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Eruwaedhiel95 – Glad you enjoyed it. Now we get to more of the action scenes.

Nice Egan – Hell he's more attractive – not sure if I agree with you on Thorin though ;) And yeah even though I don't want to side-line Bilbo too much I wanted to give Fira some action time. And yeah it'll be interesting to see how they all react when they find out.

Rachetg – All I'll say is she'll have some help.

Fighting Can be Hungry Work

As the knife dug even more into her cheek Fira gave one last desperate struggle. If she was going to die then she would go down fighting. William grabbed a clump of hair to keep her head still and Fira forced herself to take deep breaths.

Then the third troll screamed.

Fira glanced down with wide eyes as a small figure burst from the trees. They slashed at the trolls ankle before moving round to face all three of them.

"Drop her!"

Fira gaped at Kili. She had never seen the dwarf look so worried and so angry. He swung his sword.

"You what?" Tom asked. Kili nodded.

"I said, drop her!" When none of the trolls seemed willing to move he slashed at Williams legs.

"Now!"

William let go of his grip in Fira's hair. However it was only when the knife came away that she relaxed. Tom gave a small shrug.

"Here you go!"

With a mix between a gasp and a shriek Fira found herself being flung through the air. She heard Kili shouting her name but all she could think about was how badly broken her body was soon about to be. Looking down she saw Kili drop his sword and hold his arms out just as she hit him. Kili wrapped his arms around her as he fell backwards – cushioning her fall. The second they stopped moving Fira wriggled in his grasp – but he simply tightened his hold with one arm and cupped her face with the other.

"Are you alright?"

Fira gave him a shaky nod when there was a huge cry from the trees. Glancing up she ducked back down as the whole company – minus Gandalf she noticed – jumped from the trees with their weapons swinging. As Ori jumped out last Fira got to her feet and pulled Kili up. He grabbed his sword before taking hold of her by the elbow.

"Go back to camp. Now!" His eyes flashed dangerously and – rather surprisingly – Fira felt a stab of guilt.

"Kili…I know you're angry…"

He shook his head, "Believe me angry doesn't even start to cover this."

Easing herself from his grip Fira turned in time to see Tom reaching for Kili. Drawing her own sword she slashed at the trolls arm before ducking underneath and swinging at it's stomach. She missed by millimetres but she didn't care. Looking over her shoulder she expected to see Kili sending her furious glares but instead she saw nothing but an empty space. Looking over to her side Fira saw both Kili and Fili fighting side by side. Fili slashed at Williams ankle before getting onto one knee and allowing Kili to jump onto his back and leap at the other troll. Wielding her sword Fira stared at the dwarves. Despite their short height and huge bulk they fought with a grace and fluidity she had only seen from humans or the few elves she had glimpsed. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Bilbo hurrying towards the area where the ponies had been tied in. Fira looked over at the dwarves again. They could take care of this easily enough.

Ducking and dodging Fira ran across the trolls camp until she joined a very nervous Bilbo. He had her dropped knife in his hands and was frantically sawing at the ropes. Fira rubbed Daisy's nose soothingly.

"It's alright girl. We're going to get you out."

The pony gave a slight nod and Fira removed her hand to watch Bilbo. He was trying his best; that much she could tell. But he was shaking so much his hand kept slipping. Without saying anything Fira took the knife from his hands and gently eased him to one side. Holding the rope still with one hand she frantically slashed at the rope. The sounds of the dwarves cries and yells were ringing in her ears and she couldn't help but pray Kili was safe. If he was to get hurt..?

Fira shook her head as the rope finally broke. Stepping aside she allowed the ponies to walk past. Several of them gave terrified snorts but Fira simply ushered them along. They were smart animals. They'd find the others easily enough. Twirling the knife in her hands she slipped it into her belt with a small, smug, smile.

"FIRA!"

At first Fira didn't hear Bilbo's cry. Then, a small shape smacked into her – sending her to the floor. Rubbing her head Fira glanced around for the hobbit only to find him gone. The rest of the company were in a small huddle on the other side of the camp and she could see the fear on their faces. Frowning she followed their eyes upwards and her heart dropped.

"Bilbo," she didn't dare speak louder than a whisper. Two of the trolls had hold of Bilbo by his arms. He gave several small whimpers and Fira silently got to her feet – it was clear the trolls hadn't seen her yet.

"Lay down your arms, or we'll rip his off!" The cook troll snapped. Bilbo shook his head but Fira watched on as the dwarves slowly lowered their weapons. To her surprise Fili and Kili were the first to do so. Brushing herself down Fira locked eyes with Kili and he gave her a breathless nod.

"Run." He mouthed. Fira nodded. She had to find Gandalf and get help. Turning she began moving towards the trees when the ground shuddered from the footsteps behind her.

"Trying to get away are we?" Tom squealed.

His hand closed around her middle and the whole forest passed by Fira in a blur as she was picked up and flung towards the dwarves. They jumped back to avoid being hit but as the ground collided with her body Fira's insides shook and she knew she'd have bruises by the dozen. Rolling to a halt she clutched at her stomach in an effort to stop it churning.

"Fira!"

At Fili and Kili's voices Fira gave a small nod. Everything in her vision was swimming badly and she was only half aware of being picked up under her arms and being set back on her feet. Kili held her close against him and as the throbbing pain got worse Fira found herself resting her head against his chest. William still had hold of Bilbo whilst the other troll loomed over the group of dwarves.

"Looks like we'll be feasting tonight boys!"

Within minutes the trolls had split the company in half and tied Dwalin, Bofur, Nori, Dori and Ori to a spit. They had been forced to strip down to their underclothes whilst the rest of the company stood by under guard. Kili held Fira close against him and as the trolls shook out several thick sacks Fira's nausea returned. Kili rubbed her arm.

"I'm sorry," he whispered. Fira shook her head.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have gone off by myself. I'm sorry."

Kili opened his mouth when they became aware of William standing over them. The troll grinned and Fira tightened her grip on Kili.

"Strip 'em and put 'em in the sacks!" the troll by the fire yelled. Fira had heard one of them calling him Bert earlier on. All around her the others began undressing and Fira lowered her gaze so as not to embarrass them any more. One by one, Bilbo, Thorin, Fili, Gloin and Oin were grabbed, had their hands and feet bound and then they were shoved into sacks and tossed into a corner. Fira let go of Kili's hand as William jabbed a knife in their direction.

"You two can be dessert if ye like!" he grabbed a sack, "The girl first!"

Spitting on the ground by Toms feet Fira wriggled out of her coat and began removing her shirt. Kili inched in front of her so she was hidden from the eyes of the others. However, when she looked up Fira saw all of them were looking away. When she was left in nothing but her underclothes she eased past Kili and allowed Tom to tie her up and shove her in the sack. Just like the rest she was tossed into a corner and landed close beside Bilbo who was still shaking.

"Hey," Fira whispered, "We'll be alright."

He nodded and Fira would have said something else when the shape of Kili landed on her legs. Biting down her cry she glanced down to see him roll off her.

"I'm sorry! Are you alright? Did I hurt you?"

"Kili I think you have bigger concerns than me right now."

Kili paused whilst Fira turned her attention to the trolls. She had to think of a way to get the others out. If she knew where Gandalf was then that might help.

"Let's just sit on them and squash them and turn them into jelly,"

At this suggestion the dwarves began wriggling and yelling out. However, Fira watched with some amusement as Bert shook his head.

"They should be sautéed, and grilled with a sprinkle of sage,"

"Never mind the seasoning," William growled as he turned back to the dwarves on the spit, "We ain't got all night. Dawn ain't far away and I don't fancy being turned to stone," the smallest troll nodded in agreement

"Fira!" Bilbo hissed. At his voice she looked over in time so see something hurrying through the trees. She didn't need to get another look to know who it was. Bilbo nodded.

"We need to distract them," he mouthed. Fira nodded but before she could do that herself Bilbo sat up and – somehow – got to his feet.

"Wait!" he looked up at the trolls who simply glared at him, "You are making a terrible mistake!"

"You can't reason with them, they're half-wits!" Dori yelled. Bofur shook his head,

"Half-wits! What does that make us?"

"I mean with the…seasoning," Bilbo took another hop in his sack as the chef looked down at him,

"What about the seasoning?" he asked angrily as though his cooking had never been challenged. Bilbo shrugged and turned round to look at the dwarves. As he did so Fira nodded. She was aware of Kili hissed curses as she too got to her feet and hopped over to join Bilbo.

"Have you smelt them?" she asked, "You're going to need a lot more than sage before you plate this lot up!"

As the dwarves began yelling at her Fira sighed. How ironic could this get? She had been tasked to kill the dwarves and now she was trying to save them by pretending to want them dead.

"What do you know about cooking dwarves?" the spit turning troll looked at Bilbo suspiciously. The hobbit swallowed nervously and Fira gave him a concerned glance.

"Shut up!" Bert snapped before leaning towards Bilbo and giving him a gentle smile,

"Let the…ferret talk,"

"Ferret?" Bilbo wrinkled his nose before nodding.

"Yes the secret to cooking dwarves," Bilbo muttered to himself, panic set on his face. The trolls lean in closer,

"Yes? C'mon!" the chef growls. Bilbo nodded,

"Yes I'm telling you…the secret to cooking dwarves…is to skin them first!"

Fira froze at this and was aware of how angry the dwarves were all getting.

"I'll skin you, you little…" Gloin spat. Fira glanced round at Thorin in an effort to get him to understand what Bilbo was doing. The ropes rubbed against her burnt arms and she could feel bruises forming on her body. The chef clicked his fingers,

"Tom, get me filleting knife,"

"What a load of rubbish!" the troll at the spit yelled, "I've eaten plenty with their skins on,"

"He's right!" the small troll – Tom - reached over and pushed Bilbo aside. The hobbit fell onto his back whilst Fira felt something grab her around the feet. As she was lifted upside down she couldn't help her scream.

"Nothing wrong with a bit of raw dwarf," Tom cheered. Looking down Fira saw she was being held over his mouth.

"Let her go!" Kili yelled, "You don't want to eat her!"

The dwarves began nodding, "Ye wouldn't want her she's too skinny!" Dwalin yelled.

"She'll give you stomach ache!" Fili grunted.

Fira blinked back her tears. She would never have expected any of the company to be in such a hurry to save her. Meanwhile Bilbo had gotten back onto his feet and shook his head.

"Not that one," Bilbo yelled. "She's infected!"

"You what?" the largest troll frowned and Bilbo nodded so much his head looked like it was going to come off,

"She's got…worms…in her…tubes," Bilbo frowned; not quite believing what he had just said. Tom looked at Fira in disgust and threw her back onto the pile. As she landed Fira expected the hard ground. But instead she landed on something softer and when she heard Kili grunt she realised he had rolled so she didn't hit the ground.

"Thank you," rolling off of him she was shocked at the anger on his face.

"What in Durin's name are you doing?" He hissed, "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

Fira rolled her eyes in time to here Bilbo's claim they were all infected. As the dwarves began yelling she rolled her eyes and glanced at Thorin who gave her a short nod. He kicked Oin who paused before nodding.

"I've got parasites as big as my arm!" Oin cried,

"Mine are the biggest. I've got huge parasites!" Kili cried out. Fira rolled her eyes.

"This isn't a bloody competition you know!"

"Yes were riddled!" Fili yelled. As the rest of the dwarves began nodding and shouting Fira breathed a sigh of relief and looked over at Bilbo with admiration. Bert frowned at Bilbo,

"What would you have us do then? Let them all go?"

"Well…" Bilbo shrugged. The troll at the spit narrowed his eyes as he looked over at the pile of dwarves. Letting go of the spit he turned to Bilbo, and Fira realised their plan hadn't worked.

"You think I don't know what you're up to?"

William turned to the others, "this little ferret's taking us for fools,"

"The dawn will take you all!"

At Gandalfs voice Fira breathed a sigh of relief. The wizard stood on top of a huge rock and she could see the trolls staring at him in confusion.

"Who's that?"

"No idea?"

"Can we eat him to?" the smallest troll asked eagerly. With one swift movement Gandalf brought his staff down on the boulder; cracking it in half. The trolls screamed as the early morning sun streamed through into the campsite. Their movements became jerky and their skin began to grey until it was solid stone.

For a second no one did anything. And then Kili giggled, Fili snorted and before long everyone was laughing. Gandalf hurried towards them and as Bilbo glanced over at her Fira smiled back. The wizard stopped at the spit first and soon the dwarves were free from their bonds and were hurriedly getting dressed again. As Gandalf began to free the others Fira risked a glance over at Kili. Despite the light in his eyes his face was almost white and when he looked at her there was that familiar anger. Fira licked her lips as the company began freeing themselves and getting dressed. Raising an eyebrow she glanced down at herself. She was still in her sack and no one seemed willing to help her get out.

"Come here," Kili whispered. Looking over Fira saw that apart from his coat and weapons he was dressed again. Kili picked her up in his arms and carried her behind the rock that they had been piled up against a few minutes ago. Kneeling down he undid the sack and before she could blush he sliced through the ropes binding her.

"I'll get your things,"

Fira watched him run off. Drawing her knees to her chest she tried not to look at the red marks on her arm and the huge, finger shapes bruises on her ankles.

"Fira?"

Kili dumped a small pile at her feet and turned his back. Not wanting to waste any time Fira quickly dressed herself a sheathed all of her weapons.

"Thank you Kili."

He nodded and as he turned Fira saw the anger still hadn't gone. Deciding it would be best to let him calm down she went to move past him when he grabbed her by the arms and pulled her back.

"Was it your intention to scare the living daylights out of me?"

"Kili?"

"How reckless and irresponsible are you Fira? Because the term that springs to mind is 'very'!"

He gave her a small shake and Fira found her throat starting to dry.

"I was just trying to distract them long enough for Gandalf to arrive."

Kili sighed and now that he was this close to her Fira realised he was shaking.

"You…you were almost killed," he whispered, "Twice."

He shook his head, "You should have gone back to camp."

Fira shook her head and pulled herself from Kili's grip.

"I'm not going to run and hide because I'm a woman. I've never done that and I don't intend to start now."

Kili ran a hand through his hair, "For the love of Durin! You don't have to prove yourself to us Fira. Especially not me."

Gaping at him Fira shook her head, "I wasn't trying to prove anything to anyone. I was trying to help. But in future I'll leave you all in danger if you prefer. I wouldn't want to upstage you all."

Kili opened his mouth but Fira had already pushed past him and was moving back towards the others. Rubbing her arms she stuck close to Bilbo who was gaping at the trolls in awe.

"I've heard about mountain trolls before. But I never imagined I'd ever get to see one!"

As he spoke Fira could tell that a small part of him had loved the whole experience. She nodded.

"I imagine you're going to see a lot more than mountain trolls by the time we reach Erebor Bilbo."

So there was the troll scene! Love that bit in the first film so much – mainly because Kili gets to be a bit of a hero and all! Nice too see Bilbo have his own heroic moment saving her like that. Aww poor Fira trying to help only for Kili to take his protectiveness a bit too far! As for her telling them the truth I can promise it's coming up in a few chapters time. Let me know what you all think xxx