Disclaimer- LOTR and the characters don't belong to me... though I wish they did...:/

A/N- Uhh... -giggles nervously- sorry for the LONG wait... but I regret to say that this is the end. Good-bye.

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Chapter 12- The Last Stage

Gollum cried and struggled in his restraints. "Kill us you will! Kill us!" Gollum tried to gnaw through the vines, but they held strong.

A Warg-rider scout saw Gollum. He wielded his Warg around and told the leader of the group that there are some creatures down there.

The leader, Argus, quickly mounted his Warg and led the pack down to the clearing. Once he was there, he had them circle the area and slowly advance.

Frodo and Aragorn both heard them coming and knew that it was better to stay in the cave, rather than to fight.

"Check in that cave," Argus ordered, "make sure that no creature is left behind."

Another scout, named Quick hand, surveyed the cave and found Aragorn and Frodo. He unsheathed his knife and slowly walked toward them. Aragorn stood up, shielding Frodo's injured body, and prepared himself for the fight that was about to happen.

"Well, is there any creatures in there?" Argus asked impatiently, walking into the small cave. "Quick hand! Don't kill them! They are to remain alive until I say otherwise!"

Quick hand had no other choice but to sheath his knife and walk over to the Ranger. "Come quietly and there won't be any 'accidents'" He motioned to his knife hanging on his belt.

Aragorn cared greatly for Frodo's safety. He would never forgive himself if anything happened to him that could have easily been avoided. He walked over to the Goblin and held out both of his hands, ready to be bound once again.

The Goblin bound his and Frodo's wrists. He grabbed some of Frodo's curly hair and pulled him to a standing position. "Stand!" he ordered.

Frodo could stand on his feet without much strain. He was a bit shaky, but at least he could stand erect.

Quick kill led the captives out of the small shelter and into the group.

A Gondorian horn was blown.

"Boromir!" Aragorn cried.

Boromir rushed through the trees, sword in hand, ready for battle. Legolas and Gimli followed behind, their weapons thirsting for blood. Merry, Pippin, and Sam were the last to show, but they were just as ready to fight as the rest of the Company.

"Don't worry Mr. Frodo!" Sam shouted, thrusting his dagger into a Goblin's leg.

Boromir reached Aragorn and quickly cut the cords binding his wrists together. He went over to Frodo and cut his bonds too. "Quickly Frodo, run over to the others. You are in no condition to fight!"

Frodo complied. He ran over to Legolas and Gimli.

"You're safe now master Hobbit." Gimli assured.

Gollum saw chance to escape, and he took it. He bound off, the vines already being cut by a fallen Goblin.

Once the last of the Goblins and Wargs were killed, everyone ran over to their rescued comrades.

"Tell me," Aragorn started, "how did you know to come here?"

"The Lady of the Woods told us." Legolas replied. "She said that she saw us all reunited by Amon Hen."

The Hobbits were all too happy to see each other once again. There was no need for words, for all of them understood each other's feelings.

-End-

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A/N- That's the end of mystory. From there it just continues on with Tolkien's story of The Lord of the Rings. I hope that you enjoyed reading this!:)