They had taken her weapons and Ella had been tossed into a room. It had a bed and a small nightstand with some food and water on it. Candles lid the room. Ella had crawled into a corner and hugged her legs. Thorin's words ran through her head. Daughter. She didn't understand. Was she his daughter? Ella grunted in frustration, as she couldn't remember her own memories.

"This is crap." She mumbled to herself fighting her tears. "Why am I always the boot?"

Ella took a deep breath and wiped away her tears. "Thats it!" She lifted her hand to the place on her head where Thorin had kissed her. She closed her eyes as hard as she could and searched for her lost memories. "Come on, come on, come on!"

"I don't need you to worry about me!"

"They won't hurt us."

Ella grabbed Thorin's arm tight.

"Ella let Bofur go. It was just a spider."

Thorin sighed and put his hand in her hair and held her braids in his fist.

"I'm sorry for everything daddy."

"Thorin saved George."

"Do not challenge me again. I always win in the end."

Ella yelped as she landed in Thorin's arms.

Thorin was lying in the claws of one of the birds, he was either unconscious or dead.

Tears started flowing down her face as she heard Thorin shout in pain.

"Going to find Bilbo and as far away from you as I can!"

"How dare you even say such a thing?!"

"We will not be seeing our hobbit again, he is long gone!"

"You can ask Thorin. I'm not a very good listener."

"SHUT IT GIRL! Or I will send you back to Rivendell!"

"Sorry father."

'How on earth am I going to get out if you two are in the way?'

"I'll go see if we can get a room. The rest of you help decorate. And George, you get your sister dressed."

Ella sat on top of him, dagger at his throat.

Thorin suddenly swung his sword at her head and had caught one of her braids.

"Did you really think that you could just leave me here?!"

Ella threw her ax at Thorin head but missed by an inch.

"Outside is this way!" Thorin pointed in the opposite direction of Ella.

Ella started crying and pushed herself into Thorin's chest.

"HOLD YOUR GROUND!"

"WHO DID YOU TELL?!"

"NO ONE I SWEAR!"

"He doesn't know when to have a break, does he?"

"Ella put Kili down!"

She heard Thorin snore a couple of yards back.

"It was wrong of me to yell at you."

"That filth died of his wounds long ago."

"YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"

"You're hurting me!"

Ella crossed her arms as she sat backwards on the horse.

"Ella! You ride with me!"

"That is no concern of yours!"

"Let her go, Mosco!"

"There is breakfast on the table if you want some."

"Hope that answers everything!"

"Why did you do that?!"

"…Loyalty, Honor, a willing heart. I can ask no more then that."

"Thorin!"

"My name is Ella-Ryan. Or just Ella."

"Who are you? How much did you hear?!"

'Oh crap!'

Ella grabbed her head as memories flashed in front of her eyes. She let out a painful scream and panted as she opened her eyes again.

"Three horses in a burning barn!" Ella said shocked. "I remember…" Her eyes widened in disbelieve. "I remember!" She shouted overjoyed. "I remember Thorin!" She jumped up on her feet and did her happy dance.

Ella froze and gasped. "Shit! What about the others?" She ran to the door and hammered her fist against it. "Let me out! I need to talk to Thorin!"

Nobody answered.

"Great." She said sarcastic. "This is bullshit." Ella started pacing around. "How do I remember? I need to remember! But how?" Ella was having another fight with herself. "This is just ridiculous! There must be a way." She started pacing quicker and in bigger circles, lost in her thoughts. "I touched the spot where Thorin kissed me and the images just returned so that means that…? This is useless! I'm never going to remember them! I need to find them! They could tell me everything! But why didn't they tell me everything?! There's something they haven't told me! But why? Why keep my actions secret to myself?"

XxX

Ella had walked so many circles that you could start seeing the tracks in the floor.

"There was someone." She said and stopped walking around. "Why would I otherwise feel so empty?! How could my heart feel so broken if there wasn't someone? But who?! How?! Why?!" Ella took a deep breath and started circling again. "Think… Think… Think!"

Ella jumped in frustration and a tear fell down her cheek. "Why can't I remember?!" She shouted almost crying. "Why can't I place the faces?! Why can't I remember the person I loved?! Why did I have to jump in the water?! Why am I crying?" Ella wiped away the tears but they kept coming. "Why is this so hard?" She dropped herself on the bed and cried into the pillow until she fell asleep.

XxX

A knock on the door woke Ella. "Go away." She mumbled when she could hear someone coming in.

"My Lady, the king wishes to speak with you."

"Tell the king that he can shove his wishes up his ass! The only one I will talk to is Thorin."

"I'm sure you and my father could make a deal for that." Ella turned her head and saw Legolas standing in the cell.

"I will not make a deal, Legolas! Now be a good boy and run back to your dearest daddy."

Legolas tilted his head. "How do you know my name?"

"I-I-I…" Ella stumbled over her words. "I've read about you." She said quickly after all they didn't know what movies were.

"I don't believe you." Legolas said. "When you first looked at me you recognized me. I could see it in your eyes."

"Like father, like son." Ella mumbled under her breath. "I still won't talk to your father or you." She said a little louder. "So don't waist you time with me."

"My father will not take no for an answer." Ella rolled her eyes at the elf.

"You father or you?" She sighed. Legolas just kept looking at her with his blue eyes. "Alright, I'm coming!" Ella finally gave up and as small smile came across Legolas's face.

XxX

"Enter." Came a voice on the other side of the door. Legolas pushed the giant wooden doors opened and softly pushed Ella in before closing the doors again. Thranduil sat on his wooden throne as if he hadn't moved. Ella looked around the room. Thorin wasn't there anymore, which caused her to worry a little.

"I did not know Thorin Oakenshield had a daughter." Thranduil said. "Tell me, dwarf, what is your name?"

"Ella." Ella said looking at the king. She pulled the bottom of her shirt. Of course! I fall into the bloody water and forget all my memories but I'm still stuck with this stupid habit?! "My name is Ella."

"Well then, Lady Ella." The king said rising from his throne and walked closer. "Tell me what you were doing in my woods?" Ella didn't say anything. "What were you doing in my woods?!" he said raising his voice when he didn't get his answer.

"I don't remember, okay?!" She snapped. "I don't remember anything!"

Thranduil chuckled soft. "Where are you from?" He asked. "You have a accent that I do not recognize."

"I'm not from around here." Ella said shaking her head. "I'm from Nashville, Tennessee, USA."

"So you seem to remember something."

"Look!" She shouted and pointed her finger at the king. "I have no time for your games! The last thing I remember is me and George stepping out of the door towards the car and me teasing him about his slumber party! The only memories I have of Middle Earth right now are apparently the memories that flashed in front of my eyes yesterday so forgive me if I can't remember what I did before falling in the bloody water!" Ella covered her mouth just in case she would shout the truth about the quest.

Thranduil raised a brow at her outburst. "Well," he said calm. "I thank you for this sharing." He snapped his fingers and Legolas came walking back in. "Legolas, take the Lady Ella of Nashville to one of the quest chambers. She will be treated as our guests." Ella turned around and looked at Legolas who looked a bit surprised. "Make sure that she is taken care of and My Lady, if you would like to dine with me this afternoon? I would like to talk to you again about your journey before you came to Middle Earth."

"Um… I guess." Ella said a bit confused. She bowed and Legolas offered her his arm before they walked out.

XxX

Ella was in her new bedroom. The walls were light and if had a huge soft bed in the middle. There was a woman there to help her. Vendethiel was her name. She had prepared a bath for Ella and she had lain out some dresses for her out on the bed.

"They are made for the children but we don't have anything else that was your size." She said annoyed. It was obvious that she didn't want to be a dwarf's maid.

"Okay, thank you." Ella still tried to say with a smile. "But you can go. You don't need to stay here."

Vendethiel bowed and walked out of her room.

"This has been the weirdest morning ever." Ella said to herself and pulled off her boots. She fell back on top of the bed. "Thranduil is planning something. Why else would he be nice to me?" Ella sat back up and stroked her hand through her hair but her finger got caught in the bottom. "Stupid long hair." She growled to herself. Ella walked into the bathroom that was attached to her room and looked for a comb.

Ella combed all the knots out of her hair before taking of her clothes and almost jumped in the bathtub. The water was warm, soapy and clean. Ella washed herself with joy. She couldn't remember the last time she had had a bath. Ella laughed at the thought but it faded a few moments after. Her thoughts drifted back to her fellow dwarves. Where were they? Were they all right? And George! Her lovely baby brother, all alone in those dark woods without his sister by his side. Ella quickly finished up and grabbed a towel. The water wasn't so clean anymore. You could barely see the bottom of the tub but at least she felt clean.

Ella wanted to grab her clothes but they weren't there.

"What the hell?!" Ella looked in her room, her clothes weren't there either. "Where the hell are my clothes? Damn." She sighed. "What was her name again?" She thought for a second. "Van… Ven? Ven-de? Oh never mind! VEN!" Ella shouted not remembering the woman's name.

Vendethiel came walking through the door. "Yes, My Lady?"

"Ven?" Ella asked. "Have you seen my clothes?"

"Yes I took them so that they could be washed."

Bitch! Ella thought.

"Do you need some help with your dresses?" Vendethiel asked.

"No thanks." Ella said. "You can go again. Just bring back my clothes when they are done."

Vendethiel nodded and walked out again.

XxX

Ella looked at the three dresses on her bed, a dark blue, green and white dress. Ella took the green one. Something about it felt familiar but she couldn't place it in her mind. She quickly dried herself and pulled on the dress. It was a little tight. She had to hold her breath to pull it in place. It was tight around her chest and hips and she hadn't even closed it yet. Ella turned her back to the mirror and tried to close it. Ella gasped as she saw three fresh scars across her back.

Mental note: Ask about the scars! Ella took the lasses and laced herself up as best as she could.

She turned around again and placed everything the way it should be. "I want my bra back." She whined to herself. "Lets just hope that nothing pops out." She pulled the dress a little higher over her chest and looked down. "Stay!" She ordered and someone knocked on the door. "Coming!"

XxX

Ella answered Thranduil's questions as short as possible; afraid that she might say something she wasn't supposed to. A little voice in Ella's head told her that Thranduil was up to something.

Why would he otherwise treat me like one of the elves instead of a prisoner?

"You are the first one to speak about what you know." Thranduil said.

Ella smiled Wait! What?! First one?! Ella's mind shouted. "What do you mean 'first one'?" Her eyes locked onto the king.

For once Thranduil froze. Ella saw his look harden and his jaw lock.

"You found the others." She said and dropped her fork in her salad. "You did, didn't you?"

The king still didn't move and Ella knew that she was right.

"Where are they? What did you do to them?" Ella took one last bite and stood up. "I lost my appetite ." Ella quickly said and walked to the door. She looked at 'her' guard and he opened the door waiting for her to walk through. "It was nice chatting with you, your highness." Ella said with a smile as her face brightened.

XxX

When her bedroom door closed Ella jumped in the air of joy.

"They are here!" She shouted overjoyed. "I need to find them! This is awesome we're all here! SHIT!" Ella shouted. "I still need to find them. How? I can't move with the guard outside my door. Think… Think… Think!"