Chapter 31
Forges and Almost

Nori and I ran with Dwalin to the forges. We stood in don't of furnaces that stood 10 yards tall.

"The plans not going to work. These furnaces are stone cold." Dwalin said.

"He's right, there's no fire hot enough to set them ablaze." Balin said. Thorin and I look at each other. We had the same thought. Thorin turns towards the pit.

"Have we not? I did not look to see you so easily outwitted." Thorin said. Smaug's claws emerged from the pit followed by his body. "You have grown slow and fat in your dotage." Smaug snarls in anger. "Slug." Smaug snarls more And advances towards us. Thorin gets behind a pillar. "Take cover." Go!" we all ran to the pillars and Nori pulled me tight against him as Smaug unleashes fire. The fire goes past us and into the furnaces. I cry out from the heat of the fire. It barely touches me but I could still feel it. Nori pulls me tight against him. The furnaces roar with life. "Bombur. Get those bellows working."

"Alright." Bomber says running to the bellows. I heard metal bending and turn to see Smaug bashing the latticework. We didn't have much time.

"Ella. Bilbo. Up there, on my mark, pull that lever." Thorin said. Nori kissed my check and ran to help the others.

"Got it. Come Bilbo." I said. Bilbo and I ran towards where Thorin told us to go. We reach the platform and turn to look where Smaug is.

"Oh no." Bilbo said. The latticework gives out and Smaug storms into the furnace room.

"Come on, Thorin." I said. Smaug turns and begins heading our way. I grab Bilbo's arm. Smaug raises his head and looks at us. Out of the corner of my eye I see Thorin standing at the side. Smaug snarls at him.

"Now!" Thorin yells. Bilbo and I pull the lever down as Smaug lunges towards Thorin. Water burst out of the carved faces and hits Smaug knocking him off balance and quenching the fire he was about to blow. I watch as Smaug slides into the side of the furnace. Smaug roars in anger and flies up in the air and begins to thrash around madly.

"Let's get down from here." I said. Bilbo nodded and we begin our decent. Smaug lands and crawls towards Thorin. Balin, Ori, and Dori run out and throw flash-flame bombs at Smaug, who doesn't seem like it effected him. Bilbo and I see molten gold running like rivers through troughs built in the floor. Smaug gets tangled in ropes of the conveyor belt trashes about. I heard yells of Gloin and Bifur as they are knocked to the ground

"Lead him to the Galley of the Kings." Thorin yells. I scream as one of the heavy metal buckets goes flying towards Bilbo and me. Bilbo pulls me and we duck. It misses us but takes a large chunk out of the wall. Smaug's tail hits the mound and I get worried. I see Thorin jump into the river of gold on the wheelbarrow. Smaug finally gets untangled from the ropes. Bilbo and I reach the bottom. "Keep going. Bilbo! Ella! Run!"

Bilbo and I took off running with Smaug right behind us. We jump onto a slide and slide down it with Smaug right behind us.

"This way." I yell, as we ran. We ran through a doorway and into a massive hall adorned with banners hundreds of feet tall. The wall above the doorway explodes as Smaug jumps through it. I run behind a column to avoid the rocks and Bilbo has a banner fall on him.I lean against the pillar catching my breath.

"You think you could deceive me, Barrel-rider?" Smaug said. I turned to look at Smaug as Bilbo looks out from under the banner. "You have come from Laketown. There is some sort of scheme hatched between these filthy dwarves and those miserable cup-trading Lakemen. Those sniveling cowards with their longbows and black arrows." Smaug's voice breaks in both anger and fear. "Perhaps it is time I paid them a visit." Smaug turns to leave. My eyes widen in fear for our friends and Bard and his children.

"NO!" I run after Smaug with Bilbo behind me. "This isn't their fault! Wait!" Smaug turns and stops. We stop in front of him.

"You cannot go to Laketown." Bilbo said.

"You care about them, do you? Good. Then you can watch them die." Smaug said. Smaug studies down the hall. A voice sounds at the end of the hall making Smaug turn. I came to stand behind Smaug to watch keeping my distance.

"Here you witless worm." Thorin said.

"You!" Smaug said.

"I am taking back what you stole." Thorin said. Smaug stalks towards Thorin.

"You would take nothing from me, Dwarf. I laid low your warriors of old. I instilled terror in the hearts of men. I am King under the Mountain." Smaug said, his head was now in level with Thorin's.

"This is not your kingdom. These are dwarf lands, this is dwarf gold, and we will have our revenge." Thorin said as he stood on the statue of his grandfather. I saw Smaug's chest and neck glow orange. Thorin reaches for the rope above him. As Smaug opens his mouth, Thorin yells something and pulls the rope.

I heard a pin fall and wood begin to rears his head in confusion. Chains breaking were heard. The stone of the statue fell off and in its place was a gold statue.

"So that's where all the gold went." I said. I saw Thorin now on the rope that he used to pull the first pin as Smaug stares in amazement. The gold suddenly erupts into liquid and the statue collapses and Smaug roars in anger. He couldn't move fast enough and the liquid takes him down with it. There was now a pool of liquid gold on the floor with Smaug underneath it. I sigh in relief and caught Nori's eye with no sign of Smaug. He gave me a wink and a smile. But our victory is short lived as the lake of gold explodes and Smaug emerges.

"Ahh! Revenge?! I'll show you REVENGE! Starting with her." Smaug said, his eyes landing on me.

"NO!" Nori yelled. I turned and ran, but Smaug's tail swipes under me and I get knocked to the ground. I cry out in pain as his claw dig into my leg. I get thrown in the air and right into the mouth of Smaug as he heads out of Erebor. I am surrounded by darkness with pain in my leg and Nori's screams in my ears.

Nori's POV. I could feel the tears coming ass Ella falls into Smaug's mouth as he heads straight for Laketown. Dori and Ori were holding me back.

"No! Ella!" I yell and I broke loose I ran. I was heading for Laketown either to help slay the dragon and save Ella before she dies.

Ella's POV. I woke up in the stomach of the beast. I touch my leg and hiss in pain. The claws didn't dug deep thanks to the leather of my trousers but I was loosing blood.

"I am fire! I am death!" Smaug's voice came. He was heading to Laketown.

"What have we done?" I whisper.

AN: There's the last part of DOS. Onto Battle of the Five Armies and I promise you don't have to wait till December for that. I have plans for Ella and Nori with part 3. Till later then.