Hey I hoped you all had a great Christmas and I hope you all are enjoying the story so far. Also I'll be giving the Creepslayerz some important roles at some point. So the reason for Jim's situation throughout this entire story is because he's experiencing trauma from his corruption. Jim's one of the best characters there is and I promise he won't suffer any longer now.

The pods flew cautiously through the woods and parked in hidden sight of the trees. As the Guardians roam the area, Steve, Eli and Krel scouted ahead to make sure it was safe with their ninja movements. Then there it laid, Excalibur. The sword once wield by the legendary King Arthur who turn out to be unworthy of the weapon as he used it for evil.

Jim seemed nervous to pull it out as he tried numerous times but failed to do so. At this case the fate of the world was hanging in the balance so what other choice did he have?

"Go on Jimbo take it." Toby encouraged.

"You got this." Claire joined in.

Jim was beginning to gain hope with his friends support. The others jumped in on it as well.

"Come on Jim, this is it." Douxie said.

"You can do it Jim." Steve said.

"It is your destiny Master Jim." Blinky said.

Jim went on the rock and started pulling the sword's handle. He lifted as hard as he could while Toby was doing his "Go Jim Go" cheering.

As Jim pulled with all his might, he was trying to believe he's still the Trollhunter but the sword was still not budging while the others watched in suspense. Eventually he tired himself out and let go of the handle.

Jim breathed silently as the others looked confused at what just happened.

"But how? I really thought he had it this time." Toby said to Blinky.

Jim was in shocked he failed to pull the sword out again even when he started to believe in himself once more. "I don't get it. The prophecy..."

Nobody knew what to say at this moment.

Finally Toby spoke again. "What now? That was our only option we stood a chance against Bellroc."

Once again silence fell upon the Guardians until Aja stepped forward. "We have a plan B. I'll summon the largest Ackridon ships to gather everyone up and depart to our homeworld."

Everyone looked horrified in what they were hearing.

Blinky gasped. "Evacuate Earth?!"

"Running? No not an option!" Krel decide against it.

"You know as well as I brother there are other planets." Aja reminded her brother.

"But not like this one. This planet is home."

"Also the fact that this planet is where us humans live on." Toby confirmed.

Aja sighed. "I don't like it ether but it may be the only way their lives can still be saved."

Claire finally got herself a chance to speak up. "By abandoning our home?"

"I'm just doing my best too.."

Everyone else started arguing about wanting to leave or not. As Jim watched his group's discussion, he felt frustrated with himself. The world was about to come to an end and he couldn't even pull out some stupid sword. He clutched his fist together and breathed heavily.

Douxie managed to break down the discussion. "Guys, Guys! We can't ignore Nari's status and destroying the Order's magic may be the key to it."

Claire sighed. "Douxie's right. Wish this wasn't so hard all the time."

"Alright Jim got a backup plan or..."

Toby turn to his friend's direction but he was not seen anywhere.

"Jim?"

The others caught on pretty quick that Jim has disappeared.

"Jim?"

"Jimbo?!"

"Master Jim?!"

Claire, Toby and Blinky called to him but to no prevail of him calling back.

Jim was running off into the woods, pushing off every branch that stood in his way. He then stopped, yanked one of the branches of the trees and attacking the other branches on sight. He yelled with every hit before finally throwing the stick far away. He walked for bit before finally stopping at a water stream and sat down on the grass near it.

As he put his arms around his knees, he felt a sort of emptiness inside of him that he hadn't felt in a long time.

All of a sudden he heard something, as if an animal was sniffing. Jim stood up and saw something lurking from the bushes. When it emerged, Jim couldn't believe his eyes.

"No..."

It was him. Evil Troll Jim from The Order's corruption.

The troll version of him growled at his human version. Before the beast could strike, it started to turn to stone and broke down into pieces.

Jim knew this was too much for him. "Leave me alone!" He shouted. "You're not real you hear me, you're not real!"

"Daddy?"

Jim slowly turned around. It was his five year old self wearing a birthday hat and it was raining while his mother was standing behind him feeling the same way as her son. Jim's mouth dropped as if seeing his younger self's reflection in a mirror. Before Jim knew it, he realized he was suddenly at the front of his house.

He turned around again and was frozen. It was his father. A black haired man with a beard and green eyes.

His father just stood there with a blank look on his face. Five year old Jim was left feeling hurt and confused. "Why are you leaving me?" Before he got in his car, his father have saved for one thing.

"You don't mean anything to me anymore" He coldly declared. Then he drove away and never looked back.

This left Jim's younger self in tears as he collapsed on the ground with his mom dropping down into a consoling hug.

Jim covered his face by reliving this unfortunate event. When he open his eyes again he found himself back in the forest again. He collapsed his knees to the ground to see his reflection in the water. He still had the scar below his right eye which was a painful reminder of what happened.

"Master Jim!"

Blinky came running towards Jim, then stopped in his track when he reached him.

"Master Jim I've heard your cries, are you all right?"

Jim looked up at Blinky with tears in his eyes which surprised him because he hadn't seen Jim like this in a long time.

"I failed all of you. I know I haven't been the same since the Order's corruption and I can't be the hero you need me to be. The world is gonna end because I keep remaining myself of what happened. I don't deserve to be the Trollhunter anymore."

"Jim, I'm so sorry you feel like this and what you gone through."

"I hadn't felt so hopeless in years. Not since my dad just up and left like If he never wanted me as his son."

Blinky saddened by this statement pulled Jim into a hug.

"I don't even know why the amulet chose a 15 year old human boy to be it's champion." Jim cried into the troll's stone chest.

"Maybe it was something much more then magic itself. Even when your father walked out of your life you found a way to keep living your life. You were there for your mother when it mattered. There was no other lifelong friend like Tobias that kept you going. But most of all you protected a troll civilization that you never knew existed yet you risked your life countless times to save them."

Jim looked up at his troll companion as he wiped away the tears from his eyes.

"What are you saying Blink?"

"Jim the amulet didn't choose you to become a hero. You already made yourself one, your whole life. Arthur was full of hate and despair who saw magical creatures as monsters to humankind. But unlike that disgraceful man, you saw that magical creatures were worth saving. After everything you've endured, you grew into the person you are now."

Jim smiled as he sniffed. "Thanks Blinky I really appreciate it."

Suddenly that touching moment was interrupted when a huge rumble took place.

"By Deya's Grace, what is that?!" Blinky yelled during the chaos.

The rest of the Guardians stared up in the air from a long distance as a dead Heartstone was floating right in the center of the town.

Toby started panicking. "Ohmygosh this is really happening, death by Heartstone!"

"Bad way to go." Argh groaned.

"This is bad." Aja said in horror. "When the Titan touches it, the entire world will be wiped out."

"If evacuating is the only other option, would your ships be enough for everyone at Area 49 B?" Steve suggested."

"We're out of contact and even if I do get through it will already be too late."

"Then is settled."

The Guardians turned around seeing Jim and Blinky walked out of the forest.

"Jim, are you ok?" Claire asked.

"I am right now. We can't keep waiting around til the Titan reaches the Heartstone. We're facing the end of the world. I made mistakes but the amulet didn't. It brought us all together for a reason and it chose me for a reason. As long as I'm still standing, I will protect Arcadia and my family with my life."

The others seemed inspired by Jim's speech while Toby was the first to step up to him.

"However where all of this leads to, I'm with you Jimbo. It was the two of us at the start and it'll be the two of us until the end."

Jim grinned knowing his best friend we'll always be by side. He noticed Claire stepping up as well.

"I'll follow you to the end of the world Jim Lake." Claire took Jim's hand and gazed into his eyes with a grin. Jim placed his hand on his girlfriend's face knowing she's the right girl to be with.

"We're all with you Jim." Steve assured with the others nodding with determination.

As Jim glared around at his friends, he remembered the prophecy about the Guardians setting the world right. His eyes widened open upon realization with his mouth opened slightly.

"Guys, The prophecy is about all of us."

"What are you saying Jim?" Claire raised an eyebrow.

"This is why I hadn't pulled Excalibur out, just because I'm the Trollhunter, doesn't mean I have always to fight alone. If we're gonna take Bellroc down for good, I need all of you with me."

The Guardians stood there all froze up, not knowing how to react to this.

"Anyone else seeing where this is going?" Steve asked as the rest nodded.

Finally Jim saw the sword once more, walked onto top of the stone where it laid. Then he focused on his fellow Trollhunters. "Everyone put your hands on the stone and surround me."

The Trollhunters begin see to what Jim's saying and they slowly approached with proud faces. Soon enough Toby, Claire, Blinky, Argh, Steve, Eli, Aja, Krel, Varvatos, Douxie and Archie all placed their hands on the stone in a cycle with Jim in the middle. Jim looked hesitant to try this again but noticing his friends supporting smiles showed that they believed in him no matter what.

Jim then grabbed the sword's handle and started pulling really hard. As he grunted, he knew he was always a hero even before he became the Trollhunter and from that moment forward he'll always be the hero for his friends and family.

The sword started to move upward a little. With another pull and grunt, Jim raised Excalibur high in the air as a yellow magic force shot up in the sky and came back down as lightning then quickly shrink back into the sword. As Jim took a closer glance at the sword he noticed the magical stone near the handle. Without even touching, the stone flew into his hand.

After several minutes of processing hope, Jim handed the amulet to Archie.

"Take this Amulet to Stuart and have him craft Merlin's stone. I know it goes unsaid but make it quick."

"You can count on me Trollhunter." With that said, Douxie petted his familiar's head and Archie flew off.

Jim starred at his new sword seeing what it really means to wield it. He turned to his team.

"Destiny is a gift."

"We lost loved ones along the way, but we are here this very moment of quiet desperation." Blinky followed along.

"And we learned what it feels like a burden pushing down on our shoulders." Claire said.

"Is actually the sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights." Douxie joined in.

"Wait, is that the hero speech thing Jim did at the auditions for the school play? I love it!" Eli pointed out.

"I could get into this." Steve agreed.

"Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor." Aja said boldly.

"That to strive and triumph in the face of fear is what makes us heroes." Krel said heroically.

"Don't think." Toby and Argh both said.

Then everyone yelled. "BECOME!"

Varvatos unleashed his warrior cry. Claire and Douxie put their magic to good use. Aja and Krel turned on their serrators. Steve and Eli did their honorary Creepslayerz handshake. Toby got his warhammer out and been place on Argh's back.

Upon looking at his newly assembled team of Trollhunters, Jim smirked knowing there ready to save the world.

The Guardians of Arcadia did their heroic pose before heading out on their biggest battle ever.

Next couple chapters are gonna be the final battle and looking forward to see where all of this comes too.