Chapter 10
Leaving and Thunder Battle

It was almost dawn as we headed up the path towards the hidden path. I stopped as Bilbo does as Thorin talks.

"You think I'll come back?" Bilbo asked.

"I asked that a few times, but I got family here. So I come a lot. I'm sure you will." I said, putting a hand on Bilbo's shoulder.

"I'm sure its gonna change with you now you're courting Nori." Bilbo said.

"I'll be back. I'm sure of it." I said.

"Master Baggins and Lady Estella. I suggest you keep up." Thorin said. Bilbo and I sigh at the same time and turn around. I found Nori waiting for me. He held out his hand and I took it and we walk away from one of my two homes. We walked for hours. Thorin was pushing us faster.

"He wants to get us to the Misty Mountains before sunset." Balin said when I asked. I groaned, but nodded. Nori walked ahead to walk with Dori and I stayed with Ori.

"I'm happy to see my brother happy. You make him really happy." Ori said.

"Thanks Ori." I said.

We arrived at the Misty mountains and walked along the path. It started to rain. Nori and Dori were towards the front with Thorin while I was in the back with Ori, Bilbo, Bofur, Dwalin. Fili and Kili were ahead of us. I pulled the hood of my cloak over my hair as I walked between Dwalin and Ori.

"Hold on." Throin called from the front. I gripped the wall as I walked so I wouldn't fall.

"Bilbo!" Bofur and Dwalin said as Bilbo slipped and they were able to pull him up onto the pathway before he fell to his death.

"We must find shelter!" Thorin yelled.

"Watch out!" Dwalin yelled. I look up and see a boulder hurtling through the air. It hits the mountainside above us, sending rocks falling around us. I press myself against the mountain.

"This is no thunderstorm, it's a thunder battle! Look." Balin said, pointing. My eyes widen as a stone giant rears up from a nearby mountain, ripping a boulder from the top of it.

"Valar." I whisper. I heard about stone giants, but never saw them till now. I thought they were legends.

"Well bless me, the legends are true. Giants, Stone Giants!" Bofur said, stepping out.

"Take cover, you'll fall." Thorin called.

"What's happening?" Kili asked. The giant throws the boulder in the air as another giant appears behind us. The other giant gets hit by the boulder in the head. I cry out as the ground beneath us begins to give way from the vibrations. Then the path starts moving. I put a hand over Ori to make sure he didn't fall. Dwalin had a hand on me to make sure I didn't fall. I bit my lip as I watch the others move away from us.

"Kili! Grab my hand! Ki..." Fili said, but Kili couldn't get to us.

"Hold on Ori." I said. Ori nodded as the giant that we were standing on stands up. The two giants fight with their fists as we all held on time. I saw Nori's group had managed to jump on a cliff off the giant. I sigh in relief for them, but held fear as we couldn't get off ours. Another stone giant appears and throws a boulder at the head of one of the giants. The head falls off. I saw we were heading straight for a cliff.

"JUMP!" I yell as we near a path. I jumped and fell onto my back on the path with Ori on top of me.

"Sorry, Ella. Are you okay?" Ori asked, getting off me.

"I'm fine." I said. Thorin and the others showed up.

"We're all right! We're alive!" Balin said. I looked and saw Thorin's relief seeing Fili alright. Nori and Dori ran over as I stood up. I was in Nori's arms right away.

"I thought I lost you." Nori said, burying his face in my neck. His beard tickled me and I clung to him as Dori and Ori hugged and joined Nori in hugging me.

"A stone giant can't kill me." I said. Nori took my face in his hands as we ignored the others rescuing Bilbo and Thorin's comment about how he doesn't belong here.

"Don't do that again." Nori said.

"I'll try not to." I said.

"Come on lovebirds. Thorin found a cave." Bofur said with a playful smile, earning a punch from Nori, before he scooped me up bridal style and carried me into the cave. He found a spot and set me down. I helped lay out the bedrolls that somehow managed not to get wet.

"Right then! Let's get a fire started." Gloin said.

"No, no fires, not in this place. Get some sleep. We start at first light." Thorin said.

"We were suppose to wait in the mountains until Gandalf joined us. That was the plan." Balin said. I looked towards Thorin as I curl up to Nori's chest as he pulled me against him.

"Plans change. Bofur, take the first watch." Thorin said.

"Does he ever listen or do what Gandalf says?" I whisper.

"As of right now, no. Get some rest." Nori said, kissing my forehead. I fell asleep with my head on Nori's chest. I woke up to a start.

"Wake up! Wake up!" Thorin yelled. I saw lines forming in the floor.

"Nori!" I cry out as I fell first of us through the floor. I heard my name shouted and the dwarves were falling. We fell through tunnels and landed in a cage. I landed on Bilbo. We both fell out last since we were the lightest of everyone. I heard screeches and groaned. Goblins. Just my luck.

AN: There's the new chapter. YEP. They are in Goblintown. I'll update soon.