A/N: Yyah, I finally got the next chapter out. Sorry for taking so long,
but I hope I still has some readers left out there. If I have then, please
Read and Review.
The mines of Moria B
The next morning, or at least they thought it was morning, the fellowship walked further into the mines. Elizabeth only remembered a little of her watch the night before. After a while she walked over to were Boromir was walking behind the hobbits.
"Hey", she mumbled. "About last night, I.." But Boromir stopped her.
"Don't think about it. I think you just gave me a little to think about", he said. They walked in silence for a while then Elizabeth said: "If we have to go to the Mount Doom together as a fellowship, I think we should be friends".
Boromir nodded. "You are right", he said. "We should be fighting the enemy together, not avoid each other". Elizabeth smiled and they walked on in silence. After three days of walking with only a little rest, they came to a cross with three tunnels leading further into the mines. Gandalf stopped and looked at the three tunnels.
"I have no memory of this place". After some time Gandalf still hadn't remembered the way. Elizabeth began to feel bored and she wondered if she should give him a hint. But then again, how should she explain how she knew the way. She looked over to were the hobbits were sitting, they looked like they had fallen asleep. After a couple of minutes she walked over to were Boromir was sitting.
"Hi," she whispered. "Doesn't look like we are going anywhere anytime soon." Boromir groaned slightly and shook his head.
"If just wish Mithrandir could remember the way," he said. Elizabeth nodded.
"I think it will take a while for him to remember so I wanted to ask you about something," she said.
"What."
"Well, I have always wondered what Gondor and Minas Tirith looks like, and since you come from there I wondered if you couldn't tell me a little about the city and country. Only if you want to of course," she quickly added. Boromir looked at her for a moment, then he said: "Why not. I don't have anything else to do, and if you want to know about Minas Tirith then, what do want to know?" For the next two hours Elizabeth and Boromir talked about nearly everything not only Gondor. Elizabeth avoided the questions about herself when she could and listened carefully to the descriptions Boromir gave of Gondor and the white city. To her great surprise he also gladly told her about Faramir and some of their adventures together. After a few hours Gandalf got up and chose the path to the left.
"About time," Elizabeth muttered to herself. They continued into the mine and came to a great hall. Gandalf lit up the place, and Elizabeth had to admit that it was amazing what the dwarves had built in the past. The tall grey pillars ended high above their heads and everything looked like it had taken thousands of years to built. Suddenly Gimli ran into a little chamber to their left. The others followed. They found him kneeling in front of Balins grave. Gandalf picked up an old half rotten book and began to read from the last two pages. Elizabeth tightened her grip on her sword. The orcs would soon be coming. She looked around the room and saw Pippin standing beside the well with the dwarfskeleton sitting on it. She began to walk over to him but it was too late. With a loud crash the skeleton and the bucket it had been resting beside fell down into the black hole. Gandalf shut the book.
"Fool of a Took!" he said. "Through yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity." Pippin didn't have the time to answer before they could hear the sound of drums coming from the old well.
"Orcs," Legolas said. Boromir ran to the door and was nearly hit with two arrows. Aragorn came over to him and helped him close and barricade the door. Elizabeth unsheathed her sword and tried to concentrate. This was one of the things she had been dreading. She wasn't a skilled fighter and there were hundreds of orcs out there. What if she got hurt and couldn't escape with the others? She didn't have much more time to think about it, because now the orcs had broken the doors down and where entering the room. The fellowship split up. Liz could see Merry and Pippin defending themselves in one corner, while Aragorn and Boromir where killing orcs in another. Elizabeth cut the head of one orc and two instantly took its place. Then the cavetroll came. She saw it kill the orcs that held it so it could use its chain as a weapon along with its hammer. Elizabeth could feel the fear wash over her. It was like everything stopped for a second, before the cavetroll swung its hammer and smashed it to the ground, nearly trapping Sam under it. From then everything was like a really bad dream. Elizabeth didn't know how long she killed orcs before she heard Sam scream Frodos name. Merry and Pippin yelled out in anger as Elizabeth turned around and saw Frodo stabbed with a very huge spear. In few seconds Legolas shot an arrow into the cavetrolls mouth, and the monster fell to the ground, dead. The orcs ran out again. Elizabeth sat down. She wasn't worried about Frodo. He had his Mithrilcoat to protect him. She was more worried about the next monster that would attack them. Frodo got up again to everyone's relief. They began to run out towards the bridge of Kazad-dum. The orcs followed them, but stopped at the sound of the Balrog. As the orcs disappeared, the fellowship looked over at the gate where a flaming figure were visible. Gandalf closed his eyes. Suddenly he looked very tired and old.
"What is this new devilry?" Boromir asked.
"It's a balrog. Your weapons will not help you in this fight. Run!" The fellowship ran as fast as they could away from the flames. Elizabeth could feel her legs protest and her wound hurt like mad. Then she could see the bridge.
It's good that I'm not afraid of hights, Liz thought when she looked at the thin old bridge. She ran down the stairs with the others when they came to the place where the stairs were broken in two. Legolas leaped over followed by Gandalf. Boromir was next with Merry and Pippin, but then some rocks fell from the mountain over them making the gap bigger. Aragorn through Sam over and then Gimli jumped. Elizabeth looked at the gap in front of her. On second thought, maybe she didn't like hights that much and she had never been that good at long jumping.
"Elizabeth hurry up. Jump," Aragorn yelled while shooting an orc that was trying to shoot them down. Elizabeth closed her eyes and opened them again.
Okay, it's now or never, she thought and jumped. She closed her eyes. In a few seconds she would be on the other side. The only problem was that when she began to fall, she couldn't feel herself hit the other side. She opened her eyes and reached out for something. A strong hand grasped her hand and pulled her into safety, or as safe as you could be when a balrog was after you. Elizabeth looked up to see Boromir before she stumbled down to where the hobbits were waiting. Aragorn and Frodo joined them and they ran over the bridge. Gandalf stopped on the bridge and turned around to face the balrog. He held it back with his magic as the black monster slammed its sword at him. There was a bright flash of light and the sword disappeared. Gandalf was yelling at the balrog and when it tried to go over the bridge the stone crumbled under it. The monster disappeared in the darkness and Gandalf turned around to face the fellowship, but before he could return to them the balrogs whip fastened itself around his leg and pulled him over the edge of the bridge. Frodo tried to run out to the wizard and help him but Boromir picked him up so he couldn't run away. Gandalf looked over at the fellowship.
"Fly you fools," he said before he let go of the bridge and fell into the darkness. There was a second of silence before..
"NOOOO," Frodo yelled at the top of his lungs. Legolas and Gimli began to run away from the bridge with the other hobbits as Boromir tried to hold on to the fighting hobbit in his arms. Elizabeth turned around and began to run after Legolas and the others as she heard Frodo sob behind her and Boromir calling out for Aragorn to follow them. Liz could feel her eyes sting and she didn't really notice the few orcs that were trying to shoot them down as they ran. Once they were all outside three of the hobbits collapsed on the ground, crying their heart out. Gimli tried to run into the mines again but he was held back by Boromir. Legolas didn't cry like the others. He looked more sad or maybe a bit confused. It was like he never had known what it was like to loose a very good friend, like it was the first time he experienced that kind of sadness. Elizabeth didn't cry either, though she was sad. Unlike the others she knew that Gandalf would return to them sometime so she couldn't really cry, but it pained her to see the others so miserable. She wanted to tell the crying hobbits that the wizard would return, but she couldn't. Aragorn began to get the hobbits on their feet so they could continue the journey. Liz looked after Frodo. She spotted him walking down the mountain, but he came back when Aragorn called for him to come back. As they walked on to Lorien, Elizabeth looked back at the mountain.
"Goodbye Gandalf, `till we meet again," she whispered sadly.
A/N: If anyone was wondering then I based Legolas` behaviour after they came out from the mountain on what I saw in the movie. I just couldn't figure out his expression after they had lost Gandalf. Remember R/R.
The mines of Moria B
The next morning, or at least they thought it was morning, the fellowship walked further into the mines. Elizabeth only remembered a little of her watch the night before. After a while she walked over to were Boromir was walking behind the hobbits.
"Hey", she mumbled. "About last night, I.." But Boromir stopped her.
"Don't think about it. I think you just gave me a little to think about", he said. They walked in silence for a while then Elizabeth said: "If we have to go to the Mount Doom together as a fellowship, I think we should be friends".
Boromir nodded. "You are right", he said. "We should be fighting the enemy together, not avoid each other". Elizabeth smiled and they walked on in silence. After three days of walking with only a little rest, they came to a cross with three tunnels leading further into the mines. Gandalf stopped and looked at the three tunnels.
"I have no memory of this place". After some time Gandalf still hadn't remembered the way. Elizabeth began to feel bored and she wondered if she should give him a hint. But then again, how should she explain how she knew the way. She looked over to were the hobbits were sitting, they looked like they had fallen asleep. After a couple of minutes she walked over to were Boromir was sitting.
"Hi," she whispered. "Doesn't look like we are going anywhere anytime soon." Boromir groaned slightly and shook his head.
"If just wish Mithrandir could remember the way," he said. Elizabeth nodded.
"I think it will take a while for him to remember so I wanted to ask you about something," she said.
"What."
"Well, I have always wondered what Gondor and Minas Tirith looks like, and since you come from there I wondered if you couldn't tell me a little about the city and country. Only if you want to of course," she quickly added. Boromir looked at her for a moment, then he said: "Why not. I don't have anything else to do, and if you want to know about Minas Tirith then, what do want to know?" For the next two hours Elizabeth and Boromir talked about nearly everything not only Gondor. Elizabeth avoided the questions about herself when she could and listened carefully to the descriptions Boromir gave of Gondor and the white city. To her great surprise he also gladly told her about Faramir and some of their adventures together. After a few hours Gandalf got up and chose the path to the left.
"About time," Elizabeth muttered to herself. They continued into the mine and came to a great hall. Gandalf lit up the place, and Elizabeth had to admit that it was amazing what the dwarves had built in the past. The tall grey pillars ended high above their heads and everything looked like it had taken thousands of years to built. Suddenly Gimli ran into a little chamber to their left. The others followed. They found him kneeling in front of Balins grave. Gandalf picked up an old half rotten book and began to read from the last two pages. Elizabeth tightened her grip on her sword. The orcs would soon be coming. She looked around the room and saw Pippin standing beside the well with the dwarfskeleton sitting on it. She began to walk over to him but it was too late. With a loud crash the skeleton and the bucket it had been resting beside fell down into the black hole. Gandalf shut the book.
"Fool of a Took!" he said. "Through yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity." Pippin didn't have the time to answer before they could hear the sound of drums coming from the old well.
"Orcs," Legolas said. Boromir ran to the door and was nearly hit with two arrows. Aragorn came over to him and helped him close and barricade the door. Elizabeth unsheathed her sword and tried to concentrate. This was one of the things she had been dreading. She wasn't a skilled fighter and there were hundreds of orcs out there. What if she got hurt and couldn't escape with the others? She didn't have much more time to think about it, because now the orcs had broken the doors down and where entering the room. The fellowship split up. Liz could see Merry and Pippin defending themselves in one corner, while Aragorn and Boromir where killing orcs in another. Elizabeth cut the head of one orc and two instantly took its place. Then the cavetroll came. She saw it kill the orcs that held it so it could use its chain as a weapon along with its hammer. Elizabeth could feel the fear wash over her. It was like everything stopped for a second, before the cavetroll swung its hammer and smashed it to the ground, nearly trapping Sam under it. From then everything was like a really bad dream. Elizabeth didn't know how long she killed orcs before she heard Sam scream Frodos name. Merry and Pippin yelled out in anger as Elizabeth turned around and saw Frodo stabbed with a very huge spear. In few seconds Legolas shot an arrow into the cavetrolls mouth, and the monster fell to the ground, dead. The orcs ran out again. Elizabeth sat down. She wasn't worried about Frodo. He had his Mithrilcoat to protect him. She was more worried about the next monster that would attack them. Frodo got up again to everyone's relief. They began to run out towards the bridge of Kazad-dum. The orcs followed them, but stopped at the sound of the Balrog. As the orcs disappeared, the fellowship looked over at the gate where a flaming figure were visible. Gandalf closed his eyes. Suddenly he looked very tired and old.
"What is this new devilry?" Boromir asked.
"It's a balrog. Your weapons will not help you in this fight. Run!" The fellowship ran as fast as they could away from the flames. Elizabeth could feel her legs protest and her wound hurt like mad. Then she could see the bridge.
It's good that I'm not afraid of hights, Liz thought when she looked at the thin old bridge. She ran down the stairs with the others when they came to the place where the stairs were broken in two. Legolas leaped over followed by Gandalf. Boromir was next with Merry and Pippin, but then some rocks fell from the mountain over them making the gap bigger. Aragorn through Sam over and then Gimli jumped. Elizabeth looked at the gap in front of her. On second thought, maybe she didn't like hights that much and she had never been that good at long jumping.
"Elizabeth hurry up. Jump," Aragorn yelled while shooting an orc that was trying to shoot them down. Elizabeth closed her eyes and opened them again.
Okay, it's now or never, she thought and jumped. She closed her eyes. In a few seconds she would be on the other side. The only problem was that when she began to fall, she couldn't feel herself hit the other side. She opened her eyes and reached out for something. A strong hand grasped her hand and pulled her into safety, or as safe as you could be when a balrog was after you. Elizabeth looked up to see Boromir before she stumbled down to where the hobbits were waiting. Aragorn and Frodo joined them and they ran over the bridge. Gandalf stopped on the bridge and turned around to face the balrog. He held it back with his magic as the black monster slammed its sword at him. There was a bright flash of light and the sword disappeared. Gandalf was yelling at the balrog and when it tried to go over the bridge the stone crumbled under it. The monster disappeared in the darkness and Gandalf turned around to face the fellowship, but before he could return to them the balrogs whip fastened itself around his leg and pulled him over the edge of the bridge. Frodo tried to run out to the wizard and help him but Boromir picked him up so he couldn't run away. Gandalf looked over at the fellowship.
"Fly you fools," he said before he let go of the bridge and fell into the darkness. There was a second of silence before..
"NOOOO," Frodo yelled at the top of his lungs. Legolas and Gimli began to run away from the bridge with the other hobbits as Boromir tried to hold on to the fighting hobbit in his arms. Elizabeth turned around and began to run after Legolas and the others as she heard Frodo sob behind her and Boromir calling out for Aragorn to follow them. Liz could feel her eyes sting and she didn't really notice the few orcs that were trying to shoot them down as they ran. Once they were all outside three of the hobbits collapsed on the ground, crying their heart out. Gimli tried to run into the mines again but he was held back by Boromir. Legolas didn't cry like the others. He looked more sad or maybe a bit confused. It was like he never had known what it was like to loose a very good friend, like it was the first time he experienced that kind of sadness. Elizabeth didn't cry either, though she was sad. Unlike the others she knew that Gandalf would return to them sometime so she couldn't really cry, but it pained her to see the others so miserable. She wanted to tell the crying hobbits that the wizard would return, but she couldn't. Aragorn began to get the hobbits on their feet so they could continue the journey. Liz looked after Frodo. She spotted him walking down the mountain, but he came back when Aragorn called for him to come back. As they walked on to Lorien, Elizabeth looked back at the mountain.
"Goodbye Gandalf, `till we meet again," she whispered sadly.
A/N: If anyone was wondering then I based Legolas` behaviour after they came out from the mountain on what I saw in the movie. I just couldn't figure out his expression after they had lost Gandalf. Remember R/R.