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Let The Chaos Ensue...

Chapter 38: The Assembly Part II

Every single person enrolled at CHS was in attendance, all teachers and faculty seated right along with the students. The only people on stage were Alex and Kyle, Maggie and Amanda, then last but not least, Jim and Claire.

Any time Jim moved at all the room would go silent again and everyone would stare. Then he'd give them an eyeroll and they would return to half whispering.

Maggie went around and locked all of the doors, discreetly, before joining the others back on stage and giving Jim the nod to start.

He stepped forward and smiled at the student body. "I'm sure you all know what this is about, that rumor that's going around. Well, I'm here to settle the issue once and for all.

"But here's something you don't know, I was the one who told Alex to start that rumor."

The students and teachers burst with questions and quickly quieted again.

"You see, I need some help kicking goblin ass, but if you all showed up, and Jim the monster hunting junior didn't. It would look really weird.

"Now, I don't have much of a choice here, there's no way I can get rid of the goblins without your help. So the thing about me being not human… My mother is human, and while my father is a total dick, he's human too."

"So… you're human?" one of the Blaise siblings asked.

Jim threw his arm out and pointed at Lisa. "No, that is incorrect. However, I was born human."

"So you're not human?" Daunelle asks.

"That is correct!" He grinned and continued. "Look guys, I'm not gonna lie I look nothing like this. But if I showed myself immediately, it would really freak you guys out. There's really no easy way to go about this."

"So are you not gonna show us?" Ashley asked, looking rather disappointed.

"No, I will. But first, we're going to tell you what I look like. And something you should know, I'm half human. I'm half what I protect."

Claire took a few steps forward and started talking. "So… Jim's about seven and a half feet tall."

"Not an exaggeration," he said.

"He's blue," Maggie added.

"I'm sorry did she just say you're blue?" The math teacher blurted.

"What color is your hair?" A random kid yelled.

"I don't actually have hair," Jim said.

"But he's not bald," Amanda said.

"Then what is on your head?" Alex asked.

"Scruff," he shrugged.

"Jim has horns," Kyle said. "And his skin is stone."

"Basically guys," Jim said. Looking at his audience. "I'm half troll."

The auditorium didn't erupt as he thought it would, it was mostly silent in fact. They all stared at him like it was some ruse.

"Hey Jim," Claire whispered.

"Yeah."

"I don't think they believe you."

"Yeah, I know."

Maggie grinned like some sadist and asked. "Will you scare the shit out of them with your roar?"

Jim took a breath and rolled his eyes, shaking his head. He turned back to the group. "Alright, I told you, if you don't believe me that's your choice." He pointed to his face. "I wear a totem mask every day, it makes me look like whatever, or whoever I want."

In a series of flashes he looked like each of the people standing up on the stage before going back to looking like human Jim.

'Woah' was the main response.

"I'm going to take it off now, and you'll see me as I am. A seven and a half foot, blue troll with horns."

Jim reached up and pulled off the mask, again, the response wasn't the one he thought was warranted. Gasps sure, a few shrieks, a scream here and there. A lot of profanity. But not the outburst of panic he expected.

However, and as expected, several students ran for the doors. And when they found them locked they turned to the front in a panic, looking for answers from the one they were running from.

"Guys, Jim isn't gonna hurt you," Claire stated.

"I've looked like this from day one. The only difference is now you can see it."

"Besides, we really need your help to kill all the goblins," Amanda said.

"If you don't want to fight the goblin's, we won't make you," Claire said.

"But if you don't help us, there's a better chance that more people will get hurt," Kyle said.

"If you help us, we'll be able to get rid of the goblin's for good!" Maggie grinned.

"If at all possible, I'd like to be able to keep this from the rest of the town. That's all I'm really asking everyone for. Anyone who is willing to help fight, come up here on stage, anyone who wants nothing to do with me and my team of trollhunters, move to the back. And if you just don't care, stay sitting."

There was a few people who shuffled in their seats, but everyone remained seated. Looking usure. As if his instructions were difficult to follow.

He gave a low growl and pulled the amulet out of his pocket, a flash of light and he was armor clad. "Guys!" He snarled. "I'm trying to help you, to protect this town from the goblins. I'm just asking for your help. I know this is insane and impossible to most of you but I'm here, standing in front of you as proof. Help me help you."

Ashley stood, giving a determined look and marched up to the stage. "Jim and Claire are the people who are nice to me! They deserve my help! They deserve your help too!"

Slowly, more people came forward. Till over half the student body was on the stage, and more were on the floor in front. Most of the teachers were with the student body. A large handful, including Drake, were in the back but none were left sitting.

Jim took a deep breath and smiled. "We'll meet in the cafeteria as soon as class get's out. Then we'll start teaching you basic fighting skills."

He turned to his own group and gave individual orders. "Amanda, keep the ones in the back here. Maggie, unlock the doors. Claire and I are going back to NTM to get things ready. Alex, Kyle, I'm trusting you to deal with the students and teachers who are probably going to start a petition to expel and jail me."

Maggie nodded and headed for the doors with the keys, Claire pulled off her bracelet and drew a portal for Amanda, who pulled her spear from her hair and stepped through the portal. Tossing it up watching it grow and created a shield to keep the others in. Alex and Kyle showing up a minute later while the rest of the students flowed back into the halls to class.

The poor teachers weren't going to get shit done, but whatever.

Jim and Claire nodded and jumped into another portal. Ending up in the weapons room in trollmarket. They started shoveling the weapons that would be able to be utilized by humans into a portal to the forest, not far from the entrance.

"That didn't go quite as I thought it would," Claire said.

Jim huffed and nodded. "Not one bit."

"The outturn was good though."

"Let's just hope one week is enough. Last time I scouted the nest there was a lot. For this to work we have to attack before they do, it's going to have to be in a few days."

"Jim, you're doing the best you can. And with such limited information, I'd say you're doing pretty well."

"I just showed the whole school what I look like!"

"Under your best judgement too."

Jim walked over and gave Claire a tight hug. "Thank you."

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