathlessly to Haldir.
"Your welcome," He looked at me closely, his eyes widened, "Your a woman!"
"DUCK!" I yelled.
He instantly dropped to the ground.
There was no Uruk-Hai, it was just my chance to run away.
As I was running and occaisonally blocking a blow from those terrible creatures that don't deserve the oxygen they're consuming I felt a sweaty hand wrap around my midriff.
"Let me go!" I yelled.
An Urk-Hai had me draped over his foul-smelling shoulder and was currently carrying me off.
Why
isn't he just killing me?
Oh shit, I'm screwed.
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A/N: Oo, what's going to happen next?
