Authors note: This is updated and improved from the original chapter 1

"Where the HELL are we!"

Saffie, Emily and Maya had been travelling on a train to London however, it had veered off the track and crashed, killing every innocent passenger on board. Strangely, Saffie, Emily and Maya had managed to mysteriously teleport to another land.

"I believe we are in another world" Maya mumbled.

"Too right we are! We definitely are not in England anymore and judging by those dwarfs over there, we aren't even on planet earth anymore" exclaimed Saffie.

"Shut it you two, you're not helping!" Emily shouted

"I am never using public transport ever again" Saffie raged

"At this rate, you're never going to need to anyway!" Emily replied flustered

"Ok, Ok, let's calm down go and ask the dwarfs where we are. They're bound to know." Maya stated, obviously trying to keep calm.

Slowly, the girls warily approached the strange looking people. They were a good few inches taller than them. For some uncanny reason, Emily swore she could recognise them but couldn't quite put her finger on where from.

"Um, hello. My names Emily and these are my friends, Maya and Saffie. We were wondering if you could, um, tell us where we are."

The low chatter between the dwarfs silenced as they all began to stare at the girls cautiously but inquisitively.

One of them stood up. He was the tallest one of them, had long dark hair and a long, coarse beard. He addressed himself as Thorin Oakenshield.

"What are you?" he mumbled in a deep baritone voice, all his attention focused on Emily, making her feel slightly uncomfortable.

"We're humans!" Maya spat, a little offended.

"Where have you travelled from?" He asked, puzzled but still not taking his eyes off Emily for a second.

As Emily was trying to explain, Saffie noticed a blonde haired dwarf staring intently at her. He had piercing blue eyes, just like her own and a small plait, draping from each side of his mouth. She smiled at him and she couldn't help but notice that he blushed. Maya nudged her and scolded her for flirting with him however she secretly had her eye on the one sat next to him with long dark hair and big brown eyes. She assumed they were brothers as they seemed quite close. He looked up and caught her staring at him and shot her a cheeky grin and motioned for them to come and sit with them. Feeling left out, Saffie followed, eager to meet up with these dwarfs.

Emily finally finished explaining and Thorin seemed to understand that they were not from Middle Earth. He accepted them to join his company and their quest to the Lonely Mountain.

A different, younger dwarf named Bofur spoke up. "Thorin, we don't have enough horses for everyone to ride."

"Emily will ride with me. Saffie and Maya, you can ride with Fili and Kili, my nephews. Both Fili and Kili blushed furiously at this statement. Maya and Saffie looked at each other knowing that they both had exactly the same thoughts.

Emily sighed, rubbing her eyes and stated she was going to bed as it had been a tiresome day. Meanwhile, Saffie and Maya carried on flirting with Fili and Kili. They didn't know it but all four of them had a great feeling about this quest!

Emily rapidly fell in to a dreamless sleep. Stress and tiredness had taken over her body which was now slumped awkwardly against a mossy rock, shaded by a huge overgrown tree above her.

Thorin watched Emily sleeping soundly. He too was now looking forward to the rest of the quest and this fortunate turn of events. However, he wondered what changes the new members of the company would bring. Would they help the quest or slow it down and did they know how to fight. Had they even seen a sword or a bow in their life?

Only time will tell he thought as he began to doze against the soft mossy branch of the tree.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed his nephews getting on very well with the two new girls, Saffie and Maya, he recalled. He was going to have to keep an eye on those lot he told himself, picturing the mischief they would likely get up to.

Only time will tell he whispered to himself once again before falling in to a deep, content sleep.