Fan Fiction ❯ Wild Blue Yonder ❯ Uhm. . .Opps ( Chapter 20 )

**REVISIED**

Disclaimer: I don't own it, just hope that some day I can be successful like Tolkien. <Please don't throw any sharp objects for this chapter. . .It is told primarily in Rain's POV and believe me she is upset enough without any help!>

Wild Blue Yonder

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Chapter 20 - Uhm. . .Opps

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Rain sat watching as Legolas ran back across the clearing to drag her bag out from under the dead horse. Since she was now sitting down the pain had dulled to an aching throb, but she knew the worse was yet to come, since they would have to remove the arrow from her shoulder. She was pretty sure that it wouldn't be coming out the way it went in either. She closed her eyes as a shudder ran down her spine at the thought. Hearing movement, she looked up to see that he had been successful at getting her bag from beneath the horse.

Suddenly a large black shape materialized behind Legolas, startled she fumbled with her left hand to draw her weapon, glad that she had reloaded after the action.

"Legolas, look out!" Rain screamed as she saw a large black shape begin to swing at his head. Steadying her shaking arm, she took aim and fired. Seeing him fall along with the creature behind him, she gasped worried that she may have hit him. She wasn't as accurate with her left hand as she was with her right, since she was right-handed.

Seeing that he wasn't moving, panic began to spread through her. Shaking her head against the emotions surging though her, she holstered her gun and with her left hand pushed herself up from the ground. Clutching her injured shoulder, she staggered across the clearing and knelt heavily next to his body. He had fallen forward and she could see that his beautiful blonde hair was slowing becoming covered with blood.

Reaching out her good hand, she brushed his hair away from his neck to feel for a pulse. She sighed gratefully at the strong beat beneath her fingertips. Grunting she pushed and shoved until she was able to roll him over. Looking down, she traced a shallow parallel groove along his temple and back into his hair, wincing she looked over her shoulder at the black shape lying face up on the ground behind them. A huge Uruk-hai soldier lay with a small neat hole in the center of his forehead.

Rain's jaw clenched as anger raged through her, the look she tossed at the fallen Orc as cold as ice. Dismissing him, she turned back to Legolas, knowing he'd have one hell of a headache and she was going to have a lot to explain, when he did wake up. Looking down at her right shoulder, she knew she needed to do something about the arrow soon and she couldn't wait till he woke up, which by her estimate would be several hours. Pushing herself back off the ground she staggered to her bag and with much effort, managed to pull out her first aid kit.

'First, I'll get Legolas patched up and then I will get this arrow out.' she thought ambitiously. Kneeling back down by Legolas, she flipped open the case one-handedly and took the bottle of hydrogen peroxide. Suddenly, she was thankful that he was unconscious, knowing how much this was would have hurt if he had been awake. She poured a generous amount over the wound, before pulling out the antiseptic salve. Dabbing some onto the wound, she taped a large gauze bandage over the area, before sitting back to survey her handiwork. Satisfied that it would hold for now, she looked back down at her shoulder, wondering how she was going to deal with the arrow. Reaching up she gently probed the area, wincing at the pain that radiated from the area. She determined that the arrow was not lodged in her shoulder, but had passed through and was sticking out from both sides.

'At least this means it will be easier to get out.' she thought sarcastically. Knowing that her knife was not sturdy enough to saw through the arrow, she looked down and saw the long knifes at Legolas's waist.

'If I use one of his blades and a stable surface, I could chop through the end and push it out the other side.' she contemplated. Wincing at the thought of the upcoming pain, she resolutely pulled one of the blades from its sheath. Looking around, she spied the truck of the dead tree lying nearly. Picking up the first aid kit, she staggered over to the tree and knelt down next to it.

Nanook, who had been watching the entire process from next to Legolas's head, had followed her across the clearing. He whined as he pushed his muzzle against her right hand. She hissed as pain shot through her shoulder and chest.

"Stop, Bup-pup." she cried, dropping the blade and the kit on the ground before pushing his head away from her injured arm. Running her fingers through the short hair on his head, she gazed down into his eyes. "Guard." she commanded, satisfied as she saw his ears perk forward and his stance changed into a protective mode. He would ensure that nothing happened to either of them, while she was out. For she was absolutely positive that after she cut and removed the arrow from her shoulder, she wasn't going to be awake for a while.

'I will be lucky if I can keep from passing out until after I have pushed the arrow out.' she thought, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. Opening her eyes, she picked up Legolas's blade with her left hand and leaned forward over the log, bracing her shoulder so that the shaft of the arrow lay flush with the wood. Digging her feet in solidly, she turned her head toward her injured shoulder and raised her left hand high.

'Can't miss, got to make it on the first shot.' she thought as she brought her hand down sharply, the blade of the long knife passing cleanly through the heavy wood of the shaft. Pain radiated through her entire body and her vision dimmed as she struggled against the agony racing through her body. Panting heavily, she leaned weakly against the log, ignoring the concerned whines from Nanook beside her. Slowly the pain began to diminish enough that she could see clearly.

Sitting up, she knew that the hardest part was yet to come, removing the arrow from her shoulder. It would difficult and awkward to reach, but she had a good idea on how to get it out. Pulling off her belt, she awkwardly looped it around the end of the arrow, the head would prevent the belt from slipping off. Reaching behind her back, she grasped the trailing end of the belt, pulling on it lightly until she felt it pull tight.

Steeling herself, knowing that the worst was about to happen, she gritted her teeth and pulled with all her strength, straightening her arm and pulling the arrow from her shoulder with a loud scream that echoed throughout the clearing. Gasping, she looked down at the end of her belt that was the bloody remains of the orc arrow that had been lodged in her shoulder. She could no longer stop the blackness that enclosed upon her world as she fell forward, the bloody arrow clutched in her hand.

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A/N: Please don't blame Rain for accidentally hitting Legolas. You have to imagine, she's right-handed and had a very large arrow stuck in that shoulder, of course your aim can't always be perfect. Well at least she didn't kill him and she did get that last orc.

Well, Bup-pup is the only one that is still conscious and standing guard over our two fallen friends. Who's going to wake up first. . . the next chapter will tell.

Happy Reading ~ DBZ Vegeta