Victoria in Middle Earth

Chapter Seventeen

In the throne room of the Great Goblin, dozens of goblins carry massive instruments of torture on their shoulders, bringing them to the Great Goblin. Meanwhile, the Great Goblin is dancing and singing lustily,

Bones will be shattered Necks will be wrung You'll be beaten and battered From racks you'll be hung You will lie down here And never be found, Down in the deep of Goblin Town One of the Goblins, is examining the weapons the Dwarves brought with them. 

He picks up Thorin's sword, Orcrist, and slides it a few inches out of its sheath. Recognizing the sword, he gasps in horror and throws down the sword. 

It lands in view of all the Goblins. Recognizing it, the Goblins howl in fear and rage as they retreat from it; the Great Goblin runs rapidly to his throne, trampling many Goblins on his way. He speaks loudly, pointing at the sword.

"I know that sword! It is the Goblin ­Cleaver, the Biter, the blade that sliced a thousand necks." says the Great Goblin As he speaks, the Goblins begin whipping the Dwarves and Victoria with ropes and leaping upon them, biting and slashing. 

"Slash them! Beat them! Kill them! Kill them all! Cut off his head!" yells the Great Goblin. Goblins hold Thorin down, and one of them pulls out his knife and prepares to behead Thorin. 

Suddenly, there is a massive explosion of bright light, the sound goes muted as a shockwave rips through the area, flinging Goblins in the air and destroying the torturing machines. Everyone is knocked down, including the Great Goblin. 

When the force of the explosion has passed, most of the lights in the area have been snuffed out, in the background, a shadow with a tall pointy hat walks up. 

It is Gandalf, holding his staff and his sword, Glamdring. Light slowly returns to the area as the Goblins the Dwarves and Victoria slowly look up, recovering from the shock. 

They all stare at Gandalf.