Author's Note: So yeah not much to say. I haven't gotten any reviews at this moment in time but I hope someone will comment too. If there's anything I'm doing wrong or you think could be improved upon please let me know. Anyway if you're reading I hope you enjoy.
Jarvis and the Orcs around him looked up and quickly found the source of the spray. The Orc Commander's now headless body was spouting Orc blood from where its neck used to be connected with its body. Jarvis could feel that some of the blood had fallen onto his lips. It was black, sticky and the foulest liquid – no, thing - he had ever tasted. After a second, as it no longer had a head to direct it, the Commander's body toppled back before hitting the ground. The dagger the Commander held dropped in front of Jarvis.
The attending Orcs were still reeling in the shock of this sight when the pained shrieks of the other Orcs in their unit made them snap their heads around to see what was happening. What they saw was that a few of their number had shared the fate of their Commander with their decapitated bodies lying on the ground. The Orcs focused their attention the source of this decapitation a normal man with a strange looking weapon moving eastwards through their camp holding something to keep himself upright. The Orcs stared as the man pointed this weapon a gun at them
The Orc that restrained Jarvis by holding his left arm broke out of its silence "Get 'im boys"!
Satisfied he had drawn the attention of these creatures away from Jarvis; Sousa quickly assessed the situation. It appeared the whole company of these creatures, except for a handful around Jarvis, swarmed towards him with their ugly weapons raised. With his leg this fight might prove to be a challenge then fighting a common thug but for Jarvis's sake Sousa had no choice but to fight as many as he could.
Sousa dodged the attacks of their weapons and deflected others back by using his crutch to hit them. The Orcs that engaged him were shot and splattered by his hand gun's effects while others were knocked down or crushed by him stomping his crutch on them.
Seeing so many of their kin being killed by just one man who seemed to have a disability made many Orcs release angry cries towards Sousa. Though he had managed to take a few down Sousa knew with his injury that he wouldn't last if anymore showed up so he was hoping Peggy was on the way to help. The Orcs who were archers in the company took aim at Sousa looking to take him down at distance. Their concentration was broken by a cry to the west directly behind them from another Orc.
Peggy had snapped an Orc's neck and managed to scatter the Orc archers around using a gun of her own as she fired upon them and so they ran. So taken in by the surprise of a woman attacking, not one Orc archer was able to fire an arrow at the trio before being killed by Peggy's gun or her hand to hand combat.
Peggy saw a number of the Orcs running towards Sousa stop and then turn to attack her instead. This included the remaining Orcs that directly surrounded Jarvis except for the two restraining him. Seeing Sousa was still preoccupied, Peggy took it upon herself to get to Jarvis. Preventing her was the problem of number of Orcs converging on her in a tight mass.
The Orcs looking to engaged in their charge to her. They clearly hadn't seen or dealt with her hand to hand combat skills before.
Peggy dodged and ducked as she kicked and punched the Orcs, managing to avoid the spears and swords the Orcs held which was a little difficult. When she could she fired her bullets on the Orcs which managed to pierce through the Orcs armour and striking them in the chest killing them. Others she shot in the head which caused their heads to blow up. She found that odd considering that the bullets weren't strong enough to do such a thing but perhaps these creatures were different in more than one ways. She grimaced as she suddenly couldn't fire anymore. Empty.
"Bloody hell" Peggy said as the Orcs surrounded her now wondering what to do.
"Watch out boys! This lady isn't like others" an Orc yelled to the others
Jarvis had not been idle when he saw that his two friends had come to his aid. He noticed that the Orcs directly surrounded him had moved to engage Sousa and Peggy. He was now being restrained by the two Orcs who each had a painful hold on one of his arms. When he felt the grip of the Orc on his right loosen - maybe in shock to the combat displayed by his friends Jarvis took his chance.
Jarvis had taken kick boxing and martial arts lessons during the aftermath of his first adventures with Peggy. Not that Jarvis had been entirely helpless in fighting before. But his martial arts training gave him the skills to competently defend himself as well as disarm and neutralise would be attackers. The Orcs restraining him were about to be at the receiving end of these skills.
Jarvis grabbed the arm of the Orc that loosened its grip and tangled his foot behind one of its arches. With a sharp twist of his hand, Jarvis felt the Orc fall backwards and heard a metallic thud when it hit the ground. With his right arm free in one swift motion Jarvis picked up the Commander's dagger from the ground and plunged it in to the stomach of the Orc to his left. As the Orc fell Jarvis claimed the spear that was falling from its dead hand and scrambled to his feet. The Orc that Jarvis had flipped over, the very one that had first apprehended him, lifted its head up from the ground only to scream in horror when Jarvis thrust the spear he held into its head. Although pleased his tormentor was dispatched; Jarvis winced as he felt the pain from the injuries these 'Orcs' had inflicted on him.
Peggy finally defeated the remaining Orcs that were between her and Jarvis using her hand to hand combat skills and managing to pull a dagger from one Orc like Jarvis had done and stab many with it. She put a supporting hand on Jarvis's back
"Sorry for the delay Mr. Jarvis I hope you weren't beginning to think we abandoned you". Peggy stated.
"I knew you wouldn't Ms. Carter". Jarvis replied "But I really would have appreciated it if you showed up a few minutes earlier before I received these wounds".
Peggy smiled satisfied Jarvis was still in good humour despite the pain he received. She then noticed Sousa was being slowly surrounded by the remaining Orcs. "Well then let us not be late in helping Chief Sousa." Peggy said before running into the remaining Orcs.
Jarvis put on his best war face as he hobbled after Peggy, his movement slowed by the blow he received from the Orc's club to the back of his legs. But as Sousa and Peggy may have saved his life he was determined to help his friends no matter how hurt he felt. You can't keep a good butler down after all.
The Company had picked up its pace since the incidents of the morning, curious to determine the source of the smoke and flash of light.
The source of the smoke seemed to be just beyond a low rising hill to the front of them. Beyond the hill also seemed to be the source of a great many cries, screams and noises that the Dwarves recognised immediately.
"Looks like the battle is joined lads!" Gloin exclaimed. Thorin then silenced the Company as some of them were about to give a battle cry.
"Wait here." Thorin calmly but sternly commanded the rest of the Company and then turned to Bilbo. "You too burglar"
Thorin ran about 100 yards from the company as he directed Fili and Balin to help him. The Dwarves managed to make themselves inconspicuous as they peered over the crest of the hill. Thorin moved as quietly as possible to be next to his kin. The Dwarves were taken aback by what they saw.
The smoke source was easily revealed as a campfire but as if to underline Balin's earlier warning that this was an Orc camp. But the camp was littered with the corpses of many of its inhabitants who had appeared to have been crushed, stabbed or decapitated. The surviving Orcs had surrounded a group of three individuals dressed unlike any he had seen in Middle-Earth. A man in what appeared to be some kind of jacket and pants and held something next to him in order to stand upright he guessed it was due to an injury of war. A woman of all people in a white shirt and blue skirt holding an Orc dagger and throwing some other weapon to an Orc's head that the man held as well that fired something from it but they suddenly stopped as he yelled something to her that he couldn't quite make out. Thorin's attention finally fell on the remaining man who used an Orc spear as a fighting staff and wore an outfit similar to the mans.
"It seems that man is injured. Well the one with the spear I don't know the other fellow's story." Fili said
"They might have killed those other Orcs but if we don't do something Thorin they're not going to stand a chance." Balin added.
Thorin nodded his head in agreement to his kin's observations although he was annoyed at the prospect of their quest ending up at a halt but if these Orcs would have probably been a problem for them regardless of coming across these individuals so it's best deal with them now. The other odd sight was that there were no bodies of any other men around the camp. Thorin thought did the three of them attack the camp themselves? To have taken down by themselves what appeared half of the Orcs that inhabited the camp clearly indicated they were either warriors of enormous skill or foolish or both which is what he guessed.
Thorin whispered to Balin and Fili "Keep observing them. I will go and tell the others".
The remaining members of the company witnessed Fili, Balin and Thorin lying on the hill wondering what they were observing. They all moved forwards when they saw Thorin running back towards them. Although the sounds of battle swirled, Thorin did not want to risk drawing the battle participant's attention by raising his voice.
"It's an Orc camp." Thorin said plainly as soon as he reached the Company. "They do battle with three individuals two men in outfits I haven't seen on a man before but also a woman. They appear to be holding their own but two looks to be injured one more than the other and they are still greatly outnumbered".
"Well if a lady is in need I will help." Kili stated firmly, withdrawing his sword from its scabbard while also ready to use his arrows
Gloin appeared to follow Kili as he held his axe as if ready for battle while the other remaining Dwarves followed.
"Wait!" the remaining Dwarves stopped at Gandalf's sharp command. Gandalf looked Bilbo who was silent during this exchange.
"Master Baggins I had hoped we could have avoided battle this early in our journey but it would appear our aid is needed".
"I'm not much of a fighter like the rest of you. In fact I've never really hurt anyone. But I came here on this journey to help so if it means fighting back I will." Bilbo stated
"Come then," Gandalf said as he turned to climb the hill. "Let us hope those brave men and lady still stand".
Peggy blocked another Orcs blow with her dagger and fist before breaking the same Orcs face with a powerful sharp kick from her leg.
Peggy mentally took stock of the battle. The good news was that because they were no longer separated by any of these creatures it allowed them to fight as a team. The bad news was that these savage creatures had now surrounded them and they still outnumbered her and her two friends by a wide margin. Not to mention now that she and Sousa were out of bullets things would be difficult. She should have packed in more bullets this morning regardless of whether or not they'd end up on a mission.
As she turned to face an Orc to his right before she could engage it Peggy saw the orc roll its eyes and tumble face down lifelessly to the ground. Peggy saw the cause of this Orc's demise was an arrow with. Two more orcs near Peggy fell in quick succession by arrows of this type as well. At the same time, Jarvis and Sousa witnessed an Orc's demise by an arrow that entered its throat sideways.
The trio and Orcs halted their combat and looked at the summit of the low hill to the north of them.
Peggy saw four men dressed in what he could only describe as medieval like clothing. One of the men held a bow and obviously the source of the arrows she had just witnessed. He was long haired but one had black hair and a beard and noticed another who held a sword and was ready for combat. This other man's hair was blond and also had a beard. The third man had a long grey beard and held a wooden staff and stood between the two men who she noticed were shorter than the average man. Why is the old man wearing grey robes and a pointy hat? Peggy wondered. Is he supposed to be some kind of magician? Then she noticed another man who led them who had long hair and a beard and swords of some kind. However something about him seemed familiar.
Peggy's question about the third man was answered when the said old man firmly tapped the ground with his staff. From the top of his staff a light shone reminding Jarvis of the sun reflecting off a mirror. Unlike ordinary mirror reflected sunlight, none of the trio found the light from the old man's staff uncomfortable to look at. The orcs were another matter. All of them either turned their backs or dropped their weapons as they threw hands to cover their eyes. Their screams confirmed the blinding pain the light caused them.
Sousa noticing and taking advantage of the distraction smacked an Orc with his crutch. Taking Sousa's lead, Jarvis plunged the spear he had acquired into any orc close to him. Peggy was about to join them when she noticed the light from the staff receding and saw more men charging down the hill announcing their arrival with a strong battle cry. There looked to be about 9 of them.
Peggy noticed that the short man who was an archer she had originally spotted now seemed to be holding a sword instead of a bow. One of the several new men was about the same height as them all but she noticed he was a grey haired and held a sword and a mace. The appearance of all these men certainly perplexed Peggy. They looked to be just over four feet in height with thick facial features on which hanged their beards. The men's short stature did not diminish their abilities as warriors however Peggy noticed as she saw the men cut the Orcs down with their weapons.
The old man seemed to be following just behind the other four men at a speed that belied his age. The old man was now carrying a sword in the opposite hand to the one that held his staff.
An Orc that had covered its eyes with both its hands blindly bumped into Peggy. Berating herself for losing focus, Peggy cut through the orcs armour with the dagger she took. Introductions could wait, for now Peggy was glad she could finish the battle with the odds in her favour but the appearance of one of them still bugged her because it was almost familiar
Kili and Fili went back to back. Using a team tactic they swung each other as both lunged into the Orcs and cut their enemies down. Thorin stabbed and cut down those who were trying to surround him. He stopped for a moment to regain his strength as he managed to catch a glimpse of the woman who seemed to look back at him constantly. He didn't understand why this was but the battle was important right now.
"They're getting away!" A shout from Nori grabbed Thorin from these thoughts.
The remaining Orcs had regained their sight as Gandalf predicted. Seeing their numbers were much diminished, and given the skill of the enemies they faced, they decided that this battle was no longer worth fighting. They routed towards the group of boulders and rocks to the south that the trio originally spied them from.
Kili knew the danger the Company could face if even one Orc got away to warn others of its kind. He began to shoot arrows at in rapid succession. Peggy then approached Kili with caution.
"May I?" Peggy asked for his bow.
Kili was hesitant to hand this lady his bow but he had to admit she was pretty he still didn't know her and whether or not she was fully trust worthy. Reluctantly he handed it to her as she took an arrow and aimed it at the fleeing Orcs. She then opened fired with rapid succession shocking Kili as she managed to shoot them down to the last surviving Orc. She then handed it back to him as he was there dumbfounded. Before he could say anything she spoke.
"I took archery lessons when I was 10." Peggy stated answering his no doubt on coming question.
Kili turned to his right where Peggy stood and gave him a single nod with a small smile noting her accent was a little familiar but he couldn't place it. Peggy was glad that a military gesture of appreciation and acknowledgment appeared to be used in this place. She returned the gesture while still being puzzled by his height. The riddle behind his appearance as well as the rest of those men and that of the old man could wait. Peggy did not want to appear to be ungrateful to them as they had helped them. But she had to see how Jarvis was given since he had been wounded by the creatures they had just fought not to mention Daniel with his leg put him at a little disadvantage as much as he didn't like saying.
Confident that the orcs had been dealt with Gandalf turned around to the north and shouted so that Bilbo who was hiding behind the hill could hear him "It's alright Bilbo you can come down now!"
Peggy ran towards Jarvis. The Dwarves now that they could see her properly were taken aback by how pretty she was. By the time Peggy reached Jarvis she noticed that another grey haired man had moved to assist Jarvis as well.
"How hurt are you lad?" Oin politely asked Jarvis.
"Aside from wanting to get this horrid liquid off of my clothes I'm relatively fine." Jarvis replied casually but he then groaned in pain "Nevermind"
"You're not doing well lad." Oin said as he took out a jar and applied some kind of ointment to Jarvis's wounds
"Oh that's rather comforting. I'm usually quite fussy about certain ointments" Jarvis said as he started to feel comfort in the areas he was hurt in.
Seeing Jarvis was being looked to, Sousa took it upon himself to start the conversation with their allies of the moment.
"Thanks for the assist." Sousa thanked the Company.
"We are grateful we were in a position to offer you our assistance my lords and lady". Gandalf replied as Sousa looked back at Peggy and shrugged confused by Gandalf's addressing of them in that way.
Peggy ran to assist Jarvis who was being helped up as Oin applied the ointment onto the last of his injuries.
"Just go easy on yourself lad. You took quite a beating there. But you were brave to do battle with Orcs all by yourselves with no other backup" Oin said
Peggy and Jarvis walked a few steps to stand beside Sousa. Thorin observing them cautiously gathered closer around Gandalf as did his kin.
Pointing at the bodies strewn around the campsite Sousa asked "Pardon my ignorance but what are these things"?
Sousa was surprised when it was Jarvis who answered "One of them who captured me said they were called 'Orcs'".
At least two of these three individuals seem to have skills in combat despite two out of the three of them being injured and also his shock at the woman's skills as a fighter Kili thought. How can they not know what orcs are?
"Before we discuss what orcs are perhaps introductions are in order". Gandalf politely suggested.
The trio introduced themselves separately "Agent Peggy Carter of the S.S.R", "Chief Daniel Sousa also of the S.S.R", and "Edwin Jarvis". At their replies Thorin thought that Carter and Jarvis's accents felt familiar but he didn't know where but this Sousa was an accent was unlike any he had heard in his travels across Middle-Earth.
Noting the individual's names Gandalf replied "I am the Wizard known as Gandalf the Grey. To my right are Kili, Fili, Oin, Balin and to my left are Nori, Dori, Ori, Gloin, Bifur, Bombur, Dwalin, Bofur and the leader of our company Thorin Oakenshield". Both Sousa and Jarvis assumed that as he did much of the talking this 'Gandalf' appeared to be the leader of the group even though he had introduced this Thorin as the leader. The other thing they thought was that the 13 individuals had unusual names and now that they noticed they were surprised as to how many of these men came to help.
Peggy's attention was focused on Thorin. She knew she had seen his face before. He then stared back at her sternly wondering what exactly it was she was trying to get a handle on with him. She then widened her eyes in recognition. No he died. It couldn't be.
"What is it you are staring at woman? Is there something you find strange about me?" Thorin asked with an authority that made Jarvis bite his lip before answering
"Well actually..." Jarvis was about to say before Peggy cut him off.
"You." Peggy replied with a gruff tone as she lunged to attack Thorin as the Dwarves quickly pointed their weapons as Jarvis and Sousa held Peggy back.
"Ms. Carter have you gone completely mad?! These men saved us!" Jarvis asked in bewilderment at Peggy's outburst.
"Heinz Kruger" Peggy replied
"What?" Jarvis asked
"Heinz Kruger was a Hydra spy who infiltrated our ranks during the war and killed Dr. Erskine. This man though he has a lot of hair I remember his face" Peggy said as she remembered chasing Kruger down before Steve had unintentionally gotten in her way but he did seemingly stop him regardless. But now she wasn't going to allow him to get away again regardless of how different he looked.
Sousa was dumb founded. He had heard of the guy who infiltrated the room where the Super Soldier program took place but had only seen one photo. Recalling he did now see the resemblance but the man's height and the length of hair he had grown both on his face and hair plus hearing Kruger died and not only that killed himself prevents this man from being him.
Peggy and Thorin shared stern looks at one another. Sousa then looked to Peggy.
"Listen Peg I know seeing something like this could stir certain feelings. But I get the feeling this isn't Kruger." Sousa said
"I agree with Chief Sousa, Ms. Carter. I would like for these men to stop pointing their weapons at the injuries I've just been healed of so could you stop looking at him in that manner?" Jarvis asked nervously as he felt the jab from Dwalin's war hammer.
Peggy then sighed and stopped staring but then put her hands to her hips as Thorin signalled the Dwarves to stand down while Gandalf just stood silently there watching this exchange.
"We're sorry about that it's a long story it won't happen again. But we need some more answers what are you guys exactly?" Sousa asked
The Dwarves were taken aback a little and were ready to aim weapons again but Thorin stopped them.
"Enough. We are Dwarves. You know our names already. You don't know what Dwarves or Orcs are I'm starting to wonder what manner of men and also woman are you to be in Middle Earth's grounds to not hear of our races?" Thorin asked annoyed
Sousa, Jarvis and Peggy exchanged looks at what Thorin just told them. Until now, they had thought that 'dwarves' were creatures that existed only in fairy tales and myth. But in this world here they existed in flesh and blood.
The trio heard the sound of footsteps coming from just behind Gandalf and his companions. Hearing the noise Gandalf stepped aside to introduce the individual who stopped just behind him.
"And if I can introduce the final and the most important member of our Company, from the Shire I present you Master Bilbo Baggins, our burglar" Bilbo nodded and waved as Gandalf introduced him.
"Hello. Nice to meet you." Bilbo said not sure what else to say because he was confused as to who they were
If the Dwarves puzzled them then this was a complete shock to the three. Jarvis had thought for a second that this man was a child but he seemed to be a normal man but with the appearance of a small person. Both Peggy and Sousa shared his amazement
Gandalf gave a knowing smile. He immediately recognised Jarvis's, Peggy's and Sousa's reaction as the one that many gave when they met Shire-folk for the first time.
"I know Hobbits or Halflings are often thought of as legends across the lands." Gandalf happily instructed to the three. "But as you can see with your own eyes they are quite real".
Peggy was the first to reply "I meant no offence to you earlier it was my fault and your friends. But I don't think any of us have even heard of 'Hobbits'. To be honest we don't even know what this land is".
"We are currently standing not far from Hoarwell which is one of the rivers of Eriador". Gandalf informed them.
"Haven't been to those spots we're sorry to say". Peggy said
"Perhaps you can tell us how you got here and how long you have been travelling?" Thorin suggested as he wanted to get possible hints or an answer as to why Peggy attacked him.
"Well Daniel I were at work where I asked for leads on our last case before Mr. Jarvis arrived to take us to Howard's laboratory." Peggy recalled slowly. "Just after a demonstration from the always brilliant Howard Stark a portal or vortex of some kind opened that dragged the three of us here a few hours ago." Peggy then talked about their encounter with the orcs before the arrival of the Company.
Except for Gandalf, the blank looks on the rest of the Company indicated to Peggy that they were dumbfounded by many if not all aspects of his story. Dori whispered to his fellow Dwarf, Ori "What's a vortex"? Gandalf's face remained neutral through and after Peggy told her tale.
"That's very interesting Agent Carter." Gandalf replied in a thoughtful manner. "Could you please excuse us for a moment"?
Two separate huddles formed only a few yards apart, one consisting of the Company and the other of the trio. Both began talking among themselves in hushed tones
"Well I say this will be one for the books don't you Chief Sousa?" Peggy asked
"I'll say. But next time don't be so hostile" Sousa said reprimanding Peggy for how she reacted to Thorin
"Sorry. It's just seeing how much this Thorin resembled Kruger I lost my temper. I still find it odd though" Peggy said confused as to why Thorin resembled Kruger just with facial hair
"If I may Ms. Carter and Chief Sousa we could be stuck here for a while considering we have no way of communicating with Mr. Stark or Doctor Wilkes or anyone other than these men".
"You gotta point there." Sousa added before nodding his head in the direction of the Company. "If these guys offer us to join them I think we should do so. Despite they're a different race to us, I get the feeling that once you calm them down they seem to be the honourable types and they appear more knowledgeable about this realm than us. It also goes without saying that most of them are skilled fighters as well".
Peggy looked to Jarvis who nodded his agreement with Sousa's argument. Peggy finally spoke "Alright. But if they don't make the offer let's ask them if they can give us directions to the nearest settlement so we can figure our next move".
Gandalf opened discussion in the Company's huddle.
"I think their story is well beyond the ability of the most imaginative spy and they do not have the look of mad men either. What does everyone else think"?
"Well I didn't understand a lot of what they said but they seem nice enough." Nori said speaking up.
"They do seem to be skilled warriors who fought against Orcs. If they were spies they would have killed us by now." Fili said
Gandalf noted Fili's sound reasoning but he did not voice his agreement with it. The reason was that in the end this quest was still to reclaim Erebor and Thorin should have final say and Gandalf did not want to unduly and influence his decisions. He then decided to turn to their resident Hobbit.
"Bilbo," he asked "What do you think we should do?"
Bilo thought it was the second time that Gandalf has asked him to make a decision. The first decision resulted in him coming on this journey. He still felt very uncomfortable as the rest of the Company members seemed more knowledgeable about Middle-earth than he not to mention Thorin's attitude. Like his initial decision he simply had to trust his feelings.
"I think we should ask them to come with us if all of you agree. I think this encounter shows we will need all the help we can get".
"The quest to reclaim Erebor was for us to go on alone not outsiders who attack us with no reason to be involved in." Thorin stated.
"So we just leave them there alone when they are clearly lost and in need of help? You saved them they'll probably want to owe their life to you" Bilbo reasoned
"You think you know what is best Master Baggins? You are here to be our burglar not to take command." Thorin said approaching Bilbo with a stern demeanour
"Enough Thorin. As a warrior are you not sworn to help those who you save and those who owe you your thanks? As a member of the Free Peoples you will not denounce those in need be they unaware of their surroundings or not" Gandalf stated with authority
"They may come along. But know this wizard if they betray us I will not hesitate to kill them." Thorin said as he looked over to Peggy who was unaware of her watching him.
Gandalf said with simple finality "So be it".
The Company huddle broke up after they all agreed to what Gandalf had said.
Peggy, Sousa and Jarvis were already waiting for the Company after it had concluded its deliberations. It was Gandalf who spoke to them.
"My lords and lady," he proclaimed "While you try to find a way back to your homes you would be most welcome to join us. While I am sure we all have a lot of questions to ask each other I suggest we start moving in case more orcs may be in this vicinity".
"Thank you your help is much appreciated" Peggy replied on the trio's behalf.
"I'm flattered for the title but I don't think I've done enough that her majesty the Queen would appoint myself with such a title" Jarvis replied confusing Gandalf's use of the term "Lord" with how those in England are rewarded the title for doing the country of England a great service
So the Company continued its journey with three new and very different members.
Author's note: So yeah that's done. Admittedly this was hard to write because I'm going from memory of having not seen Unexpected Journey in awhile. If there's anything need fixing let me know and I'll try to alter it later. Really from here on out I'll go back and watch the film to help make writing easy. Also hope Peggy's reaction to Thorin was satisfying and didn't feel too out of character. If you're wondering why that happened it's because Richard Armitage who plays Thorin was also in Captain America The First Avenger. Anyway I hope you enjoyed. This is Steve993 signing off.