Chapter 13: Flight to the Ford, Arwen helps Frodo

The continuing pollution of Isengard worsens each moment. Mining machines lay across the land, covering every hole and tear in the ground. The Orcs mine the ore underneath the caverns of Isengard, as the hammering of the metal sounded out throughout the valley. Roars and screams also roamed throughout the valley…

But not so horrible than a fluttering of a moth that flew and soared through the mining operations… and up the tower of Orthanc.

The moth continued to fly up to the top of the tower… and flew directly towards Gandalf…

As it reached Gandalf…

Gandalf catched the moth very softly without crushing it… and muttered a set of instructions to it…

Moments later… he releases the moth to let it do its mission…

"Go, Gwaihir, go," Gandalf finished, whispering to the moth.

While that was going on…

The malicious mining operations continued… deep inside Isengard's caverns. Orcs hammered and sharpened their new, freshly created swords…

The trees that were torn down… continue to be tossed down into the caverns where they are chopped and thrown into their custom-made furnaces…

The ore in the earth is heated… and melted… and poured into their sword casts. Saruman oversees his operations with malicious pleasure…

The Orcs continue to forge armor as well. The pile of swords and armor increased rapidly.

Somewhere else in the caverns…

Orcs and Goblins twist their long sticks into the muddy-like ground. This was the place of breeding. Saruman oversees the breeding project as well…

Groans issue from within the mounds…

Something appears to be struggling to get out…

An Orc started to uncover the mud from the newly born Uruk-Hai creature from the ground. It was covered in some kind of bubble.

Then… the newborn Uruk-Hai suddenly broke out of its covering…

…And grabbed the Orc at the neck, choking it!

The Orcs tried to intervene… but Saruman stopped them by raising his arms and staff, wanting to see how deadly the Uruk-Hai can be. Finally… the newborn Uruk choked the last breath of its victim… and let it drop to the ground, dead. Saruman then lowered his arms.

The Uruk slowly rose from its covering…

The creature is massive… towering above the smaller Orcs, with huge teeth, and covered in birthing slime. Saruman looked at his creation with rapt admiration. The Uruk looked at itself as well as the surroundings as it snarled and growled.

Outside Isengard, unwilling to wait any longer… Robin begins to race towards Isengard, intending to rescue Gandalf…

But then…

A moth flutters nearby, which takes Robin by surprise and stops in his tracks. He looked at it with great curiosity as it flew over his head. Some way… somehow… Robin could sense that this moth had a message from Gandalf…

Getting the message…

Robin decided to wait as the moth flew away to carry out its other instructions provided by Gandalf…

In the wilderness, Frodo continued to be in agony from the wound. Everyone took a rest beneath a gathering of huge stone trolls. These were the same stone trolls that Bilbo talked to the hobbit children on the night of his birthday party. Frodo's eyes start to change color. His companions continually care for the ill Hobbit.

"Hold on, Frodo," said Raven.

"You're going be okay," said Pidge, placing a wash cloth on his forehead.

"Look, Mr. Frodo!" Sam said to Frodo as he pointed at the stone troll structures, "It's Mr. Bilbo's trolls! Mr. Frodo…? He's grown cold!"

"Is he going to die?" asked Pippin.

"He's passing to the Shadow World," said Strider, "he'll soon become a Wraith, like them."

Strider's explanation causes more distress among the group.

"Oh no!" Raven cried in despair, "Strider, we can't let Frodo die!"

"We don't want that happened to him, Strider!" Pidge cried in despair.

"I swear to you, Miss Raven and Miss Pidge," Strider promised, "that I will not allow that to happen."

After Strider made his promise…

Sounds hollered in the night!

"They're close!" Merry exclaimed a whisper. Mako, Cyborg, and Bolin readies themselves, with their swords preparing.

"We gotta do something… and fast," said Beast Boy.

"We have to do something very fast," said Lance.

"Yeah, we gotta find the elf medicine for Frodo," said Hunk.

"Yeah," agreed Sam, "no mistake about that, Mr. Beast Boy, Mr. Lance, and Mr. Hunk."

Strider then had a suggestion. "Sam," called Strider, "do you know the Athelas plant?"

"Athelas?" Sam asked confused.

"Kingsfoil," Strider clarified for him.

"Kingsfoil, aye," answered Sam, "it's a weed."

"It may help to slow the poison. Hurry!"

Sam and Strider then scatter around for the Kingsfoil that may help Frodo. Strider then stumbles upon the Kingsfoil plant and uses his knife to cut. Then…

…Out of nowhere…

A sword appears beneath Strider's neck…

"What's this," said a female voice, "a ranger caught off his guard."

Somewhere else… in another forest… Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, Aqualad, Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, and Korra walk together. Darkness has fallen there as well. They seemed to be lost.

"Rex," said Circe, "are we ever going to find everybody?"

"Does anyone know where we are," said Nanami.

"Oh sure, ummm." Starfire asked." Nope, I don't."

"What are we going to do." said Zatanna.

"And how are we going to find our other friends," said Megan.

"Girls don't worry," said Korra, calming the girls down." We gave figured this out if we want to find our friends right away and I hope Mako's okay.

"Don't worry I'm sure he'll be fine," said Circe.

A pause. "We'll just have to wait and hope that we'll see them again." said Rex.

"I'm sure they are okay," said Keith."

"We have meet up with Robin and the others at Rivendell," said Conner."

"Radagast the brown wizard teleport us here and want us to meet Robin and the others in Rivendell," said Haru."

"Don't worry Starfire we will find them," said Aqualad."

"Okay, we might have to be careful." Starfire asked," It's a mission we never been before.

"Sorry Rex. Its just that… ever since our encounter with those creepy monsters and hearing about a threat from some creepy dark lord… it just cramps my style and I want to get that creep big time!" said Circe."

"I don't like this forest, Keith," said Nanami, with a terrified look on her face."

"Conner, are you sure where we're going," said Megan."

"I don't like these forest either," said Starfire."

"Me three," said Zatanna."

"Girls, guys, don't worry everything will be okay and I hope that Robin, Mako, and the others, Raven, Pidge, Beast Boy, Lance, Hunk, Cyborg, Bolin, and Kevin are okay," said Korra

"Calm down Circe. We're not going to get anywhere with you being mad all the time." said Rex."

"How do you expect me to feel?" asked Circe angrily, "I went to all the trouble trying to give Robin a good time in Jump City, only to be ruined again!"

"Everything is okay, Circe." said Conner."

"Don't get mad, Circe." said Megan."

"Don't worry about it." said Keith."

"You don't have to worry about that, Circe." said Nanami."

"Don't worry, I'm sure they're at Rivendell," said Aqualad."

"If we encountered some creatures in this forest," said Starfire."

"Starfire you don't need to worry about it," said Korra."

"We're going going to see our friends again," said Zatanna."

"I hope so, Zatanna," said Haru."

Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, Aqualad, Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, and Korra continue to trek through the forest. And somewhere…

…They all hear noises.

"What's that?" Circe asked.

"I don't know, Circe?" Nanami asked.

"Let's go see?" Megan asked.

"Come on?" said Starfire.

"Circe! Starfire! Wait up?" Zatanna asked.

"Come on, girls? Korra asked

But Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, and Aqualad didn't seem to listen to the girls, only be in his train of thought.

"Hey, Rex," wondered Circe.

"Hey, Keith," wondered Nanami.

"Hey, Conner," wondered Megan.

"Hey, Haru," wondered Zatanna.

"Hey, Aqualad," wondered Starfire.

"Hey guys come on," asked Korra."

The girls went off to investigate, but went farther off than they thought…

The girls got themselves tangled into a huge web and struggles.

"Ah! What's this?" Circe cried out, asking, "What's going on?"

"I'm not sure, Circe?" Nanami asking."

"I don't like this web." Starfire cried."

"Me too." Zatanna cried."

"Me three." Megan cried."

"Me four," Korra cried."

Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, and Aqualad, turns around and sees Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, and Korra in the web. "Girls, hold still," Rex said running towards them.

"Wait a minute," Circe thought for a moment…

"…This," said Nanami in shock, "…this looks like… a spider web…"

"I think that is?" said Megan in shock."

"Come on, how it that thing is." said Zatanna."

I think that's really is." said Starfire."

"Wait, did you hear that." said Korra."

Suddenly…

Noises come from the woods…

…And a giant spider crawls down towards Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, and Korra…

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" The Girls screamed at the top of their lungs…

The boys jumps up and slays the spider with their attack. Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, and Korra freed themselves from the web.

"Oh, thank you Rex," said Circe, embracing Rex. But then…

Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, and Aqualad jumps aside… and another giant spider that was about six feet in length, landed hard on the ground. Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, and Korra quivered with fear. Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, and Aqualad maintains their valiant expression…

And more spiders…

And more spiders…

And more spiders came out of the forest, towards their prey. Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, and Starfire were scared of the spiders but despite their fear of spiders.. But Korra isn't scared of the spiders… they armed themselves with sticks and rocks to throw at them…

The spiders attacked and the boys began to slay them… one by one.

They threw rocks and sticks at the spiders, but it didn't hurt them much. Things became more perilous as Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, Aqualad, Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, and Korra were all completely surrounded by the spiders…

…And then…

Arrows shot out of nowhere… and a company of riders came along and attacked the spiders. They had swords, which they used to kill the giant bugs. Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, and Aqualad continued to help slay the spiders with their attack.

The remaining spiders… then ran away in defeat.

The leader of the riders then spoke, "Are you six men and the 8 women alright?" He had blond hair and long ears.

"Yes," answered Rex, "thank you for your help sir."

"Wait, who are you." answered Circe."

"And where did you come from." answered Conner."

"Thank you for helping to defend this giant spiders sir." answered Keith."

"Are you an Elve." answered Nanami."

"We want say to thank for saving us," answered Megan."

"You have strength with a bow and arrows," answered Haru."

"It's been a very pleasure," answered Zatanna."

"Are you a prince," answered Starfire."

"Are you," answered Korra."

"I've seen you five fight. You five are very skilled indeed, skilled enough to surpass all of the Elves. May I offer all of you shelter? I am Legolas Greenleaf, prince of Mirkwood forest elves, son of King Thranduil."

"So you are the Elves. Is this Rivendell then?" asked Rex

"No strangers, but yes, we are Elves. What are your names?"

"I am Rex Salazar." Rex introduced himself.

"I'm Circe, Rex's Girlfriend." Circe introduced herself and continued." These are our friends with us, Keith, Nanami, Megan, Conner, Haru, Zatanna, Starfire, Aqualad, and Korra."

"We are not from this realm or world Legolas, but from another world. We were separated from our companions while coming to this world." said Rex.

"We have to meet our friends at Rivendell." said Keith.

"We're looking for them." said Conner.

"We got find a shelter to sleep and eat." said Haru.

"We have been searching for them." said Aqualad.

"Yes sir," interjected Circe, "we're very concerned about them."

"We're worried about them," interjected Nanami."

"These place we haven't been it's nice." said Megan."

"Are there any magical elves in the woods." said Zatanna."

"Like elves singing in the forest." said Starfire."

"I promise," resolved Legolas, "that we will find your friends. But why are you in this world?"

"If you take all of us to your place of shelter," said Rex, "we'll tell you."

"Can you take all of us to your place," said Keith."

"We could kind of explain it to you," said Conner."

Legolas then took the group to his place of shelter. Rex filled Legolas in on what has occurred…

"So," said Legolas, "you all here because of the One Ring?"

"Yes," replied Rex, "and what's even more worse… the head of the wizard's order, Saruman the White has now joined with the Dark lord of Mordor to control Middle-Earth, as well the world that the group, Circe, and I come from."

"That what we come here for." said Keith."

"Saruman The White Wizard I can't believe it," said Conner."

"I don't get it," said Haru."

"That's because the white wizard has join with Sauron the dark lord of Mordor to control Middle-Earth," said Aqualad."

"Are you sure of this?" asked Legolas.

"Yeah Legolas," interjected Circe, "the creatures that attacked us in our world were marked with a white hand, that Radagast the Brown confirmed as Saruman's personal trademark."

"That's when Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, Bolin, and Aqualad find that piece of the cloth of the white hand somewhere." interjected Nanami."

"Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, Aqualad, Kevin, and Bolin went out to find out about the white hand." interjected Megan."

"They look like kind of dogs or wolves or something," interjected Zatanna."

"And the creature was riding on it," interjected Starfire."

"We know it wasn't a dog," interjected Korra."

"Throughout the years of my long life," Legolas explained, "I've never heard such a startling revelation. Ever since my people were given the great three rings of power, things haven't been well after Sauron created the One Ring. And this forest called Mirkwood, was once known as Greenwood the great… until shadows of evil descended upon it."

Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, Korra, Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, and Aqualad felt great sympathy for Legolas' home, knowing that it was once a peaceful forest until now.

Legolas explained further, "…long ago, there was an alliance between men and elves who fought against Sauron. Sauron himself was defeated, but his ring was never destroyed… but was lost throughout Middle-Earth… until now. This era… from 900 to 500 years before now… has been called, The Watchful Peace. After 3000 long years, the Dark Lord himself is finally returning."

"This puts everything in dire situations indeed," Legolas concluded, "…and the time of Watchful Peace… may soon be over."

"Indeed it will, Legolas," said Rex, "so will you help us get to Rivendell? We were supposed to be headed there from Radagast's portal, but we somehow ended up here."

"Let it better now end up somewhere where we could die," said Conner."

"Yes, he right, "said Haru, "I'm too young to die here in this world."

"Me too, "said Keith."

"Me three, "said Aqualad."

"Yes… of course I will Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, And Aqualad," said Legolas.

Just then…

Elves came in with news. "Legolas!" one of the Elves cried out, "we have received a message from Rivendell. Apparently the One Ring of power has been found and a council is called to decide its fate. And it seems that more otherworlders have been found."

This statement made Rex, Keith, Nanami, Megan, Conner, Haru, Zatanna, Starfire, Aqualad, and Korra gasp.

'Did they find everybody?' thought Circe, hopefully, 'I hope they did. This means that we'll finally be able to meet together in Rivendell, as planned.'

"I hope so." thought Nanami."

"I hope they're okay." though Megan."

"Me too." though Zatanna."

"Me three." though Starfire."

"I hope they find Mako." though Korra."

Legolas nodded. "Very well," he said, "we must leave at once."

Legolas then turned to face Rex, Keith, Conner, Yamamoto, Haru, Aqualad, Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, Korra. "Rex, Keith, Conner, Haru, Aqualad, Circe, Nanami, Megan, Zatanna, Starfire, and Korra your friends may have been found."

Meanwhile, at the forest where the stone trolls were gathered…

"Don't worry Frodo," said Raven, "we'll make sure you're well again."

Raven continued to comfort and care for Frodo… until she sees someone coming… and backs away slowly. Frodo, still passing into the Shadow World…

Spots a she-elf, coming towards him, on a horse. The She-elf then dismounts from her horse and walks slowly toward Frodo…

She was very beautiful in the Shadow World…

She had long, black hair… and wore a glowing, long-white dress.

She knelt down to the injured Hobbit, "…Frodo… Im Arwen. Telin le thaed (I'm Arwen. I've come to help you)…"

"Lasto beth nin, tolo dan nan galad (Hear my voice, come back to the light)," Arwen instructed Frodo.

As Frodo does what Arwen instructed…

A black stain spreads across his eyes. The poison is starting to take over…

The group wondered about Arwen.

"Who is she?" asked Merry.

"Well, whoever she is," said Mako, "…she's beautiful."

"She had long hair and beautiful lips," said Cyborg."

"She's a mystical creature or something, Sam," said Bolin."

"Frodo!" Arwen called out silently, kneeling besides Frodo.

Arwen was dressed in an elf warrior outfit in reality, and her hair was tied in a ponytail. Strider was beside her as he chewed up the Kingsfoil plant… and presses it into the wound.

"She's an Elf," stated Sam.

"Well," interjected Beast Boy, "she's definitely prettier than Raven and Pidge."

"Yeah," interjected Lance, "she's so beautiful and gorgeous than Raven and Pidge."

Hank burst out laughing and said," yeah, she definitely beautiful and prettier than Raven and Pidge."

"This isn't the time for wisecracking, Beast Boy!" objected Raven.

"Lance! Really." objected Pidge."

"What!" asked Lance."

"What did we do." asked Hunk."

"Yeah, jeez calm down." asked Lance."

"You, Hunk, and Beast Boy think that she's prettier than Raven." said Pidge, with a mad looked on her face."

Arwen concludes her observation of Frodo, "he's not going to last… we must get him to my father!" Strider picks up Frodo with Arwen behind them.

"I've been," said Arwen, "looking for you for two days…"

"Where are you taking him?" wondered Pippin, but neither Strider nor Arwen could hear him…

Arwen continued stating, "…there are five Wraiths behind you. Where the other four are, I do not know."

Strider then mounts Frodo on the horse.

"Dartho guin berian. Rych le ad tolthathon (Stay with the hobbits. I'll send horses for you.)," said Strider in Elvish to his elf friend.

"Hon mabathon (I'm the faster rider)," countered Arwen, in Elvish, "rochon ellint im (I will take him)."

"Andelu i ven (The road is too dangerous)."

The others couldn't understand their language. "What are they saying?" asked Pippin…

Arwen went on, "…Frodo fir. Ae athradon i hir, tur gwaith nin beriatha hon (If I can get across the river, the power of my people will protect him). I do not fear them."

Arwen and Strider held their hands together in a loving, romantic touch.

"Beyest lin," said Strider. Arwen smiled and mounted onto her horse.

"Arwen," said Strider, "ride hard, don't look back."

Then Arwen commanded her horse, "noro lim, Asfaloth! Noro lim!" The horse then rode off.

Sam was still concerned as he cried out, "What are you doing? Those Wraiths are still out there!"

While Sam was full of despair… Strider, Raven, Pidge, Beast Boy, Lance, Hunk, Mako, Bolin, and Cyborg could do nothing more than fill themselves with a shred of hope…

Arwen rode Frodo as fast and as hard as she could to get Frodo to Rivendell. Frodo's struggle was weakening. Arwen rode into a forest as she was almost near the river. Arwen thought that her rescue of Frodo would be easy. She told Strider that she was prepared to fight the Ringwraiths. She was about to get her wish…

The Ringwraiths themselves started to come up from behind her…

She looked to her side to see one of the Wraiths beside her…

Then she looked to her other side to see another Wraith beside her, through the trees…

There were just a few of them at first…

But then…

The numbers became greater as she raced out of the woods… and into a clearing meadow. Arwen was still… ahead of the wraiths. Despite her head start… the wraiths were now, hot on Frodo's trail…!

Arwen rode faster… and faster, as nearly all the Ringwraiths were behind her and Frodo, intending to kill them both. The chase began…!

The riders began to reach for Frodo, screeching their cries. He was nearly out of time. The Wraiths screeched more of their cries… as they were closing in on Frodo… getting closer and closer…

Arwen commanded her horse again, "noro lim, Asfaloth!" Her horse, Asfaloth, went as fast as he could…

…The chase intensified each moment… as Arwen raced her horse into another patch of the woods, scattering and dodging around the trees that were standing… and jumping over the downed trees around her, attempting to lose them, trying her best to keep Frodo from the Ringwraiths' reach…

Finally…

Arwen and Frodo reached the river… crossed it… and stopped, at least halfway. The Wraiths, on Arwen and Frodo's trail… stopped at the water's edge, not wanting to enter the river…

They screeched and screeched in great agony. Then… one of the Wraiths spoke, "Give up the halfling, She-Elf!"

Arwen drew her sword, "If you want him, come and claim him!" She challenged.

The Wraiths met her challenge as they drew their swords… and began to cross the river. As they did…

Arwen began chanting to the water…

"Nin o Chithaeglir, lasto beth daer… Rimmo nin Bruinen dan in Ulaer…! "

The river started to rise as Arwen continued chanting…

"Nin o Chithaeglir, lasto beth daer… Rimmo nin Bruinen dan in Ulaer…! "

The river continued to rise…

…And then rushed out as a flood of water that washes down the riverbed, being led by white horse-shapes! The Ringwraiths feared the rushing water and began to flee…

But the water was too fast for them to get away. The water crashed onto them… and slowly… but surely… washed the Wraiths away from Arwen and Frodo.

Afterwards, Frodo was losing his battle against the poison, as his breathing grew short. She immediately dismounted off her horse and lays Frodo on the ground…

"No, Frodo! No! Frodo, don't give in, not now!"

But it seemed too late…

Frodo stopped his breathing… leaving Arwen grieving tears for Frodo. She holds him softly… and passionately in her arms, communicating her thoughts to her father…

What grace is given me…

Let it pass to him…

Let him be spared…

Save him…

Frodo's world started to dissolve into light, surrounded by the chanting of the Elves…

"…Lasto beth nin," called out Elrond, one of the Elves, "…tolo dan nan galad… "