Nothing could be heard except the echo of howls through the mountain. The Orcs were all riding Wargs as they hunted down the Dwarves, the Hobbit and the Waizard. There appeared to be almost no sign of anyone until they saw someone on a sled with a dozen rabbits. The company kept silent as they watched Radagast begin to draw attention to himself, allowing the Orcs to chase after them.
"Come and get me!" he laughed.
Everyone waited until Radagast and the Orcs disappeared over the hill before running out of the forest. There were hardly any places for them to hide. It was mainly open grasslands and large rocks ahead of them.
"Come on!" Gandalf panted as they tried to get away from the Orcs. "Hurry!"
Thorin pulled everyone to a stop behind a boulder when they saw Radagast riding his sled, coming closer to them, bringing the Orcs closer to them.
"Stay together", Gandalf said as he started to lead the Dwarves in a different direction.
Thorin looked at Gandalf, not fully trusting him. He grabbed Clill's hand, making sure she kept up with the rest of them. Ragast continued leading the Orcs on a wild goose chase, only to have them continue to be nearly caught. The company would run and hide behind the large rocks every couple of minutes.
"Come on, quick!" Gandalf said.
"Where are you leading us?" Thorin asked keeping his eyes on Gandalf.
Gandalf didn't bother to answer. The important thing was to get to safety. Everyone followed the tall Wizard, hoping the Orcs would soon be gone. Just as they came out from hiding, Radagst came riding in their direction again, sending them back to hiding.
"This is ridiculous..." Clill panted as they ducked beneath one of the large rocks. "There are no towns for miles. What are we going to do?"
"We just keep running", Thorin answered as they waited for the Orcs to ride past them.
He quickly went quiet when he heard the sound of an animal growling. There was an Orc with a Warg right above them. Thorin took one look at it before turning to Kili. He was the best bow man they had in the group. Without saying a single word, Kili pulled an arrow from his holster and took aim. Before the Orc could attack, Kili fired the arrow into the large beast. The Warg collapsed, making the Orc fall at the feet of the company. Everyone took their weapons and started bashing and stabbing the Orc and Warg.
"Oh no..." Clill said and looked at Thorin.
The Orc screeched loud. The noise echoed over the plains, alerting the others. The Wargs howled as they started heading toward the company.
"Move!" Gandalf said. "Run!"
The Wizard started running, continuing to lead the Dwarves across the grassy plains, trying to reach safety. The Wargs howled and barked as they followed the noises and scents of their prey.
"There they are!" Gloin pointed as the beasts came closer.
"This way, quickly!" Gandalf pointed down the hill.
The minute everyone reached the foot of the hill, the Orcs caught up with the company, surrounding them. Thorin pulled his sword from his belt, ready to fight. Everyone kept a tight grip on their weapons, looking at the numerous enemies.
"Kili, shoot them!" Thorin ordered.
"We're surrounded!" Fili said, starting to panic.
Thorin and Clill watched as their youngest nephew started to fight. Kili took aim at an Orc and fired his arrow, hitting perfectly. They couldn't keep fighting all of the monsters. Clill looked at Bilbo who watched scared, unable to fight or do anything.
"Bilbo, stay behind us!" she said grabbing his arm.
She pulled him into the center of the circle the Dwarves made, trying to keep themselves safe.
"Where's Gandalf?" Balin asked, noticing the elderly Wizard was missing.
"He's abandoned us!" Dwalin said, losing all hope in this situation.
Ori held his slingshot, shooting a pebble at the Warg in front of him. Everyone watched as the small stone bounced off the beast's head, almost unimpressed. Nothing seemed to deteer those monsters.
"Hold your ground!" Thorin ordered as he stood ready to fight.
No attack occurred when Gandalf stood from behind a large rock.
"This way, you fools!" he called out to them.
"Come on, move!" Thorin yelled as everyone ran, following Gandalf. "Quickly, all of you!"
Everyone climbed over the rock, seeing a tunnel beneath. They slid into the tunnel, hoping that would lead them to safety.
"Thorin, behind you!" Clill shouted.
Thorin turned and swun his sword at an oncoming Warg, knocking the Orc off. The others were not too far away, ready to close in on him. Kili was still in the middle of the plain, firing his arrows at the Orcs. He was almost out of weapons.
"Kili!" Thorin called.
"Kili, run now!" Clill yelled.
The two Dwarves watched as their two nephews slid into the tunnel before sliding in themselves. Just as the Orcs reached the cave, a horn could be heard.
"What's happening?" Clill asked.
Everyone held their weapons tightly as they listened to the sounds of battle. One of the orcs fell into the cave, rolling to their feet, laying dead with an arrow in it. Thorin pulled out the arrow and looked at the details of it.
"Elves."
