The Fellowship of the Ring traveled through the plains passing the hills and was nearing the Misty Mountains. "We must hold to this course, west of the Misty Mountains, for 40 days. If our luck holds, the Gap of Rohan will still be open to us. From there, our road turns east to Mordor," said Gandalf.
At a stopping point, Sam prepared a meal for everyone. "Two, one, five. Good! Very good," Boromir was training Merry and Pippin fighting with steel blades.
"Move your feet," said Aragorn.
"You look good, Pippin," said Merry.
"Thanks."
"Faster!" said Boromir.
As they practiced, Boromir knocked the short sword from Pippin, "Ahhh."
"Sorry!" said the man of Gondor, but Pippin kicked him.
"Get him!" Merry hit him on the leg. "For the Shire!"
"Hold him. Hold him down, Merry!" said Pippin as he and his friend converged upon Boromir.
"Gentlemen, that's enough," Aragorn attempted to break it off, but the two hobbits flipped the Strider onto his supine position.
"Metal blades," Dehaka muttered.
"Humans in the Middle Ages fought with those before they can use guns like Terrans," said Kerrigan.
"Primals don't need any weapon either steel blade or gun."
Talandar approached Jim, "You must be the friend Raynor whom the Hierarch had told me about."
"Yes, I am," Jim found the voice familiar. "Fenix? Is that you?"
"I'm just a mere copy of the original Fenix. I only remembered being sent to Glacius by Aldaris and my brain is scanned into a Purifier prototype. Now I carry the name, Talandar. It is a pleasure fighting alongside with you, friend Raynor."
"I'm glad that we're fighting together like with the old Fenix."
"If anyone was to ask for my opinion, which I note they're not. I'd say we were taking the long way around. Gandalf, we could pass through the Mines of Moria. My cousin Balin would give us a royal welcome," Gimli suggested an alternative while the wizard was smoking.
"Of course, I haven't seen Balin for a long time," said Jim.
"Moria? I thought it was a name for another planet," said Swann.
"No, Gimli. I would not take the road through Moria unless I had no other choice," Gandalf spoke with concern. "Jim, I'm afraid you won't be able to see Balin again."
"You seem to know something is wrong there," said Artanis.
"My queen, I'm picking movement coming towards you by air," it was Izsha in the Leviathan and Kerrigan turned to see something black in the sky.
"What is that?" Sam saw something in the sky.
"Nothing. It's just a wisp of cloud," Gimli spoke according to what he saw.
"It's moving fast against the wind," said Boromir as he and the two hobbits got into their feet.
"Crebain from Dunland!" Legolas looked into the black matter in detail.
"Hide!" Aragorn ordered.
"Hurry!" Boromir shouted.
"Frodo, take cover!" Aragorn shouted to Frodo and Sam. They took all of their belongings and Sam put out the fire.
After the Fellowship of the Ring found their hiding places while Tosh and Vorazun used their invisibility cloak, they heard lots of cawing. "It's just a flock of crows," said Stetmann.
"Crows?" Zagara spoke as she could not believe it.
"Whatever they are, they can see through my cloak," said Vorazun as the Crebain had the detector ability.
"Spies of Saruman," said Gandalf as the crows flew away.
"These crows are too vulnerable to be spies, we Protoss prefer Observers that could spy without being seen," said Karax.
"It's easy to shoot them down," Alarak pointed out.
"Even so, the passage south is being watched. We must take the Pass of Caradhras," Gandalf spoke with a decision referring to the snowy mountain.
The Fellowship of the Ring continued traveling into the Caradhras Pass and Frodo slipped rolling backwards. "Frodo!" Aragorn caught him and helped him back into his feet. The Ring fell off and Boromir picked it up. "Boromir," the Strider got the man of Gondor's attention.
"It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing. Such a little thing," Boromir spoke while staring at the Ring.
"Boromir! Give the Ring to Frodo," Aragorn ordered.
"As you wish. I care not," Boromir complied reluctantly and petted Frodo on the head grinning.
"My queen, that man is strange when it comes to the … Ring," Zagara brought out a concern to Kerrigan.
"Jim, it looks like Boromir wanting the Ring all along," the Queen of the Blades passed it to Jim.
"We best keep an eye on him," said Jim.
"If you ask me, he's untrustworthy," Artanis spoke with suspicion. The Protoss, the Terrans, and the Zerg became suspicious of Boromir. On the other hand, the man of Gondor had little trust on the strangers to Middle-earth.
The Crebain returned to Isengard and Saruman muttered, "So, Gandalf, you try to lead them over Caradhras. And if that fails, where then will you go? If the mountain defeats you, will you risk a more dangerous road?"
The Fellowship hiked in the path along the cliff and heard something. "There is a fell voice on the air," said Legolas.
"It's Saruman!" Gandalf shouted as there were rock falls.
"Where is he? He has to be near," Alarak asked.
"He's far in Isengard!" Gandalf shouted to reply.
"He's trying to bring down the mountain! Gandalf, we must turn back!" Aragorn shouted.
"How can he bring down a mountain?" Zagara asked.
"By magic," Stukov replied.
"Magic? Interesting," Karax muttered.
"More like black magic," said Stetmann.
"No!" Gandalf insisted on moving forward and attempted to counter with incantations. However, Saruman was stronger so that a lightning bolt struck at the mountaintop.
"It's an avalanche!" Jim shouted as everyone leaned against the mountain wall.
Luckily, the Fellowship was unaffected as they emerged from the snow. "That was close," Stetmann muttered.
"We must get off the mountain! Make for the Gap of Rohan, and take the west road to my city!" Boromir shouted.
"The Gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard!" Aragorn countered the statement.
"We must avoid enemy territory if possible," Artanis agreed.
"We cannot pass over a mountain. Let us go under it. Let us go through the Mines of Moria," Gimli spoke of an alternative.
"Let the Ring-bearer decide," Gandalf let Frodo make his decision.
"We cannot stay here! This will be the death of the Hobbits!" Boromir shouted.
"Frodo?" Gandalf asked.