AN: This chapter did not want to be written, but I think it turned out ok.

I don't own Trollhunters


Darci looked up as Toby entered the gym. "Toby!" She yelled, running down the bleachers to hug him. "Are you alright?"

"I'm ok. You?"

"Everyone in here is fine." She looks behind him, wondering where their other friends are. "TP, where's Claire and Jim? Are they with the trolls?" She felt Toby sag, as though a great weight was settling onto his shoulders.

"They didn't make it."

"What?" She pulled away from him.

"They didn't make it." He repeated, his eyes red from crying. "Jim and Claire, they're gone."

She stared at him. "Gone? What do you mean gone?"

"They're dead Darci!" Toby yelled at her. She stepped back, startled at the anger in his voice. "They're dead and I couldn't save them!" He kicked at the bleachers, hurting his toe but not caring. "We're still alive because they sacrificed themselves!"

Toby sat down heavily, the anger leaving his frame. Burying his face in his hands, he tried to apologize. "I'm sorry Darci, I shouldn't have yelled at you, but Jim and Claire are gone."

"No." Darci whispered, "They can't be dead. Please Toby, tell me that they're ok!"

"I wish I could Darci, I don't think I've ever wished for something more, but I was there. I watched them turn to stone." He looked at her, his eyes those of a tired man. A man who had seen too much, too soon.

"Don't you have magic or something? Isn't there some way to save them? Some way to bring them back?"

"I'm sorry Darci, but it's too late." He pulled her into a hug, and she let him. Her tears began to fall as his words began to sink in. Claire had walked onto that stage dressed for war, ready to die to protect a city that couldn't protect themselves. She held onto Toby, finding comfort in his embrace as she mourned for her friends.

"How did they die?"

She looked up and was reminded that they were in the gym of the school. The gym that she and several others had taken refuge in.

Toby also looked up at the sound of Eli's voice. Seeing several of their friends standing there, he wiped his face clear of tears. "It's a long story. Jim sacrificed himself to save me and the rest of the Trollhunters, and Claire died after defeating Morgana. Without them we would all be dead, and this world would have soon followed."

He sighed and stood, "I need to get going, I just came here to make sure you are all okay. There's still something I need to do."


Barbara was in a hurry. One of the nurses had given her a note saying that Toby wanted everyone to meet at his house, and she had left as soon as she could. She was anxious to see that her son was safe. She pulled up to the Domzalski household and parked next to the Nunez's car. The door was opened almost as soon she knocked.

"Please come in Doctor L. We are all in the living room." She followed Toby into the living room and immediately started looking for her son. Seeing the Nunezes and what seemed to be the entire rest of the Trollhunter team there, she began to panic. "Take a seat Dr. Lake."

"Toby where's Jim?"

Toby sighed, "Please sit down, I don't think I can tell this story more than once."

Barbara sat down next to Walt, fear gripping her heart.

"Jim and Clare knew that we were likely facing death out there, we all did. But we fought anyway, because if we didn't, we would be dooming this world to it's fate."

He went on to then tell them what had happened during the battle. How Jim had battled Gunmar and Angor Rot, and reminded the assassin who he once was. He told them of the fear he felt as he watched Jim fighting against the power of the Decimaar Blade, then the exhilaration of watching Jim defeat the Gumm-Gumm king. As Toby reached the part where Jim jumped in front of Morgana's death magic, his voice was choking up.

"He jumped in front of us. He didn't give a single thought for himself, but that is just who he was."

"Claire used the shadow staff to break free from Morgana's chains. She then opened a portal behind Morgana and Angor. Angor tried to pull Morgana into the Shadow Realm, but she broke free, killing him. Claire then tackled Morgana into the portal, sealing it behind her. We thought Claire was lost, then the portal reopened. Claire threw the staff through, and AAARRRGGHH! and I destroyed it as Blinky pulled Claire through the portal. Finally the fight was over, we had won."

"When Jim called out to Claire, it was like everything was going to be ok, I had thought that he was dead, but maybe we could all make it. Claire tried to run over to him, but she couldn't even stand. As Blinky carried her over to Jim she was telling Jim to keep fighting the magic. But they both knew it was only a matter of time. Claire had gotten hit with the magic when she tackled Morgana into the Shadow Realm, they could both tell that the other was dying."

Barbara felt the tears that began to fall from her eyes. She felt Walt's arms embrace her, trying to offer her what comfort he could.

"I watched as they turned to stone in each other's arms. Before they died, I promised them I would tell all of you that they love you." Toby was now sobbing as he continued. "They loved all of you, you were their family."

Barbara, now also sobbing, watched as Nancy pulled her grandson close. That boy had lost two of the most important people in the world to him. As her tears fell for both Jim and Claire, she silently promised both of them that she would take care of this boy, who had inherited the weight of the world from his friends shoulders.


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