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Chapter Eight

Dangers of the mountain

Bombur was the first to get to our weapons throwing them back to us. Grabbing my staff and sword started cutting down nasty, foul smelling creatures. Knocking the creatures off the bridge near me as I followed the others making haste to get to safety. Kili looked behind for me and almost fell off the planks. Fili and I grabbed him and pulling him back up.

We ran fighting off everything that came our way. One of the creatures jumped me pulling me backwards. Losing my footing causing me to fall off the planks. "KILI!" Shouting trying to reach his hand but was out of his reach. Thinking I was a goner until someone grabbed my hand. It was Fili as he lifted me up. Once safely on the planks we continued to run. We followed Gandalf leading us through the mountain toward the exit. Kili managed to block arrows that were shot at him. Pulling down a ladder and used it to push on coming goblins off and use the ladder as a bridge. Fili waited until I crossed and kicked it away causing shrieks as some fell off down into the dark abyss.

Gandalf knocked down a boulder crushing everything in its path as it rolled down the path. Reaching what looked like the exit only to blocked by the goblin king. It swung at Gandalf with its staff knocking him back into the others. "What are you going to do now wizard?" It questioned with its big bulgy eyes looking at us.

Gandalf stabbed his staff into its eye then sliced at its stomach letting out a wail. Looking up and started to nod making me confused at what the hell this thing was going to do now.

"That'll do it," Gandalf sliced its throat as it fell dead in front of us. The sound of snapping boards could be heard below us. Kili grabbed onto me as the platform we were on started falling. Closing my eyes holding on for dear life.

"Don't let go of me!" Shouting to him. His arms warped around me as we slid deeper into the mountain. We landed with a thud as it threw me out of Kili's grasp and closer to Gandalf. He helped me up looking around to get our bearing.

"Well that could have been worse," Bofur joked. Then just as the words left his mouth the goblin king's body fell on them. Wincing as the heavy, smelly carcass laid on top of my friends.

"You've got to be joking!" Dwalin shouted in disbelief. I went over to help Kili get on his feet and out from under the body for the goblin. He smiled but then his face became a shock of horror. I looked up and saw thousands of goblins heading our way.

"GANDALF!" Kili yelled taking my hand and leading us away.

"There are too many of them. We can't fight them all!" Dwalin said helping Nori to his feet.

"Only one thing will save us. Daylight run," the wizard said leading the way out of the mountain. Running into the daylight and much needed fresh air. Running as far away from the cave as possible when I tripped over a rock. Falling but was grabbed by Fili as we continued down the mountain. "Fili, Kili, Ali, and Bombur that makes fourteen. Where's Bilbo?" Gandalf looked around as we all did. Still not finding him. Kili looked at me and wiped off the blood from the cuts on my cheeks from the goblins. Wincing as he touched one.

"Are you alright?" he asked. Nodding as he gave me a quick kiss then Fili turned my head pecking my lips in the same way. This whole brothers courting me would take some time to get used to. Then Gandalf started yelling again catching me off guard.

"Where's our hobbit!"

"Curse the Halfling, now he's lost," Dwalin yelled.

"I thought he was with Dori," someone said.

"Don't blame me!" Dori yelled.

"Well where did you last see him?" Gandalf roared.

"I saw him slip away when they first cornered us." Nori announced.

"Well what happened exactly tell me."

"I will tell you what happened." Thorin interrupted. "Master Baggins found his chance and he took it. He's thought of nothing more than his soft bed, warm hearth from first he stepped out his door. We will not be seeing our hobbit again. He is long gone." Thorin growled angrily. Sighing looking at Fili and Kili taking their hands. Feeling sad that Bilbo decided to leave the company after all.

"No he isn't," Bilbo said making all of us turn to see him. Smiling seeing my friend made it out of the mountain safe and sound.

"Bilbo Baggins I have never been so glad to see anyone in my life," Gandalf said welcoming the hobbit as he showed up.

"Bilbo we had given you up," Kili said glad to see him as we were.

"How on earth did you get past the goblins?" Fili question.

"How indeed?" Dwalin repeated.

"Well what does it matter. He's back," Gandalf said trying to get off the subject but Thorin was adamant that he found out how he escaped.

"It matters. I want to know. Why did you come back?" Thorin questioned. Bilbo looked at him then the rest of the dwarves.

"I know you doubt me. I... I know you always have." He looked at Thorin and continued. "You're right I often think of Bag End. I miss my books, and my arm chair, and my garden. You see that is where I belong, that's home. That is why I came back. You don't have one. A home. It was taken from you. But I will help you take it back if I can."

Glancing up at Fili and Kili smiling at them as they smiled back both kissing my head. Our moment was short lived with growls and howls coming from where we just came from.

"Out of the frying pan," Thorin growled.

"And into the fire. Run! Run!" Gandalf finished as we started running once again. Wargs were gaining on our tails as we ran through the trees. The sun was setting and dusk was settling.

A warg jumped right in front of Bilbo as Kili, Fili and I just made it further into the woods. "BILBO!" Yelling trying to turn around to help him. But the brothers kept me from doing so. We came to the edge of a cliff and it was a long way down if we decided to jump. And a fall like that none of us would survive. This can't be the end of us just yet. We have only begun the quest.

"Up into the trees. All of you come on!" Gandalf shouted. "Climb Bilbo." Kili ran to a tree shouting for me. Nodding as he put his hands together. Running straight for him placing my foot into his hands. Flying into the tree holding out my hand for Fili who did the same thing as I did. Holding out both our hands grabbing Kili lifting him into the tree. Bilbo was the last to climb into the trees.

Wargs jumped and rammed against the trees breaking branches trying to reach us. Standing amongst the wargs was a very large white warg with a pale orc riding it. He had a weapon where his left arm should be. Hearing Thorin whisper. "Azog." The orc started speaking in a language that I have never heard before.

"What do we do now?" Whispering to them. Slightly frightened about what was to come. Then it gave an order as the wargs started to be more frantic at getting to us. Jumping on the trees shaking them so hard that I almost fell out. Thankfully the brothers held on to me. Snapping then lurching the tree snap by its roots causing it to fall into the other tree. It was like a domino effect until we were all in the same tree at the edge of the cliff.

Sticking close to the trunk of the tree where it was more sturdy. When something flaming was thrown by Gandalf realizing it was a pinecone set ablaze. "Brilliant/" I smiled watching him. Setting two more blazing dropping it down to Fili as Bilbo went to light one up and it went through the tree as all of us grabbed a pinecone throwing them at the wargs making them back away from the flames. We celebrated as the wargs ran away and couldn't come any closer. But then the tree jerked as it fell forward to dangle dangerously partially off the cliff.

Clinging to the tree for dear life. "Ali are you alright?" Kili asked as he pulled himself up a little more. Nodding as I clung to the trunk. Then I saw Ori fall only to cling on to his oldest brother's boot.

"ORI!" I yelled not daring to let go of the tree. My staff had fallen into the valley below. I didn't dare risk my life for it.

"Mr. Gandalf!" Dori yelled as he lost his grip and started to fall. Gandalf sent his staff down and Dori caught it but they were still in danger. Thorin stood up making his way to fight Azog. Grabbing a branch for a shield and started for the pale orc. We all watched as it went all wrong for Thorin. The white warg had him in the clutches of its teeth.

"NOOO!" Balin yelled.

"Thorin!" Dwalin yelled trying to help to only have the branch break on him. That is when Bilbo stood up. The pale orc said something after it's warg threw Thorin a few feet away. Another orc hovered over Thorin placing its sword to Thorin's neck. Before it could bring thhe sword down Bilbo tackled it stabbing it furiously. Standing up blocking Thorin's unconscious body from the orcs. The orcs started to attack as Kili, Fili, Dwalin and I managed to get up from the tree charging an attack. Fighting I knocked down an orc from its warg. It managed to slice my shoulder but I decapitated it just as something grabbed the warg that was heading right for me.

They were eagles and they were helping us. They grabbed wargs with their talons and sent them over the cliff. Spreading the fire onto them with their mighty wings. An eagle swooped down grabbing Thorin who was still unconscious as the other eagles started grabbing the others from the tree. Fili, Kili and I ended up on one of the eagles as we flew away from the danger. Azog let out a horrible screech. I clinging onto Kili, feeling him and Fili hold me as I was so scared that I would fall off.

We continued to fly well into the night and into the beginning of the day. Fili looked around and they saw their uncle. "THORIN!" Fili yelled. He still was unresponsive and I feared for the worse. This couldn't be happening not now. Placing my head in the crook of Kili's neck, his arm rubbed my back.

"Are you alright?" Fili asked. "You're bleeding."

"She is?" Kili asked looking at my arm seeing my clothes stained red.

"We should get that patched up when we land." Fili said. Nodding as I tried to keep my eyes up and not down. I knew that heights weren't my thing.

We spent most of the day flying with the eagles passing over many different types of landscapes. It amazed me how beautiful this land truly was. I must have fallen asleep cause Kili was waking me up. "Hey we are going to land come on," he said. Nodding as the eagle landed as we got off. Heading over to Thorin as Gandalf hovered over him as Bilbo looked on worriedly. Finally, he was conscious again and we all sighed in relief. Hugging Fili then Kili as they kept their arms around me.

Thorin said something that none of us heard. But Gandalf said. "Bilbo is right here and quite safe." Bilbo let out a breath of relief as Kili and Dwalin went to help Thorin up.

"You!" Thorin shout making me jump at the unexpected sound. "What were you doing? You know you could've gotten yourself killed?" He walked up to a shocked hobbit. "Did I not say that you would be a burden. That you would not survive in the wild. And you had no place amongst us." He finished. Having about had enough of this dwarf as he ragged on the one who had saved his life. But Kili and Fili held me back shaking their heads. Kili put his arm around my waist keeping me in my spot as Fili held my hand.

"I have never been so wrong in all my life," he hugged the now confused hobbit. Just watching what happened my mouth dropped earning a chuckle from the brothers. Everyone cheered and clapped each other on their backs. "I am sorry I doubted you."

"No... I would have doubted me to," Bilbo breathed. "I am not a hero, or warrior, or even a burglar." Some chuckled at that statement. We watched the eagles leave very grateful that they saved us from a painful death. "Is that what I think it is?" We all turned around and followed Thorin and Bilbo as we looked off into the distance and saw a silhouette of a mountain.

"Erebor, the Lonely Mountain," Gandalf said to us. "The last of the Great Dwarven Kingdom of Middle Earth."

"Our home," Thorin said with joy in his voice. Smiling but felt a bit of a pang. It was their home, not mine. Mine was back in Rivendell. Someone placed their hands on my shoulders making me look seeing the brothers smiling at me.

"Someday soon your home as well," Fili said making me look at them. "We want to marry you love." Leaning back into both of them as their arms wrapped around me. Then we heard a bird tweet beside us as it started heading towards the mountain.

"A raven, the birds are returning to the mountains," Oin said.

"That my dear Oin is a Thrush," Gandalf explained.

"Well we will take it as a sign," Thorin said smiling at Bilbo who returned it. "A good omen."

"You're right. I do believe the worst is behind us now," Bilbo said. We all looked on at the setting sun bringing the mountain into a little better view. We still have a long way to go until we reached the mountain. But it will definitely be worth it if at the end of this. With my new family. For that is what this band of thirteen dwarves and a hobbit and wizard has become. My family and I wouldn't change it for the world. I have found where I belong.

A/N: Thank you all for the reviews, favs, and follows. Now here is my challenge I am not sure if I want to continue this with the book or just wait for the next movie. Please leave a review it is most appreciative also feedback about whether to continue on with the book or not. Thanks again. ~Cerulean89