Remember We'll Be History

Twenty-Five: The Lonely Mountain & A Dragon

Thorin had been awake for the past ten minutes and his gaze was just on Bella, his wife. He still couldn't believe it.

"You know it should be creepy you are staring at me," he heard her speak.

"I'm sorry if I woke you," Thorin told her.

"You didn't really," Bella said opening her eyes and looking at him. "Good Morning,"

"Good Morning wife," Thorin said and Bella chuckled. Thorin kissed her and Bella pulled him close. When they pulled apart both were smiling.

"Unfortunately, we need to get up," Bella said as they would have to get to the Mountain, and they would be leaving that day.

"I know," Thorin said, he pulled her face toward his. "Promise me, that no matter what happens you will do whatever will keep us safe,"

"I promise," Bella said to him. She had this weird feeling in the pit of her stomach the same feeling she had that day during the Reichenbach Fall.

#

The Shire

Bungo woke up in the morning and knew he had important things to do this day and he didn't expect to see Tris come to the Shire. He knew that he would be giving her this news.

"You seem serious Bungo?" Tris said knowing that Bungo was hiding something.

"My daughters Old Soul came to visit," Bungo told her. Tris throat closed-up because something could have happened to any of the company.

"Is everything alright?" Tris asked trying not to show her nervousness.

"He gave me some interesting news," Bungo said. "It seems that our children decided to elope,"

"What?!" Tris screamed but the happiness was there because her son, the hardworking, prideful, sorrowful son who carried the weight of the world in his shoulder, finally found someone to love.

"Yes, I was surprised,"

"You are not upset?" Tris asked, she had known of many that had eloped even royalty had done so, but she had been in the Shire and had seen from Primula and Drogo and other couples and seen that courtship was strict.

"Upset, no I am actually not surprised," Bungo told her.

"Can you explain? I have seen many couples and your courting is strict," Tris told him.

"My wife and I eloped, it's the reason the Thain requested I build this home as an intention and I did, of course, we had already married and the Thain helped us meet until I finished this home and we got our second marriage," Bungo admit it. "No one talks about it, because they are not aware of it, even Garor eloped, they're many elopements in the Shire but everyone turns a blind eye to them,"

"Oh," Tris said and smiled. "So, what were you planning to do?"

"I actually have to go and put their marriage into the books, in case they come people do not question it," Bungo said.

"I will go with you," Tris told him. "I wouldn't want anyone believing that Belladonna was treated as someone below her station, she is officially Queen-to-be,"

"Oh, I didn't think of that," Bungo told her.

"I always forget your people don't have royalty," Tris told him with a smile.

"Well we should get going," Bungo said.

"Tea will wonderful afterward,"

"We should, my Father in Law will be incredibly surprised," Bungo said.

Took land

The Old Took was a surprise as he saw his wife moving around the house.

'She seems nervous,' Lety told him.

"I am not nervous; I just heard some information?" Ada told them.

"What did you hear?"

"Bungo has gone to the Mayor's office with Lady Tris and they have made new paperwork," she told them, He could only think of one issue that would cause so much racket.

"Did Belladonna elope with the Dwarf Prince?" Gerontius asked her.

"Did Lety tell you?" Ada asked him.

"No, but for him to go to the Mayors home with the Lady Tris, it would only mean that Bella pulled her parents and eloped," Gerontius told her.

"We will have to get ready, as the rumors will be going wild," Ada told him.

"Everyone knew that Bella was not going to marry a hobbit," he told her. Ada stopped and looked at him. "Ada, we spoke on this, she was not going to marry a Hobbit, I knew, and you knew that she was planning to move to Rivendell for the past few years. I believe she did something that she was going to do something normal,"

"I know, but we still have to defend her,"

"We will,"

#

Lake-town

Everyone was getting ready to get to the Mountain. Thorin was leaving Kili and Fili in Lake-town, Oin was staying to get anyone to safety and Bofur as well,

"Are you sure you don't want to stay Ori?" Thorin asked.

"No, I will be fine," Ori responded. Kili and Fili had not been too happy, but it would be for the best. It was decided to keep some Dwarves down as well to help just-in-case.

They all got into the boat and knew that it would be getting more interesting than ever. Bella looked over to Lake-town and was worried that something bad would happen. She just hoped that she could protect everyone, she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Thorin looking at her.

"It's going to be alright, the last leg of the journey amaraile," he told her.

"I know we will," Bella said, but she was just wondering about Sherlock and if he had gotten any information. She had a feeling that she would have to use the ring.

#

The Lonely Mountain

They had arrived and as they were looking for the door, they were giving up on it, as they could not find the door. The last sunlight had gone down.

"This was useless," Thorin said looking at her with failure and Bella sighed because it wasn't a good look for him. They began to leave, and Bella wanted to stop them, but she knew that she couldn't. she looked at the map once more trying to get an answer of where the keyhole could be, she saw the moonlight, and something clicked in her mind.

"Wait!" she screamed. "It's the light of the moon, the last light of the moon of Autumn," she said looking around for the key that Thorin had dropped, she felt it and just saw as it almost fell. It was stopped by a boot and looked to see Thorin standing there. They both saw the keyhole appear and Thorin put the key in and turned it, he pushed the door open and Bella saw as some of their eyes filled with tears.

"Thorin," Balin said and he just touched his shoulder. Bella just saw as they went inside.

Bella breathes in as she knew that she had to go inside. Thorin stood next to her as Balin explained.

"There is a live dragon there don't waken it," he told her. Thorin breathed in as everything seemed to be coming together. He was about to send his wife to her doom.

"Bella," Thorin said grabbing her shoulders. "We can find another, you don't need to go in there,"

"I signed a contract Thorin, I gave my word," Bella said. Though in her mind Mycroft's old words came to it.

'The bravery of a soldier,'

"I will come back to you," Bella told him. Thorin pulled her close and the kiss was desperate that Balin looked away as he knew that he shouldn't be seeing this.

"Come back to me," Thorin said.

"I make no promise," Bella said. Because she couldn't promise him anything. "I will try my best,"

Thorin let her go inside and he did not know if he was making a mistake letting her go alone. Balin touched his arm and he walked outside.

She went inside was looking around and it was something she had never seen or thought she would ever see, as she got closer, she saw the room and she tried not to gasp at seeing all the gold. She walked on top of it and in her mind was trying to figure out, how she would find a damn stone in this place. As she went deeper and deeper, she grabbed a cup and the coins began to fall and she saw the eye of it. She heard it breathe and she hid behind the pillar, she just saw as the piles of the gold move. When it opened its eyes, all she could do it touched the ring in her pocket and knew that she had no choice at all.

"Well thief, I smell you, I hear your breath, I feel your air," it said and all she could do was run.

She hid behind the pillars knowing that it was looking for her.

"Come no don't be shy," he told her. "Step into the light, there is something about you something you carry something made of gold, but far more precious!" when said it she felt shivers run down her spine and she saw darkness and an eye, she took the ring off.

"Aw, there you are," Smaug told her. "Thief in the shadow,"

Bella could not believe in her mind that she was talking to a dragon and she was afraid.

"Where do you come from may I ask?" it told her and she saw it there, the stone.

"I come from Under the hill?"

"Under the hill?"

"And over the hill and under hills my path has led, and through the air, I am she who walks unseen,"

"Impressive and what else do you claim to be?"

"I am luck wearer, riddle maker," she said.

"What else?"

"Healer,"

"Healer, now that is interesting," he said.

"What about your Dwarf friends?" He asked her and he went on a tangent and Bella tried to get close to the stone. When the Arkenstone fell over, she wanted to curse, it began a mouse and cat game that she did not like.

"You have been used thief in the shadows, that coward Oakenshield has weighted the value of your life and has found it worth nothing," he told her and she had to admit that this stupid Dragon was trying to get into her mind, and she was getting flashes to Irene, Moriarty, Marcus, and all those naysayers.

"No, you're wrong," Bella said, and she felt her left eye burn and she felt so thankful because she knew that even if he wasn't there, he would be able to see.

"What did promise you a share of the gold, or was it something else?" Smaug asked her. "Did he promise you his love to you, they do not know it, it is the gold in their heart and it is its Mistress, you are nothing but a warm body for him."

Bella ran of her hiding spot going for the stone and she was thrown to the air and she fell to the ground. It was worst than flying on the eagles. That's when she saw it.

"So, the tales are true the black arrow found its mark," she whispered.

"What did you say?"

"I was just saying your predilection precedes you, Oh Smaug the Tyrannical, you truly have no equal on this earth," she said, and she turned her head and saw it. She was not the only one.

"I'm deeply tempted to let you take it, just to see Oakenshield suffer and as well," Smaug told her. "You will see how it will destroy him, watch it corrupt him and little by little any love he had for you banish under the madness it will take his heart and drive him to hatred, and kill you,"

#

Rivendell

Sherlock was getting information and he was learning enough.

"Where is Glorfindel?" Sherlock asked Tony as he had noticed that the soldier had been absent.

"Elrond has sent him and some of the soldiers to the East," Tony told him. Sherlock turned to look at him.

"He saw something,"

"He always sees something, which is the reason he has also left with Galadriel and Saruman," Tony responded.

"I should get to Bella," Sherlock says.

"But you haven't finished the research and why are you looking for the ring history?" Tony asked.

"The Ring?"

"Yeah, you know we have a huge painting for it," Tony said they both moved and Sherlock began to see all the information. He paled as he understood all the information that he had gotten, and he had seen the marks in the ring in the ground.

"Something tells me I have missed something important," Tony said.

"We will need to get to the east," Sherlock said and connected to Bella and he was seeing everything. He saw her run in the Mountain and the Dwarves running there as well. He also noticed Thorin's eyes and that they were not too focus.

"I need to get to her soon,"

"Is she in danger,"

"She will be," Sherlock said.