Clash Of Worlds

Chapter 9

Date Published: 9/27/2015

Sibria is relieved to see Rowena again. Kili was still holding Sibria in his arms. She felt a constant pain on her left side from the poorly made dagger that one of the goblins stabbed her with. Her face was cold with sweat.
Kili looks at her in concern and glances at Gandalf. "Gandalf . . . Can you do anything for Sibria? She was stabbed."
Gandalf quickly walks over to Kili and Sibria. "Oh, my, my, my, sweet lass . . . Hold still, this may hurt a little, but the pain will subside quickly." Gandalf smiles at Sibria.
Sibria returns the best smile she can pull off and nods. She has been in pain for a while now, she is starting to feel numb from all of the pain she was enduring.
Gandalf slowly waves his hand over Sibria's wound and the skin starts to heal and smoothen and look as if Sibria had never been stabbed.
Sibria finally relaxes. "Thank you, Gandalf."
Gandalf smiles. "You are a tough lass, Sibria Keorn." He says as he tousles her hair.
Sibria giggles and glances at Kili. "You can put me down now, Kili. Thank you." She smiles at Kili before he places her on the ground.
Sibria glances at Rowena and the others who were battling off the goblins. Sibria turns into a tiger and leaps toward a completely distracted goblin and takes him out.
Rowena was still in the process of taking out the goblin king. The goblin king growled at Rowena and swung his staff towards her but she jumped up and ducked, sliding left and right, dodging his blows. She finally spots a weak spot below him and puts her hands together "fire style! Phoenix flower!" she growled. A ball of fire shot from her hand and burned the wood causing the goblin king to fall. More of his pesky minions began to swarm as she pushed her way to thorin "I think we've over stayed our welcome!" he growled as he killed a goblin
" I know the way out! Come on!" she yelled as she grabbed his hand.
"come now quickly!" gandalf yelled over as he ran over and helped some dwarves stand.
Sibria nudges the dwarves forward. She is still in tiger form as she follows the dwarves. She bats goblins off the edges of the dangerous pathway. And roars at one that appears behind her. Frightening it off the ledge. She finally turns back to human form and keeps up with the others. Hoping there wouldn't be another surprise attack from a goblin. She loses her footing and starts to slip off the edge, but someone catches her. Kili.
Kili pulls her up and Sibria notices her hand he was holding had turned into a paw. "Can't completely stay human today, I guess." She laughs.
"Are you okay?" Kili asks and smiles.
Sibria nods. "Yes. We better keep up with the others."
Kili doesn't let go of her hand as they try to catch up with the others.

They Make it to a bridge until to their shock the goblin king comes crashing through with a smug grin. Gandalf holds his arms to the side stopping the dwarves from moving.
"you thought you could escape me!? What are you going to do no wizard!?" he jeered. Pokeing him in the chest, causing him to stumble back but he was pushed back up by the dwarves. To the goblin kings pleasure and surprise Rowena stepped forward with a firey look that could kill "hey...if you touch him again...I'll kill you" she said loud enough for him to hear. The goblin king laughed "a tiny little thing like you kill me?! That is just rich coming from the little wizard that ran away from everything" he laughed. Sibria tensed. She knew Rowena didn't like it if anyone laughed at her for running away.
Rowena smirked under her hood and brushed it back. Letting her short blonde curly hair flow freely "I've just about had enough of you" she muttered. She opened her eyes and gandalf noticed they had become red. His heart grew heavy with fear.
with a quick flick of the wrist Rowena drew out her sword and sliced the goblin kings throat. He gasped and loomed at her "that'll do it..." he choked. Falling from the broken bridge. Taking the company with him. Thorin grabbed Rowena and held her to his chest as the bridge collapsed

Sibria turns into a tiger again from the fall. She braces herself as the ground quickly approaches. The bridge completely falls apart when it hits the ground. The company groans from the fall. Sibria crawls out of the broken bridge, following Gandalf, Rowena and Thorin.
"Well that could have been worse." Bofur says just as the Goblin king falls on top of the rest of the dwarves.
"You've got to be joking!" Dwalin groans.
Kili rolls out of the debris and freaks out when he sees hundreds of goblins running their way. "Gandalf!" He yells.
"There's too many! We can't fight them!" Dwalin speaks up.
"Only one thing will save us! Daylight! Come on!" Gandalf yells as he helps the dwarves to their feet.
Rowena jumps up and concentrates her magic "earth style! Great stone wall!" she yelled as she slammed her hands to the ground and rose them back up making the ground rise into a wall "that should hold them a little" she muttered
"Rowena come on!" Thorin yelled as he grabbed her hand and dragged her towards the others
The company start to run through the cave. Sibria is the first to spot a light. She lets out a small roar, alerting Gandalf. He spots the daylight Sibria found.
"Come one you fools, this way!" He yells as he runs after Sibria. When they finally make it out of the caves, Sibria turns back to human form and falls to the ground.
"Sibria?!" Fili and Kili yell and run towards her. Making sure she's okay.
". . . I'm fine . . . Just over exhausted . . . Too much changing." She sighs.
Gandalf begins counting everyone off "Sibria, fili kili, nori dori, Thorin, Rowena and...Bilbo? Where is our hobbit!?" he panicked.
Sibria sits up. 'I haven't seen him since we fell into the goblin caves."
"What happened exactly?! Tell me?!" Gandalf demands.
"I'll tell you what happened . . ." Thorin grumbles. "Master Baggins saw his chance and he took it! He's thought of nothing but his soft bed and his warm house the first moment he stepped out of his door! We will not be seeing our hobbit again!"
SIbria stands. "You are starting to really irritate me dwarf!"
Thorin turns and looks at Sibria coldly. "Why do you care so much about him?! Do you see him nearby?! Can you prove me wrong?!" Thorin yells at Sibria.
"He'll be here." Sibria growls.
"He is long gone!" Thorin responds
"No, he isn't." Bilbo appears from behind the company.
Gandalf chuckles. "Bilbo Baggins! I have never been so glad to see anyone in my life."
Sibria grins and gives Thorin an 'I told you so' look.
Rowena gives a smirk to Thorin who bowed his head in shame a little.
"we thought we'd lost you there bilbo!" fili gasped
"howd you escape the goblins?" dwalin asked
"how indeed" Rowena muttered. As bilbo spoke she spotted a glimmer of gold from Bilbo's pocket. She frowned as she felt a dark magic come from it 'maybe it's my imagination ' she thought.
Gandalf notices it as well. "Well, what does it matter? He's back.
"It matters." Thorin responds. "I want to know, why did you come back?"
Bilbo smiles. "I know you doubt me, I know you always have . . . And you're right, I often think of bag end. I miss my books. And my armchair, my garden. You see, that's where I belong. That's home. That's why I came back. You don't have one. A home. It was taken from you. But I will help you take it back if I can."
Sibria smiles as she glances at the dwarves longing for home by their expressions and feels a bit nostalgic about her own home.
Rowena frowns at his statement and Crosses her arms, walking away slightly.
Home
That was all she ever wanted since that night. Somewhere peaceful with a garden, maybe even a loving husband with a baby or two. The thought made her smile. But she shook her head. She could never have any of those things. She was a wanderer. No where was her home...
Sibria studies Rowena and her heart breaks for her. But she starts to smile again when she notices Thorin, at the corner of her eye, studying her red wizard friend. Sibria purses her lips, trying hard not to giggle. "I can't wait to see how this works out." She whispers quietly to herself. Sibria hears a growl and tenses "uh Ooooh" she gulps.
Orcs on top of wargs start to run down a steep hill towards the company.
"Out of the frying pan." Thorin says when he spots the orcs.
"And into the fire." Gandalf finishes. "Run. RUN!!"