Jim and Raelle race over the bridge on their bikes. They peddle down the street before stopping at the dentist's office, a one-story building with a revolving false smile. After they locked their bikes, Jim and Raelle walked into the building. At the counter is Gladys, Toby's orthodontist. And the dentist Dr. Muelas' assistant.
"Don't go in there. He's with a patient!" Gladys told them.
The two ignored her and went into the clinic. They find Toby in a chair with Dr. Muelas' hand in his mouth.
"Tobes," Jim said.
"Hey, Jim. Hey, Rae," Toby greeted.
"Tobes! Tobes, Tobes, Tobes, Tobes! We have got to talk to you."
Toby speaks incoherently. Jim and Raelle are unable to understand what he is saying.
Raelle raised a brow in confusion, "What?"
"He says he's a little busy right now," Dr. Muelas told Jim and Raelle before shoving cotton rolls into Toby's mouth.
"Okay, remember that thing we found the other day? In the canals. The thing with the gem and stuff? It works. It works like crazy!" Jim explained.
Toby, again, speaks incoherently, and his friends can't understand him.
"What?" Jim asked.
"He says, 'This can't wait, man?'" Dr. Muelas translated before grabbing the drill and using it inside Toby's mouth. Toby slightly screams in pain from the drill and begins to cry.
"I've already waited until morning. Who goes to the dentist two days in a row?" Jim questioned.
Dr. Muelas stops using the drill, allowing Toby to say something that Jim and Raelle barely understood before Dr. Muelas translated for them.
"I want to get these braces off before I'm thirty," Dr. Muelas sticks a mouth prop into Toby's mouth. Toby says something and Dr. Muelas translates, again, "It's like my mouth is a city engineering project."
"How much longer is this going to take?" Jim asked.
Dr. Muelas takes out a multi-bladed tool and lowers it into Toby's mouth. Toby screams as Dr. Muelas works. Raelle and Jim look at the scene playing out in front of them with a mixture of fear, shock, and disgust. The two then step out and sit outside on the bench. Jim and Raelle waited for Toby until he was done. But by the time Toby came out, it was dark outside.
The three rode their bikes to Jim and Raelle's house. When they are in the house's kitchen, Toby moves his mouth to adjust his braces.
"Eight hours! I can't believe it takes eight hours," Jim said.
"Two molars, plus insertions, and some cleanup," Toby listed, ticking off the items on his fingers.
"Dude, you could literally be in the Guinness book of world records for how much dental work has been done to your mouth," Raelle commented.
"Okay, Tobes. You are never going to believe this," Jim told Toby before going to his bag on the counter.
"My mouth still feels sore," Toby said. He opens the freezer above the fridge and places a frozen pizza on his face.
Jim takes out the amulet and turns to face Toby, "Check this out."
"Do you have any aspirin?" He asked.
"Come on, Tobes, pay attention," Raelle told him, "You are going to freak!"
Toby sniffs the frozen pizza box, "Mmm."
Toby puts the pizza in the microwave and sets the timer.
"For the Glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to-," Jim began speaking the incantation before he was interrupted by the microwave dinging.
Jim and Raelle look at Toby as he took the slice of pizza out of the microwave.
"Go on," Toby said.
"It worked last night," Jim muttered, his brows furrowing in frustration.
"Maybe the batteries died," Raelle suggested with a shoulder shrug.
"Are you punking me right now?" Toby questioned his friends as he struggled to shut the microwave.
"Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait," Jim closes his eyes. The amulet glows before transforming into a blue mist and disappears into Jim's chest. The mist swirls around him.
"Holy champignon!" Toby exclaimed while Raelle looked amused.
Jim hovers above the floor as armor appears on him before landing on the ground.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho! How cool is that?" Jim exclaimed with a wide smile.
"Whaaaaat?" Toby breathlessly said before saying in an excited tone while looking at Jim's armor, "Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! So cool, so cool, so cool! Dude, you know what this means, right? You have a sacred responsibility here."
"That's what they said!"
"Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my-" Toby jumps in front of his friends before chewing the pizza slice, "You have to use these new powers for the benefit of all mankind. You have to use this to kick Steve's butt."
"Seriously, Toby," Raelle groaned, "Jim just showed you a huge glowing sword and armor that literally came out of the amulet we found in the canals which can only be magic, and the only thing you have to say is 'use this to kick Steve's butt'?"
"I'm being serious, Rae. It's butt-kicking time!" Toby does various karate punches and kicks, "These pants are so elastic. Wait also, who's "they"?
"Well, that's the part that we've been freaking out over!" Jim responded.
Almost as if on cue, there's knocking at the back door, and Blinky peers in.
Toby gasps, "Wh- What- what the heck is that?! Don't open the door!"
Blinky barges in and smiles, "Aha! Master Jim! Mistress Raelle!"
"AH! I'm calling 911!" Toby screamed, hiding behind Jim and Raelle
Aaarrrgghh attempts to enter but has difficulty with the door being too small for him.
Toby runs and hides behind the counter, "No, Animal Control," Toby grabs his phone and dials the number, "Oh, gosh. Oh, gosh. Oh, gosh. They talk."
"I knew it was but a matter of time before the amulet called to us," Blinky said.
"Called" to you?" Jim asked.
"Actually, no. We've been spying on you."
"Spy on you," Aaarrrgghh said, trying to get through the doorway.
"Well, keeping a close watch," Blinky rephrased.
Aaarrrgghh manages to get through but hits his head on the door frame, "Door small…"
"Animal Control," A woman's voice on the other end answered.
"Monsters, at my best friend's house! I need you to send a squad!" Toby yelled in a panicked voice.
"Is this a joke, kid?"
Toby looks over the counter and sees Aaarrrgghh looking at him, "Make that the National Guard!" A long buzzing noise echoed from Toby's phone, "... Animal Control hung up on me!"
"You told your stout little friend about us?" Blinky asked Jim and Raelle.
"Um, is that a problem?" Jim inquired.
"Yeah, I mean, how were we supposed to know not to do that when you barely told us anything before leaving us unconscious in the basement," Raelle said.
"Master Jim, Mistress Raelle, we trolls have gone to great lengths to keep our existence secret from your kind, lest there be panic," Blinky explained. As he did, Aaarrrgghh pulled Toby from the other side of the counter and placed him on the flat island surface. Scared, Toby grabs the closet thing near him. He holds the metal pot spoon and aims it at the trolls.
Toby continued to freak out, "Oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh."
"Like that."
Jim and Raelle walk over to Toby and hope to calm him down.
"It's all right, Tobes," Jim said.
"Just breath," Raelle advised.
"They're like nine feet tall," Toby said.
"This is our best friend, Toby D," Jim stated, smiling.
Toby points the ladle at the trolls, "He has like 800 eyes. We're going to die."
"Hardly. Your two friends: Master Jim is the Trollhunter and Mistress Raelle is the Witcher. Their noble obligations are protective." Blinky informed him.
"Like "protecting"..." Toby said before calming down, "You mean like a superhero? Oh, can I be his sidekick? With a cool superhero name like Deathblade or Snipersnake?"
"Just wait. Who would we be protecting?" Jim asked.
"Us," Aaarrrgghh stated.
"And mankind. From bad trolls... As well as goblins, gruesomes, and the occasional rogue gnome," Blinky added as Toby repeatedly tapped him with the ladle, annoying the troll, "Do you mind?"
Toby drops the spoon.
"The mantle of Trollhunter is a sacred responsibility, one which has never been passed to a human before. But the mantle of the Witcher is a mantle that one is born with. Chosen to be the protector of all. And to meet a Witcher and not be killed is a grand marker in one's life. This is a momentous occasion," Blinky smiles at Jim and Raelle, who are both wide-eyed.
They hear a car honk from outside and see it pull onto the driveway
"Oh- it's my mother! Upstairs, quick!" Jim said.
Aaarrrgghh grew confused, "Mother?"
They all run and hide in the bathroom, and lock the door. Barbara walks into the house and tosses her keys on a table drawer in the hallway. Aaarrrgghh makes a loud thud, no doubt catching Barbara's attention.
"Jim? Raelle? It's me!" Barbara called her children.
"She's not supposed to be home till midnight!" Jim said, blocking the door.
"This is not good," Raelle stated, "How are we going to explain why there are two trolls in the bathroom?"
Aaarrrgghh sniffs Toby, "Mmm... You smell like cat."
"My nana has a Siamese," Toby told Aaarrrgghh.
"Tasty," Aaarrrgghh licks his lips.
Jim and Raelle jump at the sound of their mother's voice.
"I forgot my phone. Are you okay in there?" She asked from the other side of the door, causing Jim and Raelle's worry to grow.
"Um, I'm fine," Jim replied, "I mean, my stomach's a little, uh…" Toby stuffs the plunger into the toilet and starts making fart noises. Raelle glares and stops him by slapping him at the back of his head, "Uh, you know, I might have a food poisoning situation."
"Honey, I'll get you some medicine, okay?"
Barbara walked away from the door and the amulet on Jim's get starts to glow as it makes a sharp noise.
"Okay, what's this going on here?" Jim asked.
"The amulet reacts to your emotional state," Blinky said. Toby turns off the bathroom light and smiles at the amulet glowing in the dark, "You appear to be in some distress."
"You think?"
Aaarrrgghh's large arm reaches over to the light switch before repeatedly turning it on and off.
"I have another question," Toby said. He glares at Aaarrrgghh, who keeps flickering the lights.
"Speak, Theodore," Blinky said.
"It's Toby, actually. Or Tobias. If Jim's the first human Trollhunter, like you said, then who or what was the Trollhunter before him?" Toby wacks Aaarrrgghh's arm after messing with the light switch once more.
Jim glances at Blinky curiously in the darkroom.
"The glorious mantle has been passed from troll to troll for hundreds of years," Blinky responded.
"So, the previous Trollhunter, what, retired?" Jim asked.
"Was felled," Aaarrrgghh answered in a depressed manner.
"Felled?"
"Means killed."
"Turned to stone and smashed," Blinky said. Jim looked at the trolls with a horrified look on his face, "Kanjigar the Courageous was his name. Brutally slain by a ruthless troll named Bular."
Toby puts a hand on Jim's shoulder, "Don't worry, dude," He turns the light on, "This Bular guy probably just got lucky!"
"The evidence does not suggest that. Bular is a formidable opponent," Blinky told them.
"Then the other guy, he was just off his game or something, right?" Jim wondered, hoping he was right.
"Doubtful. Kanjigar was perhaps the most alert and able of all the Trollhunters."
"But not the best, I'm betting."
"Oh, the very best. Many songs and sagas have been written about him," Blinky said, causing Jim's fear to grow.
"Not helping," Raelle said through her gritted teeth.
"Uh, I think what my friend here is a little worried about is, if this-" Toby started.
"Bular," Aaarrrgghh picks his nose with the toilet scrubber before licking it curiously.
"Gross," Raelle muttered in disgust.
Toby continues, "Yeah, I got it. If Bular could defeat Kanjigar…"
"Smash to pieces," Aaarrrgghh interrupted again. Jim collapses by the door, holding his head. Raelle knew that all this information was a lot to handle.
"Then what's going to happen to Jim?" Toby asked.
"A most appropriate, if troubling, query, Tom-" Blinky began. Toby glares at him and he quickly corrects his mistake, "Tobias! Of course, we would never expect Master Jim to engage in battle without the proper training."
Toby and Raelle help Jim up. Toby slaps his friend on the back.
"See! Nothing to worry about. Now how long does the training normally take?"
Blinky counts using all of the fingers are his four hands, "Oh... Decades."
"And... how long do I have?" Jim asked.
"A day or two," He replied.
Aaarrrgghh shakes his hand to add emphasis between the two. Jim facepalms and shakes his head.
"Okay, third question, and this one is a two-parter. What exactly is the Witcher and what makes you think it's Rae?" Toby asked.
"Well, Tobias, the Witcher is much like the Trollhunter with a few differences. Both the Trollhunter and Witcher are protectors. They uphold a sacred mantle. But instead of an amulet being passed down, the Witcher is reincarnated. When a Witcher dies, they are reincarnated into the next Witcher. The Witchers are always female and are born on October 31st. They are the firstborn daughter of a human and a changeling. The Witcher also protects the light from the dark and the dark from the light. They prevent anyone who wishes to throw the world into chaos, thus ensuring the balance of the world. And the Witcher has two forms as a result of their parentage: Human and Troll. Although their troll form is called something different," Blinky explained, "The reason why we believe Mistress Raelle is the Witcher is because of her hair color and the pain she had caused Master Jim, Aaarrrgghh, and myself the other night with her vocal cords. A Witcher is born with extra vocal cords. They can manipulate the world around them, thus making their voice one of their most powerful weapons. Although it is rumored that the Witchers have two different colored eyes in their human form."
"Cool. Rae, you are like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Avatar: The Last Airbender," Toby commented.
"Woah, back up here. Two forms? Human and Changeling parents?" Raelle questioned, ignoring Toby.
"Yes, the Witcher has two forms. The first one is the one you are currently in, the human form. In your second form, you wear the Witcher armor and appear as a troll. In that form, your speed, strength, stamina, and agility are increased. And as I said before, this is a result of the Witcher's parentage, which is a Human and Changeling. Now, is it your mother or father that is your Changeling parent?"
"I'm adopted," She replied.
Barbara appears on the other side of the door and scares Jim and Raelle as she knocks.
"I have medicine and ginger ale. Come on out!" Barbara called.
"I'm fine, really!"
"I'm a Doctor. I'm gonna treat my own son," She stated, sternly, "And my daughter. Wherever she may be."
"I just... need a little privacy!"
"You're worrying me!" Barbara spills some of the medicine, causing her to look down.
Barbara misses the blue glowing from Jim deactivating the amulet from the cracks of the door. Toby, Blinky, Aaarrggh, and Raelle hide in the shower.
"I'm coming in," Barbara said, but before she could open the door, Jim opens it and waves his hand as the toilet flushes behind him.
"Whew. See, all good!" Jim told his mother as he walks away. Barbara looks into the bathroom and found it vacant.
"Huh. Okay."
Barbara walks away from the bathroom and went downstairs. In the shower, Blinky, Aaarrrgghh, Toby, and Raelle were huddled together in the cramped, small space they had. Aaarrrgghh took advantage of the opportunity and sniffed Toby's hair.
"Stop sniffing me, giant troll dude!" Toby yelled in a whisper.
"Smell like cat," Aaarrrgghh said.
"I'm getting out of here," Raelle said before stepping out of the shower, "You guys stay here until my mom leaves."
Raelle closes the shower curtain before leaving the bathroom. She walked over to her bedroom but before she could open the door, Raelle heard her mother's voice.
"Raelle? Honey, are you upstairs?" Barbara called to her daughter from the bottom of the stairs.
"Yeah, mom. I was in my room studying," Raelle responded. She walked over to the stairs and walked down to meet her mother, "Sorry I didn't hear you earlier. I was listening to my music. Why are you home so early?"
"Oh, I left my phone. I better get going. Don't stay up too late studying and remember to take breaks to decompress," Barbara told her daughter before kissing her cheek.
Barbara said her goodbyes to her children before leaving the house. She gets back in her car and drives away.
"You guys can come out now!" Raelle yelled upstairs.
Toby, Blinky, and Aaarrrgghh came down the stairs. A few moments after entering the living room, Aaarrrgghh, due to his large size, bumps into a table and the chandelier above. He knocks over books on the table and VHSs on the bookcase.
"Your cave too small," Aaarrrgghh said.
Jim and Raelle go to pick up the books while Toby deals with the VHSs on the floor.
"So Master Jim, Mistress Raelle, are you ready? We should begin your training, immediately!" Blinky advised.
Jim looks at the books and then away nervously.
Raelle scoffs, "Uh, It's kind of school night, Blinky."
"I assure you the relevance escapes me," Blinky furrowed his brows in curiosity.
"We're fifteen, Blinky. We have to stay home and study, and stuff- do homework? We can't be out y'know, Trollhunting and Witchering," Jim told Blinky. Meanwhile, Aaarrrgghh sniffed a VHS in Toby's hand before licking his lips and opening his mouth. Toby looked in wonder as he tossed it in his mouth.
"Because?"
"Well, the whole getting killed by a vicious troll named Bular might be a deal-breaker!" Jim said in frustration, clutching some books to his chest.
Toby points to Aaarrrgghh and says excitedly, "Dude! He eats VHSs!"
"Deal breaker?" Blinky questioned, increasing Jim and Raelle's frustration. The two put the books down and quickly turn to Blinky.
"I don't want to die!" Jim and Raelle cried out.
Blinky blinks his six eyes in astonishment and then laughs, "Goodness gracious, who does!"
Jim pulls the amulet out of his pocket and holds it out to Blinky, "Maybe you should take this back."
Blinky pushed it back to Jim, who pushed it back to Blinky. And Blinky pushed it back to him, "The amulet called to you, Master Jim. It chose you. I suppose the same can be said about Mistress Raelle being the Witcher. It is your-"
"Please don't say destiny," Jim and Raelle said at the same time, interrupting Blinky.
"-Sacred obligation!"
"Or that," Jim muttered in annoyance as he facepalmed with a sigh.
"You cannot refuse it, you cannot give it back. It is yours until you die. Just as Mistress Raelle will be the Witcher until she dies and is reincarnated," Blinky said.
Jim's face scrunched in anger and he shoved the amulet into Blinky's hands, "And I would like to get a little further past puberty before that happens!"
Blinky placed the amulet back into Jim's hands and his face grew concerned, "Master Jim, you are now responsible for the protection of two worlds, the human and troll alike. If you do not keep the balance, evil trolls like Bular will come into yours and wreak havoc!"
"You're saying this "Bular" could hurt people?" Jim asked, his voice wavering.
"Like you," Aaarrrgghh said, pointing at Jim and looking at him sadly.
"Not helping!" Blinky hissed, looking over his shoulder.
"Wait what? What is Aaarrrgghh talking about, Blinky?" Raelle questioned.
"With the amulet now in Master Jim's possession, Bular will seek him out, and he will face him one way or another. And soon, Bular will realize that you are the Witcher, Mistress Raelle. He will also seek you out and you too will face him," He informed him.
Toby makes his way toward his best friends and stands between them, "Maybe what Jim needs is a little time to process all of this Y'know, you laid a lot of heavy stuff on him tonight."
Blinky thinks for a moment before saying, "Fine, fine. We shall return tomorrow then, to begin your training!"
"Awesome sauce!" Toby cheered with two thumbs up.
Aaarrrgghh and Blinky get ready to leave through the backdoor. Jim, Raelle, and Toby follow them out. Toby carries a few VHS tapes for Aaarrrggh to have as a snack. Toby opens the door and pokes his head out to make sure the coast was clear for the trolls.
Toby turns to Aaarrrgghh and hands him the VHSs, "For the road big guy!"
"VHS!" Aaarrrgghh said, excitedly.
"Moral weapons five and six!" Toby fed Aaarrrgghh the VHS tapes before stepping out of the way and trying to help the large troll fit through the small door frame.
Blinky turned to find Jim leaning against the kitchen door frame and running his finger over the amulet absent-mindedly with a look filled with remorse. Raelle looked at her brother as she leaned against the kitchen wall, but her mind could not help but wander to her being the Witcher.
Blinky approaches the two with a calm attitude and they make eye contact with him, "Master Jim, Mistress Raelle, if I may... destiny is a gift. Some go their entire lives living existences in quiet desperation, never learning the truth that what feels as though a burden pushing down upon our shoulders is actually a sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights! Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor. That to strive and triumph in the face of fear, is what it means to be a hero. Don't think Master Jim, Mistress Raelle... become!" Jim gave a small smile before looking at the ground, "Would you at least consider?"
Blinky balls his hands and Jim's fists bump all of his hands, as an agreement. The troll blinked once with a grateful smile. Aaarrrgghh manages to get through the door. The two trolls went out into the backyard. Aaarrrgghh's stone hand wrapped over the fence before he pulled himself over it. Blinky waved to Jim, Raelle, and Toby before Aaarrrgghh pulled him over the fence. The three teens waited by the back door.
"They're pretty stealthy," Toby mentioned, whacking Jim on the shoulder, "How's that? I bought you guys a night!"
"A night?" Jim said.
"Dude, you're the one who's always talking about "wanting adventure", and "something more"! Well, wish granted! So trolls are a thing, who knew?"
The three head inside as Jim locked the door, he and Raelle watch the sport where the trolls were last seen.
The next day at school, Toby, Raelle, and Jim walk through the courtyard of lockers. They were talking about last night.
"So? What did you decide?" Toby wondered.
"That if anyone finds out what happened in my kitchen last night, we'll all be committed," Jim rescinded.
"I meant about kicking Steve's butt!"
"Give up the dream, Tobes," Jim told him.
Toby hears the amulet ding and pulls on Jim's bag, stopping their movement. He peers inside to look at the amulet and studies it. Some of the kids looked at them with confused looks before walking away when they heard the school bell ringing.
"Does this thing run on batteries? What's it doing?" Toby questioned.
Jim covers the pocket with his hand, "How should I know? It didn't come with a manual!"
"Does it feel like you're gonna, y'know, change?" He asked.
"Oh no!" Jim said in a slightly panicked voice.
"We gotta get you someplace that's not out here!" Toby pushes Jim into the gym locker room.
Raelle stands on guard in front of the door. She then sees Mr. Strickler walking over to her and she tries to act cool.
"Miss Lake, why are you standing in front of the boys' locker room?" He inquired.
"Oh, well, I'm making sure no one goes in there," Raelle replied.
"And why is that? Does it have something to do with your brother and Mr. Domzalski?"
"Yes," She responded, "You see, Jim and Toby had some food, and let's just say it's not agreeing with them. So, I'm standing out here to make sure no one has to deal with the horror of the situation."
"I cannot help but feel that you are lying, Miss Lake," Strickler walks past Raelle and into the locker room.
"Oh, no..." Raelle muttered.
A few minutes later, Toby and Jim, still in his armor, walk out of the locker room.
"I can't believe that worked," Toby said to Jim.
"What happened? What did Strickler do when he saw you?" Raelle asked.
"We told him that armor is a costume for me to try out for the play, and now I have to try out," Jim answered.
After arriving in the auditorium, the three teens were watching from the sidelines as Clarie was performing on stage for her audition.
"'Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night'," Clarie said, winning the hearts of the audience.
"It would have been easier to tell him that I'm a Trollhunter. I don't even know the play!" Jim said to Toby.
"Thank you, miss Nuñez," Miss Janeth said, clicking her pen and scribbling down on her board.
Claire bows before walking off stage with her arms crossed. She meets the other three behind the curtains.
"John?" Claire asked.
"Uh, Jim," He corrected awkwardly.
"And here I thought you didn't like Shakespeare."
"Oh no, he's my favorite! I totally love him!"
"That costume is incredible!" Claire commented after the armor caught her eye, "Did you make it?"
"No, he found a magical amulet that makes it!" Toby said.
Claire laughed, "Heh, you're funny."
"Hehe, yeah you're a real comedian aren't cha?!" Jim said through gritted teeth.
"Next!" Miss Janeth called.
"I think that's your cue," Claire said, "Break a leg!"
"I'd prefer that," Jim mumbled as he walked on stage.
"Who are you?" Miss Janeth asked.
"James Lake Jr," Jim answered.
"What are you trying out for?"
"Uh, Romeo?"
"Well, we are all ears," Miss Janeth said.
Jim looked over at Raelle, Toby, and Clarie. Raelle and Toby give him a thumbs up. Claire gave him a small smile, and he smiled back. He takes a deep breath.
"Destiny," Jim began, "Destiny is a gift. Some go their entire lives living existences in quiet desperation, never learning the truth that what feels as though a burden pushing down upon our shoulders is actually a sense of purpose that lifts us to greater heights! Never forget that fear is but the precursor to valor! That to strive and triumph in the face of fear, is what it means to be a hero! Don't think," He took out his sword and swung it around. Jim points it toward the audience, "Become!"
The audience erupted in applause.
"Um, thank you!" Jim said to the audience.
Eli angrily throws his cardboard sword at the ground and walks away. Jim kneels as Clarie stands up and walks over to the stage.
"Jim, that was remarkable!" Claire commented.
"Really?" He asked, "I didn't even think, I just sort of said it all."
"That's acting!" She giggled.
The sun began to set slowly, covering the town in pinkish colors. After school, Toby, Raelle, and Jim peddle their bikes in town and pass a construction site.
"Dude, that was amazing! You were amazing! I'm amazed at how amazing you were!" Toby told Jim, his voice filled with excitement.
"I have to agree with Toby, Jim. I wouldn't be surprised if you get the part," Raelle said.
"I can't believe that that just happened," Jim said.
"And did you see how that chica was looking at you?" Toby asked, "Your armor totally did you a favor!"
"I dunno. I'm still getting the hang of it."
"The multi-eyed guy said it reacts to your emotional state. The armor turns on when you're in distress!" Toby stated.
Toby runs over construction supplies. Jim and Raelle chuckle as Toby catches up to them.
"But I wasn't in distress back at school."
Suddenly, Raelle got goosebumps and chills down her spine. She glanced around to find anything that would be the cause but saw nothing. As they turn the corner on their bikes, they stop when they see a large dark troll, no doubt Bular, at the shadowed end of the street roaring in front of them.
"But I am now!" Jim said.
"Trollhunter," Bular growled, "Merlin's creation, Gunmar's bane!" He looks over at Raelle and notices her white hair, "Ah, so the impure was telling the truth. The Witcher is with you."
"I think he's talking to you..." Toby said to Jim and Raelle.
Bular roars again and tries to leave the shadows, but his hand burns from the sun, and he steps back into the shadows.
"Look!" Jim said, "He's afraid of the sun!"
"Yeah, but not for long. Look!" Raelle pointed at the already setting sun.
"The amulet!" Bular said, "Surrender it, and I will give you a speedy death!"
"Doesn't know how to negotiate this guy!" Toby said in a panicked voice.
Bular lungs at them, and they speed off on their bikes at high speeds. They try and hide from the troll behind a large parked truck. Jim had the amulet in his hands.
"Armor up, armor up. Armor up!" Toby said, "Please! Now! Faster!"
Bular punches a truck away. He continues to look for them, car after car, getting closer to them.
"For the glory of Merlin, daylight is mine to command!" Jim recited the incantation. The amulet glows, but nothing happens. It's not working!" He tries again, "For the glory of Merlin, daylight is mine to command. Seriously! It's mine to command! I'm commanding here!"
Bular lifted the truck they were hiding behind, "Centuries of Trollhunters, and I will have killed two in almost as many days! Including a Witcher!"
"He's good at math!" Toby stated in a panic.
"Go! Go! Go!" Jim yelled.
The three sped off on their bikes as Bular threw the truck toward them.
"Flying Truck!" Jim yelled. The three teens pedaled faster. They turn the corner just as the truck smashes into bits and pieces behind them.
"Incoming!" Toby said.
Bular threw another truck at the teens, but it missed them. The troll chases after them beside a row of trees, running next to Jim's side.
"I'll flay the flesh from your bones!" Bular yelled.
"I like my bones the way they are thanks!" Toby panted.
Bular landed in front of them and swung his claws at them. The three teens dodged and biked as fast as they could. Bular began chasing after them again.
"Head down Delancey!" Jim said.
Jim, Raelle, and Toby change their course and barely narrowly avoid another flying vehicle. Bular continues to chase them.
"Quick behind Stuart Electronics!" Raelle instructed.
"You know I can't fit there!" Toby said.
"You can fit!" Jim told him.
"I can't!"
"You've been on a diet, remember?!"
Jim and Raelle easily slide down a narrow alley between two buildings, while Toby struggles to get through.
"I can't fit! I can't fit!" He said.
Raelle looked over her shoulder and saw her friend struggling to get through the narrow alley. She noticed that Bular was close to getting Toby and knew she had to do something. Without knowing it, a sound came out of her mouth that sounded an octave lower than her voice usually did.
"Ooooooooooooh."
The alley walls on either side of Toby receded a little for him to slide through. He pedaled faster.
"I can fit! I can fit," Toby exclaimed as he made his way through the small alley, "I can fit! I'm fitting! YAY, diet!"
Bular roars as the teens escape from him. After fleeing from Bular, the three continue, crossing the bridge. After losing sight of Bular and finding an empty street, the three stopped and took in a few deep breaths of air.
"Let me... catch... my breath," Toby wheezed, "Look at me. Look at me! We're not dead, right?"
A similar laugh forces the three to turn their heads toward the shadows. Blinky and Aaarrrgghh stepped out from behind a few trees.
"Aha! Master Jim! Mistress Raelle!" Blinky smiled and waved.
"Bular's trying to kill us! He chased us all over town!" Jim screamed as they walked their bikes over to the two trolls.
"And you're still alive! I knew you and Mistress Raelle had potential, Master Jim!" Blinky said.
"You have a sweet voice, but you bring death with you!" Toby yelled.
"You guys can fight him, right?" Jim asked.
Aaarrrgghh and Blinky both share a laugh at Jim's question.
"I could not hope to possess the skill to defeat Bular!" Blinky said.
"What about him?" Jim pointed to Aaarrrgghh, "He's big!"
"Pacifist," Aaarrrgghh simply said.
"Seriously?" Jim asked.
"You have got to be kidding me," Raelle muttered.
"Man, such a waste of a hulking brute," Toby said as he patted Aaarrrgghh's muscular stone arm.
"Thank you."
"This is why there is a Trollhunter, Master Jim. And the Witcher, Mistress Raelle. Aaarrrgghh renounced the violent path ages ago," Blinky said.
Suddenly, their conversation was cut short as dust and bits of cement had flown behind Bular as he slid to a stop, snarling. The three teens hopped on their bikes as Blinky and Aaarrrgghh led them away from the dark troll.
"Follow me!" Blinky said, "We'll be safe in Heartstone Trollmarket!"
Bular chases after the three teens and two trolls. Bular knocks down a street powerline, and many more fall like dominos.
"Oh no!" Toby screamed.
Toby tripped over one on his bike, and Aaarrrgghh caught him before putting him on his back. Toby held onto the green fur on Aaarrrgghh's back.
Bular runs after them but is slowed down when his foot gets caught on Toby's bike. He shooked it off with a growl before chasing after them.
"Master Jim! Dawn your armor! Mistress Raelle! Change forms!" Blinky instructed.
"I've been trying! The amulet won't listen to me!" Jim said.
"And I don't even know how to change forms!" Raelle said
"Did you speak the incantation, Master Jim? Have you tried, Mistress Raelle?" Blinky asked the two teens.
"The only thing I can do is some stuff with my voice!"
"I've been incanting the crap out of it, and it's not working!"
"Just focus and incant, dude!" Toby yelled.
"You can do it, Jim!" Raelle encouraged.
Once they reached the dried-up canal, Toby, Blinky, Raelle, and Aaarrrgghh go down the bottom. Raelle looked up and saw Jim at the edge of the canal. Jim lets go of his bike, and it falls to the ground. He reached inside his bag and took out the amulet.
Jim turned to the woods behind him and saw trees fall as Bular passed them before charging toward him.
"For the glory of Merlin, daylight is mine to command!" Jim spoke before trying again as Bular was getting closer, "For the glory of Merlin, daylight is mine to command! For the glory of Merlin, daylight is mine to command!"
Bular's fist collided with Jim's chest, but the amulet covered his chest with armor. Jim is flung into the air as more armor connects with his body, and a trail of blue smoke followed. Toby, Raelle, Blinky, and Aaarrrgghh watch in awe.
Jim lands at the bottom of the canal in a signature pose, the ground cracking beneath him. A sword appeared in his hand but was a little too heavy for him to lift. Once he managed to lift the sword, Bular appeared at the edge and roared.
Jim drops the sword with fear, "Ah... Nope."
He tries to run toward his friends and sister with the sword dragging behind him. Bular jumps in front and blocks Jim from reaching his friends.
"Use your sword, Master Jim!" Blinky instructed from underneath the bridge.
"I'll drink your blood out of a goblet made of your skull!" Bular snarled.
"Cut him like a meatloaf, Jim!" Toby shouted.
A determined look appeared on Jim's face. A blue glow ran through his armor and sword as Bular charged at him. Jim swung his sword at Bular, but he blocked it with his stone forearm. The troll and Jim slide away from each other.
"We must work quickly!" Blinky said before looking at Aaarrrgghh, "Open the portal."
Blinky opened his satchel and tossed a glowing orange stone to Aaarrrgghh, "The horngazel!"
Aaarrrgghh uses the crystal to draw a large archway on the wall under the bridge. His hand presses on the archway, and the wall breaks for the portal.
"Woah," Toby gasped.
"Master Jim!" Blinky called, "Master Jim, come on!"
"I'm a little busy here!" Jim said as he and Bular circled each other.
"You guys stay here. I'm going to help Jim," Raelle rushed out from underneath the bridge and toward her brother.
Bular pulls out two swords from behind his back, "You are not fit to wield the amulet! I'll tear the armor off you, along with your skin!"
As she ran, black and dark purple smoke with light purple electricity appeared in her right hand. Raelle was shocked by what was happening but kept running. The smoke and electricity disappeared. Now in her hand was a long rolled-up black leathered whip with a red glowing stone at one end.
Bular swings his sword at Jim, and Raelle unrolls the whip. She holds the handle firmly in her hand before cracking it. The stone end of the whip wraps around Bular's wrist and prevents him from hitting Jim with his sword.
Bular turns and glares at Raelle, "Ah, the Witcher. I have heard tales about you for centuries. I even briefly met one of your predecessors centuries ago. Now, I shall have the honor of slaying a Witcher."
Bular uses his free hand to swing the other sword at Raelle. Her eyes widen, and she lets go of the whip before she tucks and rolls. The whip disappears as Raelle releases her grip on it.
Bular turns to Jim and swings his sword down at him. Jim dodges and swings his sword, but it gets stuck in Bular's arm instead. Jim holds onto the hilt of his sword, but he lets go as Bular raises his arm. The sword flies through the air behind Bular and impales itself in the canal.
Jim and Raelle run toward Toby, Blinky, and Aaarrrgghh, who are already on the other side of the portal.
"Come on, come on!" Toby called, "Let's go, Jim! Raelle!"
Before the two teens could get through the doorway, it closed right in front of them, and they slammed against the concrete. The amulet deactivates, and it falls from Jim's chest.
"Oh no," Jim said as he picked up the amulet.
The two teens stand with their backs pressed against the wall as Bular throws his swords at them but misses. But before Bular can get closer, the portal quickly reopens. Aaarrgghh quickly pulls the two teens in through the portal.
"He nearly... we nearly... he almost..." Jim said as he and Raelle panted.
"What?" Blinky asked, "Speak, Master Jim, Mistress Raelle."
Raelle glares at Blinky and yells at the top of her lungs, "He almost killed us!"
"Almost!" Blinky smiled, "A very important word! A life of almost is a life of never."
"Why'd the armor suddenly shut off?" Jim asked.
"Master Jim, you are the first human to possess an amulet crafted for trolls. It's to be expected its behavior will be... unexpected. And Mistress Raelle, I was quite impressed by your summoning and usage of your scourge."
"Scourge?" Raelle questioned.
"It is one of the Witcher's weapons that is not their voice. The stone end is quite sharp and can cut almost anything from what I have heard," Blinky explained, "There have also been rumors that it has other capabilities."
Blinky moved forward and started walking down some blue, glowing crystal steps that appeared with each he took, and it lit up the dark cave, "This way, Masters and Mistress, this way."
"Woah! Are you sure we're safe in here?" Toby wondered.
"Indeed the incantation forbids entry to Heartstone Trollmarket by Gumm-Gumms, such as Bular. They are the most fearsome of Trolls," Blinky stated.
Jim peers down as they walk down the spiral path of stairs.
"Gumm-Gumms?" Jim asked.
"Scary ones," Aaarrrgghh answered.
"Okay, wait. Wait," Jim rushes ahead and stands in front of Blinky, "So Bular can't get in here, right? Into Heartstone Trollmarket?"
"No, Master Jim," Blinky turns Jim around and leads him, Toby, and Raelle through a cave at the end of the stairs.
The eyes of the three teens widen as Blinky shows them Heartstone Trollmarket. The three were taken back by the sight of many houses, glowing lights, and other trolls. It was a city that was underneath their home.
"Woah," Jim gasped.
"Wow!" Toby said.
"No way," Raelle breathed.
"This is the world you both are bound to protect!" Blinky said to Jim and Raelle, "This is Heartstone Trollmarket!"