Nine: Trolls Hoards & Chases

Bella and the group of dwarves had landed in a cliff at night much to her surprise and annoyance at the same time. She had gotten close to some of the Dwarves to her surprise. She had given Balin and idea, but his Royal Gruffness had decided that his way was the best thing to do. As they were getting things ready for the night Bella moved and she went to her own pony.

'They annoyed you.' Sherlock told her.

"No, they…" Bella stopped when she heard them, the howls into the night. Of course, the younger dwarves noticed her reaction and thought of scaring her.

"What is the matter Ms. Boggins?" Kili asked.

"Their Orcs, killers and pillagers." Fili said trying to scare her.

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After Thorin talked about the Prince's being immature and Balin explaining to Bella about the war between the Orcs and the Dwarves that showed the respect people had of their king.

"What happened to the White Orc?" Bella asked.

"He died Ms. Baggins." Thorin told her, the way he seemed so sure. Bella wasn't too sure. When Bella went to sit down and get her bedding ready for the night. Bella loosened her hair a bit, but not as much to let it loose.

"Ms. Boggins, can you tell us a story?" Kili asked.

"A story?" she asked.

"We know that being and Old Soul you have stories from your past life."

"Kili." Fili hissed hitting his brother. He knew that in their own culture the Old Souls were kept secret.

"Oh, yeah what do you want to know?" Bella asked. Both brothers looked at her in surprise.

"How did you meet your Old Soul?" Kili asked. Bella smiled at this, and she could feel the groan coming from Sherlock.

"Well in my old life, I was Captain, Captain Joan Watson of the 5th Northumberland Fussiliers." Bella said.

"So, you were a female captain?" Kili asked.

"Yes, I had just returned from war, I had been injured and I came home with a limp, a scar and nightmares, utterly worthless." Bella said lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice that the rest of the Dwarves had stopped to pay attention. "I had a tremor on my arm, and it caused me to lose the ability not to practice medicine anymore, so you can say War took my two loves in one swoop."

"So, is that it?" Kili asked, to get smacked over the head by Fili and Bofur.

"Actually, that is where it began." Bella told them. "I had gotten a psychiatrist to help me get back to the normal world, I guess, and she wanted me to write, everything that was happening to me. I told her it did not work, because nothing happened to me."

"This is when everything happened, I walked in the park and I met a friend and I couldn't leave in London in my army pension, so I needed a roommate, I had told my friend Mike Stanford that no one would like me as a roommate, apparently I hadn't been the only one to tell him that the same day."

"So, how did you meet?" Fili asked getting into the story. Bella smiled and looked at the group.

"That boys will have to wait, it is getting late and we have to rest." Bella said turning in her bedroll and closing her eyes hearing the groans.

'That was fantastic.' Sherlock whispered to her. Bella smiled and wrapped herself in the warmth that Sherlock provided for her.

Thorin on the other side was looking at the spot, where the hobbit slept. He was wondering, about the story.

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The next ride was quiet, and the boys were trying to get Bella to continue the story.

"We'll continue tonight." Bella said.

"That isn't really fair." Kili said.

"Well it is Bella's story." Ori told the boys. Gandalf was just smiling at the fact that Bella was making more friends. It would be helpful, for when they got to Rivendell and the test would really begin.

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Bella looked as they got to the new place and she got a shiver as they got closer, Thorin was angry more than normal and Gandalf was not helping. When they arrived at the place, Bella saw the house, well the remaining.

'It was burned down, the family included.' Sherlock told her. Bella looked as Thorin and Gandalf were fighting.

"Where are you going?"

"To be with more reasonable company myself Miss Baggins." He said walking away.

'So is he leaving you alone.' Sherlock said.

"Miss Baggins, I suggest you get yourself for tonight." Thorin told her.

"I need to go for new supplies, I saw some on our way." Bella told him getting her backpack and walking into a different direction.

"Where are you going?" Thorin asked.

"I just let you know, I am running on some fresh supplies." Bella told him and walked away, she didn't really see the glare being thrown her way.

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Bella came back into the camp with more medicinal plants and some not too medicinal. It was already dark, and she noticed the camp was empty.

"What in the heavens?" she asked.

"All the weapons are gone.' Sherlock told her.

"I can see that, but why?" Bella asked. "Let's go find them."

'We will have to.' Sherlock said with a smirk. He moves away from her moving forward to the other side trying to get any clues.

The Dwarves were currently in the bags about to be eaten.

"We need to get out of here." Kili mentioned.

"Do you think so laddie?" Nori asked.

"Don't be angry."

"My sister is about to become food." Nori said.

"Quiet." Thorin said. He still couldn't believe that they were going to be murdered by Trolls.

"Aww!" they looked up to see one of the Trolls screaming with an arrow coming out of their eye.

"What is that?"

"Nobody!" Bella replied.

"Nobody?"

"I got shot by nobody!" the dumbest troll was screaming trying to get the arrow out of his eye.

"Stop moving, how can nobody touch you?" the other one said. The Dwarves saw another arrow being shot and the other Troll begin to scream moving around but another arrow came out of nowhere, Thorin, who was looking around could see the arrows coming from the trees. They began to move around the area and the oldest was looking around trying to find the thing responsible.

"It burns!" one of them screamed.

"Bert!" the Troll turned up and the Troll's eye was burned and black. The Dwarves looked at the Trolls eyes being burned. The next thing they saw was two more arrows coming and hitting the last troll in the eyes as well.

"Whose there?' the Troll asked.

"I replied to you, I am Nobody." Bella replied coming down from the tree's and in her hands the bow and her arrows at her back.

"Nobody!" they screamed trying to move around. Bella looked at the sky and saw that Gandalf was closed.

"I'm over hear." She said trying to get them off the Dwarves. She moved toward the fire and was throwing the dirt on the fire.

"The sun shall take you!" Gandalf boomed.

'What is that?' one of the Trolls asked and the sun blared in turning them to stone slowly.

"Where were you?" Thorin asked Gandalf.

"I was looking ahead." Gandalf replied. "What happened?"

"Asked your burglar." Thorin said.

"Bella, that was amazing." Kili said with a smile. He rarely met someone who was that good with a bow.

"Thank you." Bella said.

"What poison was that?" Nori asked.

"It was something of my own creation." Bella replied.

"Get the horses." Thorin said looking at Bella with a bit of awe.

"We found a troll hoard." Gloin said. Bella turned and saw both Dwalin and Ori being close together and she had to admit that it was rather cute.

Bella was looking at the Troll Hoard and she was surprised.

"What are you thinking lass?" Balin asked her.

"The Trolls, they came down to close." Bella told him.

"Well I wouldn't worry about it, you were able to stop them saving us." Dori told her.

'I would still see the problem, the Orcs and Trolls now.' Sherlock told her.

Bella moved toward the Troll hoard but didn't get too close as she knew that it smelled worst.

"Bella come, this will be for you just your size." Gandalf said giving her the sword and looked at it. He told her about being kind and not to kill so easily. They heard commotion coming from outside.

"What is that?" Dori asked.

The Dwarves were getting ready to attack, when out of the foliage came a sled and a man or what seemed a man on it.

"Gandalf!"

"Radagast!" Gandalf said surprised.

'Are those giant rabbits?' Sherlock asked, Bella nodded but knew this had to be bad, she made a small signal and motioned to the wizard council that was happening. She had a strange feeling, she got her main bag off Myrtle as in was one of the few ponies not eaten by the Trolls.

"What is that noise?" Ori asked.

"Those aren't wolves." Dwalin said and the Warg came out of nowhere Gloin was the one to take it down.

"Who did you tell about your quest?!" Gandalf demanded.

"No one." Thorin replied. Two more Wargs came forward that they had to take down.

"Who did you tell?!"

"No one!" Thorin screamed back.

Radagast got the Orcs to follow him with his rabbits, but it was not enough, that they had to run away. Kili and Bella stayed in the back as they began to shoot some of the Orc's down.

"Kili, Belladonna shoot them down." Thorin order them.

"Over here you fool." Gandalf said. They heard horns as they were running into the gap.

'He is taking us to Rivendell.' Sherlock told her as Bella was running and she hissed as she was almost hit by one of the Orcs. As she rolled down and pulled Kili out of danger, this time she did hissed but kept quiet,