(Not) Quite Ready For Another Adventure
Bilbo hadn't exactly meant this when he'd said that to Gandalf as they boarded the ship.No, he had definitely not wanted to restart his life from just before it was overturned by dwarves, elves, dragons, skinchangers, and oh, let's not forget dragons and gold-sickness. And that Valar forsaken Ring. This was most definitely not what he had imagined.And yet, that was exactly what was happening. And he supposed, if it would just let him save his King and said King's nephews, as well as destroy the Ring before Frodo ever had a chance to be burdened with it - then maybe, just maybe, though it wasn't what he had imagined, it was exactly what he needed.
Basically a Bilbo-fixes-everything fic, because reasons. It won't be without its bumps in the road, though.