Hello new faces, friends of old! Today we gather to discuss the threat of Mordor... XD kidding! Sorry I didn't update yesterday! Was very busy (I.e I was out and went to see the Lego Move...which is AWESOME) Anyway I'm here to give you all your daily double dose of hobbit :) BE PREPARED!
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Chapter 13- Down in the Deep of Goblin Town
It was a short drop. Anne landed heavily on her stomach, Daisy landed on top of Anne, Kili landed on Daisy and Bombur landed on all three of them. The three gasped for breath as the massive dwarf crushed them under his weight.
"Bombur! Get off!"
The large dwarf rolled off. Kili jumped up and offered his hand. Daisy ignored it and pushed herself to her feet. Anne was just getting to her feet when they heard loud screeching. All turned to see vile looking creatures, climbing, crawling, hobbling and running towards them. Large puss-filled spots covered their entire bodies, they all had long razor claws and were more vile than anything Daisy or Anne had ever seen. Goblins. The girls felt themselves being shoved into the centre of the group and the goblins started to claw at the group. Anne felt Fili grab her and turn his back to the goblins. They clawed at his back, but his gaze stayed on Anne, who clung onto his shirt. All of a sudden the dwarves were all being shoved along one of the rickety bridges. Daisy felt Bofur's hand in one of hers, Kili's was in the other. She looked around for Nori, Dori and Ori. The thief and the scribe were near the back of the group and the eldest was right behind her. He pulled up her hood and leaned to her ear.
"Stay hidden, stay silent."
Then his head was shoved down by a goblin. Daisy felt a gory hand on the back of her head forcing her to look at her feet. They were hurried along and she heard Bifur cry out as loud drumming started to be heard. More horrific music started to play and the girls glanced around and spotted a band of goblins on a ledge playing various types of "instruments". A deep and gravelly voice echoed through the caverns of the goblin lair.
"I feel a song...coming on!"
A loud squelch sounded as several goblins were squashed under the feet of something large and hideous. Anne tried to peek over everyone else's heads, but a goblin forced her head down. The music grew louder as did the gravelly voice.
"Snip snap, the black crack Grip, grab, pinch, and nab Batter and beat Milk 'em, stammer and squeak! Pound pound, far underground Down, down, down in Goblin Town With a swish and smack And a whip and a crack Everybody talks when they're on our rack Pound pound, far underground Down, down, down in Goblin Town Hammer and torch, get out your knockers and gongs You wont last long on the end of my prongs Clish, clash, crush and smash Bang, break, shiver and shake You can yell and yelp But there ain't no help Pound pound, far underground Down, down, down in Goblin Town!"
Daisy felt bile rise in her throat as she looked at the large grotesque creature. The Goblin King was, by far, more worse than any of his citizens. A large hanging piece of flesh, covered in warts and spots, hung from his neck, his beady eyes studied the group and a wry smile twisted on his face. Daisy lowered her head and gestured for Anne to do the same. The King staggered forward drunkenly and smirked.
"Catchy isn't it?...ha ha... It's one of my own compositions!"
Bofur leaned back to Daisy and whispered.
"Explains everything."
The blonde sniggered, but quickly silenced again when the large goblin looked over the group. Balin yelled and moved in front of Anne and Thorin.
"That's not a song! It's an abomination!"
The fat goblin king merely chuckled and waved a large flabby hand absent-mindedly.
"Abominations, mutations, deviations...that's all you're gonna find down here."
He laughed a scrapey laugh and his subjects all jeered and chorused him. Then he turned serious and glared at the group.
"Search them!"
To say she felt violated was an understatement as the goblins started running their grubby hands all over Anne and her pack. She kept her arms folded over her chest and tried not to cry out as her sword was torn from her belt. She saw Bofur pulling Daisy back as a goblin pulled at her hair and took her two long blades away. The blonde growled and quickly blended back into the group. The goblins emptied out a bag and all the dwarves eyes widened as a bunch of elvish candlesticks and cutlery fell from the pack. Oin turned to look at Nori, the thief shrugged.
"Weren't me!"
All heads turned to Daisy. The blonde shrank and shrugged.
"Just a couple of keepsakes...they won't miss them!"
The Goblin King waved his staff and wobbled as his rotund belly rippled by it's own accord.
"What are you doing in these parts?..."
Oin pushed forward.
"Don't worry lads, I'll handle this."
"No tricks...I want the truth warts and all."
Daisy leaned over to Bofur.
"Well that can be easily arranged."
The pair sniggered and the goblin king thrust his hand into the group and dragged them forward.
"Something funny?"
Bofur whipped off his hat and started fiddling with it. Daisy cast a glance to the group, thankful for her hood, and kept quiet. The other dwarf spoke.
"Well I was...I'm actually the dwarf ye should speak tae...Ye see we were on this road...well, it's not so much a road as a path...actually, it's not even that, come tae think of it, it's more like a track..."
Daisy heard a couple of the others cover sniggers. She too would've laughed, had she not been right in the line of sight of the Goblin King.
"Anyway, the point is we were on this road, like a path, like a track, and then we weren't! Which is a problem as we were supposed to be in Dunland last Tuesday!"
The dwarves started to fill in gaps, but the Goblin King shouted and all were silent. Daisy tried to edge back to the group, but the fat, warty head snapped onto her. She lowered her head. The goblin walked nearer and nearer.
"What about yer silent friend. What has he to say about it? And why does he hide under his hood?"
Daisy didn't move, she daren't breathe. The goblin breathed heavily and she scrunched up her face, a hand slipped through the group and took her hand. She felt a light squeeze and tried to gaze round to see who it was. The minions of the king were rummaging through the dwarves stuff and the Goblin King reached out.
"What is he hiding?"
"WAIT!"
He had just touched the fabric of her hood when Thorin moved from the group. He glared at the goblins. The large king stumbled about and smirked and Bofur slipped back into the group. Daisy felt herself being tugged back into the safety of the dwarves. Nori didn't let go of her hand. Anne sent her friend a small look and then turned back to Fili, who was still holding her protectively close to him. She felt herself blush when he looked at her. The Goblin King smirked.
"Well well well...look who it is. Welcome Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror. King Under the Mountain."
He bowed mockingly and Thorin glared.
"But wait you don't have a mountain...that means you're not a king...which makes you NOBODY really..."
He pouted and the goblins jeered loudly.
"I know someone, who'd pay a pretty price for your head. An old enemy of yours...a pale orc astride a white warg."
Anne saw Thorin stiffen and felt Fili flinch against her.
"Azog the Defiler was destroyed. He was slain in battle long ago."
The Goblin King lowered his voice menacingly.
"So you think his defiling are over."
The goblins started once again to grab at the group as the Goblin King spoke to a smaller, dribbling creature who used his own pus to write something down. Daisy crouched as the group was clawed at. Anne felt Fili pull her closer to his chest and duck so that she couldn't be grabbed at. She buried her face in his chest, thankful for his protection. Another tune began to play and the dwarves groaned.
"Bones will be shattered, necks will be rung. You'll be beaten and battered. From racks you'll be hung. You'll die down here and never be found. Down in the deep of Goblin Town!"
Suddenly there was screeching and, to the girls, everything turned to a blur. A small goblin had spotted Thorin's blade. The packs of goblins were screeching and whipping at the group. Five had tackled Thorin, at the Goblin King's command, and were attacking the dwarf. Kili shouted at them and Dwalin punched a couple. Daisy ducked as a whip just cleared her head. Then there was a whoosh and a flash of light threw them all to the floor. As they all stood a silhouette approached them. It was holding a staff and sword high and Gandalf looked around as everyone got to their feet.
"Take up arms. Fight. FIGHT!"
Then everyone sprung into action. The dwarves punched and kicked at the goblins in order to reach their weapons. The Goblin King cowered on his throne.
"He wields the foe-hammer. The beater!"
His cries were barely over the other goblins. Daisy shouted.
"Thorin catch!"
She threw Orcrist towards him as he burst out from under the goblins. She then searched for her own blades and saw a hand offering them to her. Kili smiled at her and she returned it before grabbing her weapons. Anne held onto Fili's hand as Gandalf ordered them to run. Dwalin was at the head of the group, followed by Nori who was clutching Daisy's hand. The warrior swung at a couple of goblins. Though more and more of the horrid creatures were launching themselves off bridges, from ropes all to catch up to the dwarves. Dwalin stopped abruptly.
"POLE!"
He chopped the ropes from a banister and they all proceeded to lifted the heavy piece of wood. They swung it form side to side shoving goblins off the edges of the unstable walkways. They threw down the pole and as Daisy swung round chopping goblins out of the air, she sent Anne and Fili a smile. Kili was a way back and Daisy saw him wave with his sword as he cut down a few goblins. They all kept running and Gandalf pushed to the front. He shoved his staff in the way of goblins and moved them from his path. Goblins attacked from all sides and Anne and Fili stood back to back. The blonde prince linked her arms and tilted her back onto his.
"Kick them out the way!"
Anne grinned and started kicking the faces of the goblins as they ran at the pair. Daisy had slowed down and saw Kili jump past cutting down goblins. It was the blurred form of Oin's staff that caused her to duck. The healer swung it round and round taking out gonlins. Once a sufficient number had been slaughtered the group ran on. Goblins swung towards them and Thorin bellowed.
"CUT THE ROPES!"
Daisy threw several knives and they bounced off the ropes slicing them apart. She ran and jumped just as that walkway collapsed and collided with the swinging goblins. She rolled and took Kili off his feet just as several arrows shot past where he'd been standing.
"Thanks."
"Don't mention it."
He helped her up and deflected another arrow. He grabbed a ladder and swung it onto the goblins heads. Everyone grouped together and pushed the ladder so that it covered a break in their path, dropping several creatures off into the abyss. They skidded to a halt when the path ended. Kili and Daisy and Ori were to the rear of the group and cut the ropes holding the walkway. The piece swung towards the opposite side and they all jumped to the next path. Fili threw Anne into Dwalin's arms before cutting the rope and being the last to jump to safety. Anne immediately threw her arms round him and he grabbed her hand. Bombur had goblins crawling all over him. Daisy jumped onto his back and started cutting them off. He smiled gratefully at her and Gandalf smashed a large boulder so that it rolled in front of them clearing the way. Daisy ran in between Kili and Gloin. She heard everyone panting and marvelled how she'd kept up with them. They ran onto a bridge when the path in front cracked open and the Goblin King burst through.
"You thought you could defeat me?"
He swung his staff at Gandalf and threw him onto the company behind. The Goblin King sneered.
"What are you going to do now wizard?"
Gandalf swung Glamdring and sliced the Goblin King's massive bulge of a stomach. The giant screeched and fell to his knees clutching at the entrails that fell from him. Anne gagged and Fili tightened his hold on her hand. Then Gandalf sliced the neck of the King and stared.
"That ought to do it."
He fell with a crash onto the bridge and the wood cracked. Anne was pulled into a hug by both Fili and Dwalin. Daisy braced herself and the bridge collapsed. Daisy screamed. They fell through caverns and landed with a thwump. Daisy crashed onto her back, winded and then felt a body land on hers and a pair of lips flatted her own. She had her eyes closed and savoured the feeling of this closeness, she didn't understand the heat flowing in her as she kissed this person. Her eyes fluttered open and she seized up. She pushed Kili off her and scrambled away. The prince stared after her and touched his lips. Dwalin sent him a smirk and looked over to where Fili had Anne cradled above him. He breathed with relief. They all looked around. Daisy had moved from the wreckage and was near to Gandalf.
"Well that could've been worse."
As Bofur spoke, Gandalf started to warn them of the large mass that was falling towards them. Too late though, the body of the dead Goblin King landed heavily on the group. Dwalin growled and Kili tried to look to Daisy who was staring at a far away light.
"Ye've got to be joking!"
Anne moved her gaze from Fili's chest and looked around. She gasped when she saw all the goblins running down to them.
"GANDALF!"
Thorin and Dwalin pulled them both up.
"We can't keep fighting."
Gandalf swung his staff.
"Only one thing can save us now...daylight."
Without another word, he and Daisy sprinted off towards the light. The blonde didn't look back to where she knew the prince was looking at her. They all ran towards the exit and burst out into the open.
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