Jim explored as he watched his girlfriend, panic, he could hardly understand her, she was uttering profanity in Spanish not only was she far away wailing, this was the fastest he had ever heard her speak it. She was swinging her hands around so strongly, she brought down a nearby light pole with the blast of shadow magic and she didn't even notice it tumbling down. Since they were in the desert, he stepped back a few feet letting her rave in the open space. He paced further back as he saw her eyes turn purple and her hair oppose gravity and float as she continued to panic. He felt his phone buzz and immediately answered. "Master Jim! What happened!?" Blink panicked.

"Well, it seems whatever magic Merlin conjured up clashed with Claire's but it seemed to redirect towards me and Clare; teleported us to whatever location, which seemed to be Mexico." Jim heard muttering on the other side of the phone. "The Wizard says that isn't the location he chooses, he's never been there." He heard NotEnrique accent through the phone, he didn't sound happy. He cringed as he heard thunder and by the flashes of color, he could tell it was Claire's doing.

"What was that!"

"It's Claire, she freaked out and her power seems to be freaking out with her. Luckily, we landed in a desert, and somehow she conjured— thunder." He turned to face Claire. In his point of view, She had calmed down but he was wrong. She appeared to be glowing. "Deya— Claire— Claire! You guys head back to Arcadia, We will meet you guys there. "

Before he could hang up he heard Damian speak, "Bring my sister home safe. No scars and no bruises."

"I will.

The phone calls ceased after that. And now he had to make sure his girlfriend was alright. " Deya have mercy." He sprinted towards Claire at full speed tackling her and making sure she landed unharmed. "Claire, I have a plan."

Claire's alarmed face turns favorable," Really?"

"Yes."

"Okay." She stood up and her magic steadied. Her hair rested flat her eyes brown and her expression composed. He grimaced at how timely it was for him to soothe her but then he shrugged it off. Seems Claire needs a sense of stability and since she hasn't done this before that means traveling across the orb was okay for her particularly since there was an objective. He jogged after Claire as she snatched her bag up after she threw it on the ground. "I still have some of the money here in my bag, they should have enough for them to get back to Arcadia safely." He nods.

"So what's the plan?" She inquired. The plan was— reasonable. Jim would make sure to find a pleasant and accessible hotel to stay in, he was glad his mother recommended him this app the first time they returned. And he had found one quicker than they foresaw. It was a lengthy walk to the city but it was a nice city and it was worth it. As planned, they stopped to get food first before they made it to the hotel; Claire talked to the desk lady, "How long do you think we would be here?" she faced hooded Jim.

"Eh— a week, until we have a durable plan in what to do next." Claire translated the message to the lady. The lady nodded and types something into the computer. She asked her name.

"Claire Nun— Claire and James Lake Jr." He looks down at her and smiles, holding her hand. The desk lady passes a key card to her. "Floor 2, Room 305." Claire translates.

Claire pressed the card on the sensor and the door opened. They looked around in awe. The room wasn't a traditional American hotel, it was like being in her Abuela and Abuelo's house but fancier. "The bed is so big, not bigger than the beds in Hyde's dwelling, tho" Since they were made for Trolls.

"This is a King size, I believe, it a— somewhat perfect fit." He throws his bag flat on the floor and lays on the bed. "Gosh, I'm glad we get to sleep in a bed for another night but we need a plan before we move on."

Claire shakes her head at the boy, already trying to make a plan. "Why don't you, settle down—" She moved towards and behind him, putting her arms on his shoulders, moving her hand to the zipper and down...

"–relax your mind, eat, maybe a hot bath will do you some good." What was she doing to him? She was using her magic, one of the first things she learns from Morgana. When others are wounded they are alert and this spell would relax anyone it was cast on, hurt or not. "Okay, let eat first." He tried to snap out of it. She giggles, she removed her hand off of his and reached into his bag.

"Let's warm up the food Hyde gave you. And I'll eat with you." She pulled her food from her bag, first warming up Jim's food. It wasn't long before both their meals were warms and ready to eat. They talked like normal until their plates were empty. "I'm going to take a shower." Jim stretched taking off his clothes. She nods letting him go to the bathroom.

He signed as he cleaned himself. He then felt tingling and his breathing started to pick up and he felt a growl in his chest. He looked down, he was hard. He was trying to control himself, he could feel his control slipping and his six sensed enhancing. His mouth gaped open trying to catching his breath. He breathes in deeply. He smelled something. He sensed... Claire. She was feeling his emotion but was almost fully asleep to notice she was aroused.

Claire jumped awake as she heard a slam. It was coming from the Bathrooms. "Jim?" She says tiredly. She laid in the darkroom. She watched as the light from the room appears on the wall and Jim's large shadow.

"Darlin' — Jim are you okay." She said as he walked from the corner, she raised as she heard his growling. She tried to move closer to him but he growled and suddenly he was on top of her with his head in her neck. "Jim are you, okay, you're not saying anything..."

And he still said nothing, he began to sniff lower— to her chest, down to her belly button, and then to. "Jim, What are you— Ek!" Suddenly he ripped her pants off and bit on to her panties ripping those as well and throwing them out of the way. Without an ounce of patience, he brought his tongue across, and that resulted in Claire moan. She let her hands touch his horns. Jim's eyes snapped up to look at him. Claire gasped as she saw Jim smirk, he stared into her eyes as he sucked on to her.

It was still Jim but not his conscious self, it's his Troll subconscious or persona. And what Claire could tell, he was quiet and seemed to be a tease. He moved up to her face bringing her legs on his shoulder and slipped inside of her. Claire took a sharp breath in, he was bigger than he was when they first had sex, and not only that she could feel his pleasure. He let out a light groan. He picked up his pace as soon as he entered her. Claire noticed he was being way rougher than usual. "oh~"

Her moans made him growl again and he licked her neck. He suddenly pulled out and flipped her on her stomach. His hold on his was tight and would surely bruise. Jim aggressively slammed into Claire. Her eyes crossed at the bliss she was feeling his movement was fast and had a very fast and up to pace rhythm. "Yes~ Yes, J— Yes." She moans while biting her thumb. He hovered over her, she enjoyed the sound of his growl and moans combined. The overwhelming feeling of the pleasure of the others combined with their own would control them and take them over the edge. The slapping of his pelves against her butt was louder than Claire's moans.

Claire's legs shivered the same as when they were in the Dwelling," Sí, ah, eso. siente. muy bien~" That what Jim wanted to get to the point where what he was giving her, was the only thing on his mind. Suddenly liquids sprayed on the bed, it was a surprise to her but to Jim no, his Troll urges didn't want to stop, so it didn't keep going. "J-Jim— wait, give me a min—"

He didn't give her a minute or even a couple. He didn't stop, Claire didn't know what was wrong with him. They slept after, whatever was wrong with Jim it wears off after three hours at 6 o'clock. They slept until it was nighttime again. Jim was the first to wake up, he stumbled as he tried to walk, he looked back at the naked Claire. Oh crap.

He remembered everything and god, it was fucking amazing. The way Claire looked at him while he had her in the most primal position. And the thing she said, he shakes his head in an attempt to focus. What causes me to go all silent and mysterious?

Then he remembered... he hummed, he walked to the trash can pulling his plate out of the can. He smelled it and his eyes flash red then he pulled back. "Hyde, you son of a..."

"What's Wrong?" Claire's voice was rough and scrunched up, she sat up covering her chest with the sheets.

He sniffed again and growled, "Gravesand."

"What about it?"

"Hyde put fucking GraveSand in my food," Jim dropped the plate back into the trash, "That what made me go all nuts on you last night. But I have no idea why he would want me to consume grave sand." He sat in the bed back facing Claire.

Claire put her hand over her mouth remember the way he was looking at the 'gift' he gave them. He did this on purpose...

"Do you need me to do a check-up on you?" He looked back at her confused, "You can do that?" She nods.

Claire tied the strings on her silk robe the hotel supplied, as Jim sat on the bed. He laid flat and Claire placed her palms together, she closed her hand and took in a deep breath. A bright purple glow brightens the room. She placed her left hand on his forehead and them to his temples. She gazed her hand down to his chest and his stomach. She breathes in again and moved lower right over his crotch and to his legs. She signed bringing her hand back together, rubbing her palm and the purple glow disappears to bright specs of magic. "Okay— so from what I can tell, you have a lot of brain activity, your mind is slightly more influenced by your instincts. Your internal organs are fine, your heart seems to be calming down from the high. In conclusion, Blinky's theory was right.

You are turning more into a Troll as time does by, you will still be half and half but you are getting more than we expected as Merlin said." She sat on the bed looking at Jim who was processing it all. "Jim, I— Jim, you've been acting weird."

He looked at her, "What do you mean?

" You have been acting strange— distance before the Grave Sand." Jim gulped, he signed and sat up, and moved closer to her. "I've been trying to control myself, I could feel some of my humanity slipping and it seems us bring alone and the Grave Sand was the icing on the cake. I'm scared I won't be Human Jim anymore." Claire moved her hand on his cheek. caressing it.

"You will always have your humanity, there are multiple Humans on this earth who don't have humanity, and we've met Trolls who have a sense of it. Humanity has nothing to do with your species but the compassion and courage of your heart." Jim smiled at her lovingly and pulled her in for a kid's.

"Now, that we are all rested, I think it's time we come up with a plan." She chuckled.

"I can't believe, We lost Master Jim and Lady Claire!" Blinky cried out, it had been a week since they lost the two in Kirwin. They fled the scene when the creature was knocked out. They were currently halfway through Utah. Damian was pretty quiet, he was worried about Claire but the thing he was most worried about was Jim. Yeah, Jim. He wasn't worried about Jim as in his safety, he was worried Jim was going to put his hand all over his sister.

"What spells did you cast, Merlin?" Damian asked.

"Well, Claire's brother, the spell was supposed to send the creature back to its native land but when Claire's portal reflected and then combined with mine and if I'm guessing Mexico must have been on her subconscious mind and teleported them there or it could be the fact that the spell sends the victim of the spell back to its Native land and Mexico is her Native land." Blinky signed after hearing the explanation, "What are we going to tell Barbara and Claire's Parents.

" Shit, I completely forgot about them." Damian facepalmed he grabbed his phone from his pocket, and maybe it would be best to text instead of call...

Seconds after the text was sent, his phone started buzzing, buzz after buzz after buzz. "Crap, they aren't happy— they're gonna call her." He sighed with frustration. He stuffed his phone back in his pocket. "I need to get in communication with Barbara..."

"I'm pretty sure my mom has her number..." After a minute or so, Blinky was talking to Barbara.

"What! Mexico?" Barbara cried out over the phone.

"Yes, an incantation went awry while combatting with an element from another continent." Blinky explained sliding his hand on his face, "They have their devices, last time I checked."Barbara hummed.

"I will give him a call." The phone called ended seconds after that. Blinky gave the phone back to Damian. "Let's keep walking, there is much ahead of us."

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"Mom, we are fine, we just got off the phone with Claire's parents." Claire heard Jim talking to Barbra as he packed up his bag, Claire was just hanging up the phone with her parent. Lots of yelling from her Mom and warning from her Dad. Then Claire had an idea. "Mi Amor, I have an Idea!"

"Huh!" Jim yelled back, Claire dialed a number in her phone, "I guess Jim will be meeting familia sooner than I thought." She laughed as she put the phone to her ear.

"Tia— Sì..."

Jim hung up the phone with his mom, stuffing it in his bag. He heard Claire on the phone. Claire turned to face him, pointing at the phone as she checked with a big smile. He tilted his head confused. " Sí ... Sí, te veremos allí. Dile a la Abuela y al Abuelo Que estaré allí. ¡Tops de la Semana! Adiós, te Quiero ... besos."

Jim looked at Claire, he chuckled as he saw Claire jumped around excited.

"Ah! Mi Amor, My love, guess where we are going!?" She jumped in his arms. He wanted to guess right but he honestly had no idea. Claire took a hint with his confused facial expression. " Mi familia, They are expecting us in a few hours and luckily they live in the next city North and we have money for a taxi."

This was a shocker for Jim, "Are you sure, they are ready to meet me, like this?" He pointed to himself."

"Yes, my family believes in the unknown, my grandpa as a child was born in Japan and as a child, he had an encounter with an eight shaku, or Hachishakusama, in Japanese." Jim looked at her with a confused look.

"Hachishakusama, it means Eight feet tall (woman). She is an eight feet tall woman who abducts children and anyone who sees her is destined to die in a few days. Legends say Monks capture her and put her in ruin and placed four Jizos in north, south, east, and west–

My Abuelo was born in Japanese, though his mom was from Mèxico his father was native to Japan and Mexico. Well, he was in Japan for the first eight years of his life and he encountered the

Hachishakusama. After completing the ritual, he had to be sent away and was never allowed to go back or he would die."

After Jim found his amulet, anything was possible and if the Hachishakusama was real, he may never have the will to go to Japan. It was official, he was going to meet the other half of Claire's family. "–but, if you aren't comfortable, you can always wear the Glamour Mask." Pulled the veil out of his bag and he nods.

They were off in minutes, in a taxi looking at the lights in the city, "Gosh, your so handsome but I miss, Troll Jim." She whispers to him before kissing his cheek. He chuckled. As they exit the city and on to the next. "We will walk from here." She said to Jim, passing the money to the driver.

Jim decided to put on the Glamour Mask before they left the hotel, not forgetting to put his hoodie on. "And there it is."

This was where her father was raised with the rest of his siblings and cousins. Jim flinched as he heard a screech," Mi amor, mi carne y mi sangre ¡Mi sobrina!"

Claire turned to see one of her favorite people in the world, "Tia!"