Greeting friends, Readers and awesome people of the world.

I do apologize for the long time away, I had been promoted at work and around the same time I had lost the spirit to write for 2 months, no matter how hard I tried nothing came out, then a week or so ago it hit me all at once and I nearly wrote 3 chapters, 1 of which I am posting now.

I am so terribly sorry about the wait and I hope you all enjoy, Also thank you all SO much for your reviews and Ideas. I tried to use all the story ideas that I remembered you all suggesting=). I want to thank you all so much for your support.

Goblin Town Chapter 10: :Fix the fire! Fetch my tools!"

~Previously in GT~

(I have two past views, One for Chapter 8 for Fili. Then one for Chapter 9 for Kili)

37 water drops had fallen when the screams started back, but this time it was worse than before, there was scream after scream. Bofur was checking Fili's wounds again when the shrieks had, causing the toy maker to look up and then to Fili, praying the prince would not wake for this, but to no surprised, Bofur found tired pained blue orbs staring back at him.

Dwalin and Balin stood and their hearts sank as the screams continued, one after another. Fili forced himself up with Bofur's help, he felt weak in the knees hearing his brothers torture as he blamed himself with each agonizing cry. Dori heard a sob and looked to see Ori covering his ears sobbing. He hurried over to his younger brother and wrapped him up into a hug trying to comfort him if even only a little.

"They are killing him!" Gloin yelled, running to the cell door, beating against it, trying to escape.

Dwalin turned, "It is no use! I have already tried that!"

"These cells were made to hold things stronger than Dwarfs…trolls perhaps." said Balin

Bofur kept his eyes on Fili, supporting most of the prince's weight as he helped him over to the gate. He could see Fili crumbling inside as the screams grew louder and more heart piercing. Fili reached the edge of the cell, placing one hand on the bars as he pulled away from Bofur then used the other to cradle his ribs. "I…I don't know what could be worse than this…" Fili said through a broken voice, as a long, heart piercing shriek ripped through the tavern but none of the screams could hurt Fili more than what happened next… The screams stopped and there was silence.

Bofur looked to Balin and Dwalin as if they would have answers, then as Balin dropped his gaze to the ground as he sat down and Dwalin purposely looked away. The toy maker then turned his attention to Fili who was gripping the metal bars with both hands, his attention was then pulled to the voice of Dori,

"This! This is what is worse than his screams! What's worse is him not making noise at all!" Dori started to rant, "Don't you see they killed him! They tortured the life out of him and we are next! They are…"

Before he could finish, Bofur saw Gloin march over and backhanded Dori, then the fiery red head grabbed Dori by the shirt and hissed "Have you no sense!" and gave the hush sign with his free hand and pointed to Fili "The boy nearly died trying to protect him…and you are going to rip what hope he has away!"

Bofurs eyes went back to Fili, fearing how much the prince had heard. He could clearly see Fili's whole body was shaking and he placed his hand on Fili's upper arm "lad?…".

Fili looked over his shoulder at Bofur, the Golden haired Durin had tears lining his eyes "Bofur…"

Bofur frowned, seeing the look in his friend's eye, and embraced him, "Fili…they could have just stopped…he could still be alive."

Fili let go of the bars, accepting Bofur's attempt at comfort, and hugged him saying "I…I, don't…know what to…do, without Thorin…I'm lost…" he let out a sob and then a scream as he let go of Bofur, wrapping his arms around his own torso, as his knees slammed into the ground.

"Fili!" Bofur was taken by surprise and knelt before him, "What is it?" he asked.

"My…my ribs…I-I feel like…they…have been, crushed" Fili answered, through gritted teeth.

~Now, in Goblin Town;~

Bofur had helped Fili back into the corner of the cell, Where the prince sat on the floor, leaning back against stone walls. Bofur was looking over Fili's wounds again, looking from Fili's bruised ribs to his grief stricken face. Fili had tears streaming his eyes and cheeks though he made no sound. He was staring up into the darkness above them. Bofur could only guess at what he was thinking.

Bofur keyed in on Balin and Dwalin's conversation that was held in whispered tones.

He first heard Dwalin's voice "Is he asleep?"

Then Balin's response "I can't tell, it is too dark to see…"

"I hate to see the lad like this…" Dwalin voiced.

Balin agreed "Aye, me too brother…"

Dwalin voice then went quieter as he voiced his fear, "What if...Kili really is..."

Balin hushed his younger brother, "Shh…we can't think like that brother…"

"You heard the screams same as I did…he was too young to be here to start…" Dwalin continued.

Balin then let out a sigh, "That may be so…but age would not have made a difference on what has happened here. I say anyone of us would of screamed the same…I know not what they have done to him… but I pray to Mahal he comes back from it"

Dwalin nodded his head, "Aye…me too," the warrior said, before voicing his next fear "What if they come for Fili?..."

Bofur was the next to speak, now standing, glancing over at the two dwarves "They would have to go through me first…" he said, glancing to Fili, who's blue orbs he could see piercing through the shadow, they were the Durin blue, yet filled with pain, heartbreak and weariness.

Bofur about to speak again heard Dori starting back up in the cell next to him

"What if it is not just Kili? What if they killed Thorin too? What will we do without our king? Then we might as well give it all up! We should have never left our homes!"

Gloin had nodded in the corner of the cell, luckily for Dori he did not wake for this.

Ori had his knees pulled to his chest, his arms wrapped around them, counting water drops still. He was use to his brother's negative behavior and tried to tone him out. Nori on the other hand, looked to Dori, then Fili.

"Dori…Lets not voice our concerns right now…" he said, seeing that Fili was awake.

Dori did not take the hint though. "I think now is the perfect time to voice our concerns! For all we know, we might not be alive to voice them tomorrow" he continued onward.

Bofur about to speak up when he saw Fili move from the corner of his eye, so he closed his mouth and looked to see Fili wipe away the tears that he had shed earlier. The golden haired prince tried to stand as Dori was going on. Bofur hurried to help Fili's side to help him up.

Once standing, Fili pushed through the pain, forcing himself to stand up right as he approached the side of his cell, nearest to Dori's cell,

"What was that Dori?" Fili spoke, his words cold as ice, his eyes narrow sapphires, as cold as his voice.

Dory looked to Fili, surprised by not only his approach, but his tone. He could only look at the prince as the heir to Erebor continued.

"...Did I hear you doubting our kings return? Thorin will return! And if I hear anyone say otherwise…I will treat it as treason." he spat, for the first time before the company, putting his position of power into authority.

Fili looked around seeing Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, and the now awake, Gloin, looking shocked. He did not see the others since they were behind him. "Am I wrong to think I have the power to do so!" Fili barked as a statement not a question, still looking cold, his posture perfect.

Bofur, probably the only one who could see through Fili's act, could see Fili's body having trimmers as the prince forced his perfect stance of nobility and power, not to mention leadership.

Gloin was the first to speak "Oh course not! After all, when Thorin is away you stand in for him, Prince Fili." Gloin said, as if to remind Dori of the youth's heritage.

Dori realizing that he had let his mouth run to the point of putting his foot in his mouth, yet again sat down next to Ori who had gone back to counting water drops.

Fili turned, facing toward Bofur again and his leg started to give out. Bofur quickly put his arm around Fili helping him stand. He could feel Fili's body shaking all around him. "Fili, you shouldn't push your body…"

Fili glanced to Bofur from the corner of his eyes "he…was upsetting Ori…c-can't have one dwarf…setting the other's nerves off…it is all they can do to stay calm as it is." Fili whispered, as they reached the corner that he had been resting in. Fili's breath was labored.

Bofur could tell Fili was in more pain then he had ever been in before, Bofur admired how well the prince handled it, not only the pain, but the situation. He also admired how even now, the prince was watching after his people as worried and injured as he was. Bofur gently lowered Fili back down to his resting area. Fili, draping one arm across his stomach, laid his head back against the stone wall, closing his eyes. To some it may have looked like Fili was sleeping, but Bofur could see Fili's brows pull close together ,the skin around his eyes wrinkle, then his jaw tighten. All signs of clearly hidden agony.

~Previous Chapter 9.~

Nazal let out a sigh as he started to untie Kili.

The Goblin king then looked to one of the others, "Fix the fire! It grows cold!" he said, looking over to the fire pit that was used to heat the metal for making the chains. It sat in the corner of the room. It was a circle about 3 foot tall by 3 foot wide all the way around.

Nazal had laid Kili over his shoulder as he untied him. He carried him to the water trough then put Kili down on his knees. Holding Kili's head up, Nazal adjusted his fingers through the prince's hair, and then pushed his head down into the water, stopping his air flow.

Kili woke up violently as water rushed into his lungs and he immediately went into a panic, realizing he was drowning. Then to his surprise his head was pulled back out causing him to start coughing as the water burnt his throat. Each cough was torture, not only his broken ribs but his lacerated back and shoulders.

Nazal went to pull him back but he heard his next orders.

"This is entertaining! Hold him under longer… Let's see how much water we can get down him!" he laughed, as he looked to Thorin grinning, "I am sure the young Durin is thirsty."

Nazal let out a sigh as he pushed Kili's head back under the water. Kili tried to hold his breath but the movement of being pushed back under caused him to gasp from the pain, letting in more water which sent him into a natural panic as he gagged on the water that assaulted his burning windpipe. Everything started to go black around him as he fought and struggled for life that was evading him.

Each scream was torture to Thorin's ears; each of Kili's agonizing cry's hurt the dwarven king worse than losing Erebor a thousand times over. The king was being defeated by these Goblins and he felt absolutely helpless as his nephew's head was dunked into the water trough. Thorin watched the prince who was fighting for his life, his movements slowing with every moment that his head was under, he was near to giving up.

"Enough! Release the boy!" Thorin screamed, not knowing what else to do. He could see Nazal as the creature jerked Kili back out of the water and released him, letting Kili's body fall to the ground.

Kili was coughing up water as he rolled onto his side. He coughed to the point his body started heaving as he vomited the mountain water from his body. Thorin could tell each cough was torture to Kili's broken body from the sounds and expressions Kili made, and it broke Thorin's heart. The Dwarven leader did not know how much more of this he could take, much less…how much more Kili could endure.

I know that one had a lot of Previously but I promise, the next chapter will be out on(or before) this Sunday and I think it is the one most of you have been waiting for, Thorin comfort time!

I am so sorry for the wait and any reviews would be greatly appreciated and will help fuel me for the next chapters=).

Also chatting helps me type, so anyone interested in chatting it up some time, my KIK account is, "Carvingforjoy". I also do sneaks some times for those I chat with=).

Anyway Im dead tired and passing out for the night so Sweet dreams and ttyl. Peace

~Rem