A/N: I have edited this to where, I hope, Sky doesn't steal too many lines. Anyway, here's chapter two. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Goblintown Stinks

Later that night, I was wandering around Rivendell when I stumbled across a set of stairs; curiosity getting the best of me, I climbed the stairs and found a statue holding the shards of Narsil, the blade that cut the ring from Sauron's hand. I jumped slightly when I heard voices coming from below and quietly looked over the railing to see Thorin, Balin, and Gandalf talking to Elrond about something," Show him the map," Gandalf said, gesturing to Elrond," It is my people's heritage, and mine to defend," Thorin refused stubbornly, making Gandalf roll his eyes," Save me from the stubbornness of dwarves! You are standing in the presence of one of the few people in Middle Earth who can read this, show him the map!" Gandalf ordered.

Thorin hesitated for a moment then handed Elrond the map. The elf took the map and held it up in the light from the moon, then led the way to a place where he could read the map. As soon as they were gone, I ran out of the room and towards the room where the dwarves were staying. I paused before going into their room and decided against it then strode to my room and opened the door quietly before slipping inside. I lay down on the bed and let my mind roam back to when I was with my family in New York. Sadness swept over, and I felt tears sting my eyes and roll down my cheeks. I missed my brother, my dog, my friends, and my home more than anything else in the world. Hearing a knock on my door, I quickly steadied my breathing and wiped the tears from my face," Yeah?" I called out. The door opened and Gandalf stuck his head in," Tomorrow morning, you, Bilbo, and the dwarves will leave at dawn."

He then closed the door, and I heard his footsteps retreat down the hall. The next morning, I was already awake and ready to leave when Bilbo came to get me," Allonsy!" I whispered, leading the dwarves out of Rivendell. Bilbo ran up beside me and tapped my arm," What does 'allonsy' mean?" he asked quietly. I smiled and looked down at the little man," It means 'let's go', my little friend," I explained. Later that evening, we were traveling through the Misty Mountains when the sky began pouring rain," If we don't find shelter, we'll be swept right off the mountain!" I shouted ahead to Thorin. He glanced back at all of us, some barely keeping a foothold on the slippery rock.

Suddenly, Balin stepped forward," This is no thunder storm. It's a thunder battle, look!" he cried, pointing at a giant made of stone, hurling boulders at the mountain we were standing on. The giant we were standing on began to move and the company was split as the giant moved around and Thorin and most of the others jumped to safety while Kili, Bilbo, and the rest of us held for our lives as the giant we were standing on was killed. We were all of a sudden headed straight towards the face of the mountain. I threw Bilbo to safety, but I slipped over the edge and gripped the wet rock in fear as I tried desperately to pull myself up," THEY'RE ALIVE!" I heard Thorin shout as he jumped over to where the we had landed safely.

" Where's Bilbo?" Nori asked," Oh ya' know, I'm just hangin' around!" I shouted from where I was trying to help the hobbit up. Suddenly, all of the dwarves were crowded around the edge trying to help him before he lost his grip. I yelped as Bilbo managed to get another hold on the cliffside. Thorin swing himself over the edge and shoved Bilbo back up onto the ledge. I grabbed the little man into a hug as Thorin glared at Bilbo with disdain," Oh thank goodness, we thought we'd lost our burglar!" Gloin sighed in relief," He was lost from the moment he left home," Thorin spat, still glaring Bilbo down. I returned the glare before noticing a cave behind him," He isn't the one who's lost," I growled, passing him and stalking into the cave. I ran a hand through my soaked hair and realized I had lost my hat," Looks safe enough," Dwalin observed.

" Check to the back, caves in mountains are rarely unoccupied," Thorin ordered, anger evident in his voice. He turned to Bofur," Bofur, you get the first watch," he said before helping everyone except Bilbo get their things dry.

Later, once everyone was asleep, I was staring up at the ceiling when I heard Bilbo heading towards the exit," Where do ya' think you're going?" Bofur asked quietly, jumping up as Bilbo passed him," Thorin was right, I don't belong here Bofur," Bilbo said quietly," Oh, you're homesick! I understand, but you're one of us!" he whispered," No, Bofur. I'm not one of you. I'm not even a burglar!" Bilbo snapped quietly. I jumped up and grabbed Bilbo's shoulder," Don't leave, please," I begged, Bilbo looked at me sadly," You are south more than the average hobbit. You are Bilbo Baggins, and you are the only hobbit from the Shire that would even consider going on adventure and, so far, the bravest man I have ever met." The two men looked at me sadly," Well, I wish the best the world..." Bofur began to say to Bilbo" Do you hear that?" I asked, there was a soft hissing sound like sand pouring through a crack in the ceiling," Oh no," I pointed at the floor where the sand was draining through cracks," Wake up! Everyone, get up!" I shouted, they all sprang up and suddenly the floor dropped out, and we were all falling down a long stone tunnel.

I landed on Bofur and looked up in time to see a horde of goblins rushing at us," GOBLINS!" I shouted, scrambling to my feet and punching the nearest goblin in the face. Within moments we were all swept along through the stinking goblin tunnels towards the biggest tub of lard I've ever seen, the goblin king. I struggled against the goblins and eventually let out a frustrated grunt as I kicked a goblin between the legs.

The goblin king stood up and walked right up to me," Who dares enter my domain armed? Thieves? Assassins?" he cried, spitting all over my face," Dwarves your malevolence! We found them on the front doorstep!" a goblin cried at my feet," Dwarves? What is your purpose here?" no one responded," Very well, if they won't talk, we'll make them squawk!" the goblin king roared, he pointed at me," Bring up the Bonecrusher! Bring up the Skinpeeler! Starting with the woman!" I gulped nervously," WAIT!" Thorin shoved his way to stand in front of me," Ooh! Thorin Oakenshield, son of Thrain!" the goblin king curtsied mockingly," King under the mountain! Oh, but I forget! You don't have a mountain. I know someone who would pay a pretty price for your head, just the head, nothing attached," he giggled sickly," Perhaps you know him, a pale Orc astride a white warg, hm?" Thorin glared the overweight goblin down.

" Impossible, Azog the Defiler is dead!" Thorin growled stubbornly," So you think his defiling days are over do you? Send word to the pale Orc that we have his prize!" I growled deep in my throat, making all eyes lock on me. I pushed Thorin behind me and kicked the goblin king as hard as I possibly could, right between the legs. He howled in pain while most of the dwarves cheered," That is for spitting in my face!" I kicked him in the face," That is for threatening me and my friends!" I kicked him in the chin," And that is for good measure," I spat in his eye before being pulled back by a couple goblins.

The goblin king stood up and glared at me," I will enjoy hearing your dying screams girl," he snarled. I struggled against the monsters holding me," Blood will be spilt, and bones will be shattered here in Goblintown!" the goblin king sang as the devices of torture were wheeled towards us. Suddenly, in a blast of blue light, Gandalf appeared wielding his staff and an elven blade famous for killing goblins. I struggled to my feet and pulled several goblins off of Thorin as we all began to recover from the blast," Take up arms!" Gandalf cried," Take up arms I say!" he yelled. All of the dwarves and I drew our weapons and began to fight off the endless horde off goblins. We raced through the nest and suddenly, the goblin king blocked our way by standing between us and the other side of the bridge we were standing on," What are you going to do now, wizard?" he asked viciously, knocking Gandalf back.

I jumped in front of the old wizard and drew my sword," Haha, a little girl with a blade!" the overweight goblin laughed. I slashed him across his gut, forcing him to his knees. He stopped laughing and looked at me in shock," Well, that will do it," he gasped before I slit his throat. Suddenly, we all heard a loud crack as the wooden supports of the bridge gave way and fell. Quite honestly, I don't know who screamed more like a girl, me or Nori. When the bridge finally came to a stop on the ground, I fell over on top of Thorin," Well, this can't get much worse," Bofur sighed. CRASH! The corpse of the goblin king fell on top of us all at that moment, and the force of the impact drove my body down onto Thorin, making kiss him on accident. Our eyes grew huge as I scrambled off of the dwarven prince. Blushing furiously, I helped the others to their feet and froze when I heard the shrieks of goblins getting closer. The blood quickly drained from my face as I saw the swarm of goblins running towards us.