Aragorn saw the Elf's wild ride and ran towards him, seeing the danger that Legolas faced by being so close to the troll's foot. He reached his friend and grabbed him under the arms, dragging out of danger. He never heard Frodo's call for him, but he heard the hobbit's sudden cry of pain. Looking up, he saw the the troll had stabbed the small hobbit in the chest, and Frodo fell. The rest of the Fellowship started stabbing the troll, and Legolas suddenly stirred. He quickly tried to get to his feet, but Aragorn wouldn't let him. "Not now!" Legolas said, pulling another arrow out of his quiver. The human had no choice but to help him stand, and Legolas notched the arrow, fighting his pain as he pulled it back and sent it straight into the troll's mouth.
The troll finally wavered on it's feet and fell dead, shaking the chamber terribly. Legolas wrapped his good arm around his ribs and sank to his knees, and stopped from collapsing fully by Aragorn. The human looked towards Frodo and then back to Legolas, not sure which to treat first. Frodo had to be dead; no one could've survived a wound like that. Sam reached the other hobbit, and shouted, "He's alive!" "I'm alright," Frodo said. "I'm not hurt." Aragorn as well as everyone else was shocked. "You should be dead!" He exclaimed. "That spear would have skewered a wild boar!" Saying nothing, Frodo open his shirt to show what he wore underneath.
"Mithril!" Gandalf said. "You are full of surprises, Master Baggins." Suddenly the sound of more approaching orcs was heard. "To the bridge of Khazad-dum!" Gandalf yelled. Aragorn pulled Legolas to his is feet, seeing that there was no time to check the Elf's injures. "Run Legolas!" He said. The Elf said nothing, grateful for the Human's grasp as he obeyed. Boromir joined them again; lending his aid on the Elf's other side as they fled the chamber, chased by foul creatures. They eventually found themselves surround, but a sudden bright light and loud growling startled the orcs and they unexpectedly ran away.
"Ai! Legolas thought to himself, knowing exactly what it heralded. A balrog! A balrog us coming! He heard Boromir ask what was happening and Gandalf replied that it was indeed one of the terrible, ancient creatures. "This for is beyond any of you," Gandalf said. "Run!" Everyone obeyed, Gandalf in the lead with the hobbits and Gimli behind him as Aragorn and Boromir helped Legolas. They went down many stairs before coming to a gap. "Lead them on, Aragorn. The bridge is best," Gandalf suddenly said. Lead them on? Aragorn thought, frowning.
"Do as I say!" Said Gandalf. "Swords are no more use here." He looked at the Fellowship before taking hold of Frodo. "Come, my young friend." Before the hobbit had a chance to react, Gandalf grabbed him and jumped across the gap. "Take Merry and Pippin," Aragorn told Boromir. The man of Gondor nodded and letting go of Legolas, being sure that Aragorn had the Elf before taking the two hobbits and leaping across. Sam looked up at Aragorn, audibly gulping. "I need to help Sam, Aragorn told Legolas. The Elf nodded, willing his pain to lessen as his friend let go of him. Aragorn took hold of Sam and swung him across to the other side, where Boromir safely caught him.
Aragorn then reached out towards Gimli, but the dwarf held up his hand. "No one tosses a dwarf!" He exclaimed, before jumping forward. He nearly didn't make it; teetering on edge. Having no other choice, Boromir reached out and grabbed Gimli's beard. "Not the beard!" The dwarf yelled as the human pulled him to safety. Aragorn and Legolas were the only ones left, and Aragorn quickly took hold of his injured friend again. The steps before them suddenly began to crumble, widening the gap further. Shocked, they both realized that they'd never make the jump. A boulder fell from the ceiling behind them, creating another gap in the stairs, which began to wobble as sounds of the balrog reached their ears. Aragorn held on to his friend tightly. "Lean forward!" He said. Legolas obeyed, and the shifting of their weight miraculously made the stairs slide forward, towards the other side. They stepped across safely, and the Fellowship once more began to run.
"Over the bridge!" Gandalf yelled. "Fly!" The Fellowship crosses the bridge but Gandalf remained. "You shall not pass!" He shouted to the balrog. "Gandalf!" Frodo yelled. Stopping, everyone turned to watch as Gandalf shouted at the creature, his staff glowing. The balrog pulled out a flaming whip, but Gandalf slammed his staff on the bridge and it collapsed under the balrog, causing it to fall down the chasm. Gandalf watched it fall before turning to rejoin the others. Suddenly though, the balrog's whip lashed up from the chasm and latched onto Gandalf's leg, pulling him down. Frodo again yelled Gandalf's name, who stared at them as he hung from the cliff. "Fly, you fools!" He said, before lossing his grip.
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