It's been a year since Strider saved Elizabeth who is now the first female ranger called Abyss. Abyss has been with Strider ever since he saved her from a year or so ago. She learned everything she needed to know about the world she's come about.

Abyss found out earlier in the year that Jack was alive and staying in a city called Rivendell. The Lord Elrond and his sons found Jack in the river and healed him up, but once he said he was a pirate, they put him on lockdown but he still managed to escape the cells and steal their wine. Jack hasn't left the beautiful city and has made a few friends like an old hobbit, who loves telling stories and the youngish elves, who loved to hear about the world he came from. Also Jack met a warrior elf who made him quiet and sober after one good look at him but not long after, he went back to his normal self but everyone wanted to know what made him, for lack of a better word, humble.

Jack also found out Elizabeth was alive as well and wrote her letters since they didn't have phones here which was more than fine with the two pirates. After all they did grow up in the 18th hundreds. He also told her about the elf he met and Elizabeth didn't want to believe it.

Strider and Abyss travel all across Middle Earth and he taught Abyss the culture and the species that lived there; like the elves, dwarves, humans, orcs and more; plus she also learned more languages, Strider was surprised about how fast she picked them up.

Abyss also met the Gray Wizard named Gandalf, who had a job for the rangers to go to the village of Bree and settle at an inn called the Prancing Pony, Gandalf gave them the heads up about a hobbit or more to watch over and if anything happen to him, take them to Lord Elrond.

"Your drinks sir." They both nodded their thanks to the server and continued to look at the crowd in a dark corner of the inn. Abyss had a feeling and wanted to go see if it's right or not.

"Strider I'll be back."

"Stay out of trouble."

"Same to you." Abyss secured her hood and walked away without a sound. As his partner disappeared into the shadows, four hobbits came into the inn. Strider was watching them as he smoked a curiously carved long stemmed pipe and had to bite back a smirk because two of the little masters started dancing on the tables and singing a happy song, then he handed his pipe to the right as his partner sat right back down.

"Ringwraiths are showing." She took a hit and let it settle because the pipe was a lot better here than where she came from. Abyss handed the pipe back to its owner.

"Get ready..."

"Already done, I'm hurt you had to ask," She caught the tiny smirk from the corner of her eye, "and you're joking."

"Yep!" Abyss rolled her eyes at his amusement and watched the small sandy hair hobbit who kept looking back at the rangers. And listen to the conversion the hobbits were having.

"That fellow's done nothing but stare at you since we've arrived." The sandy hobbits indicate towards as they shared a pipe, peering from beneath a travel stained cowl with gleaming eyes. The black hair one gestures to Butterbur... "Excuse me, those men in the corner, who are they?

"They are one of them Rangers; they're dangerous folk they are, wandering the wilds. What their right name is, I never heard, but round here they're known as Strider and Abyss."

Abyss left again to clear out the roads because the ring wraiths were getting close because the hobbit put on the ring. She left Strider to take care of the hobbits, who made a big scene and saved them from the men and the four ring wraiths flew down the empty streets, like horsemen of the apocalypse, when Abyss came back to the room the hobbits were asleep and Strider was watching the hobbit room from across waiting for the ringwraiths to tear apart. Strider look to side as watch Abyss take in the hobbits, "They look like children." Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin have been sleeping on Strider's bed. "That's because they are to you." Strider responded, he started to think back to the year before when they first met, to now. Abyss has changed but in a good way, she was slowly healing every day from her depression and the pain she once felt is turning into memory.

Her clothing is a mix of her status as a pirate, lady, and ranger. Once the rest of the rangers got comfortable around her they started to adopt her style for all the weapons she hides on her person. Right now Abyss is wearing a dark green and black leather outfit with a hood. Her hair was in complex braids and weaved a barb wire with very sharp points in some of the braids.

Abyss looked at Strider with one eyebrow raised, "Funny, you making jokes is not a good sign."

"Well, with you around, how can I not." He shrugged.

Strider and Abyss look from the window as the ringwraiths gallop down the Bree Streets. Strider turns back to the Hobbits, his face lit faintly by the dying fire as Abyss' face is shined by the moonlight. It was nearly dawn, Abyss sighs and walks up to one of the hobbits to wake him, "Wake up master hobbit."

She was shaking him lightly but he sat up quickly and blush at the beautiful maiden in front of him, "W-who are you, I'm dreaming of an angel."

Abyss couldn't help but smile a bit and softly shook her head making the young hobbit blush even more, "No, I am no angel. Come on now. Get up, we got to move."

The other three hobbits woke up and saw, with a slight jump, of the new incomer in the room, Strider packed the small things he and Abyss had and introduced them. "Master Hobbits, this is my partner Abyss."

Abyss gave a slight bow which they returned and said politely, "Nice to meet you."

Strider, Abyss, Merry, Pippin, and Frodo march through a gloomy, overgrown forest. Sam follows at the end leading "Bill", a scrawny pony, who is laden with supplies. After Abyss told the hobbits they were taking them to Rivendell they were excited. Strider and Abyss led them into the Hobbits through the gloom of the forest. It was still early in the morning when Abyss and Strider were leading Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin across the windswept moors. The hobbits suddenly stop and unstrap their knapsacks.

"Gentlemen, we do not stop until nightfall." Strider told the hobbits before they got too comfortable.

Pippen looked up from his knapsack and asked, "What about breakfast?"

"You've already had it." Strider said and shared a look with Abyss, who just shrugged and looked at the hobbit again.

"We've had one, yes...but what about second breakfast?" Pippin told the rangers Abyss and Strider stares at Pippin blankly, then turns away, shaking their heads. Abyss looks back at them knowing they might have a hard time so Abyss throws an apple to Merry, who deftly catches it. Another, aimed at Pippin, catches him on the forehead which causes Strider to chuckle softly as he heard Merry exasperated, "Pippin!"

They walk through to the edge of the snowy forest, and are then shown sloshing through a messy bog, brushing bugs away from their faces. Merry mumbled to himself, "What do they eat when they can't get hobbit?"

Abyss shook her head at the hobbit. Not long after night, almost upon them, Strider went hunting and Abyss is watching the hobbits. Strider came back carrying a deer over his shoulder, laying it before the half-lings after nightfall. He is humming indistinctly, smoking, as the hobbits and Abyss sleep.

"Who is she?" Frodo asked. Strider whirls his head around, "This woman you sing of."

Strider answered the hobbit, "'Tis the lady of Luthien- the Elf-maiden who gave her love to Beren, a mortal."

"What happened to her?"

Strider solemnly said, "She died." Turning back around, "Get some sleep, Frodo."

The next morning Abyss was the one waking them up. They continued the long walk, Abyss was right about the hobbits having a hard time as they trudged through rain, looking tired, hungry, and miserable. But even though they were struggling, one of the hobbits had to ask, "So how does a maiden become a ranger?"

Abyss turns back to them before answering, "Hard work, wit and a right hook." The hobbits tilted their heads at the answers but nodded and kept walking. The rugged countryside as the hobbits journey on, led by Strider.

Strider stops before a distant hill, topped by an Ancient Ruin. "We'll make camp here tonight Abyss", she nodded and told the hobbits, "This was once the great Watchtower of Amon Sul. We shall rest here tonight."

Frodo, Merry, and Pippin collapse into a small hollow, halfway up Weathertop... they are muddy and exhausted. Strider drops four small swords at the Hobbits' feet. "They're for you. Keep them close. We're going to have a look around. Stay here."

She nodded "We'll be back," once she said that they molded into the shadows and scouted. After an hour, Abyss notices a light from the Watchtower and yells for Strider, "Strider! We have to hurry the hobbits lit a fire and the rings wraiths will notices!" Strider paled and they took off running they saw the ring wraiths cornering the hobbits Strider lit a torch and they both suddenly charged at the ringwraiths, wielding their swords, and Strider had a flaming torch in the other.

The rangers fought the rings wraiths who were burning and screaming... Others screech fearfully at the flames, turn and flee from the Weathertop summit but one of them cut Abyss on her forearm. Abyss let out a small yelp but Sam's panic cover it when he screamed, "Mr. Frodo!" Strider kneels before Frodo. He snatches up the Witch King's Dagger from the ground, staring gravely at the long, thin, blade.

"Help him, Strider!" Sam yelled at the ranger.

Strider grimly replied, "He's been stabbed by a Morgul blade." The Morgul Blade suddenly melts... vanishing into the air like smoke. Strider throws the hilt down in disgust...

"Do something!" Sam yelled.

"This is beyond my skill to heal. He needs Elvish medicine." Strider lifts Frodo onto his shoulders. Strider turns to look at Abyss and grim when he sees blood dripping from her arm.

Strider is jogging grimly, carrying an ailing Frodo on his back. Sam, Merry, and Pippin are running to keep up. The hobbits are carrying Flaming torches for protection. Abyss stayed in the back making sure the hobbits kept running.

"Strider we have to hurry!" Abyss looked at her hand and saw it was turning into a pale gray color. Sam noticed they were six days from Rivendell. Frodo wasn't looking any better and he groaned in pain while unconscious. Frodo...his eyes flicker open...clouded, red- rimmed...his brow, beaded with sweat.

Pippin asked in a worried and frightened tone, "Is he going to die?" Frodo's breathing is getting shallow.

Strider and Abyss look out into the darkness. "He is passing into the shadow world, he will soon become a wraith like them." A distant cry of a Ringwraith carries through the air.

Merry nervously said, "They're close." Frodo gasps in sudden pain and Abyss grabs her wrist from the sharp pain.

Strider was thinking hard and he remembered, "Sam, do you know the Athelas plant?"

Sam looks blank, "Athelas?"

Abyss was tempted to hit her forehead. "Kingsfoil." Abyss tries to explain.

Sam nodded when he heard the familiar plant, "Kingsfoil. Aye. It's a weed."

Strider and Abyss sigh in relief, "It may help to slow the poison. Hurry!" The hobbit searched for the plant and Strider had a word with his partner, "Abyss your injury as well."

"I'm not as bad as the hobbit, I can handle this." Abyss tried to convince her friend but he shook his head, "I know but I can't help who I am, please go to the hobbit. We got this." Abyss bit the inside of her cheek before nodding and left the clearing to find the three hobbits. Sam and Strider desperately search the dark forest floor for the Athelas plant. Strider caught a small, white flowered plant from a little ways. He dropped to one knee, carefully pulling it from the ground.

Before he could get up he froze when a sword blade was to his neck. "What is this? A Ranger caught off his guard?" Strider slowly looks up and sees...

Abyss looks up when a bright light hits her and sees a welcoming face.

"Who is she?" Pippin asked in awe.

Arwen worried "Frodo?" Arwen got closer to the hobbit and saw he was getting paler and he was more in a daze.

Sam awed "She's an elf."

Arwen appears in her earth bound form, a young Elven woman with tousled hair, dressed in mud-splattered riding clothes. "He's fading...he's not going to last. We must get him to my father." Strider quickly lifts Frodo...placing him on the horse. Arwen held the reins and said, "I have been looking for you for two days."

Pippin asked in worry, "Where are you taking him?"

Abyss placed a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and saw her shake her head before whispering, "We trust her. Please, you need to calm down and trust us so Frodo can live." Abyss wanted to welcome her friend but knew she would have her time but for now Arwen and Strider need to hurry and get the sickly hobbit help.

Arwen told Strider and Abyss, "There are five Wraiths behind you, where the other four are, I do not know."

Strider and Arwen started a conversation in Sindarin which Abyss picked up pretty well.

Strider said in worry, "Dartho guin Berian...rych le ad tolthathon." Abyss raises an eyebrow at him thinking he can be too protected.

Arwen grabbed the reins and snapped back, "Hon mabathon. Rochoh ellint im." Abyss smirked at that because they both knew it was true.

Strider said "Andelu I ven." The road is too dangerous he says oh please. Abyss rolled her eyes.

Arwen said "Frodo Fir. Ae anthradon I hir, tur gwaith nin beriatha hon." Abyss was nodding along with her knowledge.

Pippin asked, "What are they saying?"

Abyss shrugged and didn't want to say because she knew she would giggle if the situation wasn't so dire.

Arwen reaches for Strider's hand...looking deep into his eyes. Arwen said "I do not fear them."

Strider...Abyss can see that it is hard for him to let her go. But he knows she's right.

Arwen mounts her horse, Asfaloth... Abyss warns her, "Arwen… ride hard, don't look back."

Arwen nodded in thanks and looked down at Strider as she supported Frodo with one hand.

Arwen said to her horse "Noro Lim, Asfaloth, Noro Lim!"

Sam yelled "What are you doing! Those Wraiths are still out there!"

Asfaloth springs away, bearing Arwen and Frodo into the night.

That was the last thing Abyss remembered that night.

Hi guys thank you for reading this and I promise to update more chapters this weekend.

Translation

Strider: Dartho guin Perian. Rych le ad tolthathon.*Stay with the Hobbits. I will send horses again for you*

Arwen:Hon mabathon. Rochon ellint im.*I'm the fastest rider. I'll take him*

Strider:Andelu i ven.*The road is too dangerous*

Arwen:Frodo fir. Ae athradon i hir, tur gwaith nin beriatha hon.*Frodo dies. If I can get across the river, the power of my people will protect him.*

Strider:Be iest lin. *According to your wish*

Arwen:Noro lim, Asfaloth, noro lim!*Ride fast Asfaloth, ride fast!*

Arwen:Noro lim Asfaloth!*Ride faster Asfaloth!*