Races against time
By: Karine
Rating: PG-13
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Disclaimer: I own nothing beside the plot and I make no money from it.
Summary:
During a simple hunting trip, Aragorn, Legolas and the twins find an elf maiden that was attacked by orcs. It's now two races against time; the twins must get the maiden to Lothlorien for healing while Legolas and Aragorn have to track the band of orcs that have captured her daughter.
RACES AGAINST TIME
Chapter one
The feast
Lord Elrond was in his study and was looking out at the front gate from his window. For a few weeks now he had been sitting there, looking at that gate with hope, hope that his sons and their friend Legolas would come back. They were supposed to be gone for a few days; it has been a month now and still no news of them. Orcs sighting had increase and while he had no doubts that the four of them were very capable of taking care of themselves, he just couldn't helps but worry.
"Do not fear for them Elrond, they probably have a good reason for not coming back. They'll be okay." Said Glorfindel, who had just entered the study to try and coax Elrond out.
"I know that, my friend." He answered. "But I fear for them especially Estel. I know that he was well trained by the twins and Legolas and for a boy of 16 he is a really capable warrior but still he is mortal. The thought of losing him so soon." He trailed off.
It pained Glorfindel greatly to see his old friend this worried. It angers him also that there was nothing he could do to help, not since he too was worried. He had tracked the young ones but since they were hunting (a thing they were really good at) he had not found a trace of them and the reason the two of them were very worried was that they also excelled at attracting problems and life threatening situations.
He was about to say something when he heard a loud yell coming from outside.
"ADA, come quick it's Estel."
*********
A month before .
Legolas, Elladan and Elrohir were bored, really bored, it had rains all week and they had just ran out of ideas for pranks. Their last one had been a success thought. They had found a couple of frogs in a pond near the house and had put them with the food of a few maidens. They had never heard a banshee's cry but they were pretty sure that the maidens scream came pretty close. After that one, they decided to stay low a little.
"Poor Estel." Elladan suddenly exclaimed.
"Why?" Asked Legolas, confused.
"Well," Elladan said mischievously. "He is having a dwarfish history lesson with Erestor."
At that, the three of them burst out laughing and were soon all crawling on the floor gasping for air. After they pick themselves up, they sat in one of the many couches in the Hall of Fire.
"Isn't it Estel last lesson today?" Legolas asked.
"Yes," Elrohir answered. "Ada is holding a little feast to celebrate it, are you going to be there?"
"No, I'm going to stay in my room while all of you are celebrating and keep the present I brought him to myself." He said sarcastically.
A cushion came flying across the room and found his mark in the unsuspecting grinning prince's face. Legolas made the error of throwing back the cushion to Elrohir. At this, both twins lunged toward Legolas who had no way of escaping and the three wrestled on the ground.
At one point, Elladan and Elrohir each gripped Legolas legs and attempted to drag him out. In a desperate attempt to hold unto something, his hand found the cushion and he threw it at the twins. Unfortunately, his aim was far off and he watched in horror as the cushion found his way right into Lord Elrond's face.
Three simultaneous "'uh oh" could be heard while Elrond regained his balance. Legolas, who had freed himself from the twins grip, got up.
"I'm so sorry Lord Elrond" He said in nervous tone.
"No harm was done Legolas beside," He added, trying to keep a stern face and failing miserably. "I'm sure that if my sons were not dragging you, your aim would have been better."
"Of course." Legolas said grinning, which earned him a dark glare from the twins who did not like the fact that the blame was now put on their shoulders.
"Now, may I suggest that you all go prepared yourself for the feast."
With that said, the three made their way out of the Hall of fire and to their room, bickering among them all the way.
After dressing himself, Legolas went to join the twins.
"I just had a wonderful idea." He exclaimed
"What is it?" Elladan asked, his curiosity spiked.
"We could go hunting for a couple of days, it would do us all some good after this week's rain. In the meantime we could test Estel's skills." Legolas said.
"Wonderful idea!" The twins said in unison.
"We should ask it to Ada now as to make it a surprise to Estel" Added Elladan.
"Good idea, you should go now. I'll go and make sure that Estel is not late to his own feast." Legolas said grinning.
The feast was a merry one, everyone in Rivendell had followed the progress of the young human and all of them were proud to see him achieving this part of his life.
Estel had been delighted by all the gifts he had received. Erestor gave him a wonderful book about the life in the wild, Glorfindel had given him a beautiful elvish sword. From the twins he had received two magnificent daggers, Legolas had brought him a Mirkwood's bow and quiver. Finally, Elrond gave him a beautiful mare since Estel didn't have a horse of his own.
Shortly after receiving his gifts, Legolas told him that they were going hunting for a couple of days to "test all of your skills". Estel was overjoyed, he was so looking forward to this hunting trip. But, had he knew what would happen, he might not have had the same emotion.
TBC
A/N: Special thanks to Trin who gave me plenty of ideas for this chapter.
By: Karine
Rating: PG-13
Feedback: [email protected]
Disclaimer: I own nothing beside the plot and I make no money from it.
Summary:
During a simple hunting trip, Aragorn, Legolas and the twins find an elf maiden that was attacked by orcs. It's now two races against time; the twins must get the maiden to Lothlorien for healing while Legolas and Aragorn have to track the band of orcs that have captured her daughter.
RACES AGAINST TIME
Chapter one
The feast
Lord Elrond was in his study and was looking out at the front gate from his window. For a few weeks now he had been sitting there, looking at that gate with hope, hope that his sons and their friend Legolas would come back. They were supposed to be gone for a few days; it has been a month now and still no news of them. Orcs sighting had increase and while he had no doubts that the four of them were very capable of taking care of themselves, he just couldn't helps but worry.
"Do not fear for them Elrond, they probably have a good reason for not coming back. They'll be okay." Said Glorfindel, who had just entered the study to try and coax Elrond out.
"I know that, my friend." He answered. "But I fear for them especially Estel. I know that he was well trained by the twins and Legolas and for a boy of 16 he is a really capable warrior but still he is mortal. The thought of losing him so soon." He trailed off.
It pained Glorfindel greatly to see his old friend this worried. It angers him also that there was nothing he could do to help, not since he too was worried. He had tracked the young ones but since they were hunting (a thing they were really good at) he had not found a trace of them and the reason the two of them were very worried was that they also excelled at attracting problems and life threatening situations.
He was about to say something when he heard a loud yell coming from outside.
"ADA, come quick it's Estel."
*********
A month before .
Legolas, Elladan and Elrohir were bored, really bored, it had rains all week and they had just ran out of ideas for pranks. Their last one had been a success thought. They had found a couple of frogs in a pond near the house and had put them with the food of a few maidens. They had never heard a banshee's cry but they were pretty sure that the maidens scream came pretty close. After that one, they decided to stay low a little.
"Poor Estel." Elladan suddenly exclaimed.
"Why?" Asked Legolas, confused.
"Well," Elladan said mischievously. "He is having a dwarfish history lesson with Erestor."
At that, the three of them burst out laughing and were soon all crawling on the floor gasping for air. After they pick themselves up, they sat in one of the many couches in the Hall of Fire.
"Isn't it Estel last lesson today?" Legolas asked.
"Yes," Elrohir answered. "Ada is holding a little feast to celebrate it, are you going to be there?"
"No, I'm going to stay in my room while all of you are celebrating and keep the present I brought him to myself." He said sarcastically.
A cushion came flying across the room and found his mark in the unsuspecting grinning prince's face. Legolas made the error of throwing back the cushion to Elrohir. At this, both twins lunged toward Legolas who had no way of escaping and the three wrestled on the ground.
At one point, Elladan and Elrohir each gripped Legolas legs and attempted to drag him out. In a desperate attempt to hold unto something, his hand found the cushion and he threw it at the twins. Unfortunately, his aim was far off and he watched in horror as the cushion found his way right into Lord Elrond's face.
Three simultaneous "'uh oh" could be heard while Elrond regained his balance. Legolas, who had freed himself from the twins grip, got up.
"I'm so sorry Lord Elrond" He said in nervous tone.
"No harm was done Legolas beside," He added, trying to keep a stern face and failing miserably. "I'm sure that if my sons were not dragging you, your aim would have been better."
"Of course." Legolas said grinning, which earned him a dark glare from the twins who did not like the fact that the blame was now put on their shoulders.
"Now, may I suggest that you all go prepared yourself for the feast."
With that said, the three made their way out of the Hall of fire and to their room, bickering among them all the way.
After dressing himself, Legolas went to join the twins.
"I just had a wonderful idea." He exclaimed
"What is it?" Elladan asked, his curiosity spiked.
"We could go hunting for a couple of days, it would do us all some good after this week's rain. In the meantime we could test Estel's skills." Legolas said.
"Wonderful idea!" The twins said in unison.
"We should ask it to Ada now as to make it a surprise to Estel" Added Elladan.
"Good idea, you should go now. I'll go and make sure that Estel is not late to his own feast." Legolas said grinning.
The feast was a merry one, everyone in Rivendell had followed the progress of the young human and all of them were proud to see him achieving this part of his life.
Estel had been delighted by all the gifts he had received. Erestor gave him a wonderful book about the life in the wild, Glorfindel had given him a beautiful elvish sword. From the twins he had received two magnificent daggers, Legolas had brought him a Mirkwood's bow and quiver. Finally, Elrond gave him a beautiful mare since Estel didn't have a horse of his own.
Shortly after receiving his gifts, Legolas told him that they were going hunting for a couple of days to "test all of your skills". Estel was overjoyed, he was so looking forward to this hunting trip. But, had he knew what would happen, he might not have had the same emotion.
TBC
A/N: Special thanks to Trin who gave me plenty of ideas for this chapter.