True Journeys: Book One The Fellowship

Trouble in Moria

It started growing louder and faster, soon accompanied by the screeches and screams of the orcs. "Mr. Frodo!" Sam pointed to his sword sheath. He pulled out his sword. It glowed blue.

Boromir ran to the wooden doors and started to close them. He nearly avoided getting shot by two arrows. "Get back! And stay close to Gandalf." Aragorn turned to the hobbits and shouted. With the help of Aragorn, Boromir closed the doors. They leaned on them. "They have a cave troll." Boromir stated, a slight hint of sarcasm in his voice as if to say, 'I knew it'.

Legolas threw them axes to bar it shut. After the doors were barred, they stepped back and drew their weapons. Legolas, Aragorn and I drew our bows. The rest readied their swords and, ax. "Let them come! There is still one dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breathe." Gimli taunted from standing on the stone casket.

Orcs started using axes and swords to chop at the wood. I aimed for one of the cracks. When it opened wide enough, I took the shot. I heard a shrill scream, meaning I had hit one. Axes went through the doors as they rushed in.

Dozens of orcs poured in. Legolas and I began shooting them. Aragorn switched to his blade when they reached him. Legolas shot the orcs as they came in through the only way out. I jumped on an orc's head and balanced on one leg and shot from there.

After I had decided that was enough I shot the orc that I stood on and hopped off. I landed on the ground in front if the doors. I looked up to see a massive angry cave troll. It roared then swung its club at me. I rolled to the side and shot at its legs. I tried to bring it down that way. It raised its club once again. I dove between its legs, quickly switching to my two daggers and slicing behind its knees.

I stood up and switched back to my bow. It groaned in pain. I went back to fighting the orcs. Gimli took that opportunity and threw an ax at it from the casket, hitting it in the arm. It became more angry and swung at Gimli with its club. He jumped off the casket and rolled onto the ground. The club crashed into the casket, breaking it. The troll swung twice more, hitting orcs instead of Gimli.

Legolas pulled a double arrow shot to its shoulder. It groaned in pain and turned it's attention to Legolas, who was up on platform. I shot at it from behind, trying to draw its attention. It swung its club beside it and hit me, sending me flying backwards. It swung at him with its chain.

He ducked and dodged. I groaned and kept fighting. Eventually, it's chain got caught around a pillar and it couldn't get free. "Anø ma wetha Legolas!" (Bring him down Legolas) I shouted. Legolas climbed up the chain and onto its shoulders. He shot it in the head, but had to jump off because he made it angry.

Also on the platform were Merry, Pippin, and Frodo. Sam was on the stairs making his way up to the platform. He was hitting orcs with his frying pan. "I think I'm getting the hang of this." He said, hitting one more orc. The cave troll found its club again and smashed the platform between the brothers and Frodo. "Frodo!" Aragorn yelled, killing the orcs that separated him from Frodo.

Frodo hid behind the pillar. He switched sides once more. The troll caught him and he fell backwards into a corner. The troll grabbed his leg. "Aragorn! Aragorn!" He yelled. "Frodo!" Frodo sliced at the cave troll's hand. The troll dropped him to the ground. "Yah!" I sliced the head off another orc and watched in horror as the troll cornered Frodo.

"Yah!" Aragorn had a spear. He jabbed it into the troll's side. The troll roared in pain and swatted Aragorn to the side. He hit the rocks and fell limp to the ground.

"Aragorn!" Frodo yelled. He crawled over and tried to shake him awake. The troll pulled the spear out. I shot it twice. I didn't want to make it more angry that it would kill them both. The troll jabbed the spear above them, getting it lodged in the rocks. Frodo crawled away from Aragorn as to not let him get killed as well.