Frodo, Sam, Tosh, Vorazun, and Gollum climbed a mountain. "The Black Gate of Mordor," said Gollum as a large and long gate in black was visible.
"Oh, save us. My old Gaffer would have a thing or two to say if he could see us now," Sam muttered.
"Master says to show him the way into Mordor. So good Smeagol does, master says so," Smeagol muttered.
"I did," Frodo confirmed.
"I'm sure this gate is heavily guarded," Tosh muttered.
"Without any detector, those guards will never know that we're here when we have the cloaks," said Vorazun.
"This is getting tricky to smuggle the three in."
"That's it, then. We can't get past that," said Sam.
"Look over there," Vorazun pointed to a huge horde of armored figures armed with pikes marching as there were shouts down below.
"They're men," Tosh could tell from the shouting of the figures.
"Vorazun, those human soldiers are called the Easterlings of Rhun. They're known to be enemies of the Free Peoples," it was Rohana who was in the Spear of Adun.
"So Sauron is gathering human allies too," Tosh muttered.
"Inform the hierarch about that if our allies will face the Mordor army," Vorazun told the preserver.
Gollum covered his ears from the horns blown by men and orcs.
"Look! The gate. It's opening!" Sam crept to another rock as the Black Gate opened to let the Easterlings in. "I can see a way down."
"Sam, no!" Frodo shouted as his friend and rock slid.
"Master!" Gollum muttered as Frodo went after Sam.
"They're drawing attention from those men down there," Vorazun sighed.
"We'll have to do it real quietly," said Tosh as he and the Dark Templar became cloaked.
True to the matriarch's words, the rock slide drew the attention of two Easterlings that went off from the rest of the troop to inspect. Hearts were pounding inside the Terran spectre and the Protoss Dark Templar as they along with Frodo reached Sam. The hobbits had to use the elven cloaks disguising themselves as a boulder while Tosh and Vorazun had to be still at the time the two men got too close. When the two Easterlings thought that it was just rock slide, they rejoined the rest of their troop.
"That was close," Vorazun muttered as she, Tosh, and Frodo dug Sam out.
"I do not ask you to come with me, Sam," said Frodo.
"I know, Mr. Frodo. I doubt even these Elvish cloaks will hide us in there."
"Now!"
"No! No! No, master!" Gollum pulled the hobbits backwards. "They catch you! They catch you! Don't take it to him. He wants the precious. Always he is looking for it. And the precious is wanting to go back to him. But we mustn't let him have it." Frodo attempted to follow the Easterlings but Smeagol stopped him, "No! There's another way."
"Like a side entrance?" Vorazun asked.
"Yes, more secret. A dark way," Gollum spoke of an alternative.
"Why haven't spoken of this before?" Sam demanded.
"Because master did not ask."
"He's up to something."
"It's true, Samwise," Vorazun agreed.
"Are you saying there's another way into Mordor?" Frodo asked.
"Yes. There's a path and some stairs. And then a tunnel," Smeagol replied and the group all watched the Black Gate closed.
"He's led us this far, Sam," said Frodo.
"Mr. Frodo, no."
"He's been true to his word."
"No."
"Gollum is fighting over something he does not want to do," said Tosh. "He reminds me of Tychus."
Everyone eyed Smeagol who became out of words and Frodo said, "Lead the way, Smeagol."
"Good Smeagol always helps."
Author's Note
The next chapter will be on Aragorn and his group.