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Three Legends🍻

Three legendary alcoholics of the game "Criminal Case: Mysteries of the Past".🍺

Translation into English below.⬇️

[poedameronwifey]

A true home (The hobbit Fanfic)

Chapter 7

Third Pov

Bilbo opened the door and there stood the majestic Thorin Oakenshield.

"Gandalf, I thought you said this place would be easy to find. I lost my way, twice. I wouldn't have found it at all had it not been for that mark on the door."

Gandalf closed the door behind Thorin. All the dwarves bowed in his presence. Bilbo pushed through the crowd, entering the hall. The girls followed behind him. Kate and Renee leaned against the wall while Lily stood behind Bilbo.

"Mark? There's no mark on that door, It was painted a week ago."

"There is a mark; I put it there myself. Bilbo Baggins, allow me to introduce the leader of our company, Thorin Oakenshield."

Thorin began walking around Bilbo like a vulture circling its prey.

'So this is the hobbit. Tell me, Mr. Baggins, have you done much fighting?"

"Pardon me?"

"Axe or sword? What is your weapon of choice?"

"Well, I do have some skill at Conkers, if you must know, but I fail to see why that's relevant."

"Thought as much. He looks more like a grocer than a burglar".

The dwarves laugh at Thorin's jest. He gives them a warm smile and walks himself down the hall. The girls glared at him.

Lilith's POV

I can't believe this asshole. I walked up to him furiously until I was right in front of him. I just glared at him.

"Who the fuck do you think you are? You have no right to disrespect our father like that. You are a fucking dick. If you ever say shit like that in front of me or my sisters about Papa, you can guarantee that I will personally murder you myself. And that's not a threat. That's a fucking promise, dipshit."

I looked him in the eyes to show how serious I was. It was so tense, you could cut it with a knife.

"Lilith, that's enough."

I turned to see Kate motioning me to stand next to her. I groaned but listened, walking to her side but not before giving Thorin a dirty look. As soon as I was close enough, she hit the back of my head and let me tell you, her hits are the worst. I pouted as I rubbed my head while Renée laughed at me. I just showed her the finger.

"I apologise for my sister, she's mentally unstable. But she is right,"

Kate walked up to Thorin and stood right in front of him, arms crossed with a glare.

"You owe our father an apology."

There was a pregnant pause before I looked at Renée and we both got the same idea. We turned to Kate and started clapping. Everyone looked at us.

"That's my girl. I knew you could be a bitch if you put your mind to it. Lily, we taught her well. Mama would be so proud."

I nodded with a grin. Kate just winked at us before turning back. Thorin looked in Kate's eyes once more before signing and smiling at her.

"You have heart, young one, My apologies Mr Baggins."

He nodded at Bilbo. Kate smiled and stood next to Renee who high fived me. I looked at Fili who grinned and winked at her, causing her to blush and look at the floor.

Renée's Pov

I walked up to Thorin and smiled.

"I apologise for that. I'm Renée, the lovely and crazy person who threatened you is Lilith, don't mind her. The other lovely yet scary person is Katherine but you can just call her Kate. Now that all of that is done, would you like some food? I bet you're exhausted from your journey."

Thorin smiled and thanked me for my kindness. I offered to take his coat and put it with the rest of his companions' things. I saved some soup and bread so I dished up the soup and gave it to him. I then stood off to the side and leaned against Lilith. I was so tired that I zoned out for the whole conversation.

Lilith's Pov

The dwarves sit around the table with Thorin, who picks at the soup Ren gave him. Gandalf sits beside him, smoking a pipe. Bilbo and Kate watched from the doorway. Renee was leaning against me as I leaned against the wall of the archway. I knew Ren was tired because she looked as if she was ready to go to bed.

"What news from the meeting in Ered Luin? Did they all come?"

"Aye. Envoys from all seven kingdoms."

"What did the dwarves of the Iron Hills say? Is Dain with us?"

Thorin hesitates, frowning. All eyes are on him. I knew that it wasn't good news.

"They will not come."

The dwarves groaned and sighed in disappointment.

"They say this quest is ours and ours alone."

"You're going on a quest?"

Bilbo looked at the dwarves, confused. Gandalf taps him on the shoulder.

"Bilbo, my dear fellow, let us have a little more light."

Bilbo left the room and came back with a candle. He set it down near Gandalf, who pulled out a map and spread it across the table as Kate came to stand by us, rubbing Ren's arm in a comforting way.

"Far to the east, over ranges and rivers, beyond woodlands and wastelands, lies a single solitary peak."

Gandalf points to a peak drawn on the map.

"The Lonely Mountain?"

Kate and Bilbo said at the same time as they peered down at the map. I smiled. They really are the same.

"Aye! Oin has read the portents and the portents say it is time."

"Ravens have been seen flying back to the mountain as it was foretold: when the birds of yore return to Erebor, the reign of the beast will end."

"What beast?"

"Well, that would be a reference to Smaug the Terrible, chiefest and greatest calamity of our age. Airborne fire-breather, teeth like razors, claws like meathooks. Extremely fond of precious metals."

"Yes, I know what a dragon is."

"The task to win back the mountain would be difficult enough with an army behind us. But we number just thirteen, and not thirteen of the best."

"We may be few in numbers, but we're fighters. All of us, to the last dwarf."

"And you forget, we have a wizard in our company. Gandalf must have killed hundreds of dragons in his time."

"Well, no, I wouldn't say that I -"

"How many then?"

"What?"

"How many dragons have you killed? Go on, give us a number!"

An embarrassed Gandalf started to cough on his pipe smoke. The dwarves groaned, hopeless. The girls and I tried to not to laugh but he was making it very hard. Thorin rose to his feet and shouted in a language that I didn't understand.

"If we have read these signs, do you not think others will have read them too? Rumours have begun to spread. The dragon Smaug has not been seen for sixty years. Eyes look east to the mountain, assessing, wondering, weighing the risk. Perhaps the vast wealth of our people now lies unprotected. Do we sit back as others claim what is rightfully ours? Or do we seize this chance to take back Erebor?"

The dwarves jumped up and cheered. Balin got to his feet and raised his voice.

"You forget, the front gate is sealed! There is no way into the mountain."

"That, my dear Balin, is not entirely true."

With a twiddle of his fingers, Gandalf produces a Dwarvish key ornately wrought. Thorin looks at it in wonder.

"How came you by this?"

"It was given to me by your father, by Thrain, for safekeeping. It is yours now."

Gandalf hands the key to Thorin. Everyone looks on in a proud astonishment.

"If there is a key, there must be a door."

"No fucking shit Sherlock. What the fuck did you think the key was for? A Window that you guys need to climb through?"

At this I can hear the girls chuckling. However most of the company didn't seem to have heard me.

"These ruins speak of another passage into the lower halls."

The wizard points to runes on the map. Kate looked at them and it almost looked like she understood what it said.

"There's another way in."

"No duh hey! Jesus, you two are fucking idiots I swear to the gods. What are you expecting the key does? Suddenly turn into a carpet and fly you in?"

I said I'm already sick of the two idiots my sisters have fallen for.

"Well, if we can find it, but dwarf doors are invisible when closed. The answer lies hidden somewhere in this map and I do not have the skill to find it. But there are others in Middle Earth who can."

The dwarves looked at him, listening carefully. I noticed Renée perked up so she stopped leaning on me and walked to Gandalf .

"The task I have in mind will require a great deal of stealth, and no small amount of courage. But, if we are careful and clever, I believe that it can be done."

"That's why we need a burglar."

"A good one too. An expert, I'd imagine."

"And are you?"

Bilbo freezes, half confused, half afraid. I walked up to him and put my hand on his shoulder.

"Am I what?"

"He said he's an expert!"

"Me? No, no, no, I'm not a burglar. I've never stolen a thing in my

Life."

"I'm afraid I have to agree with Mr. Baggins. He's hardly burglar material".

"Aye, the wild is no place for gentlefolk who can neither fight nor fend for themselves."

As Dwalin said that he looked at us. Renée gave him her scary glare and Bilbo just nodded. Kate shook her head as I just rolled my eyes.

Renée's Pov

I can't believe this man. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.

"Excuse me? You think that we are gentle? Oh honey, we are anything but gentle. We don't need anyone saving us and especially not you lot. We can fight just as well as anyone can with the proper training. Lilith is very good with swords and axes not to mention she did martial arts. Kate is brilliant at throwing daggers and pretty decent with swords. She's also done self-defence and martial arts. I'm great at archery and swords. I've done martial arts and we are very flexible so we can easily get out of tight situations. So don't think for one fucking minute that we are weak. And that goes for the rest of you. We aint no fucking damsels in distresses, Well maybe Kate but still."

Kate hit the back of my head and I pulled my tongue. She always does that. No wonder I have no more brain cells left. I went to where Lilith was and pouted. She just rolled her eyes at me. Meanie.

"Hobbits are remarkably light on their feet! In fact, they can go unseen by most if they choose. And while the dragon is accustomed to the smell of dwarf, the scent of a hobbit is all but unknown to him which gives us a distinct advantage."

Gandalf turns to Thorin, determined to make his point.

"You asked me to find the fourteenth member of this company and I have chosen Mr. Baggins. There's a lot more to him than appearances suggest, and he's got a great deal to offer than any of you know, including himself. You must trust me on this."

Thorin sighs. He scans the room, weighing the outcome.

"Very well, we'll do it your way. Give him our contract.'

Balin hands it to Bilbo. Kate and Bilbo looked through it and spoke aloud. I zoned out and I didn't hear the rest of the conversation. I don't know why but this scene looks just like the one in my dream. I felt like I knew what was going to happen next.

I looked at Bilbo and noticed how pale he was getting. I moved closer to him. He stopped for a second and fainted but before he could touch the ground, I caught him.

"Nice job. Really great job,"

I glared at Bofur. Kate sighed and helped me take him to his chair. Lilith took Thorin's bowl and washed it up. When we were done, the girls and I walked to Thorin and Balin.

"Um excuse me, I was wondering if we could come with. I mean we might be of some help. If you need an extra burger, I could help. I'm very good at it. And Lilith is very good at healing and shit. She has some...experience with wounds. Kate is also very good at coming up with cool and very effective distractions."

Lilith helped me out and so did Kate. The two dwarves seemed hesitant but they listened nonetheless We managed to convince them in the end. We signed a spare contract that Balin had. I first read through it and asked questions to be safe.

We gave it back to them before bidding them good night and packing our bags with whatever we needed. Kate went to tell Bilbo. We brought our stuff to where the dwarves' stuff were to save time in the morning.

We made sure that we had the next day's outfit ready. We came in and sat on the floor. Everyone started humming.

My eyes felt heavy so I gave into the darkness and leaned against Lily. I can't wait for this next adventure. I just hope that we can prevent the end of the line of Durin. I will do whatever I can to save them.

[poedameronwifey]

A true home (The hobbit Fanfic)

Chapter 5

Their outfits

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Third Pov

Bilbo looked at us with confusion and walked to the front door with Kat. He opened the door and saw a bald and muscular man. He looked at Bilbo and bowed.

"Dwalin at yer service ."

Kate nodded at him with a smile but Bilbo was still so confused. He quickly came to his senses and tied his robe before standing taller with the confused look still on his face.

"Bilbo Baggins, at yours. My daughter Katherine. As well as my adopted daughters Lilith and Renée"

Dwalin nodded and smiled at Kate before walking in with his usual brooding face without invitation.

"I'm sorry but do we know each other?''

Bilbo asked as Dwalin was looking around before looking back at Bilbo with an offended expression,

"No. Which way, laddie? Is it down here?"

Bilbo looked at him with as much confusion as he could muster.

"Is what down where?"

Dwalin took off his coat and threw it at Bilbo.

"Supper. He said there'd be food and lots of it."

Kate tried not to laugh at her father.

"Oh of course master dwarf. Please follow me. I bet you're hungry from your journey."

Dwalin nodded and followed her to the kitchen where Renee and Lily were. They had already finished their food and washed up their plates. They heard footsteps and looked up to see Kat and Dwalin.

"Oh good evening master dwarf. Renee and Lilith at your service. You must be hungry. I'll get you some food. Please take a seat."

Renée smiled as she got him a plate while Lily showed where he could sit. Dwalin sat down and Renée brought him some fish. He thanked her and started eating. Renée just stood by Lilith and Kate.

Bilbo came into the kitchen and watched him eat, disgusted. Dwalin scarfs down all the flesh off from the fish. He drops the bones onto the plate, wiping his hands on his beard.

"Very good, this. Any more?"

"What? Oh, yes."

Bilbo passes a plate of biscuits that Lily made earlier but before he did, he placed two in his pocket. Dwalin grabs most of the biscuits and stuffs them down his mouth.

"It's just that we weren't expecting company."

Bilbo tried to explain. The doorbell rings once again. Bilbo looks up in alarm. Dwalin looked up at him.

"That'll be the door."

Bilbo opens the door once again. He finds another dwarf standing before him. The much older dwarf gives a ginger bow.

"Balin, at your service."

"Good evening."

"Yes, yes, it is. Though, I think it might rain later. Am I late?"

"Late for what?"

Renée came to the door and smiled at Balin.

"Not at all. Renée, at your service. Please come in."

Balin gave her bow and a smile before he noticed Dwalin in the hallway trying to get biscuits from the jar. Lilith offered to help him while Kate just sighed, amused at his attempts.

"Oh! Evening brother!"

Dwalin gave the jar to Lily who put it down and he looked at Balin with a smile. The two brothers approach each other.

"By my beard, you are shorter and wider than last we met."

Kate tried to keep her laugh in while Renée just rolled her eyes and Lilith smirked.

"Wider, not shorter. But sharp enough for the both of us."

The two share a chuckle before banging their heads together. The girls just looked at them with shock, wondering how they did not hurt their heads as Bilbo looked on, confused.

"Doesn't that hurt? If I did that I'd lose the rest of my non-existent brain cells. The thought is making me lose brain cells already"

Renée sighed, shaking her head while Lilith, Dwalin and Balin chuckled. Classic Katherine.

Dwalin and Balin have gone into the pantry, helping themselves to ale and examining the food and the girls followed them. They knew it was better to just accept what will happen so they decided to help instead. Bilbo steps into the room.

"It's not that I don't like visitors, I like visitors as much as the next hobbit. But I do like to know them before they come visiting."

The dwarves continue to riffle through the pantry, ignoring their host. The girls knew what was going to happen but decided to let Bilbo suffer. Kate debated if she should help or not but decided not to say anything. Bilbo sheepishly pressed on.

"The thing is, I don't know any of you. Not in the slightest. I don't mean to be blunt, but I had to speak my mind. I'm sorry."

Dwalin and Balin pause and look at Bilbo.

"Apology accepted."

The girls couldn't take it anymore and started laughing. Renée was leaning on Lilith and Kate was leaning on the wall.

"I'm sorry Papa, I just had to or else I'd explode. My God, that was fucking brilliant. You two have my respect. I haven't been able to laugh like that in years. You girls okay?"

Lilith and Kate nodded, still shaking a little with laughter.

The two dwarfs looked at them with such fondness. They were proud of themselves that they were able to make them laugh. Bilbo nodded, satisfied. Balin then handed a tankard to his brother.

"Now, fill it up, brother, don't stint!"

The doorbell rings once again. Bilbo slowly turns around, at awe with shock. He went to the door while the girls stayed,

"Okay so what's the plan? My guess is it's not just you two that's going to be here. Am I right or am I right?"

Lilith smirked at the and for a second both dwarfs thought they saw Thorin in this girl. They shook their heads and Balin explained what he had in mind. The girls took him to the dining room and they suggested moving the tables so that it was one long table.

Dwalin left for who knows what and Lilith and Kate tried to figure out how to move the tables. Renee could feel herself getting tired.

Renée's Pov

Damn, my energy is depleting. How am I supposed to last through the night if I have such little energy? This is not gonna end well. I heard footsteps so I turned around and saw Dwalin with his arm around someone who looked a lot younger. Great more dwarfs, just what I need. The young looking dwarf noticed me and grinned. He then turned and called for someone before looking back at me. Kate and Lily came to stand by me. Another dwarf came and stood by him. He also grinned at us, well more at Kat. Ooh Kate's got an admirer. I can't wait to tease her. This is gonna be so much fun.

" Fili."

"And Kili."

"At your service."

They both give a courteous bow. The girls and I just giggled.

"How long have you been rehearsing that?"

Kili grinned,

"A long time"

"Oh we can tell. I'm Renée, that's Lilith and that's Katherine but you can just call her Kate. It's a pleasure to meet you both."

We curtseyed with a smile. I looked over at Kate and her entire face was red. Ooh la la. Kate's got a crush. I mean I don't blame her.

"Gosh I can sense the sexual tension. I'm going to help Balin. You guys...don't do anything I would do. You fucking gremlins."

Lilith sighed as she walked into the dining room to talk to Blain and Dwalin. Kat and I were so confused. What sexual tension? The fuck is this girl on?

"Okay, is she high again? What the fuck is she on about? Sexual tension my non-existent ass and chest"

Kate murmured as she glared at Lily, I shivered internally. its funny how she roasted herself in the process. I turned back to Fili and Kili.

"Apologies, this one is mentally unstable (Not really). Anyway I think we should go before Lily plots our murder and I can assure you she will."

Kili grinned and winked at me, making me roll my eyes. Boys...cant live with them, can't live without them. Kate and Fili went to Lily while Kili and I stayed behind.

"Shall we, my lady?"

"Hmm we shall, good sir."

We laughed and walked to the others. Finally someone who can handle my dramatics. Thank you God. I stood next to Dwalin and slowly tuned out the conversation. I looked over at Kate and let me tell you that girl looked like a fucking tomato. I laughed inside. As the amazing Lizzo once said, IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!! I feel so proud right now.

Kates Pov

I can feel Renée teasing me. Damn me having no experience with boys. Actually, why must this boy be so hot?

I wish I was rather a lesbian instead of bisexual but no I still feel shit for boys. I could hear knocking at the door and decided to go and check on dad before he blew a fuse. I heard him ranting as I walked to the front door where he was. Dad opened the door and a bunch of dwarves fell inside, laying on each other. I rushed to help them up.

"Are you all alright?"

They all nodded and smiled at me. I noticed someone behind them. Gandlf being the tall man he was bent down so we could see his face.

Dad looked like he was ready to murder him.

"Gandalf"

"Gandalf, you're back. Come on in and be careful of your head."

I let him walk past me and closed. Oh well Let the chaos begin.

[poedameronwifey]

The darkness prevails (The hobbit Fanfic)

Chapter 4

HEYYYYY!!! The next chapter is up and ready for reading!!! In this chapter, the girls are very dependant on the dwarves and their familiars. Also if I was in this situation, I would have started praying to whatever deity is listening. I can handle baba spiders but not big ones. Im sorry but Id rather kiss Sauron. Anyway, thank god that I'm not there. Anyway enjoy this chapter. Now onwards, my fellow readers. ________________________________________________________________________________

Third POV

They walked in single file. The entrance to the path was like a sort of arch leading into a gloomy tunnel made by two great trees that learn together, too old and strangled with ivy and hung with lichen to bear more than a few blackened leaves. The path itself was narrow and wound in and out among the trunks. Soon the light at the gate was like a little bright hole far behind, and the quiet was so deep that their feet seemed to thump along while all the trees leaned over them and listened. As their eyes became used to the dimness they could see a little way to either side in a sort of darkened green glimmer. Occasionally a slender beam of sun that had the luck to slip in through some opening in the leaves far above, and still more luck in not being caught in the tangled boughs and matted twigs beneath, stabbed down thin and bright before them. But this was seldom, and it soon ceased altogether.

There were black squirrels in the woods. As Bilbo's sharp inquisitive eyes got used to seeing things he could catch glimpses of them whisking off the path and scuttling behind tree-trunks. Sometimes Ava and Raye would go chasing them off or Hades would growl a little. There were queer noises too, grunts, scufflings, and hurryings in the undergrowth, and among the leaves that lay piled endlessly thick in places on the forest-floor; but what made the noises he could not see. The nastiest things they saw were the cobwebs: dark dense cobwebs with threads extraordinarily thick, often

stretched from tree to tree, or tangled in the lower branches on either side of them. There were none stretched across the path, but whether because some magic kept it clear, or for what other reason they could not guess. It was not long before they grew to hate the forest as heartily as they had hated the tunnels of the goblins, and it seemed to offer even less hope of any ending.

But they had to go on and on, long after they were sick for a sight of the sun and of the sky, and longed for the feel of wind on their faces. There was no movement of air down under the forest-roof, and it was everlastingly still and dark and stuffy. Even the dwarves felt it, who were used to tunnelling, and lived at times for long whiles without the light of the sun; but the hobbit, who liked holes to make a house in but not

to spend summer days in, felt that he was being slowly suffocated. The girls weren't any better. Renee was becoming more quiet and detached. Lilith was still struggling a lot because of how dead the forest felt. She had to mainly lean on Thorin or Hades would carry her on his back. Thorin was getting worried about his daughter. Kate would mostly ride on Fili's back because she was feeling very weak. Not as bad as Lilith.

The nights were the worst. It then became pitch-dark—not what you call pitch-dark, but really pitch: so black that you really could see nothing. Bilbo tried flapping his hand in front of his nose, but he could not see it at all. Well, perhaps it is not true to say that they could see nothing: they could see eyes. They slept all closely huddled together, and took it in turns to watch; and when it was Bilbo's turn he would see gleams in the darkness round them, and sometimes pairs of yellow or red or green eyes would stare at him from a little distance, and then slowly fade and disappear and slowly shine out again in another place. And sometimes they would gleam down from the branches just above him; and that was most terrifying. But the eyes that he liked the least were horrible pale bulbous sort of eyes. 

"Insect eyes," he thought, "not animal eyes, only they are much too big."

Although it was not yet very cold, they tried lighting watch-fires at night, but they soon gave that up. It seemed to bring hundreds and hundreds of eyes all round them, though the creatures, whatever they were, were careful never to let their bodies show in the little flicker of the flames. Renee would stay up and try to keep the fire going with her magic but it was hard because she felt very weak. Worse still it brought thousands of dark-grey and black moths, some nearly as big as your hand, flapping and whirring round their ears. They could not stand that, nor the huge bats, black as a top-hat, either; so they gave up fires and sat at night and dozed in the enormous uncanny Darkness.

All this went on for what seemed to the hobbit ages upon ages; and he was always hungry, for they were extremely careful with their provisions. Even so, as days followed days, and still the forest seemed just the same, they began to get anxious. The food would not last forever: it was in fact already beginning to get low. They tried shooting at the squirrels, and they wasted many arrows before they managed to bring one down on the path. But when they roasted it, it proved horrible to taste, and they shot no more Squirrels. Hades and Ava would go hunting sometimes, but they struggled as well. They did manage to get enough to ensure everyone ate something. Lilith would feed the three familiars afterwards. Raye couldn't help with the hunting because she was still too young and fragile.

They were thirsty too, for they had none too much water, and in all the time they had seen neither spring nor stream. Kate would try and produce some water from the trees but it wasn't enough and it would stain her. This was their state when one day they found their path blocked by a running water. It flowed fast and strong but not very wide right across the way, and it was black, or looked it in the gloom. It was well that Beorn had warned them against it, or they would have drunk from it, whatever its colour, and filled some of their emptied skins at its bank. As it was they only thought of how to cross it without wetting themselves in its water. There had been a bridge of wood across, but it had rotted and fallen leaving only the broken posts near the bank.

Bilbo kneeling on the brink and peering forward cried: "There is a boat against the far bank! Now why couldn't it have been this side!"

"How far away do you think it is?" asked Thorin, for by now they knew Bilbo had the sharpest eyes among them.

"Not at all far. I shouldn't think above twelve yards."

"Twelve yards! I should have thought it was thirty at least, but my eyes don't see as well as they used a hundred years ago. Still twelve yards is as good as a mile. We can't jump it, and we daren't try to wade or swim."

"Can any of you throw a rope?"

"What's the good of that? The boat is sure to be tied up, even if we could hook it, which I doubt."

"I don't believe it is tied," said Bilbo, "though of course I can't be sure in this light; but it looks to me as if it was just drawn up on the bank, which is low just there where the path goes down into the water."

"Dori is the strongest, but Fili is the youngest and still has the best sight," said Thorin.

"Come here Fili, and see if you can see the boat Mr. Baggins is talking about." Kate jumped off Fili's back and stood next to Lilith with Ava by her feet.

Fili thought he could; so when he had stared a long while to get an idea of the direction, the others brought him a rope. They had several with them, and on the end of the longest they fastened one of the large iron hooks they had used for catching their packs to the straps about their shoulders. Fili took this in his hand, balanced it for a moment, and then flung it across the stream.

Splash it fell in the water! "Not far enough!" said Bilbo who was peering forward. "A couple of feet and you would have dropped it onto the boat. Try again. I don't suppose the magic is strong enough to hurt you, if you just touch a bit of wet rope."

Fili picked up the hook when he had drawn it back, rather doubtfully all the same. This time he threw it with great strength.

"Steady!" said Bilbo, "you have thrown it right into the wood on the other side now. Draw it back gently."

Fili hauled the rope back slowly, and after a while Bilbo said: "Carefully! It is lying on the boat; let's hope the hook will catch." It did. The rope went taut, and Fili pulled in vain. Kili came to his help, and then Oin and Gloin. They tugged and tugged, and suddenly they all fell over on their backs. Bilbo was on the lookout, however, caught the rope, and with a piece of stick fended off the little black boat as it came rushing

across the stream. "Help!" he shouted, and Balin was just in time to seize the boat before it floated off down the current. Unfortunately there was a strong gust of wind and Balin fell forward. Hades hurried to his side to make sure he wouldn't fall into the river. Renee came up to him and put an arm around his waist. "Don't worry I got you Balin."

Everyone was bummed now. Their one chance at crossing the river was gone. Everyone started to mutter, trying to come up with a new plan. As they looked around Bilbo was staring at the water rather intensely. Renee walked alongside Kili as he came to some vines. "These vines look strong enough." Thorin walked up to them and pulled them back. 

"Kili! Renee!....we'll send the lightest first." Everyone started looking around trying to think about who was the lightest. They had to choose between Renee, Katherine and Bilbo. That finally seemed to knock Bilbo out of his trance once he felt eyes on him. Kate looked at Renee and Bilbo. "Well we'll have to make a choice. And now because we can't waste anymore time in this bloody forest."

Renee looked between them and looked down. She thought for a second before looking at Thorin. "Let me do it....Im the lightest out of them and the most agile." Thorin looked at her with worry but sighed. "Alright but you have to be careful." Renee nodded and handed her weapons and bags to Dwalin. She stood by the edge where the vines were. She took a deep breath before grabbing the vines firmly and then gently kicked off hanging on it. She stepped carefully, making sure not to miss a step. She could tell that she had to be careful or else she'd slip. She almost did but she managed to grab a vine and manoeuvred onto a less slippery vine. Everyone let out a sigh of relief. She gave a thumbs up that she was fine and continued her way across until she jumped onto the shoreline. She turned and smiled. "I'm all good guys. Just be careful, some of the vines are slippery but it's strong enough."

She guided them over, telling them what to avoid and where to pay very close attention. Thorin, Dwalin, Lilith and Hades were the first ones over. Ava and Raye flew over and sat next to her by her feet. Dwalin handed her weapons back. Everything was going well. Kate managed to get over when there was a splash. Bombur had slipped into the river and was snoring. The girls all simultaneously facepalmed and groaned. "Just great."

The dwarves helped him out. From then on they had to carry him and that took like 6 dwarves because he was so heavy. As the dwarves and Bilbo kept following the path through the forest, it twisted and turned over all sorts of terrain such as bare ground, high ledges, fallen tree trunks, and more. Dwalin thumped the handle of his hammer on the ground to find the paving stones of the trail.

"This way."

"Air. I need air."

"My head, it's spinning."

The dwarves suddenly ran into each other as Nori, in front, stopped abruptly. The girls groaned and rubbed their heads before pushing their way forward to see what was going on alongside Thorin.

"What's happening?"

"Keep moving. Nori, why have we stopped?"

"The path...it's disappeared!"

"What's going on?"

"We've lost the path!"

They were standing in front of a steep cliff, and there was no path ahead of them. "Find it. All of you look. Look for the path!" Lilith put a hand on her dad's arm. "Adad, calm yourself. Please."

The Company wandered through the forest. The forest was beginning to affect them mentally, and they staggered about.

"I don't remember this place before. None of it's familiar."

"It's got to be here."

"What hour is it?"

"I do not know. I don't even know what day it is."

"Is there no end to this accursed place?"

The dwarves were all muttering and rambling as they wandered about. Bilbo absentmindedly plucked a spiderweb; it vibrated, and the vibrations continued through the various linked spiderwebs and far off into the forest. Bilbo plucked the web again. He heard a strange whispering noise. Katherine hit his arm and shook his head. "Papa. don't do that."

They continued walking; Bilbo looked down and saw himself walking backward, although it was actually just an illusion. He looked back at Dori, behind him, and saw himself. His entire vision began shifting and tilting. Ori leaned down and picked up a tobacco pouch. Dori then took it from him.

"Look."

"A tobacco pouch. There's dwarves in these woods." Bofur took the pouch from Dori.

"Dwarves from the Blue Mountains, no less. This is exactly the same as mine."

"Because it is yours. You understand? We're going round in circles. We are lost."

"We're not lost. We keep heading east."

"But which way is east? We've lost the sun."

As the dwarves began bickering indistinctly, Bilbo looked up and saw a bit of sun through the tree canopy far above him. He spoke quietly, and no one else could hear him over the bickering, except for the girls but they were very weak at the moment due to the darkness.

"The sun. We have to find the sun. Up there. We need to-" The dwarves had started fighting and pushing each other around. Thorin stood apart, listening, Lilith in his arms as she leaned against him and her head on his shoulder. He heard the strange whispering sound that Bilbo heard earlier and muttered to himself. "What? What's that?"

The whispering continued. Renee covered her ears and Kate leaned against Fili. The familiars all whimpered and learned against their respective masters. Thorin turned and yelled at the dwarves. "Enough! Quiet! All of you! We're being watched." Bilbo had climbed a tree but obviously no one saw or heard him. The girls tried to focus their magic on the source, but the darkness made them extremely weak.

In the distance, trees moved haphazardly under the weight of something approaching. The movement is coming straight toward them. Worriedly, Bilbo climbed down a bit and peered around. He stepped forward, only to trip over a spiderweb and fall several feet, bouncing painfully off branches, and yelling in pain and shock the entire time. Kate looked up in shock. "Papa!!" He caught himself on a branch, then watched in horror as a web part revealed a massive spider. As the spider opened its fangs and hissed at him, Bilbo yelled and fell again, landing on his back in an even bigger spiderweb. He was stuck to it and was thus unable to resist as the spider wrapped him up tightly. Everyone else was in the same situation. 

The girls struggled, trying to call on their magic. The dwarves had been knocked up and wrapped by now. Ava, Raye and Hades tried to help but they were outnumbered and also got knocked out and wrapped. The girls fought and fought. Renee's eyes were half lidded and she watched as Lilith and Kate were being wrapped. "I fucking hate spiders." She mumbled as her eyes closed and she succumbed to the darkness, the webbing wrapped tightly around her.

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ICK!!! Why lord?! As Ron Weasley once said, "Why couldn't be butterflies?" Anyway that's done now. My heart jumped out of my chest when I reread that last part. Anyway that's it for now. Busy working on any assignments that are due soon. But Ill try to update soon. See you soon!!!!  BYEEEEEEE!!

Roxy_Love

[poedameronwifey]

The Darkness Prevails (The hobbit Fanfic)

Chapter 3

Hey you guys. I have the next chapter all ready for you. And we'll have a lot of tension in this chapter. I hope you all like it. Also a great surprise for Renee but that's all I can say. Anyway onwards my lovely readers!!

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Third POV

The next day everyone woke up, prepared to leave for Mirkwood. Ava was cuddled in between Katherine and Fili. Hades was snuggled up next to Thorin, his head on his stomach. The egg was still beside Renee as she slept. That night she slept cuddled up with Lilith. The sun came up and soon everyone was awake. Renee opened her eyes and Lilith was already sitting up. She smiled down at her before leaning down to kiss her forehead.

"Morning Reni. Did you have a good sleep? You were knocked out last night." She chuckled as Renee sat up with a pout.

"Yes I did as a matter of fact." Renee stuck her tongue out at Lilith before standing up and stretching.

She looked to the side hoping to see the egg but it wasn't there. She blinked and looked around her sleeping area. She was starting to panic when She heard Gandalf laughing softly. She looked up and let out a huff.

"Grandpa, this isn't funny! What if something happened to the poor thing?" She saw Beorn entering the house and modestly put her hands together and kneeled.

"Beorn, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to lose the egg. I swear it was right next to me the whole night. Please, please don't be mad." She looked up and he simply chuckled and shook his head. He patted her head with a smile.

"Worry not little one. The egg is safe. It began cracking in the night. Come, I shall show you." She linked in surprise before following behind him. He led her to a nest like bed and in the middle the egg was laying with a few cracks so far. She knelt down by the nest and marvelled at it. The egg started shaking and a few more cracks appeared. Soon everyone was surrounding the nest.

Renee's POV

I was mesmerised by the egg as it wiggled and cracked. I couldn't believe it, I didn't think it'd hatch so quickly. I was beyond excited and nervous. Soon a piece of the egg fell off and I leaned forward, holding my breath. I turned to grandpa with an excited smile before looking back at the egg. Soon the egg started falling apart and inside lay a beautiful baby phoenix laid curled up. I softly gasped and moved forward towards it, eyes wide with awe.

"You're...absolutely beautiful..." I carefully lift her up in my arms. She cooed and snuggled closer before slowly opening up her eyes. I gasped at how beautiful her eyes were. I smiled at her and she lifted her head, tilting it to the side. She then let out a soft cry and leaned forward, putting her beak against my cheek. I started to glow for a second before it faded. There, on my right upper arm, was a symbol. A symbol of the phoenix. I looked at grandpa. "What does this mean grandpa?" But he simply smiled at me. "She has chosen you as her master. You both are tied to one another now." 

I looked at him with wide eyes before they softened and looked back at the baby in my arms. "Hey little one. Don't worry, I'm gonna take good care of you. No matter what... I'm gonna call you Raye... you like that, little one?" She let out a soft cry of approval before nuzzling her head under your chin. I stood up with her in my arms. I looked at Beorn.

"Thank you for giving her to me. I promise to always take good care of her." He smiled and patted my head. "I have no doubt about that little one." Everyone in the company gathered around to say hello to the new member of the company. Both Ava and Hades got along with Raye immediately. The three of them bonded immediately. Raye cuddling up to Hades and Ava.

During that time everyone got prepared to leave. It was an hour past dawn. I once again shared a pony with Kili and sat in front of him as he sat behind me, Raye was snuggled into your chest in a sling, made by Lilith using her magic. Once everyone was packed and on their ponies, Beorn turned to Gandalf on his horse, a grim expression on his face. "Your way through Mirkwood is dark, dangerous and difficult," he said. "Water is not easy to find there, nor food. The time has not yet come for nuts (though it may be past and gone indeed before you get to the other side), and nuts are about all that grows there fit for food; in there the wild things are dark, queer (LGBTQ+? Just kidding), and savage. I will provide you with skins for carrying water, and I will give you some bows and arrows. But I doubt very much whether anything you find in Mirkwood will be wholesome to eat or to drink."

"There is one stream there, I know, black and strong which crosses the path. That you should neither drink of, nor bathe in; for I have heard that it carries enchantment and a great drowsiness and forgetfulness. And in the dim shadows of that place I don't think you will shoot anything, wholesome or unwholesome, without straying from the path. That you MUST NOT do, for any reason. That is all the advice I can give you. Beyond the edge of the forest I cannot help you much; you must depend on your luck and your courage and the food I send with you. At the gate of the forest I must ask you to send back my horse and my ponies. But I wish you all speed, and my house is open to you, if ever you come back this way again."

Third POV

The Company saddled and rode Beorn's ponies. As they rode away, Beorn, who was staying at his house, looked around for danger. "Go now, while you have the light. The hunters are not far behind." The company rode rapidly across the land, slowing to a stop as they approached a looming, gloomy-looking forest. Hades stopped next to Thorin's horse, growling at the forest. Ava and Raye cried out in discomfort and snuggled into Renee and Katherine. Katherine leaned back against Fili, feeling uneasy at the forest, sensing darkness and rot. Gandalf dismounted and walked into the edge of the forest through an ancient archway.

"The Elven Gate." Gandalf turned and called to the others. "Here lies our path through Mirkwood." "No sign of the Orcs. We have luck on our side." Dwalin dismounted. Lilith rolled her eyes. "Right its luck, not a skin changer" She mumbled as she dismounted with Thorin's help. Gandalf squinted as he saw something in the distance; it was Beorn, in his bear-form, watching them from a distant ridge. Katherine looked up to where he was looking and smiled softly.

"Set the ponies loose. Let them return to their master." The dwarves and Bilbo dismounted and began taking their supplies off the ponies. Kili helped Renee down, patting Raye's head and kissing Renee's forehead. Fili did the same with Katherine and Ava, except he kissed Katherine on the cheek. Bilbo approached the forest on foot.

"This forest feels...sick, as if a disease lies upon it. Is there no way around?"

"Not unless we go two hundred miles north, or twice that distance south." Gandalf, Renee and Lilith followed a path a few feet further into the shadows and approached a plant-covered statue. At the same time, Bilbo, who was standing by himself, reached into his pocket and, after some internal conflict, slowly pulled out the Ring and fingers it. Just like when he examined it in Beorn's house, we heard the voice whispering the "One Ring to rule them all" chant. 

As Gandalf approached the statue, Galadriel suddenly appeared; she was evidently thought-speaking to Gandalf from Rivendell. "Something moves in the shadows unseen, hidden from our sight. Every day it grows in strength. Beware the Necromancer. He is not what he seems." 

Gandalf approached the statue apprehensively, then quickly yanked off the vines, revealing a painted-on Eye of Sauron. Bilbo, holding the Ring, gasped slightly. Renee got dizzy, gripping Gandalf as the darkness overwhelmed her. Lilith gripped her head as she felt how poisoned and dead the forest was. But Gandalf wasn't paying much attention.

"If our enemy has returned, we must know. Go to the tombs in the mountains." 

Gandalf, hearing her words in his head, nodded in agreement. "The High Fells. So be it." After a while Renee started to feel better. Gandalf held her up. "Easy my firefly. The darkness will fade soon. You're okay. Lilith, my little flower, I know you can feel how dead the forest is but do not allow it to consume you." Both Renee and Lilith nodded, taking deep breaths. Once the girls were feeling better, Gandalf led them back to the others. 

The unladen ponies trotted away; Nori was just about to finish unsaddling Gandalf's horse when Gandalf and the girls emerged from the forest. "Not my horse! I need it." As Gandalf strode forward, the Company looked up and murmured in surprise "You're not leaving us?" Gandalf looked at Bilbo.

"I would not do this unless I had to." Gandalf looked at Thorin, then turned and looked at a dejected Bilbo. "You've changed, Bilbo Baggins. You're not the same Hobbit as the one who left the Shire."

"I was going to tell you; I...found something in the Goblin tunnels."

"Found what?" Gandalf leaned forward curiously and suspiciously; Bilbo didn't answer immediately, but fumbled with the ring in his pocket. All three girls exchanged a look, knowing what Gandalf was thinking but not saying anything. They turned back to Gandalf. "What did you find?" Bilbo stayed silent for several more seconds, then finally responded. "My courage." He removed his hand from his pocket.

"Good. Well, that's good. You'll need it."

Gandalf turned and began walking toward his horse; he spoke as he passed Thorin. "I'll be waiting for you at the overlook, before the slopes of Erebor. Keep the map and key safe. Do not enter that mountain without me." Gandalf stopped and looked hard at Thorin as he said this, then continued toward his horse. "This is not the Greenwood of old. The very air of the forest is heavy with illusion. It will seek to enter your mind and lead you astray." Renee walked up to Gandalf with worried eyes. 

"Grandpa. Please be careful. I love you." she hugged him tight, him responding with a hug just as tight before pulling away. "I will, my little one. You stick with the company, all three of you." He kissed her forehead. Bilbo was starting to feel very uneasy now.

"Lead us astray? What does that mean?" Gandalf got on his horse. It began raining lightly, even though the sun was out. "You must stay on the path; do not leave it. If you do, you will never find it again." Gandalf wheeled his horse and rode away. "No matter what may come, stay on the path!" He called out as he rode away. Renee watched him leave, tears falling down her cheek before she wiped it away. 

Thorin and the Company turned toward the forest. The girls looked towards Gandalf's direction as he got smaller. Hades, Ava and Raye nuzzled their heads against their respective masters, offering support. Soon they sighed and looked away taking deep breaths before turning and walking to Thorin's side.

"Come on. We must reach the mountain before the sun sets on Durin's Day."

"Durin's Day. Let's go!"

"This is our one chance to find the hidden door."

They entered Mirkwood. They were following the paved path that started at the Elven Gate. Thorin was leading with Lilith and Hades by his side. At one point, the path turned a corner.

"The path goes this way."

As they all kept following the path through the forest, it twisted and turned over all sorts of terrain such as bare ground, high ledges, fallen tree trunks, and more. Renee was feeling the effects of the darkness surrounding her. She stayed by Katherine's side, holding her hand as she led Renee behind the others. She felt dizzy and disorientated. Suddenly she heard a voice in her mind. It was Galadriel or to the girls, Lady G.

"Be strong, my child. You are stronger than you think. Do not allow the darkness to plague you. You are a Kharonn, a wizard and a dwarf all in one. You radiate determination and strength. I am with you, as I am with Katherine and Lilith. I will guide you, my child. But you must stay strong"

Renee felt a sense of calm fall over her and smiled slightly. She took deep breaths and looked ahead of her, responding to Lady G in her mind as she was soothed. "Thank you Lady G. I know I can do this. I fear the darkness will take control of me. But I won't let it. You said it yourself, grandma. I radiate determination and strength. I won't give in, I promise."

"I know you won't, my child. Remain calm and don't let your fears control you. Lean on your family and companions. You are not alone, my child." 

Her voice started to fade. Renee was feeling more at ease and less fearful. She knew her family wouldn't let anything happen to you. Raye nuzzled her beak against Renee's cheek. She smiled down and kissed Raye on the head. "You're right, little one. We got this. I'm glad I have you with me." 

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Damn Gandalf don't get your ass killed you hear me!!! Also i hope everyone liked Raye. She's adorable isn't she? Anyway this is when things get shitty. Especially for a few people, who i will not name. I know, i know but people we need the drama. For now we haven't run into those annoying elves so enjoy it while you can. Also here are the familiars. In case you forgot, Hades is Lilith's familiar, Ava is Katherine's familiar and Raye, our newest addition, is Renee's familiar. Anyway I gotta go. Ill update soon. See you soon. BYEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Roxy_Love

[poedameronwifey]

A true home (The hobbit Fanfic)

Chapter 21

Hey everyone.  I hope you're ready for the big battle at the end of The Unexpected Journey. This will dive into Renee's power a bit more and give an idea of just how powerful she actually is. I'm so excited for you guys to read this. I hope you enjoy it. Onwards my readers.

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Third Pov

Gandalf yelled as he led them further from the Orcs.

"This way!"

The company followed Gandalf . They came to a cliff. There are a bunch of trees.

"Up into the trees"

The girls stopped and realised that they had to climb. Renee looked behind her and looked for Bilbo.

'Uncle Dwalin!!! Help Lilith and Kate up the trees. I'm going to help Papa." You took your daggers out and helped Bilbo with the warg.

"All of you! Come on, climb! Bilbo, climb! Quickly!"

She helped Bilbo get his sword out of the Wargs head. She hurried to a tree and grabbed Kili's hand as he helped her up. His hand went around her waist and he helped you up to where Kate was. Bilbo got up just in time as the wargs came running towards the trees and jumping to snag one of them.

"They're coming!"

"Hang on!"

"Hold on, brothers!"

Lilith was holding on when she felt a dark presence. She looked up and her eyes widened. It was him, the bastard, that was determined to end the Durin Line. She heard her father say.

"Azog. It cannot be."

She puts a hand on his arm. He turned to her and she looked at him with a concerned look. The dwarves were shouting as the wargs kept jumping and knocking down the trees.This caused most of them to jump onto the other trees.

"It's going!"

Soon everyone was on the last tree which was struggling. Renee held onto the branches and Kili kept a grip on her to make sure she didn't fall. Fili did the same for Kate. Lilith was holding onto Dwalin and the branch.

"Grandpa!!! What do we do?"

She kept holding on and looked up to see him lighting a pinecone.

"Fili!"

"Yeah!"

Gandalf dropped a pinecone that was burning. Fili caught it. Soon Renee got an idea.She created flames in her hands, her eyes glowing orange. Everyone started throwing flaming pinecones at the wargs and orcs. She threw fireballs at them. A wall of fire surrounded them and kept the wargs and orcs back. Everyone started cheering. But all good things come to an end.

Soon the tree uprooted and started to fall, causing everyone to hang off the branches. Ori fell and grabbed onto Dori's leg. Renee's eyes widened.

"Ori!!"

Soon Dori's grip loosened and his hands slipped. Renee looked up at Gandalf.

"Grandpa!!!"

"No! Oh, no. Mr. Gandalf!"

"Oh, no, Dori!"

"Help!"

Gandalf held his staff put which Dori grabbed onto. She sighed in relief. She heard Balin and Dwalin yelling. She turned and saw Thorin standing in the tree with his sword.

"No!"

"Thorin! No!"

"Father, no don't do this!!!"

Lily cried out, hoping he'd hear her and stop. But it was no use.

Renee watched as the dwarves fought for their king. This awakened something in her. She felt her power grow. She stood up and glared at the orcs. Her hair started to glow a bright orange, looking like fire. She started to float. She put her arms out, gathering the flames around her. Everyone looked at her with shock. Gandalf smiled at her with such pride and love. Her sisters grinned with pride. Kili looked even more in love than he was before. She looked at Azog straight into his eyes.

"Burn in hell asshole!"

"Look"

She let go and screamed as she allowed her flames to burn the orcs and wargs. The eagles came. Dori's hand slipped, causing him and Ori to fall and land on the back of one of the eagles. The eagles picked up the dwarves and threw them on the backs of other eagles. Some picked up some of the wargs or orcs that hasn't burnt and threw them off the cliff. One of them picked up Thorin and his sword and flew off, holding the unconscious king in its claw. Renee started to feel weak and started to fall. Gandalf caught her and held her in his arms as he rode on the eagle's back. Lilith and Kate were with Bilbo.

"Thorin!"

Fili yelled as he looked at his uncle. The eagles flew as the sun shone in the sky. Soon they came to The Carrock, The eagles laid Thorin on the rock and flew off. Gandalf carried his granddaughter as he got off the Eagle.

"Thorin!"

He laid Renee down next to Thorin. He closed his eyes and muttered, putting his hands over his face. The dwarves had landed and gathered around them. Lilith and Kate knelt next to Gandalf.

"Thorin."

Thorin started to open his eyes. He saw Gandalf leaning over him. He caught his breath.

"The Halfling?"

"It's all right. Bilbo is here. He's quite safe."

Lilith bent down to hug her father, tears falling down her cheeks. Kate was rubbing her back. Renee groaned slightly and stirred, slowly opening her eyes. She looked around before looking at Gandalf

"Oh hey grandpa. Did we escape those bastards?"

She said, sitting up carefully leaning against him. Thorin gruffly groaned as he turned on his side and Dwalin and Kili helped him up. Gandalf helped Renee up, leaning against him for support. Thorin glared at Bilbo, slowly walking towards him.

"You! What were you doing? You nearly got yourself killed! Did I not say that you would be a burden? That you would not survive in the Wild? That you had no place amongst us?"

Everyone held their breaths, Bilbo looked down, hurt before Thorin surprised everyone, especially Bilbo.

"I have never been so wrong in all my life."

He hugged Bilbo, everyone started cheering. Bilbo felt so happy and seen. He finally felt like he was part of the company. Thorin pulled back, put his hands on his upper arms, looking at him softly.

"But I'm sorry I doubted you."

Bilbo immediately shook his head, waving him off.

"No, I would have doubted myself too. I'm not a hero or a warrior. Not even a burglar."

The girls scoff. Kate looked at her father, giving him a look.

"Papa, stop that. You did amazing. Stop being modest"

Renee and Lilith nod in agreement. They looked behind the two and gasp, Thorin followed their gazes, eyes widened. Bilbo turned around confused until he finally realised what's going on.

"Is that what I think it is?"

"Erebor...the Lonely Mountain...the last of the great Dwarf kingdoms of Middle-earth."

Everyone stood at the edge as they looked at the mountain. Kate squeezed Fili's hand, smiling at him before looking back at the mountain. Renee subconsciously grabbed Kili's hand, looking ahead. Kili looked down at their hands, surprised before looking at her, smiling softly before turning his attention back to the mountain

"Our home."

"A raven! The birds are returning to the mountain."

"That, my dear Oin, is a thrush."

The girls looked at the bird that flew past them and watched as it flew towards the mountain. Thorin looked at the mountain, beyond happy and proud. His arm was around his daughter as they looked upon their heritage, their home. She put her head on his shoulder as she smiled.

"But we'll take it as a sign. A good omen."

"You're right. I do believe the worst is behind us."

The girls knew deep down...that Bilbo couldn't be more wrong. There was still a dragon they had to face and that was no easy feat. Fili pulled Kate away from the group and held her hands.

"Amrâlimê, I have something I must say. I love you with everything I have and I want to spend the rest of my life with you,' He pulls out a bead from his pocket and holds it in between his fingers, "May I court you?"

She looked at him with wide eyes looking between the bead and him. She started smiling and nodded with a huge smile.

"Yes, a million times"

She wrapped her arms around his neck, crying happily. He held her tight and kissed her cheek, muttering about how much he loved her. They forgot that the group wasn't too far away until they heard someone clear their throat. They pulled back and saw everyone, even Thorin, grinning at them. That night they celebrated the beginning of the courtship, feeling a bit more optimistic after what happened.

It allowed them a small break from everything and allowed them to let loose and have fun. The company approved of Kate, and were happy to have her a part of their family. They already accepted the girls near the beginning of the journey but this just finalised everything. 

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OMG!!!! FILI FINALLY AKSED HER!!!!! OH IM SO HAPPY FOR THEM!!! AND BILBO WAS FINALLY ACCEPTED BY THORIN AS A PART OF THE COMPANY. AND RENEE!!! BY THE LORD, SHE FINALLY SHOWED OFF HER POWER AND BAM! SHES SO FUCKING POWERFUL!!!!!!!

We have come to the end of The Unexpected Journey. Now we're now going on to The Desolation Of Smaug. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Don't be afraid to vote and comment. See you all soon. BYEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Roxy_Love

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I AM SO SORRY EVERYONE!!!! I ONLY REALISED NOW THAT I NEVER PUBLISHED THE LAST CHAPTER OF A TRUE HOME. HERE YOU GO AND ONCE AGAIN IM SO SORRY!!!!

[poedameronwifey]

The Darkness Prevails (a hobbit fanfic)

Chapter 2

Heyyyyyyy everyone. So here is the next chapter. There will also be a huge surprise so be ready and prepared for that. Also play the video when you get to the end and near the part. Anyway onwards my readers!!!!

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Renee's POV

I woke up snuggled up next to Kili. You smiled and sat up, you looked around and smiled at everyone. You carefully got up, trying not to wake Kili before slowly walking to Gandalf. You sat down next to him.

"Good morning Grandpa" I hugged him tightly. He wrapped his arms around you and chuckled, kissing your forehead. "Good morning my little firefly. How did you sleep? I see you have been becoming very comfortable around the young prince."

I rolled my eyes and chuckled a little, slowly looking at Kili. "Maybe a bit. But... I don't know, I just, I'm scared Grandpa. Were mom and dad the same when they were still trying to figure out their feelings?"

Gandalf nodded with a smile. "Oh yes your mother was a lot like you. Always in denial even though Ragnar was extremely obvious. Your grandmother had to knock it into her because she was getting annoyed with how dense your mother was." Gandalf chuckled softly, shaking his head before kissing my forehead.

We stayed like that for a few minutes. Soon everyone was up and standing in the kitchen discussing the best course of action. Most were slightly panicking. Nori was walking up and down nervous.

"I say we should leg it, slip out the back way-"

But Dwalin cut him off and pulled him back with a gruff look. "I'm not running from anyone. Beast or no."

Everyone started talking over one another. I just looked at my sister and we all shook our heads rolling our eyes and sighed annoyed at them. Thankfully Grandpa interrupted before things got hairy.

"There is no point in arguing. We cannot pass through the wilderland without Beorn's help."

"Grandpa's right. Either way we have to confront him So everyone shut up and listen before I knock you all out." Renee added, nodding to Gandalf. Everyone started to calm themselves and looked back at him.

"Well be hunted down, before we even get to the forest. Bilbo there you are. Now this will require some delicate handling. We must tread carefully. The last person to have startled him was torn to shreds." I facepalmed. "What a great way to put it grandpa. Really great pep talk."

"I will go first. And Bilbo, you will be coming with me. As will Katherine and Renee. Lilith you will stay with your father." I looked at papa with a reassuring smile and patted his shoulder. Dont worry Papa, everything will be okay." Katherine nodded as well, holding onto his arm. He walked forward, obviously worried about Gandalf's plan.

"Is this a good idea?"

"Yes, now the rest of you just wait here and don't come out until I give the signal"

"Right, wait for the signal," Bofur repeated, sitting by the window and looking out to see what was happening outside.

"And no sudden movements or loud noises and don't overcrowd him."

I nodded as I continued. "So you all have to come out in pairs okay. Except you Bombur, you technically count as two so you come out alone, okay?" I tried not to laugh as he ate a carrot and looked at me nodding. He looked like a little kid. I shake my head with a smile.

"Remember everyone, wait for the signal and for the love of all, do not make any sounds and keep quiet. I know that's gonna be a bit difficult for you guys but try your best." Grandpa, Papa, Kate and I both turned and walked out carefully. I could hear the other muttering as we left. "Right. Wait for the signal... wait what's the signal?" I facepalmed, completely forgetting about that but there wasn't any time. Here we go. Mahal, give us all strength.

I walked next to grandpa and stopped next to him, looking up at the huge man. His back was faced to us and he hasn't noticed us yet. I stopped a few steps behind grandpa, Kate was leaning her arm on my shoulder and I kept my arms crossed, an unreadable expression on my face. I watched as Grandpa tried to get Beorn's attention. He finally did when stood up straight and the axe on the block, leaning on the handle, looking a bit annoyed. He looked over his shoulder, stern and firm look.

"Who are you?"

"I am Gandalf, Gandalf the Grey." Grandpa smiled and slowly bowed. Beorn modestly pulled his axe down and turned, facing us. He put it down in front of him, leaning on it as he looked down at us.

"Never heard of him."

Grandpa looked slightly offended but hid it behind a smile. Bilbo stayed hidden behind Gandalf. "I am a wizard. Perhaps you've heard of my colleague, Radagast the Brown? He resides in the Southern borders of Mirkwood-"

"What do you want?" I stood up straight, sensing his irritation and preparing to help my grandpa in case but he simply smiled and continued talking. "Well, as to simply thank you for your hospitality. You may have noticed that we took refuge in your uh lodgings here last night."

Bilbo stuck his head out a bit when Grandpa motioned to the house behind us, causing Beorn to quickly direct his gaze to us. Kate and Bilbo were slightly tense while I remained calm like my grandpa.

"Who are these little people and the taller one behind you?"

"Oh this would be Mr Bilbo Baggins and his daughter Katherine from the Shire. And this would be Renee, she is my granddaughter." Beorn lifted his axe and looked ready to fight almost. I moved in front of Bilbo and Kate, glaring at him as he grunted, looking between the three of us.

"They're not dwarves are they?"

Grandpa chuckled. "Oh no. They are hobbits. Good family and unimpeachable reputation. My granddaughter...she is half dwarf but please do not hold that against her, she has no control over that." I kept my arms crossed and face stern. Kate and Bilbo were more relaxed.

"Two halflings, a half dwarf and a wizard... How come you here?"

I blocked out everything after that. I didn't need to listen and turn around to know what was going on.

"I was coming over the mountains with 3 friends or 4..." said Grandpa

"Or 4? I can only see 3, and 2 little ones at that," said Beorn.

"Well to tell you the truth, I did not like to bother you with a lot of us, until I found out if you were busy. I will give a call, if I may."

"Go on, call away!"

So Grandpa gave a long shrill whistle, and presently Thorin and Dori came round the house by the garden path and stood bowing low before them.

"One or three you meant, I see!" said Beorn. "But these aren't hobbits, they are dwarves!"

"Thorin Oakenshield, at your service! Dori at your service!" said the two dwarves bowing again. Lilith came afterwards and crossed her arms. "Lilith Oakenshield." She nodded her head.

"I don't need your service, thank you," said Beorn, "but I expect you need mine. I am not over fond of dwarves; but if it is true you are Thorin (son of Thrain, son of Thror, I believe), and that your companion is respectable, and that you are enemies of goblins and are not up to any mischief in my lands, and if you really are the daughter of Thorin—what are you up to, by the way?"

"They are on their way to visit the land of their fathers, away east beyond Mirkwood," put in Grandpa, "and it is entirely an accident that we are in your lands at all. We were crossing by the High Pass that should have brought us to the road that lies to the south of your country, when we were attacked by the evil goblins—as I was about to tell you."

"Go on telling, then!" said Beorn, who was never very polite. I just rolled my eyes, getting annoyed at his attitude but I said nothing.

"There was a terrible storm; the stone-giants were out hurling rocks, and at the head of the pass we took refuge in a cave, the hobbit and I and several of our companions..."

"Do you call 3 several?"

"Well, no. As a matter of fact there were more than two."

"Where are they? Killed, eaten, gone home?" "Well, no. They don't seem all to have come when I whistled. Shy, I expect. You see, we are very much afraid that we are rather a lot for you to entertain."

"Go on, whistle again! I am in for a party, it seems, and one or two more won't make much difference," growled Beorn.

Grandpa whistled again; but Nori and Ori were there almost before he had stopped, for, if you remember, Grandpa had told them to come in pairs every five minutes.

"Hullo!" said Beorn. "You came pretty quick—where were you hiding? Come on my jack-in-the-boxes!"

"Nori at your service, Ori at..." they began; but Beorn interrupted them.

"Thank you! When I want your help I will ask for it. Sit down, and let's get on with this tale, or it will be supper-time before it is ended."

"As soon as we were asleep," went on Gandalf, "a crack at the back of the cave opened; goblins came out and grabbed the hobbit and the dwarves and our troop of ponies—"

"Troop of ponies? What were you—a travelling circus? Or were you carrying lots of goods? Or do you always call six a troop?"

"O no! As a matter of fact there were more than six ponies, for there were more than six of us—and well, here are two more!" Just at that moment Balin and Dwalin appeared and bowed so low that their beards swept the stone floor. The big man was frowning at first, but they did their best to be frightfully polite, and kept on nodding and bending and bowing and waving their hoods before their knees (in proper dwarf-fashion), till he stopped frowning and burst into a chuckling laugh: they looked so comical.

"Troop, was right," he said. "A fine comic one. Come in my merry men, and what are your names? I don't want your service just now, only your names; and then sit down and stop wagging!"

"Balin and Dwalin," they said not daring to be offended, and sat flop on the floor looking rather surprised.

"Now go on again!" said Beorn to Grandpa. "Where was I? O yes—I was not grabbed. I killed a goblin or two with a flash—"

"Good!" growled Beorn. "It is some good being a wizard, then." "—and slipped inside the crack before it closed. I followed down into the main hall, which was crowded with goblins. The Great Goblin was there with thirty or forty armed guards. I thought to myself 'even if they were not all chained together, what can a dozen do against so many?"'

"A dozen! That's the first time I've heard eight called a dozen. Or have you still got some more jacks that haven't yet come out of their boxes?"

"Well, yes, there seem to be a couple more here now—Fili and Kili, I believe," said Grandpa, as these two now appeared and stood smiling and bowing.

"That's enough!" said Beorn. "Sit down and be quiet! Now go on, Gandalf!" I tried not to laugh at them.

So Gandalf went on with the tale, until he came to the fight in the dark, the discovery of the lower gate, and their horror when they found that Mr. Baggins had been mislaid. "We counted ourselves and found that there was no Mr Baggins. There were only seventeen of us left!"

"Seventeen ! That's the first time I've heard one from thirteen leave seventeen. You mean twelve, or else you haven't told me yet all the names of your party."

"Well, of course you haven't seen Oin and Gloin yet. And, bless me! here they are. I hope you will forgive them for bothering you."'

"O let 'em all come! Hurry up! Come along, you two, and sit down! But look here, Gandalf, even now we have only got yourself and ten

dwarves and the hobbit that was lost. That only makes eleven (plus one mislaid) and not fourteen, unless wizards count differently to other people. But now please get on with the tale."

"Well," said Gandalf, very glad to see that his tale was making a good impression, "I did the best I could. There we were with the wolves going mad underneath us and the forest beginning to blaze in places, when the orcs came down from the hills and discovered us. They yelled with delight and sang songs making fun of us. Eighteen birds in five fir-trees ..."

"Good heavens!" growled Beorn. "Don't pretend that goblins can't count. They can. Fifteen isn't eighteen and they know it."

"And so do I. There were Bifur and Bofur as well. I haven't ventured to introduce them before, but here they are."

In came Bifur and Bofur. "And me!" gasped Bombur puffing up behind. He was fat, and also angry at being left till last. He refused to wait five minutes, and followed immediately after the other two.

"Well, now there are eighteen of you; and since orcs can count, I suppose that is all that there were up the trees. Now perhaps we can finish this story without any more interruptions." Mr. Baggins saw then how clever Gandalf had been. The interruptions had really made Beorn more interested in the story, and the story had kept him from sending the dwarves off at once like suspicious beggars

"A very good tale!" said he. "The best I have heard for a long while. If all beggars could tell such a good one, they might find me kinder. You may be making it all up, of course, but you deserve a lovely breakfast for the story all the same. Let's have something to eat!"

"Yes please!" they all said together. "Thank you very much!" Soon we were all inside, sitting and eating the breakfast Beorn made us. I smiled when he poured milk in my cup. "Thank you," I drank my milk slowly. Beorn addressed Thorin after he had refilled everyone's cup.

Third POV

"So you are the one they call Oakenshield. Tell me, why is Azog the Defiler hunting you?" "You know of Azog? How?"

"My people were the first to live in the mountains, before the Orcs came down from the north. The Defiler killed most of my family, but some he enslaved." The girls looked up and saw the remnants of manacles on Beorn's wrist. Renee and Kate looked away in discomfort while Lilith gritted her teeth and clenched her fists in anger.

"Not for work, you understand, but for sport. Caging skin-changers and torturing them seemed to amuse him."

"There are others like you?"

"Once, there were many."

"And now?"

"Now, there is only one."

The dwarves, Bilbo, and Gandalf looked on in silence. Lilith looked up. "Those Bastards. I swear I'll kill them all." Renee and Kate also nodded. All three of the girls' eyes started glowing, their magic intensifying due to their anger. Renee's magic was more sensitive than the other two so she had to calm herself quickly. "I'm going to burn those motherfuckers to ashes. I swear to you...we will make those bastards pay for what they did to your people. That is a promise."

All the girls' nodded with determination in their eyes. Beorn could sense their power, especially Renee's. He was shocked at first before he softened slightly and nodded his head in thanks. The girls' relaxed, eyes turning normal and smiled at him before finishing up their milk while he turned his attention to Gandalf.

"You need to reach the mountain before the last days of autumn?"

"Before Durin's Day falls, yes."

"You are running out of time."

"Which is why we must go through Mirkwood."

"A darkness lies upon that forest. Fell things creep beneath those trees. There is an alliance between the Orcs of Moria and the Necromancer in Dol Guldur. I would not venture there except in great need."

"We will take the Elven Road. That path is still safe."

"Safe? The Wood-Elves of Mirkwood are not like their kin. They're less wise and more dangerous. But it matters not."

"What do you mean?"

"These lands are crawling with Orcs. Their numbers are growing, and you are on foot. You will never reach the forest alive."

Thorin looked shocked. Beorn stood up from the table and faced Thorin. Everyone was tense for a second. "I don't like dwarves. They're greedy and blind, blind to the lives of those they deem lesser than their own." Beorn picked up a mouse that had been scampering on the table and held it, all the while approaching Thorin. who was standing with his arms crossed. "But Orcs I hate more. What do you need?"

For the rest of the day, Beorn helped the dwarves. They had a bag, bed rolls and a pony each. Kate was sitting on a rock, watching when she heard something. She heard rustling and got up. She walked towards it and bent down. She pushed the plants aside and gasped. There was a baby animal there. It let out a cute yawn and looked at her with curious eyes. It let out a soft cry.

"Hello little one. I'm Kate." She smiled and held a hand out to show she meant no harm. It let out a cry and shifted closer to her, sniffing her hand. It let out another cry and nuzzled her hand. Kate smiled and slowly lifted it in her arms. "Aren't you a sweetheart? Do you want to come with me and my family? We're going to reclaim the lonely mountain. And you won't be alone. There's also Hades, he's Lilith's wolf. He's nice don't worry... how about we name you...Ava? My best friend's last name is Griffin so Ill name you after her. You are a girl it seems." Kate snuggled Iris into her chest as she stood up.

Ava let out an approving cry and snuggled into her more. She then licked Kate's arm and then it glowed. When the glow faded there was a blue mark that represented the griffin, showing the bond between Kate and Ava. She saw Beorn approaching and looked up at him.

He looked at her, then Ava and then the mark. "She has chosen you as her master. Take care of her, young one and she shall take care of you. Because of the mark and bond, she will be able to speak to you and you will be able to hear her in your mind. In time, so remain patient." He gave a soft smile and patted Ava on the head. "Thank you, I'll take good care of her, I promise" She smiled up at him before walking to the others. Renee was walking around and saw Beorn. She jogged up to him.

"What is it? You okay there?" Beorn looked at her before nodding and walking to a small shed. When he came back he carried something covered by a cloth. "This is a rare find. I sensed your magic. You are a Kharonn, a very special and powerful race. I think this will help you." He unwrapped it and held it out. It was an egg. She gasped and took it from him.

"What is it? What kind of creature?" She looked up at him and he smiled at her. "A phoenix. I found it very long ago and it has yet to hatch. But it seems to sense you and soon it will hatch. And It will need a master like Iris. So I hand it over to you now little one" Renee looked down at the egg and hello it close. "I'll take good care of it." She smiled in thanks before walking over to Gandalf to show him what Beorn gave her. 

Those moments made everything they went through special and memorable. Now all three girls had their own familiars. Well soon they will at least. The company was surprised but no less happy at the newest additions. Hades was confused at first before he became protective of the egg and Ava. He knew they were part of the family and he was determined to keep them safe. He took it in him to always guard the egg since it had yet to hatch. Lilith was happy for her sisters to also have their own familiars and she was excited to see what they could do. 

That night the company were enjoying themselves, telling stories. Lilith was leaning against Thorin. she started humming and banging her fists softly on the ground to create a beat and rhythm. Kate and Renee started to follow afterwards. The dwarves all stopped and started to smile, leaning back and relaxing. They loved hearing the girls' singing. 

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(All of them Renee Lilith Kate ) (This is so you know who's singing to avoid confusion)

I am my mother's savage daughter The one who runs barefoot Cursing sharp stones I am my mother's savage daughter I will not cut my hair I will not lower my voice

My mother's child is a savage She looks for her omens in the colours of stones In the faces of cats, in the falling of feathers In the dancing of fire In the curve of old bones

I am my mother's savage daughter The one who runs barefoot Cursing sharp stonesI am my mother's savage daughter I will not cut my hair I will not lower my voice

My mother's child dances in darkness She sings heathen songs By the light of the moon And watches the stars and renames the planets And dreams she can reach them With a song and a broom

I am my mother's savage daughter The one who runs barefoot Cursing sharp stones I am my mother's savage daughter I will not cut my hair I will not lower my voice

We are all brought forth out of darkness Into this world, through blood and through pain And deep in our bones, the old songs are waking So sing them with voices if thunder and rain

We are our mother's savage daughtersThe ones who run barefoot Cursing sharp stones We are our mother's savage daughters We will not cut our hair We will not lower our voice

We are our mother's savage daughters The ones who run barefoot Cursing sharp stones We are our mother's savage daughters We will not cut our hair We will not lower our voice

We are our mother's savage daughters The ones who run barefoot Cursing sharp stones We are our mother's savage daughters We will not cut our hair We will not lower our voice

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That night everyone slept peacefully and safely. Beorn was patrolling and protecting the farm. As they slept, The egg started to crack, unknown to anyone except Gandalf. He smiled softly at the egg. "Don't you worry little one. Renee will take care of you." And with that, everything was peaceful once more.

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OMG WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK?!!!!! For Kate's familiar, i only realised afterwards. So I decided to use Renee's middle name as inspiration.  I know the irony at its finest! And a lovely song as well. Anyway I hope you enjoyed it. See you soon. BYEEEEEEEEE!!!!

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The Darkness Prevails(A hobbit fanfic)

Chapter 1

Hello everyone!!! The moment you all have been waiting for: Chapter 1!!!!!! I have finished the first chapter and its ready to be read. Hope you all enjoy it. Onward my fellow readers!!

Also here are the girls' outfits and weapons:

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Renee:

Katherine:

Lilith:

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12 months later- since the beginning of the quest

Third POV

Bilbo and Katherine peeked over some rocks on a high ledge and watched Azog and his Warg Scouts running along a ridgeline not far away, occasionally stopping to smell the air in their pursuit of the Company. Not finding anything, they continued on their way. Suddenly, Bilbo heard a snarl from the side, pushing Katherine down and ducked behind the rocks. They peeked out and saw a large bear watching Azog from another pile of rocks, snarling softly. Bilbo and Katherine sneaked away as the bear roared. They made their way down the rocks to where the others were waiting to hear the spy report.

Meanwhile, Renee was leaning her head on Kili as she waited, while Lilith stood next to her Father. Everyone was waiting when they heard a noise. They looked up and saw Bibo and Katherine. Everyone stood up straight. Fili went up to Katherine and hugged her, They put their foreheads together smiling before pulling away and looking at the others. Dwalin stepped forward slightly.

"How close is the pack?"

"Too close. A couple of leagues, no more, but that is not the worst of it."

"Have the Wargs picked up our scent?"

"Not yet, but they will; we have another problem." Katherine said, shaking her head with a worried look

"Did they see you? They saw you!"

"No, that's not it."

Gandalf smiled and turned to the dwarves. Renee smiled at them, proud and high-fived Lilith.

"What did I tell you? Quiet as a mouse. Excellent burglar material." Renee looked at Bilbo. "Nice job you guys!"

The dwarves chuckles loudly in appreciation of Bilbo. Renee hugged Kili before pulling away, turning while his arm stayed around your waist. She then exchanged looks with Katherine, noticing her look and her smile fell. she remembered what part of the book you were. Renee and Lilith exchanged a look before looking back at Katherine as they all watched Bilbo. Bilbo looked exasperated that no one was hearing him out. Renee gave him a reassuring smile.

"Will you listen- Will you just listen? I'm trying to tell you there is something else out there." Everyone stopped cheering and turned back to him. The dwarves look worried.

What form did it take? Like a bear?"

"Ye..."

Bilbo paused and looked curiously at Gandalf while Katherine nodded in confirmation with a worried look.

"Y- yes. But bigger, much bigger Gandalf. I have no idea what kind of creature it was." Bofur then turned to Gandalf, eyes wide and full of panic "You knew about this beast?"

Renee put a hand on his shoulder. "Bofur, I know youre worried but you need to stay calm. Grandpa, what is it?" Renee looked at him with worried eyes even though she already knew who and what it was.

Gandalf smiled at her and nodded. "Of course my firefly. He is a skin-changer. He changes his skin: sometimes he is a huge black bear, sometimes he is a great strong black-haired man with huge arms and a great beard. I cannot tell you much more, though that ought to be enough. Some say that he is a bear descended from the great and ancient bears of the mountains that lived there before the giants came. Others say that he is a man descended from the first men who lived before Smaug or the other dragons came into this part of the world, and before the goblins came into the hills out of the North. I cannot say, though I fancy the last is the true tale. He is not the sort of person to ask questions of."

"At any rate he is under no enchantment but his own. He lives in an oak-wood and has a great wooden house; and as a man he keeps cattle and horses which are nearly as marvellous as himself. They work for him and talk to him. He does not eat them; neither does he hunt or eat wild animals. He keeps hives and hives of great fierce bees, and lives most on cream and honey. As a bear he ranges far and wide. I once saw him sitting all alone on the top of the Carrock at night watching the moon sinking towards the Misty Mountains, and I heard him growl in the tongue of bears: 'The day will come when they will perish and I shall go back!' That is why I believe he once came from the mountains himself."

Bilbo and the dwarves had now plenty to think about, and they asked no more questions while the girls folded their arms and listened with a serious look. They remembered this from the book so they had some understanding. Gandalf turned and walks a few steps away. Bofur was still very shaken with tis new development. "I say we double back."

"And be run down by a pack of Orcs."

Gandalf looked at them as an idea came to his head. "There is a house, it's not far from here, where we might take refuge."

"Whose house? Are they friend or foe?"

"Neither. He will help us, or he will kill us."

The dwarves looked at each other in dismay. Katherine squeezed Fili's hand, Lilith put her head on Throin's shoulder to try and calm him and Renee laced her fingers with Kili's so he knew she was here for him.

"What choice do we have?" A roar filled the night behind them; it was the bear. The girls were aware of what was going to happen but that didnt mean that they were thrilled.

"None."

Renee looked at them. "Guys we have to take our chances. Either Azog...or the bear. I put my chances on the bear. Alright Grandpa, lead the way" She nodded at Gandalf with a look of determination as did Lilith and Katherine.

The company started running through plains and across streams. The girls were really getting sick and tired of running so much.

"Come on!"

As the Company ran through a forest, Azog and his Orcs were racing through the forest too. Azog urged his party on. Both groups stopped suddenly when an ear-splitting roar sounded nearby.

"This way, quickly!"

As the dwarves panic and run, Bombur looks on in shock until he is pulled along.

"Bombur, come on!"

As they exited the forest, they spied a house surrounded by a hedge in the middle of a plain,

"To the house! Run!"

"Come on guys! We're almost there!" Lilith shouted as she pushed herself. She looked behind her as she ran near the front. The Company ran across the plain. Bombur, the fattest dwarf, outran all the rest of them in his fear. "That's it Bombur!" Renee grinned as he went past her and the others. They ran through a gate in the hedge.

"Come on, get inside!"

They ran to the front door of the house; it was closed. Bombur, who reached the door first, threw himself against it but fell flat on his back when the door didn't budge. The rest of the dwarves caught up and began throwing themselves against the door, trying to open it. Gandalf looked back as a massive bear broke out from the edge of the forest and ran toward them.

"Open the door!"

"Quickly!"

Thorin, pushing through the dwarves pressed against the door, managed to raise the exterior bolt, opening the doors. Lilith was looking at the bear, hands out as she used her magic to slow the bear down, her teeth gritted. The entire company bolted inside the house and they tried to slam the door shut, but the bear had already gotten its head in the door. As the bear roared and tried to push the door open, the dwarves yelled and strain to close it.

Bilbo pulled out his sword and pointed it unsteadily at the bear. Lilith used her magic to drag the bear away from the door so the company could close the door. Gandalf looked on in apparent amusement. Renee shakes her head at him with a loving smile. The dwarves yelled as they pressed against the door.

"Come on, lads!" With a final heave, the dwarves managed to close the door and dropped the bolt across it. They sighed in shock, fear, and tiredness.

"What is that?"

"That...is our host."

The dwarves and Bilbo turned to Gandalf in bewilderment. Renee chuckled softly.

"Great way to break the news, Grandpa."

"His name is Beorn, and he is a skin-changer as I said before." Oin checked his hearing trumpet to make sure he had heard Gandalf correctly. "He is not overfond of dwarves."

The dwarves looked at each other in dismay. Ori peaked out a crack in the door.

"He's leaving!" Dori pulled him away from the door.

"Come away from there! It's not natural, none of it. It's obvious: he's under some dark spell."

Lilith frowned a little. "He's not under an enchantment. That's a bit racist, Uncle Dori."

"Don't be a fool; he's under no enchantment but his own. Alright now, get some sleep, all of you. You'll be safe here tonight."

The dwarves started to spread out through the house. Fili found a place and laid down with Katherine. He put his cloak over both of them as she laid her head on his chest and closed her eyes. Lilith laid down next to her father and he put his cloak over her, smiling softly and kissing her forehead. Renee laid next to Kili, putting her head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her, kissing her forehead. Gandalf whispered quietly to himself.

"I hope." He looked around, counting and making sure everyone was there. He smiled at his granddaughters. He looked at Bilbo with a thoughtful look before settling down himself. Outside, Beorn was guarding the house, growling at the scent of orcs. He walked around the house at the end of the woods. That night everyone slept soundly under his protection and Gandalf couldnt be more at ease that night. Everyone was safe and sound and that's all that mattered to him.

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What do you all think?!!!! I hope you liked it. Dont forget to comment and vote. Please tell me what you thought.  Also Gandalf, stop laughing and help them. And Kili, man up and tell Renee you love her. Fili, keep my Kate safe and happy. And Thorin, stop arguing with your daughter. Anyway I hope everyone liked this chapter.  Gotta go. Byeeeeeee.

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