(Editor's note: this is the last chapter of this story. Thank you for all your reviews even the not so happy with me ones. They have helped me immensely. I will be writing a sequel to this for the Two Towers based on the movie but I will watch it again and work with a script nearby for quotes, names and places and timing! I will also proofread though I don't know how much help that will be with my actual grammar. If anyone knows of a good editor!)

Aragorn got out of his canoe first and checked out the shore they had just come to everybody else got out to and began to set up camp. "We cross the lake at nightfall. Hide the boats and then continue on foot. We approach Mordor from the North." Aragorn told everybody. "Oh yes? Just a simple matter of finding our way through Emyn Muil, a labyrinth of razor sharp rocks. And after that it gets even better a festering stinking marshland far as the eye can see." Gimli pointed out. Pippin looked up from talking to Merry and Kerri at the sight of the two men. "That is our road. I suggest you take some rest and recover your strength Master dwarf." Aragorn said raising his eyebrows at the Dwarf. "Recover my strength!" Gimli growled spending the next few minutes muttering under his breath.

"We should leave now." Legolas urged Aragorn who looked surprise. "No Orcs patrol the Eastern Shore. We must wait for the cover of darkness." Aragorn said a little confused. "It is not the Easter Shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat has been growing in my mind. Something draws near I can feel it." Legolas sounded unusually worried. Aragorn gave Legolas an understanding look.

Merry takes some kindling that he found near their camp and dropped it at Gimli's feet. "Where's Frodo?" Merry asked glancing around the forest of Parth Galen forest. Aragorn and Legolas both looked up in panic. Frodo was nowhere to be seen. At the mention of his masters name Sam woke up from a nap startled. They all look where Boromir was a second ago the man from Gondor was gone but his shield was still there. "I'm going to go look for Frodo. Everyone else stay here." Aragorn ran up an old moss covered path through the trees.

Frodo glanced back to through the trees as he left camp wondering how long it took the others to notice he was gone. The hills of Amon Hen as Aragorn had called them were a nice place to sit and think about what he was about to do. Frodo tripped over a stone slab part of an ancient rune of something. Frodo sat down on the stone thinking to himself. He knew Sam would never forgive him for going off alone but the others would be understanding. Sam meant well but Frodo would not lead his best friend into Mordor to die for now Frodo understood his quest.

Frodo jumped as the sound of footsteps on leaves came nearer. "None of us should wander alone least of all you. So much depends on you." Frodo wondered why he wasn't relieved it was Boromir. Boromir had been gathering wood for a fire he had an armload already. "I know why it is you seek solitude. You suffer; I see it day by day. Are you sure you do not suffer needlessly?" Boromir asked. Frodo eyed the young man who seemed to have gained a not good excitement in his eyes. Frodo did not respond but shrank closer back into the rock. "Let me help you. There are other ways. Other paths that we might take." Boromir said. "I know what it is you would say and it would seem like wisdom except for the warning in my heart." Frodo answered not looking up at Boromir. "Warning? Against what?" Boromir demanded. Boromir walked towards him. "We are all afraid Frodo. But to let that fear drive us to destroy what hope we have don't see that is madness?" Boromir asked. "There is no other way!" Frodo said trying not to sound frightened. "I ask only for the strength of my people!" Boromir said throwing down the firewood. Frodo scooted away from the stone and Boromir. "Why do you recoil? I am no thief!" Boromir snapped. "You are not yourself." Frodo pointed out warily hesitating to stop or to keep running. "What chance do you think you have? They will find you and they will take the Ring. And you will beg for death before the end!" Boromir shouted almost in tears. Frodo turned to flee and started running up the hill. "YOU FOOL! It is not yours save by a happy chance! It should have been mine! It could have been!" Boromir lunged on Frodo. "No!" Frodo screamed. Boromir tried to find Frodo's neck. Frodo struggled and slipped the Ring on his finger. Kicking Boromir Frodo slid free under a log and up over the hill. Boromir got up in a rage and shouted, "I see your mind! You will take the Ring to Sauron! You'll betray us all! You go to your death and to the death of us all! Curse you! Curse you and all halflings!" Boromir stopped shouting and tripped over a log. The tripping bought Boromir back to his senses. "Frodo?" Boromir cried wondering what he had just done.

Frodo ignored all of Boromir's cries and ran up the hill to the top of the ancient stone structure nearby. The world was quite different with the Ring on. Everything was black and less except the gray stone. Frodo felt the world lift and fly towards the Black Tower of Sauron. He saw the great eye wreathed in flame and tried to hide behind the stone. "I SEE YOU!" Sauron said. Frodo yanked off the Ring and fell backwards onto the ground. Frodo got up and jumped to his feet.

Aragorn had spent the last twenty minutes searching the woods for Frodo. "Frodo!" Aragorn said sounding relieved to see the Hobbit. "It has taken Boromir!" Frodo said glad to be able to tell someone. "Where is the Ring?" Aragorn asked walking towards Frodo. "Stay away!" Frodo cried in alarm. "Frodo I swore to protect you." Aragorn told him. "Can you protect me from your self? Would you destroy it?" Frodo challenged Aragorn by holding out the Ring in the palm of his hand. Aragorn walked slowly to Frodo and the Ring. This was his TEST that he must pass or fail. Aragorn studied the small Ring with fear in his eyes. "Aragorn." The Ring whispered. Aragorn took his hand and closed Frodo's hand around the Ring. "I would have followed you into the very fires of Mordor." Frodo breathed a sigh of relief. "I know."

"Look after the others especially Sam he will not understand." Frodo told him. Aragorn nodded silently Frodo was no longer in his charge. "Frodo!" Aragorn gasped when he saw Frodo blade turn blue. Frodo stood momentarily frozen in one spot. "Go FRODO! Go now!" Aragorn shouted as he heard the thousands of Orcs behind them. "NOW FRODOD!" Frodo took off as fast as his legs would carry him down the hill.

As soon as Aragorn said that Frodo was missing Sam took off in search of him one way and Merry and Pippin the other. Since Gimli had little success in keeping the Hobbits safe with him he went off in search with Legolas. Kerri meanwhile followed Merry and Pippin.

"Hey look what's that!" Pippin asked pointing up the hill. Orcs of every kind were running directly to them. "Hide!" Merry ordered. The three of them hid in the hallow of a log. "FRODO!" Pippin cried seeing Frodo hiding leaned up against a tree. Kerri looked over at Frodo in surprise there was definite fear in his eyes. "Where are you going?" Pippin demanded. "He's going to run!" Merry said. "No!" Pippin said jumping out of the hiding place. Merry and Kerri scrambled out after him. "Pippin!" They all saw the Orcs in slow motion. Frodo would never escape unless. "Go Frodo and don't look back." Merry said. The Hobbits began to wave the Orcs over to them. Kerri reluctantly joined in but not before she shot Frodo all hope belongs in you now look. Frodo nodded to say that he understood. Kerri ran the opposite way from Frodo with Merry and Pippin. "It's working!" Pippin cried. "I know it is keep running!" Merry told him.

They didn't mean to but they ran to where Boromir was fighting many Orcs. Merry and Pippin along with Kerri stood at the edge of the forest. Boromir saw them and gave them a look that said quite plainly "stay there." Kerri glanced at Boromir and then the Orcs and then her sword. Okay she might not be a big help but in the scheme of themes all that would matter in the end was the Hobbits safety over her own. Weather she would live or die was now in the hands of fate and nor did it matter much in the end. Kerri fought along side Boromir. An arrow whizzed past Kerri as she sliced an Orc in half and the arrow hit Boromir. Boromir fell onto his knees but got up again to fight. Three seconds later another arrow hit Boromir on the chest. Boromir continued to fight on his knees. A third arrow and then a fourth arrow had to hit the proud man of Gondor before he fell. At this Merry and Pippin gave a cry and tried to join Kerri. In one big swoop they were put into the arms of the captives and the Orcs continued to march on. Kerri found herself being carried by the Orc who had killed Boromir then all the world went black.

Sam meanwhile guessed his Master's mind and headed for the Shore where the boats were. Frodo was standing on the shore in front of the canoe a far away look on his face with the Ring in his hand suddenly he made his decision. Frodo quietly shoved the canoe into the water and jumped in by himself unaware of Sam Gamgee watching him in the background. Frodo almost made it half way across the river when Sam jumped in himself trying to chase after him.

"Go back Sam! I'm going to Mordor alone!" Frodo cried. "Of course you are! And I'm going with you!" Sam shouted his clothes getting soaked and heavy. "SAM! You don't know how to swim!" Frodo shouted shaking his head. Sam looked up at Frodo reproachful and sank under the water. Frodo rowed the canoe as fast as he could to where he had last seen Sam Gamgee. Loosing all sense of fear Frodo fished Sam out of the water and threw him into the canoe. Sam sat up breathing hard he looked like he was about to cry. "I made a promise Mr. Frodo a promise." Sam said. "Don't you loose him Samwise Gamgee and I don't mean too. I don't mean too!" Sam said fiercely. "Oh Sam!" Frodo hugged him. By nightfall the two had reached the Eastern Shore and began taking the path Aragorn had taken into Mordor.

Aragorn heard Boromir's horn even among all the noise of the Orcs. Legolas and Gimli had joined him in fighting but now he must go aid Boromir who was no doubt fighting alone. To his dismay Aragorn did not reach Boromir on time. The man was lying among many slain Orcs but had four arrows in his chest.

Aragorn bent over Boromir. "I tried to take the Ring from Frodo I am sorry I have paid." Boromir said. Aragorn went to pull out the arrows out of Boromir's chest but Boromir stopped him. "Leave them it is over for me. They took the little ones." Boromir said gasping for breath he was slowly loosing. "I would have called you our King." Boromir's eyes closed.

Legolas and Gimli walked up behind Aragorn. "What is the news?" Gimli asked. "They took the Hobbits all but Frodo." Aragorn said sadly. "Kerri went with the Hobbits." Legolas said bringing her up. Aragorn gave him a look. "They must have her or killed her as well." Gimli said bitterly thinking of the Shire folk more. "Well come on let's go back to camp." Aragorn said.

Only two backpacks were missing from camp when Aragorn reached the shore and one canoe as well. Legolas got the other canoe ready to go. "Hurry Frodo and Sam have reached the Eastern Shore!" Aragorn stood still looking South to where Mordor lay. Legolas stopped dragging the canoe into the river. "You mean not to follow them?" Legolas said his heart wrenched. "Then it has all been in vain the Fellowship has broken!" Gimli said marching toward his two companions. "Not if we hold true to each other. We will not leave Merry and Pippin to torment to death." Aragorn said. "Leave all that can be spared behind let's hunt some Orc!" Aragorn shoved a dagger into his sheath. "Yes!" Gimli said grinning. Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn ran to the beginning of the trail that the Orcs had left behind them...

Frodo and Sam stood on a cliff over looking the dark Lord Sauron's domain. "Sam I'm glad you're with me. I don't think we'll ever see the others again." Frodo told him thinking about everyone in the Fellowship they had left behind. "We may yet Mr. Frodo. We may." Sam said. The two Hobbits watched as lava rose up out of Mount Doom and then began on their journey.