Walking In Starlight

12

"Bones will be shattered, necks will be wrung! You’ll be beaten and battered, from racks you’ll be hung. You will lie down here and never be found, down in the deep of Goblin-town" the Great Goblin sang

Grinnah, one of the goblins, is examining the weapons the dwarves brought with them, picking up Thorin’s sword, Orcrist, and slides it a few inches out of its sheath. Recognizing the sword, he gasps in horror and throws it down, causing it to land in view of all the goblins, who howl in fear and rage as they retreat from it, the Great Goblin runs rapidly to his throne, trampling many goblins on his way.

"I know that sword!" The Great Goblin exclaimed "the Goblin-Cleaver, the Biter, the blade that sliced a thousand necks. Smash them! Beat them! Kill them! Kill them all! Cut off his head!”

Goblins hold Thorin down, and one of them pulls out his knife and prepares to behead him. Suddenly, there is a massive explosion of bright light, the sound goes muted as a shockwave rips through the area, flinging goblins in the air and destroying the torturing machines. Everyone is knocked down, including the Great Goblin, but when the force of the explosion has passed, most of the lights in the area have been snuffed out. Gandalf, holding his staff and his sword, Glamdring, the light slowly returns to the area as the goblins and the dwarves slowly look up, recovering from the shock, looking at Gandalf,

"Take up arms" Gandalf ordered "fight. Fight!”

The dwarves quickly get up and begin fighting the goblins, Ryneela opens her left hand, causing her bow to materialize in her hand, quiver of arrows on her back as she looked at the goblins, her eyes flashing electric blue. As goblins run at Gandalf, he kills them with his sword and staff, The Great Goblin, still lying on the ground, sees Gandalf’s sword and points at it,

"He wields the Foe-Hammer, the Beater, bright as daylight!" He shouted

Some of the dwarves reach their pile of weapons and begin tossing the weapons to each other, using then to defeat the goblins around them, Oin manages to reclaim his hearing trumpet, although it has been quite flattened. Nori, while fighting, lands on the floor, the Great Goblin runs at him and swings his mace

"Nori!" Dwalin shouted

Thorin jumps forward and deflects the Great Goblin’s blow, causing the Great Goblin to stumble backward and fall off the edge of his platform, falling to the depths below. The rest of the dwarves and Gandalf continue to fight,

"Follow me" Gandalf ordered "quick! Run!”

Cutting down the goblins around them, the dwarves, Gandalf and Ryneela run along a pathway leading away from the throne room, Ryneela snatching her shoulder bag from one of the goblins and kicking him off, running at full speed to catch up with the others. Gandalf and the others run through the suspended passageways of Goblin Town, with hundreds of goblins running after them,

"Quickly!" Gandalf ordered

"Faster!" Balin shouted

Dwalin sees several goblins running at them from in front,

"Post!" Dwalin shouted

He and some of the dwarves cut a guardrail post from the side of the path and they hold it out in front of them like a massive spear,

"Charge!" Dwalin ordered

He and the other dwarves charge at the oncoming goblins and sweep them away with the long rail. Dropping the rail, Dwalin pulls out his axes and begins knocking aside goblins, the rest of the company doing the same. Gloin hits one goblin who falls and lands on another suspended path, breaking the path and dropping all the goblins on it into the darkness below. The rest of the Company also fight the goblins around them with their various weapons and fighting styles. Several goblins snarl as they swing on ropes toward the dwarves,