Solatiri held the boys as the men barred the doors to the Keep. The Uruk-hai army had stormed the fortress and had taken it in the name of Saruman the White.
"My lady, are we going to die?" one boy asked.
"The fortress is taken", Theoden said showing absolute defeat. "It is over."
Solatiri looked at him unsure of what to say. They were completely surrounded and it looked completely hopless. They had spent the entire night trying to hold back the Uruks. Solatiri put her hand over her growing belly closing her eyes.
"I'm sorry Boromir", she softly said. "I have failed you. Now I will die along with our unborn child."
"You said this fortress would never fall while your men defend it!" Aragorn said barricading the door. "They still defend it! They have died defending it!"
As the Uruks continued to try to break down the door, everyone in the Keep could hear the women and children in the caves scream and cry in fear.
"Is there no other way for the women and children to get out of the caves?" Aragorn asked. "Is there no other way?"
"There is one passage", Gamling answered. "It leads into the mountains. But they will not get far, the Uruk-hai are too many."
"Do we dare risk it?" Solatiri asked.
"Tell the women and children to make for the mountain pass", Aragorn told her. "And barricade the entrance!"
"Go to the caves, children", she said to the boys.
"So much death", Theoden said sounding as if he had lost the will to fight. "What can Men do against such reckless hate?"
"Ride out with me", Aragorn said looking for an idea. "Ride out and meet them."
"For death and glory?" Theoden said unsure.
"For Rohan. For your people."
Solatiri nodded willing to join them.
"For Rohan."
"The sun is rising", Gimli said letting them know.
Everyone looked to the window high upon the wall and watched as the morning sunlight shone through it. Aragorn looked at it with his eyes filled with hope. He turned to Theoden showing he had a plan.
"Yes", Theoden said getting the courage to fight. "Yes…the horn of Helm Hammerhand shall sound in the Deep one last time."
"Yes!" Gimli said knowing this was not the end and ran to the horn.
Theoden looked at Aragorn and Solatiri ready to fight again.
"Let this be the hour when we draw swords together."
Everyone mounted their horses and wielded their weapons, ready for one last stand.
"Fell deeds, awake", Theoden said giving an encouraging speech. "Now for wrath, now for ruin and a red dawn."
Gimli blew the horn, letting the sound echo through the deep. The Uruks finally broke through the door just as everyone was ready to fight.
"Forth Eorlingas!"
Everyone rode through attacking every Uruk in sight. The horn continued to blow encouraging what was left of the army as they rode out to meet the Uruk-hai head on with the banner of Edoras flying high.
Everyone stopped as a white figure on a white horse stood on top of the hill in the east.
"Gandalf", Aragorn said with a smile.
Out of nowhere another figure rode next to Gandalf.
"Rohirrim!" the figure yelled out.
A whole army of Men on horses rode with the banner of Edoras.
"Eomer!" Theoden smiled proudly.
"To the king!"
The Rohirrim army rode down the hill toward the Uruks most likely facing their own doom. The Uruk-hai were ready to kill until the sun rose above the hill. The sunlight shined in their eyes, blinding them from the oncoming attack.
By mid-morning, the Uruk-hai were outnumbered by all of the Rohirrim, the Elves and Theoden's small army. The army of Rohan began chasing them out of the Deep. Defeated, they ran out of the fortress to open land. Stange enough, there was a forest that was not there before.
"Stay out of the forest!" Eomer said. "Keep away from the trees!"
Everyone watched as the Uruks ran into the trees trying to get away from the fortress. All was quiet for a moment until everyone heard growls and screeches coming from the forest as the trees began to move. Solatiri gasped as she never heard a sound like that before, but was grateful that it meant the end to the battle.
"Thank you", she whispered hoping whatever caused the trees to come there would be listening. "Thank you for helping us."
The men returned to the fortress as the women and children were coming out of the caves. Solatiri watched as Aragorn approached Eowyn who was happy to see him. She watched her touch his face amazed that he had lived before hugging him. Solatiri watched as most families were reunited and some weren't. She put her hand on her belly and smiled.
"Your father would be proud of us, my little one", she said.
"He would be, indeed", Gandalf said as he rode beside her. "Your father would be proud of you as well. You did well."
"Thank you, Gandalf. Now everyone will be on their way home now that the threat of Isengard is ended. Rohan is safe again."
"I wouldn't say that", he said looking toward the mountains of Mordor. "Sauron's wrath will be terrible, his retribution swift. The battle for Helm's Deep is over. The battle for Middle-Earth is about to begin. For all our hopes now lie with two little Hobbits somewhere in the wilderness."
End Credit Song
Tell me, how many do I shed my tears?
Every heart, every heart is not a gentle yet
Shall I do? I can never say my loneliness
Every heart doesn't know what to say or what to do
I was afraid of darkness cause I felt that I was left alone
So I prayed for help to the distant million stars
Round and round the planets revolve around the sun
And we always seek after love and peace forevermore
Growing, growing, oh I know we can work it out
Look up at the sky, every heart is shining all today
Show me now, what kind of smile do I come across?
Every heart, every heart can take a step towards the dreams
All of us want to take a lasting happiness
Whenever you feel sad, I want to hold you and give you a sound sleep
Someday every heart's going to free and easy
We have peace of mind
Someday all the people find the way to love
Goes and goes, the time goes on
We are not alone
We live on together and we will find some precious things
Sometime we will smile and sometime we will cry somehow
Don't forget believing yourself
Tomorrows never die
There is the warm heart places on my mind
In my earliest days and it's so sweet
There are many stars
They have talk with me so kind
They say yes, always time's a friend of mine
So shine!
Round and round the planets revolve around the sun
And we always seek after love and peace forevermore
Growing, growing, oh I know we can work it out
Look up at the sky, every heart is shining all today
Goes and goes, the time goes on
We are not alone
We live on together and we will find some precious things
Sometime we will smile and sometime we will cry somehow
Don't forget believing yourself
Tomorrows never die…
Well this is the end for the Two Towers. Keep reading for the Return of the King! The next chapter in Solatiri's adventure. How will it all end? Will she meet Boromir again?
