Chapter 12- Dragon Slayer

Many came and the Master of lake town was one of the many, Elves arrived, Thranduil specifically along with a small army, the humans arrived and shockingly Gandalf arrived. It was then I noted the heat signals through the ground as a massive earth worm was building a tunnel up underneath to the mountain opposite which was not really present, that also gave us view to the second guard built near the frozen river. I saw them moving to claim the second guard building that once was part of the defence line of Dale and the lonely mountain, I was unable to see further beyond that.

"An army of orcs are coming, the second guard tower is being claimed and I don't doubt that is the last of their arsenal, they will go for Dale first to claim it and then move on the mountain." The Dwarves watched me as I looked to the others congregating in the old destroyed town of Dale, and in the distance I noted Legolas and Tauriel moving towards the tent Thranduil had erected. "Thorin, your kin are coming correct?" he nodded "our cousins from the Iron mountains are on the move," I nodded "the Elves, the humans that should be enough if we thin the numbers of the orc's army, I only have four bullets left though," "what then?" Dwalin asked "then we rely on good old fighting." A council was called to, Gandalf, Legolas who had eyes on a second army only an hour out from the first and myself with eyes on the other fort taken and the mass below the ground, they looked armed and ready for the capture of Dale.

The doors to the lonely mountain were non-existent, open for the taken, plans were set-up, those who can fight and strategies on the last minute put in place, archers and human's delegated into sections. The master wanted to fall back to lake town, like the spineless swine he was, Bard being courageous and virtuous as he was spoke up for them to not fear and stand fast. With a look between Thorin, myself, Gandalf and Thranduil we all without talking agreed upon who was to lead the humans, "Bard the Bowman will you lead the humans in the defence of Dale and once more lead them as their first King of Dale?" He was shocked and wanted to state that no he was not the right person; however the people spoke up for him claiming he was indeed the right person for the job.

With that little issue solved, many moved forward weapons taken from the mountains armoury and handed out, bowman in the higher sections of the town and mountain and on the wall of Dale. I watched as many lined up, a trench dug between where the mountain used to be and the lonely mountain and Dale, barrels of oil rolled down into it and left there for the opportune moment. Humans were in charge of Dale's defences, Thranduil communicated between Dale and on the field, he was splitting up his forces into two sections, and the dwarves were in charge of defence of the mountain, making sure none enter and keeping those on the field and valley clear as I was in charge of keeping sights on them all and using Pandora to one shoot kill the second army still on their way marching towards us. Legolas stayed with me as back up but also as he was the one to see the second army on their way to the outpost already claimed by the orcs who were lying low. I set up Pandora, it was hard trying to get Thorin to let me leave and go beyond where the others were, plus I haven't finish overseeing the plans I set out for the others nor officially meet Thorin's cousin also King of the Iron hills.

I got down on my stomach loading up the ammo, Pandora was heating up rapidly, I needed it to be quick as I didn't want them to scatter, they were moving between very deep trenches like valley unseen. Azog's offspring being the leader of this small back up army, Azog was in the outpost waiting for his que to call forth the underground army. I could see them all pause at the sound Pandora made it was very loud and hard to conceal, "melon I think they are well aware of us," Legolas stated as he stood next to me. I rolled my eyes, there was a bend in the trench and then a long straight to our location, I had to get them to rush us and all be within the area for Pandora to take them all out, after that would be us sneaking into the second river fort and then the army dealing with those coming forth with the Earth worm.

It went dead quite they all paused and then once hearing the noise decided to roar and rush around the corner like a stampede, upon seeing us two and one laying down they laughed but kept running at us. "melon you can shoot now," "not yet Legolas, we need them all within the trench, the less left over the better," "they are going to get to us before you can take them out," "oh please don't insult her like that," as if she heard us she whirred louder and singed hotter as she burned into the fabric of my clothes and heated up where she touched the ground, I had noted it was only the leader who was smart enough to pause and look at me and the weapon. The other mindless idiots kept running as, only a meter away and Legolas shouting at me to do it, himself prepared in a fighting stance and I finally fired. The trench was enormously larger after that and went for miles out into a new direction, I looked up into the smoking rock of the walls, Azog's son was smart enough to climb up the side and run away, possibly going to inform his leader and father of what just happened.

Legolas also watched the Orc rush off into the direction of the second forte, if everything went right then the horn to start the war will not be blown for those to commence the attack from underground. I noted my arm, "come on we must go," Legolas looped his arm under me after I placed Pandora back in her holder, only three bullets left for her. We walked and then began to run only once my arm was healed, I made it in time to see Thorin and his company sneaking into the forte, I noticed that even Bilbo accompanied them, Gandalf was at the forefront of the iron hill dwarves and I noticed that it was silent, Tauriel had left her post to accompany the dwarves and that lead Legolas to go after her, I chose to follow suite, we needed them to not blow that horn.

It was going great, we were moving in unseen or heard, however scent was going to be our biggest downfall, not to mention Thorin tended to lose sight when it came to Azog, the two having it out for each other. I needed him to not think like a warrior and ego, I joined them as I ran with Legolas, and we managed to get within sight as I noticed Azog being informed of his back up army being killed. I had my gun out, silencer on as I aimed and fired, hitting Azog in the upper arm and hitting the horn a few times to outright destroy it making it impossible to call upon forces. I had no way of doing the damage while also staying silent, we managed to hear him roar and those within the forte were now aware that enemy combatants were near.

We had won that day, with a destroyed outpost forte, a dead Azog, a very badly hurt Thorin who was healing albeit slowly with my lack of serum right now while I protected the unborn babies. Fili was fine and saved Kili from getting impaled by an axe, Tauriel and Legolas managed to kill Azog's heir and Kili was healed by Tauriel. The others were minor in injury and valiant, able to hold back the orcs while the few of us took down their commander and captain, upon seeing this they retreated running but were fired upon with arrows. Those still underground remained where they were not knowing that above ground all was decimated and dead.

The underground forces had been dealt with when we used yet another one of Pandora's bullets, we took out the entire underground and also the worm god that made them the pathway. It was a great victory; all the races came together as resources and the wealth of the mountain was shared all around to rebuild all the damaged cities.

We all stood in the large main hall with barrows and carts of gold being shuffled into hem and carted out, this was all going to be more useful with the rebuilding of the northern boarder and the city of Dale and the mountain itself. It was going to take a long time to get everything the way we wanted it to be, I still had to try find that box with the starlight diamonds in it for Thranduil, that was something I was adamant about doing "thankyou Melon," he said with a light bow as I knew this was very important to him as I could see his eyes showing the memories of his late Queen. I notice the others still watching me closely especially Gandalf who learnt I was bathed in Smaug's blood and was with child, he hadn't looked the best when he came back to us, he looked frazzled and paranoid. There was news a necromancer, and dark magic at work hence the guardians of middle Earth were well aware of the issue and onto it, which meat that my Adar was also onto it.

However right now we had a lot of other things to do and worry about, many of the dwarves from the other blue and Iron mountains had returned to the lonely mountain to help us clear it, fix it and continue with building items and mining out the caves and shafts. I was busy with growing our two little babies as I was anointed Queen under the mountain and a diplomacy contract was set up between Rivendell, Greenwood and us. It was good to feel at peace, until it was time to birth them, Gandalf stuck close at the behest of Thorin who told him in detail what happened in the fight against Smaug. So when birthing happened my systems were having a hard time of keeping my pain tolerance in check without damaging the babies. I couldn't entirely turn of my pain receptors as my muscles would not contract like they naturally should to push the babies out, so I had to grit my teeth and put up with it which was horrendously painful. I screamed and screamed; I hated these old ways that did not allow the father into the birthing room of their wife. I instead focused on the turquoise necklace that was still around my neck for comfort though small comfort it was something.

My first son was born and he had lungs of iron as he screamed loud and clear, I could tell he was going to be loud his whole life but also strong, he would also be stubborn like his father. I smiled and said "Natsu," everyone looked at me surprised but the birth maiden nodded cleaning the baby with a little worry in her eyes, everyone looked at the newborn that way as if he might spew out some fire. I rolled my eyes at their worries but then clenched my hand onto the nurses hand as my second baby was coming, he was a lot faster and less painful, mainly requiring me to focus and push at intervals. Once the small little whimper and murmur of his small voice was heard I noticed his beautiful blue eyes open up blearily to looked around as if inquisitive as I smiled in surprise and said "your Satsu." I smiled as everyone wore wonderful joyous looks and smiled at the newborns, it was common for dwarves to have twins and triplets and more often sons rather than daughters but they always gave them rhyming names.

I could see the pride in Thorin's eyes and the way he stood, he had two sons, two princes and the eldest was strong while the younger was reserved. I did however notice him put watchful eyes on Natsu, Natsu wasn't in looks like us, he had pink hair, not bubble gum pink but a bit of a darker hue and his eyes…the opposite of mine and of Thorin's, his eyes were red, but he smiled and was happy always trying to get up and move and touching something he shouldn't. Many stated he was the dragon reborn into a human body, but I knew he wasn't, he was too happy to be that old cranky dragon. I noticed that Thorin was not happy to hear his own people not like his first born and it was something he himself questioned…was he really his son? It was to the point the first born was ostracized by all, even I found my Adar weary of him at first sight but I stated, "many did the same with Star, remember but love and acceptance can change everything, I will not have my son turn to the dark side for being unaccepted." My Adar nodded and said, "you have grown wise and strong, I am so proud of you, motherhood suits you well," I blushed but we were interrupted as my sister came out gushing as she managed to hold one baby in each arm, "oh my god, you birthed the most beautiful babies and they are like polar opposites and such a cute hair colour, I only see flowers of this colour, oh wow." We both laughed as someone had seemed to love their new nephew, as time passed they learned to talk, walk and run, and that was how they found mischief, typically Natsu found the trouble and Satsu was tagging along to jeep up with his big brother or was being dragged behind Natsu.

It had taken five years for the new outpost up in the outer mountains to be fixed up and reclaimed and Dale to be completed. Lake town remained and was still under the master's rule for the time being, with all the other kingdoms and towns around lake town prospering, Lake town was not a place many people went to stay or live, something would need to change and so a new election was coming up. I was mostly a council for my King as I was given something from my late husband as a late wedding gift. It was not something we had the opportunity to enjoy, it all happened so fast, one second we were enemies turned lovers once more and then we were married and King and Queen of a mountain and had the two princes born just as quickly after that. I sat, "here I wanted to give you something that shows all who you are and how amazing you are in every way I know you are." I blushed and smiled loving this sentimental side of Thorin that only I was blessed to see, I opened up the much larger box he had on the bed and in it was clothing?

I tilted my head, it was not clothing, nor a cape it was armour too, it had Silver metal shoulder pads that went up and around the neck and the top half of the chest was covered and looked like sweeping wings. Down the back was the brightest royal blue feathers I had ever seen and I had no way of detecting the genius of the bird it came from, between the feathers was diamonds encrusted and the three symbols for the Queen of the mount in the centre of the upper chest plate, on the right shoulder was Greenwoods monarch design and then the other shoulder had Rivendell's crest as I blinked in shock. It showed authority and power but was beautiful as well, and I wanted it on right then and there. I was pulled from my gapping astonishment as Thorin told me what it was, "they are the feathers of a supposed phoenix, the beasts are long since dead, extinct as these were some of their last feathers, they were save in a chest Balin came upon and so we decided to give it to you, your powers and who and what you are resembles a phoenix, but also strength and beauty." I blinked with tears in my eyes with the reminder of my immortality but also the love of being seen for who and what I am at the same time. I hugged my love, "I love it…" he patted my long blond hair that I knew I would need to keep up or cut off just so I could wear this item. "However I will need a dress of matching design and colour if it is to be complete," I smirked as he sighed, "you and your shopping," be he smiled, "do as you please love," and so I did. I wore a sweetheart dress of blue and silver design that had a mermaid flair that stopped a centimetre above the floor and was skin-tight and silver armour boots that went up to my mid-thigh as the dress could be opened up from the side should I need to fight. I then had my phoenix coat over top and my necklace sitting in the gap between the bottom of the upper chest plate and the top of my sweetheart neckline of my dress.

I was really spoilt by Thorin as he loved me and claimed all that we had and all we do is thanks to me, so he would give me anything I would need or should ask for. It was sweet really but I also didn't want others thinking we were wasting resources on me. I taught our children; others didn't mind teaching and training Satsu but not Natsu and seeing the boys were inseparable I had to teach them everything. Natsu was great with being adventurous and learning fighting and weapons but not as good in book work meanwhile Satsu was the opposite. In time once they had their own personalities and likes and dislikes many people calmed down seeing that Natsu was his own person, he was a happy go luck and trouble making kid but he did the right thing with a good heart.

Seven years later -

"Hey, watch it!" the kid dashed around, "sorry," he stated but everyone could hear he wasn't sorry in the slightest as he dashed through the mountain using something he learned from his mother was called Parkour skills. He liked it, he had pink hair, red eyes, and a toothy smile, he was playing hide and seek with Satsu, but it never took him long to find him as his amazing sense of smell could pick up his twin from a mile away. "Found you," Natsu announced as Satsu bemoaned, "seriously you take all the fun out of the game, why can you smell me so well, I search all my books but I can't find a reason why, even grandpa has no idea why." The younger brother pouted as he sat in a massive empty lava pot that was typically used to tip out and help heat up the iron pots to help the dwarf workers meld things into their desired wants. The older brother put his hand in to help his younger twin out who looked nothing like him, with blue eyes and black hair he was a spitting image of their king and father. "Just be happy to know if you ever go missing I can always find you," the older brother with pride and also cheekiness always stated as they then dashed off, but Natsu helped Satsu as he always had a saddle bag filled with books, known as the academic prince while Natsu being called the wild one or trouble maker always looking for adventure.

A miss step had a massive pot of liquid gold spilling over the floor and workers going off as they looked up and pinned the two-prince brother, "you's two!" "run for it Satsu!" the two dashed off both with a panic in their eyes but Natsu's turned into an upturned smirk as he enjoyed the adrenalin and rush.

They didn't get far as they turned a corner to be grabbed by the back of their collars both in one hand of their father who gave them both a disapproving glare as one looked down feeling the weight of their actions. But the other looked more upset with being caught out but he gave his father the cheeky 'sorry' look, "King Thorin," the one who had been chasing them was about to state what they did, "I know, they will be disciplined accordingly," that was enough for the dwarf to accept and leave the boys to their fate as the kings voice was deep like gravel and he was not happy. Both had to do labour work letting the dwarfs that had to deal with their antics off on a much-needed break. The king stood up on an over top pillar bridge to make sure his boys kept on working and not slacking off, while his oldest was strong and stubborn he looked nothing like either him or the queen, he was well aware that it was the powers of Smaug that bleed through to his eldest from his blood when it bathed Amira.

Meanwhile his youngest was a spitting image of him but was so weak and only a really good bookworm, he didn't want to complain but he had hoped his eldest might be a little more level-headed. "You don't need to watch them so closely, you know Natsu likes manual work as it tires him out and Satsu won't go against your words nor leave his brother," he paused looking over to his queen. Still long hair in delicate plats and designs, long skin-tight royal blue dress with silver etchings, on the attached cape down her back and the three symbols for the wood elves, Rivendell, and the queen of the mountain. She was wisdom and powerful, she never aged like she said she wouldn't, she came by his side to watch their two boys dealing with their punishment. "I worry about Natsu," he stated as she hummed, "and why is that?" she asked putting her hand on her kings shoulder as much of his hair has had already turned white.

"I saw him eating the flames from the burners once," she hummed amused and intrigued, "I thinks that's useful, at least he won't ever get burned by fire, and I know you worry, you think perhaps Smaug is inside him and will take over but we've talked about this. Scoured the world and seen many for answers, it's not possible, your still letting that deceased overgrown lizard get to you love." She stated with humour, a small pull had her leading him to go sit down, he had gotten old over his years and she waited on him also being his council and taking over more of the brunt work.

They had done much over the years, with this evil coming back they were all getting ready for a fight, weapons, massive arrow turrets mounted on the top of the mountain, newer watch towers all along the border and many of the elves, humans and dwarves were connected in agreement to help out. The grey wizard had taken his little hobbit friend home, Thorin hadn't seen him in a long while, he missed him. After having his sons he found himself aging faster, he blamed the stress his eldest gave him, but also he wondered if being healed and on the edge of death so many times also had something to do with it. He had his closest allies agree that should he pass and Natsu isn't ready to take over then the queen will be the one to lead them until his eldest is ready. Thorin had felt it as he watched his sons grow and his wife stay the same, his mind wavering as he found it hard to remember things and details. Natsu rushed off out to go on another adventure, he had been taught how to fight a long time ago, as was normal for all royals and dwarves to learn. While they were technically half human and half dwarf they had height over a dwarf and slender limbs but only grew to five foot two, nothing over that.

Satsu when not by his brothers side keeping him in line he was within the walls of Rivendell keeping his grandfather reoccupied with his studies as he had the thirst for knowledge much like his own mother and queen. Since becoming the queen with her husband's ailing mind and memory she had been unable to travel, she had yet more work to prepare for a war everyone knew was coming one day. They all knew that she would be hear always, ready, and present to fight it, but it was a question that Elrond asked himself from time to time, if his daughter Amira could deal with her children growing up and dying before her eyes. He liked to think of her as the strongest but only physically mentally and emotionally he knew she could be weak and so he had made his own decision to try and help her out one day should she need it and dispatched his men to get to work on the project.

Natsu rushed through the forest while being chased by a warg, he leapt from tree to tree, looking back every now and again. Dashing through them until it opened up to a large plain grass field with scattered rocks, it was now that the Warg closed in on him, getting faster with its longer strides as he was aiming for a location, he jumped up the larger boulder and jumped into the crevice on the other side as the large warg whined and whimpered. Natsu looked up to the large dog face looking back at him, "it's not my fault you like eating so much dear Star, or else you would fit, you need to go around to the front entrance, and I'll be relaxing back and getting my fill of food while you take the long way." He teased the warg as he left to go to his grandpa's, his mother had insisted he take the old warg with him seeing he was adventuring even though he was 18 and considered an adult. He arrived getting many elves welcoming him, he knew at this time in the afternoon they would have many fires now lit for light and warmth.

He licked his lips, something strange about him was that he could eat fire, spew it up and also pull it through his skin as if he were a dragon, he used to be looked at with fear, anger, and worry. Natsu found himself having to shrug of everyone's hatred seeing he was never told why they disliked him, he got the excuse that he was a troublemaker, but his instincts told him that was not why. So he had to learn to shrug of many things so when someone hates him, fears him or something he just accepts it and continued to be himself, which typically came with a happy go lucky smile.

He got up to the open dining area where they had a side fireplace brewing, he made an excited sound as he approached his meal looking for the end of a piece of firewood to pull out. "you seem chipper this visit," the voice of Lord Elrond came from behind him making him jump just a little, he snacked on the fire swallowing the amount he pulled into his mouth, "I beat Star here and I managed to get in without raising any alarms," he smirked very proud and happy. Elron smiled, "very good, you seem to be getting lighter on your feet," he nodded, "yeah Legolas has taught me a few tricks, so Satsu is in the library I take it?" he barely had to ask as he could sniff him out anyway, "do you have to ask… it's amazing how connected you two are," Natsu spoke up, "what's amazing is how you knew I would be here," Elron smirked, "I could hear your stomach growling," Natsu with a blasé face stated, "mum told you didn't she?" the smile on Elron's face showed he was right on the money. Lord Elron put his hand on his grandson's shoulder, "come on, I think Satsu will love to see you, we shall have a wonderful feast tonight, meat and all," that had Natsu smirking, "great, I'm gonna go scare the crap out of him," he laughed as he took off. Elrond smiled but it dropped in time, this peace was limited and while they lived happily ever after right now…he knew it was not forever, forever didn't exist and when it finally came; the evil that is…his youngest daughter would feel the most pain out of them all… but that was the future and this is now, he would enjoy his time in the here and now, until the peace ceased.

The End

Note: thanks to those who read this, loved it, followed it and everything else, I love the hobbit as you can tell, but I have not watched Lord of the Rings, I know I am terrible, nor have I read any of them, I know I am a bad human being, so I can't really go on with this story until I read or watch them, and its hard getting out right now to buy them or wait forever for it to come in the mail with the COVID 19 going on, so instead I am writing other stories. I will 99.9% not being going on with this story into the lord of the rings franchise, I also was inspired to use Natsu from Fairy tale the anime as he has dragon slayer abilities. I had so much more I wanted to write about the family life, and small adventures they go on but I had to finish this as its been well into 6 months for me writing this and I am loosing passion as I go onto other stories, so thanks to everyone for reading this, if you want to write onto this or add to it, or use my OC please PM me, I would love to hear thoughts and ideas from those who I may have inspired with this.