LOTR - Elrond/Legolas, Thranduil/Erestor
Title: Last Hope
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Type: FPS
Pairing: Elrond/Legolas, Thranduil/Erestor.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tolkien’ characters.
Warning: Scene of battle. Angst.
Rating: NC-17
Summary: When Mirkwood is dying of war, and Legolas was sent to get some aid.
Everything didn’t go well, as trusts been broken, and loyalty testing, is there anyone that can save Mirkwood from Sauron's army?
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1.
Mirkwood
Dark shadows and spiders are starting to claim Mirkwood. Prince Legolas was fighting, trying to defend his father and his home from the foul creatures.
King Thranduil saw his son fighting bravely, and called to the guards to help him. He turned to Galdor. “Tell Legolas to get out of there – I need him to deliver an urgent message. The guards will continue to try and rid Mirkwood of this menace.”
Galdor made his way to the prince’s side.
"My prince?" Galdor tried to catch the prince’s attention.
"What is it, Galdor?" Legolas asked him without turning his head.
"Your father wishes to see you, my prince," Galdor said.
Legolas continued to fire his arrows at the spiders, gradually pulling back until he made his way to his father’s side. As father and son fought together side by side, Legolas asked worriedly: "Father, are you hurt?"
"No, my son," Thranduil said, and gave him a piece of parchment. "I need you to go to Imladris. Give this message to Lord Elrond, and ask for his aid. We cannot fight on our own!"
"Galdor!" Thranduil yelled to the guard, but his son halted him. “You need them. I will ride alone. I can take care of myself," Legolas said to his father.
Thranduil said, "I know; it is just that I fear for you, my son."
“I will be fine. I will leave immediately. Please, father, be careful.”
Thranduil nodded to his son, and immediately went back to the task at hand.
Legolas mounted his horse and urged it into a gallop, wanting to reach Imladris as soon as possible.
As he reached the borders of Mirkwood he turned around. He thought he could see the dark shadow descending on his home, and he was worried how his father fared. Then he turned his horse to the direction of Imladris.
The prince of Mirkwood left with massages; hope to get some help from the races, to help to save his realm.
He rode on his horse without resting as his worried about his father and his people increased.
Lothlorien elves were busy with their own fights; the race of men didn’t even look at him.
Imladris, early morning, 12 days later…
He stopped as he reached to the border of Imladris, took a big breath and rode quickly, as he hoped that they would help to save Mirkwood from falling into darkness.
He got down from his horse and led him into the stable, for rest after a long journey they had made.
When he left the stable, he almost crashed with the twins, he was unaware of their presence, cause the circumstances of his realm.
“Sorry, I must find your father,” he apology to them and walked straight to the lord study, and heard a shout as he opened the door, “HE IS NOT IN HIS ROOM, HE IS IN THE GARDEN.” Elladan shouts to him.
As the last word was heard and Legolas split away to find the lord, and the twins were seem to confused of the prince’ behavior, he seemed to lost his manners.
“Let us follow him and saw what is bothering him.” Elrohir suggested as they follow the prince over the garden.
When Legolas arrived over the garden he saw that the lord was not alone; Lord Erestor and Lord Glorfindel were with him discussing. Legolas cough and they stopped talking as they saw the young elf staring at them with worried look on his face.
“Prince Legolas, how do you fare?” Lord Glorfindel asked.
Legolas ignored his question and stared on Lord Elrond and start talking, as the worried about his father and his people increased.
“Legolas, is there something wrong?” Lord Erestor asked when there was no answer from the prince.
“My lords, Mirkwood is dying; spiders and shadow already claimed my home, and Sauron army closer everyday.” Legolas explained hoped they will help.
“You asked our aid, is it?” Lord Elrond asked him and saw a little smile on the prince face.
“I do, my lord,” Legolas said lowered his head sigh heavily and continued: “You are my last hope.”
“What do you mean by saying ‘You are my last hope’?” Lord Erestor asked.
“No one cares about us, and this is the last realm that left, my lords,” Legolas said angrily over them and continued: “Are you going to send aid to save Mirkwood from falling into darkness?” he asked them and looked into Lord Elrond eyes, search the answer and said “I see.” And left angrily the garden, walking through the twins and walked straight to the stable and mounted himself to his horse, and rode over his realm, as the hope left from his eyes, and the despair began to fill his soul.
After Legolas left and gone from the sight, the twins became angry of their father’ behavior.
Elladan started too remembered of event when they were attacked once and they sent massages to sent aid of army to save their realm and asked his father about it.
“Father,” Elladan apply him.
“Yes, my son?” Elrond asked.
“When the orcs fought us, is anyone helped us?” asked him with a light in his eyes.
“Give a moment to remember.” Elrond asked from his son, while he thought who helped them when the dark days came.
“Well?” Elrohir asked as losing his patient.
“You know, when I thinking about that, I remember that we got the aid from Mirkwood, they came as they got the massage.” Lord Erestor said as he remembered the event like it was yesterday.
“You have a good memory my friend,” Lord Glorfindel said and continued his words: “Even king of Mirkwood came as he led the army inside our realm, and his brave son, led the rest of the army outside and slained the orcs until there were no orcs.”
“I think that we just made our decision,” Lord Elrond said and looked over his friends and over his sons and said: “Lord Erestor and the twins prepare the army, and you Lord Glorfindel, will keep this realm from falling apart.” He said and walked over the weapons room to prepare to fight.
~*On the border of Mirkwood*~
Thranduil waited for his son, and start to lose patient about the aid.
“My lord,” Galdor said to him as he got his attention and continued: “Did you eat anything last days?” as he saw the paller skin and the tiredness eyes of his lord.
“No, since Legolas left to got aid,” he said and looked on the guardian eyes and said, “You know my son as I do, he will take no rest to find the aid to save our realm, even no rest or sleep.” He said worried.
“Can I give something to eat my lord?” Galdor insists, hope that his lord will except and at least eat.
“Lembas, thank you Galdor.” Thranduil said and smiling to the guard for caring for him.
Galdor back few moments later with a basket of Lembas and cough to his lord that was busy to scanned the area, seeking to his son.
“He will come,” Galdor said.
"I know that he will come Galdor," Thranduil sighed and then he added, "I am just hope that he will not come alone."
2.
But the prince did not show up after twenty days, though Imladris’s delegation came.
The king began to think of the worst of his son, as nothing or rather know one heard from him.