Chapter 70.
Hey everyone. Back with another chapter.
This chapter will cover the White Council meeting as well as end Phase 1 of this arc which covers 'An Unexpected Journey'.
Also, for the rest of this arc; to differentiate between the 2 Deathstrokes; Titan's version will be called Slade and DCEU version will be called Wilson.
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No One's POV.
Jason, Thorin, Bruce, Gandalf, Balin, Bilbo, Peter and Elrond were seated around a table as Elrond talked about the blades they had found in the Troll cave.
"This is Orcrist, the Goblin-Cleaver. Forged in Gondolin. May it serve you well" Elrond said, handing the blade back to Thorin who nodded.
"And this is Glamdring, the Foe-Hammer. A famous blade. Wielded by the king of Gondolin himself" Elrond said, taking the sword out of its sheath.
"And this…is Anguriel. The sword wielded by the Elf Maeglin. One of 2 forged by the Dark Elf Eol. The last person who wielded this blade was a traitor whose actions brought about the downfall of Gondolin. I pray that you can bring a better name to this sword" Elrond said, giving the blade to Jason who nodded, silently vowing to do so.
"Unfortunately Bruce, I cannot help you and your friends get back to your homelands. I do not know of any spell or magick that can" Elrond said regretfully.
Elrond got up and led everyone to a library.
"Thorin, show him the map" Gandalf encouraged.
"It is a legacy of my people. That includes its secrets" Thorin said.
"For gods sake Thorin, you're stubbornness is going to end up being your downfall!" Jason snapped.
"Jason is right. You are standing in the presence of one of the few in Middle-Earth who can read that map. Show it to Lord Elrond!" Gandalf said in exasperation.
Thorin looked reluctant but handed it to Elrond despite Balin's protests.
Elrond looked at the map for a few minutes while everyone else waited.
"Moon runes" Elrond said.
"Of course" Gandalf said in realisation.
"What are moon runes?" Bruce asked.
"Runes that can only be deciphered when the moon they were written in is shown" Gandalf explained.
Bruce nodded in understanding.
Elrond led them to a vast waterfall on a Cliffside.
"Luck is with you Thorin Oakenshield. The same moon this map was written in shines now" Elrond said.
Runes were illuminated on the map as all watched.
"You still read ancient Dwarvish do you not?" Gandalf asked.
Elrond didn't respond but read the map.
"Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks. And the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the keyhole" Elrond read.
"What does that mean? And what is Durin's Day?" Donna asked.
"It is the start of the Dwarves New Year. When the last moon of autumn and the first sun of winter appear in the sky together" Gandalf explained.
"Summer is passing. Durin's Day will soon be upon us" Thorin said with worry.
"We have to be standing in exactly the right spot at exactly the right time. Then and only then, can the door be opened" Balin said.
"So this is your propose then? To enter the mountain" Elrond said.
"What of it?" Thorin demanded.
"There are some who would not deem that wise" Elrond said.
"Who?" Gandalf asked in confusion.
"You are not the only guardian to stand watch over Middle-Earth" Elrond replied, giving Gandalf a look.
Gandalf motioned for Jason and Bruce to follow him as they followed Elrond and Peter out of the Cliffside.
"You have some interesting companions" Elrond said to Gandalf.
"They can be complicated at times" Gandalf replied with a chuckle.
"So 10 years uh?" Bruce asked Peter as they walked.
"Yep. I learned to live here quite well" Peter said wistfully.
"What about the other ones who ended up here?" Jason asked.
"Peter and Sinthea live in the woods on the other side of the Misty Mountains. Steve actually comes here often" Peter explained.
They followed Gandalf and Elrond to a large outside area by a valley with lots of watefalls, where a woman was standing by the edge.
Gandalf spoke in Elvish and Jason and Bruce both looked extremely confused.
"That is Lady Galadriel. Very wise Elf" Peter whispered to Jason and Bruce.
"Welcome, Jason Stark. Bruce Wayne" Galadriel said to them.
Both were surprised, considering the fact that nobody had mentioned them.
Then someone else stepped into view.
He was Saruman the White.
Jason and Bruce both introduced themselves and then a voice called out.
Turning around, Jason's eyes widened as he saw someone who looked exactly like Earth-1 Barry Allen appear.
"Hey Pete" the man said.
"Good to see you Steve" Peter grinned.
"You're Steve Rodgers from Earth-96 right?" Jason asked.
"Indeed I am" Steve confirmed.
"Let us get this meeting along" Saruman said impatiently, making Bruce subtly glare at him.
Gandalf, Saruman, Peter and Jason were all seated while both Bruce and Steve were leaning against pillars.
Saruman began by interrogating Jason and Bruce about there worlds and the Justice League.
In secret, Saruman hoped that Bruce would give him the key to replicating there powers and abilities.
Soon however, it became apparent that neither Bruce nor Jason could help in that regard.
Saruman began to get frustrated and turned his attention to Gandalf.
"Tell me Gandalf, did you really think these plans and schemes of yours would go unnoticed?" Saruman asked.
"Unnoticed? Of course not, I am simply doing what I think is right" Gandalf replied.
"The Dragon has long been on your mind" Galadriel said in realisation as all looked at her.
"It is true my lady. Smaug owes his allegiance to no one. But if he should choose to side with the enemy…the Dragon could be used to terrible effect" Gandalf said with worry laced in his tone.
Bruce and Jason exchanged looks.
'I thought this was about the Necromancer in that Dol Goldur place?" Jason mouthed to Bruce.
'Maybe this is the enemy. But let's wait and see' Bruce replied.
"What enemy? Gandalf the enemy is defeated. Sauron is vanquished. He can never regain his full strength" Saruman denied.
"Gandalf, for 400 years we have lived in peace, a hard won, watchful peace" Elrond said.
"Are we at peace? Trolls have been coming down from the mountains; they are raiding villages, destroying farms. Orcs have attacked us on the road" Gandalf countered.
"Hardly a prelude to war" Elrond disagreed.
"Tell that to the people who lost there farms or lives!" Bruce snapped.
Elrond winced while Jason stared in disbelief.
How could these people be so carefree towards death and suffering of innocent folk?
"And I say it sounds exactly like it is a prelude to war" Jason said.
"You are not a member of this council!" Saruman started but Galadriel raised her hand.
"Let him speak" Galadriel intervened while both Peter and Steve glared at Saruman.
Both of them knew that something was coming, but they didn't know what.
"There is something at work, beyond the evil of Smaug. Something far more powerful. You can remain blind to it, but it will not ignore us! That I can promise you. A sickness lies over the Greenwood forest. The woodsmen are now calling it 'Mirkwood'…." Gandalf stopped and paused.
"Well, go on, don't stop now. Tell us what the woodsmen say" Saruman said with contempt in his voice.
"They speak of a Necromancer in Dol Goldur. One that can summon the dead" Gandalf said.
"That's absurd. No such power exists in this world. This Necromancer is simply a mortal man. A conjurer dabbling in black magic" Saruman scoffed.
Bruce narrowed his eyes dangerously at Saruman when he heard a voice speak in his head.
His eyes widened as he recognized it as Galadriel.
"I understand that Saruman may be stubborn. But you must be patient Bruce" she said, but her lips did not move.
"I thought that too at first. But Radahgast…" Gandalf was cut off.
"Radahgast? Don't speak to me of Radahgast the Brown. He is a foolish fellow" Saruman sneered.
"Well, he's odd I grant you. He lives a solitary life" Gandalf chuckled.
"Odd's one word for it" Steve muttered.
"It's not that. It's his extensive consumption of mushrooms" Saruman replied, as if that were the worst thing ever.
"They've addled his brain, and yellowed his teeth" Saruman continued ranting, making Jason subtly face-palm.
"So you would ignore a possibly dangerous threat simply because of the source of information?" Bruce demanded, his eyes shining with fiery anger.
Saruman glared at Bruce, and went to retort, but Gandalf interrupted him once more.
"You carry something. It came to you from Radahgast. He found it in Dol Goldur" Galadriel communicated to Gandalf telepathically.
"Yes" he confirmed.
"Show me" she said.
Gandalf reached down and took out an item covered in cloth, placing it on the table.
"What is that?" Elrond asked as everyone, even Bruce felt unnatural dread.
"A relic of Mordor" Galadriel said as Bruce and Jason's heads snapped up at that.
They exchanged looks, both of them remembering reading about Mordor back at Bilbo's house.
Elrond unwrapped the cloth, revealing an old, slightly rusted blade.
"A Morgul blade" Elrond said in horror.
Bruce felt a chill run up his spine as he automatically got the feeling that this blade was no normal weapon.
"Made for the Witch-King of Angmar" Galadriel confirmed.
Even Peter and Steve looked completely mortified at the name.
"The Witch-King of Angmar?" Jason asked.
"One of Sauron's generals. The most powerful and evil actually. He destroyed an entire kingdom of Men. This blade was used to turn its victims into lesser wraiths" Steve explained.
"When Angmar fell, the Men of the north took his body and all that he possessed and sealed it within the High Felts of Hudhum. Deep within the rock they buried him. In a tomb so dark, it would never come to light" Galadriel explained to Jason and Bruce.
"This is not possible. A powerful spell has been placed upon those tombs, they cannot be opened" Elrond said.
"What proof do we have that this weapon came from Angmar's grave?" Saruman asked.
"The only other explanation is that the Men who buried him somehow forgot or misplaced his weapon. And tell me Saruman; which explanation sounds more logical?" Jason challenged.
Saruman and Jason stared each other down for a few seconds, and Saruman realised that Jason was not someone who would simply back down.
"And you Gandalf, cannot lead this quest" Saruman chastised.
"You don't rule over Middle-Earth. You can't command them" Bruce said coldly, glaring at Saruman.
"Silence your tongue!" Saruman snarled.
Bruce and Saruman held each other's glares for a few seconds, before they heard footsteps.
Everyone turned to see Wilson running up to them.
"Hi lords and ladies. I'm sorry to interrupt but the Dwarves are gone" Wilson said.
"We must hurry if we are to catch up with them. Bruce, Jason, wait outside for me" Gandalf said in a hurried tone.
They nodded and after Bruce shot Saruman one last glare, moved away.
Peter and Steve also followed them.
Wilson turned to see Donna moving towards them.
"What happened?" Wilson asked.
"Not much. That Saruman guy is extremely arrogant and all" Jason replied.
"Yeah, he reminds me of most politicians" Bruce added.
"We're going with you guys" Steve said.
"What?" Jason and Bruce did a double take.
"Yeah why not? Both of us are bored as hell these days" Steve shrugged.
Jason went to protest but stopped halfway.
"Fine, you can" Jason said.
Peter grinned at hearing that.
Gandalf then promptly returned.
"We must hurry!" he said urgently.
The 6 nodded and followed Gandalf as they exited Rivendell.
They travelled across wide lands until they saw a great mountain range up ahead.
"The Misty Mountains. The great mountain range that divides Middle-Earth. It is here that we must cross. And it is here we must be careful. Goblins roam these parts" Gandalf said the name 'Goblins' with distaste in his mouth.
"Goblins?" Bruce asked.
"An offshoot of Orcs, not as big or as strong, yet they can dwell underground. The Misty Mountains are home to a colony of there's known as Goblin-Town" Gandalf said grimly.
"Could the Company avoid them?" Wilson asked.
"Not really. The entrance to Goblin-Town is not known to many, and it is possible they stumbled upon one of its trap doors and are now captured" Gandalf replied.
Everyone exchanged concerned looks, worried for the Company of Thorin Oakenshield.
"This way, quickly!" Gandalf said, and everyone ran after Gandalf across, until they reached the slopes of the mountain.
"I know a secret path in. Follow me" Gandalf said, entering a small tunnel.
Everyone had to squeeze in as Gandalf used the crystal in his staff to create light.
"Be careful my friends. There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world" Gandalf warned them.
Donna briefly shuddered but continued moving.
As they got deeper, they heard singing and drums beating.
"It is them" Gandalf confirmed.
Bruce quickly pulled his cowl over his face, and turned on his voice modulator.
Steve reached underneath his cloak and pulled out his shield.
Wilson put on his Deathstroke helmet and drew his sword. He was trying to conserve his guns and ammo for when they took on Smaug.
Gandalf slammed his staff on the ground, generating a massive shockwave and blinding light that threw all the Goblins in the vicinity away.
"Take up arms. Fight!" Gandalf encouraged the Dwarves who took up there weapons.
As a goblin tried to attack, Wilson slashed him down.
Another tried to attack, but Wilson kicked him into Donna who delivered a strong punch to the head.
Jason kicked a goblin away while Bruce used his skills to take them down.
Peter shot one down with his webs while Steve bashed another's head in with his shield.
"Run!" Gandalf said and everyone ran after him across the bridge.
Thorin and Gandalf were in the front, with Bruce and Wilson behind.
Then it was Fili, Balin, Dwalin, Jason and Steve.
And Donna and Peter were at the back.
Wilson stabbed one goblin through the chest and drawing a knife, stabbed him.
Bruce stabbed one in the mouth with his Batarang, and flipped to avoid another attack.
As he turned to face the goblin, Dwalin smashed its head in with his hammer.
Several goblins came swinging on ropes.
"Cut the ropes!" Thorin roared.
Steve threw his shield, the Vibranium edge easily slicing through the ropes.
The goblins went flying and crashing on the rock side.
They all ran, getting onto a bridge.
The ropes broke, and the bridge was floating in the air.
"Jump!" Jason yelled and some people got off.
They went swinging back to the goblins and some jumped on.
"Oh come on" Wilson groaned in annoyance as he sliced down several.
Steve jumped again and helped everyone else over.
One goblin tried to sneak up on Jason who plunged his sword into its throat, killing it.
He pulled his sword out and moved in a spin motion, killing several others.
Peter grabbed one goblin and threw him off the rampart.
As they ran though, the bridge in front of them exploded, and emerging from it was a massive goblin; the Great Goblin.
"You thought you could escape me?" he asked, smacking Gandalf backwards.
"What are you going to do now wizard?" he asked mockingly.
Wilson moved in front and slashed him with his sword.
"That will do it" the Great Goblin conceded.
Wilson then stabbed him through the brain.
He fell down and the whole bridge collapsed.
Everyone held on for dear life as they went tumbling.
They got trapped within 2 massive rocks and hit the ground.
Groaning in pain, Steve, Bruce, Gandalf and Wilson rolled and got up.
"Well that could have been worse" Bofur stated.
At that exact moment, the Great Goblin's corpse came flying down and smashed into the fallen bridge, crushing everyone who was still trapped.
"You've got to be joking" Jason groaned as he tried to push the logs off him.
Donna was first, her Amazonian strength helping her get up.
She helped get everyone out of the wreckage and that was when she paled.
Looking up, she saw thousands of goblins coming down at them.
"That's way too many for us to handle" Bruce said grimly.
"Daylight is the only thing that will save us now" Gandalf said.
Everyone ran towards the sun, Peter covering them from behind.
"Quickly!" Gandalf encouraged them.
Everyone ran outside towards a cliff edge.
Everyone was panting at this point as Gandalf began counting everyone to make sure nobody was lost.
"Where's Bilbo?" he asked, as the grim reality set in.
"Curse the Halfling! Now he's lost!" Dwalin growled.
"I thought he was with Dori!" Gloin said.
"Don't blame me" Dori replied.
"Well where did you last see him?" Gandalf asked.
"I thought I saw him slip away when they first cornered us" Nori answered.
"What happened? Tell me!" Gandalf demanded.
"I'll tell you what happened. Master Baggins saw his chance and took it. He's thought of nothing but his warm bed and hearth ever since he stepped out of his door! We will not be seeing our Hobbit again!" Thorin said.
"Really Thorin!? You're just going to give up on him like that? So what if he misses home? He has proven himself loyal to this Company! And he could be dead in there!" Jason roared and the Dwarves minus Thorin shuffled back nervously, none of them having ever seen Jason angry before.
Thorin looked at them and Jason, Bruce, Donna, Peter, Steve and Wilson all looked ready to charge back into the mountain and find him at all costs.
"No he isn't" Bilbo's voice said.
Everyone turned to see him, and Jason, Gandalf, Donna, Wilson and Bruce had smiles of relief on there faces.
"Bilbo Baggins! Never in my life have I been so happy to see anyone!" Gandalf smiled.
"How on earth did you get past the goblins?" Fili asked.
"Well…I had a little help" Bilbo said hesitantly and Bruce automatically got the feeling that he was hiding something.
"Well I want to know, why did you come back?" Thorin asked him.
"Look, I know you doubt me, I know you always have. And I don't blame you. I often think of Bag End. I miss my books and my armchair and my garden. See that's where I belong. That's home. And that's why I came back. Because you don't have one. A home. It was taken from you. And I'm going to help you take it back if I can" Bilbo said.
Jason, Bruce, Donna and Wilson all felt extremely proud of Bilbo, knowing it was a difficult decision.
That was when a howl split the air, and Jason nearly jumped.
"Wargs" Peter said in horror.
"Out of the frying pan" Thorin started.
"And into the fire" Gandalf concluded.
"Run! RUN!" Gandalf yelled and everyone ran.
One Warg jumped in front of Bilbo and he barely dodged, impaling it with his sword.
Everyone else continued running while Wilson slashed down another Warg.
Nori, Bifur, Jason and Peter ran only to find a cliff edge.
"Up into the trees! All of you!" Gandalf said.
Everyone jumped up, Donna in the furthest tree at the very edge.
Bilbo finally managed to pull the sword out and looked around, only to see he was all alone.
"Come on Bilbo!" Bruce shouted, helping him up.
The Wargs began tearing at the trees, trying to reach the Company.
Gandalf then noticed a moth on a nearby branch and captured it in his hand.
He spoke to the moth in an ancient Elvish language called Quenya and sent the moth off with instructions to bring reinforcements.
The Wargs stopped there assault upon seeing Azog the Defiler himself, riding a massive white furred Warg appear.
"Azog?" Thorin asked in disbelief.
"Do you smell it? The scent of fear? I remember your father reeked of it. Thorin son of Thrain" Azog said in his native tongue of Black Speech.
"It cannot be" Thorin whispered, not believing what his eyes.
"Why does he sound like Slade?" Jason wondered, as Azog sounded similar to Earth-1 Deathstroke.
Then 2 other people rode up next to Azog.
One was Deathstroke from Earth-9, garbed in his full armour and it made Donna pale in horror.
"Slade?" she demanded.
"I am here too. Like I said, I will kill all of you Titans. You will pay for your sins" Slade snarled as he brandished his sword.
And the other made Bruce's eyes widen.
It was a man dressed in an identical Batman suit. The man removed his cowl, revealing a man who was old, pushing past 60 clearly.
"Who are you?" Bruce asked.
"I am you Bruce. From Earth-99" the other Bruce Wayne chuckled.
"That one is mine" Azog said as he pointed at Thorin.
"And our doppelgangers are ours" Slade added.
"Kill the others!" Azog commanded.
The Wargs then rushed at the trees.
The Wargs began jumping up onto the trees, tearing off entire branches.
"Drink there blood!" Azog commanded.
And then the trees began uprooting from the endless assault and toppled over into one another like dominos, forcing the Company to jump.
Wilson sheathed his sword and jumped, one branch breaking as he tried to hold on.
Everyone jumped onto the last tree where Gandalf, Donna and Peter were on.
Gandalf then noticed some pine cones and used his magic to set them on fire.
"Jason!" he called out, dropping it into his hands.
Jason threw it at the Wargs, setting the ground on fire and driving the Wargs backwards.
Everyone else threw there own fire cones down, and even set one Warg on fire.
This eventually drove the Wargs back.
"Yeah!" Jason roared in victory as everyone else began celebrating.
But then, the last tree, the one everyone was on began uprooting as well.
The tree was now hanging sideways over the edge.
Ori screamed as he lost his grip and fell, catching onto Dori's foot.
"Ms Donna!" Dori cried out.
He lost his grip but Donna jumped down, catching Dori's hand.
She grunted in pain as she tried to hold on.
Azog, Slade and Bruce-99 or as Jason had started calling him in his head; Evil-Bat watched with satisfaction.
He heard landing and turned to see Thorin emerge as well.
Azog smirked at that.
Thorin was wielding Orcrist and an oak branch.
He charged at Azog with determination while Shazam looked confused.
Azog, on his Warg leapt, the Warg slamming into Thorin, sending him straight to the ground.
"No, Thorin!" Jason roared, trying to get off the tree, but the branch broke, Jason barely hanging on.
The Warg grabbed Thorin in its jaws and thrashed him about.
As Thorin lay still, an Orc jumped down from its Warg.
Unable to bear it anymore, Bilbo drew his sword and climbed down from the tree.
Exchanging looks, Bruce and Wilson nodded.
"Bring me the Dwarf's head" Azog ordered the Orc who nodded.
The Orc placed its blade on Thorin's throat and as it was about to bring it down, Bilbo jumped and slammed into the Orc, sending it to the ground.
Before it could recover, Bilbo killed it.
He then got in front of Thorin while Slade slowly approached.
"Hey! Why don't you pick on someone your own size!?" Wilson called out.
Slade turned to face Wilson, while the Wargs were waiting.
Slade climbed off his Warg and cracking his neck, charged at Wilson with a roar.
Wilson side-stepped to avoid a sword swing and brandishing his ballistic staff, smacked Slade in the face, before spinning away to dodge another strike.
Wilson twirled his staff and put it away, before brandishing his sword as both Deathstrokes glared at each other.
And then the 2 clashed, Wilson on the defensive as he tried to block some of Slade's strikes.
Evil-Bat turned to face Bruce who charged him with a roar.
Bruce threw a punch which Evil-Bat avoided and kneed Bruce in the stomach.
Evil-Bat tried to punch but Bruce raised both of his arms to defend himself.
Bruce moved and kicked Evil-Bat in a spin motion, staggering him.
Wilson backed as he blocked some more of Slade's strikes, before suddenly going on the offensive, slashing.
Slade head-butted Wilson all of a sudden, sending him to the ground, although Wilson rolled to avoid another strike.
"You ready to die?" Slade asked.
"I was born ready" Wilson countered.
Both brandished guns at the same time.
Reaching a deadlock, Wilson struck first, punching Slade in the chest.
Slade spun in a rotary motion and tried to cut Wilson but he ducked and slammed Slade's face onto his knee, dazing him.
Bruce flipped to avoid a kick from Evil-Bat and struck out, hammering a blow into Evil-Bat's stomach.
Evil-Bat brandished a Batarang and tried to slice Bruce's throat but he leapt away to avoid, kicking Evil-Bat in the chest.
Wilson flipped behind Slade and as he turned around, Wilson kicked his chest in a spin motion, sending him crashing to the rock.
Slade got back and grabbed Wilson by the throat, slamming him to the ground, where he punched him twice in the face.
Wilson flipped Slade over and rolled to his feet.
"How can you possibly hope to defeat me Slade? I am you, except I don't have honour or other types of weakness" Slade mocked.
Wilson growled and charged with a roar.
Slade flipped to avoid another strike and kicked Wilson to the ground.
The fight between Bruce and Evil-Bat had reached a stalemate at this point, as both combatants were evenly matched.
Bruce head-butted Evil-Bat, staggering him slightly but Evil-Bat quickly recovered, leaping forward and delivering a series of strong punches to his face.
Wilson blocked another strike from Slade and then leapt forward, elbowing him in the head.
Roars were heard as Dwalin, Kili, Fili, Jason, Steve and Peter jumped down from the trees, rushing into battle.
They engaged the Orcs surrounding them.
"Gandalf, I can't hold them anymore!" Donna shouted.
"Let them go Donna" Gandalf said.
"What!? Are you crazy?" Donna demanded.
"Just do it" Gandalf replied.
Donna sighed, trusting Gandalf and opened her hand, letting Dori and Ori fall.
As they fell, they landed on the back of a giant eagle.
Multiple other Great Eagles attacked, grabbing Wargs and throwing them off the cliff.
Some of the Eagles also grabbed the Dwarves.
Taking advantage of the distraction, Bruce grabbed Evil-Bat and flipped him to the ground, punching him multiple times in the face.
Wilson punched Slade so hard, he was sent sprawling to the ground, and lay there dazed.
Then an Eagle grabbed Wilson and threw him off and onto the back of another Eagle.
Bruce saw this and got a running start, jumping off the cliff and landing smoothly on the back of another Eagle.
Azog roared in rage as Thorin was carried.
The tree finally came loose and fell off the cliff as both Gandalf and Donna jumped, landing gracefully onto an Eagle.
"NOOOO!" Slade roared with rage as the Eagles flew off.
The Eagles flew off, travelling across great wildernesses and eventually landing on a rock peak.
"Thorin" Gandalf said with worry as he rushed up to him, Thorin not breathing.
Gandalf chanted something and Thorin's eyes fluttered open.
Kili and Jason helped Thorin to his feet but he threw them off, facing Bilbo.
"What were you thinking? You could have gotten yourself killed. Did I not say you would be a burden? That you would not survive in the wild? That you had no place amongst us?" Thorin asked.
Bruce felt anger bubbling up inside him upon hearing that, but the next words softened it.
"I have never been so wrong, in all my life" Thorin said, pulling Bilbo into a hug.
Bruce, Jason, Wilson, Donna, Peter and Steve all watched with pride.
Thorin's attention was drawn to the distance.
Everyone else turned to look at it.
"Is that what I think it is?" Donna asked.
"Indeed it is Donna. The Lonely Mountain. The last of the great Dwarf kingdoms of Middle-Earth" Gandalf explained.
"I do know of someone who can help us" Peter spoke.
"Who?" Bruce frowned.
"Sinthea Smidht and my doppelganger from Earth-2012" Peter explained.
"Are they like boyfriend and girlfriend?" Jason asked.
"No actually, there husband and wife" Peter replied, stunning them all.
"Seriously?" Donna asked.
"Yep. Got married a long time ago. They even have a young daughter" Peter explained.
Jason and Bruce traded looks at that.
"I have a feeling the worst is behind us" Bilbo said.
'Don't jinx it yet Bilbo' Bruce thought to himself.
Steve took out a pad from his pocket and opened it up.
Inside was a poem written. Steve began singing it aloud:
Far over the Misty Mountains rise
Lead us standing, upon the height
What was before, we see once more, is our kingdom a distant light
Fiery mountain, beneath the moon,
The words aren't spoken, we'll be there soon
For home a song! That echoes on, and all who find us will know the tune
Some folk we never forget, some kind we never forgive
Haven't seen the back of us yet, we'll ride in the gathering storm
Until we get our long, forgotten gold
We lay under the Misty Mountains cold
In slumbers deep, and dreams of gold, we must awake, our lives to make
And in the darkness, a torch we hold
From long ago, when lanterns burned,
Until this day, our hearts have yearned, a fate unknown!
The Arkenstone! What was stolen must be returned!
Far away, the Misty Mountains cold!
Everyone looked at Steve with respect in there eyes.
"And I have a theory as to where Dick Grayson from Earth-9 ended up" he said.
"Where?" Donna asked.
"In another world. He is singing" Steve replied.
"Singing what?" Wilson asked.
Steve's eyes were sombre as he replied.
"A song of Ice and Fire"
And Chapter 70 is done. I hope you all enjoyed it.
First off, can any of you recognize what the final line meant? Because it will be very important next chapter.
So now Titans Deathstroke and Earth-99 Batman are working with Azog. I have plans for one more character to join the villains as well.
And Sinthea and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man are married now. Eagle-eyed readers may have seen this once coming, so the 2 are husband and wife and have a young daughter. They will appear next chapter.
I know that Phase 1 of this arc wasn't much different from canon, but I promise that Phase 2 of this arc which will cover 'The Desolation of Smaug' will be much different from the movie.
Here are the list of Earths involved in this chapter:
Earth-9. Home of 'Titans'.
Earth-51. Home of the DCEU.
Earth-96. Home of the 'Kingdom Come' heroes.
Earth-99. Home of Evil-Bat.
Earth-2002. Home of the RamiVerse.
Earth-199999. Home of the MCU, John Wick and Lord of the Rings.
Next chapter will begin Phase 2 of this arc and the major canon changes will happen as well.
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