The Great Goblin interrogates Thorin and accuses the dwarves of being spies, thieves, and murderers. On the way, they see their ponies, who will be eaten by the Goblins. With whips, the Goblins drive Bilbo and the dwarves to the cavern of the Great Goblin.
The crack closes, and Gandalf disappears.
When the Goblins try to grab Gandalf, he creates a great lightning-like flash in the cave and several Goblins fall dead. Bilbo dreams that a crack opens in the back of the cave he wakes to find that the crack is real and that the ponies have disappeared through it and Goblins have entered. With their ponies, the expedition seeks shelter and sleep in a cave. The travelers are caught in a violent thunderstorm that is the work of stone-giants. The dwarves are hopeful of reaching the Lonely Mountain by Durin's Day, but Gandalf is skeptical because he knows that the land they are traveling has become evil and dangerous. As they climb up out of the valley and the weather gets colder and the terrain more dangerous, Bilbo thinks of the joys of summer back at home. With the advice of Elrond and under the direction of Gandalf, Bilbo and the dwarves take the right path that leads into the mountains.
