Chapter 13: Nobody's Here

Balin: And you're sure that Smaug is gone?

Bilbo: Balin, can you see a big ass dragon in there?

Dwalin: Pfft, Smaug isn't a big ass dragon. He's only a fucking baby compared to some of the older ones.

Gloin: Yeah, Ancalagon was WAY bigger than Smaug.

Bilbo: Really? How big was he?

Dwalin: Well, let me put it this way: Smaug may have lived inside a mountain, but Ancalagon WAS a mountain.

Bilbo: That doesn't seem physically possible.

Thorin: Will you people shut up? If Smaug's gone, we have the golden opportunity to search for the Arkenstone.

Ori: Won't stealing that just piss him off more?

Bilbo: After what I saw, I don't think that's possible.

Bombur: Yeah Ori, stop being stupid.

Bilbo: Now, everyone remember, if Smaug comes back, he has a single missing scale on his chest, so aim for that *a thrush flies past him as he says this, then out through a small crack towards Lake-Town*

Gloin: Really? You think we can find and hit the spot where there's a single missing scale?

Bilbo: Do you have a better idea?

Gloin: …well, we're screwed.

Thorin: Okay everyone, fan out and start searching.

Bofur: What, through everything?

Thorin: Yes, everything.

Fili: Dude, have seen how much gold is here?

Kili: Scrooge McDuck would be jealous of this much gold.

Oin: Actually, Forbes figured out that Scrooge is about $11.3 billion richer than Smaug.

Bilbo: …wait, and I'm entitled to a share of this?

Thorin: You ain't entitled to shit if you don't find that Arkenstone.

Bilbo: What's so important about it, anyway?

Thorin: It's mine, and I want it.

Bilbo: Is it, like, magical or something?

Thorin: No, I just want it back.

Bilbo: …okay, fine, what's it look like?

Thorin: Like a big shiny stone, now get looking *heads off to start his search*

Bilbo: *grumbling* Jeez, what a prick. The thing's probably buried under a ton of this gold. It's not like I'm just going to stumble over the Arkenstone by cha… *trips over something* What the hell was… *sees the Arkenstone* …well, that was convenient.

Thorin: *in the distance* What was convenient?

Bilbo: *pocketing the Arkenstone* Uh…I tripped and almost fell on a sword?

Thorin: Well, be more careful then.

Nori: Speaking of careful, shouldn't we get out of here before Smaug returns?

Thorin: But we haven't found the Arkenstone yet.

Dori: And do you really think we will if Smaug comes back and eats and/or burns us all?

Thorin: *sighs* I suppose not. Come on, let's go find somewhere to rest *starts leading them to a wide corridor*

Bilbo: Isn't this where Smaug left from?

Thorin: So?

Nori: *pockets jangling* Yeah, what's the worst that could happen?

Bilbo: Are you robbing the dragon we've pissed off?

Bomfur: *pockets also jangling* What do you mean 'we'?

Bilbo: *sighs* I wonder what Smaug is doing right now?

*meanwhile, in Lake-Town*

Bard: Hey guys, I'm back. Did I miss anything?

Dave: Hey Bard, you missed the dwarven king returning.

Keith: Yeah, he's heading over to the mountain to take care of that dragon.

Bard: Aww, man. I always miss the fun stuff.

Dave: Don't worry, I'm sure the next time we hear from the dwarves, it'll be because they've slain the dragon.

Keith: Yep, that's definitely what's going to happen *ominous distant roaring*