Fire and Ice

Not in New Zealand anymore.

Fast note...went to New Zealand for extra credits for the class I was taking to become a doctor.

My parents had me take my younger sister Sonya, but on their dollar..Not much to do in the small village I was to stay at for a few months, more or less the village doctor you could say..Our home/hut more like, had no running water or power.

Day*10. I visited an older woman that had grandchildren living with her. She had no money to give me, but gave me something more special to her..A large wooden box with old carvings all over it.

It was late when I returned home to find Sonya going stir crazy with nothing to do..But dance around in our small hut to her solar powered Ipod music..in nothing but a tee-shirt and laced panties and colorful striped socks that went to her knees.

I still had one more family to look in on before I could call it a day..I washed off then put my black leather trench coat back on and was about to leave when Sonya spoke.

"What is this?" Sonya asked looking at the wooden box I laid on my bed..

"Don't mess with it till I get home..But it was a gift from an older woman in the village..So don't open...."I had not got all my words out of my mouth when Sonya opened the box..

When the box was opened, there was a pure bright white light that lit the whole room, so bright it was blinding..The room felt like it had began to spin..But stopped with a heavy thud..

I heard Sonya calling out to me from another part of the room..I used the over turned bed to help me get up..What ever had happened, had knocked out one wall to our home, sun light was pouring in..

I could hear what sounded like metal hitting metal, and a powerful copper smell of lots of blood.

Sonya was on the other side of the room, using the wall to stand up. I could see her legs were bleeding. I was about to go to her when the floor shook and the floor busted open to expose a gruesome head of a creature..I took a step back as Sonya got a broken leg from a table and began beating it..

"Catch." A male voice called out to me from outside the fallen wall of our home.

I watched as a ancient heavy looking sword came sliding across the floor. Not thinking twice about it, I did as I was told..I picked up the sword and stabbed the head sticking through our floor..Black, smelly oozing blood spewed out all over me..Buried the sword deep in the head of the grey creature's head.

Fell to my hands and knees and glanced over at my sister who was sitting in the corner starring at me in shock..

"Is it dead??" The same male voice asked over the yelling and screaming of what sounded to be fighting.

I nodded yes before saying the words.

"Yes, I believe so...but not checking to make sure." I said turning over onto my back. Closed my eyes to try and will myself from this nightmare.

"Azog!! Is Dead!!" A voice said close by me..Then the cheers of hundreds came blasting in my mind as I opened my eyes to see him standing there looking down at me.

Long wavy chocolate brown hair with streaks of blonde locks, bleeding from a cut on his forehead over his right eye, nicely shaped beard & mustash, not that I am into guys with facial hair..But his blue eyes bore into me were to die for..Strangely dressed, heavy fur cloak, heavy looking boots..The clothing was out of a time long forgotten..

I watched as he put a foot on the dead creature's head and pull out the sword I buried in it..He wiped off the bloody sword blade on the fur cloak he wore.

He looked to Sonya before cocking his head down toward me before giving me a hand up..The hand was large in a way, but then in a way stubby, like the rest of him..The man before me was a dwarf..

"Come, before this place goes over the edge." He ordered as he took off his cloak and covered Sonya's half naked body up..I nodded as I rushed to get my doctor bag and large box the old woman gave me.

Once outside, there was still some what of  battle going on, large birds flew over head...and I am talking very large birds that could carry you off...large.

My black knee high boots slipped a bit on the ice I was on, caught by a strong hand..

"Son, you did a great job killing Azog." One older male voice said as he patted me on the back"

"Pardon, but I am a female.." I said turning to find different sizes of funny dressed short men..dwarves.

"I am so sorry my lady forgive me..I have just never seen a female kill anything before."I am Balin." He said as his face flushed red with embarrassment.

" It is quite alright, but who are you people?" I asked as Sonya clung to me  as more dwarves came from every where.

"I am Thorin Oakenshield, King under the mountain." King Oakenshield said as I bowed as others came and introduced themselves to us

"Well, I am Elise Carswell and this is my sister Sonya Carswell from USA.." I don't think we are in New Zealand anymore." I said seeing more strange beings below the mountain we were on.

"Human I see." Thorin said as he looked us over.

"And I am guessing your not." I said.

"Dwarf, there is a big difference." Come we have a celebration to get under way." Thorin said walking away from us.

"Ah yes, I'm sure you are right." I said.

"Come Elise & Sonya of USA." Thorin ordered without turning around as he walked on down destroyed stone stairs.

Somewhere below I heard another male give the order to gather the dead.

"Elise, where are we?" Sonya whispered as we followed the strangely dressed men..

"Sonya I have not the slightest idea, but I can say it is not modern times or else we fell and bumped our head.."I said smelling the strong scent of blood..

"Dwalin, take someone with you to gather Kili and Fili's body.." I will have to tell their mother, my sister Dis that her sons fault well." Thorin said as he stopped by a angry looking man holding a large primitive war axe.

"Ey, Thorin.."I have noticed the orcs have retreated..This has been a good day to fight." Dwalin said as he motioned two other men to follow him to do as he was told.

"Yes, Dwalin and a good day to live to tell about it.."Thorin said as I could not wrap my head around all the talk of war with orcs..

I am so ready to wake up in my bed back home in Texas.