Pirate Gold
By Romania Black and Auzzie K
The four stood side by side, watching as the pirates came closer and closer. Danny drew his gun and his silver sword. He placed his hat on a nearby rock and smiled. His hat was one of his most precious treasures, and there was no need for that kind of filth getting on it. BrandyBuck smiled back at him. That stupid hat, she thought, Danny, you are so odd sometimes, but I still love you. Eldarion pulled off his cloak and laid it on the horse. BrandyBuck ran to her own horse and pulled out a long slender sword with a green hilt. It looked ready-made for her, for it seemed perfect in her hands. She returned to the group, where Eldarion gave her an odd stare.
"Where'd you get that?" Eldarion asked.
"What?" she said smiling. Eldarion shook his head and gribbed his sword tightly. Berethor and Danny both turned and nodded to each other, as if knowing what the plan was. As the pirates came closer, their formation began to slow down. Bernin and Figg were leading the group. There were at least twenty other pirates behind them.
"Where's Vardahir?" Berethor frowned, turning to Eldarion.
Eldarion shook his head,
"I don't see her."
Bernin rolled off of his dirty brown horse and walked toward the four, his step a bit of a waddle; his black, almost toothless mouth wide in a grin.
"Hello again, Prince Eldarion! I see you have brought friends. Not that you will be needing them. Because I'll kill you just like I did your kid brother. Aw!" Bernin sighed as if reliving a sweet memory, "How nice it was to watch him change colors in my hands." Bernin laughed sourly. Eldarion threw his sword up in rage, but Brandy grabbed him before he be-headed the captian. Eldarion jerked, but then fell back.
"Remind me to spit on your grave, Bernin, for I will be the one to kill you," He said holding the sword to Bernin's face. Brandy stood there holding onto Eldarion. Danny pulled the Prince back. Berethor could do nothing but wonder where his future bride was. Where had they taken her? Eldarion took steps back and glared at Bernin. Bernin did nothing but laugh.
"It's not worth his blood," Danny whispered. Bernin mounted his horse once more. He gazed at the group and smiled wickedly. He pulled from his dirty coat a long lock of dark brown hair with a white ribbon wrapped around the end. The group stared in shock. It was a lock of Vardahir's hair. Bernin pushed it to his nose and smelled it with a sick grin.
"Aww! Royalty...Don't ya love 'em Figg?" There was no answer. "Figg?" Bernin looked over to see Figg on the ground with an arrow through his throat. He looked over to see Audyaveil standing behind him. Audyaveil was tall and thin, with long flowing pale blonde hair and green eyes that shone like emeralds in the sun. She had a fierce, threatening charm about her. The pirates stared in awe as she drew her bow back. "Audyaveil! You stupid elf," Bernin turned his horse and glared at her. The other pirates knew that if there was one Elf, there were plenty others.
"If you know what's best for you Captian, you'll let the princess go and leave like a nice gentleman." Audyaveil smirked, reaching for another arrow. Bernin became nervous in the range of an Elf. He looked at Audyaveil, then the other four. "That is," She said softly, "If it's possible to be a gentleman."
Bernin growled. "Fine," He reached slowly for knife, and suddenly threw it at the elf. Berethor jumped out of nowhere it seemed and grabbed the knife in midair. He jumped and knocked a shocked Bernin off his horse. Bernin, however, was not totally in shock and grasped the knife from Berethor, turned, and stabbed at Berethor. Berethor let out a howl of pain as the knife plunged into his back.
Danny fired one shot. There was silence, and then Bernin fell to the ground by Berethor, a bullet between his eyes. Danny lowered his gun, but by the time he got the shot, the other pirates were already rushing towards them and their fallen leader. Audyaveil threw Brandy a bow and a couple arrows. The two began dropping pirates like flies. Eldarion lifted his sword and started slicing through the array of pirates coming at them. The battle did not last long. Legolas Greenleaf, an elf Prince of Audyaveil's home, and Farliel, another elf with silvery blonde hair and thick eyebrows rode up beside Audyaveil and started helping the women pick off the pirates.
Berethor seemed to have been forgotten for the moment, as he limped away from the battle towards the rock Danny's hat was on. He groaned in pain and struggled to touch the rock, but he couldn't reach. He tried again, but to no avail. I have to save her, he thought desperately. I have to save--
"Berethor!" He lifted his head, as the scream echoed in his mind. At first blurry, the figure running towards him suddenly became crystal clear. It was her.
"--Vardahir--" He cried out softly, the pain in his body growing. She ran to him and cradled his head in her arms. "How did you--?"
"They can't tie ropes very good, I guess," She said, half-laughing. Then she saw his wound cried out, "Berethor! You're bleeding!"
"Seems so," Berethor cringed.
"We have to help you!" She cried out to the elves, "Legolas! Farliel! Is that you?" It had seemed so long since she had seen them. The two elves turned to her and their eyes widened. Legolas left Brandy and Audyveil to the shooting and Farliel and him grabbed Benethor by the arm.
"He's wounded bad," Farliel frowned.
"Take him to my father," Vardahir said softly. "He can mend him."
"As you wish, my lady," Legolas said. He got off his horse and grabbed Berethor. He put him on the horse and got back on. Farliel was right behind him. With that the two elves rode off to Minas Tirith. The battle was soon over, and the four rushed to Vardahir. There was rejoicing as they saw that Vardahir was okay.
"Where's Berethor?" Danny said suddenly.
"He went back with Legolas and Farliel to my father," She touched Danny's shoulder softly. "He'll be fine. Don't worry."
"I guess that means we won?" Danny said jokingly, sighing as he went. He went to the rock and picked up his hat. "He'll be fine," Danny placed his hat back on. A smile crept onto his face. "He always is."
"Yes, I hope so," Vardahir mumbled back and turned away. Danny looked at her oddly and then to Brandy, who shook her head with a don't-bother-her look on her face. Danny suddenly nodded in apprehension and gave Brandy a crooked grin of understanding.
Audyaveil leaned on a tree and gazed at the stars above. "It will be a long night tonight." She said softly. "The pirates will catch word of Bernin's demise and send their men after our heads."
"We need to get moving," Danny said urgently. "if we're going to make it back in time."
"Moving for what?" Vardahir gave him a skeptical look.
"We're going back to camp quick," Danny said with a slight smile. "To get some...friends of mine.."
Well that's that! Tune in next time!
Romania Black and Auzzie K
