Five

Eleniel

I ran across the battlefield, slashing at the spiders with a knife as I went. It wasn't enough to kill them, but it kept them away from me. Since when did my mother get cornered? She'd outwitted Saruman. Saruman. I noticed her bow had disappeared.

I was about to throw the knife at one of the spiders cornering my mother when I tripped. It came as such a shock that I managed to hit my head on the way down.

Then, despite my best intentions, darkness closed in.

Luna

"Eleniel!" I yelled as I watched my daughter fall. She didn't get up. "Aw great." I muttered.

I held one arrow in each hand, but it wasn't enough to drive the spiders away, and I knew the moment I attacked, they would lunge.

Then another problem arose: my foot itched. I reached down subconsciously to scratch my foot and one of the hairy beats leapt forward and bit me on the hand. I screamed, driving the arrow into its head.

Then two more spiders collapsed. Then Legolas came flying out of nowhere in all his former glory and landed on another spider, killing it.

"Well done, Elf boy." I said, smirking as he killed off the last two.

He just grinned goofily. Marrying me had really changed the guy. And Thranduil had no problem with it! Now that was boss.

"Eleniel. " said, remembering.

"She has only tripped. She will live."

"We should still-aah..."

Legolas caught me as I crumpled. "Bite" I whispered. "Here we go again."

I blacked out.

Miriel

As soon as I reached the ground, I ran, stumbling, picking up my boot as I went. I lifted one leg and slipped it on, still hopping forward on the other.

I had to heal myself. The poison would clear out of my system by itself, but the wound would become infected if I didn't do something fast.

I stopped. "Man, I need to plan things better."

Where in the Valar was I going to go?

The skin-changer's secret

Beorn's head popped around the door and I hurriedly kicked the sack into the hay. "I've scouted the area and the animals look like they've been scared into hiding. I might be a while. Please don't do something stupid."

"Oh, please. What, am I still a cub?"

"You are the only other left of my race. I can't let anything happen to you." He slammed the door and the heavy wooden bar fell into place with the force.

I sighed and stretched. It was almost dark. Then I was out of here.

Hey sorry for the author's note, but I've had a few queries as to why Eleniel and Miriel speak the modern-day teenages of Earth. Well, Luna is used to speaking like that, so obviously her daughters have picked it up as well. Their speach make for an amsing chapter later on.

I've also decided to turn this into a triliogy, so you can be on the lookout for another story when this is over.

Oh, and the name of this chapter is also the name of one of my favourite songs by The Rasmus.