SHADOWS OVER GONDOR III

[LadyArwenUndómiel]

"The muddiest one!" Arwen says, though she sounds surprisingly cheerful about it. "That's the one which I was about to suggest!" Arwen then stops dead in her tracks for a moment when she hears the sound as well.

"Right behind you, Kessa," Arwen whispers as she begins to move towards the direction where the sound came from; feeling safe because Hadhafang (her sword) was right in front of her.

Though Arwen could barely see Kessa even with Elven eyes, she had a rough idea of where the Ranger was going. The mud was now getting deeper, up to their tighs already. Pretty soon the two of them walk up to a place which looks like a wall.

"That's queer," Arwen says to Kessa quietly. "There has to be an opening of some sort! Just look at all the blood around. It's more than ever!"

Arwen then holds her sword in one hand and begins feeling her way around the wall with the other, hoping that she is able to find something. The right side of the door is filled with round knobs. "That's it!" Arwen says. "One of these knobs must be pushed to open a secret door."

She then turns to Kessa, obviosly a bit troubled. "The only question is, which one; and who knows what's inside the door?" Arwen then thinks for a second then says, "But whoever is inside is obviously in a lot of trouble, we'd better go help out!"

[Kessa Star]

*nods her agreement, though Arwen couldn't see her, but she was in too deep thought to do anything else. She inspects the knobs, breathing hard seeing as the mud was up around her stomach. She tries one knob, it doesn't budge. The next turns only slightly, and the last opens the door. She turns to Arwen* Ready...? *she whispers hoarsly. Without waiting for a reply, she looks at her sword, it glows a bit brighter and finally erupts in flames, and Kessa swings the door wide open*

[LadyArwenUndómiel]

"Yrch!" Arwen exclaims in her own tongue. She then enters the door, only to find five full-grown orc waiting for Kessa and her in a place which looked like a muddy graveyard. However, Arwen doesn't just run towards then to kill. She quickly turns to Kessa and says, "Some of these orcs are actually Men of Gondor. We have to knock them out somehow so we can give them this potien, that way they can be back to normal again...!" Arwen says quickly, but an orc comes up and tries to attack her before the Elf could finish what she had to say...

[Kessa Star]

*flips her sword over and grips the sharp end, it being made partially from her flesh does not harm her. She rams the butt end of the sword down on the acting orc. He falls with a grunt unconciously at Arwens feet* I got these two, you take them. *she turns to grin wickedly at the two nearest her. One charges her on her left and the other on her right* Oh, come on now, guys! This is simply not fair! *she looks up and sees a strange looking stalagtite (or is it stalagmite and sp?) jutting out. She leaps and grabs hold of it, praying it would hold her up. The two orcs crash into each other but only the smaller of the two is knocked out* Why does it work for everyone else...?! *Kes exlaims just as the stalagtite cracks and she falls down on top of the orc. He grunts and roars in rage, Kessa merely whacks on top of the head with her sword. She stands and wipes her hands off* There we go, all better!

[LadyArwenUndómiel]

Once Kessa knocked out two of the orcs, Arwen grabbed them and pulled them aside. She takes them behind a rock so that the other two orcs won't see them, hopefully. She drags their heavy bodies in and then pulls out the vial of liquid which she got from Firebird way back when Arwen was first involved in this war. She takes the top off and pours a bit into each of the orcs' drooling mouths, speaking verses in Elvish in a whispered voice all the time. She finishes her "magic" and the orcs still continue being knocked out.

"It must have some effect after an hour or so," Arwen thinks to herself. She then goes infront of the rock where she hid the orcs, only to find Kessa on top of the two other ones. "That was efficient!" Arwen says, smiling with happiness. "Let's get them behind this rock and turn them back into Men of Gondor once more!" Arwen says as she takes the right leg of one and begins to drag it inside. She then returns and drags the other one in as well.

Once Arwen, Kessa and the four orcs were all behind the rock, Arwen took out the vial agian and began chanting in Elvish once more. The four orcs soon had their doses and it was all a matter of time before they were back to normal again; unless they were genuine orcs!

"What shall we do in the time in which we are waiting?" Arwen asks Kessa, keeping her voice low. "I suggest that we stay here, in case these orcs awaken. But perhaps figuring out where we are isn't a bad option..."

[Rhiannon]

*Looks at the sky, waiting for the falcon to return with the group's answer* Please, hurry...*Turns around* I'll give it about 15 minutes, then we start the escape.

[Kessa Star]

*raises an eyebrow at Arwen* Unless you're one hell of a sorcerous, that's going to be pretty hard, if not impossible... Please remember that we can only see from our sw- *stops short, just now realizing the light was not only coming from their swords* Where's it coming from...? *she wonders, more to herself than Arwen. She looks around, but fails to see a source, she looks to Arwen fro help*

[Melian]

*the army gets in position and melody sends the falcon to let riha know that they are ready to begin, as soon as she is

[Grubhosh]

The self appointed general was pacing back and forth. She was worried. This elf or what ever would ruin the dark lords plans if they weren't careful. She was wondering what had happened to lieutenant. When there was a knock at the door.

Come in

she said thinking it was the gaurd returning it wasn't. A very large Uruk-hai steped into the room he was at least two heads taller than grubby. There was an evil glint in his yellow catty eyes.

Who are you?

she squeaked.

I am Lieutenant Morduf and you have a message for me.

She scowled at him. Outranked by one of those mongrel rats.

Yes sir

She sneered taking out a sheet of parchment with the black seal of the black tower still intact she was about to hand it to him when the gaurd burst in through the door he looked scared.

Erm everything is in place but we have a problem. It's the gondor orcs well they're well... I'd better show you....

Problem?

Grubby and the Uruk-hai said in unison. They followed the gaurd out if the door

[LadyArwenUndómiel]

Arwen notices the light coming from the unknown source as well. "Hide! Quick!" Arwen tells Kessa as she dives behind a rock. "I wonder where that came from," she said. "It doesn't seem like the light of fire to me, but something else..."

Arwen risks a peek from behind the rocks and sees the shadow of somebody coming closer. "Someone is coming," she whispers to Kessa. "But I don't know whether they shall be alies or enemies." Arwen continues look at the unknown stranger when an orc by her suddenly errupts a loud caugh...

"Quiet!" Arwen tells the orc as she puts a hand over the creature's mouth. The other orcs begin caughing badly as well and the whole area around Kessa and Arwen begins to produce a blinding green light. "The spell is working!" Arwen says happily to Kessa but the noise of someone walking closer drained the happinness out of Arwen.

The unknown stranger turned around sharply, for she/he saw the light which the 'orcs that were being turned back into men of Gondor' were creating. "We are dead!" Arwen says as she looks at her sword, knowing that it's use shall be all too soon...

"Any ideas Kessa?" she says, her eyes half-closed due to the blinding light...

[Kessa Star]

*Kessa grabs Arwen's collar and pulls her to the other side of the rock just as the stranger comes to their's. He grunts confusedly at the sight of the men/orcs and Kessa pulls Arwen's ear close, she whispers* When I say now jump out on your side, don't kill him, just surprise, I'll go around back of him and capture him, OK? *before waiting, Kessa yells* NOW! *she runs around the back of the rock as Arwen leaps out with her sword, Kessa prays that the stranger is caught off guard, she had no other ideas and hated thinking about things when tense*

[Lanyliien Qeiisten]

*rides up on her large white stallion, Crystal Night, to Melody* Greetings, I've come to help in the war. *looks at the army* Though, you look pretty well off...

(ooc: Is it alright if I join Melody? If it isn't can just change or delete this post)

[Melian]

((oh please do join! i was board outa my mind without anyone to talk to))

im glad u have come to help, though we look well off, some of the men are newly healed, and there is a hole camp full of orcs we have to atack at Rhia's signal.
do u know of our journys so far, and of our asignment?

[Rhiannon]

*The men wait quietly as one of them raises his hand* Yes?
Ahem....I don't know... but, you know, the guards around the prisoner pits are one of us, too...WHat shall we do with them?
*SIghs* I do know...We don't have any potion left, so If you can overwhelm them right away, tie them up and we take them with us. If not, give them a quick and painless death. The Uruk-Hai will kill them anyway but not without a slow and horrible torture. *Silence, then the sodiers nod.* SHe feels a shiver creeping down her spine as she looks out of the entrance into the direction of the cave mountain.* We can't wait any longer.* Lets the falcon hop on her arm and starts to whisper, looking deeply in it's eyes. Turns around* Good. Take as many spare weapons as you can carry. *Let's the falcon take off. It rises above the camp, stands in the air for a few seconds, then dives down over the prisoners. Repeats it two more times. *I know, Mel will understand the signal. As soon as we can hear them trying to distract the Uruk-Hai on the other side of the camp, we'll run.

[Lanyliien Qeiisten]

Yes, I know of your assignment, but of your journey, no. I had just returned to Rivendell, they sent me here to help. What is her signal? *Notices a falcon coming into view*