Dragon's Rage
By Youkiyra Solar alias Krystal Fox
Krystal Fox: Here we go again to begin.
Glorfindel: Wait just a minute You still have not answered the question from last time.
Krystal Fox: Would you just let me write the story for goodness sake!!
Legolas: Yes I would like still like to know what happened to my friend's adopted-brothers, you left them in a state of pain and agony !!?
Krystal l Fox: Oh Brother, I do not own of the Lord of the Rings Characters or places Characters or places or the quotes from Tolkien's book. Please excuse in my last chapter for not correctly saying who I was disclaiming. For the last chapter the same is equal to this one I do not own any of Tolkien's writings or stories.
Chapter 5 Answers to problems
"The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began Now far ahead the Road had gone and I must follow if I can Pursuing it with eager feet Until it joins some larger way and whether then? I cannot say?"
Legolas turned as he heard Aragorn singing, what sounded like a very homey song most likely from the hobbits that he visit through so much.
"Strider is that from the hobbits?" Legolas said turning from the back of his horse to look at Aragorn behind him.
"Yes it is actually to be exact a certain Bilbo Baggins." Estel said grinning mischievously.
"Oh who is this Bilbo?" Legolas asked curious.
"Oh he is a strange little hobbit that Gandalf is thinking of taking on an adventure or two in to the mountain where dragons of the dwarves live." Estel said thoughtfully.
"Well now mission two," Glorfindel said breaking in to the conversation. "To find Tom. We are at the Old Forest."
They all looked at the entrance to the forest it was dark and gloomy but Legolas felt right at home, for Mirkwood was much like it. He felt the brush of wind across his face, feeling this he looked up ignoring the others glances slid down went up and touched a tree trunk. He felt the sadness in them of being abandoned by the elves and what was this? The trees were listening to him as a hungry person for food. Enveloped by listening them he became as one with them as he did with trees in Mirkwood.
"Legolas?" He felt Aragorn put a hand on his shoulder, he sounded concerned. As the emotion-filled elf turned a tear ran down his face.
"What is wrong?" Estel asked leaning in from his horse.
"These trees mourn our passing as if we were already have all died or left Middle Earth." Legolas dismounted followed by the other rangers and Lord Elf.
"Besides in this forest even elven horses would not be able to carry us through the maze of roots." Legolas commented.
"We should continue to this Tom's by foot then." Lanta said gathering his packs from the back of his horse. Svan and Rigith looked to Aragorn, waiting for his command.
"Go ahead friends let's follow the wood elf's advice." Aragorn said smiling. "After all the last time I or anyone disobeyed a wood elf's advie in the woods we got lost for 3 days and attacked by wolves."
Glorfindel and Legolas were already deep in the forest by the time that the rangers caught up, the two were absorbing everything they saw in this old wood. Then Legolas for no reason grabbed a branch above his head and pulled himself up, disappearing into the branches.
"Wood elf." Aragorn said under his breath. Then to his surprise Glorfindel looked back at him and smirked and copied the Prince's actions. Both elves gone Aragorn suddenly felt uncertain what, or where he should go next. His ability was tracking but in a forest this dense even he could get lost.. Looking to his companions asked, "Have you any idea where we should be heading?"
"Not a clue, I have never even net this Tom." Svan said. "I never ever thought to explore the Old Forest. I know it very little."
"Then I guess let's find a campsite and wait for the traversing elves to return." Estel stated looking for a clearing.
Along side a beautiful steam beside a huge willow tree they made camp. The fire started and food cooking they set out their cloaks to lay down and sleep.
Unknown they did not know the danger of camping in the old forest. In fact they could not perceptively see the roots near their feet start to move.
Nacheska sat looking at the stars confused, why would another being kill another? She couldn't comprehend this concept. Looking towards where those bodies had lain she shuddered, see had never seen death, it scared her. Looking at her friend gently sleeping against her shoulder, Nacheska smiled. Kakia always was an adventure to be with.
She felt her friend stirring.
"Nacheska we must hurry there is not much time left for on of the dark elves. He is near death." Kakia said standing and changing into an eagle form flew off.
Nacheska followed. Little did they know the maze of lies they were now trapped into and what would bring freedom of it.
They flew far that day as they landed she strode in to a clearing, they both winced at the smell. Dead orc bodies covered the ground. Blood stains were dried and hardening,
"Kakia what are these creatures?" Nacheska asked wrinkling her nose at the smell.
"These are earth-filth. Like the same who killed my mother. They found her weakness and killed her. They fortunately did not know that she was a dragon. They killed her as an elf." Kakia looked sad weariness of remembering the past.
Dragons like elves had very good memories of the past, though they could relive the moments as if it had happened that morning.
"I am sorry to remind you of such memories. I am..."
"Peace mellon no harm. Come let us look if the elf my dream saw is here."
They began to look, they found over a hundred orcs killed by swords. The red haired dragon went towards the edge of the clearing and found shiny clear weapons of one of an elven race.
"Kakia I found one of their weapons. He must be here somewhere."
Green-eyed dragon turned and changing into a dragon moved towards her friend, each clawed foot leaving footprints in the ground deep claw marks that could go through a man's body. Sharp as a fine pointed sword.
She went forward and gave a earth shattering roar. It echoed over the surface of the earth spreading out from that point, sending a sorrow-filled angry confused call across the world.
Elrond looked up at the sound and stood. What was that sound he heard? It sounded like a volcano had erupted.
Tom Bombadil looked up and sadness was in his eyes, he knew that this time had come but he had hoped that the Valar would allow elves to continue but elves would soon start mass departing the Earth that bore them.
Aragorn and the other Rangers started a distant sound filled the air giving each of them shivers. Estel never noticed that it gave the others more shivers than if should have for a "Good" Ranger.
Glorfindel and Legolas looked at each other from the tree tops they had heard a clear sound of a roar in the air, it was filled with sorrow.
Kakia changed once again and went forward onto her knees and pulled back a bush where a fair elf lay. Dark blood stained locks of hair covering part of his face. Eyes were half-closed in agony.
"We have found one of them, now we must find the other." Kakia said sitting there.
"But what of his wounds? What shall we do for them?" Nacheska asked feeling for her friend.
"We shall care for them of course, then wait for the "Caller" to call us."
The red head nodded knowing exactly what her friend meant.
Now for all you who do not know Dragon History throughout all the centuries a man or maybe changed elf was the interceader between Dragons and two legged creatures. He was called the Caller. When one Dragon saved a two-legger they gave a mental message for him and he would tell them to bring this two-legger to him but they had to wait till he called them.
Hope that helped all you out there that are ignorant of Dragon history.
Legolas turned to Glorfindel, "Do you have a clue what that might have been?"
"Nope."
"Do you know where Tom is?"
"Yep."
"You're not very talkative lately."
"Nope"
"Why?"
There was a silence and the Lord Golden Flower turned and smiled a bittersweet smile then said, "Legolas I feel that danger of what is coming upon us , I feel that something is dreadfully wrong but can not place it. So I go ahead to find Tom with you to lead the way across the trees....I just realized that Aragorn probably doesn't have a clue what we are doing and does not know where Tom lives.....We better hurry or he will do something foolish in this old forest."
Legolas nodded and picked up speed, this would only be the second time that he had been in the Old forest.
Last time was when he had gotten lost in it while running away from his father....He didn't want to think of that but he knew that Tom would probably bring it up.
Tom looked up he heard something in the trees above him. If he didn't know better the trees had come alive with elves that so many centuries before lived in these woods. Then to his surprise two golden elves dropped in front of him.
He smiled, "Welcome friends I see you got my message." he stated before kneeling again to gather more lilies.
"Tom what is it that you wished to tell us?" Legolas asked going right to the business.
Tom looked up, hearing something that they also heard , calls for help. They all went off following Tom as he strode off.
The Prince and Warroir exchanged looks and both sighed deeply then followed knowing who was calling for help.
They arrived at the scene, a campfire had been set and started. Weapons were scattered over the clearing, and Svan was frantic.
"That tree just swallowed the three of them in one crack! We have to get them out they will die!!"
He said running over to them hiding behind them.
Tom creased his forhead, then leaning down in to the crack of the large willow tree, "Down there are you still living?"
A distant call replied between gasps "Yes.....But.....Barely."
Tom now disturbed put his hand on the tree and said, "WILLOW, OLD MAN THAT YOU ARE STOP!!!!! Sleep eat dirt not men spit out those two-legged beasts."
To all present's surprise the trees crack opened widely and let Rigith Lanta and an Unconcious aragorn between them scrambling out of the tree..
They quickly went over to them and collapsed to the ground gasping for air. Tom slowly seemed to be commanding this tree back into sleep, while doing so a calm Glorfindel woke Aragorn.
Aragorn stiffened and them relaxed as he realized that he was safe.
"What happened Estel?"
"Well," He tilted his head to seem to try to remember, "I heard the most beautiful music, then almost asleep I felt like my mother was holding me then a sudden unbearable weight was pushing against me and then I lost conciousness."
"I know a little bit more," after the other two did not know anything of even what Aragorn knew, "I woke and was thirsty so I went to the stream here and took a drink, after standing up I saw the most unnatural thing, that trees roots was picking the others up and putting them in that crack, well frantic as I was I grabbed my sword and began chopping at it and it swept one of its roots towards me knocking all the weapons here and thither. Then I started to yell and you came." Sven said shuddering at what he had seen.
Tom shook his head, "Old Man woke up at the Dragons morning call."
"A what?" The humans all said together.
"A Dragon's morning call. It is a call that makes sleeping things wake and things hidden revealed. Or in sorrow for a lost one." Tom said looking thoughtful. Then paused looking at the sky and then his eyes went distant then appeared close again. "Come home with me, it is now safe to camp alone in this forest anymore."
Then without another second glance started off, first going to the river bank to pick up the lilies he had put down. Leading the way to his home. Along the way Tom began to sing a cheerful song that made all smile.
"Hop along my little friends up the withy windle
Toms going on ahead candles for to kindle dawn
west stinks the sun soon you will be groping when the night shadows fall
then the door will open out of the window panes light will twinkle yellow
fear neither root nor bough Tom goes on before you
they now merry dol we'll be waiting for you.
Now let the song begin let us sing together of sun, stars, moon and mist rain
and cloudy weather light on the budding leaf dew on the feather wind on
the open hill bells on the heather reeds by the shady pool lilies on the water
Old Tom Bombadil and the River daughter."
Soon all were no longer stiffly uncomfortable but relaxed and smiling at the tune. They arrived at a small but cozy house, the door opened revealing a beautiful young looking woman, golden hair and a dress of lily green. Her belt was yellow gold.
"Welcome home all weary travelers, come in and rest." She said motioning them inside.
"Goldberry, besides these guests expect sky-riders, and a wounded elf." Tom said passing by his wife.
Turning to the surprised looks on his guests faces said "Come you must all rest and be ready soon the answer to your questions is coming but now you but freshen yourselves. The rooms where you may bathe and clean up are back there." Then without a another word showed them where to go and left them to go outside.
"Please do not mind him now, there are times when he is distracted because he contacts the sky-riders." Goldberry said cheerfully handing them the personal items that they needed.
"Lady, I am wondering who are these "Sky-riders" that he spoke of." Glofindel said softly taking from her the towels and soap.
"Why, they are dragons of course, skin changers." She turned away and went to work cooking and gathering the things that were needed to cook for many people.
"WHAT!" Aragorn stated being led away from Goldberry by Legolas, "Dragons are coming here!"
They were all amazed and each went to their own bathing quarters and each to their own thoughts.
Tom Stood outside the cottage, he had not had contact to the dragons for years and years now, since that ancient king of Greenwood had been wounded.
He could feel the sorrow seeping through the thoughts of the dragons that carried the elf to him.
He just had to wait.
Kakia sat washing the elf's wounds, Nacheska had gone for water. As she surmised the total summary of the pain inflicted on this elf she found, two broken ribs, a fractured arm, and countless bruises, then a large indented cut deep in his right side, it still seeped out of his cut.
The blood had at first crusted the edge of his cut and with much dirt in it, it infected the cut, causing pain. She now had cleaned it, and wrapped it. Just as she had finished she heard Caller's reply to her words on the wind.
"Come Come and bring the wounded."
She nodded then wrapped the last part of the cloth ripped off her garment around his wounds. Standing called to her friend.
"Nacheska, Caller replies, we go."
A red head came bobbing into sight, she nodded and after giving the elf water they made a safety halter so that the elf would not fall off Kakia when she flew with him.
Then they were off, a large emerald green dragon rose into the air silver bands at its wrist shining in the moonlight. A large red dragon rose into the air following its friend also with silver bands on its wrist. They disappeared into the night a black haired elf flying with them.
Into the night they flew, to the place where many questions would become answered.
In the dark of the night an evil beast bread a race that could outsmart elves, but could they outsmart dragons? This beast thought dragons extinct, so why should he worry, the only thing he needed to worry about was the one who first succeeded in killing him, Lord Glorfindel of the GoldenFlower. He would have to kill that elf this time, and torture him first would be his plan. Yes, but lure him away with Elrond's son. Yes that was a good plan.
Krystal Fox: Oh I feel so excited I can't wait to write the next story. It will be so EXCITING!!!
Glorfindel: Krystal WHY did you not let me read the last paragraph in this story does it have to do with me?
Krystal Fox: Well not exactly....
Glorfindel: I have a bad feeling about this.
Legolas: talk about it I have a even worse feeling, something horrible is going to happen.
