Hey all! Just an apology for how late this chapter is. . .I got too involved in I See the Light. . .my bad lol. And another apology with how short this one is, but I felt it needed to be ended here for what I have in store. Please read on for more!
Review Repsonses;
Outofthisworldgal - :P I know! No matter the age, he's cuddly ^_^.
Even though it's been twenty four years since what happened, it's still hard to talk about. Everyone will find out soon.
Dinosaur Imperial Soldier - Azog will be in the chapter after next. . .unless I can fit him in the next chapter. . .we'll see.
sugarbee25 - I never even realised until you just mentioned, I had to go back through reviews just to check lol! No apologies needed, it happens :D. I had to put little Estel in, how could I not!? The dwarves and Bilbo will know about her past soon, don't worry.
thewolf74 - So am I! Next chapter up for ya!
Misty Mountain
Just before dawn, we all pack up and leave Rivendell while everyone else are either sleeping or in the council meeting.
By the time the sun has risen, we are hiking along a path away from Rivendell.
"Be on your guard; we're about to step over the edge of the Wild. Balin, Violet, you two know these paths; lead on."
"Aye." Balin says as I leap up from beside Fili and Kili and walk beside the old dwarf in my wolf form
"Master Baggins, I suggest you keep up." I hear Thorin say.
Looking back, I see Bilbo turn from where he was looking at Rivendell and following us as we walk.
We spend the next few days walking the wilderness with either myself or Balin in the lead. I spend most of my time on alert with my ears cocked up, keeping a listen out for any dangers.
Luckily, we don't come across any dangers until we come to the Misty Mountains on the fourth day. I have to change into my human form as we end up walking across a narrow ledge, a cliff side on the left and a sheer drop on the right. The clouds have darkened, the rain pouring down in sheets, lightning flashes in the sky and thunder crashes all around us.
"Hold on!" I hear Thorin call out from the front.
Hearing a scuffle from behind, I look around to see Dwalin pulling Bilbo back from where the stones gave way, causing him to slip.
"We must find shelter!"
"You don't say." I think to myself sarcastically.
"Watch out!" Dwalin suddenly bellows.
Looking up, we see a massive boulder hurtling through the air, which hits the mountainside above us, causing rocks to fall all around us. Kili presses me into the wall, covering my body with his own to keep me safe.
"Are you alright?" he asks me once he moves back.
I nod as I thank him.
"This is no thunderstorm; it's a thunder battle! Look!"
Looking up at Balin's shout, looking through the dark, we see a stone giant rearing from a nearby mountain, ripping off a massive boulder from the top of the mountain peak across from us.
Bofur stands forward in shock. "Well bless me, the legends are true! Giants! Stone Giants!"
The giant throws the boulder, hitting another giant which suddenly appears from around the corner we just came from.
"Take cover: you'll fall!" Thorin calls back.
Reaching forward, I pull Bofur back just as the rocks beneath our feet start to give way, making the ledge narrower and harder to stay on.
"What's happening!?" Kili suddenly calls out as the ground starts to split the group.
"Kili! Grab my hand!" I hear Fili shout.
Bilbo, Dwalin, Bofur, Bombur, Ori, Fili and I end up being on one side of the mountain, as the gap widens, which turns out to be the knee of another stone giant. Looking ahead, I see Kili looking between his brother and I in horror and worry.
I feel Fili's arm go around my waist to keep a hold of me as the leg starts moving. Looking to the others, I breathe a sigh of relief as they jump off the other knee and safely onto the mountain.
I watch in fright as our giant starts fighting with the others two, all three punching each other. One of them punches the mountain, sending rocks to rain down on the others, but lucky they don't get hurt.
I panic as the head of our giant suddenly hurtles towards the mountain where the others are, but soon worry about the others and myself as the mountain suddenly comes close as the giant falls. I feel Fili's arm grip me tightly as we all jump off the giant and land on an outcropping of the mountain as the knee hits the cliff.
I hear Thorin shouting for his nephew, thinking all of us perished in the collision. I lay on the ground next to Fili, both of us breathing heavily. I just can't believe our luck, we managed to survive. . .barely.
"They're all right! They're alive!" I hear Balin shout as I stagger to my feet.
Kili suddenly comes around the corner and pulls Fili and I into an embrace. I embrace him back, surprised by the motion. I smile at him as we pull away, but then panic as Bofur calls out;
"Where's Bilbo? Where's the Hobbit?"
Whipping around, I notice he is not with us.
"There!" Ori yells.
I look over and see him hanging onto the cliff side.
"Get him!" Dwalin calls out as Bofur and Ori lay on the ground to get him.
Fili and Kili hold me back as we watch helplessly. As they are trying to reach him, Bilbo slips and falls another few feet before he catches another handhold. Thorin suddenly swings down on the cliff next to Bilbo and boost him up, where the others pull him to safety. I breathe a sigh of relief but then Thorin loses his grip.
Dwalin launches himself forward and grabs Thorin's arm. Groaning and grunting, he manages to pull him onto the ridge with us. I breathe a sigh of relief as my shoulders sag slightly. We're all still together.
"I thought we'd lost our burglar." Dwalin says.
I watch as Thorin gives Bilbo a grim look. "He's been lost ever since he left home. He should never have come. He has no place amongst us. Dwalin!"
They go off and find a cave. Looking to Bilbo, I see him have a sad look on his face. I just put an arm around his shoulders as we follow Thorin and Dwalin as they find a cave.
"It looks safe enough." Dwalin states.
"Search to the back; caves in mountains are seldom unoccupied." Thorin orders.
Dwalin searches the cave with a lantern.
"There's nothing here."
Gloin drops a bundle of wood on the floor, when we are all inside, and rubs his hands together.
"Right then! Let's get a fire started."
"No, No fires, not in this place. Get some sleep. We start at first light."
Balin turns to Thorin. "We were to wait in the mountains until Gandalf joined us. That was the plan."
"Plans change. Bofur, take the first watch."
He nods as he sits by the entrance to the cave. As the others settle down to sleep, I change into my wolf form and curl up in between Fili and Kili, allowing them to huddle up to my warm, dry fur. I smile as I feel Kili's hand on my back, his hand gently gripping my fur before I fall asleep.
"WAKE UP! WAKE UP!" I suddenly jolted awake by Thorin's bellow.
I jump onto my feet just before the floor beneath us opens up and we all fall through a tunnel, hitting the rock wall on our way down, until we hit a wooden walk way. I look up and see bones tied around us to look like a cage. As I jump off the others, I hear shrieks and look up to see goblins making their way towards us.
I leap up and start attacking the goblins, biting and scratching them as they come close. As I am fighting, I don't notice one of them swinging a club at me until I turn and see the club as it hits my head and I fall off the platform. The last thing I know is hitting the walls as I'm falling before everything turns black.
There we have it! Violet's fallen far underground! Wanna find out what's happens with Gollum? Find out in the next chapter! Please leave your lovely reviews! I love hearing from you all!
