Dark Rider *EDITING*

Chapter 12

My heart hurt for these people and I looked at Thorin.

   "The last of our kin to be here." Balin said. I sighed and looked at the little girl skeleton. She had something in her hand and I crouched by her. I grabbed the book and opened it. I shed a tear at the notes she took in the Legend of the Dark Rider. I sniffled and Thorin turned to me. I put it in my bag and sighed. 

   "You okay?" Bilbo asked. I nodded and waved them to continue. 

    "If this is to end in fire, we will all burn together." Thorin said. I looked at him and smiled. I sighed and Balin looked at me.

    "Let's do this." I said. Thorin smiled and I nodded.

    "So we are going to split up. Bilbo, Rider and I will be one. Dwalin and Balin and then the rest. We have to distract him for awhile." I nodded as Thorin said this. We ran to our spots and I saw the dragon.

   "Where are we leading him?" I whispered to Thorin.

   "To that furnace place." He replied. I nodded and he went out first. We went after him and Smaug turned to us. I gulped and looked at Thorin. I fell backwards and turned tiny. I used my powers to transform and have wings. I went on Smaug's head and saw everything from his perspective. I held onto his horn as he went after the dwarves. Particularly Thorin. I felt heat under me and Smaug breathed fire toward Thorin. Thorin jumped and I gasped. 

    "Dang it." I hissed. Smaug went another way and I saw Thorin at the edge of a shaft type thing. Smaug went toward him and Thorin jumped again. Smaug went after him and I held on for my life. We went down pretty far until he swooped back up. My feet came from under me and I held onto the horn. He stopped and hung onto the sides. Thorin fell and landed on Smaug's mouth. My eyes went wide and Thorin grabbed the rope. The dwarves got him up and Smaug followed close behind. Once he landed, I went to the dwarves and turned big again.

    "Where have you been?" Bilbo asked. 

    "On Smaug's head." I breathed. 

    "Back against the pillars." Thorin instructed as Smaug was getting heated up. I backed up against the pillar and Smaug let out fire. He lite the furnaces and Thorin sent Balin and Dori and Ori to make flash fires. I was sent to help Bilbo with the lever and I grabbed Bilbo's wrist. Thorin watched me in worry and I smiled. We got up there and waited for the word.

   "So what if we don't make it?" Bilbo wondered.

   "We will make it. I can feel it." I sighed. He nodded and I watched Thorin. He was distracting Smaug, the most dangerous place to be in. 

   "And what about him?" Bilbo questioned.

   "What about him?" I smirked.

   "It's obvious. You like him. And he likes you back and your hiding the fact you kissed. Balin spied on you." He replied. 

     "I am scared for him." I responded. Thorin gave us the thumbs up when Smaug got red with fire. I pulled down the lever and the wheels started turning as water splashed on Smaug, distinguishing him. I smiled and Thorin looked at Bombur. I watched the furnaces and Balin finally came with the flash fires. The furnaces started boiling and then the tops blow off. Gold came rushing out and Thorin waited awhile before getting a piece of metal and riding it down the gold river that was now formed.

   "Get him to the King's Gallery." He called back. I looked at Bilbo and he nodded. I shrugged and jumped down. Bilbo tripped and fell in the water. He got up and ran under Smaug to the Kings Gallary. I ran after him and Smaug came behind us. He knocked down the wall and the banner landed on me and Bilbo. I fell and heard my cloak rip. I was personally scared and I lifted up the cloth to watch with Bilbo.

   "If you so care, I am going to give Laketown a visit." Smaug started going out the door.

   "Wait!" I exclaimed and got out from under thr cloth.

   "You care about them. Just wants me to go there more." He growled. 

    "Smaug!" I heard Thorin yell. I looked around the corner to see him on a huge rock. I went behind the pillar and hissed in pain. I looked down to see a cut from my knee to my mid-thigh. Bilbo looked at me and I sighed. I heard a big thump and saw Smaug drenched in liquid gold. He ran out of the door and I followed. I put the note on my arrow and shot it at Bard's cell. I went to the cliff and watched Smaug get closer and closer to Laketown.

   "What have we done?" Bilbo and I breathed.