Chapter 8

"The hordes of hell are upon us! Fight to the death!" Dain began to lead his warriors around the elven army and towards the orcs and goblins. The elves don't budge, watching the havoc that has begun. The dwarves were clearly outnumbered. Perci took a deep breath and took out her pen.

Bilbo looked at her incredulously. "What is that going to do against an army of orcs and goblins?"

Perci smirked and clicked the pen. Instantly a shimmering sword appeared in place of the pen. "Is this better?"

Bilbo just nodded faintly.

Perci began to step forward but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Thranduil holding her in place.

"I will not see my son's One fight in this." Perci glared at him.

"I am more then just your son's One."

She heard Bilbo talk to Gandalf.

"The Elves. Will they not fight?"

Gandalf didn't respond. "Thranduil! This is madness!" Gandalf yells to Thranduil whom looks at him coldly. Then looks back at Dain and his dwarves, whom have stopped and built a shield wall. Perci shrugged Thranduil's hand off her shoulder and raced forward.

Perci had just reached the dwarves when blurs raced past her in the form of elves jumping over the dwarven wall and right into the orcs.

As Perci jumped over the dwarves to join them, the dwarves rose from their crouch. "Charge!" One of Dain's men shouted. And the dwarves joined the battle

Faintly, she began to hear Bard shouting. "To the city!"

She turned to see orcs charging towards the city. She knew she would have one shot at this before she would have to return to her own battles. As soon as a majority were crossing the bridge, Perci felt a tug in her gut and the water flowing below Dale burst up ina huge wave knocking most of the orcs and goblins off and into the river far below.

"Watch out, my Lady!" Perci then ducked as an elf swiped his sword over her head and cut off the head of an orc that had been sneaking up behind her.

She nodded her thanks and returned to the battle.

A short time later Perci found herself standing almost back to back with Dain.

"Where's Thorin! We need him! Where is he?!" Dain yells looking around as if Thorin was going to magically appear in front of him.

Dain looks at Perci for a moment, not recognizing her. "You! Who are you?"

Perci turned and split the head open of a warg and then its orc before answering. "My name is Queen Persephone of Atlantis."

Dain looked surprised. "If you're a queen, what're you doing out here?"

Perci stabbed backwards and into the goblin trying to sneak up on the two. "I'm saving your a**es is what I'm doing!"

Dain laughed. "Ha! Very funny! I like you!"

Perci huffed and rolled her eyes but continued on fighting beside Dain and a small group of dwarves. Soon, the dwarves and Perci were backed up to the mountains, the elves having disappeared sometime during the battle.

Then all of a sudden another horn is heard in the distance. Trolls begin to march towards them. Perci took a deep breath. She knew the were-worms had yet to be defeated and now trolls were being introduced to already battle weary warriors. There was only one thing left for her to do.

She raised her sword into the sky and took a deep breath, releasing it all in one loud cry. "DRACO!"

At the same time, a different horn begins behind the dwarves. Perci chanced a look and saw Bombur with a giant horn.

Then suddenly without warning the barricade of rocks smashes outward as it is hit from the inside by a giant golden bell. The rocks fall forward and make a rough bridge across the moat. Thorin and the company rush out across the bridge with weapons in hand. Perci felt a smile stretch across her face.

"To the king! To the king!" Dain began to shout, just as the trolls began to charge them again. But then, Perci heard a familiar sound and couldn't help but laugh, the company and other other dwarves sending her a look but she just looked up in to the sky, where out of the dark clouds a dark black with a tinge of red dragon emerged.

The dwarves began to shift in fear.

"Do not worry, my friends." Perci said, her eyes not leaving her friend. Whom dropped down and landed in front of her, in between the orcs, goblins, and trolls, as well as the dwarves.

Figures jumped from Draco's back, revealing to be Mufasa and Scar, as well as twenty other male lions. And Draco wasn't the only being to drop from the sky, although he was the only dragon. Fifteen thestrals dropped down, their hooves sparking fire and their breaths becoming fire as well. From the backs of the thestrals fifteen stone warriors moved off and moved to stand beside Perci as Draco then launched into the sky and landed on Erebor above them all.

Perci immediately jumped on a thestral and gestured towards the company.

"If you would like to, you may ride one of them. They are breed for war and death. You will find no more loyal animal during a battle then they."

The company exchanged glances and then shrugged, moving to mount the thestrals. That left two thestrals left which Perci silently told to go to Bilbo and Gandalf and to guard them, just like the other thestrals were commanded to guard the company to the best of their ability. Perci turned her attention to Draco.

Luckily, the enemy was still stunned at the fact that a dragon was amongst them all and was frozen.

"Draco! Were-worms!"

"Yes, My Lady," Draco rumbled out and with a powerful beat of his wings launched into the sky and towards the were-worms whom had no idea they were about to be destroyed. She then turned to the lions and statues.

"Half of you stay here, the rest of you head to Dale, protect the humans."

Half of the lions and statues raced off and that prompted the goblins, trolls, and orcs to begin charging again. Only this time, Thorin was leading the charge. And the elves had returned and were attacked from behind.

And with the help of the lions, statues, and thestrals, they began to actually make a dent in the opposing army.