Chapter 6
Troll Hold and Orc Pack

We were released from our bonds and Stacia came running.

"Mommy." Stacia said, jumping in my arms. I caught her and hugged her close to me. I kissed her forehead and saw Dwalin and Balin smile as Gandalf and Thorin examined the Trolls.

"I told you to stay at the camp." I said.

"Gandalf said to come with him, mommy, and I stayed far enough away for them not to find me." Stacia said.

"Your going to be the death of me, my dear daughter." I said, kissing her check.

"Come on. We're going to find the troll hold." Thorin said. We followed Gandalf. My nose scrunched at the smell.

"I'm gonna be sick. I won't go in. I got bad gag reflexes." I said, moving away, followed by Fili, Kili, Stacia, Ori, Nori, Dori, and Anna.

"Mariah. Can you sing us a song from your world?" Kili asked.

"Anna said you were always a good singer and in a few musicals whatever they are called." Fili said. I sat and think for a while of a song to sing.

"Please mom." Stacia said.

"Hold on. Let me think of a song." I said. I came up with one right away. (AN: Song is The Voice by The Celtic Woman

I hear your voice on the wind
And I hear you call out my name

"Listen, my child," you say to me
"I am the voice of your history
Be not afraid, come follow me
Answer my call, and I'll set you free

Stacia got up and started dancing to the song. Anna joined me, because the song was her favorite as it was mine. The others smiled
as they listened.

I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice that always is calling you
I am the voice, I will remain

I am the voice in the fields when the summer's gone
The dance of the leaves when the autumn winds blow
Ne'er do I sleep throughout all the cold winter long
I am the force that in springtime will grow

I am the voice of the past that will always be
Filled with my sorrow and blood in my fields
I am the voice of the future, bring me your peace
Bring me your peace, and my wounds, they will heal

I felt eyes on me as the others joins us and I turn my head as I sang to see Thorin watching me. I smile as I continue to sing.

I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice that always is calling you
I am the voice

I am the voice of the past that will always be
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice of the future
I am the voice, I am the voice
I am the voice, I am the voice

There were claps and cheers after Anna and I finish. I blush and look down at my hands. Stacia squealed in delight and hugged me.

"You have a beautiful singing voice, Miss Alexander." Gandalf said, smiling.

"Thank you." I said. Anna grinned as Gandalf went to give Bilbo his sword. I stood up and came face to face with Thorin.

"I didn't realize you knew how to sing." Thorin said as Fili and Anna went off not to far away.

"I've been singing since I was young." I said. Thorin nodded and turned his head. I heard the sound of rustling.

"Somethings coming!" Kili yelled.

"Stay together! Hurry now. Arm yourselves." Gandalf said. We all run into the woods. Stacia sticking close to my side with Anna right behind me with Fili. We pulled out our weapons and I kept Stacia behind me as a man on a sled pulled by rabbits comes out and slid to a stop right in front of us.

"Thieves! Fire! Murder!" Radagast said. We lowered our weapons as Gandalf heads over to his friend.

"Radagast! Radagast the Brown. What on earth are you doing here?" Gandalf asked. Stacia moved from her spot and looked at the wizard that joined us.

"I was looking for you, Gandalf. Something's wrong. Something's terrible wrong." Radagast said.

"Yes?" Gandalf asked. Radagast opens his mouth to speak, but shuts it. He opens it again, but closes it again. Anna and I look at each other and roll our eyes.

"Just give me a minute. Oh, I had at thought, and now I've lost it. It was right thre on the tip of my tongue. Oh its not the thought at all. It's jsut a little stick insect." Radagast said as Gandalf pulls out an insect from his mouth.

"Eww." Stacia said. I saw the dwarves smile fondly at her. She had won them over with her sweetness. Dwalin, who always seemed tough, liked her along with the others. Gandalf and Radagast went off. We all sat and talked. Stacia was jumping around, giggling as Anna and I sat whispering.

"I hate this part of the movie. I hate running." Anna whispered.

"You have no choice. I'll keep Stacia close to me." I whispered. A howling came and Stacia ran to me and wrapped her arms around my legs as I kept my hand on the hilt of my sword.

"Was that a wolf? Are there wolves out there?" Bilbo asked.

"Wolves? No, that is not a wolf." Bofur said. A growl comes and we turn. Stacia screamed as the warg jumped and knocked down one of the dwarves and Thorin killed it with his new sword. I pulled out an arrow and shot a warg that was about to jump at Thorin and Dwalin killed it with his axe. Gandalf and Radagast came back.

"Warg-Scouts! Which means an Orc pack is not far behind." Thorin said.

"Orc pack?" Bilbo asked.

"Who did you tell about your quest, beyond your kin?" Gandalf asked, storming to Thorin.

"No one." Thorin said.

"Who did you tell?" Gandalf asked.

"No one, I swear. What in Durin's name is going on?" Thorin asked.

"Your being hunted." I said, beating Gandalf to the punch.

"We have to get out of here." Dwalin said.

"WE can't! We have no ponies. They bolted." Ori said.

"I'll draw them off." Radagast said.

"These are Gundobad Wargs, they will outrun you." Gandalf said.

"These are Rhosgobel Rabbits. I'd like to see them try." Radagast said, with a grin.

"Mariah. I can carry the lass." Dwalin said.

"Thanks Dwalin." I said as Stacia gets on his back. The wargs were searching for us in the forest and Radagast bursts out of the forest as we watch from behind a rock.

"Come and get me! Ha ha!" Radagast said. We watched as the Wargs disappear in the distance.

"Come on." Gandalf said. We were running. Anna and I stayed close together with Thorin right behind us. We came to a stop when we saw Wargs with Radagast draw near.

"Move." Thorin said. We went in another direction. We stop behind a rock, but Ori continues to run past. "Ori, no!" Thorin stops Ori and pulls him out of sight. We continue to watch them move.

"Come on! Quick." Gandalf said. The others ran.

"Where are you leading us?" Thorin asked.

"We should get moving." I said, knowing Gandalf wasn't going to answer. We ran and hid behind a rock. I was close to Thorin, very close to my liking. I heard a warg sniffing above us. I saw Thorin turn his head to Kili and nodded. Kili pulled out an arrow and stepped out shooting at the warg. It dropped making too much noise. Dwalin handed Stacia over to Balin and attacked the orc and warg, killing them. I heard yelling.

"Move. Run!" Gandalf yelled. Thorin grabbed my arm and we were running. Anna's scream came and I spun around, seeing a war on top of her with his muzzle in her chest. Stacia screamed.

"Anna!" I cry out, shooting an arrow at the warg, killing it. Fili scooped Anna up and ran towards us.

"Mariah. Come on." Thorin said, pulling me and we were running. I felt tears sliding down my checks. We came to a grassy plains. We stopped and were turning. Wargs were surrounding us. Fili held Anna and Stacia was in Balin's arms.

"There's more coming!" Kili yelled.

"Kili! Mariah! Shoot them!" Thorin yelled. Kili and I started killing wargs with our arrows.

"We're surrounded." Fili yelled.

"Where is Gandalf?" I call.

"He has abandoned us!" Dwalin said.

"Hold your ground." Thorin said, pulling out his sword. Wargs kept approaching. I shot one that was heading straight for Thorin. Thorin gave me a thankful smile, which I returned.

"This way you fools!" Gandalf yelled, peeking out from a rock. We ran over. Thorin and I stood at the enterence to guard it while the others slid down.

"Come on, move." I yell. Kili was still shooting. I killed a warg that was about to attack me as Fili slid down with Anna in his arms.

"KILI!" Thorin yelled. Kili came running and slid in, with me right behind him along with Thorin. I stood and hurried to Fili.

"She's breathing, but unconscious." Fili said. I nod as a horn blew. We turn to the opening. We heard a battle and an orc fell in, dead. Thorin pulled out the arrow.

"Elves." Thorin said, throwing the arrow down and shooting a glare at Gandalf.

"I cannot see where the pathway leads. Do we follow it or no?" Dwalin asked, standing near a pathway.

"Follow it, of course." Bofur said.

"I think that would be wise." Gandalf said. We followed the path to my favorite destination.

AN: I leave you there. I want the stay at Rivendell a bit longer then the movie so yeah that's why Anna's injured. Hope you liked.