[IC] Middle-Earth: Bright Stars & Durin's Folk { Wolf & Angel }

[AngelBites15]

"Thank you", the she-elf respectfully thanked her, already growing fond of her, at an equal protective measure to how she is with her godsons. The she-elf carefully allowed herself to lean against the youngest, in order to try and stand. She didn't put too much weight on the wound, when she stood up, but she didn't let herself succumb to the pain. Elves heal quickly, so her chances to heal would be hopeful.

Her wings transforming back into her cloak, Saeril carefully set herself onto the bedroll in the middle between the brothers, and let them stick close with her and Yavanna throughout the night.

[WolfLover]

"You're very much welcome." Yavanna told her with a soft smile. She was located on the bed roll besides Fili's. She was glad she could help; if she hadn't helped Saeril...her healing process might have slowed them down. And Thorin would probably not be too happy about that.

Kili carefully helped Saeril, making sure she didn't put too much pressure on her leg. After he helped her sit down, he took a place beside her.

As night sky got darker. It wasn't long before most of the company fell asleep. Including Yavanna, she was laying curled in the direction where Fili was on his bed roll. Thorin had given out orders, who would take turns watching.

For a long while, it was quite. Bilbo laid there in silence...not asleep. But waiting for an opportunity when everyone was fully asleep...before he could leave. It wasn't long, before he saw Bofur, whom was on guard...doze off too. Bilbo had got up quietly...packing up his things quietly and quickly...he then grabbed his walking stick and started to sneak towards the entrance. Stepping over, the snoring dwarves..he almost tripped over one. As he was about to step out of the cave...Bofur seemed to be awake.

"Where do you think you're going?" he asked Bilbo. Now standing up.

"Back to Rivendell." Bilbo said looking at the Dwarf "Thorin was right, I shouldn't have come. And he was right...I am going home." he said.

"But you're one of us." Bofur said.

Bilbo shook his head "I am not." he said with a sigh. Bofur seemed to get what Bilbo was feeling. "I get it, you're home sick." he told the Hobbit. "I understand." he gave him a soft smile. Thorin woke up, his eye half open as he heard the conversation.

"No you don't get it...none of you do." Bilbo said, raising his voice slightly. "You're Dwarves. You're used to life on the road, never belonging anywhere...you don't have a home." In that moment, Bilbo had been feeling frustrated. He realized the harshness of his words.. "I am sorry...I.." he tried to apologize.

Bofur had just sighed, shaking his head. "No you're right." he said glancing at the group "We don't belong anywhere." he said before he glanced back at Bilbo. "I wish you all the luck in the world." he told him, placing his hand on his shoulder. Giving Bilbo a slight squeeze. Just then he noticed something shimmering in a blue light. "What's that?"

Bilbo glanced down, seeing the shimmering coming from his sword. He pulled it out...it was glowing blue. Just then shrieks could be heard.

Thorin sat up, seeing the sword glowing "Wake up!" he growled out, which seemed to wake everyone up.

[AngelBites15]

It was too late for everyone to get prepared, and the last thing Saeril saw, was that she and everyone else were falling into a cavern. Stopping, she was glad that she wasn't in the pile of them, but what she didn't want to see was small figures of goblins before her. "Incoming!", she called to the others as she moved out of the way, but she soon felt regret while the dwarves did not move, only to be attacked.

It was goblin town, the she-elf thought as she watched from behind a rock, seeing the dwarves being taken to huge cavern that was swarming with goblins. Taking flight, she made sure to not be seen by anyone by flying above the pack in the shadows, where her outfit made camouflaging easier.

[WolfLover]

As Yavanna sat up; alert and awake. Confused...she let out a gasp as screams and groans echoed around. As the entire floor collapsed beneath the group. She was squashed inbetween the Durin Boys and few other Dwarves ontop of her in a large heap.

Before any one could really prepare themselves. The Goblins started to attack and pull them out of the cage. Taking them to their master. Yavanna kicked one of the Goblins, whom was pulling her rather harshly towards the bridge. The goblin snarled, pulling her along harder. In the mess of all that...Bilbo had ducked down...the Goblins seemed to walk past him...as they escorted the Princess and The Dwarves to their Goblin Master.

Bilbo watched the group...before he pulled out his sword. Looking at it glowing. He began to follow the group...across the bridge. Even though he had no idea how to use a sword. He could try. But soon enough, a Goblin jumped out at him and the pair were engaged in a fight...rather odd, unskilled fight on his behalf. The pair ended up falling off of the cliffs...Bilbo let out a gasp...and scream...as he and his sword dissapeared into the darkness.

[AngelBites15]

The dwarves were lead down a makeshift bridge of sorts, one that was certain to break if one more ounce was added to it. When they came to the throne room, the Goblin King rose from his seat, his skin sagging to the very floor in which he stood. “Who would be so bold as to come armed into my kingdom? Spies? Thieves? Assassins?”
“Dwarves and an Elf, Your Malevolence”, a goblin spoke up.
The Goblin King scoffed in surprise. “Really?”
Ignoring the death glares, the goblin nodded. “We found them on the front porch.”
“Well, don’t just stand there; search them!"

From above, Saeril stayed still, glaring down at the scene, only to find that Bilbo was missing. Where was the Hobbit?

When the search was over, The Goblin King spoke once more. “What are you doing in these parts? Speak!”
A response was not given, only glares of disdain, but that was no matter to him. “Well then, if they will not talk, we’ll make them squawk! Bring out the Mangler! Bring out the Bone Breaker! Starting with the pretty she-elf.”

"Enough!", a stern female voice yelled over the commotion as a dark figure with luminous yellow-green eyes flew down with great speed, and landed before them. "Disappointing, isn't it, oh goblin king?", she was really acting, pretending to still side with the pale orc, as she used to command the Goblin King in the past.

[WolfLover]

Yavanna kept besides Fili and Kili. Or more rather, Kili kept her behind him protectively. The entire group of Goblins and the company, where a bit squashed. She looked at the Goblin King in disgust. What a horrible creature. She too noticed, that little Bilbo was gone. What had happened to him?

"You will not touch her!" Kili growled out, as he heard the orders of the Goblin King. He wasn't about to let Yavanna be tortured first. That got him angry enough, to speak. His stance in-front of the Princess grew more protective.

Just then Saeril's voice broke through the commotion. Yavanna looked alittle confused; but she hoped that the elder she-elf had some sort of a plan. Thorin glared. "I knew she could not be trusted!" he growled out. His glare now aimed at Saeril.
The Goblin king rose an eyebrow "Ah....lovely Saeril...back to bark more orders, are you?" he spat. Hearing Thorin's voice, he rose an eyebrow "Well...Well..Well. Look who it is." he smirked down at Thorin. "Thorin, Son of Thrain, Son of Thror...King under the Mountain." The Goblin then smirked "Oh, but I forget...you don't have a mountain. And you're not a King... Which makes you no body, really." laughter from the Goblins filled the air.

"You don't know...anything about him!" Now it was Yavanna's turn to raise her voice.
"Ahh...what a sharp, young tongue you have." The Goblin king smirked. "And what bravery, for someone so young." he mocked.
"I know someone, who would pay a pretty price for your head." He said, looking at Thorin. "And maybe for hers too." he nodded towards Yavanna. "Just a head...nothing attached." he said with a chuckle. "Perhaps you know of whom I speak?" Kili's jaw clenched, as he heard the Goblin King, threaten his uncle and Yavanna. "An old enemy of yours...a Pale Orc..."
"Azog the Defiler...was destroyed. He was slain in battle long ago!" Thorin growled, out. His eyes filled with anger and hatred towards the Goblin King.

[AngelBites15]

There was no way he could forget Saeril's power, and that was the one thing that could strike fear into his being. Therefore he remained wary of her presence.

The Goblin King scoffed a harsh laugh at Thorin's claim. “So you think his defiling days are done, do you?” At that, he turned to the smallest goblin there. “Send word to the Pale Orc; tell him I have found his prize...and someone else that may be of interest to him." By 'someone else', he meant Yavanna.

Saeril didn't expect Azog the Defiler to be brought up, and unfortunately, she had that guilt again. However, she masked it quick. Like, really quick. She cursed out in Black Speech fluently, knowing it was the language of the dark forces, and the forbidden tongue of Middle Earth; rarely anyone has deciphered this tongue, and none wished to learn it.

Stomping a heeled foot loudly, her luminous eyes seemingly glowed. "Foolish creature, he's nothing to you!", Saeril spat in venom, merely defending Thorin; this was the temperament of a creature who committed chaos and destruction. Crossing her was most definitely not wise.

The Great Goblin jumped a little (as much as his massive form would allow) when Saeril stompped a foot and spoke her piece. "A friend of Thorin's now, are you? Odd...considering your past." At that, he smirked crulley, then looked to the group of dwarves before him. Now that Azog was being sent for, he felt braver than he may have normally. “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 Goblin Town.” Again, he was trying to taunt them, he was daring them to make a move.

[WolfLover]

Thorin's jaw clenched, at the thought of Azog the defiler, being still alive. His very own worst enemy, still alive. It was not something, he liked the thought off. Yavanna had heard of the Pale Orc, and his crew: the Gundabad orcs. More vile than your ordinary one's. She narrowed her eyes slightly, when she heard Saeril curse in the Black tongue of Mordor. Where did Saeril learn to speak such words? Yavanna did not want to know.

Kili flinched at the sound of his God-Mother's voice, and the odd words she spoken. He kept in front of Yavanna protectively.

Yavanna rose a slight eyebrow, as she heard the Goblin King "Oh how mighty and confident you sound." she mocked the Goblin King. "Can't even make better rhymes?" she rose an eyebrow. Leaning over towards Fili and Kili, she whispered "Shield your eyes...when I shout now...make a move." she whispered so low, only the two Durin heirs and the Dwarves heard her words.

Everyone seemed to shield their eyes at her request; and in that instant. Her star light seemed to glow even brighter. More brighter than she had glowed that night in Rivendell. It was a bright light, of a Supernova. The light blinded the Goblins and a few shrieked...it seemed to burn their skin "Now!" Yavanna yelled out...signaling the Dwarves to attack.

Picking up their weapons again, the Dwarves charged the goblins. Shrieks and screams echoed around...as goblins fell into the darkness.

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Meanwhile,

Bilbo had woken up...after passing out. Laying somewhere in the middle of the cave. He saw the Goblin laying next to him, a few feet away...injured. Bilbo was hidden behind some mushrooms. Suddenly odd breathing came from the darkness...and odd creature began to crawl towards the Goblin. Gollum. "Yes....yes...Yess." The creature chanted over and over again, as it circled the Goblin. "Gollum...Gollum." it coughed.

Bilbo watched as Gollum began to drag the Goblin away. Soon the Goblin awoke and the pair fought. As Gollum struggled with the Goblin. A ring fell from his pocket. Bilbo noticed the golden, shiny object. When Gollum beat the Goblin to death with a rock...he dragged the body away...forgetting the ring. Bilbo stood up...picking up his sword, that laid near by. Walking over, he picked up the ring...looking at it. When he heard Gollum squealing.

"Too Many Boneses, Precious!" Gollum's voice was not far away. Bilbo slipped the ring into his pocket.

[AngelBites15]

After seeing the light from the princess getting brighter, Saeril covered her eyes while the goblins, including their King, screeched in pain at the pinching of the radiance of Yavanna's being. Once the creatures were vulnerable, the winged she-elf dropped her act and knocked away a few, who tried to leap upon her, once they've recovered from Yavanna's light.

Scrambling for their weapons, the dwarves fought their way through the caves of goblin town. One by one, a goblin jumped at them here and there as the winged elf took flight ahead of them, clearing the bridges by violently colliding into the small goblins off to the side.

Flexibility in her flying, Saeril sliced, kicked, punched, scratched, screeched, and feats of agility were powerful, being able to have the capability to knock away the foul creatures.

[WolfLover]

Kili was thankful; the distraction from young Yavanna. Gave everyone enough time to get their weapons. Once her light faded, Yavanna was armor again. With her bow and arrow...her arrows flew with elegance and precision. Her arrows, sinking into the foul creatures that jumped out from any direction. "Thorin watch out!" Yavanna yelled out...as three large Goblins went to leap on the Dwarf King.

In that moment. Thorin spun around as his nephew Kili and Yavanna fired arrows at the three goblins. Shrieks echoed....as the three Goblins fell dead around the Dwarf King. Thorin looked relieved. The pair were quick; and he had to admit the young Princess was skilled with the bow.

But suddenly the group came to a bit of a dead-end. There were a gaping hole...and they could not get to the other side. "Grab the Ladder." Yavanna told the Dwarves. They'd create a little bridge to the other side.

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Bilbo had decided to take a closer look at what was going on. Sneaking bit closer...he hid behind a large rock. Watching the odd creature, hearing it muttering to himself. Then he was gone...it seemed like he sensed Bilbo's presence. Bilbo pressed his back against the giant rock...and soon heard breathing from above...glancing up. He saw the strange creature above him.

Gollum jumped down "Precious and Splashes. Precious. That's some meaty mouthful." Gollum hissed out, taking a step closer towards Bilbo. Whom pointed the tip of his sword...to Gollum's throat. Gollum gasped "Gollum...Gollum." he coughed out.

"Back!" Bilbo warned, standing up. Holding his sword to his throat still "Stay back!" Gollum took a few steps back, looking scared. "I am Warning you...don't come any closer." Eventually the creature leaned against a rock...leaning away from Bilbo and his sword. Bilbo too, looked felt a little uncertain. But he needed to learn how to defend himself.

"It's got a elvish-blade. But it's not an elf." Gollum muttered to himself...crawling away. Before turning back to look at Bilbo. "What is it precious? What is it?!" Gollum asked bit louder...squinting at Bilbo...making a slight face.

"My name is Bilbo Baggins." Bilbo replied...holding his sword, in the direction of Gollum.

"Bagginses?" Gollum asked, narrowing his eyes. "What is a Bagginses Precious?"

"I am a Hobbit from the Shire." At that Gollum seemed to look excited, in an odd creepy way. "Oooh...We like Haggises, Bats and Fishes. But we haven't tried Hobbitses before." He then began to crawl towards Bilbo "Is it soft? Is it Juicy?" he snarled; lusting after flesh and food again.

Bilbo swung his sword warningly, towards Gollum "Now...keep your distance! Or I'll use it. If I have to." Gollum let out an unearthly shriek. His eyes wide, teeth bared. When Bilbo swung his sword again...Gollum backed away; hiding behind a rock. "I don't want any trouble. You understand? Just show me the way to get out of here, and I'll be on my way." Bilbo told him.

[AngelBites15]

Some goblins were kicked, some were shoved, others were beheaded and stabbed. Fili narrowly missed being shot, but he thought quickly and signaled Kili to help him with the ladder, pushing off the many goblins that were rushing towards them, in the process. As they made it the bridges, they swayed dangerously, but they made it to the final platform. This was the only path that lead outside.

As they attempted to cross, the Goblin King suddenly broke through from underneath, and pulled himself up onto the bridge in front of the Company. At the same moment, hundreds of goblins approached them from all sides. "You thought you could escape me?", The Gobin King stepped towards them, mace in hand, then brought it back to swing. "What are you going to do now?"

From above, Saeril took notice of the Goblin King blocking their path. At full speed in flight, she sliced at the hand that held the mace, that was about to be swung, before slicing his middle clean open. After a brief pause, the Goblin King looked to his wound, then back to the group. "That'll do it", and with a final swing, Saeril slit his throat.

His weight was causing the bridge to shake, and the section of the bridge on which the company stood upon, broke away from the rest of the bridge, and started to slide down the side of the cavern at an alarming pace. Everything was demolished on the way, and there were plenty of yells and screams from varying members. As the bridge fell, Saeril took notice upon Yavanna and the dwarves falling with it. She tried to catch up with them, but lost her wind current, and fell with them. The bridge slowed just in time, breaking apart, and burying the dwarves in the timber and wood; the winged she-elf landing non-gracefully, just a few feet away from the wreckage.

[WolfLover]

Thorin's jaw clenched slightly, before he turned away again. Continuing the fight the Goblins off with the company. At Yavanna's words...Kili grabbed the ladder with his brother. Yavanna and few other dwarves helping...as they knocked many goblins off of the bridge together. They carried on like that...until the Goblin King burst through.

The young she-elf, kept her ground. Standing beside the Dwarves as she looked at the King. Before briefly glancing up at Saeril seeing her flying down towards where they all were. As the bridge collapsed after his death...she was one of the few whom screamed and gasped...during the whole slide.

It seemed, like they had a bit of a bad luck. First the Giants, Then these Goblins and falling into traps...or falling with Bridges. As they landed in heaps beneath the debris and wood. Kili groaned as he was laying on his back...few pieces of wood covering him. His head was spinning.

The wind had been knocked out of Yavanna...who coughed slightly. "Ouch." she muttered...trying to catch her breathe.

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Gollum pursed his lips. "Ah, lost?" he asked Bilbo. Bilbo nodded. "Yes, and I want to get unlost; as soon as possible." he told the odd creature.

"Oooh Me knows...me knows safe paths. See pathses in the dark." Gollum painted, before muttering "Shut up!"

Bilbo looked confused. "I didn't say anything." Gollum was now glaring at Bilbo. "I wasn't talking to you!" he snarled out. "Oooh..yes he was precious...he was." Gollum muttered again, to the side.

"Look, I don't know what your Game is...but.." Before Bilbo could finish. Gollum smiled; his face lighting up. "Game. I love games...we love games...don't we precious?" He then looked at Bilbo "Does it...does it like to play?" he asked.

"Maybe.." Bilbo said.

"What has roots, that nobody sees? Is taller than Trees? Up up up it goes...yet it never grows." Gollum said looking at Bilbo.

"The Mountain." Bilbo said. Gollum began to chuckle. "Yes...Yes. Oh let's have another one." The creature insisted. "Do it again...ask us." He then growled "No. No more riddles." Gollum jumped down from the rock, he had been on, walking off. "Finish him off...finish him off." he was muttering to himself.

Bilbo followed Gollum slightly, looking bit confused. That thing was strange. "No...No...I want to play." Bilbo said, when Gollum hissed at him all of a sudden. "I do! I want to play." he smiled "Now let's see.." Bilbo began to think of a riddle for him. "You are very good at this." Bilbo said as he knelled down "So, why don't we have a game of riddles?...Yes...just you and me." Bilbo told him.

Gollum smiled, creepily nodded. "Yes...just us..." he said coming bit closer.

Bilbo nodded. "Yes." he agreed. "And if I win, you show me the way out. Yes?" Bilbo asked, and they both nodded their heads, coming to an agreement.

"And if he looses?" Gollum asked, before talking to himself "Well if he looses, precious. Then we eats it." Gollum muttered to himself. "If Bagginses looses, we eats it whole." Gollum said looking at Bilbo. Looking amused, and creepy.

Bilbo narrowed his eyes slightly. Pondering about that for a few moments "Fair enough." he said; before he stood up quickly. Putting his sword back.

"Baggins first." Gollum insisted. Bilbo looked deep in thought for a few moments, before he spoke "30 white horses on a red hill, first they champ, then they stamp...then they stand still." Gollum was deep in thought, his eyes rolling, making odd faces as he thought about it.
"Teeth!" he chuckled out "Teeth, precious...teeth. We have nine." Gollum then bared his teeth at Bilbo. "Our turn." he said, walking around a rock.

As Gollum gave the next Riddle. Bilbo had to think about it for a little bit. "Wind." he guessed the second riddle "Of course it's wind."
"Smart Hobbitses." Gollum muttered. "Very clever." Gollum made his way towards Bilbo menacingly. Bilbo took out his sword, before talking "A box without hinges, key or lid. Yet golden treasure inside, is hid."

Gollum was deep in thought; muttering to himself. "Well?" Bilbo asked after a few moments, lowering his sword. "It's nasty!" The creepy Gollum glanced back at the Hobbit. It seemed like he was struggling with this one. "Give up?" Bilbo asked, walking bit closer,every time Gollum walked a bit away.
"Oh, give us a chance precious!" Gollum replied back. "Give us a chance!" He began to make odd noises, pulling of odd faces again. "Axes..." Gollum breathed out, excited...repeating the word.

Suddenly Gollum was gone and his voice was heard. "All things, it devours. Birds, beasts, trees, flowers...." Gollum mumbled out the tricky riddle.
"Give me a moment, I gave you a lot of time." Bilbo told Gollum "I don't know, this one." Bilbo said.
"Is it tasty?" Gollum's voice echoed. "Is is Scrampious?!" Gollum sung out, his voice getting bit louder. "Is it crunchy." he suddenly grabbed his shoulder. Bilbo swung around with his sword.
"No...let me think!" Bilbo said "Let me think!" he took a few steps back.
"It stuck...Bagginses is Stuck." Gollum said, pointing towards him with a smirk. He then smirked to himself "Time's up."

"Time...The answer is time." Bilbo said, as he heard Gollum. Gollum let out an annoyed ugly sound, baring his teeth slightly. "Actually, it wasn't that hard." Bilbo said with a slight cough. Putting his hand in his pocket.

"Last Question...last chance." Gollum said. "Ask us." he prompted. He was fiddling with a rock in his hand. "Ask us!" He growled. Bilbo looked at Gollum "Yes...yes." he said, trying to calm him down. "Alright."he said, as he turned around trying to think of something. He felt the ring. "What...have...I got in my pocket?"

"That's not fair." Gollum said "That's no fair. It's against the rules!" Gollum tossed down the rock. "Ask us another one." he said.

"No...no. You said, ask us another one. Well that is the question. What have I got in my pocket?" Bilbo asked, holding his sword up again.

[AngelBites15]

As soon as they were trying to get their bearings together, a bright white light burst forth near the group and engulfed them all. As the dwarves blinked and looked about them, dazed, and the light cleared, they saw Gandalf standing there. Saeril sighed in relief. 'Thank Mahal...'

Bofur blinked in surprise, his heart rate never slowing. “Well, that could have been worse", though brightened for a moment, as Gandalf appeared. It was a good thing for a moment, until the heavy corpse of the Great Goblin landed on top of the wreckage, squishing the dwarves further. A few cried out and groaned in pain. Dwalin attempted to push some timber off of himself, Kili close by. “You’ve got to be joking!”

Seeing the corpse drop, Saeril gave a wince at the sight of them being crushed. Getting to her feet, she helped Yavanna to her feet, brushing some of the dirt off, before lifting some parts of the bridge, letting their companions squirm their way out. As she was about to move the piece that was above Kili, she couldn't but look up at the thousands of goblins running after them. "Time to go", she quickly said in a small voice as she managed to get the young dwarf and his brother out. "Come on!"

"There's only one thing that can save us now," the wizard clarified with an explanation, ushering the other dwarves towards the exit. "Daylight! Run, all of you!".

[WolfLover]

Yavanna blinked, as she saw the bright light. Finally...Ganfald had caught up to them. "Good timing, Mithrandir." Yavanna smiled warmly at the elderly wizard. But let out a gasp as the Goblin fell ontop of one group of Dwarves. The sight was not pretty. She tried to get a hold of her breathe.

She smiled relieved, as Saeril helped her out from under the debris. "Thank you." she said softly. She helped Kili stand up, as she helped uncover some of the debris from the Dwarves. But the shrieks and footsteps of the Goblins soon were heard.

Kili rolled his eyes hearing Bofur. "Really? Isn't this bad enough?" he muttered, before he let out a yelp as the corpse fell down on a piece of debris, crushing him too. As his God-Mother freed him, Kili broke into a run hearing both Delva and Gandalf. He managed to grab onto Yavanna's hand, as she run beside him...it'd be better, if she stuck close to him and Fili. Yavanna run with the young Dwarves...hand in hand with Kili. Her hand reached behind, grabbing onto Fili's, so he wouldn't fall behind..

All of the Dwarves running through the caves, towards the daylight.

Thorin wasn't too happy about the hand holding. When he saw Kili grab onto the Princess hand. He felt it was...well a bit, inappropriate given who she was. But he run away with the rest of the company. The shrieks of Goblins echoing behind them.

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"You must give us three." Gollum said, trying to get out of it. So Bilbo agreed to three guesses. "Handses." Bilbo quickly pulled out his hand from his pocket...showing, that it was not his hands. "Wrong, guess again." Gollum groaned, likely to have a panic attack soon enough.

He then mumbled out a lot of things including bats, diamonds. "Knives....Oh shut up!" Gollum then groaned out to himself.
"Wrong again...last guess." Bilbo told Gollum. His hands on his sword, ready. If Gollum were to try anything.
"All or nothing." Gollum said pointing at him. "That was two guesses, and both wrong." Bilbo said...Gollum fell down and began to weep.
"I won the game...you promised to show me the way out." Bilbo said, interrupting the Gollum's tantrum on the ground.
"Did we say so precious? Did we say so?" Gollum muttered as he turned around to face the Hobbit. His breathing was ragged, like the sound of snarls. He then snarled "What has he got in his pocketses?"
Bilbo pointed his sword at him briefly "That's no concern of yours! You lost."
"Lost...Lost...Lost." Gollum repeated, walking closer. His hand then reached for his own pocket of his ragged clothes and began to panic, when he realized his 'precious' was not there. "Where is it?!" he kept repeating. "No...arghhh.....where is it?! Nooo.." he shrieked, scrambling around the floor...throwing bits of leaves, twings, bones and such about trying to find it."My precious is lost" Gollum cried out. His hand reaching into the water...splashing it.
Bilbo had quickly taken out the ring from his pocket, holding his hand behind his back. "What have you lost?" he asked, curious.
"Mustn't ask us." Gollum said, glancing back at the Hobbit. "Not it's bussiness." Gollum then groaned out again "Noooo." He then stared at his own reflection in the water. Glaring at himself eventually. "What...has...he...got...in his...nasty...little pocketses?" Bilbo gripped the ring tighter in his hand, holding his sword in front of him; protecting himself as Gollum turned around; with a deadly look in his eyes. "He stole it! He stole it from us!" Gollum snarled. He roared, tossing a rock at him "He stole it." Bilbo ducked out of the way and began to run away from Gollum further into the cave.

As Bilbo tried to find his way out. Gollum was running after him, shrieking after the ring. Bilbo saw a gap, and he tried to squeeze between the walls...but he got stuck...Gollum found him trying to squeeze past. "It's ours! It's ours!" he snarled. Bilbo finally managed to somehow squeeze through...the buttons of his jacket flying...hitting Gollum in the eye and the head. Bilbo fell backwards...the ring slipping from his hand. Seeing it falling through the air. Bilbo reached up..the ring slipped on his finger. And he turned invisible.

Gollum groaned; jumping through the hole after Bilbo. He looked around...but could not see him "Thief!" He yelled out "Thief!" He was looking around. "Baggins!" Gollum yelled out, running through the caves looking for Bilbo. Bilbo followed Gollum through the caves...un-knowingly he was led to his escape route.

When Gollum finally stopped. Bilbo came to a stop eventually seeing the daylight through a cave exit. Then he saw the Dwarves run past, towards the exit...he saw the entire Company of Thorin running...everyone was running. And it seemed Gandalf had returned. Bilbo waved to them...but it seemed like no one noticed him. He was a little confused at first. But then realized, they couldn't see him.

[AngelBites15]

"Out for a little adventure, aren't we, your majesty?", the wizard asked as soon as he noticed that the princess was among the group. However, having to look up at the approaching goblins, they were on the run again...unaware of an invisible Bilbo nearby.

Going through the caves, the winged-elf immediately felt relieved once the sun shined upon her. Flying down the mountainside, she was still by Yavanna's, and the brothers' side, relieved that they both managed to stay through the predicament. "Five, six, seven, eight. Bifur, Bofur, that’s ten. Fili, Ki­li, Saeril, Yavanna, that’s fourteen. And Bombur, that makes fifteen.
"Where’s Bilbo? Where is our hobbit? Where is our hobbit?!", Gandalf shouted at them as they finally came to a stop; Saeril finally able to land near her godsons and the Star of Rivendell, tucking in her wings.

Fili was looking around, along with his brother, not being able to find their burglar amongst them. 'Where could he be?'
“Curse the halfling! He’s lost?!” Dwalin looked for him in vain, but he was nowhere to be seen.
"I thought he was with Dori!”, Gloin was quick to foist off any blame.
Dori was still panting from the run. “Don’t blame me!”

[WolfLover]

Yavanna couldn't help but smile as she heard Gandalf. "Something called out to me. Maybe I just wanted to help out." she told him, before they finally made it out of the caves and out into the sunlight. The sunshine was bit bright, and the warmth wrapped around everyone...Yavanna stopped with the young Dwarves. Leaning against Fili to rest a little bit. She still was aching a little bit, from the fall of the bridge.

Looking around, she looked worried. Bilbo was gone. "Now...now...no need to blame poor Dori." Yavanna told Gloin. "No wonder, with all the chaos. Poor Bilbo probably got lost." she said softly.

Kili was relieved, the moment they all got outside. He stood with his brother and the young Princess, trying to catch his breath. "He can't have just left us." Kili said, feeling dissapointed, that Bilbo was gone.

Back inside of the cave, Bilbo stared at Gollum for a few long moments. Debating wether or not to kill the odd creature. He had a sword. He was invisible..it'd be quick...and he'd have a free way ahead of him. He swung his sword...but slowed down...the sword not even touching the odd creature. Bilbo lowered his sword. He couldn't do it. Taking a few steps back...he took a little run. Leaping over Gollum...using his head as a little thing to push away from...and running for the exit.
Gollum shrieked, screamed cursing Bilbo for being a thief.

Meanwhile, the Dwarves were debating about what happened to Bilbo. "I'll tell you what happened!" Thorin spoke up "Master Baggins saw a chance and he took it! He's thought of nothing but his soft bed, his books, his garden since he left! We will not see the Hobbit again! He's long gone."

Kili looked at his uncle, his expression still held the sad disappointment and slight shock at his uncle's accusations. But young Bilbo had caught up, he was leaning against a tree..invisible. But he heard the Harsh words Thorin had spoken. He finally decided to take off the ring, holding it his grip.

"Now...he isn't!" Bilbo said; now visible as he stepped out from behind a tree. Kili smiled as he heard Bilbo. Yavanna just smiled brightly, seeing Bilbo. "Bilbo...we'd given you up." Kili said with a slight chuckle; surprised to see him. Thorin stood there shocked, sinking his sword into the ground slightly. Bilbo just smiled, as he patted Balin on his shoulder.

[AngelBites15]

Fili felt the leaning coming from the princess, who seemed to be tired from all the action. Not refusing, he allowed her to catch her breath, just as Saeril walked to them, and moved a lock from her exhausted face. All the winged she-elf thought was that she was okay, and out of the hands of their enemies. She jumped into the fray between them and the goblins for a reason: they were not to suffer from the effects of harm, especially her godsons, as well as the princess herself. Saeril wouldn't give the young elf that kind of fate. Absolutely not.

When Bilbo appeared, Fili was dumbfounded, and a little confused. "How on Earth did you get past the goblins?", he asked.
"How, indeed", Dwalin agreed.
"What does it matter? He's back", Gandalf cut in, giving a grateful smile. Saeril couldn't help but give the same smile.

[WolfLover]

As Fili didn't seem to refuse, Yavanna gave him an exhausted but warm smile. Before she smiled softly at Saeril, whom stood besides them. It had been a bit of a crazy start to her part in this adventure so far. But she was glad, that everyone was okay.

Bilbo just let out a soft chuckle, hearing Dwalin and Fili. He tucked something into his pocket, before his hands fell by his side again.
"It matters." Thorin said. "I want to know!" he rose his voice slightly, with authority. "Why did you come back?" he asked looking at Bilbo.
Bilbo glanced over towards Thorin, with a slight sigh. "Look, I know you doubt me. You always have." Bilbo said "It's true, I do often think of Bag-End. I miss my books, my arm-chair, my garden. You see, that's where I belong. It's home." Bilbo said. "But that's why I came back...because you don't have one. A home. It was taken from you." Bilbo said softly, looking at Thorin. "And will help you take it back, if I can."

Kili smiled at Saeril softly. His hand reached out, giving hers a soft squeeze. He then smiled hearing Bilbo's speech. But the happy moment of rest seemed to be cut short, when they soon heard shrieks and growls from not so far distance. Orcs...
Thorin glanced in the direction of the sounds. "Out of the fire..." "Into the frying pan." Yavanna finished the sentence, as she heard the shrieks.

[AngelBites15]

Azog and his warg army have showed up, seeing the group down by the mountainside. "Run them down! Tear them to pieces!", he yelled in Black Speech to which Saeril was able to understand perfectly. A couple of wargs came running down the mountain, howling.

Saeril's smile dissappeared when she saw the wargs coming. "Run. Run!", she started small until she raised her voice for them to hear. Turning to the younger she-elf, and the brother, she told them. "Stay together, I'll catch up".

[WolfLover]

Yavanna looked at Saeril worried. "Of course..Stay safe." she told Saeril before she began to run again. Keeping close by to Fili and Kili. The rest of the Company began to flee with Gandalf...running as fast as they could down the mountain side, through the forest they were in.

The young Princess was a rather fast runner, when she wanted to be. Of course, it came with her Elven agility. When a warg leaped out of nowhere...she pulled Fili out of the way quickly. Not letting him be hurt. Kili had pulled out an arrow...quickly firing at the warg...that followed them.

As they were running. Bilbo had tripped over a log...falling behind the company and a Warg stopped in front of him snarling. Bilbo held his sword...backing up against a tree. Before Bilbo really realized what he done...he stuck the sword into the Warg's head...the Warg let out a shriek...before falling down dead. His sword stuck.

The company soon came to a dead-end...at the edge of the cliffs. There were only trees. Bilbo glanced behind him, more Wargs were coming. He grabbed his sword...trying to yank it out of the warg's head. It eventually came out and he run after the others again.