Allie

~~~

The plan we came up with is shit but it's the only one we've got.

In the corner of my eye I see what are presumably spies loitering around. Bard ignores them and ushers Bain, his son, and I forward. I gulp glancing at the cold deep water knowing my friends are swimming for their lives down there. Well Emily, Kili, and Alex are being dragged. The water isn't going to help Alex's wounds. Bard leads us up the stairs and is about to open the door and walk in when he turns to look at two fisherman that aren't fishing.

"You can tell the Master I'm done for the day," Bard states and tosses one an apple. Then we walk inside and shut the door.

"Da! Where have you been?" a short girl, with brown hair tied up in a knot, asks. She rushes into Bards waiting arms and squeezes her father tightly.

"Father, there you are. I was worried," an older girl with similar features exclaims and hugs Bards as well.

"Who's this?" they both ask looking at me. I smile and fluff my wings nervously.

"I'm Allie." They both nod and raise eyebrows at the wings.

"Are you an angel?" the younger one inquires.

"Of sorts," I reply shyly.

"Will she bring us luck?"

"Definitely Tilda. Here, Sigrid," Bard answers cheerfully, ruffles Tilda's hair, and hands the bag he was carrying to the older one, Sigrid. "Bain, get them in." Bain nods and runs down some stairs to the bottom of the house where the toilet is; I follow after him to help. Bain gives the toilet wall two solid knocks, the signal, and Dwalin raises his dad out of the toilet seat.

"If you speak of this to anyone, I'll rip your arms off," Dwalin growls even still Bain offers him a hand which Dwalin rejects. "Get off." Dwalin drags himself out of the water then pulls Ori out after him. Alex is shoved up a second later and I grab her. Kili comes p after her and Bain helps him. Emily is brought up with Fili. Sam practically leaps out bringing Bilbo with her. Their new soulmate needs a little boost but so does Lacy. The rest of the dwarves make it up okay. Thorin comes last like a fateful leader.

"Up there," Bain directs to the onset of dwarves.

"You alright?" I question and grab his forearm. His safety concerns me even though he's a jerk.

"Da, why are there dwarves coming out of our toilet?" Sigrid asks shakily eyeing the group of us concerned.

"I'm fine," Thorin grumbles and pushes my arm off. I ignore the stab of sorrow that goes through my heart when he does. I will not turn into a weepy girl over him.

"Will they bring us luck?" Tilda questions and Bard chuckles.

"Maybe sweet Tilda maybe."

~~~

Emily

~~~

I wake up with my face in a fire. Fili is waving a flaming stick over my arms. He's kneeling besides me with a hopeful look.

"Clever way to wake me fast," I praise and yawn. Fili grins, warming my heart, and takes a step back so I can sit up. Making a split decision I put my hand behind his neck and being him down to my level for a burning kiss.

"What was that for?" he murmurs in a daze.

"Because I love you," I whisper, blinking slowly. Fili's smile spreads across his face to each of his ears.

"I love you too." Then we're kissing again.

"Sorry to break this up but here," Bard politely interrupts and hands us new dry clothes. Bard continues along handing each member of the company new clothes. "They may not be the best fit, but they'll keep you warm," Bard assures.

The ladies excuse ourselves to a different room to change and all work together to change Alex. She's still not awake, in fact she's contracting a fever.

"A fever isn't good," Allie mumbles and touches Alex's face. Her veins go black and she gasps in pain. "Just take a little more."

"Allie stop you'll kill yourself!" Sam snaps and pulls her hand away. Allie's hand remains outstretched and tears start to gather in her eyes.

"This ain't going to end well for anyone is it?" she squeaks. Her words force the thought that this might not end in a pretty bow into my head.

"No no it won't," Lacy utters while wringing out her endless brown locks.

~~~

Jacob

~~~

This is all so confusing and new. I've never been out of Greenwood before, so this is very weird. Not to mention the fact I have two soulmates! Who are already in a relationship. It makes me feel intrusive but I want to be selfish when it comes to them.

The little girl Tilda offers Bilbo some new clothes: a blue fur jacket to be exact.

"Oh, thank you," Bilbo says politely. At first glance Bilbo seems like a very mannerly polite person and he is. I shake my head when Tilda offers me new clothes. Elvish clothes dry quickly.

The leader Thorin who's got a soft spot for the angel, Allie, gazes out the window looking white as a sheet.

"The Dwarvish Wind-Lance," he mumbles. Glancing out the window I see a large mounted crossbow. Well that's at least what it looks like.

"You look like you've seen a ghost," Bilbo and I observe in sync. I admittedly blush.

"He has. The last time we saw such a weapon the city was on fire. It was a day the dragon came. The day that Smaug destroyed Dale," the older scholar, Balin, who knows everything explains. I can almost see Smaug burning as he speaks. "Girion, the lord of the city, rallied his bowmen to fire upon the beast. But a dragon's hide is tough, tougher than the strongest armor. Only a Black Arrow fired from a wind-lance could have pierced the dragon's hide. And few of those arrows were ever made," Balin recounts vividly and Bilbo goes pale, he's probably scared. Sam explained he was here to steal something from the dragon. I put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "The store was running low when Girion made his last stand." The story needn't continue because we all knew how it ended.

"If the aim of men had been true that day, much would've been different," Thorin grumbles.

"You speak as if you were there?" Bard comments, a slight scowl upon his face.

"All dwarves know the tale," Thorin counters.

"Then you would know that Girion hit the dragon. He loosened his scale under the left wing, one more shot and he would've killed the beast," Bards son, Bain, buts in. Dwalin chuckles condescendingly when he does.

"That's a fairy story, lad. Nothing more." Bilbo gives me a look as if to apologize for the dwarves rudeness. The so called fairy story seems quite accurate.

"Well if this company has taught you anything its that most fairy stories are true," Allie retorts and glares at Thorin. Thorin ignores her easily and turns to Bard.

"You took our money. Where are the weapons?"

"Wait here," Bard orders and walks down to the bottom of the house again.

"Tomorrow begins the last days of Autumn," Thorin says. He must not want Bard to overhear the true nature of this journey.

"Durin's Day falls the morning after next. We must reach the mountain before then," Balin murmurs intently.

"And if we do not? If we fail to find the hidden door before that time?" Fili inquires.

"Then this quest has been for nothing," Bofur responds. At that moment Bard returns with a wet sack. He opens it to reveal the "weapons." The dwarves cluster around and each pick one up.

"What is this?" Thorin questions angrily holding up a hook thing.

"Pike hook. Made from an old harpoon," Bard answers nonchalantly.

"And this?" Kili weakly inquires holing up a hammer type thing.

"A crow bill, we call it. Fashioned from a smithy's hammer. It's heavy in a hand, I grant. But in defense of your life, these will serve you better than none," Bard points out. I snidely grin because I'm still in possession of my scimitars.

"We paid for weapons. Iron forged, swords and axes!" Gloin shouts riling everyone up.

"I'm too tired for this shit," Allie mumbles and holds her head as the dwarves start arguing.

"It's a joke!" Bofur hisses. The dwarves throw all the make shift weapons back on the table.

"You won't find better outside the city armory. All iron forged weapons are held there under lock and key," Bard snaps and Thorin gets a wicked gleam in his eye.

"Thorin, why not take what's on offer and go. I've made do with less, so have you," Balin reasons. I think Balin is my favorite, he's the most sensible. "I say we leave now."

"You're not going anywhere," Bard says firmly. All eyes snap to him.

"What did you say?" Sam asks taking on a threatening posture.

"There are spies watching this house and probably every dock and wharf in the town. We must wait till nightfall," Bard elaborates and Sam relaxes a bit.

Reluctantly the company sits back down Kili wincing when he does. Allie gives him a sympathetic glance and holds out her hands to show her veins are still running black.

"So what's your story?" Sam inquires.

"What do you mean my story?" I ask.

"She means like family friends any tragic back stories we should know. That sort of thing," Bilbo clarifies. I'm beginning to notice how they balance each other out.

"Oh well my parents are alive and well. My goldfish died when I was young," I say.

"Goldfish?" they both ask.

"Well goldfish and brother but mostly goldfish," I reply and shrug.

"You're an odd one that's for sure," Sam comments and ruffles my short hair.

~~~

Grace

~~~

"I thought you were going to stay in the kingdom like you told Allie,"Legolas remarks.

"I was then I realized that we cannot let evil win. Even with the smallest victories they gain power. I will not let evil become stronger than us," I vow. "I am also not one to let her friends die from black arrow poisoning."

Tauriel lets us speak and examines the river and surrounding area.

"The orcs and dwarves went to Laketown," Tauriel reports looking on into the distance viewing the misty town. She must have figured out the route they took.

"Let's take the secret elvish passage," Natalie suggests.

"I agree with Natalie. We need to get their fast if we are to save Alex and Kili," I announce. "Come along we must have haste."