So this chapter, I try to make Elizabeth somewhat funny, so please if you can, let me know if I have her character somewhat right. Thank you and I own nothing! Enjoy The Snowy Mountains and Gates of Moria!

The Fellowship took a few extra days walking up the snowy slopes of the mountain. Frodo stumbles, falls and rolls back down the slope, Elizabeth tries to catch him but he passes her, "Frodo!" Aragorn catches him and picks him up. Elizabeth sighed in relief.

Frodo brushes the snow off himself, and notices that the Ring is no longer hanging round his neck. Further up the mountain the Ring is picked up on its chain. Frodo looks concerned. Boromir holds the Ring dangling in front of his face in awe. Gandalf turns around. Everyone looks concerned.

Aragorn and Elizabeth don't like the look in his eyes as he dangles the Ring so they call out to him, "Boromir..."

"It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over such a small thing." He is mesmerised by it. "Such a little thing." He raises his hand to touch the Ring dangling on the chain.

Elizabeth grips her katana tightly and Aragorn has an idea of what might happen but Aragorn urgently says his name, "Boromir!" Boromir abruptly stops, halted from his isolation.

"Give the Ring to Frodo." Elizabeth tells Boromir, whom she is still behind. And her grip tightened even more so.

Boromir looks shocked and walks to a worried Frodo and holds out the Ring. Frodo snatches it from him. "As you wish! I care not." He grins, hesitates as he sees Aragorn's face, laughs and ruffles Frodo's hair, before walking off and passes Elizabeth, who watches Boromir's back like a hawk. Glaring at his back as he talks to the other hobbits as this happens her grip does not loosen one bit. Aragorn stares after him as well and releases his grip on his sword before walking up to Elizabeth.

Aragorn whispered, "Calm down, he will not hurt them."

Elizabeth kept a hard glare for another second then sighed letting go of her katana, "That's not what I'm worried about." She had a bad feeling knowing whatever turn they took it would not go as planned.

After a few hours of hiking the mountain Elizabeth, as usual, was right. The Crebain did see them and told Saruman who cast a spell to make the Fellowship struggle around the side of the mountain, through deep snow, strong winds and heavy snowfall. As the Fellowship struggle on, the hobbits being carried by Aragorn and Boromir who are thigh deep in the snow, Legolas lightly walks across the snow past them to the head of the line. He listens as he hears echoes in the wind.

Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; nai yarvaxea rasselya!

"There is a fell voice in the air." Legolas stated.

"It's Saruman!" Gandalf warns everyone but a mighty crack is heard overhead, and great chunks of rock fall down from the mountain top, narrowly missing them.

"He's trying to bring down the mountain!" Elizabeth yelled over the harsh wind.

"Gandalf! We must turn back!" Aragorn proclaimed.

"No!" Gandalf steps out to the edge of the path. "Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!"

Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; Nai yarvaxea rasselya; taltuva notto-carinnar!

A great streak of lightning hits the top of the mountain above the Fellowship and an avalanche of snow rains down on top of them, burying them underneath it. Moments later Legolas emerges from the snow. He looks around to see the others emerge, especially a certain pirate.

Elizabeth emerges as she shakes off the snow and listens to the men argue which way to go; Boromir wants to go to the Gap of Rohan, but Aragorn knows it's too close to Isengard. Gimli wants to go through the Mines of Moria but Elizabeth can see fear in Gandalf's eyes thinking that way may be worse.

"Let the Ringbearer decide..." Gandalf looks to Frodo who looks confused and turns to Sam

"We cannot stay here!" Merry and Pippin look frozen and scared next to Boromir, "This will be the death of the hobbits!"

"Frodo?"

Frodo hesitates not liking to make the choice but has to anyway. "We will go through the Mines."

"So be it."

'I hate caves!' Elizabeth thought to herself as she turned around to walk back.

It took one week for the Fellowship walk through a misty, rocky valley.

Elizabeth was getting annoyed with Boromir and him asking her if she can fight. She's very close to knocking him out. Gimli and his chatter about his cousin and Moria. And the hobbits with their eating habits. She can tolerate them but there comes a time when she needs a little peace and quiet. She was starting to miss the rangers a bit.

Aragorn can see his partner about to blow a vein and was a little worried about the companions around them. Legolas just looked amused as they got closer to the mine.

"Elizabeth..." She tilts her head to the side showing she's listening, "How's your arm?"

Elizabeth quickly glanced at Aragorn before sighing, "It's fine, Lord Elrond healed it perfectly." She looked at her glove cover hand, she was telling the truth it doesn't hurt or cause discomfort but she will have a scar on her forearm. "Besides, it's not as bad as wearing a corset."

Aragorn chuckled knowing fully well how much she loathes the clothing. She would rather wear a shirt and pants or at least a loose dress than a tight, barely breathing corset. After all, she once burned them and threatened someone to put it on. That was a fun moment.

Gimli pauses and points, "Ah! The walls of Moria!"

In front of them a great sheer flat cliff face appears. "Dwarf doors are invisible when closed." Gimli taps the wall with his axe.

"Yes Gimli! Their own masters cannot find them, if their secrets are forgotten!" Gandalf huffed.

"Why doesn't that surprise me!" Legolas stated, the dwarf was annoyed by the elf's statement which Elizabeth rolled her eyes to.

Frodo stumbles and his foot slips into the edge of a lake. He looks around worried. The Fellowship continues to walk on.

Gandalf stops and rubs his hand over a smooth part of the wall. "Ah... now let me see... Ithildin," his hands brush away the dirt to reveal patterns in the stone. "It mirrors only starlight..." he looks up to see the clouds move away from the moon, "and moonlight." As he speaks the patterning on the door shines brightly revealing an ornate door, with elvish writing above it on the arch.

Gimli looks in awe.

Gandalf points at the writing with his staff, "It reads "The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria, Speak Friend and Enter."

"What do you suppose that means?" Pippin asked.

"Oh it's quite simple. If you are a friend, you speak the password and the doors will open," the wizard turns back to the door and holds his staff against the star in the center of it. "Annon Edhellen, edro hi ammen!"

Pippin grins widely, but nothing happens. Gandalf looks confused and clears his throat. He holds up both his hands. "Fennas Nogothrim, lasto beth lammen." Still nothing happens. Gimli grunts. Legolas looks at him with a raised eyebrow.

Pippin speaking to Legolas, "Nothing's happening..."

Gandalf walks up to the door and tries to push it. "I once knew every spell in all the tongues of elves, men and orcs."

"What're you going to do then?" Elizabeth hits her forehead as the hobbit asks the distressed wizard with an obvious tone.

Gandalf turns to the hobbit, and in Elizabeth's opinion, acts like a cranky old man, "Knock your head against these doors Peregrin Took! And if that does not shatter them and I'm allowed a little peace from foolish questions I will try to find the opening words."

The Fellowship are sitting waiting for Gandalf to come up with the right words. They sit around on the rocks.

Gandalf mutters, "Ando Eldarinwa... a lasta quettanya, Fenda Casarinwa... "

Aragorn is helping Sam remove the baggage from Bill the pony, "The Mines are no place for a pony, even one so brave as Bill."

"Bye, bye Bill..." Sam sadly said his goodbye to his brave pony.

"Go on, go on." Aragorn gives him a push. "Don't worry Sam. He knows the way home." Sam looks concerned and the pony walks away.

Merry starts throwing rocks into the lake. Pippin joins him. Elizabeth saw this and quickly grabbed Pippin's arm before he could throw another rock, "Do not disturb the water." She looks out at it concerned.

Gandalf throws down his staff and walks towards Frodo who is sitting down. "Oh it's useless..."

Aragorn is watching the water as ripples start to appear. Boromir walks up behind him and looks concerned.

Elizabeth slightly pales, "Oh please don't be what I think it is." Images of the Pearl, Jack and a certain sea creature come to mind.

Frodo suddenly stands up and looks at the door's writing. "It's a riddle!"

The ripples on the water turn to waves. Pippin looks worried.

"Speak friend... and enter. What's the elvish word for friend?" Frodo turns to Gandalf, who looks uncertain but impressed.

The ripples move towards the shore.

"Mel..lon..."

A great crack is heard and the doors swing open. Gandalf chuckles. Gimli removes his pipe from his mouth and looks round. The Fellowship get up as Gandalf leads the way through the doors, placing a crystal in the top of his staff. Aragorn and Elizabeth look backwards at the lake before entering.

Elizabeth kept an ear on the lake and somewhat heard Gimli boast about the hospitality of the dwarves. But a strange and familiar smell came to her, as Gandalf blows on the crystal in his staff and it lights up. She looks across the light and reveals many dead corpses and skeletons on the stairs in front of them.

"A Mine!"

Boromir looked around him, "This isn't a mine, it's a tomb!"

They all look about them to see the skeletons of dwarves with arrows sticking out of them.

Gimli ran to a corpse, "Nooooo! NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!" He shouts in disbelief, sadness and anger.

Legolas pulling an arrow from a skeleton. He looks at it in distaste, "Goblins!" He throws it down.

Aragorn and Boromir draw their swords and Legolas loads his bow with an arrow.

Boromir, "We make for the Gap of Rohan. We should never have come here!"

The hobbits huddle together backing out of the mines.

"Now get out of here! Get out!"

Elizabeth followed their lead but before she drew her sword, a slimy tentacle grabbed her leg and made Frodo suddenly fall. He has been grabbed by a large tentacle that has crept into the mine from the water.

"A bloody kraken! You must be bloody joking! Let. Go. Of. Me. You bloody slimy creature!" Elizabeth shouted furiously as she stabbed the tentacle holding her.

"Elizabeth!"

"Frodo! Frodo!"

The tentacle pulls Frodo out of the cave.

"Strider! Abyss!" Sam slashes at the tentacle with his sword and frees Frodo.

"Get off them!"

The other two hobbits drag him backwards.

"Aragorn!"

The tentacle withdraws. Suddenly many tentacles jump out of the water, knocking the hobbits over and grabbing Frodo by the leg, pulling him back and dangling him in the air above the water with Elizabeth.

"No! Let him go!" Elizabeth thrashed harder to get out of the tentacle's grip.

"Frodo!" Merry yelled.

Legolas appears and fires an arrow at it, but the creature does not let go.

"Strider!" Frodo screams in fear.

"Frodo! Hang on!" Elizabeth finally cuts through the tentacle holding her, Aragorn manages to catch her. They and Boromir slash at the tentacles, cutting them off, but more appear. Frodo is drawn into the center where a body appears and a huge gaping mouth with great teeth. He screams. Boromir cuts through a tentacle, Aragorn cuts through the tentacle holding Frodo. Frodo falls and Boromir catches him.

"Into the Mines!" Gandalf calls them and hurries.

"Legolas!" Boromir shouts as the creature advances on Aragorn and Boromir, still carrying Frodo, who is struggling to get out of the water. Legolas fires an arrow into the creature's body. It groans and backs off momentarily. The Fellowship hurry through the door with the creature following them. It tears at the doorway, bringing it crashing down and blocking the entrance once again dark.

"I hate krakens."

Hi hi! I hope you guys like this chapter. I had fun writing Elizabeth and the kraken. Thanks again and enjoy!

Translation

Saruman spell- Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; nai yarvaxea rasselya!

Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your horn be bloodstained!

Gandalf spell- Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!

Sleep, Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath!

Saruman- Cuiva nwalca Carnirasse; Nai yarvaxea rasselya; taltuva notto-carinnar!

Wake up cruel Redhorn! May your bloodstained horn fall upon enemy heads!

Gandalf- Annon Edhellen, edro hi ammen!

Gate of the Elves, open now for me!

Gandalf- Fennas Nogothrim, lasto beth lammen.

Doorway of the Dwarf-folk, listen to the word of my tongue.

Gandalf- Ando Eldarinwa a lasta quettanya, Fenda Casarinwa

Gate of Elves listen to my word, Threshold of Dwarves