Ned and the others stood facing the directions R2-D2's dome was pointing, all with weapons out except the Droids and Lucy; Ned, Boromir, Will, Aragorn, Gandalf, Frodo, Caspian, Jack, Merry, Pippin, Barbossa, Peter, Sam, Elizabeth, and Edmund with their swords, Han, Lando, Leia, and Chewbacca with their blasters, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and Luna with their wands, Legolas and Susan with their bow n arrows, Gimli with his axe, and Luke with his lightsaber, though not activated. They all stood their quietly, just waiting for whatever was out there to come towards them.
"Threepio, how far is the being coming towards us?" asked Luke.
"Artoo?" asked Threepio to his smaller counterpart. The R2 unit beeped a few words.
"He said that it's half a mile away from us" said Threepio.
"Legolas, go and bring it back here" said Aragorn.
"I'll be back" said Legolas.
"...Good luck elf" said Gimli before Legolas left. Legolas nodded and turned to leave.
"Is there some sort of unease among the dwarves and the elves?" asked Will.
"You could say that" said Gimli.
"Do you think Legolas will be okay?" asked Susan.
"Legolas is one of the most skilled warriors in Middle-Earth, if the person is alone, Legolas can easily capture it" said Aragorn.
"But what if it isn't easy to capture?" asked Luna.
"What do you mean?" asked Pippin.
"Well say that this one person is as strong as Luke, or has technology or magic that could kill Legolas" said Luna.
"She's right, numbers do not will a battle" said Caspian.
"But they help" said Peter.
"Do you think Legolas should have some help?" asked Leia.
"He'll be fine" said Gandalf.
"And I'll tell if Legolas is in trouble" said Luke. Everyone then stayed silent, waiting for Legolas to return with his prisoner, if he manages to capture it. Luke was able to sense Legolas and his emotions. Currently, Legolas was tense, but after a few minutes the emotion changed. The tension was replaced with...amusement. Was Legolas having fun with the person he was to capture. Luke then felt the person's emotions. Surprise and anger. Luke was driven out of his thoughts by Artoo's beeping.
"Master Luke, Artoo says that two beings are returning to this spot" said Threepio.
"You see, nothing to worry about" said Gandalf.
"Let's just hope it's no one I know" said Jack as he pointed his sword towards where Legolas left.
"Why?" asked Lucy.
"Because everyone he knows wants to kill him" said Will as Elizabeth laughed.
"Me being one of them" said Barbossa as he pointed his sword.
"Let's be thankful the rest of us don't" said Harry.
"You said it kid" said Han.
Legolas then returned with the oddest thing that they encountered in Westeros. It was a small creature that had to be as small as a Narnian dwarf, covered in brown fur and wore a handmade hood, covering his entire head except for his face and fuzzy ears. It was currently yelling at Legolas in a Language nobody but Threepio could understand. Legolas himself was currently smiling, pulling the small bear thing with his left hand as he held the creature's wooden spear in the other. When he pulled the thing to the group, he stopped and once he was in front of Ned, Aragorn, Luke, and Gandalf.
"I caught him swinging from a vine towards us" said Legolas "When I saw it, I couldn't help but be amused" said Legolas as the thing tried to pull itself out of the elf's grip.
"What in the Seven Hells is it?" asked Ned.
"It must of come from one of our worlds" said Luke "Threepio, what is he saying?"
"He saying several things. Let go. Release me. May the tribe curse you. Many things one would say in these situations" said Threepio.
"Is it speaking in one of your new languages?" asked Boromir.
"No sir"
"So it's from our world" said Lando.
"Threepio, can you communicate with him?" asked Harry.
"...I could try sir" said Threepio. He then walked towards the creature and said something in his language. When the creature caught sight of Threepio, it stopped struggling in Legolas's grip. It stayed quiet for several seconds before it started bowing.
"Well that's something you do see everyday" said Han.
"A bear-thing bowing at someone?" asked Edmund.
"No, someone treating Goldenrod like royalty" said Han.
"What's it doing Threepio?" asked Harry.
"I do believe, that I am sort of-"
"God" finished Jack. Artoo and Chewbacca were currently laughing at the idea.
"Let's hope this one doesn't eat us" said Will.
Threepio then started talking to the thing, which the creature joined in on. They chatted for several minutes before Threepio turned to the others.
"He says that his name is Wicket Wystri Warrick, an Ewok from the forest moon of Endor" said Threepio.
"Endor!?" said Leia.
"Is it something we should be worried about?" asked Elizabeth.
"That's where the Emperor is keeping the Death Star" said Han.
"That bloody thing that could destroy a planet?" said Ron.
"The same" said Lando.
"Is he loyal to the Empire you told us about?" asked Frodo.
"I don't think so" said Lucy.
"What makes you say that Miss Lucy?" asked Sam.
"Because he seems so different from what you aspect from an evil minion. Remember the Witches' Dwarf?" said Lucy to Edmund.
"And how" said Edmund.
"And what a disgrace he must be to serve a witch" said Gimli, not liking any idea of a Dwarf being involved in the side of evil.
"Excuse me" said Threepio, who was talking to Wicket as everyone was talking "But, Wicket says that he only serves the ewoks of his village. He did say that some men in white armor appeared when a second moon appeared"
"Stormtroopers" said Luke.
"Yes, and Wicket says that he and the other ewoks have done nothing but fighting them. He also said that while he was sleeping, he somehow ended up in Westeros with thousands of other warrior ewoks in a completely different forest than on Endor. He currently thinks I am the Golden One, a god to the Ewoks"
"So there are thousands of these ewok creatures in the Kingswood" said Ned.
"They might be helpful" said Harry.
"How?" asked Jack.
"Well, we might need some help while were in Westeros, and we just can't keep the Ewoks in the Kingswood" said Harry.
"Why not?" asked Ron.
"Because this is a place people do there hunting Ronald. Someone will eventually come to do there hunting, and they'll notice the ewoks" said Hermione.
"And Joffrey would enjoy killing off these poor creatures" said Ned.
"Alright, so when we leave with these Night's Watch blokes, we're going to take all of these ewoks thingies with us?" asked Jack.
"There's no other choice" said Ned.
For the next half hour, Wicket was talking with Threepio about the Ewoks joining the heroes on there quest. Wicket on his part would journey with the Golden One no matter what, but it might be difficult to convince the others. While everyone was talking to Wicket, Frodo was currently sitting back against a tree away from the group. He was staring at the One Ring in his hands. Even away from Sauron and Mordor, the pull of the Ring was still there. Frodo could still hear the Ring wordlessly telling Frodo to claim it and kill the others. Frodo knew that the Ring was evil, but it was such a tempting evil. While Frodo was staring at the Ring, he looked up into the tree for no reason-
-only for something to look at Frodo straight in the eye. Whatever it was, it had viscous yellow eyes that were full of hatred. The rest of it was covered by the branches in the tree. Frodo quickly ran over to Gandalf, who was talking with Eddard Stark away from Wicket, Threepio, and the others.
"There's something out there" said Frodo.
"Is it another Ewok?" asked Ned.
"It was no Ewok" said Frodo.
"It's Gollum"
Frodo turned towards Gandalf "Gollum?"
"He's been watching over us since we've arrived"
"How?"
"When Orion pulled us out of Middle-Earth, he underestimated Sméagol's connection to the Ring. Yes, Sméagol he was once called, before the Ring found him. When he arrived, he quickly distanced himself from the rest of us and has been watching us since" said Gandalf.
"Do the rest know of this...Gollum creature?" asked Ned.
"Aragorn and Luke do, and perhaps Legolas and R2" said Gandalf.
"A pity Bilbo didn't end the miserable creature" said Frodo.
"Pity, or fate. It was fate that stayed Bilbo's hand, and maybe Gollum has some fate to the end of the Ring, good or bad" said Gandalf.
"Aragorn"
Everyone turned towards Legolas, who was on watch.
"What is it Legolas?" asked Aragorn as he took a few steps towards the Elf.
"Several men in Gold Cloak uniforms are approaching our way" said Legolas.
"They know" said Lucy in shock dismay. Frodo looked to where Gollum was and saw that the once Hobbit was gone.
"Then we must run" said Hermione.
"We have no place to run, Miss Granger" said Gandalf calmly.
"Then we got to hide" said Elizabeth.
"No good in that Miss Swann, they be at us in a few minutes, not enough to move everything" said Barbossa.
Wicket then turned and ran to were he and Legolas came from.
"Wait" said Threepio.
"Let him go Threepio, this is not his fight" said Luke as he activated his Lightsaber.
"Fight?" said Susan.
"We can't run, we can't hide, and we can't surrender" said Boromir.
"So we must fight" said Ned as he pulled out his sword.
"Susan, Legolas, shoot as many down before there right on top of us" said Peter.
"Han, Leia, Lando, Chewbacca, join them as well" said Luke.
"Come on mate, we might as well help" said Jack to Barbossa as he pulled out his pistol.
"Lucy, stay with the Droids and keep them safe" said Aragorn.
Everyone pulled out their weapons and got into positions. Legolas and Susan quickly behind some trees. When Legolas fired the first shot, the Gold Cloak he shot fell. When the other Gold Cloaks saw him fall, they broke into a charge and ran towards the woods. Legolas, Susan, Han, Leia, Lando, Chewbacca, Jack, and Barbossa fired at them. Many fell dead, as well as some that tripped over the bodies. But they still came. By the time they entered the forest, twenty seven Gold Cloaks layed dead.
"LORD STARK"
No one moved as a Gold Cloak moved forwards, looking at Ned right in the eyes.
"We've found you at last traitor. I am Jon Waters of the City Watch. King Joffrey wants your head and I'll be glad to deliver it to him" said Waters as he unsheathed his sword.
"If you make it out, tell Joffrey he'll have my head the day the White Walkers slay me" said Ned as he charged Waters. Waters and Ned exchanged blows as they kept moving around in a dance of swords. Waters tried to take Ned's head off with a side slash, but Ned caught it with his sword and made several jabs at Waters, managing to land a deep cut into his left leg. With his left leg injured he shifted all his weight into the right one. With that to his advantage, Ned made several swipes at Waters before he kicked Waters' left thigh as hard as he could. Waters went down with a loud thud and Ned got on top of him, bringing his sword into Waters' neck. Waters spat out a mouthful of blood before he died.
With their leader dead, the other Gold Cloaks charged at Ned and the Warriors. Ned charged at the Gold Cloaks, Luke at his right, Aragorn at his left. He caught the Gold Cloak's sword before stabbing his chest. Luke cut through three Gold Cloaks with one swing of his Lightsaber before turning to another two. Aragorn took down a Gold Cloak before locking swords with another one. The others joined in the battle. Legolas and Susan kept on firing arrows at any Gold Cloak that got too close to their friends and themselves, shifting to using their bows to knock out any Gold Cloak that got near them.
"Expelliarmus" screamed Harry as he pointed his wand towards a Gold Cloak running towards Ginny. His sword sprang out of his hand and went backwards into the skull of another Gold Cloak. Ginny turned around and fired a stunning spell at the unarmed Gold Cloak. The wizards in the group kept on firing spells at random Gold Cloaks. Many were disarmed, many were stunned, and many were killed. Chewbacca and Boromir fought the Gold Cloaks with a combination of weapon using and fist fighting, using their strength to change any advantage the Gold Cloaks had on them. Gimli was enjoying himself, with all the traveling among the Fellowship and now the Warriors, he didn't get much chance to do any fighting besides the Gold Cloaks in Baelor. Now he was going wild as he faced the unfortunate Gold Cloaks. Many that took a swipe against him never got a second swipe in. Peter, Caspian, Jack, Will, Elizabeth, Edmund, Barbossa, and Gandalf fought with them as they took down the Gold Cloaks, who were only used to bullying small folks. Han, Leia, and Lando fought behind the trees, shooting many down. As for Frodo, Merry, Sam, and Pippin, they had to fight next to one of the more skilled fighters as they were the weakest next to Lucy. Frodo fought besides Gandalf as the Grey Wizard kept cutting down, stabbing many in the leg and stabbing them dead when they fell. Merry and Pippin fought near Jack while the Pirate took on four Gold Cloaks at once. Any Gold Cloak that decided to fight the Hobbit Duo was forced to fight them both at once, and unlike Jack, the Gold Cloaks had no skill or experience fighting more than one opponent. As for Sam, he fought anyone that decided to come near the blaster fighters and wizards, cutting down a Gold Cloak that ran towards Neville before shifting to stab one that was about to approach Leia.
"I think I'm getting the hang of it" said Sam before he charged at another Gold Cloak.
Ned himself was currently fighting a pair of Gold Cloaks, both falling to Stark's sword. Ned then shifted to a Gold Cloak that was about to cut down Aragorn from behind, stabbing him in the back. He then turned around, being back to back with Aragorn.
"You know something Aragorn" said Ned as he stabbed a Gold Cloak in the leg.
"What?" asked Aragorn, blocking a pair of swords.
"I haven't felt a rush like this since Robert's Rebellion" said Ned as he beheaded another Gold Cloak.
"Good for you Lord Stark" said Aragorn before he severed the arm off of a Gold Cloak.
"Halt"
All fighting stopped as everyone stared at the Gold Cloak who ordered the battle to halt. He had Lucy hostage as his sword was held under his neck, four Gold Cloaks standing besides him while another three pointed spears at the Droids.
"Anyone move and the bitch dies" said the Gold Cloak.
"Coward, to involve a lady into this" spat Gimli.
"Especially a gentle Queen at that" said Caspian.
"I only serve one queen Dornish man, and that's-"
But before he could finish his sentence, suddenly twenty furry things jumped out of the trees and landed on the Gold Cloaks, dragging them down as they beat them with rocks and spears. One of them being Wicket. While those Gold Cloaks were being killed, several horns were blown somewhere and at once thousands of Ewoks came out of hiding and attacked the Gold Cloaks. The Gold Cloaks were so confused that they didn't even get the chance to register what was happening. Many Ewoks ganged up on the Gold Cloaks, some of whom were still fighting the Warriors. With the assistance of the Ewoks, it only took three minutes to kill all of the Gold Cloaks. None of the Warriors or the Ewoks were killed, but many Ewoks were wounded, along with Edmund with a broken wrist, Merry with a heavily bruised neck, Ron with a cut on his leg, Harry with his glasses broken, and Lando who was pierced by a spear in the battle.
"Lucy" said Peter as he ran towards his sister.
"Are you alright?" asked Susan, who was right by her sister's side.
"Yes, but I got to help the others" said Lucy as she pulled out her cordial and ran towards Lando, his wound being the worst.
Ned looked around at the bodies around him. No Gold Cloak survived. And it had to stay that way. But still, it disturbed Ned that so many men were killed off by thirty one warriors and a bunch of small bears. Many were full of burnt marks, many had changes to their bodies thanks to the wizards, but the rest were all stabbed and cut. Ned was interrupted from his thoughts by a tapping at his elbow. He turned around and saw that it was an Ewok with tan fur with grey stripes on it's body. It spoke to Ned in the foreign language the Ewoks spoke. Ned stared at it for a few seconds before turning towards Threepio.
"Threepio, I need you"
Threepio turned around from his discussion with Artoo and walked towards Ned.
"Yes Lord Stark?"
"What is this Ewok saying" asked Ned.
Threepio turned towards the Ewok and spoke with it. After much talking, Threepio turned back to Lord Stark.
"He says his name is Logray and that he is in charge of the Ewoks. He would like to know what it is you need the Ewoks to do" said Threepio.
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Ned watched as Threepio talked to the Ewoks in their language, adding in a sound effect or two as he described the situation to the Ewoks. Threepio could give Old Nan a run with his story telling. Ned and the others were watching and waiting for the conversation to end. If the Ewoks decided to stay in the Kingswood, they wouldn't stop them. But it would be better if they join them. Though small, the Ewoks were capable warriors. Ned watched as Wicket, his father Deej, his brother Weechee and Widdle, his friends Teebo, Paploo, Wunka, Logray, and the rest of them watch Threepio tell his tale. When Threepio finished his story, the ewoks were silent. Logray broke the silence, saying something to the Ewoks as he shook his staff. Threepio turned towards the group.
"He says that we are now part of the tribe" said Threepio.
Before anyone could react, the Ewoks moved towards the warriors, hugging and patting them as they got around them. Ned was amused at being part of a tribe. This reminded him of the Mountain men in the North, who called Eddard 'The Ned', a great respect between Ned and them.
"Terrific" said Han sourly as Wicket hugged his legs.
"Threepio, how many warriors do the Ewoks have?" asked Luke.
"Logray says that they have 2,050 warriors with him, all capable of using a weapon" said Threepio.
"Well tell them to get ready to leave in the morning" said Aragorn.
"We still need to join up with Yoren when he leaves the City" said Boromir.
"Understood sirs" said Threepio.
As the Warriors got to know the Ewoks, Ned had to think what would happen once he meets up with Robb. He imagined that he and Robb were charging Tywin Lannister and Jaime Lannister, Northmen and Ewoks right beside them. The thought made him smile.
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"And so that is the plan" said Robb as he discussed his plans with Orion, Catelyn, Theon Greyjoy, Greatjon Umber, Roose Bolton, Rodrik Cassel, Roose Bolton, and Rickard Karstark.
"So if this works, we'll have the Kingslayer in our palms" said Roose.
"Don't say it like that, that makes us sound like bad guys" said Orion.
"Whatever we are, we'll have a better chance of winning this war with the Kingslayer behind bars and Ned fighting besides us" said Umber.
"And when should Ned get here?" asked Cat.
"However long it takes to free him, heal him, get him up to speed of the situation, travel through the Riverlands, and that doesn't even count the dangers along the way" said Orion.
"So a long time" said Robb.
"Apparently" said Theon Greyjoy.
"But it will be worth it when Lord Stark returns to fuck Tywin of his golden arse" said the Greatjon.
"Lord Stark" said a man as he entered the tent.
"What is it?" asked Robb.
"Some men spotted something at the Trident"
"What is it?"
"Boats milord"
"Let me see these boats" said Robb as he and the others followed the soldier. When they walked out of the camp and arrived at the edge where one could see the Trident well. At the edge of the Trident were ten ships. Nine were ships were not known to anyone them, but Orion did recognize the tenth ship. How it got here, he didn't know.
The Black Pearl.
