Ch.9

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Italic means thoughts, flashback, and dreams.

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"Ariana?" I heard someone. "You need to get up."

"Go away." I muttered pushing into the space heater next to me, I suddenly remember I didn't have a space heater and that I was in middle earth.

I suddenly open my eyes to see Kili was watching me. I knew a blush streak across my face again and I nearly scream but thankfully Kili stop it but covering my mouth.

"You won't scream?" He asked.

I quickly nodded, and he pulled his hand away.

"Sorry." I said quickly and moved away.

I could feel eyes on me and I looked to see Fili was smirking.

"That was quick." He said.

"Shut it Fee I think she embarrassed already," Kili said coming to my rescue. "And if I remember correctly you were sleeping next to her."

Which cause me to chuckle; I looked to see were just starting to wake up.

"Enough, the both of you," I said standing up and started to rolled my bed mat up. Bombur and Bofur were starting to stand up. "I'm going to see if Bombur and Bofur need help."

"Morning lass." Bofur said.

"Morning," I said. "Need some help with breakfast?"

"Why thank you lass." Bombur said.

Time lapse

Breakfast was a lumpy porridge that everyone eat and we started to ride again about an hour in the heaven open and rain started to pour down.

"Cloak?" Grams asked.

"Please?" I asked back.

She pulled it out It was basic dark brown like Grams, I pulled it on and over me at least coming most of me Grams threw the hood over me.

I could hear thunder rolling, causing me to freak a little. I felt back the Bilbo didn't have a cloak but I knew Grams wouldn't allow me to help.

"Here, Mr. Gandalf, can't you do something about this deluge?" Dori asked.

"It is raining, Master Dwarf," Gandalf said back. "And it will continue to rain until the rain is done. If you wish to change the weather of the world you should find yourself another wizard."

"Are there any?" Bilbo asked.

"What?" Gandalf asked.

"Other Wizards?" Bilbo asked.

"There are five of us the greatest of our order is Saruman the White." Gandalf said. "Then there are the two blue wizards do you know, I've quite forgotten their names."

"And who is the fifth?" Bilbo asked.

"Well, that would be Radagast the Brown." Gandalf said.

"Is he a great Wizard?" Bilbo asked. "Or is he more like you?"

"I think he's a very great Wizard, in his own way," Gandalf said. "He's a gentle soul who prefers the company of animals to others. He keeps a watchful eye over the vast forest lands to the east and a good thing too. For always evil will look to find a foothold in this world."

"Well he sound like a hermit to me." I said.

"What's a hermit?" Kili asked.

"A hermit is someone who live on their own in the middle of nowhere." I said.

We kept riding for most of the day, the rain finally stop. I pulled my hair to one side and ringed it.

"I have question for you Miss. Ariana?" I heard Bofur asked.

"Go ahead Bofur." I said back.

"How old are you lass?" He asked.

"You never ask a lady her age," I said laughing. "I'm 21."

"By Mahal your just a baby in Dwarf age." Fili said sounding shock.

I gave him a look.

"If I'm just a baby then how old are you?" I asked looking at him thinking he was about 26 and Kili 22.

"I'm 82, ," Fili said. "Kili is 77."

"What are you serious?" I asked. "Grams how old are you?"

"We don't ask a lady her age." Grams said back.

"Really come on." I said.

"Nope." Grams said back.

I just rolled my eyes and went back to riding I was still thinking that the Dwarves are older they look.

Time lapse

We finally came to a stop by the ruins of old farm-house.

"We'll camp here for the night." Thorin said. "Fili, Kili look after the ponies make sure you stay with them."

"A farmer and his family used to live here." I heard Gandalf said.

"Oin, Gloin, Get a fire going." Thorin said.

"Aye." Oin said.

"Right you are." Gloin said.

"I think it would be wiser to move on." I heard Gandalf said as I hopped off Shadow, as Grams hopped off herself.

"Go mind the lads." Grams said.

"Are you sure?" I asked.

"Yes on be off with you." Grams said going to push me.

I started to lean shadow and one of the other ponies towards the lads.

"We could make for the hidden valley." I heard Gandalf said.

"I have told you already," I heard Thorin growled. "I will not go near that place."

I disappeared into the tree line to see Fili and Kili were talking quickly about something.

"Are you sure brother?" I heard Fili asked.

"I don't know brother." I heard Kili said back.

Shadow suddenly made sound causing both of them to look up.

"Sorry did I scare you?" I asked coming into view.

"Oh you didn't Miss. Ariana." Fili said.

"Alright enough with the Miss," I said trying Shadow and the other pony to the tree. "I call you both by your name please just call me Aria."

"Are you certain Aria?" Kili asked.

"Yes," I said back. "What were you talking about?"

"Why Aria were you listening in?" Kili asked smirking at me

"What of course not." I said back.

"Oh brother do believe she was listening in." Fili said.

"I swear the two of you are like Fred and George Weasley." I said throwing my hands up.

"Who are these Fred and George Weasley?" Kili asked suddenly appearing next to me.

"Stop doing that," I said pushing him. "The Weasley twins are trickster like the both of you."

I didn't realize that I was talking with lads for a while.

"Wait a second wasn't there more ponies?" Fili asked suddenly.

Causing the three of us to look around.

"Uncle is going to kill us." Kili said.

"Not good." I said.

We all look at the woods Bilbo came out from the trees balancing three bowls of hot food and went to handed it to us.

"What's the matter?" He asked.

"We're supposed to be looking after the ponies." Kili siad.

"Only we've encountered a slight problem." Fili said back.

"We had 16." Kili said

"Now there's 14." Fili said.

"Daisy and Bungo are missing." Kili said.

"Well, that's not good. Ha, ha, and that is not good at all. shouldn't we tell Thorin?" Bilbo asked meaning the giant upturned tree.

"It's something big and strong." I said.

"Uh, no let's not worry him." Fili said back. "As our official burglar we thought you might like to look into it."

"Well, uh look, something big uprooted these trees." Bilbo said.

"That was our thinking." Kili said.

"It's something very big and possibly quite dangerous." Bilbo said.

There was the sound of something walking heavy.

"Hey," Fili whispered. "There's a light over here."

Kili pulled me with him pulling both of us down. "Stay down." He whispered.

I could hear Grunting and followed by something laughing.

"What is it?" Bilbo asked.

"Trolls." Kili said.

Kili and Fili both jumped the branch making Bilbo and myself chase after them, I came to a quick stop seeing them stop looking over a tree root. I heard a grunt only to see a giant grey ugly-looking thing carry two other ponies.

"He's got Myrtle and Minty." Bilbo said still holding the bowls. "I think they're gonna eat them we have to do something."

They both look at Bilbo.

"Yes, you should." Kili said getting up and managed to get two of the bowls. "Mountain Trolls are slow and stupid and you're so small they'll never see you."

"No, No." Bilbo said.

"It's perfectly safe," Kili said. "We'll be behind you."

"If you run into trouble, hoot twice like a barn owl and once like a brown owl." Fili said taking the other bowl.

"Twice like a barn owl," I heard Bilbo said as Kili handed me a bowl and pulled me away.

"Shouldn't we go and tell Thorin?" I asked.

"We will but you need to eat now." Fili said eating quickly.

"Yes you need to eat." Kili said back.

I quickly eat, and followed the lads back to camp needless to say Thorin was not happy but we quickly grabbed our weapons, I grabbed my sword and ran after the others. We waited in the woods. I watched as they held Bilbo over the fire.

"Make him squeal!" one of them yelled.

Kili suddenly ran out and slashed at it heels.

"Drop him!" Kili yelled.

"You what?" Another asked.

"I said drop him." Kili said.

The troll threw Bilbo causing him and Kili to crashed into the ground. We all came out running and started to fight with the Trolls. I started to slash, dodge giant hands and feet. Ori was suddenly thrown.

"Come on! Get Up!" Kili yelled. "Bilbo!"

Don't!" Thorin yelled quickly holding Kili back in front of us two of the Trolls were holding Bilbo ready to pull him apart.

"Lay down your arms," One of them said. "Or we'll rip his off."

Thorin had a look of hate but drop his sword we drop our as well. Being force into a slack was not my bucket list I was in-between Kili and Gloin. Grams was behind me, closer to Balin and Bilbo.

"Oh! That's hot that's hot, that's hot!" Nori yelled as more fire was created under them on the wooden spit.

"Don't bother cooking them." One of the trolls said. "Let's just sit on them and squash them into jelly."

"They should be sautéed and grilled with a sprinkle of sage." Another said.

"Is this really necessary?" Balin yelled.

"That does sound quite nice." The first one said.

"Untie me, mister." Bombur said

"Eat someone your own size." Gloin said back.

"Never mind the seasoning." The third troll said. "We ain't got all night. Dawn ain't far away let's get a move on. I don't fancy being turned to stone."

"Wait!" Bilbo yelled standing up. "You are making a terrible mistake."

"You can't reason with them. They're half-wits!" Dori yelled.

"Half-wits? What does that make us?" Bofur yelled back.

"I meant with the seasoning." Bilbo siad.

"What about the seasoning?" The second troll asked.

"Well have you smelt them?" Bilbo asked. "You're gonna need something stronger than sage before you plate this lot up."

"Traitor!" Bombur yelled.

"What do you know about cooking Dwarf?" The second troll asked.

"Shut up." One of the Troll said. "Let the Flurgaburburhobbit talk."

"The secret to cooking Dwarf is," Bilbo said trying to pay us some time till dawn.

"Yes? Come on. Tell us the secret." One of the Troll said.

"It's, uh Yes I'm telling you the secret is to skin them first." Bilbo said.

"What are you serious?" I asked loudly trying to move.

"What?" Nori asked. "Skin us?"

"Tom, get me filleting knife." One of the Trolls said.

"I'll skin you, you little!" Gloin yelled trying to get at Bilbo.

"I won't forget that, I won't forget it!" Dwalin yelled from the fire pit.

"What a load of rubbish." The Troll that was spinning the wood said. "I've eaten plenty with their skins on. Scarf them I say, boots and all."

"He's right." The other Troll said. "Nothing wrong with a bit of raw Dwarf." He came stomping towards us, suddenly I was grabbed by the troll and held now his mouth. His mouth was disgusting I would have nightmare for a while from his mouth.

"Nice and crunchy." He said.

If I was going to die I was going to down fighting, I grip my dagger ready to stick him in the mouth.

"Oh, not that one She's infected." Bilbo said suddenly coming to my rescue.

"Huh?" The Troll said holding me.

"You want?" The other one asked.

"Yeah she's got worms in her tubes." Bilbo said.

Whatever that meant didn't mean well.

"Eww!" The Troll yelled and suddenly I was dropped back to the ground crashing into Kili and Oin.

"Sorry." I muttered.

"In fact, they all have, they're infested with parasites." Bilbo said. "It's a terrible business I wouldn't risk it. I really wouldn't."

"Parasites?" Oin asked. "Did he say Parasites?"

"We don't have Parasites!" Kili yelled back. "You have Parasites!"

"What are you talking about, laddie?" Oin asked.

Thorin kicked Kili in the back as I slammed my elbow into his gut.

"I've got parasites as big as my arm." Oin said suddenly.

"Mine are the biggest parasites." Kili said.

"I have huge Parasites." Gloin said loudly.

We all started to yelled that we have parasites.

"We're riddled." Kili said quickly.

"Yes, I'm riddled." Oin said.

"Yes, we are, badly." Dori said

"What would you have us do, then?" One the Trolls asked. "Let them all go?"

"Well." Bilbo said.

"You think I don't know what you're up to?" The troll asked. "This little ferret is taking us for fools."

"Ferret?" Bilbo asked.

"Fools?" The Troll asked.

"The dawn will take you all." Gandalf yelled.

"Who's that?" One of the Trolls asked.

"No idea." Another said.

"Can we eat him too?" The one that had lifted me up asked.

Gandalf suddenly slammed his cane to the ground opening the rock letting in sunlight. The Trolls started to yelp in pain started to try the Trolls to stones. I'd relax feeling the sunlight on my face. The others were laughing.

"Get your foot out of my back." Dwalin said breaking the moments of peace.

We quickly freed ourselves; I managed to cut the slack with my dragger.

"Are you alright Aria?" Kili asked coming to my side.

"I'm fine." I said watching Gandalf go by the Trolls and hit one said "ah."

"Where did you go to, if I may ask?" I heard Thorin asked.

"To look ahead." I heard Gandalf said back.

"Let me see your head." Grams said coming over.

"Grams I'm fine." I said back.

"Nope you're getting checked," Grams said Causing me to rolled my eyes and dodged the hand but I followed Grams to a quiet area and let her look at my head. "It seems Kili and Fili have taken a liken to you."

"Grams they just friends." I said as she gently touch my head.

"That least you have no bleeding." Grams said giving my hair a light pull.

When we came back, the others were packing up we quickly followed their idea.

"Where they are Trolls there is a cave." Grams said to me as we followed to a cave that smelt like hell.

"Mahal that smell." I said pulling my shirt to cover my nose.

"Oh, what's that stench?" Nori asked.

"It's a Troll-hoard." Gandalf said. "Be careful what you touch."

I followed in to see junk, as well as gold. I heard the sound of someone moaning in pain, I moved after the sound.

"Ariana where are you going?" I heard Grams asked.

I kept moving ignoring Grams, and Gandalf worried voice. As I came closer I could see a a hand with a mean looking wrist cuffs, my eyes followed to see a dirty green polo shirt, fear slipped though me.

"No, no." I said running closer the person.

Okay that the end of chapter 9 more is coming please tell what you think but I would like constructive criticism.