Chapter 12
Escape from Goblintown

I swear if this King didn't stop singing, I was going to kill him on the spot. I kept my eyes locked with Nori's as the Goblins held me down as I saw instruments of torture being brought out. The Great Goblin was dancing around as he sang.

"Bones will be shattered, necks will be wrung! You'll be beaten and battered, from racks you'll be hung. You will lie down here and never be found, down in the deep of Goblintown." The Great Goblin sang. Something caught my eye and I struggled against the Goblins hold as one of the Goblins held up Thorin's sword. I knew what the sword was and knew it wouldn't end well. The Goblin squealed as he dropped the sword. The Great Goblin squished goblins as he ran to his throne. "I know that sword! It is the Goblin-Cleaver, the Biter, the blade that sliced a thousand necks."

"NO!" I cry out as I watched Goblins start whipping the dwarves with ropes and leaping on them. Thorin was tackled to the ground. I scream and punch the goblins trying to get to Thorin to help him.

"Slash them! Beat them! Kill them all! Cut off his head and take the girl to Azog!" The Great Goblin said.

"No! Ella." Nori yelled, shoving Goblins trying to get to me as the Goblins grab my chains.

"Nori!" I call, kicking and punching. I wasn't going down without a fight. An explosion of light came and I get knocked to the ground. The chains somehow broke as I land on my back. I groan as I sat up and see a figure with a pointy hat come out of the smoke. Lights come back on as we all look at Gandalf.

"Take up arms. Fight. Fight!" Gandalf said. We rush to our feet.

"Ella." Fili called tossing me my sword and quiver of arrows and bow. I pulled out my sword and slashed a goblin. I felt a coat go over my shoulders and I spun around to find Nori.

"I don't like how the goblins were looking at you beautiful. Only I can look at you like that." Nori said. I smiled.

"I only want you to, love." I said, pecking his lips and he smiles. Goblins ran at us and Nori and I stood back to back fighting.

"He wields the Foe-Hammer, the Beater, bright as daylight!" The Great Goblin yelled. Weapons were being tossed. I snap a goblins neck. The great Goblin runs towards me swinging his mace.

"Ella!" Ori yelled. Thorin jumps in front of me and deflects the Great Goblin's blow, causing the Great Goblin to stumble backward and fall off the edge of his platform.

"Thank you." I said. Thorin grunted and went on to fight.

"Follow me. Quick! Run!" Gandalf said. We ran, cutting down goblins as we went. I was in between Nori and Dori. We ran down the passageways with hundred of goblins running after us. "Quickly."

"Faster." I said, seeing several goblins running towards us.

"Post!" Dwalin said. Dwalin, Fili, Nori, and I cut the guard rail from the side of the path and we hold it out in front of us like a spear. "Charge!" I help knock the oncoming goblins off the edge. We drop the rail and ran. I spun around with the sword and strike down a lot of goblins.

"That's my girl." Nori said. I send him a smirk and he returns it. I saw goblins heading our way swinging on ropes.

"Cut the ropes!" Thorin called. Thorin, Fili, Dwalin, and I cut the ropes and they do like a cart-wheel across a stick. Nori and I ran side by side behind Kili who was holding a ladder that was knocking down Goblins. He drops it over a hole between a pathway and we run across it. I kick it and it fell into the abyss taking Goblins with it.

"Quickly." Gandalf called. We come to a section of path suspended by ropes from above. We slice some ropes and the pathway swings away from the rest of the path, approaching another path.

"Jump!" Thorin said. Some of the Company jumped onto the other path. I was still on the swinging path with Gandalf and other dwarves. Nori was on the other path. I saw Goblins jump onto the swinging path as we swung back. I jumped with the rest of the Company onto the other path. I sliced the ropes fast and the swinging path fell to the abyss. Nori grabbed my hand and kisses it. I smile and we continue to run. We came to a pathway where it went in between two walls. We begin to cross it, but the Great Gobln suddenly breaks through from underneath the bridge and pulls himself onto the bridge in front of us.

"You thought you could escape me?" Great Goblin asked. He swings his mace twice causing Gandalf to stumble back and almost falls. Nori and Dwalin catch him. "What are you going to do, wizard?"

"Go ahead, Ella." Gandalf said in my head. I jumped forward and hit the Goblin in the eye with my sword. The Goblin screams in pain.

"That's for trying to make me your pet." I said. I slashed his stomach and he fell to his knees. "That's for trying to give me to Azog." I growl.

"That'll do it." Great Goblin said. I slash his neck and the Great Goblin falls down dead. Nori pulled me to him as the bridge starts shaking and the selection we were on collapses. I clutch Nori as we fell into the abyss. Dwarves were yelling as we slid down. We finally dropped to the bottom and I fell out of Nori's arms and onto the ground. I stood up as Gandalf came out of the wreakage. I smiled at Nori as I pulled his coat closer to me, smelling his scent.

"Well, that could have been worse." Bofur said. I gasped as the corpse of the Goblin King fell on top of them. There were groans of pain.

"You've got to be joking!" Dwalin said. I giggled and saw Gandalf smile at me. I heard running and look up, seeing thousands of goblins running towards us.

"Gandalf!" Kili and I yell.

"There's too many! We can't fight them." Dwalin said, helping Nori out, who was at my side right away.

"Only one thing will save us: daylight! Come on! Here, on your feet!" Gandalf said. Nori and I help the dwarves out. We run till we come outside. We came to a stop as Gandalf counted us. Nori pulled me into his arms and kissed me.

"I'm glad we were able to get you out. Here." Nori said, handing me my clothes.

"How?" I asked.

"I snuck it out before the Goblins noticed." Nori said as Gandalf started fussing that Bilbo wasn't there. I kissed his check and went to go change. I missed Bilbo showing up and talked. I handed Nori back his coat. Nori pulled me to his side and I smiled at Bilbo. A howling came and I felt the color drain from my checks.

"Out of the frying pan..." Thorin said.

"And into the fire. Run! RUN!" Gandalf yelled. Nori took my hand and we were running. I knew Azog was on our tail and I knew it wasn't going to end well.

AN: There's the new update. I'll update tomorrow or this weekend. I don't know. Ella's past will soon be revealed in the next two chapters. Catch you all soon.