A/N- Sorry for the delay in posting. This part of the movie is a little fuzzy for me and i can't find my copy of the book again. In any case, I hope you like my interpretation! As always, I love all your reviews and I love seeing all the new favorites and followers! They all mean so much. Please let me know what you think!

Chapter 11

Ksenia cried out as she fell along with the others, bouncing off the mountain walls or the others of the company. Her hands reached out, hoping to catch a handhold that would slow her fall. Shocked, she felt arms wrap around her, she was vaguely aware that it was Thorin. He growled in her ear. "Can you fly?" She could barely hear or understand him.

"No," She called back. "Too close." She managed before they barreled into another wall and slid down what appeared to be some sort of tunnel. Thorin kept a tight grip around her waist as they were thrown about. Finally they emerged from the tunnel and straight towards some sort of cage. Thorin turned his body to take the brunt of the fall, and barely managed to turn her so that the others didn't land directly on her.

The company barely had time to groan from the effects of the fall before Goblins were upon them. Disgusting and smelly hands grasped at them, pulling and tugging then pushing them along. Thorin pushed Ksenia towards the inside of the group, keeping her as far from the goblin hands as he could. They were ushered through what appeared to be a goblin city until they reached the foot of a throne.

The smell wafted into Ksenia's nose before her eyes realized what she was looking at. A giant goblin sat on the throne. He was huge, disgusting, with growths all over his body. The smell was surely coming from him and Ksenia found herself putting her hand over her nose to block some of it. It did little good as he stumbled his way forward and loomed over them.

"What's this?" He demanded, and one of his lackies answered. "Dwarves. Sitting on our front porch."

"Dwarves?" The smell of the Goblin King's breath wafted over them and Ksenia wanted to throw up at the smell. Somehow, she managed to keep the contents of her stomach where they belonged. "What are you doing here?"

The company remained silent. None offering up any sort of answer to the disgusting creature. "No. Fine. Search them!" Groping and grasping hands ran over them, pulling and tugging their weapons from their bodies and depositing them upon the ground before the king. The company remained silent and Ksenia searched the surrounding area, hoping for some sort of escape route.

He demanded again to know who they were and why they were traveling in his realm. But no one answered. "Fine, bring me the bone crusher! We will start with the girl. She is a pretty thing isn't she?" Goblin hands pulled her from the company and she was pushed to the ground before the king. Her eyes flashed red up at the king in her anger. His eyes widened. "I know what you are!" He declared. "Quick. Tie her up! Quick quick! Before she becomes the dragon and kills us all." Ksenia was roughly pulled up and ropes wrapped around her. She glared and tried not to look at the rest of the company. The last thing she wanted was for them to discover her secret from the lips of the Goblin King. "She will be the first to meet the bone crusher!"

"NO!" Ksenia head whipped around, to see Thorin step forward out of the company. Her heart pounded in her ears.

The Goblin King stepped down from his throne again. "Ah ha. Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror. Kind under the mountain. Oh! I forget, you don't have a mountain, do you? Which makes you… no one really." He laughed and his goblins joined in. Ksenia pulled at her ropes, anger riding high within her. She couldn't explain it, but seeing the creature belittle her Thorin, she wouldn't stand for it. But Thorin didn't respond to the Goblin King's insults. "Oh I know who would be pleased to know you are here. A price on your head. Just the head, nothing attached." The creature leaned close to him. "A Pale orc upon a white warg."

Thorin looked shocked. "Azog. No. He died of his wounds long ago."

The Goblin King chuckled, his growths jiggling with the motion. "So you think his defiling days are over." The creature looked over at Ksenia and her skin crawled. She watched as Thorin did his best not to react, and her heart swelled as she watched him. The Goblin King leaned over to a tiny deformed creature with a notepad. "Send a message to the Pale Orc, I have found his prize."

As they waited for the bone crusher to be dragged through the labyrinth of bridges and platforms, the Goblins fished through the pile of weapons and screeching tore her eyes back to the situation before them. The Goblins were backing away from Thorin's new sword.

"The Goblin Cleaver!" The king shrieked and backed away. "Kill them! Kill them all!" Chaos erupted then as the Dwarves moved closer together. Ksenia struggled against her bonds, trying to concentrate long enough to summon fire to burn through her bonds. She heard the war cries of the dwarves as the goblins closed it and she struggled even more. But the chaos ruined her focus and time and again she failed to summon her fire. She cursed herself and her half blood.

The light came out of nowhere and took them all by surprise. When her eyes refocused she could see the outline of Gandalf standing there. "Take up arms!" He called! "Fight!"

The appearance of the wizard distracted the goblins just enough that the dwarves were able to scramble forward and gather up their weapons. Striking down the goblins that came at him, Thorin appeared in front of her. Her weapons in his hands, he used her knife to free her. "Are you hurt?" He asked and when she nodded he took off after the others. She followed close on his heels, her sword and dagger now in her hands.

They ran, following the myriad of pathways and bridges as they sought an escape route. The goblins kept coming, swarming after them. Ksenia spun and slashed at the incoming goblins as they darted. None of them knew where they were going, just that they had to get out. The company followed after Gandalf, hoping that he would have a better idea as to how to escape. Ksenia turned and sliced down a goblin who had jumped from above with Thorin in his sights. As the goblin fell to the ground, she missed the incoming knife of another. It sliced along her side, cutting through her leathers and flesh. She cried out, and brought her sword down, cutting the creature's head from his should. Adrenaline pumped through her veins and she took off after the company again.

They were brought to a halt once more as the Goblin King dropped down in front of them. He taunted the company and particularly Gandalf. Ksenia could barely pay any attention. Her vision blurred a little as she slashed her sword at the nearby Goblins. She missed what was said, or what was done, but the Goblin King slumped over, dead. Then the platform gave way underneath them all.

For the second time that day, they were free falling, crashing down towards the bottom of the mountain. This time she didn't have Thorin there to break her fall. She landed painfully, squeezed between the broken, wooden platform and the bodies of dwarves. Just as she thought to move, another crushing weight fell upon them. The dead body of the Goblin King had joined them in their fall.

Carefully and quickly the dwarves disentangled themselves from the wreckage. Thorin grasped her hand and helped her out. Stepping away from the pile of dead Goblin and wood, her vision blurred again and her hand went to her side. "You are hurt!" Thorin growled at her in a low voice.

"I will be fine. Now is not the time." Ksenia ground out. As if on cue, the goblins began to scramble down the cave walls.

"We cannot hold them off!" One of the others cried.

"Daylight will save us! RUN!" Gandalf answered.

Thorin took her hand and dragged her along after her as they made for the tiny opening that the wizard has spotted. Her vision blurred again and she knew that she was bleeding profusely. She tripped a few times, but Thorin was there to drag her up and onto her feet. They burst from the mountain and into the sunlight. They continued to run until they reached a fair distance from the opening. Only then didn't Ksenia sit and look down at the wound on her side.

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