An Unexpected Hobbit - Reader Insert

Hey, This Cave Looks Alright!

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Of course the blue skies and 6 foot wide paths couldn't last. Of course we couldn't have stayed in Rivendell. Of course. The thoughts flew through (Name)'s well soaked mind as she clung to the rocky stone of a mountain. Rain pounded down on her head and shoulders, as well as the rocky and treacherous paths. On the girl's left was a wall of stone, on her right was a drop so sheer she would be instantly shattered once she hit the ground. Thunder and lightning crackled in the air, making the slippery outcrop of rock she was on shake.

Happy thoughts, (Name)! Uh...I'm glad I borrowed Kili's clothes so that I'm not completely wet...? A bolt of brilliant light struck a nearby mountaintop. Oh god, we're dead.

"Hold on!" she heard Thorin holler from in front of the line of dwarves. They weren't making much progress - every step had to be made with extreme caution. As soon as the thought brushed her mind, the girl felt the stone under her feet give. With a small eep, she leapt forwards, helped by Dwalin, who was in front of her.

"We must find shelter!" the leader of the dwarves yelled. No shit, (Name) mentally yelled back.

"Watch out!" Dwalin cried, ducking against the rock. (Name) looked up through the precipitation, following his finger to where he was pointing. Then she saw it - a massive boulder hurtling through the air above the group. Her eyes were wide as she watched it smash against the top of the mountain they were travelling on. Only then did it register that large chunks of rock were falling in their direction, and she pressed herself to the wall like the other dwarves. Stone chunks ranging from pebbles to boulders as big as the original fell from the black and churning clouds.

"This is no thunderstorm," Balin cried over the noises of the chaos. "This is a thunder battle! Look!" (Name)'s (e/c) tinted orbs were already focused on the strange sight in front of her. The mountain on the other side of the canyon seemed to be growing and shifting, different parts coming together to create a somewhat anthropomorphic figure. Its body parts were all made of rock, connected with some sort of magical force. From yet another mountain, it sluggishly but powerfully ripped a humongous chunk of rock.

"Well, bless me!" Bofur gasped. "The legends are true! Giants - stone giants!"

"Take cover, you'll fall!" Thorin roared.

"What's happening?" Kili yelled, echoing (Name's) thoughts.

The giant reared its arm back, then hurled the rock with all its might. (Name) followed its trajectory to yet another giant that had risen behind the company. As the boulder hit, she gasped and clung as much as she could to the slippery surface. In the middle of the dwarves there was much shouting, and she craned her neck to see what happened. A crack had formed in the mountainside, splitting the group into half.

"Kili, grab my hand!" Fili yelled, trying to extend his arm to the other side. "Kili - Kili!" The dark haired dwarf tried to, but the distance between the two soon grew too large. (Name) was frozen in paralyzed terror, watching the battle between the stone giants. The first one lifted its arm to give the other a punch, and the rock shifted and rumbled underneath her, finally swinging to supposedly kick or dodge the attack. Dwalin extended his hand to the hobbit, and she clutched it for support. Looking back at the others, she spotted everyone grabbing hands to keep each other standing. Suddenly, another cliff was a couple yards away, then a couple feet.

"Jump!" Thorin roared from the other group. (Name) watched as they all leapt to the outcropping of rock safely, the rain plastering her (h/c) hair in front of her eyes. Then the rise of yet another stone giant caught her attention. It threw a boulder at the giant she was currently 'riding'. With a large crash of thunder, the giant fell in pieces, causing (Name) and the half of the dwarves with her to fall. Silently, she tumbled down onto another flat cliff, the pieces of the dead giant raining down on her head. Desperately, she and the dwarves scrambled for the cave-like structure that was in front of them, but a large rock crashed down near where she was standing, making her fall again.