Bilbo opened the door carefully and revealed a rather handsome dwarf that was slightly taller than some. He had a short black beard with long black hair with some signs of silver lacing through. He moved his blue eyes towards Gandalf

"Gandalf" he spoke in a deep voice. He entered the house whilst removing his cloak "I thought you said this place would be easy to find, I lost my way...twice. If it hadn't been for that mark on the door I wouldn't have found it" he said sending a small to his nephews Fili and Kili.

As he inspected Bilbo, Fiona and Amanda stayed in the background hearing everything that was going on. Fiona felt her heart quicken at the sound of his voice and took a small breath to calm down. Amanda noticed her nervousness and laid a hand on her shoulder to calm her.

"One more thing Thorin, I have brought along two more members" Gandalf said trying to spot them. Fili and Kili moved away and nudged them to the front to face Thorin Oakinshiled and right away he was not impressed "you brought two women into my company Gandalf? Your a fool, they look slow and weak" he said unimpressed.

Now one thing Amanda hated most in the world was to be called weak and immediately she did not like this dwarf one bit. "You say we are weak huh? Say it again to my face" she challenged going head to head with him. Thorin vaguely noticed the smaller girl shake her head rapidly and cutting her hand across her throat to him as if she was warning him not to cross the line.

But he did it anyway

"The only thing women are good for are being good little wives who cook and clean. A skinny girl like you can't be a warrior. Your weak and that is that" he growled.

"Uh oh...he's done it now..." He heard Fiona mumble. Amanda smiled all to sweetly, which got Fili and Kili nervous as they moved forward with their hands on the hilt of their swords.

Without any warning Amanda grabbed Thorin's arm in a lock causing him to cry out in pain and he was flipped over onto his back, taking the breath out of him...he stared up in shock at Amanda who cracked her knuckles and stepped over him to head to the pantry.

He growled and sat up and saw a small hand reach to take his. He looked up to the blue eyed girl who held a nervous look "I did try to warn you..." She said quietly.

He liked her soft voice for an odd reason and chuckled slightly "next time I will heed your warning..." He grumbled, taking her hand. She pulled him up so they were face to face....well her face to his chest, she was tiny compared to him!

"Are you as strong as her?" He dared to ask. Fiona shook her head "no I'm more of the....speed type rather than strength." She explained. Thorin smirked slightly at her shyness "your name?" He asked.

"Fiona, band the girl who flattened you is Amanda" she said.

He brought her hand to his lips and pecked them. He walked away to the dining area leaving a blushing Fiona.

She scurried after the group spotting Amanda sitting by Fili and Kili who seemed to be bombarding her with questions as to how she managed to lift a rather big dwarf.

"It's called lots of training and dedication. Fiona and I were taught how to defend ourselves by using a others weight against them. We can show you more if you feel like fighting against us?" She smirked towards Thorin who just glared at her as he ate some stew that Fiona fetched for him.

"Now let's get to business here, what news from the meeting in Ered Luin? Did they all come?"

Thorin nodded "aye. Envoys from all seven kingdoms" he informed him. The dwarves murmured amongst each other in excitement while Amanda quietly slunk to the far corner, listening in to the conversation. Fiona remained next to Bofur.

"What do the dwarves of the iron hills say? Is Dain with us?" Dwalin asked hopefully. Everyone was silent as Thorin let out a disappointing sigh "they will not come" he grumbled. The dwarves muttered in disappointment "this quest is ours and ours alone" he said.

"There may not be many of us but banded together we are strong as one" Fiona said softly with a smile. Thorin glanced at her and gave her a nod "your words of encouragement is appreciated" he said. Fiona smiled brightly.

"Your going on a quest?" Bilbo asked coming forward. Gandalf asked him for a little more light and showed the group the map, he glanced over to Amanda and then Fiona "my dears, come here and look at this" he said beckoning the, with a wave of his hand. Amanda and Fiona moved over to him and read the map over his shoulder. It was just as it was in the movie

"the lonely mountain." Bilbo read from the map

"Aye. Oin has read the portents and they say that it is time!" Gloin declared

"Ravens have been seen flying back to the mountain as it was foretold: When the birds of yore return to Erebor, the reign of the beast will end." Oin explained further. Bilbos face turned from curiosity to concern quickly at the mention of a beast "Uh, What beast?" He had asked

Bofur looked over at him "Well that would be a reference to Smaug the Terrible, chiefest and greatest calamity of our age. Airborne fire-breather, teeth like razors, claws like meathooks, extremely fond of precious metals--"

"Yes, I know what a dragon is." Bilbo snapped.

Whilst the dwarves talked amongst themselves about the quest Fiona and Amanda were off into their own little private meeting

"This is getting to weird" a Amanda mumbled in disbelief

"I know...should we tell them what the runes actually say?" Fiona asked. Amanda thought for a moment before shaking her head "no we better not mess this up....but....maybe when it's a dire need we can maybe change a few things" she said. They jumped when they heard the dwarves argue loudly about Gandalf not killing any Dragons until Thorin yelled silence in Khuzal.

"Your mans awfully loud" Amanda mumbled to Fiona as he encouraged his men. Fiona immediately turned red "shud up!" She hissed, whacking Amanda on the shoulder. They sat back down as Gandalf continued to speak after handing a key to Thorin.

"dwarf doors are invisible when closed. The answer lies hidden somewhere in this map and I do not have the skill to find it. But there are others in Middle-earth who can. The task I have in mind will require a great deal of stealth, and no small amount of courage. But, if we are careful and clever, I believe that it can be done."

"That's why we need a burglar." Ori said

"Hm, A good one, too. An expert, I'd imagine." Bilbo spoke rocking on his heels. Everyone looked to him "and are you Mr Bilbo?" Fiona asked

"Am I what?" He asked looking at her

"He said he's an expert! Hey hey!" Oin cheered making Fiona, Amanda and the dwarves laugh while Bilbo began to panic.

"M--Me? No, no, no, no, no. I'm not a burglar; I've never stolen a thing in my life!" He squeaked.

"I'm afraid I have to agree with Mr. Baggins. He's hardly burglar material." Balin pointed out

"You never know mr Balin. He could hold a lot of potential" Amanda defended.

"the wild is no place for gentlefolk who can neither fight nor fend for themselves." Dwalin argued glancing to Amanda and Fiona directly.

the dwarves begin arguing. Gandalf, growing angry, rises to his full height and casts darkness over the group as starts speaking in his "powerful" voice. The others stop in awe.

"Enough! If I say Bilbo Baggins is a burglar, then a burglar he is!" He boomed.

Fiona squeaked and hid behind Amanda as the old wizard calmed down. Thorin looked at him with doubt "fine, we will do it your way. Give all three the contract" he said to Balin.

Balin handed the contract to the girls first who nodded to eachother and signed it. They handed it to Bilbo who began to read it to himself. His eyes widened in shock "incineration?" He asked

"Oh aye, he"ll melt the flesh right off your bones." Bofur said. He didn't notice Fiona gesture for him to zip it as Bilbo began to breath heavily

"Air...I need air" he mumbled

"Think a living furnace! A minute of pain then poof!" Bofur said too cheerfully.

Bilbo stood as if he looked fine and smiled....

"Nope" he said fainting with a thump on the ground. Fiona sent a glare to Bofur "Baka" she mumbled before stepping over to the small Hobbit. She bent down and grabbed his large feet. She looked over to the table with a frown "well? A little help?" She asked. Gandalf stood and took his arms and they carried him to an arm chair in the study.

Fiona returned to the dining room and dug through her bag, not noticing the dwarves look at her curiously as she yelled "aha!" And fished out a small bottle. She returned to Bilbo and opened the bottle, waving it under his nose. He woke up with a start "oh! My dragon!" He chocked.

"Here, drink this, it's good for the nerves" Amanda said appearing with a cup of tea. They left him to talk and sat by the fire in another room.