Among the wounded
By Nevaeh Elenath

Chapter one
“Pip?”

I awoke, stiff, sore and morose, my memory was quite blurry, something was wrong, I couldn’t put my finger on it, I was in pain for a reason, where was Sam? Merry? Pippin? Then it all came thundering back to me, The fierce Uruk-hai bearing down on Pippin and me, Boromir coming from nowhere and trying to save us, but it was too late, the Uruk-hai had us and they were taking us away. Boromir was sitting there wounded and defeated, but still alive.

I lay there like a dead thing, too weak to move, keeping my eyes shut fearing the worst, I knew not where we were, but I could hear the soft rumble of voices in the distance, horrible cackling, then an outburst of shouts, closer now. Loud footsteps boomed closer. I felt my head being roughly inclined and something hot and foul being poured down my throat. I coughed hard, trying to get the burning out of my throat.

“That will do you well enough, You stupid Halfling!” snarled a rough voice.

“If not We’ll have to put a maggot hole in yer belly,” jeered a second.

Their footsteps faded away, leaving me to the horrible mental picture they had left in my mind. But my thoughts quickly turned to Sam and Merry, out somewhere in Mordor. I could not imagine Sam bearing the Ring, the horrible burden I had to bear until Rivendell. He took it in my place, not wanting for me to bear the atrocious burden.

“Frodo?” came a weak voice. My eyes flew open and I turned my head, there was Pippin, his face pallid, making him look ill, and his eyes told me it was so, a feverish gleam rested there.

“Pip?” I replied, my voice hoarse, from lack of use. He smiled faintly, a mere ghost of a smile. But it was there all the same.

“Frodo, I don’ feel well,” he murmured.

“Shut yer mouths, or we’ll have ter beat ya hard!” snarled a voice. A pain erupted in my side, as a metal boot kicked me. I heard Pip moan beside me.

We didn’t have much of a chance to talk after that, but as I watched Pippin intently, the feverish look in his eyes faded, and his face flushed with color. Whatever had ailed him was now gone. The next time we had a chance to talk was when the orcs were arguing over something or another.

“Pip, are you feeling better?” I whispered.

“Yes, a lo’, I don’ know what that was bu’ luckily it passed,” He muttered. But both of us were weak and terribly thirsty, famished as well having nothing to eat for days. But soon we reached a forest edge, although we did not know it’s name we were certain that we should go there for protection. But a hundred or so orcs stood in our way.

“Frodo what are we going to do?” Pippin whispered.

“I don’t know, but just be patient,” I hissed back.

“We ain’t had nothin’ but maggoty bread fo three stikin’ days!*” growled an Uruk-hai. “Yeah! Why can’t we ‘ave some meats!*” said a white faced orc, “what about them! They’re fresh!*”

“They are NOT for eating!*” grumbled another Uruk-hai.

“What about their legs? They don’t need those,*” said an orc eyeing Pippin and I hungrily.- Pip and I exchanged fearful glances. “Ooh they look tasty!*”

“Get back SCUM!*” snarled the Uruk-hai. Shoving him away-. “The master wants them! They have some sort of elvish weapon!**”

“Frodo, they think we have the ring*,” Pippin murmured.

“Shhh! Once they find out we don’t, we’re dead!*`” I hissed.

“Just a mouthful!*” yelled someone behind us, “a bit off the flank!*`”
Pip and I didn’t dare turn about, but there was no need, a large Uruk-hai cut off the head of the orc behind us.-

“Looks like meat’s back on the menu boys!*” yelled the Uruk-hai. Pippin and I were pushed out of the way so the foul beasts could devour their comrade. Laying on our stomachs we began to crawl towards the forest, but a large foot slammed into my back, and I groaned in pain. Beside me Pippin turned about, I heard him whimpering as the voice of the orc that wanted our legs said, “Go ahead, squeal, no one’s gonna save you now!*”
TBC

Wow! My first cliff hanger, now just because you’ve seen The Two Towers doesn’t mean you know what’s coming! I warn you!

Okay here’s what all the symbols mean:
* The Two Towers movie.
**The Two Towers Special Extended Edition , slightly altered.
*` TTT SEE
-Action movements from TTT.

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