Chapter 9: Wild Warg Chase
The big footed little man turned frantic. "Was that a wolf? Are there...are there wolves out there?" the little man asked aloud.
"Where has he come from never hearing a howl like that?" Crescent barked.
"Some where I'd like to be right now." Nova barked as her and Luna gathered the Dwarfs together.
"Wolves? No, that is not a wolf." A dwarf with a hat answered. A Warg scout crept up the hill, it leapt at the dwarves. Crescent about to attack it was cut off by their leader. Using his sword he struck the dog down.
"He's swift." Nova barked.
Crescent growled glaring at the leader. The Warg he attacked began to recover from the blow. He looked to see Crescent jump upon the beast, its head struggled under her massive paw. "Being swift has nothing to do with it, it making a swift blow that counts." she barked locking her jaws around its head. With a quick turn she broke the creature's neck.
"Warg scouts! Which means an Orc pack is not far behind!" Thorin said.
"Orc pack?" Bilbo asked.
Gandalf joined by Radagast emerged from the bushes, "Who did you tell about your quest, beyond your kin?" He asked Thorin.
"No one." Thorin answered.
"Who did you tell?!" Gandalf order the Dwarf to spill. Crescent and Nova growled at Thorin feeding off of Gandalf's frustration with the Dwarf.
"No one, I swear! What in Dorin's name is going on? Thorin answered the wizard truthfully.
"You are being hunted." Gandalf said calming down.
"We have to get out of here." Dwalin said.
Ori came from down the hill in a panic, "We can't! We have no ponies. They bolted."
Radagast looked to the girls, "We'll draw them off."
"These are Gundabad Wargs. They will outrun you!" Gandalf said.
"These are Rhosgobel rabbits I'd like to see them try." Radagast said.
"What of them?" Gandalf pointed his staff to the wolves.
"They have power in those legs for days isn't that right girls!?" Radagast said. The wolves howled at the challenge.
"I want you girls to take the outer perimeter. Stay close to Gandalf." Radagast said prepping his sled.
"Why? Shouldn't we run alongside you?" Nova asked.
"We can keep an eye on Gandalf's party while picking off the Wargs." Crescent answered.
Radagast raced out of the forest on his rabbit sled across the open plain being pursued by the Wargs and Orcs. He laughed taunting the Orcs, "Come and get me!" The company emerged from a large rock and watched Radagast draw the Orcs off their trail.
"Come on!" Gandalf said. The Dwarves hurry off in a different direction from the Orcs. They came across the Orcs again, but the wolves picked off two Wargs without the others even noticing. "Stay together." They ran from rock to rock hiding. Crescent ran down a lagging rider. She ripped him apart as Nova dealt with his Warg. Luna ran along with the company keeping them safe. As they ran the Orcs crossed paths. The youngest almost was seen but their Alpha pulled him back yelling, "Ori, no! Come back."
"All of you, come on, come on! Quick!" Gandalf ordered.
"Where are you leading us?" The Alpha asked. Gandalf looks at him with no reply and moved on, but one of the Orcs chasing after Radagast felt something was amiss. Nova noticed him investigating where the Dwarves are hiding under a cliff, as he got closer Nova sent out a whimper. Crescent seen Luna hiding with them, Nova was ready to rush over but Crescent stopped her. She noticed there Alpha indicating the young archer to use an arrow to take the Orc out. Doing so the creature fell, and was killed by the Dwarves. The squealing of the Orc being killed attracted the others.
"The Dwarf-scum are over there! After them!" The leader shouted pointing over to the rocks.
Gandalf and the Dwarves heard the Wargs howling. Nova and Crescent rushed over joining up before the Orcs came. "Move! Run!" Gandalf told the Dwarves, making a run for it. "Stay with them." He told the girls.
"There they are!" A red manned Dwarf yelled.
"There's more coming!" The archer shouted.
"Kíli! Shoot them!" The alpha shouted.
"Crescent what do we do?" Nova barked.
"Keep the group close together." She barked. She had never been in a situation like this before.
"Like herding sheep." Luna added.
"Yes think of it like that." Crescent barked.
"We're surrounded! Where's Gandalf?" The blonde Dwarf shouted taking up arms.
"He's abandoned us!" The brute shouted
"Hold your ground!" The Alpha spoke. The girls circled the group keeping the Orcs at a distance. The Orcs still road closer not even taking caution. The youngest released a stone from his sling hitting a Warg. The rider chuckled approaching him, Luna stood between the Orc and the Dwarf snarling. Suddenly Gandalf appeared from behind the large rock he'd noticed earlier.
"This way, you fools!" Gandalf called. They follow Gandalf to an underground tunnel.
The sisters stayed fighting off the Orcs from the hole, ripping them off the Wargs. Just then a horn sounded, it was a party of Elves. The Elves began to fight the Orcs, killing them with their swiftness. Not knowing an Elf road up striking Nova's back. "Nova!" Crescent barked attacking the rider. Pushing the horse over Crescent killed it by crushing its ribs and lungs under her paws. She approached the Elf, her animal instincts kicked in. He screamed as she trampled him, she ripped his shouting arm straight off. The other Elves watched in horror, hearing his yells of mercy. Crescent ripped his head clean off. Looking at the others his head in her jaws, blood dripping from her mouth. The Elves took the warning and road back home.
"Crescent what have you done?" Luna whimpered. Crescent dropping the head and walked over to Nova, putting her paw on Nova back she had her sister lay.
"Come on we're heading home." She barked pushing Nova up.
"What about Gandalf?" Nova asked slowly getting to her paws.
"Leave them." She growled. "Let gather up the meat and head home." Crescent said helping her sister trailed back to the forest. Crescent looked at the torn Elf corps. "This is getting worse." she told herself.